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渕

11 strokes
Radical:
water 水 (氵, 氺)
Parts:
二 人 并 刈 大 汁
Variants:
淵 渊 囦
edge
Kun:
ふち、 かた.い、 はなわ
On:
エン、 カク、 コウ
1399 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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Kun reading compounds

  • 淵 【ふち】 deep pool, deep water, abyss, depths (e.g. of despair), grip (e.g. of death)

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
yuan1
Korean:
yeon

Spanish

Portuguese

French

642 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3165 New Nelson (John Haig)
2325 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2416 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
3a9.3 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-8 SKIP code
3210.0 Four corner code
1-62-28 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6e15 Unicode hex code

瀬

19 strokes
Radical:
water 水 (氵, 氺)
Parts:
｜ ハ 口 汁 木 目 貝 頁
rapids, current, torrent, shallows, shoal
Kun:
せ
On:
ライ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1152 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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Kun reading compounds

  • 瀬 【せ】 shallows, shoal, rapids, current, torrent, position, place, chance, opportunity
  • 瀬戸 【せと】 strait, channel
  • 早瀬 【はやせ】 swift current, rapids
  • 高瀬 【たかせ】 shallow river, shallows, flatboat, river boat

Readings

Japanese names:
いわた、 がせ、 しげ、 せい、 せっ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
lai4
Korean:
roe

Spanish

  • corriente de agua
  • rápidos
  • torrente
  • tiempo
  • ocasión

Portuguese

  • corredeiras
  • corrente
  • torrente
  • baixios
  • banco de areia

French

  • rapides
  • courant
  • torrent
  • hauts fonds
1469 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
947 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2735 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1037 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1509 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2794 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1513 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1614 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1845 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1259 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
995 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
545 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
717 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1682 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
18672P Morohashi
806 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3384 New Nelson (John Haig)
1666 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1795 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1914 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
361 2001 Kanji
3a16.3 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-16 SKIP code
3118.6 Four corner code
1-32-05 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
702c Unicode hex code

真

10 strokes
Radical:
eye 目
Parts:
一 ハ 十 目
Variants:
眞
true, reality, Buddhist sect
Kun:
ま、 ま-、 まこと
On:
シン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
279 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 真 【シン】 truth, reality, genuineness, seriousness, truth, printed style writing, star performer
  • 真意 【シンイ】 real intention, true motive, true meaning
  • 組み写真 【クミシャシン】 composite or montage photograph
  • 迫真 【ハクシン】 realistic, true to life

Kun reading compounds

  • 真 【ま】 just, right, due (east), pure, genuine, true, truth
  • 誠 【まこと】 truth, reality, fact, sincerity, honesty, faithfulness, good faith, indeed, really, absolutely, truly, actually, very, quite
  • 秀真 【ほつま】 Hotsuma (script)
  • 誠 【まこと】 truth, reality, fact, sincerity, honesty, faithfulness, good faith, indeed, really, absolutely, truly, actually, very, quite
  • 誠に 【まことに】 indeed, really, absolutely, truly, actually, very, quite
  • 嘘から出たまこと 【うそからでたまこと】 something intended as a lie or joke which (by chance) ends up being true, lie turned truth

Readings

Japanese names:
さな、 さね、 ただ、 ただし、 なお、 のり、 まあ、 まこ、 まさ、 まっ、 まど、 まな、 まゆ、 みち、 も
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
zhen1
Korean:
jin

Spanish

  • verdad
  • realidad
  • puro
  • genuino
  • verdadero

Portuguese

  • verdadeiro
  • realidade
  • seita do Budismo

French

  • exact
  • vrai
  • réalité
  • secte bouddhiste
438 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
341 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
514 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
278 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
783 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
384 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
227 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1228 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.7 Japanese for Busy People
422 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
428 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
242 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1385 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2616 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1337 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1813 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
75 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
23236 Morohashi
2111 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3926 New Nelson (John Haig)
75 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
79 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
195 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
358 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1561 2001 Kanji
2k8.1 The Kanji Dictionary
2-2-8 SKIP code
2-7-3 SKIP code
4080.1 Four corner code
1-31-31 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
771f Unicode hex code

