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杉

7 strokes
Radical:
tree 木
Parts:
彡 木
Variants:
檆
cedar, cryptomeria
Kun:
すぎ
On:
サン
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1095 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 老杉 【ロウサン】 old cryptomeria

Kun reading compounds

  • 杉 【すぎ】 Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
  • 杉戸 【すぎど】 door made of cedar
  • 台杉 【だいすぎ】 coppicing-like technique used with cedar trees
  • 神代杉 【じんだいすぎ】 lignitized Japanese cedar, lignitised Japanese cedar

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
shan1, sha1
Korean:
sam

Spanish

  • cedro

Portuguese

  • cedro

French

  • cèdre
  • cryptomère
1467 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
910 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2190 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1941 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1418 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
425 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1872 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
2033 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1357 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1072 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1027 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
557 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
737 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1729 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
14452 Morohashi
832 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2562 New Nelson (John Haig)
1713 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1849 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1136 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1860 2001 Kanji
4a3.2 The Kanji Dictionary
1-4-3 SKIP code
4292.2 Four corner code
1-31-89 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6749 Unicode hex code

山

3 strokes
Radical:
mountain 山
Parts:
山
mountain
Kun:
やま
On:
サン、 セン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
131 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 山 【サン】 Mt., Mount, temple
  • 山陰 【ヤマカゲ】 place in the shade of a mountain, shelter of the mountains, mountain recess
  • 治山 【チサン】 forest conservation, afforestation
  • 開山 【カイサン】 founding a temple (on a hill-top)
  • 山道 【ヤマミチ】 mountain road, mountain trail
  • 山海経 【センガイキョウ】 Classic of Mountains and Seas (classic Chinese text)
  • 雪山 【セツザン】 snowy mountain, permanently snow-covered mountain, Himalayas
  • 須弥山 【シュミセン】 Mount Sumeru (believed to be the centre of the Buddhist world)

Kun reading compounds

  • 山 【やま】 mountain, hill, mine (e.g. coal mine), heap, pile, crown (of a hat), thread (of a screw), tread (of a tire), protruding part of an object, high part, climax, peak, critical point, guess, speculation, gamble, criminal case, crime, mountain climbing, mountaineering, festival float (esp. one mounted with a decorative halberd), deck (of playing cards on table, face down, from which cards are drawn), stack, wall, wall tile, temple, temple grounds, wild
  • 山陰 【やまかげ】 place in the shade of a mountain, shelter of the mountains, mountain recess
  • 奥山 【おくやま】 remote mountain, mountain recesses
  • 青山 【せいざん】 lush mountain, green mountain, grave, burial place

Readings

Japanese names:
さ、 やの、 やん
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
shan1
Korean:
san

Spanish

  • montaña

Portuguese

  • montanha

French

  • montagne
38 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
58 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
24 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
60 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1407 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
21 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
48 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
89 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.11 Japanese for Busy People
34 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
34 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
100 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
535 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3658 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1867 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2544 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
775 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
7869 Morohashi
2940 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1439 New Nelson (John Haig)
768 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
830 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
148 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
17 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1276 2001 Kanji
3o0.1 The Kanji Dictionary
3-2-1 SKIP code
4-3-2 SKIP code
2277.0 Four corner code
1-27-19 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5c71 Unicode hex code

力

2 strokes
Radical:
power, force 力
Parts:
力
power, strength, strong, strain, bear up, exert
Kun:
ちから
On:
リョク、 リキ、 リイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N4
62 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 力 【リョク】 strength, power, proficiency, ability
  • 力作 【リキサク】 painstaking piece of work, work of great effort, tour de force, outstanding work, toil, labor, labour
  • 水力 【スイリョク】 hydraulic power, water power
  • 威力 【イリョク】 power, might, authority, influence
  • 力 【リキ】 strength, power, proficiency, ability, the strength of ... people, the strength of ... men
  • 力学 【リキガク】 mechanics, dynamics
  • 地力 【ジリキ】 one's own potential, real ability, one's own strength
  • 合力 【ゴウリョク】 resultant force, assistance, help, donation, alms, almsgiving

Kun reading compounds

  • 力 【ちから】 force, strength, might, vigour, vigor, energy, capability, ability, proficiency, capacity, faculty, efficacy, effect, effort, endeavours, endeavors, exertions, power, authority, influence, good offices, agency, support, help, aid, assistance, stress, emphasis, means, resources
  • 力強い 【ちからづよい】 powerful, strong, forceful, vigorous, reassuring, encouraging
  • 強い力 【つよいちから】 strong interaction, strong force
  • 弱い力 【よわいちから】 weak force, weak interaction

Readings

Japanese names:
じから、 つとむ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
li4
Korean:
ryeog

Spanish

  • potencia
  • poder
  • fuerza
  • energía
  • vigor
  • énfasis

Portuguese

  • força
  • forte
  • esforço
  • suportar
  • exercer

French

  • force
  • fort
  • puissance
  • tension
  • tenir le coup
  • s'efforcer
  • employer (force)
148 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
38 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
74 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
69 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
715 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
53 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
128 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
11 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
3.15 Japanese for Busy People
100 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
100 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
173 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
207 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
4178 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2114 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2860 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
866 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
2288 Morohashi
3371 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
521 New Nelson (John Haig)
858 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
922 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
38 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
9 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1645 2001 Kanji
2g0.1 The Kanji Dictionary
4-2-4 SKIP code
4002.7 Four corner code
1-46-47 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
529b Unicode hex code

裕

12 strokes
Radical:
clothes 衣 (衤)
Parts:
个 ハ 口 初 谷
abundant, rich, fertile
On:
ユウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1048 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 裕福 【ユウフク】 wealthy, rich, affluent, well-off
  • 優に 【ユウニ】 easily (reach, exceed, etc.), comfortably, amply, fully, well over

Readings

Japanese names:
すけ、 のり、 ひろ、 ひろし、 やす、 ゆ、 ゆたか
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
yu4
Korean:
yu

Spanish

  • abundante
  • rico
  • fértil

Portuguese

  • fértil
  • rico
  • abundante

French

  • abondant
  • riche
  • fertile
  • opulent
  • aisé
1868 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1351 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4241 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1592 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1729 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1645 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1391 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1480 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1125 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1633 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1530 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
810 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1104 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
801 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
34305 Morohashi
1195 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
5461 New Nelson (John Haig)
793 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
856 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1582 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
677 2001 Kanji
5e7.3 The Kanji Dictionary
1-5-7 SKIP code
3826.8 Four corner code
1-45-21 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
88d5 Unicode hex code