Jisho

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12 strokes
Radical:
moon, month
Parts:
morning, dynasty, regime, epoch, period, (North) Korea
Kun:
あさ
On:
チョウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
248 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 朝 【チョウ】 dynasty, reign, period, epoch, age, court, North Korea
  • 朝刊 【チョウカン】 morning newspaper
  • 本朝 【ホンチョウ】 this land, our country, Imperial Court of Japan
  • 王朝 【オウチョウ】 dynasty

Kun reading compounds

  • 朝 【あさ】 morning, breakfast
  • 朝方 【あさがた】 early morning, early hours, early in the morning
  • 後の朝 【のちのあした】 the morning after (having slept together)
  • 霜朝 【しもあさ】 frosty morning

Readings

Japanese names:
あ、 あそ、 ささ、 ちか、 とも
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
zhao1, chao2
Korean:
jo

Spanish

  • mañana
  • amanecer
  • corte imperial

Portuguese

  • manhã
  • disnastia
  • regime
  • época
  • período
  • Coréia do Norte

French

  • matin
  • dynastie
  • régime
  • période
  • époque
  • Corée (Nord)
118 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
191 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
175 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
257 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3788 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
395 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
195 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1672 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.15 Japanese for Busy People
469 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
477 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
91 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1009 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2130 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1114 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1513 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
52 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
14374P Morohashi
1695 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4838 New Nelson (John Haig)
52 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
53 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
217 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
218 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1546 2001 Kanji
4b8.12 The Kanji Dictionary
1-8-4 SKIP code
4742.0 Four corner code
1-36-11 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
671d Unicode hex code

10 strokes
Radical:
man, human 人 (亻)
Parts:
godown, warehouse, storehouse, cellar, treasury
Kun:
くら
On:
ソウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N1
1114 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 倉庫 【ソウコ】 storehouse, warehouse, godown
  • 倉頡輸入法 【ソウケツユニュウホウ】 Cangjie input method (for Chinese), Tsang-chieh input method
  • 船倉 【センソウ】 ship's hold, hatch
  • 穀倉 【コクソウ】 granary

Kun reading compounds

  • 蔵 【くら】 warehouse, storehouse, cellar, magazine, granary, godown, depository, treasury, elevator
  • 倉敷 【くらしき】 Kurashiki (city), storage charges
  • 鎌倉 【かまくら】 Kamakura (city)
  • お蔵 【おくら】 shelving (a play, movie, etc.), closing down, cancelling, canceling, rice storehouse (of the Edo shogunate)

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
cang1
Korean:
chang

Spanish

  • almacén
  • bodega
  • granero

Portuguese

  • depósito
  • armazém
  • porão
  • tesouraria

French

  • cellier
  • entrepôt
  • dépôt
  • magasin
  • trésor
659 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
559 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
531 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
708 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
486 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
732 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1055 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1165 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1307 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1386 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1112 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
52 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2607 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1334 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1807 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1645 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
756 Morohashi
2104 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
255 New Nelson (John Haig)
1630 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1758 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
550 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2877 2001 Kanji
2a8.37 The Kanji Dictionary
2-2-8 SKIP code
2-3-7 SKIP code
8060.7 Four corner code
1-33-50 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5009 Unicode hex code

12 strokes
Radical:
sun, day
Parts:
scenery, view
On:
ケイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
419 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 景 【ケイ】 vista, view, scene, scenic view, counter for scenes (in a play)
  • 景観 【ケイカン】 scenery
  • 八景 【ハッケイ】 eight picturesque sights
  • 殺風景 【サップウケイ】 dreary, bleak, monotonous, barren, tasteless, unrefined

Readings

Japanese names:
かげ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
jing3, ying3
Korean:
gyeong, yeong

Spanish

  • paisaje
  • vista
  • panorama
  • escena

Portuguese

  • cenário
  • visão

French

  • paysage
  • vue
386 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
494 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
469 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
645 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2142 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
509 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
603 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1764 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
853 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
872 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1021 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
975 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3118 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1597 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2179 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
320 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
13983 Morohashi
2470 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2487 New Nelson (John Haig)
314 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
336 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
585 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3841 2001 Kanji
4c8.8 The Kanji Dictionary
2-4-8 SKIP code
2-6-6 SKIP code
6090.6 Four corner code
1-23-42 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
666f Unicode hex code

19 strokes
Radical:
metal, gold 金 (釒)
Parts:
Variants:
mirror, speculum, barrel-head, round rice-cake offering
Kun:
かがみ
On:
キョウケイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N1
1506 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 鏡面 【キョウメン】 mirror surface, lens surface
  • 鏡台 【キョウダイ】 dresser
  • 内視鏡 【ナイシキョウ】 endoscope
  • 万華鏡 【マンゲキョウ】 kaleidoscope
  • 明鏡 【メイキョウ】 polished mirror, clear mirror
  • 鸞鏡 【ランキョウ】 mirror with a mythical Chinese bird carved into the back, (in Japan) 9th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. A sharp)

Kun reading compounds

  • 鏡 【かがみ】 mirror, looking-glass, barrel head, page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc., mirror-shaped mochi
  • 鏡板 【かがみいた】 panel, scene-panel, painted backdrop (panel at the back of a noh stage), on which a pine tree is painted
  • 懐中鏡 【かいちゅうかがみ】 pocket mirror
  • 化粧鏡 【けしょうかがみ】 bathroom mirror, vanity mirror

Readings

Japanese names:
あき、 かが、 かがん
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
jing4
Korean:
gyeong

Spanish

  • espejo
  • espéculo
  • lente

Portuguese

  • espelho
  • espéculo
  • cano principal
  • oferenda de bolinho de arroz

French

  • miroir
  • -scope
  • tonneau (saké)
  • gâteau de riz de Nouvel an
378 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
486 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
462 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1358 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4912 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
647 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1858 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2817 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
863 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
882 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1034 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1834 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2219 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1157 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1576 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
494 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
40812 Morohashi
1766 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
6341 New Nelson (John Haig)
483 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
522 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
638 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2857 2001 Kanji
8a11.6 The Kanji Dictionary
1-8-11 SKIP code
8011.6 Four corner code
1-22-32 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
93e1 Unicode hex code