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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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  • 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

山

3 strokes
Radical:
mountain 山
Parts:
山
mountain
Kun:
やま
On:
サン、 セン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
131 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 山 【サン】 Mt., Mount, temple
  • 山陰 【ヤマカゲ】 place in the shade of a mountain, shelter of the mountains, mountain recess
  • 治山 【チサン】 forest conservation, afforestation
  • 開山 【カイサン】 founding a temple (on a hill-top)
  • 山道 【ヤマミチ】 mountain road, mountain trail
  • 山海経 【センガイキョウ】 Classic of Mountains and Seas (classic Chinese text)
  • 雪山 【セツザン】 snowy mountain, permanently snow-covered mountain, Himalayas
  • 須弥山 【シュミセン】 Mount Sumeru (believed to be the centre of the Buddhist world)

Kun reading compounds

  • 山 【やま】 mountain, hill, mine (e.g. coal mine), heap, pile, crown (of a hat), thread (of a screw), tread (of a tire), protruding part of an object, high part, climax, peak, critical point, guess, speculation, gamble, criminal case, crime, mountain climbing, mountaineering, festival float (esp. one mounted with a decorative halberd), deck (of playing cards on table, face down, from which cards are drawn), stack, wall, wall tile, temple, temple grounds, wild
  • 山陰 【やまかげ】 place in the shade of a mountain, shelter of the mountains, mountain recess
  • 奥山 【おくやま】 remote mountain, mountain recesses
  • 青山 【せいざん】 lush mountain, green mountain, grave, burial place

Readings

Japanese names:
さ、 やの、 やん
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
shan1
Korean:
san

Spanish

  • montaña

Portuguese

  • montanha

French

  • montagne
38 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
58 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
24 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
60 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1407 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
21 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
48 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
89 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.11 Japanese for Busy People
34 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
34 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
100 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
535 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3658 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1867 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2544 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
775 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
7869 Morohashi
2940 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1439 New Nelson (John Haig)
768 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
830 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
148 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
17 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1276 2001 Kanji
3o0.1 The Kanji Dictionary
3-2-1 SKIP code
4-3-2 SKIP code
2277.0 Four corner code
1-27-19 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5c71 Unicode hex code

伯

7 strokes
Radical:
man, human 人 (亻)
Parts:
化 白
chief, count, earl, uncle, Brazil
On:
ハク
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1741 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 伯 【ハク】 count, earl, chief official of the Department of Worship (under the ritsuryō system), Brazil
  • 伯爵 【ハクシャク】 count, earl
  • 画伯 【ガハク】 master painter, great artist, painter, artist
  • 医伯 【イハク】 doctor

Readings

Japanese names:
いき、 えき、 か、 き、 は、 ひろ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
bo2, bai3, ba4
Korean:
baeg, pae

Spanish

  • jefe
  • conde
  • hermano mayor
  • Brasil

Portuguese

  • chefe
  • conta
  • conde
  • tio
  • Brasil

French

  • chef
  • comte
  • oncle
  • Brésil
1694 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1671 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
397 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1679 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1041 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
363 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1176 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1234 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1877 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
83 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
67 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
40 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
43 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
976 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
466 Morohashi
59 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
158 New Nelson (John Haig)
967 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1041 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1097 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2178 2001 Kanji
2a5.7 The Kanji Dictionary
1-2-5 SKIP code
2620.0 Four corner code
1-39-76 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4f2f Unicode hex code

祝

9 strokes
Radical:
sign 示 (礻)
Parts:
儿 口 礼
celebrate, congratulate
Kun:
いわ.う
On:
シュク、 シュウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N2
1184 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 祝 【シュク】 public holiday, celebration (of)
  • 祝賀 【シュクガ】 celebration, congratulations
  • 慶祝 【ケイシュク】 congratulation, celebration
  • 奉祝 【ホウシュク】 celebration
  • 祝儀 【シュウギ】 celebration, celebratory event, wedding ceremony, congratulatory gift, tip, gratuity
  • 祝儀袋 【シュウギブクロ】 special envelope for monetary gifts

Kun reading compounds

  • 祝う 【いわう】 to celebrate, to congratulate, to observe (a festival), to present (a gift) in celebration, to drink in celebration, to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.), to pray for

Readings

Japanese names:
のり、 ほぎ、 ゆわい
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
zhu4
Korean:
chug, ju

