Jisho

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曾

12 strokes
Radical:
say 曰
Parts:
ハ 日
Variants:
曽
once, before, formerly, ever, never, ex-
Kun:
かつ.て、 か.って、 すなわち
On:
ソウ、 ソ、 ゾウ
Jinmeiyō variant of a jōyō kanji, used in names

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  • 曾 【ヒイ】 great (i.e. great-grandson, great-grandmother)
  • ひ孫 【ヒマゴ】 great-grandchild
  • 曾 【ヒイ】 great (i.e. great-grandson, great-grandmother)
  • ひ孫 【ヒマゴ】 great-grandchild
  • 白檜曽 【シラビソ】 Veitch's silver fir (Abies veitchii)
  • 大白檜曽 【オオシラビソ】 Maries' fir (Abies mariesii)
  • 曾遊 【ソウユウ】 former visit

Kun reading compounds

  • 嘗て 【かつて】 once, before, formerly, ever, former, ex-, never yet, never before, first time, still not happened
  • 嘗て 【かつて】 once, before, formerly, ever, former, ex-, never yet, never before, first time, still not happened

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
ceng2, zeng1
Korean:
jeung

Spanish

Portuguese

French

604 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1794 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1450 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
2642 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1830 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
14299 Morohashi
2483 New Nelson (John Haig)
2o9.3 The Kanji Dictionary
2-2-10 SKIP code
8060.6 Four corner code
1-33-29 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
66fe Unicode hex code

侯

9 strokes
Radical:
man, human 人 (亻)
Parts:
化 ユ 矢 乞
Variants:
矦
marquis, lord, daimyo
On:
コウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
2363 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 侯 【コウ】 marquis, second highest rank of the five ranks of nobility, daimyo
  • 候補 【コウホ】 candidate, contender, prospect, pick, choice, list, candidacy, candidature, nomination
  • 王侯 【オウコウ】 the king and his feudal lords
  • 仙台侯 【センダイコウ】 Lord of Sendai

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
hou2, hou4
Korean:
hu

Spanish

  • marqués
  • señor feudal
  • daimyo

Portuguese

  • marques
  • senhor
  • daimyo

French

  • marquis
  • seigneur
  • daimyo
1256 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
2014 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
443 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1479 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
777 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1924 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
2107 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1876 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
95 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
109 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
74 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
79 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1654 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
633 Morohashi
98 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
211 New Nelson (John Haig)
1639 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1767 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1227 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2163 2001 Kanji
2a7.21 The Kanji Dictionary
1-2-7 SKIP code
2723.4 Four corner code
1-24-84 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4faf Unicode hex code

乙

1 strokes
Radical:
second 乛 (乙, ⺄, 乚)
Parts:
乙
the latter, duplicate, strange, witty, fishhook radical (no. 5)
Kun:
おと-、 きのと
On:
オツ、 イツ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1841 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 乙 【オツ】 (the) second (party, rank, etc.), B (grade), the latter, stylish, chic, smart, witty, tasty, strange, quaint, queer, thank you, good job, see you, goodbye, goodnight
  • 乙亥 【キノトイ】 Wood Boar (12th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1935, 1995, 2055)
  • うｐ乙 【ウプオツ】 thanks for uploading
  • 枠乙 【ワクオツ】 thanks for streaming
  • 乙亥 【キノトイ】 Wood Boar (12th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1935, 1995, 2055)
  • 乙未 【キノトヒツジ】 Wood Sheep (32nd term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1955, 2015, 2075)
  • 不一 【フイツ】 Very sincerely yours, different

Kun reading compounds

  • 乙 【きのと】 second in rank, second sign of the Chinese calendar
  • 乙亥 【きのとい】 Wood Boar (12th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1935, 1995, 2055)

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
yi3
Korean:
eul

Spanish

  • segundo
  • duplicado
  • extraño
  • ingenioso
  • elegante

Portuguese

  • o último
  • duplicar
  • engenhoso
  • estranho

French

  • radical hameçon (no. 5)
  • chic
  • signe du 2ème tronc céleste
  • dernier
  • second
  • étrange
1041 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1713 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
260 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1339 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1030 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
983 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1017 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1908 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
25 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
4145 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2104 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2849 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
71 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
161 Morohashi
3339 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
56 New Nelson (John Haig)
71 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
75 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1007 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3556 2001 Kanji
0a1.5 The Kanji Dictionary
4-1-1 SKIP code
4-2-1 SKIP code
1771.0 Four corner code
1-18-21 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4e59 Unicode hex code

墓

13 strokes
Radical:
earth 土
Parts:
土 大 艾 日
grave, tomb
Kun:
はか
On:
ボ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N1
1337 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 墓石 【ボセキ】 tombstone, gravestone
  • 墓参り 【ハカマイリ】 visit to a grave
  • 陵墓 【リョウボ】 imperial tomb, imperial mausoleum
  • 周堤墓 【シュウテイボ】 grave-site with circular embankment (Jomon period)

Kun reading compounds

  • 墓 【はか】 grave, gravesite, tomb
  • 墓石 【ぼせき】 tombstone, gravestone
  • 火垂るの墓 【ほたるのはか】 Grave of Fireflies (film)
  • 御墓 【みはか】 imperial tomb

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
mu4
Korean:
myo

Spanish

  • tumba

Portuguese

  • tumba
  • túmulo

French

  • tombe
  • tombeau
869 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
809 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
788 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1349 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4027 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
650 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1165 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1979 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1429 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1518 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1156 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
361 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2930 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1505 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2037 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
236 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
5431X Morohashi
2332 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1073 New Nelson (John Haig)
231 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
246 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
781 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1972 2001 Kanji
3k10.18 The Kanji Dictionary
2-3-10 SKIP code
4410.4 Four corner code
1-42-72 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5893 Unicode hex code