Jisho

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14 strokes
Radical:
water 水 (氵, 氺)
Parts:
performance, act, play, render, stage
On:
エン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
267 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 演技 【エンギ】 acting, performance
  • 演歌 【エンカ】 enka, traditional-style Japanese popular ballad, troubadour
  • 共演 【キョウエン】 appearing together (in a film, play, etc.), performing together (at a concert, etc.), acting together, co-starring, playing together (in a sports match)
  • 再演 【サイエン】 another showing (of a play), playing the same role again (i.e. of an actor), recapitulation

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
yan3
Korean:
yeon

Spanish

  • expresar
  • realizar
  • llevar a cabo
  • poner en práctica
  • representar

Portuguese

  • performance
  • ato
  • jogo
  • fazer
  • estágio

French

  • interpréter
  • représentation
  • jouer
  • numéro
  • réciter
  • mettre en scène
553 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
650 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
621 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
222 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2685 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
806 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
708 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2079 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
344 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
344 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
616 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1239 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
855 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
491 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
630 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
2026 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
18130 Morohashi
697 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3310 New Nelson (John Haig)
2007 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2163 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
413 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
785 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
361 2001 Kanji
3a11.13 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-11 SKIP code
3318.6 Four corner code
1-17-73 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6f14 Unicode hex code

14 strokes
Radical:
bamboo 竹 (⺮)
Parts:
calculate, divining, number, abacus, probability
Kun:
そろ
On:
サン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N2
361 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 算 【サン】 divining sticks, counting, calculation
  • 算出 【サンシュツ】 calculation, computation
  • 通算 【ツウサン】 total, sum, aggregate
  • 公算 【コウサン】 probability, likelihood

Kun reading compounds

  • 算盤 【そろばん】 abacus, soroban, calculation (esp. of profit and loss), reckoning
  • 算盤勘定 【そろばんかんじょう】 counting on the abacus, cost-benefit calculation, profit calculation
  • 電算 【でんそろ】 electronic calculator combined with a soroban

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
suan4
Korean:
san

Spanish

  • cálculo
  • cómputo
  • expectativas

Portuguese

  • calcular
  • advinhar
  • número
  • ábaco
  • probabilidade

French

  • calculer
  • prédire
  • nombre
  • abaque (boulier)
  • probabilité
219 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
142 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
128 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
333 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3415 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
720 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
797 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2213 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
747 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
760 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
356 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1485 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3351 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1737 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2359 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
955 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
26146 Morohashi
2702 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4316 New Nelson (John Haig)
946 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1017 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
499 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
232 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2355 2001 Kanji
6f8.7 The Kanji Dictionary
2-6-8 SKIP code
8844.6 Four corner code
1-27-27 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
7b97 Unicode hex code

8 strokes
Radical:
knife, sword 刀 (刂)
Parts:
system, law, rule
On:
セイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
108 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 制 【セイ】 system, organization, organisation, imperial command, laws, regulation, control, government, suppression, restraint, holding back, establishment
  • 制圧 【セイアツ】 gaining total control (of people or counties), suppression, oppression, control, mastery, ascendancy, supremacy
  • 天皇制 【テンノウセイ】 the Emperor System
  • 帝政 【テイセイ】 imperial government, imperialism, monarchical rule

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
zhi4
Korean:
je

Spanish

  • determinar
  • establecer
  • comprobar
  • cesar
  • poner fin
  • sistema
  • construir

Portuguese

  • sistema
  • lei
  • regra

French

  • système
  • règle
  • loi
  • régime
  • contrôle
823 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
744 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
722 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
196 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
683 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
635 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
357 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
656 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
427 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
433 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
687 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
193 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1624 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
854 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1170 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
425 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
1961 Morohashi
1274 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
481 New Nelson (John Haig)
418 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
447 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
161 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
689 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2443 2001 Kanji
2f6.1 The Kanji Dictionary
1-6-2 SKIP code
2220.0 Four corner code
1-32-09 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5236 Unicode hex code

12 strokes
Radical:
step
Parts:
honorable, manipulate, govern
Kun:
おん-お-み-
On:
ギョ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N3
1087 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 御 【ギョ】 honorific affix, honorific prefix
  • 御苑 【ギョエン】 imperial garden
  • 自動制御 【ジドウセイギョ】 automatic control
  • ファジィ制御 【ファジィセイギョ】 fuzzy control
  • 御 【ゴ】 honorific/polite/humble prefix, honorific suffix
  • 御所 【ゴショ】 imperial palace (esp. Kyoto Imperial Palace), imperial residence, residence of a shogun, minister, etc., emperor, ex-emperor, empress, imperial prince, shogun, minister
  • 甥御 【オイゴ】 (another person's) nephew
  • 大御 【オオイゴ】 older lady

