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来

7 strokes
Radical:
tree 木
Parts:
｜ 二 亠 木 米
Variants:
來
come, due, next, cause, become
Kun:
く.る、 きた.る、 きた.す、 き.たす、 き.たる、 き、 こ
On:
ライ、 タイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
102 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 来 【ライ】 next (year, spring, etc.), coming, since (e.g. last month), for (e.g. 20 years)
  • 来客 【ライキャク】 visitor, caller
  • 在来 【ザイライ】 pre-existing, already there, conventional
  • 再来 【サイライ】 return, coming back, second coming (e.g. of Christ), second advent, reincarnation

Kun reading compounds

  • 来る 【くる】 to come (spatially or temporally), to approach, to arrive, to come back, to do ... and come back, to come to be, to become, to get, to grow, to continue, to come from, to be caused by, to derive from, to come to (e.g. "when it comes to spinach ...")
  • 来る年 【くるとし】 the coming year
  • 来る 【きたる】 next (e.g. "next April"), forthcoming, coming, to come, to arrive, to be due to
  • 来るべき 【きたるべき】 expected to arrive (occur) in the near future
  • 来す 【きたす】 to cause, to induce, to bring about a result or state, to produce
  • 来す 【きたす】 to cause, to induce, to bring about a result or state, to produce
  • 来る 【きたる】 next (e.g. "next April"), forthcoming, coming, to come, to arrive, to be due to
  • 来るべき 【きたるべき】 expected to arrive (occur) in the near future
  • 来合わせる 【きあわせる】 to happen to come along
  • 来掛かる 【きかかる】 to happen to come
  • 不出来 【ふでき】 bad job, poor workmanship, bungle
  • 行ってき 【いってき】 bye, see ya (afterwards), have fun, get going, now
  • 来い 【こい】 come!, come on!
  • 来し方 【きしかた】 the past

Readings

Japanese names:
くり、 くる、 ごろ、 さ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
lai2
Korean:
rae

Spanish

  • venir
  • llegar
  • acercarse
  • aproximarse

Portuguese

  • Vir
  • devido
  • próximo
  • causa
  • tornar-se

French

  • venir
  • dû à
  • suivant
  • causer
  • devenir
147 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
237 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
217 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
113 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
202 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
25 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
62 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
538 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.5 Japanese for Busy People
69 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
69 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
133 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
36 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
4366 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2211 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2975 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1902 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
14489 Morohashi
3551 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2565 New Nelson (John Haig)
1884 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2029 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
27 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
153 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1464 2001 Kanji
0a7.6 The Kanji Dictionary
4-7-3 SKIP code
5090.0 Four corner code
1-45-72 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6765 Unicode hex code

迎

7 strokes (also 6)
Radical:
walk 辵 (辶, ⻌, ⻍)
Parts:
卩 込
welcome, meet, greet
Kun:
むか.える
On:
ゲイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N3
625 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 迎賓館 【ゲイヒンカン】 reception hall (esp. for visiting state dignitaries), guest house, State Guest House (esp. Akasaka palace, also guest house in Kyoto)
  • 迎撃 【ゲイゲキ】 intercept, interception, counter-attack
  • 奉迎 【ホウゲイ】 welcome
  • 盛んな歓迎 【サカンナカンゲイ】 cordial reception

Kun reading compounds

  • 迎える 【むかえる】 to go out to meet, to receive, to welcome, to greet, to salute, to hail, to call for, to summon, to invite, to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family), to take (e.g. a wife), to reach (a certain time, a point in one's life, etc.), to enter (a new phase, new era, etc.), to approach (e.g. death)

Readings

Japanese names:
むかえ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
ying2
Korean:
yeong

Spanish

  • bienvenida
  • recibir
  • ir a recibir

Portuguese

  • receber bem
  • reunião
  • saudar

French

  • accueil
  • rencontrer
  • saluer
1207 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
726 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4669 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1062 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
949 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
746 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1055 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1098 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1133 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
680 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3796 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1939 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2632 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1717 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
38748P Morohashi
3059 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
6019 New Nelson (John Haig)
1702 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1837 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1145 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2644 2001 Kanji
2q4.4 The Kanji Dictionary
3-3-4 SKIP code
3730.2 Four corner code
1-23-62 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
8fce Unicode hex code

