Jisho

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梁

11 strokes
Radical:
tree 木
Parts:
丶 刀 汁 木
Variants:
樑
weir, fish trap, beam, girder
Kun:
はり、 うつばり、 うちばり、 やな、 はし
On:
リョウ
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
2017 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 梁 【リョウ】 Liang dynasty (of China; 502-557)
  • 梁山泊 【リョウザンパク】 place of assemblage for the bold and ambitious
  • 高粱 【コウリョウ】 kaoliang, variety of sorghum, esp. used in making spirits
  • 虹梁 【コウリョウ】 arched beam used in shrine and temple construction

Kun reading compounds

  • 梁 【はり】 beam, joist
  • 梁成 【はりせい】 height of a beam, beam as measured from top to bottom
  • 梁 【うつばり】 (roof) beam
  • 梁 【うつばり】 (roof) beam
  • 梁 【やな】 (fish) weir, fish trap

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
liang2
Korean:
ryang

Spanish

  • nombre de una antigua región de China
  • viga
  • travesaño
  • puente
  • presa
  • trampa para peces

Portuguese

French

2281 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1475 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
3410 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2391 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
14825 Morohashi
2702 New Nelson (John Haig)
2299 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2394 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
4a7.25 The Kanji Dictionary
2-7-4 SKIP code
3390.4 Four corner code
3790.4 Four corner code
1-46-34 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6881 Unicode hex code

塵

14 strokes
Radical:
earth 土
Parts:
土 广 比 鹿
dust, trash, garbage
Kun:
ちり、 ごみ
On:
チン、 ジン

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  • 塵 【ジン】 defilement, impurity, affliction, object (perceived with the mind or the senses), one billionth
  • 塵埃 【ジンアイ】 dust, dirt, dreary world, petty affairs of everyday life
  • 灰塵 【カイジン】 ashes and dust
  • 細塵 【サイジン】 fine dust

Kun reading compounds

  • 塵 【ちり】 dust, trash, garbage, rubbish, dirt, negligible amount, tiny bit, hustle and bustle (of life), worldly cares, impurities of the world, ritual gestures indicating that a fight will be clean
  • ちり紙 【ちりがみ】 tissue paper, toilet paper
  • 【ゴミ】 rubbish, trash, garbage, refuse, litter
  • ゴミ箱 【ごみばこ】 trash can, garbage can, rubbish bin, dustbin
  • 粗大ごみ 【そだいごみ】 large-size refuse (e.g. furniture, electrical goods), oversized garbage, bulky rubbish, useless man about the house, husband who is retired and considered a nuisance
  • 家庭ごみ 【かていごみ】 household garbage, household trash, household refuse

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
chen2
Korean:
jin

Spanish

Portuguese

French

5376 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2429 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
3922 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
5388 Morohashi
1087 New Nelson (John Haig)
2838 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2853 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
3q11.4 The Kanji Dictionary
3-3-11 SKIP code
0021.4 Four corner code
1-31-48 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5875 Unicode hex code

秘

10 strokes
Radical:
grain 禾
Parts:
丶 ノ 心 禾
Variants:
祕
secret, conceal
Kun:
ひ.める、 ひそ.か、 かく.す
On:
ヒ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
862 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 秘 【ヒ】 secret, mystery
  • 秘書 【ヒショ】 (private) secretary, treasured book, secret book
  • 部外秘 【ブガイヒ】 restricted, confidential
  • 社外秘 【シャガイヒ】 company secret, information for internal use only

Kun reading compounds

  • 秘める 【ひめる】 to hide, to keep to oneself
  • 密か 【ひそか】 secret, private, surreptitious

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
mi4, bi4, lin2
Korean:
bi

Spanish

  • secreto
  • misterio
  • mala evacuación
  • esconder
  • mantener en secreto

Portuguese

  • segredo
  • esconder

French

  • garder secret
  • cacher
974 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
964 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
865 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3281 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
940 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1583 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1117 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
807 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
824 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1102 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1436 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1490 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
787 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1074 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
913 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
24977 Morohashi
1159 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4140 New Nelson (John Haig)
904 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
970 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
915 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2259 2001 Kanji
5d5.6 The Kanji Dictionary
1-5-5 SKIP code
2390.0 Four corner code
1-40-75 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
79d8 Unicode hex code

抄

7 strokes
Radical:
hand 手 (扌龵)
Parts:
ノ 小 扎
extract, selection, summary, copy, spread thin
On:
ショウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
2328 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 抄 【ショウ】 excerpt, extract, annotation, shō (unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml), banknote, paper money
  • 抄本 【ショウホン】 excerpt, abridgment, abridgement, book of selections
  • 和名抄 【ワミョウショウ】 Wamyōruijushō (famous Heian-period Japanese dictionary)
  • 史記抄 【シキショウ】 commentary on Shiki

Readings

Japanese names:
さ、 り
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
chao1
Korean:
cho

Spanish

  • extracto
  • selección
  • resumen
  • extirpar
  • extraer

Portuguese

  • extrato
  • seleção
  • resumo
  • cópia
  • espalhar em camada fina

French

  • extraire
  • sélection
  • résumé
  • copie
  • fabriquer (du papier)
1390 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1970 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1849 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1675 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1337 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1153 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1208 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1465 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
859 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
298 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
190 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
226 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
654 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
11863 Morohashi
254 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2087 New Nelson (John Haig)
647 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
699 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1126 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1360 2001 Kanji
3c4.11 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-4 SKIP code
5902.0 Four corner code
1-30-22 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6284 Unicode hex code