Jisho

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是

9 strokes
Radical:
sun, day 日
Parts:
日 疋
Variants:
昰
just so, this, right, justice
Kun:
これ、 この、 ここ
On:
ゼ、 シ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1045 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 是 【ゼ】 righteousness, justice, right
  • 是正 【ゼセイ】 correction, revision, redressing, rectifying
  • 国是 【コクゼ】 national policy
  • 党是 【トウゼ】 party platform, party principles

Kun reading compounds

  • 此れ 【これ】 this, this one, this person, now, this point (in time), here, used to stress the subject of a sentence, I, me
  • 此れから 【これから】 from now on, after this, in the future, in future, from here, from this point
  • 此処 【ここ】 here, this place, this point, here, now, these past ... (e.g. three years), these last ..., the next ... (e.g. few days), these next ...

Readings

Japanese names:
すなお、 ただし、 つな、 ゆき、 よし
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
shi4
Korean:
si

Spanish

  • correcto
  • justo
  • recto
  • esto
  • ni más ni menos

Portuguese

  • somente assim
  • isto
  • certo
  • justiça

French

  • comme il faut
  • ceci
  • juste
  • justice
822 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
910 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1404 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2120 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
786 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1407 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
947 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1591 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1698 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1670 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
972 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3090 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1578 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2157 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
395 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
13859 Morohashi
2436 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2451 New Nelson (John Haig)
388 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
414 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1262 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3870 2001 Kanji
4c5.9 The Kanji Dictionary
2-4-5 SKIP code
6080.1 Four corner code
1-32-07 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
662f Unicode hex code

非

8 strokes
Radical:
wrong 非
Parts:
非
un-, mistake, negative, injustice, non-
Kun:
あら.ず
On:
ヒ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
472 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 非 【ヒ】 fault, error, mistake, going poorly, being disadvantageous, being unfavorable, un-, non-, an-
  • 非行 【ヒコウ】 delinquency, misconduct
  • 是非是非 【ゼヒゼヒ】 certainly, by all means
  • 理非 【リヒ】 right and wrong

Kun reading compounds

  • 非ず 【あらず】 not, does not exist
  • 非ずんば 【あらずんば】 if not, unless

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
fei1
Korean:
bi

Spanish

  • negativo
  • equivocado
  • culpar
  • agravar
  • in-

Portuguese

  • Prefixo negativo in-
  • erro
  • negativa
  • injustiça

French

  • in-
  • non-
  • négatif
  • faute
  • injustice
  • condamner
698 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
794 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
773 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
491 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
5080 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
353 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1001 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
498 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
507 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
707 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1873 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1101 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
598 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
790 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1647 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
42585 Morohashi
889 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
6563 New Nelson (John Haig)
1632 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1760 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
222 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
693 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1254 2001 Kanji
0a8.1 The Kanji Dictionary
1-4-4 SKIP code
1111.1 Four corner code
1-40-83 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
975e Unicode hex code

曲

6 strokes
Radical:
say 曰
Parts:
｜ 日
bend, music, melody, composition, pleasure, injustice, fault, curve, crooked, perverse, lean
Kun:
ま.がる、 ま.げる、 くま
On:
キョク
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
810 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 曲 【キョク】 composition, piece of music, song, track (on a record), tune, melody, air, enjoyment, fun, interest, pleasure
  • 曲折 【キョクセツ】 bending, winding, meandering, zigzagging, ups and downs, twists and turns, complications, difficulties, vicissitudes
  • 歌謡曲 【カヨウキョク】 kayōkyoku, form of Japanese popular music that developed during the Showa era, (Western) pop song
  • 名曲 【メイキョク】 famous piece of music, excellent song, (musical) masterpiece

Kun reading compounds

  • 曲がる 【まがる】 to bend, to curve, to warp, to wind, to twist, to turn, to be awry, to be askew, to be crooked
  • 曲げる 【まげる】 to bend, to crook, to bow, to curve, to curl, to lean, to tilt, to incline, to slant, to bend (the truth), to distort, to twist, to pervert, to yield (a point), to depart (from a principle), to ignore (what one really thinks), to pawn
  • 隈 【くま】 corner, nook, recess, shade, shadow, dark area, dark circles (under the eyes), dark rings, bend (in a road, river, etc.), shading, gradation, kumadori, style of kabuki makeup used for violent roles

Readings

Japanese names:
まがた
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
qu3, qu1
Korean:
gog

