Jisho

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星

9 strokes
Radical:
sun, day 日
Parts:
日 生
Variants:
皨
star, spot, dot, mark
Kun:
ほし、 -ぼし
On:
セイ、 ショウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N2
844 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 星 【セイ】 Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions), Singapore
  • 星座 【セイザ】 constellation, astrological sign, star sign, zodiac sign
  • 新星 【シンセイ】 nova, new face, new star
  • 小惑星 【ショウワクセイ】 asteroid
  • 客星 【カクセイ】 celestial body seen only for a short time (e.g. comet)
  • 七星 【シチセイ】 the Big Dipper (asterism), the Plough, the Plow

Kun reading compounds

  • 星 【ほし】 star (usu. excluding the Sun), planet (usu. excluding Earth), heavenly body, star (glyph, symbol, shape), asterisk, star (actor, player, etc.), dot, spot, fleck, bullseye, perp, perpetrator, culprit, offender, suspect, one's star (that determines one's fate), one's fortune, point, score, star point (intersection marked with a dot), hoshi, (pyrotechnic) star
  • 星空 【ほしぞら】 starry sky
  • 四三の星 【しそうのほし】 the Big Dipper (asterism), the Plough, the Plow
  • 希望の星 【きぼうのほし】 ray of light, ray of hope, promising talent

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
xing1
Korean:
seong

Spanish

  • estrella
  • punto pequeño
  • resultado de un juego

Portuguese

  • estrela
  • ponto
  • marca

French

  • étoile
  • point
  • marque
264 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
171 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
154 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
877 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2121 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
838 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
599 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
946 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
730 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
743 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
463 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
973 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3089 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1577 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2156 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1570 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
13837 Morohashi
2435 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2452 New Nelson (John Haig)
1556 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1676 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
181 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3872 2001 Kanji
4c5.7 The Kanji Dictionary
2-4-5 SKIP code
6010.4 Four corner code
1-32-17 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
661f Unicode hex code

方

4 strokes
Radical:
square 方
Parts:
方
direction, person, alternative
Kun:
かた、 -かた、 -がた
On:
ホウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
46 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 方 【ホウ】 direction, way, side, area (in a particular direction), side (of an argument, etc.), one's part, type, category, field (of study, etc.), indicates one side of a comparison, way, method, manner, means, length (of each side of a square)
  • 方言 【ホウゲン】 dialect, provincialism
  • 途方 【トホウ】 way, destination, reason
  • 右方 【ウホウ】 right side, style of Japanese court music

Kun reading compounds

  • 方 【かた】 direction, way, person, lady, gentleman, method of, manner of, way of, care of ..., person in charge of ..., side (e.g. "on my mother's side")
  • 方々 【かたがた】 people, (all) persons, everyone, ladies and gentlemen, you (usu. plural)
  • 親方 【おやかた】 master, boss, chief, foreman, supervisor, stable master, craftsman, artisan, foster parent
  • 出方 【でかた】 attitude, approach, move, theater usher, theatre usher

Readings

Japanese names:
から、 な、 なた、 ふさ、 まさ、 みち、 も、 わ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
fang1
Korean:
bang

Spanish

  • dirección
  • lado
  • cuadrado
  • método
  • manera
  • persona
  • forma de hacer

Portuguese

  • direção
  • pessoa
  • alternativa

French

  • direction
  • personne
  • alternative
138 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
223 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
204 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
28 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2082 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
26 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
182 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
85 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.5 Japanese for Busy People
70 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
70 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
43 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
957 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2459 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1243 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1709 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
501 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
13620 Morohashi
1963 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2389 New Nelson (John Haig)
490 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
529 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
25 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
102 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
445 2001 Kanji
4h0.1 The Kanji Dictionary
2-2-2 SKIP code
3-3-1 SKIP code
0022.7 Four corner code
1-42-93 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
65b9 Unicode hex code

武

8 strokes
Radical:
stop 止
Parts:
弋 止
warrior, military, chivalry, arms
Kun:
たけ、 たけ.し
On:
ブ、 ム
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
387 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 武 【ブ】 the art of war, martial arts, military arts, military force, the sword, valor, bravery, military officer, military man
  • 武器 【ブキ】 weapon, arms, ordnance, weapon (something used to gain an advantage), asset
  • 文武 【ブンブ】 literary and military arts, the pen and the sword
  • 威武 【イブ】 authority and force
  • 武者 【ムシャ】 warrior
  • 武者修行 【ムシャシュギョウ】 traveling about to gain skill in combat (travelling)
  • 建武 【ケンム】 Kenmu era (of unified Japan; 1334.1.29-1336.2.29), Kenmu era (of the Northern Court; 1336.2.29-1338.8.28)
  • 玄武 【ゲンブ】 Black Tortoise (god said to rule over the northern heavens), seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the northern heavens

Kun reading compounds

  • 武し 【たけし】 brave
  • 武田薬品工業 【たけだやくひんこうぎょう】 Takeda Pharmaceutical
  • 武し 【たけし】 brave

Readings

Japanese names:
う、 お、 たけし、 たけん、 ん
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
wu3
Korean:
mu

Spanish

  • guerrero
  • armas
  • valor

Portuguese

  • guerreiro
  • militar
  • cavalaria
  • armas

French

  • guerrier
  • militaire
  • chevalerie
  • armes
708 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
802 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
781 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
448 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
51 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
596 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
651 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
751 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1031 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1071 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1165 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1129 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3979 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2046 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2764 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
383 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
16273 Morohashi
3210 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2959 New Nelson (John Haig)
377 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
403 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
461 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
694 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3056 2001 Kanji
4n5.3 The Kanji Dictionary
3-4-4 SKIP code
4-8-4 SKIP code
1314.0 Four corner code
1-41-80 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6b66 Unicode hex code

侠

8 strokes
Radical:
man, human 人 (亻)
Parts:
二 亠 人 化 并 大
Variants:
俠
tomboy, chivalry
Kun:
きゃん、 おとこだて
On:
キョウ
2385 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 侠客 【キョウカク】 self-styled humanitarian, person acting under the pretence of chivalry while participating in gangs and engaging in gambling
  • 男気 【オトコギ】 chivalrous spirit, chivalry
  • 任侠 【ニンキョウ】 chivalry, chivalrous spirit, helping the weak and fighting the strong, yakuza
  • 遊侠 【ユウキョウ】 chivalrous person

Kun reading compounds

  • 侠 【きゃん】 pert, tomboyish, impudent, lively, boisterous, gallant, chivalrous
  • お侠 【おきゃん】 pert, tomboyish, impudent, lively, boisterous

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
xia2
Korean:
hyeob, gyeob

Spanish

Portuguese

French

445 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
102 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
625 Morohashi
171 New Nelson (John Haig)
2107 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2245 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
2a7.7 The Kanji Dictionary
1-2-6 SKIP code
2423.8 Four corner code
1-22-02 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4fa0 Unicode hex code