Jisho

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Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
ou1
Korean:
gu

Spanish

Portuguese

French

2423 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2349 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
16185 Morohashi
1874 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2946 New Nelson (John Haig)
4j4.2 The Kanji Dictionary
1-11-4 SKIP code
7778.2 Four corner code
1-61-31 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6b50 Unicode hex code

9 strokes
Radical:
water 水 (氵, 氺)
Parts:
continent, sandbar, island, country
Kun:
しま
On:
シュウ
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level N1
1979 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 州 【シュウ】 state (of the US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.), province (e.g. of Canada), county (e.g. of the UK), region (e.g. of Italy), canton, oblast, continent, province (of Japan), province (of ancient China), prefecture, department, dear
  • 大州 【タイシュウ】 continent
  • 六大州 【ロクダイシュウ】 the six continents, Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Europe and Australia
  • 州 【ス】 sandbank, sandbar
  • 洲浜 【スハマ】 sandy beach, sandbar that projects into the ocean, particularly in a wavy form, designs and objects with a wavy pattern, sweet mochi cake
  • 白州 【シラス】 white sandbar, white sandbank, area in a garden or entrance of a house laid with white sand or pebbles, gravel separating a noh stage from the audience, court of law in the Edo period, in which the parties sat on white sand
  • 中州 【ナカス】 sandbank (in a river), sandbar

Kun reading compounds

  • 秋津島 【あきつしま】 Japan, Yamato Province
  • 八洲 【やしま】 Japan

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
zhou1
Korean:
ju

Spanish

  • banco de arena
  • continente

Portuguese

French

2539 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
820 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2138 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
467 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
291 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
352 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
17413 Morohashi
391 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3120 New Nelson (John Haig)
2289 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2386 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1178 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3a6.10 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-6 SKIP code
3210.0 Four corner code
1-29-07 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6d32 Unicode hex code

8 strokes
Radical:
tree
Parts:
Variants:
counter for cupfuls, wine glass, glass, toast
Kun:
さかずき
On:
ハイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N3
1235 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 杯 【ハイ】 sake cup, cup for alcoholic beverages, counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc., counter for boats, counter for octopuses and squid, cup, championship
  • 杯洗 【ハイセン】 small vessel or bowl in which sake cups are rinsed
  • 賜杯 【シハイ】 Emperor's cup, trophy given by the Emperor
  • 苦杯 【クハイ】 bitter cup, bitter experience, bitter defeat, ordeal

Kun reading compounds

  • 杯 【さかずき】 sake cup, cup for alcoholic beverages
  • 杯洗い 【さかずきあらい】 small vessel or bowl in which sake cups are rinsed
  • べく杯 【べくはい】 sake cup shaped so it cannot be put down until emptied
  • 水杯 【みずさかずき】 farewell cups of water

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
bei1
Korean:
bae

Spanish

  • copa
  • vaso
  • taza
  • contador de tazas
  • contador de pulpos/calamares

Portuguese

  • Copo cheio
  • garrafa de vinho
  • garrafa
  • vivas

French

  • compteur de verres
  • coupe à saké
  • verre de vin
  • verre
  • toast
1685 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1135 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2206 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
961 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
622 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1155 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1210 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
983 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1078 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1066 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
574 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
761 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1227 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
14497 Morohashi
857 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2586 New Nelson (John Haig)
1219 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1304 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1196 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1854 2001 Kanji
4a4.11 The Kanji Dictionary
1-4-4 SKIP code
4199.0 Four corner code
1-39-53 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
676f Unicode hex code

4 strokes
Radical:
compare, compete
Parts:
Variants:
compare, race, ratio, Philippines
Kun:
くら.べる
On:
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
329 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 比 【ヒ】 ratio, proportion, match, equal, equivalent, comparison, compared with ..., relative to ..., Philippines, explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
  • 比較 【ヒカク】 comparison
  • ギア比 【ギアヒ】 gear ratio
  • 口径比 【コウケイヒ】 aperture ratio (inverse of the f-number), relative aperture

Kun reading compounds

  • 比べる 【くらべる】 to compare, to make a comparison (between), to compete (on), to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)

Readings

Japanese names:
い、 ぴっ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
bi3, bi4
Korean:
bi

Spanish

  • comparación
  • proporción
  • relación
  • Filipinas
  • comparar

Portuguese

  • comparar
  • corrida
  • razão
  • Phillipines

French

  • comparer
  • compétition
  • proportion
  • Philippines
697 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
792 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
771 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
557 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2470 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
589 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
660 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
137 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
798 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
812 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
276 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1146 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
29 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
14 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
14 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
456 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
16743 Morohashi
26 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3010 New Nelson (John Haig)
447 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
482 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
450 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
643 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1256 2001 Kanji
2m3.5 The Kanji Dictionary
1-2-2 SKIP code
1-3-2 SKIP code
2171.0 Four corner code
2111.0 Four corner code
1-40-70 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6bd4 Unicode hex code

