Jisho

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6 strokes
Radical:
death, decay 歹 (歺)
Parts:
death, die
Kun:
し.ぬし.に-
On:
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
229 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 死 【シ】 death, (an) out, death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
  • 死因 【シイン】 cause of death
  • 安楽死 【アンラクシ】 euthanasia
  • 病死 【ビョウシ】 death from disease, death from illness

Kun reading compounds

  • 死ぬ 【しぬ】 to die, to pass away, to lose spirit, to lose vigor, to look dead, to cease, to stop
  • 死ぬ気で 【しぬきで】 all out, like hell, like crazy, desperately, expecting to die

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
si3
Korean:
sa

Spanish

  • muerte
  • morir

Portuguese

  • morte
  • dados

French

  • mort
  • mourir
223 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
302 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
286 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
254 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2439 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
207 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
205 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
3.5 Japanese for Busy People
85 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
85 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
258 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1133 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
4334 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2194 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2952 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
823 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
16365 Morohashi
3521 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2968 New Nelson (John Haig)
815 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
878 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
238 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
267 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3256 2001 Kanji
0a6.6 The Kanji Dictionary
4-6-1 SKIP code
1021.1 Four corner code
1021.2 Four corner code
1-27-64 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6b7b Unicode hex code

11 strokes
Radical:
hand 手 (扌龵)
Parts:
hang, suspend, depend, arrive at, tax, pour
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N3
1027 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 掛留 【ケイリュウ】 music suspension

Kun reading compounds

  • 掛ける 【かける】 to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall), to let hang, to suspend (from), to hoist (e.g. sail), to raise (e.g. flag), to put on (e.g. a blanket), to put on top of, to cover, to lay, to spread, to put on (glasses, etc.), to wear (a necklace, etc.), to make (a call), to spend (time, money), to expend, to use, to pour (liquid) onto, to sprinkle (powder or spices) onto, to splash, to throw (e.g. water) onto, to turn on (an engine, radio, etc.), to set (a dial, alarm clock, etc.), to put on (a DVD, song, etc.), to use (a device, implement, etc.), to cause (someone inconvenience, trouble, etc.), to burden (someone), to impose, to multiply (arithmetic operation), to secure (e.g. lock), to take a seat, to sit, to rest (something on something else), to support (something on something else), to bind, to wager, to bet, to risk, to stake, to gamble, to put an effect (spell, anaesthetic, etc.) on, to hold (a play, festival, etc.), to hold an emotion for (pity, hope, etc.), to argue (in court), to deliberate (in a meeting), to present (e.g. idea to a conference, etc.), to increase further, to catch (in a trap, etc.), to set atop, to erect (a makeshift building), to apply (insurance), to pun (on a word), to use (a word) as a pivot word, to play on words, to be partway doing ..., to begin (but not complete) ..., to be about to ..., to address (someone), to direct (something, to someone), to do (something, to someone)
  • 掛け 【かけ】 credit, money owed on an account, bill, hanger, holder, rest, rack, peg, hook, stand, in the process of (doing), midway through, half-(done), on the verge of, just about to, hot noodles in broth, wholesale price as a proportion of the list price (in tenths)
  • 掛け金 【かけきん】 installment, instalment, premium, bill
  • 切っ掛け 【きっかけ】 chance, start, cue, excuse, motive, impetus, occasion
  • 打ち掛け 【うちかけ】 women's bridal robe with trailing skirts worn over a kimono, ending play for the day, leaving a game unfinished (esp. Go)
  • 掛かる 【かかる】 to take (a resource, e.g. time or money), to hang, to come into view, to arrive, to come under (a contract, a tax), to start (engines, motors), to attend, to deal with, to handle, to have started to, to be on the verge of, to overlap (e.g. information in a manual), to cover, to (come) at, to be fastened, to be covered (e.g. with dust, a table-cloth, etc.), to be caught in, to get a call, to depend on
  • 掛かり 【かかり】 starting (e.g. of an engine), engaging (e.g. of a lock), expenses, costs, attack (esp. a corner approach), barb (of a fish hook), charge, duty, person in charge, official, clerk
  • 係長 【かかりちょう】 subsection head, assistant manager, chief clerk
  • 掛かり 【かかり】 starting (e.g. of an engine), engaging (e.g. of a lock), expenses, costs, attack (esp. a corner approach), barb (of a fish hook), charge, duty, person in charge, official, clerk
  • 係長 【かかりちょう】 subsection head, assistant manager, chief clerk

Readings

Japanese names:
かけ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
gua4
Korean:
gwae

Spanish

  • colgar
  • suspender
  • enganchar
  • depender

Portuguese

  • pendurar
  • suspender
  • depender
  • chegar
  • imposto

French

  • accrocher
  • suspendre
  • dépendre
  • arriver à
  • taxe
  • verser
1083 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1183 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1952 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1143 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1362 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1321 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1464 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1559 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1477 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
896 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
596 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
361 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
449 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
681 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
12267 Morohashi
493 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2214 New Nelson (John Haig)
674 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
727 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1436 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1354 2001 Kanji
3c8.6 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-8 SKIP code
5300.0 Four corner code
1-19-61 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
639b Unicode hex code