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烏

10 strokes
Radical:
fire 火 (灬)
Parts:
杰 鳥
crow, raven
Kun:
からす、 いずくんぞ、 なんぞ
On:
ウ、 オ
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
2042 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 烏克蘭 【ウクライナ】 Ukraine
  • 烏焉魯魚 【ウエンロギョ】 miswriting a word, using the wrong kanji to write a word
  • 屋烏 【オクウ】 crow perched on a roof
  • 愛及屋烏 【アイキュウオクウ】 infatuation, doting
  • 烏秋 【オウチュウ】 black drongo (Dicrurus macrocercus)
  • 烏滸 【オコ】 foolish thing, stupid thing, absurdity

Kun reading compounds

  • 【カラス】 crow (Corvus spp.), raven
  • 烏河豚 【からす】 Chinese puffer (Takifugu chinensis)
  • 闇夜に烏 【やみよにからす】 something indistinct, a crow in a pitch-black night
  • 八咫の烏 【やたのからす】 Yatagarasu (mythical raven who aided Emperor Jimmu on his eastern expedition), three-legged crow inhabiting the sun in Chinese mythology
  • 安んぞ 【いずくんぞ】 how, why

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
wu1, wu4
Korean:
o

Spanish

  • cuervo

Portuguese

French

  • corneille
  • corbeau
229 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1256 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
4088 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2811 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1963 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
18998 Morohashi
3421 New Nelson (John Haig)
1944 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2094 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
4d6.5 The Kanji Dictionary
3-6-4 SKIP code
2732.7 Four corner code
1-17-08 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
70cf Unicode hex code

蘇

19 strokes
Radical:
grass 艸 (艹)
Parts:
艾 杰 田 禾 魚
Variants:
蘓
be resuscitated, revived, perilla, shiso
Kun:
よみがえ.る
On:
ソ、 ス
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
1968 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 【ソ】 Soviet Union
  • 酥 【ソ】 so (condensed milk product eaten in ancient Japan)
  • 日ソ 【ニッソ】 Japan and the Soviet Union, Japanese-Soviet
  • 中ソ 【チュウソ】 China and the Soviet Union, Soviet-Chinese, Sino-Soviet
  • 蘇芳 【スオウ】 sappanwood (Caesalpinia sappan), sappanwood dye (red in colour), layered colour (light brown on the front, dark red beneath)
  • 蘇格蘭 【スコットランド】 Scotland

Kun reading compounds

  • 蘇る 【よみがえる】 to be resurrected, to be resuscitated, to be rehabilitated, to be revived, to be refreshed, to be restored, to be recalled (e.g. memories), to be brought back

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
su1
Korean:
so

Spanish

  • revivir
  • resucitar
  • rehabilitar
  • planta aromática

Portuguese

French

4097 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2841 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
3032 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2115 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
32427X Morohashi
5252 New Nelson (John Haig)
2380 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2463 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
3k16.1 The Kanji Dictionary
2-3-16 SKIP code
2-4-16 SKIP code
4439.4 Four corner code
1-33-41 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
8607 Unicode hex code

米

6 strokes
Radical:
rice 米
Parts:
米
rice, USA, metre
Kun:
こめ、 よね
On:
ベイ、 マイ、 メエトル
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
61 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 米 【ベイ】 (United States of) America, USA
  • 米価 【ベイカ】 rice price
  • 在米 【ザイベイ】 staying in the United States, residing in the United States, being situated in the United States (of a foreign embassy, company, etc.)
  • 対米 【タイベイ】 relating to the USA, toward America, with America
  • 精米 【セイマイ】 rice polishing, polished rice
  • 白米 【ハクマイ】 polished rice, (uncooked) white rice

Kun reading compounds

  • 米 【こめ】 (husked grains of) rice, staple (product, etc.), necessity, (online) comment
  • 米倉 【こめぐら】 rice granary
  • お米 【おこめ】 (husked grains of) rice
  • アルボリオ米 【アルボリオこめ】 arborio rice (Italian variety)
  • 米 【よね】 88 years old, rice
  • 米沢牛 【よねざわぎゅう】 Yonezawa beef
  • 白米 【はくまい】 polished rice, (uncooked) white rice

Readings

Japanese names:
は、 べ、 まべ、 め、 よ、 よな、 よの、 よま
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
mi3
Korean:
mi

Spanish

  • arroz
  • América
  • arroz (crudo)

Portuguese

  • arroz
  • EUA

French

  • grain de riz
  • Amérique
  • un mètre
135 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
220 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
201 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
90 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3461 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
112 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
803 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
343 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
3.8 Japanese for Busy People
224 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
224 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
562 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1493 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
4342 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2198 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2958 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
928 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
26832 Morohashi
3529 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4380 New Nelson (John Haig)
919 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
987 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
155 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
135 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1064 2001 Kanji
6b0.1 The Kanji Dictionary
4-6-3 SKIP code
9090.4 Four corner code
1-42-38 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
7c73 Unicode hex code

