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李

7 strokes
Radical:
tree 木
Parts:
子 木
plum
Kun:
すもも
On:
リ
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level N1
1147 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 李花 【リカ】 plum blossoms
  • 李下 【リカ】 underneath a Japanese plum tree
  • 行李 【コウリ】 wicker trunk, wicker luggage
  • 柳行李 【ヤナギゴウリ】 wicker trunk

Kun reading compounds

  • 李 【すもも】 Japanese plum (Prunus salicina), Chinese plum
  • スピノサ李 【スピノサすもも】 blackthorn (Prunus spinosa), sloe
  • 干し李 【ほしすもも】 prune

Readings

Japanese names:
もも、 い
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
li3
Korean:
ri

Spanish

  • ciruela

Portuguese

French

2179 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
488 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2104 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
3050 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1555 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2126 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
14459 Morohashi
2398 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2549 New Nelson (John Haig)
2511 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2571 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
4a2.7 The Kanji Dictionary
2-4-3 SKIP code
2-4-2 SKIP code
4040.7 Four corner code
1-45-91 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
674e Unicode hex code

粛

11 strokes
Radical:
brush 聿 (⺻)
Parts:
｜ ノ ヨ 米 隶
Variants:
肅
solemn, quietly, softly
Kun:
つつし.む
On:
シュク、 スク
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1549 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 粛 【シュク】 solemn, respectful, reverent, silent, quiet
  • 粛軍 【シュクグン】 army purge
  • 粛々 【シュクシュク】 silent, solemn, quiet
  • 外出自粛 【ガイシュツジシュク】 refraining from going outside, staying indoors

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
su4
Korean:
sug

Spanish

  • solemne
  • respetuoso
  • severo

Portuguese

  • solenemente
  • calmamente
  • suavemente

French

  • solennellement
  • tranquillement
  • doucement
1369 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1337 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
115 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1652 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1613 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1528 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1695 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1811 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1824 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
614 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
4400 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2227 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2996 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1749 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
29223P Morohashi
3581 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4747 New Nelson (John Haig)
1733 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1870 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1476 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1654 2001 Kanji
0a11.8 The Kanji Dictionary
4-11-3 SKIP code
5022.7 Four corner code
1-29-45 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
7c9b Unicode hex code

騎

18 strokes
Radical:
horse 馬
Parts:
一 亅 口 大 杰 馬
equestrian, riding on horses, counter for equestrians
On:
キ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1696 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

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On reading compounds

  • 騎 【キ】 counter for horsemen
  • 騎士 【キシ】 (medieval) knight, samurai on horseback
  • 一騎 【イッキ】 one horseman
  • 与力 【ヨリキ】 police sergeant (Edo period), low-ranking samurai who assisted daimyo or prominent military commanders (Muromachi period)

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
qi2, ji4
Korean:
gi

Spanish

  • jinete
  • montar a caballo
  • contador para jinetes

Portuguese

  • cavaleiro
  • equitação
  • sufixo para contagem de cavalos

French

  • cavalier
  • monter à cheval
  • compteur de cavaliers
1133 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1734 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
5222 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1174 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1911 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2762 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1881 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
2047 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1874 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1919 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2307 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1193 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1629 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
2000 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
44817 Morohashi
1834 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
6761 New Nelson (John Haig)
1981 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2135 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1912 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3449 2001 Kanji
10a8.3 The Kanji Dictionary
1-10-8 SKIP code
7432.1 Four corner code
1-21-19 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
9a0e Unicode hex code

都

11 strokes (also 10)
Radical:
town (阝 right) 邑 (阝)
Parts:
邦 老 日
Variants:
都
metropolis, capital, all, everything
Kun:
みやこ
On:
ト、 ツ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
123 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 都 【ト】 Metropolis (of Tokyo), (Tokyo) Metropolitan District, metropolitan prefecture, counter for cities and towns, capital
  • 都営 【トエイ】 (under) metropolitan government management
  • 遷都 【セント】 relocation of the capital, transfer of the capital
  • 東都 【トウト】 the Eastern Capital (now Tokyo), Yedo, Edo
  • 都度 【ツド】 each (every) time, whenever
  • 都合 【ツゴウ】 circumstances, condition, convenience, arranging, managing, lending money, raising money, in all, in total, all told

Kun reading compounds

  • 都 【みやこ】 capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital), seat of government, capital (of music, fashion, etc.), city (e.g. of light), location of the Imperial Palace
  • 都入り 【みやこいり】 arriving in the capital
  • 京の都 【きょうのみやこ】 Kyoto
  • 花の都 【はなのみやこ】 City of Flowers (nickname for various cities, esp. Paris and Florence)

Readings

Japanese names:
くに、 ず、 ち、 づめ、 みや
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
du1, dou1
Korean:
do

Spanish

  • metrópoli
  • capital

Portuguese

  • metropole
  • capital

French

  • métropole
  • capitale
287 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
376 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
355 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
92 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4769 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
173 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
265 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1419 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.12 Japanese for Busy People
188 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
188 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
338 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
761 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2120 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1106 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1505 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1863 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
39497P Morohashi
1686 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
6148 New Nelson (John Haig)
1846 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1989 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
384 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1444 2001 Kanji
2d8.13 The Kanji Dictionary
1-8-3 SKIP code
1-8-2 SKIP code
4762.7 Four corner code
1-37-52 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
90fd Unicode hex code

尉

11 strokes
Radical:
thumb, inch 寸
Parts:
二 寸 小 尸 示
Variants:
叞
military officer, jailer, old man, rank
On:
イ、 ジョウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
2007 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

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On reading compounds

  • 尉官 【イカン】 officer below the rank of major, company officer
  • 中尉 【チュウイ】 first lieutenant, lieutenant junior grade
  • 少尉 【ショウイ】 second lieutenant, sublieutenant, ensign
  • 尉 【ジョウ】 inspector (third highest of the four administrative ranks of the ritsuryō system), old man, white ash (of charcoal)
  • 尉鶲 【ジョウビタキ】 Daurian redstart (Phoenicurus auroreus)
  • 黒式尉 【コクシキジョウ】 noh mask used for old man roles (usu. black)

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
wei4, yu4
Korean:
wi, ul

Spanish

  • oficial militar
  • carcelero
  • rango
  • viejo

Portuguese

  • oficial militar
  • carcereiro
  • velho
  • posição

French

  • officier
  • geôlier
  • vieil homme
  • rang
1004 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1765 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
231 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1232 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1223 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1410 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1617 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1725 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1882 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
507 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2119 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1105 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1504 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1104 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
7440 Morohashi
1685 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1383 New Nelson (John Haig)
1095 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1176 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1423 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3748 2001 Kanji
4e6.4 The Kanji Dictionary
1-8-3 SKIP code
7420.0 Four corner code
1-16-51 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5c09 Unicode hex code