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枚

8 strokes
Radical:
tree 木
Parts:
木 乞 攵
sheet of..., counter for flat thin objects or sheets
On:
マイ、 バイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N2
911 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 枚 【マイ】 counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins), counter for portions of gyōza or soba, counter for ranks, counter for wrestlers of a particular rank, counter for fields or rice paddies, counter for palanquin bearers
  • 枚数 【マイスウ】 the number of flat things, win-loss difference which influences the ranking of wrestlers
  • パンツ一枚 【パンツイチマイ】 (wearing) nothing but a pair of underpants
  • 奇跡の一枚 【キセキノイチマイ】 photo in which its subject looks much more attractive than their usual self
  • 枚を銜む 【バイヲフクム】 to gag (a horse)

Readings

Japanese names:
ひら
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
mei2
Korean:
mae

Spanish

  • contar
  • contador para objetos delgados y planos
  • antiguamente dinero

Portuguese

  • folha de...
  • sufixo para contagem de para objetos finos
  • chatos ou folhas

French

  • feuille de
  • compteur d'objets plats
988 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
976 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
730 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2202 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
952 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
624 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
630 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
3.4 Japanese for Busy People
1156 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1211 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
982 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1080 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1069 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
576 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
764 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
338 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
14554 Morohashi
859 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2582 New Nelson (John Haig)
332 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
354 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
875 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1866 2001 Kanji
4a4.4 The Kanji Dictionary
1-4-4 SKIP code
4894.0 Four corner code
1-43-71 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
679a Unicode hex code

方

4 strokes
Radical:
square 方
Parts:
方
direction, person, alternative
Kun:
かた、 -かた、 -がた
On:
ホウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
46 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 方 【ホウ】 direction, way, side, area (in a particular direction), side (of an argument, etc.), one's part, type, category, field (of study, etc.), indicates one side of a comparison, way, method, manner, means, length (of each side of a square)
  • 方言 【ホウゲン】 dialect, provincialism
  • 途方 【トホウ】 way, destination, reason
  • 右方 【ウホウ】 right side, style of Japanese court music

Kun reading compounds

  • 方 【かた】 direction, way, person, lady, gentleman, method of, manner of, way of, care of ..., person in charge of ..., side (e.g. "on my mother's side")
  • 方々 【かたがた】 people, (all) persons, everyone, ladies and gentlemen, you (usu. plural)
  • 親方 【おやかた】 master, boss, chief, foreman, supervisor, stable master, craftsman, artisan, foster parent
  • 出方 【でかた】 attitude, approach, move, theater usher, theatre usher

Readings

Japanese names:
から、 な、 なた、 ふさ、 まさ、 みち、 も、 わ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
fang1
Korean:
bang

Spanish

  • dirección
  • lado
  • cuadrado
  • método
  • manera
  • persona
  • forma de hacer

Portuguese

  • direção
  • pessoa
  • alternativa

French

  • direction
  • personne
  • alternative
138 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
223 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
204 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
28 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2082 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
26 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
182 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
85 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.5 Japanese for Busy People
70 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
70 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
43 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
957 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2459 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1243 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1709 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
501 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
13620 Morohashi
1963 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2389 New Nelson (John Haig)
490 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
529 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
25 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
102 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
445 2001 Kanji
4h0.1 The Kanji Dictionary
2-2-2 SKIP code
3-3-1 SKIP code
0022.7 Four corner code
1-42-93 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
65b9 Unicode hex code

宿

11 strokes
Radical:
roof 宀
Parts:
化 宀 白
inn, lodging, relay station, dwell, lodge, be pregnant, home, dwelling
Kun:
やど、 やど.る、 やど.す
On:
シュク
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
701 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 宿 【シュク】 lodging, relay station, post town, constellation, mansion (in Chinese astronomy)
  • 夙 【シュク】 outcasts common around the Kyoto region from the Kamakura period to the Edo period
  • 寄宿 【キシュク】 lodging, boarding, room and board, board and lodging, boarding house, residence hall, dormitory
  • 奎宿 【トカキボシ】 Chinese "Legs" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

Kun reading compounds

  • 宿 【やど】 lodging, inn, hotel, house, home, dwelling, home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
  • 宿屋 【やどや】 inn
  • 連れ込み宿 【つれこみやど】 hotel catering for lovers, hotel that rents rooms by the hour
  • 相宿 【あいやど】 staying in the same inn or hotel, rooming together
  • 宿る 【やどる】 to dwell (in), to exist (within), to form, to stay (at), to stop (at), to lodge (in), to take shelter, to be in the womb (of an unborn child), to be part of a constellation
  • 宿す 【やどす】 to house, to contain, to harbour (a feeling), to hold (e.g. dew on leaves), to carry (a baby), to be pregnant, to give lodging to, to accommodate

Readings

Japanese names:
すく、 ぶすき、 やけ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
su4, xiu3, xiu4
Korean:
sug, su

Spanish

  • posada
  • alojamiento
  • hostal
  • hospedar
  • concebir un hijo

Portuguese

  • pousada
  • alojamento
  • estação de retransmissor
  • moradia
  • estar grávida
  • casa
  • residência

French

  • auberge
  • logement
  • séjourner
  • relais (de poste, station)
  • porter en soi (virus, enfant)
  • être enceinte
  • habiter
  • habitation
634 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
327 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
505 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
406 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1317 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
549 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
470 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1438 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
3.10 Japanese for Busy People
179 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
179 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
326 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
488 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2858 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1475 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1985 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1004 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
7195 Morohashi
2293 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1344 New Nelson (John Haig)
995 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1070 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
374 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
778 2001 Kanji
3m8.3 The Kanji Dictionary
2-3-8 SKIP code
3026.1 Four corner code
1-29-41 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5bbf Unicode hex code