Jisho

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10 strokes
Radical:
water 水 (氵, 氺)
Parts:
Variants:
tears, sympathy
Kun:
なみだ
On:
ルイレイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
1381 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 涙液 【ルイエキ】 lacrimal fluid, tears
  • 涙活 【ルイカツ】 therapeutic crying for stress relief, having a good cry
  • 催涙 【サイルイ】 tear-inducing
  • 感涙 【カンルイ】 tears (from being deeply moved), tears of gratitude

Kun reading compounds

  • 涙 【なみだ】 tear, tears, lachrymal secretion, sympathy
  • 涙ぐましい 【なみだぐましい】 touching, moving, painful
  • 悔し涙 【くやしなみだ】 tears of regret, bitter tears, vexation, chagrin
  • 忝涙 【かたじけなみだ】 tears of gratitude

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
lei4
Korean:
ru

Spanish

  • lágrima
  • compasión
  • consolación

Portuguese

  • lágrimas
  • simpatia

French

  • larme
  • compassion
1916 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1360 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2569 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1200 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
687 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1062 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1239 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1305 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1081 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1201 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
528 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
324 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
399 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1091 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
17573P Morohashi
440 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3154 New Nelson (John Haig)
1082 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1163 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1361 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
363 2001 Kanji
3a7.21 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-7 SKIP code
3313.4 Four corner code
1-46-62 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6d99 Unicode hex code

13 strokes
Radical:
earth
Parts:

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  • 塞源 【ソクゲン】 blockage of a source
  • 塞栓 【ソクセン】 embolus, abnormal substance (i.e. air) circulating in the blood
  • 梗塞 【コウソク】 stoppage, blocking, infarction, infarct
  • 閉塞 【ヘイソク】 blockage, blockade, blocking up, stoppage, obstruction, occlusion
  • 塞翁が馬 【サイオウガウマ】 the future is unpredictable, inscrutable are the ways of heaven, the irony of fate
  • 塞外 【サイガイ】 outside a fort, outside the Great Wall of China
  • 防塞 【ボウサイ】 fort, defensive position
  • 城塞 【ジョウサイ】 fortress, stronghold, citadel

Kun reading compounds

  • 塞ぐ 【ふさぐ】 to stop up, to close up, to block (up), to plug up, to shut up, to cover (ears, eyes, etc.), to close (eyes, mouth), to stand in the way, to obstruct, to occupy, to fill up, to take up, to perform one's role, to do one's duty, to feel depressed, to be in low spirits, to mope

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
sai1, sai4, se4
Korean:
sae, saeg

Spanish

Portuguese

French

1324 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
465 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
2924 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2033 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
5349 Morohashi
2330 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1069 New Nelson (John Haig)
2214 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1646 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
772 2001 Kanji
3m10.2 The Kanji Dictionary
2-3-10 SKIP code
3010.4 Four corner code
1-26-41 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
585e Unicode hex code

12 strokes
Radical:
rap 攴 (攵)
Parts:
daring, brave, bold, sad, tragic, pitiful
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1859 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

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On reading compounds

  • 敢闘 【カントウ】 fighting bravely
  • 敢行 【カンコウ】 decisive action, going through with, daring to do, carrying out
  • 勇猛果敢 【ユウモウカカン】 daring and resolute, having dauntless courage
  • 迅速果敢 【ジンソクカカン】 quick and decisive, fast and daring, swift and resolute

Kun reading compounds

  • 敢えて 【あえて】 purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.), daringly (doing something), deliberately, intentionally, not necessarily, not particularly, not especially, definitely not
  • 敢え無い 【あえない】 disappointing (end, result, etc.), sad, miserable, tragic, fleeting, transient

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
gan3
Korean:
gam

Spanish

  • osado
  • atrevido

Portuguese

  • ousar
  • frágil
  • lamentável
  • trágico
  • triste
  • franzino

French

  • audace
  • triste
  • tragique
  • pitoyable
  • frêle
  • faible
1106 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1812 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2054 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1713 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1390 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1687 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1691 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1807 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1622 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
942 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2142 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1121 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1522 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
834 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
13260 Morohashi
1706 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2350 New Nelson (John Haig)
826 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
889 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1544 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3166 2001 Kanji
4i8.5 The Kanji Dictionary
1-8-4 SKIP code
1814.0 Four corner code
1-20-26 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6562 Unicode hex code