Jisho

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12 strokes
Radical:
fire 火 (灬)
Parts:
nothingness, none, ain't, nothing, nil, not
Kun:
な.い
On:
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
274 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 無 【ム】 nothing, naught, nought, nil, zero, un-, non-
  • 無意識 【ムイシキ】 unconsciousness, unconscious, involuntary, automatic, mechanical, unintentional, spontaneous, the unconscious
  • 皆無 【カイム】 nonexistent, nil, none, nothing (at all), bugger-all
  • 虚無 【キョム】 nihility, nothingness
  • 無 【ブ】 un-, non-, bad ..., poor ...
  • 不気味 【ブキミ】 weird, eerie, ominous, creepy, uncanny, unearthly

Kun reading compounds

  • 無い 【ない】 nonexistent, not being (there), unowned, not had, unpossessed, unique, not, impossible, won't happen, not, to not be, to have not
  • 【ないといけない】 have to (verb), must (verb), is indispensable, absolutely necessary
  • 苦無 【くない】 ninja throwing knives, mediaeval farming tool for digging, prying, etc.

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
wu2, mo2
Korean:
mu

Spanish

  • nada
  • inexistente
  • prefijo negativo
  • no hay

Portuguese

  • Sem valor
  • nada
  • não sou/ estou
  • nihil
  • não

French

  • néant
  • rien
  • ne pas
  • non
  • in-
  • négatif
723 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
620 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
796 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
227 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2773 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
386 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
715 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1789 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
93 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
93 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
400 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1280 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2648 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1351 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1832 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1791 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
19113 Morohashi
2135 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3439 New Nelson (John Haig)
1775 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1913 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
179 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
600 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2340 2001 Kanji
4d8.8 The Kanji Dictionary
2-2-10 SKIP code
2-8-4 SKIP code
8033.1 Four corner code
1-44-21 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
7121 Unicode hex code

2 strokes
Radical:
man, human 人 (亻)
Parts:
person
Kun:
ひと-り-と
On:
ジンニン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
5 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 人 【ジン】 -ian (e.g. Italian), -ite (e.g. Tokyoite), -er (e.g. performer, etc.), person working with ..., man, person, people
  • 人為 【ジンイ】 human work, human agency, art, artificiality
  • 米人 【ベイジン】 American person
  • 俳人 【ハイジン】 haiku poet
  • 人 【ニン】 counter for people
  • 人気 【ニンキ】 popularity, public favor, condition (e.g. market), tone, character, nature
  • 同人 【ドウジン】 same person, said person, the person in question, coterie, clique, fraternity, kindred spirits, comrade, colleague, dōjin, doujin, Japanese fans or hobbyists who produce their own magazines, manga, software, etc.
  • 代人 【ダイニン】 substitute, deputy, proxy, representative, agent

Kun reading compounds

  • 人 【ひと】 person, someone, somebody, human beings, mankind, man, people, humans, human (Homo sapiens), (other) people, others, character, personality, nature, capable person, competent person, suitable person, right person, adult, grown-up, I, me, one
  • 人一倍 【ひといちばい】 (much) more than others, exceedingly, extremely, unusually
  • 貴人 【きじん】 aristocrat, nobleman, dignitary, person of high rank
  • いい人 【いいひと】 good-natured person, good person, (one's) lover, boyfriend, girlfriend

Readings

Japanese names:
じ、 と、 ね、 ひこ、 ふみ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
ren2
Korean:
in

Spanish

  • persona

Portuguese

  • pessoa

French

  • être humain
  • personne
30 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
39 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
39 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
9 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
339 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
11 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
14 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.5 Japanese for Busy People
1 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
15 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
42 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
4175 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2111 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2857 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
960 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
344 Morohashi
3368 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
99 New Nelson (John Haig)
951 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1023 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
2 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
7 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1262 2001 Kanji
2a0.1 The Kanji Dictionary
4-2-4 SKIP code
8000.0 Four corner code
1-31-45 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4eba Unicode hex code

11 strokes
Radical:
shell
Parts:
marketing, sell, trade
On:
ハン
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
627 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 販売 【ハンバイ】 sales, selling, marketing
  • 販売員 【ハンバイイン】 sales staff, salesperson
  • 自販 【ジハン】 automobile sales
  • 再販 【サイハン】 resale