寿

7 strokes
Radical:
thumb, inch 寸
Parts:
一 ノ 二 寸
Variants:
壽
longevity, congratulations, one's natural life
Kun:
ことぶき、 ことぶ.く、 ことほ.ぐ
On:
ジュ、 ス、 シュウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
1245 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 寿 【ジュ】 age, years, longevity, long life, congratulation, celebration, congratulatory gift
  • 寿命 【ジュミョウ】 lifespan, life, lifetime, life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.), service life, end of an object's (useful) life
  • 喜寿 【キジュ】 77th birthday
  • 米寿 【ベイジュ】 88th birthday
  • 寿司 【スシ】 sushi, range of dishes made with vinegared rice combined with fish, vegetables, egg, etc.
  • すき焼き 【スキヤキ】 sukiyaki, thin slices of beef, cooked with various vegetables in a table-top cast-iron pan
  • 恵比寿 【エビス】 Ebisu, god of fishing and commerce
  • 十日戎 【トオカエビス】 Tōka Ebisu, festival held on January 10 in honor of Ebisu, the god of fishing and commerce

Kun reading compounds

  • 寿 【ことぶき】 congratulations, felicitations, best wishes, longevity, long life
  • 寿教室 【ことぶききょうしつ】 culture courses for the aged
  • 新年の寿 【しんねんのことぶき】 New Years greetings
  • 寿く 【ことぶく】 to congratulate, to wish one well
  • 寿ぐ 【ことほぐ】 to congratulate, to wish (someone) well, to celebrate

Readings

Japanese names:
かず、 じ、 じゅう、 すっ、 すみ、 とし、 としかつ、 なが、 のぶ、 のり、 ひさ、 ひさし、 やす
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
shou4
Korean:
su

Spanish

  • longevidad
  • felicitaciones

Portuguese

  • longevidade
  • congratulações
  • vida natural

French

  • longévité
  • félicitations
  • vie
1351 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1132 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
194 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1786 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1221 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
539 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1550 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1652 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1327 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
501 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
4372 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2215 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2979 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1579 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
7419P Morohashi
3557 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1374 New Nelson (John Haig)
1565 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1687 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1115 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1448 2001 Kanji
0a7.15 The Kanji Dictionary
4-7-4 SKIP code
5004.0 Four corner code
5034.0 Four corner code
1-28-87 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5bff Unicode hex code

美

9 strokes
Radical:
sheep 羊 (⺶)
Parts:
并 大 王 羊
beauty, beautiful
Kun:
うつく.しい
On:
ビ、 ミ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
462 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 美 【ビ】 beauty
  • 美意識 【ビイシキ】 sense of beauty, aesthetic sense
  • 華美 【カビ】 splendor, splendour, gorgeousness, pomp, magnificence, showiness, gaudiness, extravagance, luxury
  • 造形美 【ゾウケイビ】 beauty of form (oft. used of nature), beauty of a sculpted shape
  • 御 【ミ】 august, beautiful
  • 見事 【ミゴト】 splendid, magnificent, excellent, fine, superb, beautiful, admirable, utter (esp. defeat), total, complete, something worth seeing, sight, spectacle
  • 水野亜美 【ミズノアミ】 Ami Mizuno (Sailor Moon character)
  • 伊邪那美 【イザナミ】 Izanami (Shinto goddess)

Kun reading compounds

  • 美しい 【うつくしい】 beautiful, pretty, lovely, sweet, pure (heart, friendship, etc.)

Readings

Japanese names:
はる、 よし、 よしみ、 り
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
mei3
Korean:
mi

Spanish

  • belleza
  • bello

Portuguese

  • beleza
  • bela

French

  • beauté
  • beau, belle
308 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
398 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
376 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
289 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3658 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
268 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
833 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
923 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
3.19 Japanese for Busy People
401 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
405 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
673 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1566 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2817 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1451 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1955 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
554 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
28435 Morohashi
2264 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4660 New Nelson (John Haig)
548 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
587 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
339 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
343 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
963 2001 Kanji
2o7.4 The Kanji Dictionary
2-3-6 SKIP code
4-9-4 SKIP code
2-6-3 SKIP code
8043.1 Four corner code
1-40-94 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
7f8e Unicode hex code