Jisho

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12 strokes
Radical:
sun, day
Parts:
Variants:
daybreak, dawn, in the event
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1924 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 暁星 【ギョウセイ】 morning star, Venus, rarity
  • 暁鴉 【ギョウア】 crow cawing in the morning, crows crying in the morning
  • 早暁 【ソウギョウ】 daybreak, dawn
  • 通暁 【ツウギョウ】 well versed, thorough knowledge
  • 払暁 【フツギョウ】 dawn, daybreak
  • 寒暁 【カンギョウ】 cold winter dawn

Kun reading compounds

  • 暁 【あかつき】 dawn, daybreak, event (e.g. "in the event of ..."), occasion, occurrence
  • 暁起き 【あかつきおき】 waking up just before daybreak

Readings

Japanese names:
あき、 あきら、 あけ、 さと、 さとる、 てる
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
xiao3
Korean:
hyo

Spanish

  • aurora
  • madrugada
  • amanecer

Portuguese

  • aurora
  • amanhecer
  • no evento

French

  • point du jour
  • aube
  • au cas où
1174 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1747 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2139 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1583 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1409 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1596 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1658 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1772 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1858 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
989 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1233 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
669 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
892 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1209 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
14031 Morohashi
980 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2485 New Nelson (John Haig)
1201 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1285 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1545 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3857 2001 Kanji
4c8.1 The Kanji Dictionary
1-4-8 SKIP code
6401.1 Four corner code
1-22-39 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6681 Unicode hex code

12 strokes
Radical:
water 水 (氵, 氺)
Parts:
harbor
Kun:
みなと
On:
コウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
495 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 港 【コウ】 harbour
  • 港内 【コウナイ】 inside the harbour, inside the harbor
  • 漁港 【ギョコウ】 fishing harbour, fishing harbor
  • 海港 【カイコウ】 port, seaport

Kun reading compounds

  • 港 【みなと】 harbour, harbor, port
  • 港区 【みなとく】 Minato City (special ward of Tokyo), Minato Ward (Osaka), Minato Ward (Nagoya)

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
gang3
Korean:
hang, gang

Spanish

  • puerto
  • portuario

Portuguese

  • Porto (navios)

French

  • port
397 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
296 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
280 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
445 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2630 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
337 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
698 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1583 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
3.3 Japanese for Busy People
669 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
680 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
909 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1221 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
737 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
440 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
552 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1818 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
17783P Morohashi
605 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3242 New Nelson (John Haig)
1800 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1940 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
397 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
356 2001 Kanji
3a9.13 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-9 SKIP code
3411.7 Four corner code
1-25-33 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6e2f Unicode hex code

14 strokes
Radical:
horse
Parts:
Variants:
station
On:
エキ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
724 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 駅 【エキ】 railway station, train station, staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan), counter for railway stations and bus stations
  • 駅員 【エキイン】 (train) station attendant, station employee, station staff
  • 宿駅 【シュクエキ】 relay station, post station, stage
  • 終着駅 【シュウチャクエキ】 terminal station

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
yi4
Korean:
yeog

Spanish

  • estación

Portuguese

  • estação

French

  • gare
158 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
253 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
233 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
384 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
5199 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
189 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
101 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2172 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.12 Japanese for Busy People
284 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
284 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
56 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1915 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2292 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1184 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1618 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
2003 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
44633P Morohashi
1822 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
6735 New Nelson (John Haig)
1984 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2138 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
426 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3462 2001 Kanji
10a4.4 The Kanji Dictionary
1-10-4 SKIP code
7738.7 Four corner code
1-17-56 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
99c5 Unicode hex code