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
fan4
Korean:
pan

Spanish

  • vender
  • comerciar
  • tratar con

Portuguese

  • negociar
  • vender
  • comercializar

French

  • commercialisation
  • vente
  • commerce
1715 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
763 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4491 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1650 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
922 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1048 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1091 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1223 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1742 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1869 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
992 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1343 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
734 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
36679 Morohashi
1477 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
5779 New Nelson (John Haig)
726 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
783 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1488 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3967 2001 Kanji
7b4.2 The Kanji Dictionary
1-7-4 SKIP code
6184.7 Four corner code
1-40-46 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
8ca9 Unicode hex code

7 strokes
Radical:
scholar, bachelor
Parts:
Variants:
sell
Kun:
う.るう.れる
On:
バイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
202 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 売春 【バイシュン】 prostitution
  • 売却 【バイキャク】 selling off, disposal by sale, sale
  • 乱売 【ランバイ】 underselling, panic selling
  • 転売 【テンバイ】 resale

Kun reading compounds

  • 売る 【うる】 to sell, to betray, to sell out (one's friend, country, etc.), to make (oneself) known, to establish (a reputation) for oneself, to pick (a fight, quarrel, etc.), to provoke, to force on someone
  • 売れる 【うれる】 to sell (well), to be well known, to be popular, to be famous

Readings

Japanese names:
うり、 うる、 め
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
mai4
Korean:
mae

Spanish

  • vender
  • ensanchar
  • propagar
  • ser vendido

Portuguese

  • Vender

French

  • vendre
301 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
211 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
192 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
131 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1067 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
47 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
147 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
466 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.8 Japanese for Busy People
239 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
239 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
187 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
397 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2722 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1391 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1878 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
329 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
5647P Morohashi
2196 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
990 New Nelson (John Haig)
323 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
345 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
313 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
151 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1457 2001 Kanji
3p4.3 The Kanji Dictionary
2-3-4 SKIP code
4021.2 Four corner code
1-39-68 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
58f2 Unicode hex code

8 strokes
Radical:
door, house 戶 (户, 戸)
Parts:
place, extent
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
221 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 所 【ショ】 counter for places
  • 署員 【ショイン】 staff member, station employee, official
  • 高所 【コウショ】 high place, high ground, height, (high) altitude, elevation, broad (point of) view
  • 随所 【ズイショ】 everywhere, all over the place, here and there, at every turn

Kun reading compounds

  • 所 【ところ】 place, spot, scene, site, address, district, area, locality, one's house, point, aspect, side, facet, passage (in text), part, space, room, thing, matter, whereupon, as a result, about to, on the verge of, was just doing, was in the process of doing, have just done, just finished doing, approximately, around, about
  • 所が 【ところが】 even so, however, still, whereupon, even though, nevertheless, on the contrary, as a matter of fact, despite
  • 一所 【いっしょ】 one place, the same place, one person, together
  • 痛いところ 【いたいところ】 one's weak point, one's sore spot, raw nerve
  • 所か 【どころか】 far from, anything but, not at all ... but rather ..., not ..., on the contrary, ..., instead of, rather than, let alone, to say nothing of, not to mention, much less, not only ... (but also ...)
  • 所じゃない 【どころじゃない】 not the time for, not the place for, far from, anything but, ... is out of the question, ... isn't the word for it
  • 大所 【おおどころ】 wealthy family, important person, bigwig
  • 居所 【いどころ】 whereabouts, address, place of temporary residence
  • 所 【ところ】 place, spot, scene, site, address, district, area, locality, one's house, point, aspect, side, facet, passage (in text), part, space, room, thing, matter, whereupon, as a result, about to, on the verge of, was just doing, was in the process of doing, have just done, just finished doing, approximately, around, about
  • 所が 【ところが】 even so, however, still, whereupon, even though, nevertheless, on the contrary, as a matter of fact, despite
  • 早いとこ 【はやいとこ】 promptly, quickly
  • 僕んとこ 【ぼくんとこ】 at my place

Readings

Japanese names:
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
suo3
Korean:
so

Spanish

  • lugar

Portuguese

  • Lugar

French

  • lieu
246 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
328 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
312 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
107 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1821 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
137 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
177 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
600 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.3 Japanese for Busy People
153 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
153 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
149 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
843 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1056 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
568 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
752 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1137 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
11715X Morohashi
851 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2054 New Nelson (John Haig)
1127 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1208 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
129 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
305 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3054 2001 Kanji
4m4.3 The Kanji Dictionary
1-4-4 SKIP code
3222.1 Four corner code
7222.1 Four corner code
1-29-74 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6240 Unicode hex code