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On reading compounds

  • 賽 【サイ】 dice, die
  • 骰子 【サイコロ】 dice, die

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
sai4
Korean:
sae

Spanish

Portuguese

French

1344 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
36886 Morohashi
5822 New Nelson (John Haig)
3m14.2 The Kanji Dictionary
2-3-14 SKIP code
3080.6 Four corner code
1-76-48 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
8cfd Unicode hex code

5 strokes
Radical:
use 用 (甩)
Parts:
utilize, business, service, use, employ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
107 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 用 【ヨウ】 business, task, errand, engagement, use, purpose, for the use of ..., used for ..., made for ..., call of nature, excretion
  • 用意 【ヨウイ】 preparation, arrangements, provision, getting ready, laying out (e.g. a meal)
  • 登用 【トウヨウ】 appointment, assignment, promotion
  • 効用 【コウヨウ】 use, utility, effect, benefit

Kun reading compounds

  • 用いる 【もちいる】 to use, to make use of, to utilize, to utilise

Readings

Japanese names:
たから
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
yong4
Korean:
yong

Spanish

  • uso
  • empleo
  • trabajo
  • usar
  • hacer uso de

Portuguese

  • utilizar
  • negócios
  • serviço
  • usar
  • empregar

French

  • se servir de
  • affaires
  • service
  • utiliser
  • employer
146 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
235 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
215 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
102 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2993 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
110 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
219 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
193 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.19 Japanese for Busy People
107 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
107 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
308 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1329 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3694 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1889 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2569 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1189 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
21703 Morohashi
2976 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3721 New Nelson (John Haig)
1181 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1265 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
177 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
116 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3653 2001 Kanji
2r3.1 The Kanji Dictionary
3-2-3 SKIP code
4-5-1 SKIP code
7722.0 Four corner code
1-45-49 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
7528 Unicode hex code

8 strokes
Radical:
water 水 (氵, 氺)
Parts:
waves, billows, Poland
Kun:
なみ
On:
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N2
740 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 波 【ハ】 counter for waves (of a repeated occurrence)
  • 波及 【ハキュウ】 spread, extension, influence, aftereffect, ripple
  • 低周波 【テイシュウハ】 low frequency
  • 横波 【ヨコナミ】 transverse wave, beam sea

Kun reading compounds

  • 波 【なみ】 wave, ups and downs
  • 波間 【なみま】 interval between the waves, gap between waves
  • 高波 【たかなみ】 high waves, heavy seas
  • 横波 【よこなみ】 transverse wave, beam sea

Readings

Japanese names:
ひら、 みな、 みなみ、 わ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
bo1, po1
Korean:
pa

Spanish

  • onda
  • ola
  • Polonia

Portuguese

  • ondas
  • vagas
  • Polônia

French

  • onde
  • vague
  • Pologne
298 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
387 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
367 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
606 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2529 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
484 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
677 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
596 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
666 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
677 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
913 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1177 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
388 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
245 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
292 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
811 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
17308 Morohashi
330 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3101 New Nelson (John Haig)
803 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
866 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
309 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
367 2001 Kanji
3a5.9 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-5 SKIP code
3414.7 Four corner code
1-39-40 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6ce2 Unicode hex code

6 strokes
Radical:
net 网 (罒, ⺲, 罓, ⺳)
Parts:
Variants:

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Kun reading compounds

  • 網頭 【あみがしら】 kanji "net" radical at top

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
wang3
Korean:
mang

Spanish

Portuguese

French

3708 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
28199 Morohashi
2988 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4633 New Nelson (John Haig)
2r4.1 The Kanji Dictionary
3-2-4 SKIP code
7722.0 Four corner code
1-70-06 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
7f51 Unicode hex code

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On reading compounds

  • 城跡 【シロアト】 castle site, ruins of a castle
  • 遺址 【イシ】 (historic) ruins

Kun reading compounds

  • 跡 【あと】 trace, tracks, mark, sign, site, remains, ruins, scar
  • 城跡 【しろあと】 castle site, ruins of a castle

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
zhi3
Korean:
ji

Spanish

Portuguese

French

1058 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
386 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
4908 Morohashi
982 New Nelson (John Haig)
3b4.3 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-4 SKIP code
4111.0 Four corner code
1-52-14 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5740 Unicode hex code

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Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
ou1
Korean:
gu

Spanish

Portuguese

French

2423 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2349 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
16185 Morohashi
1874 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2946 New Nelson (John Haig)
4j4.2 The Kanji Dictionary
1-11-4 SKIP code
7778.2 Four corner code
1-61-31 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6b50 Unicode hex code

