Jisho

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7 strokes
Radical:
tree
Parts:
village, town
Kun:
むら
On:
ソン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N2
253 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 村 【ムラ】 village
  • 村議会 【ソンギカイ】 village assembly
  • 町村 【チョウソン】 towns and villages
  • 農村 【ノウソン】 agricultural community, farm village, rural

Kun reading compounds

  • 村 【むら】 village
  • 村長 【そんちょう】 village headman, village mayor
  • 選手村 【せんしゅむら】 Olympic village, athlete's village
  • 隣村 【りんそん】 neighboring village, neighbouring village

Readings

Japanese names:
え、 むた、 ら
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
cun1
Korean:
chon

Spanish

  • ciudad
  • pueblo

Portuguese

  • cidade
  • aldeia

French

  • village
  • ville
107 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
62 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
52 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
210 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2191 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
154 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
196 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
424 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
191 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
191 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
364 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1073 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1029 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
558 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
738 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
212 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
14464 Morohashi
834 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2564 New Nelson (John Haig)
208 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
221 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
241 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
65 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1848 2001 Kanji
4a3.11 The Kanji Dictionary
1-4-3 SKIP code
4490.0 Four corner code
1-34-28 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6751 Unicode hex code

8 strokes
Radical:
rain
Parts:
rain
Kun:
あめあま--さめ
On:
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
950 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 雨水 【アマミズ】 rain water, "rain water" solar term (approx. February 19)
  • 雨季 【ウキ】 rainy season
  • 集中豪雨 【シュウチュウゴウウ】 local downpour, severe rain fall
  • 時雨 【シグレ】 rain shower in late autumn (fall) or early winter, seasonable rain

Kun reading compounds

  • 雨 【あめ】 rain, rainy day, rainy weather, the November suit (in hanafuda)
  • 雨降り 【あめふり】 rainfall, rainy weather, rainy, wet
  • 五月雨 【さみだれ】 early-summer rain
  • 強い雨 【つよいあめ】 heavy rain (specifically 20-29 mm per hour in JMA use)

Readings

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

Spanish

  • lluvia

Portuguese

  • chuva

French

  • pluie
42 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
69 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
3 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
655 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
5042 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
114 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
97 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
759 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.15 Japanese for Busy People
30 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
30 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
232 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1858 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
4378 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2218 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2983 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
429 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
42210 Morohashi
3561 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
6518 New Nelson (John Haig)
422 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
451 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
76 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3153 2001 Kanji
8d0.1 The Kanji Dictionary
4-8-1 SKIP code
1022.7 Four corner code
1-17-11 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
96e8 Unicode hex code

5 strokes
Radical:
white
Parts:
white
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
483 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

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  • 白 【ハク】 white, striped mullet fry (Mugil cephalus), (spoken) line (in a play, film, etc.), one's lines, white dragon tile, winning hand with a pung (or kong) of white dragon tiles, Belgium, white person, Caucasian
  • 白衣 【ハクイ】 white clothes, white robe, white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.), commoner without rank (in ancient China), layperson
  • 美白 【ビハク】 beautifully white (esp. of skin), whitening (of skin, teeth, etc.)
  • 漂白 【ヒョウハク】 blanching, bleaching
  • 白衣 【ハクイ】 white clothes, white robe, white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.), commoner without rank (in ancient China), layperson
  • 白夜 【ビャクヤ】 night under the midnight sun, white night (at extreme latitudes), night during which the sun doesn't set
  • 敬白 【ケイハク】 yours sincerely, sincerely yours, yours truly
  • 恐惶敬白 【キョウコウケイハク】 very truly yours, very respectfully yours

Kun reading compounds

  • 白 【しろ】 white, innocence, innocent person, blank space, white stone, white dragon tile, skewered grilled pig intestine
  • 白い 【しろい】 white
  • 面白 【おもしろ】 amusing, funny, interesting
  • 蘿蔔 【すずしろ】 daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus)
  • 白い 【しろい】 white
  • 白色 【しろいろ】 white

