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明

8 strokes
Radical:
sun, day 日
Parts:
日 月
Variants:
朙
bright, light
Kun:
あ.かり、 あか.るい、 あか.るむ、 あか.らむ、 あき.らか、 あ.ける、 -あ.け、 あ.く、 あ.くる、 あ.かす
On:
メイ、 ミョウ、 ミン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
67 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 明 【メイ】 brightness, discernment, insight, an eye (for), eyesight, vision, nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
  • 明暗 【メイアン】 light and darkness, light and shade
  • 公明 【コウメイ】 fairness, openness, impartiality, Komeito (Japanese political party)
  • 英明 【エイメイ】 intelligent, wise, bright, brilliant, clear-sighted
  • 明 【ミョウ】 vidya (wisdom), mantra, the coming (July 4, etc.)
  • 明日 【アシタ】 tomorrow, near future
  • 光明 【コウミョウ】 bright light, hope, bright future, light emanating from a buddha or bodhisattva, symbolizing their wisdom and compassion
  • 内明 【ナイミョウ】 adhyatma vidya (one of the five sciences of ancient India), science of spirituality
  • 明 【ミン】 Ming dynasty (of China; 1368-1644)
  • 明楽 【ミンガク】 Ming-era Chinese music (popularized in Japan during the early 17th century)
  • 胡志明 【ホーチミン】 Ho Chi Minh (1890-1969), Nguyen Tat Thanh, Ho Chi Minh (Vietnam)

Kun reading compounds

  • 明かり 【あかり】 light, illumination, glow, gleam, lamp, light
  • 明り先 【あかりさき】 source of light
  • 明るい 【あかるい】 light, well-lit, well-lighted, bright (of a colour), brightly-coloured, brightly-colored, cheerful, bright, spirited, sunny (e.g. disposition), encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.), promising, of fair prospects, familiar (with), knowledgeable (about), well versed (in), fair (e.g. politics), clean, impartial
  • 明るむ 【あかるむ】 to brighten, to grow light
  • 明らむ 【あからむ】 to become luminous at dawn (esp. the sky)
  • 明らか 【あきらか】 clear, obvious, evident, plain, definite, bright, light
  • 明らかにする 【あきらかにする】 to make clear, to clarify, to disclose, to make public
  • 開ける 【あける】 to open (a door, etc.), to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package), to unlock, to open (for business, etc.), to empty, to remove, to make space, to make room, to move out, to clear out, to be away from (e.g. one's house), to leave (temporarily), to dawn, to grow light, to end (of a period, season), to begin (of the New Year), to leave (one's schedule) open, to make time (for), to make (a hole), to open up (a hole)
  • 開く 【あく】 to open (e.g. doors), to open (e.g. business, etc.), to be empty, to be vacant, to be available, to be free, to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.), to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.), to come to an end, to open (one's eyes, mouth, etc.), to have a hole, to form a gap, to have an interval (between events)
  • 明くる 【あくる】 next (day, morning, etc.), following
  • 明くる 【あくる】 next (day, morning, etc.), following
  • あくる日 【あくるひ】 next day, following day
  • 明かす 【あかす】 to pass (the night), to spend, to reveal, to divulge, to disclose, to expose, to prove, to verify

Readings

Japanese names:
あきら、 あけ、 あす、 きら、 け、 さや、 さやか、 とし、 はる、 み、 め
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
ming2
Korean:
myeong

Spanish

  • luz
  • brillo
  • claridad
  • listo
  • inteligente
  • claro
  • luminoso
  • iluminar
  • aclarar

Portuguese

  • brilhante
  • luz

French

  • clair
  • lumière
141 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
228 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
208 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
84 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2110 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
58 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
186 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
623 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
3.9 Japanese for Busy People
18 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
18 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
106 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
984 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1060 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
572 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
756 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
20 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
13805 Morohashi
855 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2435 New Nelson (John Haig)
20 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
20 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
152 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
167 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3846 2001 Kanji
4c4.1 The Kanji Dictionary
1-4-4 SKIP code
6702.0 Four corner code
1-44-32 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
660e Unicode hex code

石

5 strokes
Radical:
stone 石
Parts:
口 石
stone
Kun:
いし
On:
セキ、 シャク、 コク
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N3
342 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 石 【セキ】 counter for jewels in a watch, counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product
  • 石材 【セキザイ】 (building) stone
  • 一石 【イッセキ】 one game (of go)
  • 投石 【トウセキ】 stone throwing
  • 石神 【シャクジン】 stone which is worshipped, image of a god in stone
  • 石南花 【シャクナゲ】 rhododendron
  • 電磁石 【デンジシャク】 electromagnet
  • 界磁石 【カイジシャク】 field magnet
  • 石 【コク】 koku, traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres, measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
  • 石高 【コクダカ】 (crop) yield, stipend (orig. assessed on the basis of a crop), salary
  • 一石 【イッコク】 one koku (measure)

