Jisho

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9 strokes
Radical:
tree
Parts:
dye, color, paint, stain, print
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
837 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 染色体 【センショクタイ】 chromosome
  • 染色 【センショク】 dyeing, staining (a sample), dyed colour (color)
  • 媒染 【バイセン】 color fixing, colour fixing, mordantizing
  • 防染 【ボウセン】 resist dyeing

Kun reading compounds

  • 染める 【そめる】 to dye, to colour, to color
  • 染まる 【そまる】 to be dyed, to be tainted, to be infected, to be stained, to be steeped
  • 染みる 【しみる】 to pierce, to penetrate, to soak in, to permeate, to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.), to smart, to twinge, to be infected (with vice), to be steeped (with prejudice), to be influenced, to feel keenly, to make a deep impression
  • 染み 【しみ】 stain, spot, smudge, blot, smear, blotch, spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot), blemish, discoloration, freckle
  • 染みる 【しみる】 to pierce, to penetrate, to soak in, to permeate, to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.), to smart, to twinge, to be infected (with vice), to be steeped (with prejudice), to be influenced, to feel keenly, to make a deep impression

Readings

Japanese names:
そめ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
ran3
Korean:
yeom

Spanish

  • tinte
  • teñir
  • contagiar
  • colorear
  • manchar
  • mancha

Portuguese

  • tinta
  • cor
  • pintura
  • tingir
  • impressão

French

  • teindre
  • tache
  • pollution
  • colorer
  • peindre
  • imprimer
928 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
917 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1161 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2240 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
974 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1426 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
968 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
779 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
793 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
908 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1058 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3181 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1640 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2229 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
220 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
14621 Morohashi
2572 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2636 New Nelson (John Haig)
509 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
548 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
889 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
364 2001 Kanji
4a5.35 The Kanji Dictionary
2-5-4 SKIP code
3490.4 Four corner code
1-32-87 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
67d3 Unicode hex code

14 strokes
Radical:
long hair
Parts:
Variants:
hair of the head
Kun:
かみ
On:
ハツ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N3
1474 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 髪 【ハツ】 hair (on the head), tresses, locks
  • 理髪 【リハツ】 haircut
  • 毛髪 【モウハツ】 hair

Kun reading compounds

  • 髪 【かみ】 hair (on the head)
  • 髪型 【かみがた】 hair style, coiffure, hairdo
  • 黒髪 【くろかみ】 black hair
  • 波打つ髪 【なみうつかみ】 wavy hair

Readings

Japanese names:
がた、 ひげ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
fa4
Korean:
bal

Spanish

  • pelo
  • cabello

Portuguese

  • cabelo da cabeça

French

  • cheveux
1706 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1344 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
5255 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1224 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1018 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1148 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1201 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1359 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1925 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3528 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1821 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2477 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1943 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
45387P Morohashi
2846 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
6804 New Nelson (John Haig)
1924 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2074 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1745 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3467 2001 Kanji
3j11.3 The Kanji Dictionary
2-10-4 SKIP code
7244.7 Four corner code
1-40-17 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
9aea Unicode hex code

10 strokes
Radical:
knife, sword 刀 (刂)
Parts:
Variants:
dose, medicine, drug
Kun:
かるけず.る
On:
ザイスイセイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1151 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 剤 【ザイ】 medicine, agent, (chemical) substance, drug, dose
  • 剤形 【ザイケイ】 dosage form
  • 薬剤 【ヤクザイ】 medicine, drug, chemical
  • 覚醒剤 【カクセイザイ】 stimulant (e.g. psychoactive drugs like methamphetamine, ritalin, etc.)

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
ji4
Korean:
je, ja

Spanish

  • medicina
  • droga

Portuguese

  • dose
  • remédio
  • droga

French

  • dose
  • médicament
  • drogue
  • produit pour...
1296 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
949 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
5424 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1497 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1096 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
550 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
559 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1780 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
200 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2102 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1094 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1491 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1746 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
2076P Morohashi
1669 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
493 New Nelson (John Haig)
1730 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1867 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1312 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
443 2001 Kanji
2f8.6 The Kanji Dictionary
1-8-2 SKIP code
0220.0 Four corner code
1-26-62 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5264 Unicode hex code