9 strokes
Radical:
water 水 (氵, 氺)
Parts:
continent, sandbar, island, country
Kun:
しま
On:
シュウ
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level N1
1979 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 州 【シュウ】 state (of the US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.), province (e.g. of Canada), county (e.g. of the UK), region (e.g. of Italy), canton, oblast, continent, province (of Japan), province (of ancient China), prefecture, department, dear
  • 大州 【タイシュウ】 continent
  • 六大州 【ロクダイシュウ】 the six continents, Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Europe and Australia
  • 州 【ス】 sandbank, sandbar
  • 洲浜 【スハマ】 sandy beach, sandbar that projects into the ocean, particularly in a wavy form, designs and objects with a wavy pattern, sweet mochi cake
  • 白州 【シラス】 white sandbar, white sandbank, area in a garden or entrance of a house laid with white sand or pebbles, gravel separating a noh stage from the audience, court of law in the Edo period, in which the parties sat on white sand
  • 中州 【ナカス】 sandbank (in a river), sandbar

Kun reading compounds

  • 秋津島 【あきつしま】 Japan, Yamato Province
  • 八洲 【やしま】 Japan

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
zhou1
Korean:
ju

Spanish

  • banco de arena
  • continente

Portuguese

French

2539 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
820 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2138 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
467 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
291 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
352 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
17413 Morohashi
391 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3120 New Nelson (John Haig)
2289 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2386 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1178 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3a6.10 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-6 SKIP code
3210.0 Four corner code
1-29-07 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6d32 Unicode hex code

8 strokes
Radical:
tree
Parts:
Variants:
counter for cupfuls, wine glass, glass, toast
Kun:
さかずき
On:
ハイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N3
1235 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 杯 【ハイ】 sake cup, cup for alcoholic beverages, counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc., counter for boats, counter for octopuses and squid, cup, championship
  • 杯洗 【ハイセン】 small vessel or bowl in which sake cups are rinsed
  • 賜杯 【シハイ】 Emperor's cup, trophy given by the Emperor
  • 苦杯 【クハイ】 bitter cup, bitter experience, bitter defeat, ordeal

Kun reading compounds

  • 杯 【さかずき】 sake cup, cup for alcoholic beverages
  • 杯洗い 【さかずきあらい】 small vessel or bowl in which sake cups are rinsed
  • べく杯 【べくはい】 sake cup shaped so it cannot be put down until emptied
  • 水杯 【みずさかずき】 farewell cups of water

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
bei1
Korean:
bae

Spanish

  • copa
  • vaso
  • taza
  • contador de tazas
  • contador de pulpos/calamares

Portuguese

  • Copo cheio
  • garrafa de vinho
  • garrafa
  • vivas

French

  • compteur de verres
  • coupe à saké
  • verre de vin
  • verre
  • toast
1685 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1135 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2206 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
961 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
622 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1155 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1210 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
983 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1078 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1066 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
574 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
761 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1227 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
14497 Morohashi
857 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2586 New Nelson (John Haig)
1219 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1304 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1196 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1854 2001 Kanji
4a4.11 The Kanji Dictionary
1-4-4 SKIP code
4199.0 Four corner code
1-39-53 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
676f Unicode hex code

4 strokes
Radical:
compare, compete
Parts:
Variants:
compare, race, ratio, Philippines
Kun:
くら.べる
On:
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
329 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 比 【ヒ】 ratio, proportion, match, equal, equivalent, comparison, compared with ..., relative to ..., Philippines, explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
  • 比較 【ヒカク】 comparison
  • ギア比 【ギアヒ】 gear ratio
  • 口径比 【コウケイヒ】 aperture ratio (inverse of the f-number), relative aperture

Kun reading compounds

  • 比べる 【くらべる】 to compare, to make a comparison (between), to compete (on), to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)

Readings

Japanese names:
い、 ぴっ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
bi3, bi4
Korean:
bi

Spanish

  • comparación
  • proporción
  • relación
  • Filipinas
  • comparar

Portuguese

  • comparar
  • corrida
  • razão
  • Phillipines

French

  • comparer
  • compétition
  • proportion
  • Philippines
697 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
792 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
771 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
557 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2470 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
589 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
660 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
137 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
798 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
812 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
276 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1146 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
29 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
14 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
14 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
456 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
16743 Morohashi
26 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3010 New Nelson (John Haig)
447 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
482 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
450 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
643 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1256 2001 Kanji
2m3.5 The Kanji Dictionary
1-2-2 SKIP code
1-3-2 SKIP code
2171.0 Four corner code
2111.0 Four corner code
1-40-70 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6bd4 Unicode hex code

