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朧

20 strokes
Radical:
moon, month 月
Parts:
月 立
haziness, dreaminess, gloom
Kun:
おぼろ
On:
ロウ

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 意識朦朧 【イシキモウロウ】 being in a hazy state, being only half conscious, feeling dopey
  • 酔眼朦朧 【スイガンモウロウ】 (with) one's eyes blurred from drinking, with drunken eyes, dazed by wine

Kun reading compounds

  • 朧 【おぼろ】 hazy, dim, faint, vague, minced fish or meat that is seasoned and fried
  • おぼろ雲 【おぼろぐも】 altostratus cloud

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
long2
Korean:
rong

Spanish

Portuguese

French

3833 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
14411 Morohashi
4891 New Nelson (John Haig)
4b16.1 The Kanji Dictionary
1-4-16 SKIP code
7121.1 Four corner code
1-59-16 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6727 Unicode hex code

月

4 strokes
Radical:
moon, month 月
Parts:
月
month, moon
Kun:
つき
On:
ゲツ、 ガツ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
23 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 月 【ゲツ】 Monday
  • 月額 【ゲツガク】 monthly amount (sum)
  • 隔月 【カクゲツ】 every second month, every other month
  • 望月 【モチヅキ】 full moon, moon on the 15th day of the month (by the lunar calendar), full moon of the eighth lunar month
  • 月輪 【ゲツリン】 (full) moon, moon when it's round
  • 旧正月 【キュウショウガツ】 lunar New Year (esp. the Chinese New Year)
  • お正月 【オショウガツ】 New Year (esp. first three days), first month of the year, January

Kun reading compounds

  • 月 【つき】 Moon, month, moonlight, (a) moon, natural satellite
  • 月末 【げつまつ】 end of the month
  • 卯月 【うづき】 fourth month of the lunar calendar
  • 祥月 【しょうつき】 month of a person's death

Readings

Japanese names:
おと、 がっ、 す、 ずき、 もり
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
yue4
Korean:
weol

Spanish

  • mes
  • luna

Portuguese

  • mês
  • lua

French

  • lune
  • mois
12 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
14 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
16 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
26 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2169 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
13 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
59 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
80 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1.A Japanese for Busy People
17 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
17 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
17 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1002 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3674 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1876 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2556 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
13 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
14330 Morohashi
2956 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2530 New Nelson (John Haig)
13 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
13 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
66 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
28 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3946 2001 Kanji
4b0.1 The Kanji Dictionary
3-2-2 SKIP code
4-4-1 SKIP code
7722.0 Four corner code
1-23-78 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6708 Unicode hex code

夜

8 strokes
Radical:
evening, sunset 夕
Parts:
亠 化 夕
night, evening
Kun:
よ、 よる
On:
ヤ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
487 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 夜 【ヤ】 counter for nights
  • 夜間 【ヤカン】 night, nighttime
  • 同夜 【ドウヤ】 the same night, that night
  • 通夜 【ツヤ】 all-night vigil over a body, wake

Kun reading compounds

  • 夜 【よる】 evening, night, dinner
  • 夜明け 【よあけ】 dawn, daybreak
  • 毎夜 【まいよ】 every evening, every night
  • 短夜 【みじかよ】 short summer night
  • 夜 【よる】 evening, night, dinner
  • 夜ご飯 【よるごはん】 dinner, evening meal
  • 御寝 【およる】 sleep, rest
  • 銀河鉄道の夜 【ぎんがてつどうのよる】 Night on the Galactic Railroad (novel by Kenji Miyazawa), Milky Way Railroad

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
ye4
Korean:
ya

Spanish

  • noche
  • tarde

Portuguese

  • noite
  • à noite

French

  • nuit
  • soirée
144 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
232 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
212 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
258 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
298 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
336 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
150 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
766 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.17 Japanese for Busy People
471 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
479 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
93 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
406 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2550 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1301 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1770 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1046 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
5763 Morohashi
2056 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1129 New Nelson (John Haig)
1037 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1115 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
318 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
169 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
467 2001 Kanji
2j6.1 The Kanji Dictionary
2-2-6 SKIP code
3-4-4 SKIP code
3-3-5 SKIP code
0024.7 Four corner code
1-44-75 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
591c Unicode hex code

祈

8 strokes
Radical:
sign 示 (礻)
Parts:
斤 礼
pray, wish
Kun:
いの.る
On:
キ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
1462 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 祈念 【キネン】 prayer
  • 祈願 【キガン】 prayer (for something), supplication

Kun reading compounds

  • 祈る 【いのる】 to pray, to say a prayer, to say grace, to wish, to hope

Readings

Japanese names:
のり、 れい
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
qi2
Korean:
gi

Spanish

  • rezo
  • oración
  • plegaria
  • rezar
  • orar
  • invocar

Portuguese

  • orar
  • rogar

French

  • prier
  • voeu
1124 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1573 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3234 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1141 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
771 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
609 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
621 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
631 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
823 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1419 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1086 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
588 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
779 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1138 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
24640P Morohashi
875 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4071 New Nelson (John Haig)
1128 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1209 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1211 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
654 2001 Kanji
4e4.3 The Kanji Dictionary
1-4-4 SKIP code
3222.1 Four corner code
1-21-07 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
7948 Unicode hex code