Readings

Japanese names:
あき、 か、 はっ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
bai2
Korean:
baeg, bae

Spanish

  • blanco

Portuguese

  • branco

French

  • blanc
37 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
53 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
65 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
266 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3095 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
79 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
73 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
216 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.2 Japanese for Busy People
205 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
205 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
44 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1362 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
4305 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2175 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2929 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
37 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
22678 Morohashi
3493 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3863 New Nelson (John Haig)
37 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
37 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
242 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
46 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
878 2001 Kanji
4c1.3 The Kanji Dictionary
4-5-2 SKIP code
2600.0 Four corner code
1-39-82 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
767d Unicode hex code

21 strokes
Radical:
rain
Parts:
dew, tears, expose, Russia
Kun:
つゆ
On:
ロウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
928 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 露 【ロ】 Russia
  • 露骨 【ロコツ】 open, unconcealed, undisguised, blatant, plain, frank, broad, lewd, indecent, crude
  • 吐露 【トロ】 expressing one's mind, speaking out
  • 発露 【ハツロ】 appearance, expression, manifestation
  • 露宇 【ロウ】 Russia and Ukraine
  • 襲名披露 【シュウメイヒロウ】 announcing the succession to another's stage name
  • 新序出世披露 【シンジョシュッセヒロウ】 presenting of new wrestlers to audience

Kun reading compounds

  • 露 【つゆ】 dew, tears, (not) a bit, (not) at all
  • 露払い 【つゆはらい】 person who clears the way for a high-ranking person, procession, etc., outrider, harbinger, forerunner, opening performer, sumo wrestler who leads a yokozuna at his ring-entering ceremony
  • 朝露 【あさつゆ】 morning dew
  • 下露 【したつゆ】 dew under (dripping from) trees

Readings

Japanese names:
や、 ゆ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
lu4, lou4
Korean:
ro

Spanish

  • rocío
  • relente
  • exponer
  • mostrar
  • sereno
  • Rusia

Portuguese

  • orvalho
  • lágrimas
  • mortalidade
  • fragilidade

French

  • rosée
  • larmes
  • dévoiler
  • Russie
1935 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1144 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
5069 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1074 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1894 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2941 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
951 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
981 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
846 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1870 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3495 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1803 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2454 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1291 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
42463 Morohashi
2818 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
6549 New Nelson (John Haig)
1283 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1377 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1940 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3177 2001 Kanji
8d13.1 The Kanji Dictionary
2-8-13 SKIP code
1016.4 Four corner code
1-47-10 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
9732 Unicode hex code

9 strokes
Radical:
earth
Parts:
mould, type, model
Kun:
かた-がた
On:
ケイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
482 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 型式 【カタシキ】 model (e.g. of a vehicle), type
  • 造形 【ゾウケイ】 molding, moulding, shaping, forming, modelling (i.e. plastic arts), modeling
  • 体型 【タイケイ】 figure, body shape, build, physique, form, somatotype, biotype, habitus, (type of) physique

Kun reading compounds

  • 型 【かた】 type, style, model, pattern, mold, mould, model, pattern, template, impression, kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts), style (in kabuki, noh, etc.), form, convention, tradition, (standard) form, formula, usage, (set) size, inches (in sizes of displays, disks, image sensors, etc.), (taxonomical) form
  • 型式 【かたしき】 model (e.g. of a vehicle), type
  • 空手の型 【からてのかた】 kata (in karate)

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
xing2
Korean:
hyeong

Spanish

  • tipo
  • modelo
  • patrón

Portuguese

  • bolor
  • tipo
  • modelo

French

  • moule
  • modèle
  • type
595 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
493 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
468 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
423 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1077 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
685 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
431 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
888 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
909 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1318 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
353 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3266 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1685 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2292 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
687 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
5030 Morohashi
2638 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1010 New Nelson (John Haig)
680 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
735 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
523 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3272 2001 Kanji
3b6.11 The Kanji Dictionary
2-6-3 SKIP code
1210.4 Four corner code
1-23-31 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
578b Unicode hex code