Kun reading compounds

  • 石 【いし】 stone, jewel, precious stone, flint (in a lighter), stone, stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.), calculus
  • 石垣 【いしがき】 stone wall
  • 墓石 【ぼせき】 tombstone, gravestone
  • 敷石 【しきいし】 paving stone, pavement

Readings

Japanese names:
いさ、 いす、 いわ、 し、 せっく、 と
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
shi2, dan4
Korean:
seog

Spanish

  • piedra

Portuguese

  • pedra

French

  • pierre
44 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
72 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
45 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
276 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3176 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
102 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
763 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
172 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
78 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
78 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
102 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1397 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3689 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1884 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2564 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
114 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
24024 Morohashi
2971 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3985 New Nelson (John Haig)
113 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
118 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
347 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
44 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3377 2001 Kanji
5a0.1 The Kanji Dictionary
3-2-3 SKIP code
1026.0 Four corner code
1060.0 Four corner code
1-32-48 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
77f3 Unicode hex code

全

6 strokes
Radical:
enter 入
Parts:
个 ハ 王
whole, entire, all, complete, fulfill
Kun:
まった.く、 すべ.て
On:
ゼン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
75 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 全 【ゼン】 all, whole, entire, complete, total, pan-, complete (set), in total
  • 全域 【ゼンイキ】 the whole area, the entire region, all parts (of), the whole field (of study), every field, the whole gamut
  • 腎不全 【ジンフゼン】 kidney failure, renal failure
  • 大全 【タイゼン】 complete collection, large collection, complete works

Kun reading compounds

  • 全く 【まったく】 really, truly, entirely, completely, wholly, perfectly, indeed, good grief
  • 全くする 【まったくする】 to accomplish, to fulfill, to carry out
  • 全て 【すべて】 everything, all, the whole, entirely, completely, wholly, all
  • すべて選択 【すべてせんたく】 select all

Readings

Japanese names:
たけ、 まさ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
quan2
Korean:
jeon

Spanish

  • completo
  • total
  • enteramente
  • completamente

Portuguese

  • inteiro
  • todo
  • tudo
  • completar
  • preencher

French

  • totalité
  • entier
  • tout
  • complet
  • accomplir
267 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
347 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
330 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
57 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
384 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
212 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
340 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
271 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.17 Japanese for Busy People
89 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
89 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
160 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
49 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2514 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1277 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1743 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
269 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
1424X Morohashi
2022 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
145 New Nelson (John Haig)
263 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
281 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
70 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
272 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2872 2001 Kanji
2a4.16 The Kanji Dictionary
2-2-4 SKIP code
8010.4 Four corner code
1-33-20 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5168 Unicode hex code

登

12 strokes
Radical:
footsteps 癶
Parts:
并 口 癶 豆
Variants:
僜
ascend, climb up
Kun:
のぼ.る、 あ.がる
On:
トウ、 ト、 ドウ、 ショウ、 チョウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
566 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 登校 【トウコウ】 attendance (at school), going to school
  • 登記 【トウキ】 registry, registration
  • 完登 【カントウ】 completing a climb, completing a route (up a mountain), completing a series of climbs (e.g. the Seven Summits), peak bagging
  • 先登 【セントウ】 going first, arriving first
  • 登校 【トウコウ】 attendance (at school), going to school
  • 登記 【トウキ】 registry, registration
  • 能登 【ノト】 Noto (former province located in the north of present-day Ishikawa Prefecture), Noto (peninsula)

Kun reading compounds

  • 上る 【のぼる】 to ascend, to go up, to climb, to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun), to rise, to go to (the capital), to be promoted, to add up to, to advance (in price), to swim up (a river), to sail up, to come up (on the agenda)

Readings

Japanese names:
たか、 のぼし、 のぼり、 のり
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
deng1
Korean:
deung

Spanish

  • ascensión
  • escalada
  • subir
  • ascender
  • escalar

Portuguese

  • subir
  • escalar

French

  • monter
  • escalader
483 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
382 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
360 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
572 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3094 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
559 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
752 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1744 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
3.17 Japanese for Busy People
960 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
991 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
472 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1361 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3208 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1661 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2251 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1719 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
22668 Morohashi
2595 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3862 New Nelson (John Haig)
1703 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1838 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
405 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3573 2001 Kanji
3d9.26 The Kanji Dictionary
2-5-7 SKIP code
2-6-6 SKIP code
1210.8 Four corner code
1-37-48 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
767b Unicode hex code