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 賽 【サイ】 dice, die
  • 骰子 【サイコロ】 dice, die

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
sai4
Korean:
sae

Spanish

Portuguese

French

1344 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
36886 Morohashi
5822 New Nelson (John Haig)
3m14.2 The Kanji Dictionary
2-3-14 SKIP code
3080.6 Four corner code
1-76-48 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
8cfd Unicode hex code

5 strokes
Radical:
use 用 (甩)
Parts:
utilize, business, service, use, employ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
107 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 用 【ヨウ】 business, task, errand, engagement, use, purpose, for the use of ..., used for ..., made for ..., call of nature, excretion
  • 用意 【ヨウイ】 preparation, arrangements, provision, getting ready, laying out (e.g. a meal)
  • 登用 【トウヨウ】 appointment, assignment, promotion
  • 効用 【コウヨウ】 use, utility, effect, benefit

Kun reading compounds

  • 用いる 【もちいる】 to use, to make use of, to utilize, to utilise

Readings

Japanese names:
たから
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
yong4
Korean:
yong

Spanish

  • uso
  • empleo
  • trabajo
  • usar
  • hacer uso de

Portuguese

  • utilizar
  • negócios
  • serviço
  • usar
  • empregar

French

  • se servir de
  • affaires
  • service
  • utiliser
  • employer
146 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
235 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
215 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
102 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2993 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
110 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
219 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
193 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.19 Japanese for Busy People
107 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
107 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
308 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1329 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3694 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1889 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2569 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1189 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
21703 Morohashi
2976 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3721 New Nelson (John Haig)
1181 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1265 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
177 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
116 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3653 2001 Kanji
2r3.1 The Kanji Dictionary
3-2-3 SKIP code
4-5-1 SKIP code
7722.0 Four corner code
1-45-49 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
7528 Unicode hex code

8 strokes
Radical:
water 水 (氵, 氺)
Parts:
waves, billows, Poland
Kun:
なみ
On:
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N2
740 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 波 【ハ】 counter for waves (of a repeated occurrence)
  • 波及 【ハキュウ】 spread, extension, influence, aftereffect, ripple
  • 低周波 【テイシュウハ】 low frequency
  • 横波 【ヨコナミ】 transverse wave, beam sea

Kun reading compounds

  • 波 【なみ】 wave, ups and downs
  • 波間 【なみま】 interval between the waves, gap between waves
  • 高波 【たかなみ】 high waves, heavy seas
  • 横波 【よこなみ】 transverse wave, beam sea

Readings

Japanese names:
ひら、 みな、 みなみ、 わ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
bo1, po1
Korean:
pa

Spanish

  • onda
  • ola
  • Polonia

Portuguese

  • ondas
  • vagas
  • Polônia

French

  • onde
  • vague
  • Pologne
298 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
387 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
367 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
606 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2529 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
484 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
677 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
596 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
666 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
677 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
913 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1177 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
388 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
245 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
292 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
811 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
17308 Morohashi
330 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3101 New Nelson (John Haig)
803 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
866 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
309 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
367 2001 Kanji
3a5.9 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-5 SKIP code
3414.7 Four corner code
1-39-40 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6ce2 Unicode hex code

9 strokes
Radical:
go slowly
Parts:
Variants:

Speed

Stroke order

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
fu4

Spanish

Portuguese

French

2-6-3 SKIP code
2-05-27 JIS X 0213-2000 kuten code
590D Unicode hex code

8 strokes
Radical:
knife, sword 刀 (刂)
Parts:
system, law, rule
On:
セイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
108 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 制 【セイ】 system, organization, organisation, imperial command, laws, regulation, control, government, suppression, restraint, holding back, establishment
  • 制圧 【セイアツ】 gaining total control (of people or counties), suppression, oppression, control, mastery, ascendancy, supremacy
  • 天皇制 【テンノウセイ】 the Emperor System
  • 帝政 【テイセイ】 imperial government, imperialism, monarchical rule

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
zhi4
Korean:
je

Spanish

  • determinar
  • establecer
  • comprobar
  • cesar
  • poner fin
  • sistema
  • construir

Portuguese

  • sistema
  • lei
  • regra

French

  • système
  • règle
  • loi
  • régime
  • contrôle
823 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
744 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
722 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
196 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
683 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
635 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
357 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
656 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
427 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
433 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
687 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
193 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1624 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
854 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1170 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
425 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
1961 Morohashi
1274 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
481 New Nelson (John Haig)
418 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
447 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
161 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
689 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2443 2001 Kanji
2f6.1 The Kanji Dictionary
1-6-2 SKIP code
2220.0 Four corner code
1-32-09 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5236 Unicode hex code