Spanish

  • celebración
  • felicitación
  • celebrar
  • felicitar

Portuguese

  • celebre
  • congratula

French

  • célébrer
  • féliciter
635 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
533 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
706 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
984 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3244 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
756 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
773 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
851 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
851 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
870 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1018 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1421 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1144 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
616 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
822 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1098 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
24672P Morohashi
913 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4085 New Nelson (John Haig)
1089 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1170 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
526 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
657 2001 Kanji
4e5.5 The Kanji Dictionary
1-4-5 SKIP code
3621.0 Four corner code
1-29-43 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
795d Unicode hex code

英

8 strokes
Radical:
grass 艸 (艹)
Parts:
ノ 冖 大 艾
Variants:
偀
England, English, hero, outstanding, calyx
Kun:
はなぶさ
On:
エイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N4
430 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 英 【エイ】 United Kingdom, Britain, English (language)
  • 英語 【エイゴ】 English (language)
  • 育英 【イクエイ】 education of gifted young people, providing financial support to gifted students, education
  • 和英 【ワエイ】 Japanese-English, Japanese-English dictionary

Kun reading compounds

  • 花房 【はなぶさ】 calyx, corolla

Readings

Japanese names:
あ、 あい、 え、 すぐる、 はな、 ひ、 ひで、 よし、 ら
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
ying1
Korean:
yeong

Spanish

  • Inglaterra
  • excelente

Portuguese

  • Inglaterra
  • Inglês

French

  • Angleterre
  • anglais
  • fleur éclose
  • brillant
353 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
449 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
426 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
449 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3927 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
377 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
244 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
693 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.19 Japanese for Busy People
353 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
354 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
155 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
644 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2782 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1427 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1925 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1757 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
30808P Morohashi
2238 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
5008 New Nelson (John Haig)
1741 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1878 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
361 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
495 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1963 2001 Kanji
3k5.5 The Kanji Dictionary
2-3-5 SKIP code
4453.0 Four corner code
1-17-49 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
82f1 Unicode hex code

台

5 strokes
Radical:
mouth, opening 口
Parts:
厶 口
Variants:
臺 坮
pedestal, a stand, counter for machines and vehicles
Kun:
うてな、 われ、 つかさ
On:
ダイ、 タイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
262 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 台 【ダイ】 stand, rest, base, pedestal, platform, table, holder, support, rack, setting (of a gem), mounting, stock (in grafting), counter for machines and vehicles, level (e.g. price level), mark, range, decade (of one's life), tall building (with a fine view), (observation) platform, plateau, heights
  • 台車 【ダイシャ】 platform truck, hand truck, trolley, dolly, cart, truck, bogie
  • 管区気象台 【カンクキショウダイ】 district meteorological observatory
  • 気象台 【キショウダイ】 meteorological observatory
  • 台 【タイ】 Taiwan
  • 台頭 【タイトウ】 rise (e.g. of a movement), emergence, rearing one's head, gaining prominence, coming to the fore, gaining power, gathering strength
  • 屋台 【ヤタイ】 cart (esp. a food cart), stall, stand, festival float, portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house, dancing platform, stage prop fashioned after a large building, framework (of a building), foundation, house (esp. a small and miserable one)
  • 最後の舞台 【サイゴノブタイ】 final performance, swan song, last act

Kun reading compounds

  • 台 【うてな】 tower, stand, pedestal, calyx
  • 弾正台 【だんじょうだい】 Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office (1869-1871), Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office (under the ritsuryō system)

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
tai2, tai1
Korean:
tae, i

Spanish

  • estante
  • banco
  • tribuna
  • pedestal
  • contador para maquinas y vehículos

Portuguese

  • pedestal
  • stand
  • sufixo para contagem de para máquinas e veículos

French

  • piédestal
  • socle
  • compteur de voitures ou machines
272 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
183 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
166 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
216 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
848 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
290 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
134 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
276 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
3.2 Japanese for Busy People
492 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
501 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
532 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
280 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2498 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1265 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1731 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
752 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
3246 Morohashi
2005 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
699 New Nelson (John Haig)
744 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
805 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
436 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
111 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2777 2001 Kanji
3d2.11 The Kanji Dictionary
2-2-3 SKIP code
2360.0 Four corner code
1-34-70 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
53f0 Unicode hex code