Jisho

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椎

12 strokes
Radical:
tree 木
Parts:
木 隹
Variants:
桘
chinquapin, mallet, spine
Kun:
つち、 う.つ
On:
ツイ、 スイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1911 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 椎間板 【ツイカンバン】 intervertebral disk
  • 椎間孔狭窄 【ツイカンコウキョウサク】 vertebral canal stenosis
  • 脊椎 【セキツイ】 spine, vertebral column
  • 腰椎 【ヨウツイ】 lumbar vertebra, lumbar vertebrae

Kun reading compounds

  • 槌 【つち】 hammer, mallet, sledgehammer, gavel

Readings

Japanese names:
しい
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
zhui1, chui2
Korean:
chu

Spanish

  • roble
  • mazo

Portuguese

French

1314 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2296 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1629 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2116 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1748 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1249 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
679 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
905 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
15024 Morohashi
2742 New Nelson (John Haig)
2505 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
597 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
4a8.1 The Kanji Dictionary
1-4-8 SKIP code
4091.4 Four corner code
1-36-39 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
690e Unicode hex code

間

12 strokes
Radical:
gate 門
Parts:
日 門
Variants:
interval, space
Kun:
あいだ、 ま、 あい
On:
カン、 ケン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
33 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 間 【カン】 interval, period of time, among, between, inter-, good opportunity, chance, estrangement, discord, alienation, spy, secret agent
  • 間隔 【カンカク】 space, interval, space character, whitespace
  • 短期間 【タンキカン】 short term, short time
  • 右中間 【ウチュウカン】 between right and center fielders (centre)
  • 間 【ケン】 ken (6 shaku, approx. 1.818 m), counter used to number the gaps between pillars
  • 間数 【ケンスウ】 number of ken (in length or breadth)
  • 世間 【セケン】 world, society, people, the public
  • 六百間 【ロッピャッケン】 roppyakken (type of game)

Kun reading compounds

  • 間 【あいだ】 space (between), gap, interval, distance, stretch, period of time (during, while), duration, interval, between (two parties or things), among (a group), relations (between), relationship, midpoint, average, halfway, middle ground, due to, because of
  • 間中 【あいだじゅう】 during
  • 候間 【そうろうあいだ】 as ...
  • ついこの間 【ついこのあいだ】 just the other day, quite recently
  • 間 【ま】 time, pause, space, room
  • 間際 【まぎわ】 the point just before ..., the point of (doing), the verge (of), the eve (of), (just before the) edge
  • 茶の間 【ちゃのま】 (Japanese-style) living room
  • 床の間 【とこのま】 tokonoma (alcove where art or flowers are displayed)
  • 間 【あいだ】 space (between), gap, interval, distance, stretch, period of time (during, while), duration, interval, between (two parties or things), among (a group), relations (between), relationship, midpoint, average, halfway, middle ground, due to, because of
  • 間中 【あいだじゅう】 during
  • 波間 【なみま】 interval between the waves, gap between waves
  • 幕間 【まくあい】 intermission (between acts), interlude

Readings

Japanese names:
ちか、 は、 はざ、 はし
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
jian1, jian4
Korean:
gan

Spanish

  • intervalo
  • espacio
  • habitación

Portuguese

  • intervalo
  • espaço

French

  • intervalle
  • espace
58 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
100 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
92 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
27 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4949 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
174 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
96 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1822 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.7 Japanese for Busy People
43 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
43 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
161 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1841 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
4122 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2094 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2836 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1634 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
41249 Morohashi
3323 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
6391 New Nelson (John Haig)
1620 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1747 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
31 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
215 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3878 2001 Kanji
8e4.3 The Kanji Dictionary
3-8-4 SKIP code
7760.7 Four corner code
1-20-54 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
9593 Unicode hex code

孔

4 strokes
Radical:
child, seed 子
Parts:
乙 子
Variants:
cavity, hole, slit, very, great, exceedingly
Kun:
あな
On:
コウ、 ク
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
2052 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 孔子 【コウシ】 Confucius
  • 孔隙率 【コウゲキリツ】 porosity
  • 瞳孔 【ドウコウ】 pupil (of the eye)
  • 鰓孔 【エラアナ】 gill slit, pharyngeal slit
  • 孔雀 【クジャク】 peafowl (incl. the male peacock, female peahen, and young peachick)
  • 孔子 【コウシ】 Confucius

