Jisho

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沖

7 strokes
Radical:
water 水 (氵, 氺)
Parts:
｜ 口 汁
Variants:
冲
open sea, offing, rise high into sky
Kun:
おき、 おきつ、 ちゅう.する、 わく
On:
チュウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N1
929 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 沖する 【チュウスル】 to rise up into the air, to ascend into the sky
  • 沖積 【チュウセキ】 alluvial
  • 在沖 【ザイチュウ】 staying in Okinawa, resident in Okinawa, stationed in Okinawa

Kun reading compounds

  • 沖 【おき】 open sea, Okinawa
  • 沖合 【おきあい】 off the coast, offshore, out at sea
  • 在沖 【ざいちゅう】 staying in Okinawa, resident in Okinawa, stationed in Okinawa
  • 来沖 【らいおき】 coming to Okinawa, visit to Okinawa
  • 沖する 【ちゅうする】 to rise up into the air, to ascend into the sky

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
chong1
Korean:
chung

Spanish

  • mar abierto
  • alta mar
  • ascender

Portuguese

  • oceano aberto
  • mar aberto
  • subir no ceú

French

  • au large
  • en haute mer
  • montée au ciel
1583 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
829 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2505 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1317 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1460 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
400 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1346 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1429 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
912 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1165 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
307 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
196 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
232 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
140 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
17209 Morohashi
262 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3065 New Nelson (John Haig)
138 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
146 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1138 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
355 2001 Kanji
3a4.5 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-4 SKIP code
3510.6 Four corner code
1-18-13 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6c96 Unicode hex code

縄

15 strokes
Radical:
silk 糸 (糹)
Parts:
乙 勹 小 幺 田 糸 亀
Variants:
繩
straw rope, cord
Kun:
なわ、 ただ.す
On:
ジョウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N1
1075 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 縄文 【ジョウモン】 straw-rope pattern pressed into earthenware, Jōmon period (ca. 14000-1000 BCE)
  • 縄鏢 【ジョウヒョウ】 rope dart, rope javelin
  • 絞縄 【コウジョウ】 hangman's noose, halter, rope to hang a criminal
  • 結縄 【ケツジョウ】 knotted cord or rope, quipu, quippu

Kun reading compounds

  • 縄 【なわ】 rope, cord, policeman's rope
  • 縄張り 【なわばり】 stretching a rope around, roping off, cordoning off, demarcation, one's turf, domain, territory, jurisdiction, sphere of influence, territory (of an animal)
  • 腰縄 【こしなわ】 leash, rope tied round prisoner's waists
  • 延縄 【はえなわ】 longline

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
sheng2
Korean:
seung

Spanish

  • cuerda de paja
  • cordón
  • soga

Portuguese

  • corda de palha
  • corda

French

  • corde
  • corde de paille
1420 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1005 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3568 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1642 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2653 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1760 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1890 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1568 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1550 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1756 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
942 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1271 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1389 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
27729 Morohashi
1388 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4547 New Nelson (John Haig)
1377 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1477 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1793 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
6a9.1 The Kanji Dictionary
1-6-9 SKIP code
2691.6 Four corner code
1-38-76 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
7e04 Unicode hex code

県

9 strokes
Radical:
eye 目
Parts:
小 目
Variants:
縣
prefecture
Kun:
か.ける
On:
ケン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N2
140 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 県 【ケン】 prefecture (Japan), county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.), department (France), province (Italy, Spain, etc.)
  • 県営 【ケンエイ】 (under) prefectural management
  • 都道府県 【トドウフケン】 prefectures (of Japan), largest administrative divisions of Japan: Tokyo-to, Osaka-fu, Kyoto-fu, Hokkaido and the remaining prefectures
  • 同県 【ドウケン】 the same prefecture, the said prefecture

Readings

Japanese names:
あがた、 がた
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
xian4
Korean:
hyeon

Spanish

  • prefectura

Portuguese

  • Condado
  • prefeitura (região)

