Jisho

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10 strokes
Radical:
weapon, lance
Parts:
Variants:
kill, murder, butcher, slice off, split, diminish, reduce, spoil
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
581 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 殺意 【サツイ】 intent to kill, intent to murder, urge to kill, murderous impulse
  • 殺害 【サツガイ】 killing, murder
  • 他殺 【タサツ】 murder
  • 併殺 【ヘイサツ】 double play
  • 相殺 【ソウサイ】 offset, offsetting each other, cancelling each other out, counterbalancing, set-off, setoff, killing each other
  • 減殺 【ゲンサイ】 lessening, diminishing, reducing
  • 殺害 【サツガイ】 killing, murder
  • 刹那 【セツナ】 moment, instant, kshana, duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second), shortest possible interval of time
  • 歳殺 【サイセツ】 Saisetsu, one of the eight gods of the traditional calendar

Kun reading compounds

  • 殺す 【ころす】 to kill, to slay, to murder, to slaughter, to suppress, to block, to hamper, to destroy (e.g. talent), to eliminate (e.g. an odour), to spoil (e.g. a flavour), to kill (e.g. one's speed), to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.), to hold back, to stifle (a yawn, laugh, etc.), to hold (one's breath), to put out (a runner), to pawn, to put in hock
  • 削ぐ 【そぐ】 to chip (off), to shave off, to slice off, to cut off, to sharpen, to dampen (one's enthusiasm, interest, etc.), to reduce, to diminish, to weaken, to spoil
  • 殺める 【あやめる】 to wound, to murder

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
sha1, shai4
Korean:
sal, soe

Spanish

  • matar
  • quitar la vida

Portuguese

  • matar
  • assassinato
  • açougueiro
  • fatiar
  • partir
  • diminuir
  • reduzir
  • corromper

French

  • tuer
  • meurtre
  • massacrer
  • abattre
  • trancher
  • fendre
  • diminuer
  • réduire
  • gâcher
614 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
515 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
488 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
546 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2454 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
419 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
657 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1138 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
576 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
585 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
610 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1140 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1677 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
889 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1208 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1507 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
16629 Morohashi
1324 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2994 New Nelson (John Haig)
1493 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1607 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
470 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
545 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2968 2001 Kanji
4a6.35 The Kanji Dictionary
1-6-4 SKIP code
4794.7 Four corner code
1-27-06 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6bba Unicode hex code

2 strokes
Radical:
man, human 人 (亻)
Parts:
person
Kun:
ひと-り-と
On:
ジンニン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
5 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 人 【ジン】 -ian (e.g. Italian), -ite (e.g. Tokyoite), -er (e.g. performer, etc.), person working with ..., man, person, people
  • 人為 【ジンイ】 human work, human agency, art, artificiality
  • 米人 【ベイジン】 American person
  • 俳人 【ハイジン】 haiku poet
  • 人 【ニン】 counter for people
  • 人気 【ニンキ】 popularity, public favor, condition (e.g. market), tone, character, nature
  • 同人 【ドウジン】 same person, said person, the person in question, coterie, clique, fraternity, kindred spirits, comrade, colleague, dōjin, doujin, Japanese fans or hobbyists who produce their own magazines, manga, software, etc.
  • 代人 【ダイニン】 substitute, deputy, proxy, representative, agent

Kun reading compounds

  • 人 【ひと】 person, someone, somebody, human beings, mankind, man, people, humans, human (Homo sapiens), (other) people, others, character, personality, nature, capable person, competent person, suitable person, right person, adult, grown-up, I, me, one
  • 人一倍 【ひといちばい】 (much) more than others, exceedingly, extremely, unusually
  • 貴人 【きじん】 aristocrat, nobleman, dignitary, person of high rank
  • いい人 【いいひと】 good-natured person, good person, (one's) lover, boyfriend, girlfriend

Readings

Japanese names:
じ、 と、 ね、 ひこ、 ふみ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
ren2
Korean:
in

Spanish

  • persona

Portuguese

  • pessoa

French

  • être humain
  • personne
30 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
39 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
39 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
9 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
339 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
11 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
14 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.5 Japanese for Busy People
1 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
15 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
42 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
4175 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2111 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2857 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
960 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
344 Morohashi
3368 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
99 New Nelson (John Haig)
951 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1023 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
2 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
7 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1262 2001 Kanji
2a0.1 The Kanji Dictionary
4-2-4 SKIP code
8000.0 Four corner code
1-31-45 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4eba Unicode hex code

