Jisho

×

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

9 strokes
Radical:
water 水 (氵, 氺)
Parts:
sea, ocean
Kun:
うみ
On:
カイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
200 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 海運 【カイウン】 maritime transport, shipping
  • 海域 【カイイキ】 area of ocean
  • 公海 【コウカイ】 high seas, international waters
  • 内海 【ナイカイ】 inland sea, inlet, gulf, bay, lake

Kun reading compounds

  • 海 【うみ】 sea, ocean, waters
  • 海辺 【うみべ】 beach, seashore, seaside, coast
  • 内海 【ないかい】 inland sea, inlet, gulf, bay, lake
  • 血の海 【ちのうみ】 sea of blood, pool of blood

Readings

Japanese names:
あ、 あま、 うな、 うん、 え、 か、 た、 ひろ、 ひろし、 ぶ、 まち、 まま、 み、 め、 わたる
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
hai3
Korean:
hae

Spanish

  • mar
  • océano
  • playa

Portuguese

  • oceano
  • mar

French

  • mer
  • océan
55 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
94 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
88 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
158 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2553 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
99 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
211 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1071 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
3.14 Japanese for Busy People
117 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
117 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
454 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1184 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
459 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
284 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
344 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
471 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
17450 Morohashi
384 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3133 New Nelson (John Haig)
461 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
500 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
206 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
171 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
347 2001 Kanji
3a6.20 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-6 SKIP code
3815.7 Four corner code
1-19-04 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6d77 Unicode hex code

4 strokes
Radical:
hiding enclosure
Parts:
Variants:
ward, district
On:
オウコウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N2
137 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 区 【ク】 ward, borough, city (in Tokyo), district (e.g. electoral), section, zone (e.g. postal)
  • 区域 【クイキ】 area, zone, district, quarter, section, limits, boundary
  • 学区 【ガック】 school district, school area
  • 鉱区 【コウク】 mining area, mine lot

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
qu1, ou1
Korean:
gu, u

Spanish

  • barrio
  • distrito
  • sección

Portuguese

  • waº
  • distrito

French

  • circonscription
  • arrondissement
591 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
282 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
465 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
67 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
757 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
168 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
131 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
183 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
183 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
548 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
233 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3681 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1879 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2559 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1712 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
2674 Morohashi
2963 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
585 New Nelson (John Haig)
1696 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1831 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
243 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3475 2001 Kanji
2t2.1 The Kanji Dictionary
3-2-2 SKIP code
7171.4 Four corner code
1-22-72 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
533a Unicode hex code