Kun reading compounds

  • 穴 【あな】 hole, opening, orifice, perforation, pit, hollow, cavity, hole (e.g. in the ground), burrow, den, lair, holt, hole, deficit, shortage, (financial) hole, loss, gap (left by a missing employee, team member, etc.), vacancy, opening, flaw, fault, defect, weak point, hole (in a theory, plan, etc.), loophole, good place not many people know about, well-kept secret, upset victory (with a large payoff), long shot, dark horse, (partitioned) box (type of floor seating in a traditional Japanese theatre), hiding place, hideout
  • 鍵穴 【かぎあな】 keyhole
  • 巣穴 【すあな】 nesting hole, burrow, den

Readings

Japanese names:
のり
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
kong3
Korean:
gong

Spanish

  • cavidad
  • agujero
  • raja
  • grieta

Portuguese

  • Cavidade
  • buraco
  • fenda
  • muito
  • grande
  • excessivamente

French

  • cavité
  • trou
  • fente
  • très
  • grand
  • extrêmement
1241 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1755 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1265 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1336 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1203 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
58 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
940 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
970 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1881 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
456 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
205 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
131 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
158 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
97 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
6933 Morohashi
179 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1282 New Nelson (John Haig)
96 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
100 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1028 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3556 2001 Kanji
2c1.1 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-1 SKIP code
1-2-1 SKIP code
1241.0 Four corner code
1-25-06 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5b54 Unicode hex code

狭

9 strokes
Radical:
dog 犬 (犭)
Parts:
丶 二 亠 人 并 大 犯
Variants:
狹
cramped, narrow, contract, tight
Kun:
せま.い、 せば.める、 せば.まる、 さ
On:
キョウ、 コウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1346 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 狭心症 【キョウシンショウ】 angina pectoris
  • 狭義 【キョウギ】 narrow sense (e.g. of a word)
  • 偏狭 【ヘンキョウ】 narrow-mindedness, intolerance, illiberality, narrowness
  • 広狭 【コウキョウ】 width, width and narrowness

Kun reading compounds

  • 狭い 【せまい】 narrow, confined, small, cramped, limited, narrow-minded, confining
  • 狭める 【せばめる】 to narrow, to reduce, to contract
  • 狭まる 【せばまる】 to narrow, to contract
  • 狭 【さ】 narrow, thin
  • 狭霧 【さぎり】 mist, fog
  • 若狭 【わかさ】 Wakasa (former province located in the south of present-day Fukui Prefecture)

Readings

Japanese names:
はざ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
xia2
Korean:
hyeob

Spanish

  • apretado
  • estrecho
  • encogido
  • estrecharse
  • encogerse
  • estrechar
  • angosto

Portuguese

  • limitar
  • estreitar
  • contrair
  • apertar

French

  • étroit
  • exigu
  • serré
  • se contracter
1166 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1370 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2882 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1413 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
729 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
790 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1353 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1436 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
560 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1301 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
473 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
294 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
355 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1274 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
20406P Morohashi
396 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3572 New Nelson (John Haig)
1266 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1356 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1279 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2963 2001 Kanji
3g6.2 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-6 SKIP code
4523.0 Four corner code
1-22-25 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
72ed Unicode hex code

窄

10 strokes
Radical:
cave 穴
Parts:
｜ ノ 儿 宀 穴
narrow, fold, furl, shrug, pucker, shut, close
Kun:
すぼ.める、 つぼ.める、 せま.い
On:
サク
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 椎間孔狭窄 【ツイカンコウキョウサク】 vertebral canal stenosis
  • 視野狭窄 【シヤキョウサク】 narrowing of visual field, narrow-mindedness, lack of vision

Kun reading compounds

  • 窄める 【すぼめる】 to make narrower, to shut (an umbrella), to shrug (one's shoulders), to purse (one's lips)
  • 窄める 【すぼめる】 to make narrower, to shut (an umbrella), to shrug (one's shoulders), to purse (one's lips)

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
zhai3, ze2
Korean:
chag

Spanish

Portuguese

French

3322 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2830 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1966 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
25455 Morohashi
4197 New Nelson (John Haig)
2614 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2660 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
3m7.11 The Kanji Dictionary
2-3-7 SKIP code
3021.1 Four corner code
1-26-85 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
7a84 Unicode hex code