5 strokes
Radical:
tree
Parts:
un-, not yet, hitherto, still, even now, sign of the ram, 1-3PM, eighth sign of Chinese zodiac
Kun:
いま.だま.だひつじ
On:
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
650 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

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On reading compounds

  • 未 【ミ】 not yet, un-
  • 未解決 【ミカイケツ】 unsolved, unresolved, unsettled, pending, outstanding
  • 過現未 【カゲンミ】 past, present and future, three states of existence
  • 未央柳 【ビヨウヤナギ】 Chinese hypericum (Hypericum monogynum)
  • 丁未 【ヒノトヒツジ】 Fire Sheep (44th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1907, 1967, 2027)
  • 己未 【ツチノトヒツジ】 Earth Sheep (56th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1919, 1979, 2039)

Kun reading compounds

  • 未だ 【まだ】 still, as yet, only, (not) yet, more, (more) still, at least, comparatively, relatively, unfinished, incomplete, not yet done
  • 未だかつて 【いまだかつて】 never (before)
  • 未だ 【まだ】 still, as yet, only, (not) yet, more, (more) still, at least, comparatively, relatively, unfinished, incomplete, not yet done
  • 未だしも 【まだしも】 rather, better
  • 未 【ひつじ】 the Sheep (eighth sign of the Chinese zodiac), the Ram, the Goat, hour of the Sheep (around 2pm, 1-3pm, or 2-4pm), south-southwest, sixth month of the lunar calendar
  • 未草 【ひつじぐさ】 pygmy waterlily (Nymphaea tetragona)
  • 辛未 【かのとひつじ】 Metal Sheep (8th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1931, 1991, 2051)
  • 乙未 【きのとひつじ】 Wood Sheep (32nd term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1955, 2015, 2075)

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
wei4
Korean:
mi

Spanish

  • aún no
  • todavía
  • hasta ahora

Portuguese

  • já-
  • não ainda
  • até aqui
  • ainda
  • até mesmo agora

French

  • non-
  • encore
  • pas encore
  • jusqu'ici
  • même maintenant
  • signe de la 8ème branche terrestre
  • signe du Mouton (zodiaque)
  • 13 à 15 heures
872 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
617 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
794 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
801 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
179 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
626 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
615 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
210 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
306 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
306 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
583 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1048 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
4318 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2185 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2941 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
221 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
14419 Morohashi
3506 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2535 New Nelson (John Haig)
216 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
229 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
458 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1464 2001 Kanji
0a5.27 The Kanji Dictionary
4-5-3 SKIP code
5090.0 Four corner code
1-44-04 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
672a Unicode hex code

12 strokes (also 11)
Radical:
walk 辵 (辶, ⻌, ⻍)
Parts:
consummate, accomplish, attain, commit (suicide)
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1423 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 遂行 【スイコウ】 accomplishment, execution
  • 完遂 【カンスイ】 successful execution, accomplishment, completion, fulfillment, carrying through
  • 既遂 【キスイ】 already finished (action), already accomplished, committed (crime; as opposed to attempted), perpetrated, consummated, successful

Kun reading compounds

  • 遂げる 【とげる】 to accomplish, to achieve, to carry out, to arrive at (a certain outcome), to come to, to end with
  • 遂に 【ついに】 finally, at last, in the end, after all, never (happened)

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
sui4, sui2
Korean:
su

Spanish

  • consumar
  • llevar a cabo
  • cumplir

Portuguese

  • consumir
  • efetuar
  • atingir
  • cometer (suicídio)

French

  • réussi
  • accompli
  • parvenir à
  • consommer
  • commettre (suicide)
1458 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1427 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4716 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1070 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1813 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1806 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1133 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1185 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1217 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
707 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3892 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2004 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2705 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
546 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
38985P Morohashi
3138 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
6084 New Nelson (John Haig)
540 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
579 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1593 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
951 2001 Kanji
2q9.13 The Kanji Dictionary
3-3-9 SKIP code
3830.3 Four corner code
1-31-75 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
9042 Unicode hex code