Jisho

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12 strokes
Radical:
water 水 (氵, 氺)
Parts:
harbor
Kun:
みなと
On:
コウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
495 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

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On reading compounds

  • 港 【コウ】 harbour
  • 港内 【コウナイ】 inside the harbour, inside the harbor
  • 漁港 【ギョコウ】 fishing harbour, fishing harbor
  • 海港 【カイコウ】 port, seaport

Kun reading compounds

  • 港 【みなと】 harbour, harbor, port
  • 港区 【みなとく】 Minato City (special ward of Tokyo), Minato Ward (Osaka), Minato Ward (Nagoya)

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
gang3
Korean:
hang, gang

Spanish

  • puerto
  • portuario

Portuguese

  • Porto (navios)

French

  • port
397 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
296 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
280 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
445 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2630 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
337 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
698 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1583 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
3.3 Japanese for Busy People
669 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
680 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
909 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1221 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
737 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
440 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
552 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1818 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
17783P Morohashi
605 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3242 New Nelson (John Haig)
1800 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1940 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
397 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
356 2001 Kanji
3a9.13 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-9 SKIP code
3411.7 Four corner code
1-25-33 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6e2f Unicode hex code

13 strokes
Radical:
metal, gold 金 (釒)
Parts:
Variants:
iron
Kun:
くろがね
On:
テツ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N2
672 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 鉄 【テツ】 iron (Fe), steel, iron (will, discipline, lady, etc.), railway, railway enthusiast
  • 鉄製 【テッセイ】 made of iron
  • 国鉄 【コクテツ】 national railway, Japan National Railways (1949-1987)
  • 新日本製鐵 【シンニッポンセイテツ】 Nippon Steel Corporation

Kun reading compounds

  • 黒金 【くろがね】 iron

Readings

Japanese names:
けん、 てっ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
tie3
Korean:
cheol

Spanish

  • hierro
  • acero

Portuguese

  • ferro

French

  • fer
283 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
374 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
353 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
327 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4844 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
242 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
976 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1948 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.1 Japanese for Busy People
312 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
312 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
147 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1814 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2147 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1126 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1527 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
854 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
40285 Morohashi
1711 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
6253 New Nelson (John Haig)
846 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
909 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
449 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
422 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2863 2001 Kanji
8a5.6 The Kanji Dictionary
1-8-5 SKIP code
8513.0 Four corner code
1-37-20 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
9244 Unicode hex code

13 strokes
Radical:
rain
Parts:
electricity
On:
デン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
268 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 電化 【デンカ】 electrification
  • 電圧 【デンアツ】 voltage
  • 送電 【ソウデン】 transmission of electricity, electricity supply, power supply
  • 配電 【ハイデン】 distribution of electricity

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
dian4
Korean:
jeon

Spanish

  • electricidad
  • eléctrico

Portuguese

  • eletricidade

French

  • électricité
286 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
197 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
180 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
125 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
5050 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
222 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
98 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2025 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.2 Japanese for Busy People
108 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
108 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
61 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1862 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3465 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1784 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2431 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
541 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
42253 Morohashi
2790 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
6526 New Nelson (John Haig)
535 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
574 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
332 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
228 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3156 2001 Kanji
8d5.2 The Kanji Dictionary
2-8-5 SKIP code
1071.6 Four corner code
1-37-37 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
96fb Unicode hex code

7 strokes
Radical:
cart, car
Parts:
car
Kun:
くるま
On:
シャ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
333 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 車 【シャ】 car, vehicle, van, truck, wagon, lorry, (train) car, carriage
  • 車検 【シャケン】 vehicle inspection
  • 軽自動車 【ケイジドウシャ】 light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp), k-car, kei car
  • 台車 【ダイシャ】 platform truck, hand truck, trolley, dolly, cart, truck, bogie

Kun reading compounds

  • 車 【くるま】 car, automobile, vehicle, wheel, castor, caster
  • 車椅子 【くるまいす】 wheelchair
  • 火の車 【ひのくるま】 fiery chariot (that carries the souls of sinners into hell), desperate financial situation, dire straits

Readings

Japanese names:
くら、 くろま
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
che1, ju1
Korean:
cha, geo

Spanish

  • coche
  • vehículo
  • rueda

Portuguese

  • carro

French

  • véhicule
  • voiture
88 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
63 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
31 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
162 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4608 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
54 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
91 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
532 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.2 Japanese for Busy People
133 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
133 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
62 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1769 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
4367 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2212 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2976 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
292 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
38172 Morohashi
3552 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
5939 New Nelson (John Haig)
286 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
304 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
231 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
64 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1555 2001 Kanji
7c0.1 The Kanji Dictionary
4-7-3 SKIP code
5000.6 Four corner code
1-28-54 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
8eca Unicode hex code