和

8 strokes
Radical:
mouth, opening 口
Parts:
口 禾
Variants:
龢
harmony, Japanese style, peace, soften, Japan
Kun:
やわ.らぐ、 やわ.らげる、 なご.む、 なご.やか、 あ.える
On:
ワ、 オ、 カ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
124 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 和 【ワ】 sum, harmony, peace, Japan, Japanese-style
  • 和歌 【ワカ】 waka, classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka, often 31 morae
  • 講和 【コウワ】 reconciliation (between warring nations), (making of) peace
  • 英和 【エイワ】 English-Japanese, English-Japanese dictionary
  • 阿蘭陀 【オランダ】 Netherlands, Holland
  • 和尚 【オショウ】 priestly teacher, preceptor, monk (esp. the head monk of a temple), priest, head priest, second highest priestly rank in Buddhism, master (of one's art, trade, etc.)
  • 和声 【ワセイ】 harmony, concord, consonance
  • 和尚 【オショウ】 priestly teacher, preceptor, monk (esp. the head monk of a temple), priest, head priest, second highest priestly rank in Buddhism, master (of one's art, trade, etc.)
  • 諧和 【カイワ】 gentle mutual affection, harmony, harmony

Kun reading compounds

  • 和らぐ 【やわらぐ】 to soften, to calm down, to be eased, to be mitigated, to subside, to abate
  • 和らげる 【やわらげる】 to soften, to moderate, to relieve
  • 和む 【なごむ】 to be softened, to calm down
  • 和やか 【なごやか】 mild, calm, gentle, quiet, congenial, amicable, amiable, friendly, genial, harmonious, peaceful
  • 和える 【あえる】 to dress (vegetables, salad, etc.)

Readings

Japanese names:
あい、 いず、 かず、 かつ、 かつり、 かづ、 たけ、 ち、 とも、 な、 にぎ、 まさ、 やす、 よし、 より、 わだこ、 わっ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
he2, he4, huo2, huo4, huo5, hai1, he5
Korean:
hwa

Spanish

  • armonía
  • paz
  • estilo japonés
  • suavizar
  • calmar
  • tranquilo
  • armonioso

Portuguese

  • harmonia
  • estilo Japonês
  • paz
  • amaciar
  • Japão

French

  • harmonie
  • style japonais
  • paix
  • adoucir
  • Japon
338 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
440 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
416 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
151 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3268 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
277 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
412 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
638 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
3.5 Japanese for Busy People
124 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
124 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
352 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
326 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1450 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
769 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1044 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
906 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
3490 Morohashi
1130 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
770 New Nelson (John Haig)
897 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
963 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
85 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
318 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2277 2001 Kanji
5d3.1 The Kanji Dictionary
1-5-3 SKIP code
2690.0 Four corner code
1-47-34 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
548c Unicode hex code

讃

22 strokes
Radical:
speech 言 (訁)
Parts:
二 亠 人 ハ 大 目 言 貝
Variants:
讚
praise, title on a picture
Kun:
ほ.める、 たた.える
On:
サン
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
2179 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 賛 【サン】 praise, tribute, inscription (on a painting)
  • 賛歌 【サンカ】 song of praise, eulogy, paean, hymn
  • 絶賛 【ゼッサン】 high praise, great admiration, acclaim, with critical acclaim, to rave reviews, with high commendations, currently, presently, right now
  • 礼賛 【ライサン】 praise, worship, adoration, glorification

Kun reading compounds

  • 褒める 【ほめる】 to praise, to commend, to compliment, to speak well of, to speak highly of
  • 称える 【たたえる】 to praise, to extol, to hail, to laud, to celebrate

Readings

Japanese names:
さぬ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
zan4
Korean:
chan

Spanish

  • alabanza
  • elogio
  • placa de un cuadro
  • alabar
  • elogiar

Portuguese

French

4451 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2093 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1485 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
36110 Morohashi
5720 New Nelson (John Haig)
2711 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2747 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
7a15.1 The Kanji Dictionary
1-7-15 SKIP code
0568.6 Four corner code
1-27-30 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
8b83 Unicode hex code