Jisho

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10 strokes
Radical:
tree
Parts:
brush, firewood
Kun:
しば
On:
サイ
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
1638 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 柴胡 【サイコ】 Bupleurum root, Radix Bupleuri
  • 西貢 【サイゴン】 Saigon, Ho Chi Minh City
  • 鹿砦 【ロクサイ】 abatis
  • 柴 【シバ】 brushwood, firewood
  • 柴犬 【シバイヌ】 shiba inu (dog breed), shiba, brushwood dog

Kun reading compounds

  • 柴 【しば】 brushwood, firewood
  • 柴犬 【しばいぬ】 shiba inu (dog breed), shiba, brushwood dog
  • 火柴 【かしば】 match, lucifer
  • 噛柴 【たむしば】 willow-leafed magnolia (Magnolia salicifolia), anise magnolia

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
chai2
Korean:
si, chae

Spanish

  • maleza
  • leña

Portuguese

French

2251 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1221 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
3287 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2309 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
14664X Morohashi
2653 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2657 New Nelson (John Haig)
2044 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2202 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
4a6.33 The Kanji Dictionary
2-6-4 SKIP code
2-5-4 SKIP code
2190.4 Four corner code
1-28-38 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
67f4 Unicode hex code

16 strokes
Radical:
grass 艸 (艹)
Parts:
fuel, firewood, kindling
Kun:
たきぎまき
On:
シン
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
2182 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 薪炭 【シンタン】 wood and charcoal, fuel
  • 薪水 【シンスイ】 fuel and water, firewood and water, gathering firewood and drawing water, kitchen work, housework
  • 柴薪 【サイシン】 brushwood and firewood

Kun reading compounds

  • 薪 【まき】 piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs), kindling (twigs, branches, etc.), firewood
  • 薪入れ 【たきぎいれ】 wood basket, firewood bucket, log holder
  • 薪 【まき】 piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs), kindling (twigs, branches, etc.), firewood
  • 薪小屋 【まきごや】 woodshed

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
xin1
Korean:
sin

Spanish

  • leña

Portuguese

  • combustível
  • lenha
  • acender fogo

French

  • combustible
  • bois de chauffage
  • petit bois
  • fuel
1445 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
2024 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4069 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1560 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1910 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
2083 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1838 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
669 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3009 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1538 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2098 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1517 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
32149P Morohashi
2374 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
5222 New Nelson (John Haig)
1503 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1620 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1848 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1954 2001 Kanji
3k13.3 The Kanji Dictionary
2-3-13 SKIP code
4492.1 Four corner code
1-31-37 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
85aa Unicode hex code