Jisho

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6 strokes
Radical:
tree
Parts:
vermilion, cinnabar, scarlet, red, bloody
Kun:
あけ
On:
シュ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1788 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 朱 【シュ】 vermillion (colour), cinnabar, red orange, vermillion (pigment), cinnabar ink stick, correction written in red ink
  • 銖 【シュ】 shu, unit of weight, 1/24th of a ryō, shu, Edo-period unit of currency, 1/16th of a ryō
  • 堆朱 【ツイシュ】 red lacquerware with patterns carved in relief
  • 銀朱 【ギンシュ】 vermilion (pigment)

Kun reading compounds

  • 朱 【あけ】 red, vermilion, cinnabar, scarlet
  • 朱に染まる 【あけにそまる】 to welter in blood, to be covered in blood

Readings

Japanese names:
あ、 あか、 あき、 す
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
zhu1
Korean:
ju

Spanish

  • bermellón
  • rojo oscuro
  • antigua unidad monetaria

Portuguese

  • vermelhão
  • zinabre
  • escarlate
  • vermelho
  • ensangüentado

French

  • vermillon
  • rouge
  • écarlate
  • sanglant
1346 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1720 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
184 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1681 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1415 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
341 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1503 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1602 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1768 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1049 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
4344 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2200 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2960 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
226 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
14424 Morohashi
3531 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2546 New Nelson (John Haig)
221 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
235 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1081 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2464 2001 Kanji
0a6.13 The Kanji Dictionary
4-6-3 SKIP code
2590.0 Four corner code
1-28-75 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6731 Unicode hex code

8 strokes
Radical:
stop
Parts:
warrior, military, chivalry, arms
Kun:
たけたけ.し
On:
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
387 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 武 【ブ】 the art of war, martial arts, military arts, military force, the sword, valor, bravery, military officer, military man
  • 武器 【ブキ】 weapon, arms, ordnance, weapon (something used to gain an advantage), asset
  • 文武 【ブンブ】 literary and military arts, the pen and the sword
  • 威武 【イブ】 authority and force
  • 武者 【ムシャ】 warrior
  • 武者修行 【ムシャシュギョウ】 traveling about to gain skill in combat (travelling)
  • 建武 【ケンム】 Kenmu era (of unified Japan; 1334.1.29-1336.2.29), Kenmu era (of the Northern Court; 1336.2.29-1338.8.28)
  • 玄武 【ゲンブ】 Black Tortoise (god said to rule over the northern heavens), seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the northern heavens

Kun reading compounds

  • 武し 【たけし】 brave
  • 武田薬品工業 【たけだやくひんこうぎょう】 Takeda Pharmaceutical
  • 武し 【たけし】 brave

Readings

Japanese names:
う、 お、 たけし、 たけん、 ん
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
wu3
Korean:
mu

Spanish

  • guerrero
  • armas
  • valor

Portuguese

  • guerreiro
  • militar
  • cavalaria
  • armas

French

  • guerrier
  • militaire
  • chevalerie
  • armes
708 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
802 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
781 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
448 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
51 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
596 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
651 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
751 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1031 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1071 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1165 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1129 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3979 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2046 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2764 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
383 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
16273 Morohashi
3210 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2959 New Nelson (John Haig)
377 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
403 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
461 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
694 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3056 2001 Kanji
4n5.3 The Kanji Dictionary
3-4-4 SKIP code
4-8-4 SKIP code
1314.0 Four corner code
1-41-80 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6b66 Unicode hex code