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水

4 strokes
Radical:
water 水 (氵, 氺)
Parts:
水
water
Kun:
みず、 みず-
On:
スイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
223 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 水 【スイ】 Wednesday, shaved ice (served with flavored syrup), water (fifth of the five elements)
  • 水位 【スイイ】 water level
  • 用水 【ヨウスイ】 irrigation water, water for fire, city water, cistern water
  • 浄水 【ジョウスイ】 clean water, purified water

Kun reading compounds

  • 水 【みず】 water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water), fluid (esp. in an animal tissue), liquid, flood, floodwaters, water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout, break granted to wrestlers engaged in a prolonged bout
  • 水揚げ 【みずあげ】 landing, unloading (e.g. a ship), catch (of fish), takings, sales (of a shop), defloration (e.g. of a geisha), preservation (of cut flowers, in ikebana)
  • 飲み水 【のみみず】 drinking water, potable water
  • 呼び水 【よびみず】 pump-priming, rousing, stimulation

Readings

Japanese names:
うず、 ずみ、 つ、 ど、 み、 みさ、 みつ、 みな、 みん
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
shui3
Korean:
su

Spanish

  • agua

Portuguese

  • água

French

  • eau
14 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
16 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
40 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
144 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2482 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
16 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
68 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
54 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1.A Japanese for Busy People
21 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
21 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
19 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1151 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
10 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
132 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
17083 Morohashi
10 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3030 New Nelson (John Haig)
130 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
137 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
166 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
31 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1142 2001 Kanji
3a0.1 The Kanji Dictionary
1-1-3 SKIP code
4-4-3 SKIP code
1223.0 Four corner code
1-31-69 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6c34 Unicode hex code

晶

12 strokes
Radical:
sun, day 日
Parts:
日
sparkle, clear, crystal
On:
ショウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1613 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 晶化 【ショウカ】 crystallization, crystallisation
  • 晶光 【ショウコウ】 brilliant light
  • 水晶 【スイショウ】 (rock) crystal, high purity quartz
  • 骸晶 【ガイショウ】 hopper crystal, skeleton crystal

Readings

Japanese names:
あ、 あき、 あきら、 ひかり、 まさ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
jing1
Korean:
jeong

Spanish

  • destello
  • brillo
  • cristalización

Portuguese

  • faísca
  • claro
  • cristalino

French

  • étinceler
  • cristal
  • clair
1403 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1698 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2137 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1582 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1408 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1740 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1645 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1758 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1808 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
977 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3122 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1601 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2183 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
22 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
14000 Morohashi
2474 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2482 New Nelson (John Haig)
22 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
22 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1546 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3878 2001 Kanji
4c8.6 The Kanji Dictionary
2-4-8 SKIP code
6066.0 Four corner code
1-30-29 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6676 Unicode hex code

婚

11 strokes
Radical:
woman, female 女
Parts:
女 日 氏
marriage
On:
コン
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N3
767 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 婚 【コン】 marriage
  • 婚姻 【コンイン】 marriage, matrimony
  • 初婚 【ショコン】 first marriage
  • 成婚 【セイコン】 marriage, wedding

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
hun1
Korean:
hon

Spanish

  • matrimonio
  • casamiento

Portuguese

  • casamento

French

  • mariage
1278 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
633 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1236 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
965 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
453 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
567 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
576 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
303 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
447 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
566 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
344 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
427 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1847 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
6418 Morohashi
470 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1242 New Nelson (John Haig)
1830 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1972 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1420 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1778 2001 Kanji
3e8.4 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-8 SKIP code
4246.4 Four corner code
1-26-07 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5a5a Unicode hex code

式

6 strokes
Radical:
shoot, arrow 弋
Parts:
工 弋
style, ceremony, rite, function, method, system, form, expression
On:
シキ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
251 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 式 【シキ】 way, style, fashion, method, system, form, type, ceremony, rite, ritual, celebration, wedding (ceremony), equation, formula, expression, enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryō legal codes)
  • 式場 【シキジョウ】 ceremonial hall (e.g. wedding, funeral), hall for ceremonies, place of ceremony
  • 硬式 【コウシキ】 hard (esp. of hardball, tennis, etc.)
  • 型式 【カタシキ】 model (e.g. of a vehicle), type

Readings

Japanese names:
のり
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
shi4
Korean:
sig

Spanish

  • ceremonia
  • método
  • sistema
  • forma

Portuguese

  • estilo
  • cerimônia
  • rito
  • método
  • sistema
  • formulário

French

  • type
  • protocole
  • cérémonie
  • rituel
  • fonction
  • processus
  • système
  • forme
417 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
311 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
295 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
185 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1556 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
349 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
515 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
306 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
525 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
534 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
796 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
602 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3785 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1931 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2623 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
359 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
9663 Morohashi
3049 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1676 New Nelson (John Haig)
353 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
377 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
356 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
269 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1456 2001 Kanji
4n3.2 The Kanji Dictionary
3-3-3 SKIP code
4310.0 Four corner code
1-28-16 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5f0f Unicode hex code