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

11 strokes
Radical:
lack, yawn
Parts:
longing, covetousness, greed, passion, desire, craving
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N3
902 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 欲 【ヨク】 greed, craving, desire, appetite, hunger, avarice, wants
  • 欲望 【ヨクボウ】 desire, appetite, lust
  • 私欲 【シヨク】 self-interest, selfish desire
  • 勤労意欲 【キンロウイヨク】 will to work

Kun reading compounds

  • 欲する 【ほっする】 to want, to desire
  • 欲しい 【ほしい】 wanting (to have), desiring, wishing for, I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
  • 欲しいだけ 【ほしいだけ】 as much as one wants, as many as one wants, all that one wishes for

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
yu4
Korean:
yog

Spanish

  • anhelo
  • ansia
  • deseo
  • querer
  • desear

Portuguese

  • ambicionar
  • cobiça
  • ambição
  • paixão
  • desejo
  • almejar

French

  • désirer
  • convoitise
  • avidité
  • passion
  • besoin
876 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
997 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
987 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
999 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4461 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
535 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
650 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1127 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1179 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1124 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1122 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1867 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
990 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1341 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
800 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
16080 Morohashi
1475 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2936 New Nelson (John Haig)
792 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
855 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
936 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2062 2001 Kanji
4j7.1 The Kanji Dictionary
1-7-4 SKIP code
8768.2 Four corner code
1-45-63 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6b32 Unicode hex code

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  • 恬 【テン】 cool, indifferent, nonchalant, calm
  • 恬然 【テンゼン】 cool, indifferent, nonchalant, calm

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
tian2
Korean:
nyeom

Spanish

Portuguese

French

1679 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
10595 Morohashi
1844 New Nelson (John Haig)
4k6.9 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-6 SKIP code
9206.4 Four corner code
1-55-87 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
606c Unicode hex code

11 strokes
Radical:
water 水 (氵, 氺)
Parts:
thin, faint, pale, fleeting
Kun:
あわ.い
On:
タン
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1436 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 淡々 【タンタン】 uninterested, unconcerned, indifferent, dispassionate, matter-of-fact, detached, plain, light, simple, bland, flowing gently
  • 淡水 【タンスイ】 fresh water (i.e. not salt water)
  • 濃淡 【ノウタン】 light and shade, shade (of colour, color), depth (of flavor), complexity, strength and weakness (of flavor)
  • 平淡 【ヘイタン】 simple, quiet

Kun reading compounds

  • 淡い 【あわい】 light, faint, pale, fleeting

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
dan4
Korean:
dam

Spanish

  • claro
  • pálido
  • fugaz
  • efímero

Portuguese

  • magro
  • desmaiar
  • passageiro
  • pálido

French

  • dilué
  • vague
  • pâle
  • éphémère
1565 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1478 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2602 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1065 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1479 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1340 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1337 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1420 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1401 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1214 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
640 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
389 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
484 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
166 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
17660 Morohashi
528 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3202 New Nelson (John Haig)
164 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
176 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1458 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
362 2001 Kanji
3a8.15 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-8 SKIP code
3918.9 Four corner code
1-35-24 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6de1 Unicode hex code