Spanish

  • melodía
  • curva
  • encorvado
  • torcer
  • doblar
  • torcerse
  • girarse

Portuguese

  • tender
  • música
  • melodia
  • composição
  • prazer
  • injustiça
  • falta
  • curva
  • tortuoso
  • perverso
  • inclinar

French

  • courber
  • musique
  • mélodie
  • composition
  • plaisir
  • injustice
  • faute
  • malhonnête
  • pervers
  • pencher
381 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
279 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
261 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
604 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
103 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
715 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
609 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
327 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
366 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
367 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
625 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
996 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
4340 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2197 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2956 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1180 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
14280 Morohashi
3527 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2418 New Nelson (John Haig)
1172 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1256 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
264 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1976 2001 Kanji
0a6.27 The Kanji Dictionary
4-6-2 SKIP code
5560.0 Four corner code
1-22-42 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
66f2 Unicode hex code

直

8 strokes
Radical:
eye 目
Parts:
一 ｜ 十 目
straightaway, honesty, frankness, fix, repair
Kun:
ただ.ちに、 なお.す、 -なお.す、 なお.る、 なお.き、 す.ぐ
On:
チョク、 ジキ、 ジカ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
246 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 直 【チョク】 direct, honest, frank, straightforward, candid, easygoing, lighthearted, friendly, night duty, night watch, being on duty (in a factory), shift
  • 直営 【チョクエイ】 direct management
  • 司直 【シチョク】 judge, judiciary, administration of justice, judicial authorities
  • 愚直 【グチョク】 simple honesty, tactless frankness
  • 直 【ジキ】 soon, in a moment, before long, shortly, nearby, close, direct, spot transaction, cash transaction
  • 直に 【ジキニ】 immediately, right away, at once, soon, shortly, in a moment, before long, easily, readily
  • 高直 【コウジキ】 expensive, valuable
  • バカ正直 【バカショウジキ】 honest to a fault, foolishly honest, naively honest
  • 直 【ジカ】 direct
  • 直に 【ジカニ】 directly, in person, firsthand

Kun reading compounds

  • 直ちに 【ただちに】 at once, immediately, right away, without delay, directly (face, lead to, etc.), automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
  • 直す 【なおす】 to repair, to mend, to fix, to correct (a mistake, bad habit, etc.), to put right, to restore, to straighten (e.g. a tie), to tidy up (one's hair, make-up, etc.), to revive (one's spirits), to change, to alter, to convert, to translate, to put back, to put away, to cure, to heal, to move up, to promote, to do over again, to redo
  • 直る 【なおる】 to get mended, to be repaired, to be fixed, to return to normal, to recover (e.g. one's temper), to be restored, to improve, to rally, to come right, to be corrected, to get put right, to be rectified, to come right, to cure (itself), to get cured, to sit properly, to be promoted, to rise, to have one's crimes forgiven
  • 直き 【なおき】 straight, upright
  • 直木三十五賞 【なおきさんじゅうごしょう】 Naoki Prize (literary award)
  • 直ぐ 【すぐ】 immediately, at once, right away, directly, soon, before long, shortly, easily, readily, without difficulty, right (near), nearby, just (handy), honest, upright, frank, straightforward
  • 直ぐさま 【すぐさま】 immediately, promptly
  • 真直ぐ 【ますぐ】 straight (ahead), direct, upright, erect, straightforward, honest, frank

Readings

Japanese names:
すぐ、 なお、 のう、 のお
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
zhi2
Korean:
jig

Spanish

  • derecho
  • recto
  • correcto
  • de inmediato
  • arreglar
  • reparar
  • arreglarse
  • repararse

Portuguese

  • retidão
  • honestidade
  • franqueza
  • consertar
  • reparo

French

  • droit devant
  • directement
  • honnêteté
  • franchise
  • réparer
  • guérir
  • tout de suite
472 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
192 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
349 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
329 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
775 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
304 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
758 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
988 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
3.3 Japanese for Busy People
423 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
429 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
220 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1377 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3649 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1862 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2539 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
73 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
23136 Morohashi
2932 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3908 New Nelson (John Haig)
73 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
77 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
214 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
162 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1575 2001 Kanji
2k6.2 The Kanji Dictionary
3-1-7 SKIP code
2-2-6 SKIP code
4071.6 Four corner code
1-36-30 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
76f4 Unicode hex code