施

9 strokes
Radical:
square 方
Parts:
一 ノ 也 方 乞
give, bestow, perform, alms
Kun:
ほどこ.す
On:
シ、 セ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
323 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 施工 【セコウ】 construction, constructing, carrying out, work, formation, workmanship, execution
  • 施行 【シコウ】 putting in force (a law), putting into operation, putting into effect, enforcement, carrying out (a plan, policy, etc.), execution
  • 施行 【シコウ】 putting in force (a law), putting into operation, putting into effect, enforcement, carrying out (a plan, policy, etc.), execution
  • 施工 【セコウ】 construction, constructing, carrying out, work, formation, workmanship, execution
  • 布施 【フセ】 alms-giving, charity, offerings (usu. money) to a priest (for reading sutras, etc.)
  • 仕着せ 【シキセ】 servant's clothes provided by an employer, livery

Kun reading compounds

  • 施す 【ほどこす】 to give (time, money, goods), to donate, to do, to perform, to conduct, to apply (processing, makeup, etc.), to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation), to sow, to seed, to scatter (e.g. fertilizer), to sprinkle, to spread far and wide

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
shi1
Korean:
si, i

Spanish

  • distribuir
  • dar limosnas
  • administrar primeros auxilios

Portuguese

  • esmola
  • aplicar ataduras
  • adminatração de 1º socorros

French

  • donner
  • aumône
  • poser des bandages
  • administrer 1ers secours
1318 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
451 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2085 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1022 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1399 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
831 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1004 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1041 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
612 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
958 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1103 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
599 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
792 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1054 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
13629 Morohashi
891 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2391 New Nelson (John Haig)
1045 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1124 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1261 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
456 2001 Kanji
4h5.1 The Kanji Dictionary
1-4-5 SKIP code
0821.2 Four corner code
1-27-60 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
65bd Unicode hex code

可

5 strokes
Radical:
mouth, opening 口
Parts:
一 亅 口
can, passable, approval
Kun:
-べ.き、 -べ.し
On:
カ、 コク
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
314 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 可 【カ】 acceptable, satisfactory, allowed, permitted, approval, being in favour, (a) vote in favour, aye, Pass (grade), Fair, C, D
  • 可決 【カケツ】 approval, adoption (of a motion, bill, etc.), passage
  • 裁可 【サイカ】 sanction, approval
  • 不裁可 【フサイカ】 veto, rejection

Readings

Japanese names:
よし
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
ke3, ke4
Korean:
ga, geug

Spanish

  • bueno
  • aprobación
  • posible
  • poder hacer

Portuguese

  • aceitável
  • não deve não
  • faz

French

  • possible
  • acceptable
  • ne doit pas
  • ne pas, négatif
744 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
655 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
816 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
510 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
24 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
253 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
397 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
165 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
388 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
390 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
412 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
314 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3687 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1882 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2562 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
94 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
3245 Morohashi
2969 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
701 New Nelson (John Haig)
93 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
97 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
463 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
647 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3149 2001 Kanji
3d2.12 The Kanji Dictionary
3-2-3 SKIP code
1062.0 Four corner code
1-18-36 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
53ef Unicode hex code

汗

6 strokes
Radical:
water 水 (氵, 氺)
Parts:
干 汁
sweat, perspire
Kun:
あせ
On:
カン
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
1502 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 汗 【カン】 khan (medieval ruler of a Tatary tribe)
  • 汗顔 【カンガン】 ashamed
  • 成吉思汗 【ジンギスカン】 jingisukan, grilled mutton and vegetable dish, slotted dome cast iron grill (used for jingisukan)
  • 大汗 【タイカン】 Great Khan, Grand Khan

Kun reading compounds

  • 汗 【あせ】 sweat, perspiration, moisture, condensation, gulp, oops
  • 汗だく 【あせだく】 dripping with sweat, bathed in perspiration
  • 滝汗 【たきあせ】 profuse sweating
  • 手汗 【てあせ】 palm sweat

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
han4, han2
Korean:
han

Spanish

  • sudor
  • transpiración

Portuguese

  • suar
  • transpirar

French

  • sueur
  • transpirer
1094 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1434 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2493 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1328 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
665 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
248 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1188 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1247 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
507 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1159 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
256 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
161 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
194 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1666 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
17130 Morohashi
220 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3046 New Nelson (John Haig)
1651 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1780 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1084 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
355 2001 Kanji
3a3.6 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-3 SKIP code
3114.0 Four corner code
1-20-32 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6c57 Unicode hex code