French

  • préfecture
  • département
203 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
291 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
273 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
195 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1362 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
381 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
226 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1252 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
194 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
194 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
336 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1380 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3269 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1687 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2294 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
126 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
23210P Morohashi
2641 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3918 New Nelson (John Haig)
513 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
552 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
326 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1241 2001 Kanji
3n6.3 The Kanji Dictionary
2-6-3 SKIP code
3-4-5 SKIP code
2-5-4 SKIP code
2690.1 Four corner code
1-24-09 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
770c Unicode hex code

名

6 strokes
Radical:
mouth, opening 口
Parts:
口 夕
name, noted, distinguished, reputation
Kun:
な、 -な
On:
メイ、 ミョウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
177 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 名 【メイ】 counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such), first name, famous, great, name, noun
  • 名画 【メイガ】 famous picture, masterpiece (painting), excellent film, film classic
  • 同名 【ドウメイ】 same name, homonym
  • 芸名 【ゲイメイ】 stage name
  • 名目 【メイモク】 name, title, appellation, (something) nominal, (under the) pretext (of), pretense
  • 苗字 【ミョウジ】 surname, family name, last name
  • 仮名 【カメイ】 alias, pseudonym, pen name, nom de plume
  • 同名 【ドウメイ】 same name, homonym

Kun reading compounds

  • 名 【な】 name, given name, title, fame, renown, reputation, pretext, pretense, justification, appearance
  • 名残 【なごり】 remains, traces, vestiges, relics, (the sorrow of) parting, end
  • 仮名 【かめい】 alias, pseudonym, pen name, nom de plume
  • 片仮名 【かたかな】 katakana, angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for loanwords

Readings

Japanese names:
と
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
ming2
Korean:
myeong

Spanish

  • nombre
  • célebre
  • distinguido
  • reputación

Portuguese

  • nome
  • fama
  • distinção
  • reputação

French

  • nom
  • célèbre
  • fameux
  • réputation
140 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
55 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
71 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
116 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1170 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
131 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
34 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
346 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.3 Japanese for Busy People
82 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
82 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
82 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
285 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2693 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1371 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1857 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
113 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
3297 Morohashi
2169 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
716 New Nelson (John Haig)
112 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
117 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
140 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
53 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2577 2001 Kanji
3d3.12 The Kanji Dictionary
2-3-3 SKIP code
4-6-1 SKIP code
3-3-3 SKIP code
2760.0 Four corner code
1-44-30 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
540d Unicode hex code

字

6 strokes
Radical:
child, seed 子
Parts:
子 宀
character, letter, word, section of village
Kun:
あざ、 あざな、 -な
On:
ジ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N4
485 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 字 【ジ】 character (esp. kanji), letter, written text, handwriting, penmanship, the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
  • 字形 【ジケイ】 character style, character form
  • 題字 【ダイジ】 title lettering
  • 英字 【エイジ】 English letter, alphabetic character

Kun reading compounds

  • 字 【あざ】 section of village
  • 字 【あざな】 Chinese courtesy name (name formerly given to adult Chinese men, used in place of their given name in formal situations), nickname, section of a village
  • 大字 【おおあざ】 larger section (of village)
  • 小字 【こあざ】 small administrative unit (of a village)
  • 字 【あざな】 Chinese courtesy name (name formerly given to adult Chinese men, used in place of their given name in formal situations), nickname, section of a village

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
zi4
Korean:
ja

Spanish

  • carácter
  • letra
  • palabra

Portuguese

  • caracter
  • letra
  • palavra
  • seção de aldeia

French

  • caractère
  • lettre
  • mot
  • hameau
86 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
78 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
28 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
612 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1281 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
121 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
156 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2.17 Japanese for Busy People
110 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
110 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
528 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
457 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2696 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1374 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1860 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
188 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
6942 Morohashi
2172 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1285 New Nelson (John Haig)
185 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
197 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
57 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
747 2001 Kanji
3m2.1 The Kanji Dictionary
2-3-3 SKIP code
2-3-2 SKIP code
3040.7 Four corner code
1-27-90 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5b57 Unicode hex code