Jisho

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15 strokes
Radical:
water 水 (氵, 氺)
Parts:
lucidity, be clear, clear, clarify, settle, strain, look grave
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1722 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 澄徹 【チョウテツ】 clearness (e.g. sky), transparency
  • 澄明 【チョウメイ】 clear and bright
  • 清澄 【セイチョウ】 clear, serene
  • 明澄 【メイチョウ】 lucid, clear

Kun reading compounds

  • 澄む 【すむ】 to become clear (water, air, etc.), to become transparent, to resonate clearly (e.g. voice), to become serene, to become tranquil, to be free of worries, to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
  • 澄ます 【すます】 to clear, to make clear, to be unruffled, to look unconcerned, to feign indifference, to look demure, to look prim, to put on airs, to strain (one's ears), to listen carefully

Readings

Japanese names:
きよ、 すす、 すみ、 み
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
cheng2, deng4
Korean:
jing

Spanish

  • clarificar
  • aclarar
  • ajustar cuentas
  • asentarse

Portuguese

  • lucidez
  • limpar-se
  • limpar
  • esclarecer
  • colocar
  • esforçar
  • olhar sério

French

  • limpide
  • clair
  • clarifier
  • lucidité
  • se dégager
  • tendre (l'oreille)
  • attitude composée
1597 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1637 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2699 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1455 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1505 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2276 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1334 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1417 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1510 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1253 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
915 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
517 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
674 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1720 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
18315 Morohashi
740 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3333 New Nelson (John Haig)
1704 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1839 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1780 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
373 2001 Kanji
3a12.11 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-12 SKIP code
3211.8 Four corner code
1-32-01 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6f84 Unicode hex code

15 strokes
Radical:
step
Parts:
penetrate, clear, pierce, strike home, sit up (all night)
On:
テツ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
968 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 徹夜 【テツヤ】 staying up all night
  • 徹カラ 【テツカラ】 all-night karaoke
  • 冷徹 【レイテツ】 cool-headed, level-headed, hard-headed
  • 透徹 【トウテツ】 transparency, clarity, coherence

Readings

Japanese names:
あき、 つ、 てっ、 とおる
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
che4
Korean:
cheol

Spanish

  • penetrar
  • atravesar
  • estar en vela

Portuguese

  • penetrar
  • limpar
  • furar
  • ficar acordado ( noite toda)

French

  • pénétrer
  • clair (limpide)
  • percer
  • toucher (cible)
  • toute la nuit (sans dormir)
1629 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1017 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1637 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1638 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1286 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2451 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1422 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1511 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1147 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
638 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
894 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
510 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
659 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
895 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
10245 Morohashi
726 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1771 New Nelson (John Haig)
886 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
951 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1760 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2066 2001 Kanji
3i12.2 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-12 SKIP code
2824.0 Four corner code
1-37-16 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5fb9 Unicode hex code