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浜

10 strokes
Radical:
water 水 (氵, 氺)
Parts:
一 ハ 汁 斤
Variants:
濱 濵
seacoast, beach, seashore
Kun:
はま
On:
ヒン
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
645 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 浜堤 【ヒンテイ】 beach ridge
  • 海浜 【カイヒン】 seashore, seaside, beach
  • 京浜 【ケイヒン】 Tokyo and Yokohama

Kun reading compounds

  • 浜 【はま】 beach, seashore, captured pieces, captured stones, Yokohama, riverbank, riverside
  • 浜辺 【はまべ】 beach, foreshore
  • 白浜 【しらはま】 white sandy beach
  • 塩浜 【しおはま】 saltpan, field for drying salt

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
bang1
Korean:
bin

Spanish

  • litoral
  • playa
  • zona costera
  • abreviatura de Yokohama

Portuguese

  • praia
  • costa

French

  • plage
  • rivage
1743 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
418 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2567 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
907 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1473 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1070 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
785 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
799 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
911 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1196 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
523 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
320 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
394 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1344 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
17462 Morohashi
436 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3152 New Nelson (John Haig)
1332 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1430 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1358 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
361 2001 Kanji
3a7.7 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-7 SKIP code
3218.1 Four corner code
1-41-45 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6d5c Unicode hex code

頓

13 strokes
Radical:
leaf 頁
Parts:
ハ 屯 目 貝 頁
suddenly, immediately, in a hurry, arrange, stay in place, bow, kowtow
Kun:
にわか.に、 とん.と、 つまず.く、 とみ.に、 ぬかずく
On:
トン、 トツ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high

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  • 頓 【トミ】 sudden, abrupt, unexpected, stupid, foolish, attaining enlightenment in one effort (without ascetic practices, etc.)
  • 頓狂 【トンキョウ】 wild, freakish, madcap, crazy, hysterical
  • 整理整頓 【セイリセイトン】 keeping things tidy and in order
  • 停頓 【テイトン】 deadlock, standstill, stalemate, set-back, abeyance

Kun reading compounds

  • 頓と 【とんと】 completely, not at all
  • 頓に 【とみに】 suddenly, all at once, rapidly

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
dun4, du2
Korean:
don, dun

Spanish

  • de pronto
  • de repente
  • de una vez
  • preparar
  • arreglar
  • ordenar
  • recoger
  • bajar la cabeza

Portuguese

French

5121 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2115 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2122 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1320 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
957 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
43381 Morohashi
6623 New Nelson (John Haig)
2788 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1610 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
9a4.1 The Kanji Dictionary
1-4-9 SKIP code
5178.6 Four corner code
1-38-60 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
9813 Unicode hex code

別

7 strokes
Radical:
knife, sword 刀 (刂)
Parts:
刈 力 勹 口
separate, branch off, diverge, fork, another, extra, specially
Kun:
わか.れる、 わ.ける
On:
ベツ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N4
214 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 別 【ベツ】 distinction, difference, discrimination, separate, different, another, extra, exception, exclusion, classified by, ranked by, according to
  • 別院 【ベツイン】 branch temple
  • 無差別 【ムサベツ】 indiscrimination, without discrimination, indiscriminate
  • 告別 【コクベツ】 farewell, leave-taking

Kun reading compounds

  • 別れる 【わかれる】 to part (usu. of people), to part from, to part with, to be apart from, to separate (of a couple), to break up, to divorce, to lose (e.g. one's mother), to be bereaved
  • 分ける 【わける】 to divide (into), to split (into), to part, to separate, to divide up, to classify, to sort out, to divide out, to share, to distribute, to deal out, to dish out, to distinguish, to discriminate, to differentiate (between), to break up (a fight), to mediate, to call a draw, to tie, to push one's way through (a crowd), to sell

Readings

Japanese names:
べっ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
bie2
Korean:
byeol

Spanish

  • separar
  • aparte
  • distinto
  • dividirse

Portuguese

  • separar
  • ramo desligado
  • divergir
  • garfo
  • outro
  • extra
  • especialmente

French

  • séparer
  • spécialement
  • diverger
  • extra
  • un autre
508 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
607 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
579 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
255 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
674 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
288 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
127 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
435 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.12 Japanese for Busy People
267 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
267 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
397 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
188 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1434 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
760 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1032 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
91 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
1924 Morohashi
1117 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
467 New Nelson (John Haig)
90 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
94 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
227 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
490 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3743 2001 Kanji
2f5.3 The Kanji Dictionary
1-5-2 SKIP code
6220.0 Four corner code
1-42-44 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5225 Unicode hex code

