Jisho

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柚

9 strokes
Radical:
tree 木
Parts:
｜ 日 木 田
citron
Kun:
ゆず
On:
ユ、 ユウ、 ジク
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level N1
2489 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 柚子 【ユズ】 yuzu (Citrus ichangensis x C. reticulata)
  • 柚香菊 【ユウガギク】 Japanese aster (Kalimeris pinnatifida), false aster
  • 晩白柚 【バンペイユ】 cultivar of pomelo (Citrus maxima, Citrus grandis)
  • 青柚子 【アオユズ】 green yuzu, unripe yuzu
  • 柚子 【ユズ】 yuzu (Citrus ichangensis x C. reticulata)
  • 柚香菊 【ユウガギク】 Japanese aster (Kalimeris pinnatifida), false aster

Kun reading compounds

  • 柚子 【ゆず】 yuzu (Citrus ichangensis x C. reticulata)
  • 柚子胡椒 【ゆずこしょう】 condiment paste made from yuzu zest and chili peppers (chile)
  • 青柚子 【あおゆず】 green yuzu, unripe yuzu

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
you4, you2
Korean:
yu, chug

Spanish

  • cidra
  • árbol de frutos cítricos

Portuguese

French

2223 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
857 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2106 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1123 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
610 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
810 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
14629 Morohashi
2622 New Nelson (John Haig)
2486 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2549 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
4a5.5 The Kanji Dictionary
1-4-5 SKIP code
4596.0 Four corner code
1-45-14 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
67da Unicode hex code

希

7 strokes
Radical:
turban, scarf 巾
Parts:
一 ノ 巾
hope, beg, request, pray, beseech, Greece, dilute (acid), rare, few, phenomenal
Kun:
まれ、 こいねが.う
On:
キ、 ケ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N2
896 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

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On reading compounds

  • 希 【キ】 dilute, rare, Greece
  • 希少 【キショウ】 scarce, rare
  • 古希 【コキ】 70th birthday, ancient Greek (language)
  • 七十古希 【シチジュウコキ】 men seldom live to be seventy, few people live to be seventy
  • 希有 【ケウ】 rare, uncommon

Kun reading compounds

  • 稀 【まれ】 rare, seldom
  • 稀に見る 【まれにみる】 rare, extraordinary, singular
  • 類まれ 【たぐいまれ】 rare, exceptional, extraordinary, unique, incomparable, unparalleled, matchless
  • ごく稀 【ごくまれ】 extremely rare
  • 希う 【こいねがう】 to beg, to request, to beseech, to implore, to entreat

Readings

Japanese names:
のぞ、 のぞみ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
xi1
Korean:
heui

Spanish

  • raro
  • poco
  • deseo
  • esperanza
  • Grecia

Portuguese

  • esperança
  • pedir
  • solicitação
  • implorar
  • Grécia
  • diluir (ácido)
  • raro
  • poucos
  • fenomenal

French

  • espoir
  • demander
  • prier
  • implorer
  • dilution
  • Grèce
  • rare
  • peu nombreux
  • phénoménal
575 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
470 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
447 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
798 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1470 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
823 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
495 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
445 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
676 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
689 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
888 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
559 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2543 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1294 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1763 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1501 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
8813 Morohashi
2049 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1553 New Nelson (John Haig)
1489 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1602 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
477 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2944 2001 Kanji
3f4.1 The Kanji Dictionary
2-2-5 SKIP code
4-7-4 SKIP code
3-4-3 SKIP code
4022.7 Four corner code
1-20-85 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5e0c Unicode hex code

礼

5 strokes
Radical:
sign 示 (礻)
Parts:
乙 礼
Variants:
禮
salute, bow, ceremony, thanks, remuneration
On:
レイ、 ライ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
1185 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 礼 【レイ】 thanks, gratitude, manners, etiquette, bow (i.e. bending of the body), bowing, reward, gift, ceremony, ritual, key money
  • 礼儀 【レイギ】 manners, courtesy, etiquette
  • 巡礼 【ジュンレイ】 pilgrimage, pilgrim
  • 儀礼 【ギレイ】 courtesy, etiquette, formality, protocol, (religious) observance, ritual, rite
  • 礼賛 【ライサン】 praise, worship, adoration, glorification
  • 礼冠 【ライカン】 crown or head-ornament worn with formal or ceremonial clothes by nobility (ritsuryō system)
  • 頂礼 【チョウライ】 prostration, placing knees, hands and forehead on the ground to show utmost respect
  • 帰命頂礼 【キミョウチョウライ】 most formal form of a prayer

Readings

Japanese names:
あや、 なり、 のり、 ひろし、 れ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
li3
Korean:
rye

Spanish

  • saludo
  • reverencia
  • cortesía
  • gracias

Portuguese

  • saudação
  • reverência
  • cerimônia
  • agradecimento
  • remuneração

French

  • salut
  • courbette
  • cérémonie
  • remerciements
  • rémunération
337 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
436 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
413 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
983 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3229 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
350 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
770 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
146 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
3.13 Japanese for Busy People
620 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
630 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
822 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1417 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1012 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
547 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
724 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1096 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
24626P Morohashi
818 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4061 New Nelson (John Haig)
1087 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1168 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
262 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
656 2001 Kanji
4e1.1 The Kanji Dictionary
1-4-1 SKIP code
3221.0 Four corner code
1-46-73 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
793c Unicode hex code

音

9 strokes
Radical:
sound 音
Parts:
日 立 音
sound, noise
Kun:
おと、 ね
On:
オン、 イン、 -ノン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N4
491 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 音 【オン】 sound, noise, (speech) sound, Chinese-derived reading of a kanji
  • 音楽 【オンガク】 music
  • 爆音 【バクオン】 (sound of an) explosion or detonation, roar (of a machine)
  • 防音 【ボウオン】 soundproofing
  • 音信 【オンシン】 correspondence, news, letter, tidings
  • 鸚哥 【インコ】 true parrot (esp. small parrots such as the parakeet, lory and conure)
  • 玉音 【ギョクオン】 the Emperor's voice, beautiful voice, beautiful sound
  • 唐音 【トウオン】 tō-on, Tang reading, on reading of a kanji based on Song dynasty and later Chinese

Kun reading compounds

  • 音 【おと】 sound, noise, (musical) note, fame
  • 音孔 【おとあな】 tone hole
  • 鈍い音 【にぶいおと】 dull sound, muffled sound
  • 風音 【かざおと】 sound of the wind
  • 音 【ね】 sound, tone, note, ring, chirp
  • 音色 【ねいろ】 tone color, tone colour, tone quality, timbre
  • 弱音 【よわね】 feeble complaint, whine
  • 高音 【こうおん】 high-pitched tone, soprano

Readings

Japanese names:
お、 と
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
yin1
Korean:
eum

Spanish

  • sonido
  • ruido

Portuguese

  • som
  • barulho

French

  • son
  • bruit
50 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
33 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
6 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
402 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
5110 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
206 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
274 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
962 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
3.18 Japanese for Busy People
347 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
347 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
620 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1879 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2570 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1312 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1783 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
490 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
43265 Morohashi
2070 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
6607 New Nelson (John Haig)
479 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
518 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
78 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
478 2001 Kanji
5b4.3 The Kanji Dictionary
2-2-7 SKIP code
2-5-4 SKIP code
0060.1 Four corner code
1-18-27 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
97f3 Unicode hex code