Jisho

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9 strokes
Radical:
water 水 (氵, 氺)
Parts:
lively, resuscitation, being helped, living
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
171 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 活 【カツ】 living, life, judo art of resuscitation, action, activity
  • 活字 【カツジ】 printing type, movable type, printed text, print
  • 死活 【シカツ】 life and death, life or death
  • 就活 【シュウカツ】 job hunting, job searching

Kun reading compounds

  • 生きる 【いきる】 to live, to exist, to make a living, to subsist, to be in effect, to be in use, to function, to come to life, to be enlivened, to be safe (in baseball, go, etc.)
  • 生かす 【いかす】 to make (the best) use of, to put to good use, to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.), to capitalise on (experience, etc.), to let live, to keep alive, to revive, to resuscitate, to bring back to life, to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)
  • 生ける 【いける】 to arrange (flowers), to plant, living, live

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
huo2
Korean:
hwal, gwal

Spanish

  • vida
  • energía
  • actividad

Portuguese

  • vivo
  • resuscitação
  • existência
  • ser ajudado
  • vida

French

  • vivant
  • animé
  • résurrection
  • être aidé
174 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
99 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
244 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
203 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2552 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
198 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
681 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
819 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
3.10 Japanese for Busy People
237 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
237 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
517 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1185 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
460 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
285 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
345 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
145 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
17423 Morohashi
385 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3132 New Nelson (John Haig)
143 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
154 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
132 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
172 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
377 2001 Kanji
3a6.16 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-6 SKIP code
3216.4 Four corner code
1-19-72 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6d3b Unicode hex code

11 strokes
Radical:
power, force
Parts:
move, motion, change, confusion, shift, shake
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
73 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 動 【ドウ】 motion
  • 動員 【ドウイン】 mobilization, mobilisation
  • 人事異動 【ジンジイドウ】 personnel change, personnel shift, reshuffle, (annual) staff reassignment
  • 異動 【イドウ】 (personnel) change, transfer, relocation, reassignment, reshuffle

Kun reading compounds

  • 動く 【うごく】 to move, to stir, to shift, to shake, to swing, to operate, to run, to go, to work, to make a move, to take action, to act, to go into action, to be touched, to be influenced, to change, to vary, to fluctuate, to waver, to be transferred
  • 動く歩道 【うごくほどう】 moving walkway, moving sidewalk, travelator
  • 動かす 【うごかす】 to move, to shift, to stir, to budge, to change position, to inspire, to rouse, to move (e.g. feeling), to influence, to change, to alter, to deny, to operate, to set in motion, to get going, to mobilize (e.g. troops), to mobilise, to deploy, to manage (e.g. funds)

Readings

Japanese names:
るぎ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
dong4
Korean:
dong

Spanish

  • mover
  • movimiento
  • moverse
  • trasladar

Portuguese

  • mover
  • movimento
  • mudança
  • jáfusão
  • trocar
  • agitar

French

  • bouger
  • mouvement
  • changement
  • confusion
  • secouer
296 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
384 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
362 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
86 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
730 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
169 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
130 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2.14 Japanese for Busy People
231 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
231 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
64 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
221 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2232 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1163 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1583 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1692 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
2390 Morohashi
1778 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
549 New Nelson (John Haig)
1676 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1806 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
47 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
385 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2245 2001 Kanji
2g9.1 The Kanji Dictionary
1-9-2 SKIP code
2412.7 Four corner code
1-38-16 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
52d5 Unicode hex code

15 strokes
Radical:
bamboo 竹 (⺮)
Parts:
pattern, example, model
On:
ハン
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1088 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 範 【ハン】 example, model
  • 範囲 【ハンイ】 extent, scope, sphere, range, span
  • 師範 【シハン】 instructor, (fencing) teacher, model
  • 遺範 【イハン】 good example set by those who came before us

Readings

Japanese names:
のり
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
fan4
Korean:
beom

Spanish

  • patrón
  • ejemplo
  • modelo
  • conclusión
  • final

Portuguese

  • modelo
  • exemplo

French

  • modèle
  • exemple
1719 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1126 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3424 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1067 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1606 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2384 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1092 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1143 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1061 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1487 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3360 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1740 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2364 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1425 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
26253 Morohashi
2709 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4330 New Nelson (John Haig)
1413 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1516 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1789 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2356 2001 Kanji
6f9.3 The Kanji Dictionary
2-6-9 SKIP code
8851.2 Four corner code
1-40-47 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
7bc4 Unicode hex code

7 strokes
Radical:
enclosure
Parts:
Variants:
surround, besiege, store, paling, enclosure, encircle, preserve, keep
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
771 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 囲碁 【イゴ】 go (board game)
  • 囲郭村 【イカクソン】 walled settlement, walled town
  • 解囲 【カイイ】 breaking the enemy siege
  • 外囲 【ガイイ】 periphery, surroundings

Kun reading compounds

  • 囲む 【かこむ】 to surround, to encircle, to enclose, to fence, to wall in, to besiege, to lay siege to, to play (go, shogi, etc.)
  • 囲う 【かこう】 to enclose, to surround, to encircle, to fence, to wall in, to shelter (e.g. a criminal), to shield, to hide, to protect, to keep (e.g. a mistress), to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.), to preserve, to protect
  • 囲い 【かこい】 enclosure, fence, wall, pen, paling, storage (of fruit, vegetables, etc.), partitioned area of a room for conducting tea ceremonies, mistress, castle, strong defensive position
  • 囲い女 【かこいおんな】 mistress

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
wei2
Korean:
wi

Spanish

  • circunferencia
  • rodear
  • cercar

Portuguese

  • circundar
  • sitiar
  • loja
  • paliçada
  • cerca
  • preservar
  • guardar

French

  • entourer
  • assiéger
  • enceinte
  • palissade
  • encercler
  • réserve
  • garder
343 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
446 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
422 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
945 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1032 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
803 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
423 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
501A Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1194 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1257 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1062 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
340 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3807 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1949 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2643 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1825 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
4722 Morohashi
3069 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
945 New Nelson (John Haig)
1807 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1948 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
474 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1955 2001 Kanji
3s4.2 The Kanji Dictionary
3-3-4 SKIP code
6055.0 Four corner code
1-16-47 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
56f2 Unicode hex code