14 strokes
Radical:
horse
Parts:
Variants:
drive, run, gallop, advance, inspire, impel
Kun:
か.けるか.る
On:
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1033 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

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On reading compounds

  • 駆使 【クシ】 using freely, making full use of, having a good command of, working (someone) hard, driving (someone) on
  • 駆除 【クジョ】 extermination (of pests), eradication, stamping out (e.g. a social evil)
  • 先駆 【センク】 forerunner, precursor, pioneer, leader, outrider, outriding
  • 上手く行く 【ウマクイク】 to go smoothly, to turn out well, to do the trick, to have peaceful relations

Kun reading compounds

  • 翔る 【かける】 to soar, to fly, to run, to dash
  • 駆ける 【かける】 to run, to dash, to race, to gallop (on horseback), to canter, to advance (against one's enemy), to charge (on horseback)
  • 駆る 【かる】 to spur on, to urge forward, to impel, to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
qu1
Korean:
gu

Spanish

  • galopar
  • hacer correr a un caballo
  • avanzar

Portuguese

  • dirigir
  • corrida
  • galope
  • avançar
  • inspirar
  • impelir

French

  • conduire
  • courir
  • galoper
  • aiguillonner
  • pousser à
1183 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1477 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
5200 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1271 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1910 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1882 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
2049 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1611 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1916 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2293 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1185 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1619 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
2002 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
44634 Morohashi
1823 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
6736 New Nelson (John Haig)
1983 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2137 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1743 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3475 2001 Kanji
10a4.5 The Kanji Dictionary
1-10-4 SKIP code
7131.4 Four corner code
1-22-78 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
99c6 Unicode hex code

10 strokes (also 9)
Radical:
walk 辵 (辶, ⻌, ⻍)
Parts:
pursue, drive away, chase, accomplish, attain, commit
On:
チク
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
2230 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

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On reading compounds

  • 逐次 【チクジ】 successively, one after another, sequentially, one by one
  • 逐一 【チクイチ】 one by one, in detail, minutely
  • 放逐 【ホウチク】 expulsion, ousting, ejection, dismissal, banishment
  • 角逐 【カクチク】 competition, rivalry, vying (with)

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
zhu2
Korean:
chug, jeog

Spanish

  • perseguir
  • cazar

Portuguese

  • perseguir
  • afastar
  • caçar
  • efetuar
  • atingir
  • comprometer

French

  • poursuivre
  • chasser
  • un (par un)
  • accomplir
  • atteindre
  • commettre
1578 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1984 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4696 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1573 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1808 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1134 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1186 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1216 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
694 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3848 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1975 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2671 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
545 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
38877P Morohashi
3102 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
6056 New Nelson (John Haig)
539 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
578 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1396 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3151 2001 Kanji
2q7.6 The Kanji Dictionary
3-3-7 SKIP code
3130.3 Four corner code
1-35-64 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
9010 Unicode hex code

21 strokes
Radical:
boat
Parts:
warship
On:
カン
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1363 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

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On reading compounds

  • 艦 【カン】 warship
  • 艦船 【カンセン】 warships and other vessels, naval vessels
  • 駆逐艦 【クチクカン】 destroyer (ship)
  • 巡洋艦 【ジュンヨウカン】 cruiser (warship)

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
jian4
Korean:
ham

Spanish

  • buque de guerra

Portuguese

  • navio de guerra

French

  • navire de guerre
1116 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1299 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3881 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
942 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1693 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1665 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1779 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1892 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1598 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1817 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
963 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1303 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1893 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
30571 Morohashi
1435 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4950 New Nelson (John Haig)
1875 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2020 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1938 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
874 2001 Kanji
6c15.2 The Kanji Dictionary
1-6-15 SKIP code
1-6-14 SKIP code
2841.7 Four corner code
1-20-47 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
8266 Unicode hex code