Jisho

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14 strokes
Radical:
water 水 (氵, 氺)
Parts:
Variants:
lacquer, varnish, seven
Kun:
うるし
On:
シツ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1971 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 漆芸 【シツゲイ】 (Japanese) lacquer art
  • 漆樹 【シツジュ】 Chinese lacquer tree (Toxicodendron vernicifluum)
  • 膠漆 【コウシツ】 glue and lacquer, great intimacy
  • 仮漆 【カシツ】 varnish

Kun reading compounds

  • 漆 【うるし】 East Asian lacquer, japan, Chinese lacquer tree (Toxicodendron vernicifluum, formerly Rhus verniciflua)
  • 漆樹 【しつじゅ】 Chinese lacquer tree (Toxicodendron vernicifluum)
  • 生漆 【きうるし】 unrefined sap of the lacquer tree
  • 透漆 【すきうるし】 clear lacquer

Readings

Japanese names:
うる
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
qi1, qu4
Korean:
chil

Spanish

  • laca
  • barniz

Portuguese

  • verniz
  • envernizar

French

  • laque
  • vernis
  • sept (shichi)
1334 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1966 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2679 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1597 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1494 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2087 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1546 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1648 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1505 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1241 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
863 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
497 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
637 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
941 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
18108 Morohashi
704 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3304 New Nelson (John Haig)
932 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1001 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1711 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
342 2001 Kanji
3a11.10 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-11 SKIP code
3413.2 Four corner code
1-28-31 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6f06 Unicode hex code

15 strokes
Radical:
mouth, opening
Parts:
Variants:
utensil, vessel, receptacle, implement, instrument, ability, container, tool, set
Kun:
うつわ
On:
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N1
525 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 器 【キ】 device, instrument, vessel, container, ability, capacity, calibre, caliber
  • 機械 【キカイ】 machine, mechanism, instrument, appliance, apparatus
  • 呼吸器 【コキュウキ】 respiratory organs
  • 化学兵器 【カガクヘイキ】 chemical weapon

Kun reading compounds

  • 器 【うつわ】 bowl, vessel, container, ability, capacity, calibre, caliber
  • 器物 【きぶつ】 receptacle, container, vessel, utensil, implement, furniture, personal property, calibre, talent, ability
  • 横綱の器 【よこづなのうつわ】 mental characteristics expected of a grand champion

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
qi4
Korean:
gi

Spanish

  • utensilio
  • vasija
  • receptáculo
  • envase
  • caldera

Portuguese

  • utensilio
  • vasol
  • receptaculo
  • implementar
  • instrumento
  • capacidade
  • recipiente
  • ferramenta
  • conjunto

French

  • ustensile
  • récipient
  • instrument
  • appareil
  • capacité
  • outil
  • service (de table)
372 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
475 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
452 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
483 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
994 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
398 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
419 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2378 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
527 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
536 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
682 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
334 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3367 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1742 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2368 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
122 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
4349P Morohashi
2713 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
898 New Nelson (John Haig)
121 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
127 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
624 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3777 2001 Kanji
3d12.13 The Kanji Dictionary
2-6-9 SKIP code
4-15-1 SKIP code
6666.3 Four corner code
1-20-79 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5668 Unicode hex code