Jisho

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株

10 strokes
Radical:
tree 木
Parts:
木 牛
stocks, stump, shares, stock, counter for small plants
Kun:
かぶ
On:
シュ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
432 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 株 【シュ】 stump, counter for trees
  • 雌雄異株 【シユウイシュ】 dioecy, dioecism
  • 懸念される変異株 【ケネンサレルヘンイシュ】 variant of concern (of SARS-CoV-2), VOC

Kun reading compounds

  • 株 【かぶ】 stock, share, stump, (clump of) roots, plant with attached roots or stem, strain (of bacteria, etc.), stock company, corporation, kabushiki kaisha, KK, goodwill (of a business), privilege (that comes with a role), reputation, standing, popularity, one's forte
  • 株 【かぶた】 stump, useless item
  • 新株 【しんかぶ】 new stock, new share, newly issued shares
  • 仕手株 【してかぶ】 speculative stock

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
zhu1
Korean:
ju

Spanish

  • tocón
  • raíz
  • acciones de bolsa

Portuguese

  • Tora
  • tronco
  • sufixo para contagem de para pequenas plantas

French

  • action boursière
  • titre
  • souche (arbre)
  • compteur de petites plantes
749 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
839 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
824 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
242 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2257 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
731 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1429 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1098 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
741 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
754 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
973 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1090 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1172 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
635 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
846 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
227 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
14723 Morohashi
935 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2665 New Nelson (John Haig)
222 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
236 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
896 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1864 2001 Kanji
4a6.3 The Kanji Dictionary
1-4-6 SKIP code
4599.0 Four corner code
1-19-84 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
682a Unicode hex code

価

8 strokes
Radical:
man, human 人 (亻)
Parts:
化 西
Variants:
價
value, price
Kun:
あたい
On:
カ、 ケ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N1
250 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 価 【カ】 valence, valency
  • 価格 【カカク】 price, value, cost
  • 時価 【ジカ】 current value, price, market value
  • 薬価 【ヤッカ】 drug price, cost of medicine

Kun reading compounds

  • 値 【あたい】 price, cost, value, worth, merit, value
  • 値する 【あたいする】 to be worth, to be worthy of, to deserve, to merit

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
jia4, jie4
Korean:
ga

Spanish

  • valor
  • precio
  • coste
  • mérito

Portuguese

  • valor
  • preço

French

  • prix
  • valeur
563 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
657 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
626 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
202 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
422 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
762 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
317 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
421 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
427 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
425 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
86 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
95 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
64 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
67 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1617 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
628P Morohashi
87 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
188 New Nelson (John Haig)
1603 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1729 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
342 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
678 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2176 2001 Kanji
2a6.3 The Kanji Dictionary
1-2-6 SKIP code
2126.0 Four corner code
1-18-33 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4fa1 Unicode hex code

維

14 strokes
Radical:
silk 糸 (糹)
Parts:
小 幺 糸 隹
fiber, tie, rope
On:
イ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
643 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 維持 【イジ】 maintenance, preservation, improvement
  • 維新 【イシン】 reformation, revolution, renewal, Meiji Restoration, Nippon Ishin no Kai, Japan Innovation Party
  • 化学繊維 【カガクセンイ】 synthetic fiber, synthetic fibre, chemical fiber, chemical fibre
  • 合成繊維 【ゴウセイセンイ】 synthetic fibre, synthetic fiber

Readings

Japanese names:
これ、 たもつ、 つぐ、 ゆい、 ゆき
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
wei2
Korean:
yu

Spanish

  • soga
  • cuerda
  • atar
  • énfasis

Portuguese

  • fibra
  • laço
  • corda

French

  • fibre
  • cordon
  • corde
  • conservation
1007 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
926 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3552 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1187 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1634 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2540 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1231 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1295 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1297 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1540 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1733 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
926 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1251 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1353 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
27568 Morohashi
1370 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4516 New Nelson (John Haig)
1341 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1441 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1722 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2775 2001 Kanji
6a8.1 The Kanji Dictionary
1-6-8 SKIP code
2091.4 Four corner code
1-16-61 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
7dad Unicode hex code

持

9 strokes
Radical:
hand 手 (扌龵)
Parts:
土 寸 扎
hold, have
Kun:
も.つ、 -も.ち、 も.てる
On:
ジ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
119 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 持 【ジ】 draw (in go, poetry contest, etc.), tie
  • 持久 【ジキュウ】 endurance, persistence
  • 堅持 【ケンジ】 holding on to, sticking to
  • 護持 【ゴジ】 defend and maintain, support, protection

Kun reading compounds

  • 持つ 【もつ】 to hold (in one's hand), to take, to carry, to possess, to have, to own, to maintain, to keep, to last, to be durable, to keep, to survive, to take charge of, to be in charge of, to hold (meeting, etc.), to have (opportunity, etc.), to have "it", to have that special something, to be blessed with good luck
  • 持子 【もつご】 stone moroko (Pseudorasbora parva), topmouth gudgeon
  • 持てる 【もてる】 to be able to possess (hold, get, etc.), to be well liked, to be popular, to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.), to be welcomed, to endure (the tests of time, the elements, etc.), to last, possessed, held, rich, wealthy, affluent
  • 持てる者 【もてるもの】 (the) haves, those who have

Readings

Japanese names:
もち、 もつ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
chi2
Korean:
ji

