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格

10 strokes
Radical:
tree 木
Parts:
口 夂 木
status, rank, capacity, character, case (law, grammar)
On:
カク、 コウ、 キャク、 ゴウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
281 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 格 【カク】 status, position, rank, method, way, style, rule, regulation, law, case, figure (form of a syllogism)
  • 格上げ 【カクアゲ】 status elevation, upgrading, promotion
  • 規格 【キカク】 standard, norm
  • 低価格 【テイカカク】 low price
  • 格子 【コウシ】 lattice, latticework, window bars, grid, grating, trellis, lattice door, check(ed) pattern, plaid
  • 格子柄 【コウシガラ】 check pattern, checked pattern, checkered pattern, plaid, lattice design
  • 格 【キャク】 amendment (to ritsuryō)
  • 格式 【カクシキ】 formality, social rules, social status, social standing, amendments and enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryō)
  • 弘仁格 【コウニンキャク】 Ordinance of the Konin Era
  • 格組 【ゴウグミ】 wooden framework
  • 格天井 【ゴウテンジョウ】 coffered ceiling

Readings

Japanese names:
いたる、 のり
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
ge2, ge1
Korean:
gyeog, nag

Spanish

  • estado
  • rango
  • posición
  • regla
  • ley
  • aptitud
  • capacidad
  • carácter

Portuguese

  • condição
  • posição
  • capacidade
  • caracter
  • caso (lei
  • gramática)

French

  • rang
  • statut
  • capacité
  • caractère
  • cas (loi, grammaire)
569 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
663 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
633 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
334 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2259 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
716 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
633 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1099 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
643 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
653 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
852 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1088 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1161 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
627 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
835 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
298 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
14749 Morohashi
926 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2668 New Nelson (John Haig)
292 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
312 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
403 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
710 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1877 2001 Kanji
4a6.17 The Kanji Dictionary
1-4-6 SKIP code
4796.4 Four corner code
1-19-42 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
683c Unicode hex code

闘

18 strokes
Radical:
gate 門
Parts:
并 口 寸 豆 門
Variants:
鬪 鬦 鬭
fight, war
Kun:
たたか.う、 あらそ.う
On:
トウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
751 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 闘士 【トウシ】 fighter (for), militant, champion (of), boxer
  • 闘志 【トウシ】 fighting spirit, (will to) fight
  • 敢闘 【カントウ】 fighting bravely
  • 共闘 【キョウトウ】 joint struggle, common (united) front

Kun reading compounds

  • 戦う 【たたかう】 to make war (on), to wage war (against), to go to war (with), to fight (with), to do battle (against), to compete (against), to struggle (against adversities, etc.), to fight, to contend, to resist

Readings

Japanese names:
と
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
dou4, dou3
Korean:
tu

Spanish

  • pelear
  • luchar
  • combatir

Portuguese

  • luta
  • guerra

French

  • lutte
  • guerre
1659 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
654 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4973 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1056 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1865 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1511 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1612 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1328 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1847 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
4136 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2102 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2847 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1644 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
45649P Morohashi
3334 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
6418 New Nelson (John Haig)
1629 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1757 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
367 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
1910 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3848 2001 Kanji
8e10.2 The Kanji Dictionary
3-8-10 SKIP code
1-11-7 SKIP code
7714.1 Four corner code
1-38-14 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
95d8 Unicode hex code

探

11 strokes
Radical:
hand 手 (扌龵)
Parts:
儿 冖 扎 木
grope, search, look for
Kun:
さぐ.る、 さが.す
On:
タン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N3
930 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

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On reading compounds

  • 探検 【タンケン】 exploration, expedition
  • 探求 【タンキュウ】 search, quest, pursuit
  • 内探 【ナイタン】 private inquiry, private enquiry, secret investigation
  • 独探 【ドクタン】 German spy

Kun reading compounds

  • 探る 【さぐる】 to feel around for, to fumble for, to grope for, to search for, to look for, to investigate, to probe into, to spy on, to sound out, to explore (parts unknown), to enjoy (natural beauty)
  • 探す 【さがす】 to search for, to look for, to hunt for, to seek, to search (a house, pocket, etc.), to search through, to rummage in (e.g. a drawer), to fish around

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
tan4, tan1
Korean:
tam

Spanish

  • explorar
  • indagar
  • buscar
  • sondear

Portuguese

  • tatear
  • pesquisar
  • procurar

French

  • chercher
  • tâtonner
  • enquête
942 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
930 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1239 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1949 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1236 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
578 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1316 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
535 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
544 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1258 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
908 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
613 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
374 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
466 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1340 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
12276 Morohashi
505 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2211 New Nelson (John Haig)
1327 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1425 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
927 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1364 2001 Kanji
3c8.16 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-8 SKIP code
5709.4 Four corner code
1-35-21 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
63a2 Unicode hex code

偵

11 strokes
Radical:
man, human 人 (亻)
Parts:
化 ハ 卜 目 貝
spy
On:
テイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1857 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 偵察 【テイサツ】 scouting, reconnaissance
  • 偵察衛星 【テイサツエイセイ】 reconnaissance satellite, spy satellite
  • 内偵 【ナイテイ】 secret investigation, private enquiry, private inquiry, reconnaissance, scouting
  • 密偵 【ミッテイ】 spy, secret agent, spying

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
zhen1
Korean:
jeong

Spanish

  • espiar
  • inquirir

Portuguese

  • espião

French

  • espion
1619 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1878 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
502 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1839 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1060 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1276 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1928 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
2113 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1765 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
121 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
157 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
106 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
122 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
990 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
898 Morohashi
138 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
270 New Nelson (John Haig)
981 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1056 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1410 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2161 2001 Kanji
2a9.15 The Kanji Dictionary
1-2-9 SKIP code
2128.6 Four corner code
1-36-69 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5075 Unicode hex code

団

6 strokes
Radical:
enclosure 囗
Parts:
囗 寸
Variants:
團
group, association
Kun:
かたまり、 まる.い
On:
ダン、 トン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
213 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 団 【ダン】 body, group, party, company, troupe
  • 団員 【ダンイン】 group member
  • 退団 【タイダン】 leaving (a group, team, etc.)
  • 営団 【エイダン】 corporation, foundation
  • 敷き布団 【シキブトン】 futon (laid on the floor), (Japanese) mattress, underquilt, sleeping mat
  • 水団 【スイトン】 flour dumplings in soup

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
tuan2
Korean:
dan

Spanish

  • grupo
  • asociación
  • compañía
  • redondo

Portuguese

  • grupo
  • associação

French

  • groupe
  • association
672 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
772 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
749 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
172 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1027 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
243 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
421 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
310 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
491 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
500 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
366 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
339 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3791 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1935 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2628 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
589 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
4703P Morohashi
3053 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
940 New Nelson (John Haig)
582 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
625 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
336 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
661 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1448 2001 Kanji
3s3.3 The Kanji Dictionary
3-3-3 SKIP code
6034.0 Four corner code
1-35-36 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
56e3 Unicode hex code