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

17 strokes
Radical:
fish
Parts:
fresh, vivid, clear, brilliant, Korea
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
355 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 鮮度 【センド】 (degree of) freshness
  • 鮮魚 【センギョ】 fresh fish
  • 海鮮 【カイセン】 seafood
  • 李氏朝鮮 【リシチョウセン】 Joseon dynasty (of Korea; 1392-1910), Yi dynasty

Kun reading compounds

  • 鮮やか 【あざやか】 vivid, bright, brilliant, clear, fresh, vibrant, skillful, skilful, adroit, brilliant (performance, goal, etc.), splendid, superb, magnificent, fine

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
xian1, xian3
Korean:
seon

Spanish

  • fresco
  • vívido
  • reciente
  • espléndido
  • Corea

Portuguese

  • fresca
  • viva
  • limpa
  • brilhante
  • Coréia

French

  • frais
  • vif
  • clair
  • brillant
  • Corée
1501 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
833 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
5295 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1350 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1920 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2670 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
701 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
714 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
916 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1932 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2355 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1210 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1656 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
557 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
46133 Morohashi
1877 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
6864 New Nelson (John Haig)
551 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
590 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
471 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
1891 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2555 2001 Kanji
11a6.7 The Kanji Dictionary
1-11-6 SKIP code
2835.1 Four corner code
1-33-15 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
9bae Unicode hex code

14 strokes
Radical:
speech 言 (訁)
Parts:
word, speech, language
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
301 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 語 【ゴ】 word, language, speech
  • 語学 【ゴガク】 study of foreign languages, linguistics
  • 標語 【ヒョウゴ】 motto, slogan, catchword
  • 造語 【ゾウゴ】 coinage, invention of a new word, coined word

Kun reading compounds

  • 語る 【かたる】 to talk about, to speak of, to tell, to narrate, to recite, to chant, to indicate, to show
  • 語るに落ちる 【かたるにおちる】 to let slip a secret, to let the cat out of the bag
  • 語らう 【かたらう】 to talk, to tell, to recite, to pledge, to conspire with

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
yu3, yu4
Korean:
eo

Spanish

  • palabra
  • discurso
  • lenguaje
  • hablar
  • conversar
  • narrar

Portuguese

  • palavra
  • discurso
  • língua

French

  • langage
  • mot
  • raconter
209 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
124 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
112 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
274 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4374 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
231 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
87 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2136 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.1 Japanese for Busy People
67 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
67 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
154 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1685 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1944 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1040 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1402 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
353 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
35533 Morohashi
1543 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
5628 New Nelson (John Haig)
347 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
371 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
211 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
231 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3077 2001 Kanji
7a7.6 The Kanji Dictionary
1-7-7 SKIP code
0166.1 Four corner code
1-24-76 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
8a9e Unicode hex code