Spanish

  • duración
  • propiedad
  • cargo
  • sostener
  • mantener

Portuguese

  • segurar
  • ter

French

  • avoir
  • tenir
231 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
310 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
294 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
184 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1903 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
50 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
178 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
801 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.15 Japanese for Busy People
451 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
458 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
142 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
889 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
447 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
275 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
333 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
667 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
12019 Morohashi
374 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2151 New Nelson (John Haig)
660 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
712 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
94 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
328 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1348 2001 Kanji
3c6.8 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-6 SKIP code
5404.1 Four corner code
1-27-93 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6301 Unicode hex code

操

16 strokes
Radical:
hand 手 (扌龵)
Parts:
口 扎 木 品
Variants:
撡
maneuver, manipulate, operate, steer, chastity, virginity, fidelity
Kun:
みさお、 あやつ.る
On:
ソウ、 サン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
1016 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 操 【ミサオ】 fidelity, honour, honor, constancy, chastity (of a woman), faithfulness (e.g. to one's husband)
  • 操業 【ソウギョウ】 operation (of a machine, factory, fishing boat, etc.), work
  • 柔軟体操 【ジュウナンタイソウ】 calisthenics
  • 器械体操 【キカイタイソウ】 apparatus gymnastics, artistic gymnastics

Kun reading compounds

  • 操 【みさお】 fidelity, honour, honor, constancy, chastity (of a woman), faithfulness (e.g. to one's husband)
  • 操を守る 【みさおをまもる】 to adhere to one's principles, to preserve one's chastity
  • 操る 【あやつる】 to operate (e.g. a machine), to handle, to manage, to control, to maneuver, to steer, to have a good command of (a language), to play proficiently (of a musical instrument), to work (a puppet), to pull the strings of a puppet, to manipulate (a person, public opinion, etc.), to pull the strings, to control from the shadows, to mastermind

Readings

Japanese names:
さお、 みさ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
cao1, cao4
Korean:
jo

Spanish

  • manipular
  • manejar
  • dirigir
  • castidad
  • fidelidad
  • virtud

Portuguese

  • manobra
  • manipular
  • opera
  • pilotar
  • castidade
  • virgindade
  • fidelidade

French

  • manipuler
  • manoeuvre
  • faite marcher
  • diriger
  • chasteté
  • virginité
  • fidélité
935 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
922 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
985 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2015 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1367 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
582 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2448 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1655 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1769 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1485 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
928 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
948 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
531 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
693 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
678 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
12806 Morohashi
769 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2296 New Nelson (John Haig)
671 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
724 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
995 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1364 2001 Kanji
3c13.3 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-13 SKIP code
5609.4 Four corner code
1-33-64 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
64cd Unicode hex code

作

7 strokes
Radical:
man, human 人 (亻)
Parts:
一 ｜ ノ 化 乞
make, production, prepare, build
Kun:
つく.る、 つく.り、 -づく.り
On:
サク、 サ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
103 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 作 【サク】 work (e.g. of art), production, harvest, cultivation, farming, crop, yield, technique
  • 作柄 【サクガラ】 crop conditions, quality (of art)
  • 大作 【タイサク】 large-scale work, voluminous work, monumental work, great work, masterpiece
  • 遺作 【イサク】 posthumous works
  • 作 【サク】 work (e.g. of art), production, harvest, cultivation, farming, crop, yield, technique
  • 作業 【サギョウ】 work, operation, task
  • 所作 【ショサ】 conduct, behaviour, movements, gesture, one's carriage, performance (on stage, etc.), dance, acting, dance (in kabuki), dance play
  • 安定操作 【アンテイソウサ】 stabilizing (stock) transaction

Kun reading compounds

  • 作る 【つくる】 to make, to produce, to manufacture, to build, to construct, to prepare (food), to brew (alcohol), to raise, to grow, to cultivate, to train, to till, to draw up (a document), to make out, to prepare, to write, to create (an artistic work, etc.), to compose, to coin (a phrase), to organize, to organise, to establish, to found, to have (a child), to make up (one's face, etc.), to fabricate (an excuse, etc.), to give a (false) appearance, to feign (a smile, etc.), to put on a show of emotion, to form (a line, etc.), to set (a record), to commit (a sin, etc.)
  • 作り 【つくり】 making, producing, manufacturing, building, construction, make, structure, appearance (attire, make-up, etc.), build, physique, sashimi, forced (smile, etc.)
  • 作り上げる 【つくりあげる】 to build up, to complete, to construct, to create, to put together, to make up, to fabricate, to invent, to cook up

Readings

Japanese names:
くり、 さか、 さっ、 づくり、 とも、 なお、 はぎ、 まさか
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
zuo1, zuo4, zuo2
Korean:
jag, ja, ju

Spanish

  • hacer
  • construir
  • fabricar
  • conducta
  • comportamiento
  • crear

Portuguese

  • fazer
  • produção
  • preparar
  • construção

French

  • fabriquer
  • produire
  • construire
  • préparer
82 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
141 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
127 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
99 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
407 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
147 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
116 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
362 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
3.4 Japanese for Busy People
360 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
361 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
137 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
75 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
77 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
49 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
52 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1151 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
518 Morohashi
68 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
167 New Nelson (John Haig)
1142 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1224 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
120 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
144 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2154 2001 Kanji
2a5.10 The Kanji Dictionary
1-2-5 SKIP code
2821.1 Four corner code
1-26-78 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4f5c Unicode hex code