Readings

Japanese names:
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
yu4
Korean:
eo, a

Spanish

  • prefijo honorífico
  • manipular
  • gobernar

Portuguese

  • honrado
  • manipular
  • governar

French

  • honorable
  • diriger
  • contrôler
1158 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
620 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1628 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
924 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
524 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1572 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
708 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
721 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
919 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
632 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
703 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
422 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
529 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1410 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
10157X Morohashi
577 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1761 New Nelson (John Haig)
1398 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1500 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
371 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
1530 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2044 2001 Kanji
3i9.1 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-9 SKIP code
2722.0 Four corner code
1-24-70 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5fa1 Unicode hex code

12 strokes
Radical:
clothes 衣 (衤)
Parts:
Variants:
attire, dress, pretend, disguise, profess
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N2
657 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 装 【ソウ】 clothing, dressing, binding (of a book)
  • 装甲 【ソウコウ】 armoring, armouring, armor, armour
  • 新装 【シンソウ】 redecoration, remodelling, remodeling, refurbishment
  • 偽装 【ギソウ】 camouflage, disguise, pretense, feigning, masquerade
  • 装束 【ショウゾク】 costume, dress, attire
  • 装束能 【ショウゾクノウ】 formal noh performed in full costume
  • 舞台衣装 【ブタイイショウ】 (theatrical) costumes
  • 婚礼衣装 【コンレイイショウ】 wedding clothes

Kun reading compounds

  • 装う 【よそおう】 to dress (oneself in), to attire oneself in, to adorn, to decorate, to pretend, to feign, to affect, to disguise oneself as
  • 装い 【よそおい】 dress, outfit, equipment, makeup, adornment, guise, get-up

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
zhuang1
Korean:
jang

Spanish

  • decoración
  • adorno
  • vestido
  • equipar
  • proporcionar
  • decorar
  • vestirse

Portuguese

  • vestes
  • vestido
  • fingir
  • disfarce
  • manifestar

French

  • revêtir
  • tenue
  • déguisement
  • prétendre
  • faire semblant
933 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
1524 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
589 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4234 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1391 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
882 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1328 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1411 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1370 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1625 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3327 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1725 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2344 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
405 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
34283P Morohashi
2685 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
5455 New Nelson (John Haig)
398 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
425 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
951 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1265 2001 Kanji
5e6.8 The Kanji Dictionary
2-6-6 SKIP code
3473.2 Four corner code
1-33-85 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
88c5 Unicode hex code

13 strokes
Radical:
net 网 (罒, ⺲, 罓, ⺳)
Parts:
placement, put, set, deposit, leave behind, keep, employ, pawn
Kun:
お.く-お.き
On:
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
277 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 置換 【チカン】 substitution, replacement, permutation, substitution, displacement
  • 置換可能引数データ 【チカンカノウヒキスウデータ】 replaceable parameter data
  • 留置 【リュウチ】 detention (usu. during investigation), imprisonment, poundage, custody
  • 倒置 【トウチ】 turning upside down, inversion

Kun reading compounds

  • 置く 【おく】 to put, to place, to leave (behind), to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.), to set up, to appoint (someone to a certain position), to hire, to employ, to place (one's trust, one's faith, etc.), to bear (in mind, etc.), to put down a tool (e.g. a pen) hence stopping what one is doing with that tool, to take in (boarders, etc.), to provide lodging in one's house, to separate spatially or temporally, to do something in advance, to leave something in a certain state, to keep something in a certain state

Readings

Japanese names:
おき、 おけ、 き
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
zhi4
Korean:
chi

Spanish

  • poner
  • colocar
  • situar

Portuguese

  • colocação
  • por
  • colocar
  • depositar
  • abandonar
  • manter
  • empregar
  • hipotecar

French

  • placer
  • poser
  • déposer
  • faire à l'avance
  • laisser derrière
  • garder
  • employer
  • gage
469 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
570 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
545 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
322 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3644 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
345 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
831 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2232 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
426 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
432 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
262 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1466 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3222 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1671 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2262 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
840 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
28298 Morohashi
2608 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4645 New Nelson (John Haig)
832 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
895 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
312 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
610 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3675 2001 Kanji
5g8.8 The Kanji Dictionary
2-5-8 SKIP code
3-1-12 SKIP code
6071.6 Four corner code
1-35-54 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
7f6e Unicode hex code