小

3 strokes
Radical:
small, insignificant 小
Parts:
小
little, small
Kun:
ちい.さい、 こ-、 お-、 さ-
On:
ショウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
114 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 小 【ショウ】 smallness, small item, short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days), elementary school, smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name), inferior, younger (of two people with the same name), junior, unit of field area (approx. 400 sq m)
  • 小雨 【コサメ】 light rain, drizzle
  • 微小 【ビショウ】 microscopic
  • 中小 【チュウショウ】 small and medium

Kun reading compounds

  • 小さい 【ちいさい】 small, little, tiny, slight, below average (in degree, amount, etc.), minor, small, low (e.g. sound), soft (e.g. voice), unimportant, petty, insignificant, trifling, trivial, young, juvenile
  • 小さい頃 【ちいさいころ】 as a child, when one was a child

Readings

Japanese names:
いさら、 こう、 さざ、 しゃお、 ちいさ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
xiao3
Korean:
so

Spanish

  • poco
  • pequeño

Portuguese

  • Pequeno
  • pouco

French

  • petit
24 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
27 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
36 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
63 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1355 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
33 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
46 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
21 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.15 Japanese for Busy People
27 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
27 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
88 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
511 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
7 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
106 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
7473 Morohashi
7 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1389 New Nelson (John Haig)
105 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
110 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
126 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
15 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1141 2001 Kanji
3n0.1 The Kanji Dictionary
1-1-2 SKIP code
9000.0 Four corner code
1-30-14 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5c0f Unicode hex code

惑

12 strokes
Radical:
heart 心 (忄, ⺗)
Parts:
口 心 戈
Variants:
beguile, delusion, perplexity
Kun:
まど.う
On:
ワク
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
777 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 惑 【ワク】 klesha
  • 惑星 【ワクセイ】 planet, dark horse, surprise contender
  • 魅惑 【ミワク】 attraction, fascination, lure, captivation, charm
  • 不惑 【フワク】 past forty, following right course

Kun reading compounds

  • 惑う 【まどう】 to get lost, to lose one's bearings, to be puzzled, to be perplexed, to be confused, to be at a loss, to be tempted, to be seduced, to be captivated

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
huo4
Korean:
hog

Spanish

  • ilusión
  • engaño
  • duda
  • seducción
  • dudar
  • seducir

Portuguese

  • enganar
  • desilusão
  • perplexidade

French

  • égarer
  • perplexité
  • séduire
1942 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1160 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1710 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1131 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1302 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1784 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
969 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1001 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1071 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
789 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3461 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1783 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2427 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
622 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
10789 Morohashi
2786 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1892 New Nelson (John Haig)
614 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
661 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1532 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1458 2001 Kanji
4k8.16 The Kanji Dictionary
2-8-4 SKIP code
5333.0 Four corner code
1-47-39 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
60d1 Unicode hex code

星

9 strokes
Radical:
sun, day 日
Parts:
日 生
Variants:
皨
star, spot, dot, mark
Kun:
ほし、 -ぼし
On:
セイ、 ショウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N2
844 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 星 【セイ】 Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions), Singapore
  • 星座 【セイザ】 constellation, astrological sign, star sign, zodiac sign
  • 新星 【シンセイ】 nova, new face, new star
  • 小惑星 【ショウワクセイ】 asteroid
  • 客星 【カクセイ】 celestial body seen only for a short time (e.g. comet)
  • 七星 【シチセイ】 the Big Dipper (asterism), the Plough, the Plow

Kun reading compounds

  • 星 【ほし】 star (usu. excluding the Sun), planet (usu. excluding Earth), heavenly body, star (glyph, symbol, shape), asterisk, star (actor, player, etc.), dot, spot, fleck, bullseye, perp, perpetrator, culprit, offender, suspect, one's star (that determines one's fate), one's fortune, point, score, star point (intersection marked with a dot), hoshi, (pyrotechnic) star
  • 星空 【ほしぞら】 starry sky
  • 四三の星 【しそうのほし】 the Big Dipper (asterism), the Plough, the Plow
  • 希望の星 【きぼうのほし】 ray of light, ray of hope, promising talent

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
xing1
Korean:
seong

Spanish

  • estrella
  • punto pequeño
  • resultado de un juego

Portuguese

  • estrela
  • ponto
  • marca

French

  • étoile
  • point
  • marque
264 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
171 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
154 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
877 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2121 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
838 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
599 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
946 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
730 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
743 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
463 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
973 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3089 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1577 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2156 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1570 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
13837 Morohashi
2435 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2452 New Nelson (John Haig)
1556 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1676 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
181 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3872 2001 Kanji
4c5.7 The Kanji Dictionary
2-4-5 SKIP code
6010.4 Four corner code
1-32-17 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
661f Unicode hex code