Jisho

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12 strokes
Radical:
fire 火 (灬)
Parts:
Variants:
boil, cook
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1565 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 煮沸 【シャフツ】 boiling up
  • 煮沸器 【シャフツキ】 scalder

Kun reading compounds

  • 煮る 【にる】 to boil, to simmer, to stew, to seethe
  • 煮るなり焼くなり 【にるなりやくなり】 as you please, in any way you like, as you wish
  • 煮える 【にえる】 to be boiled, to be cooked
  • 煮やす 【にやす】 to cook inside

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
zhu3
Korean:
ja

Spanish

  • cocer
  • hervir

Portuguese

  • ferver
  • cozinhar

French

  • mijoter
  • bouillir
  • cuire
1338 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1294 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2771 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1179 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1518 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1787 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1795 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1931 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1315 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1277 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3460 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1782 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2426 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1265 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
19165P Morohashi
2785 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3437 New Nelson (John Haig)
1257 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1346 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1563 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1440 2001 Kanji
4d8.9 The Kanji Dictionary
2-8-4 SKIP code
3-4-8 SKIP code
4433.6 Four corner code
1-28-49 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
716e Unicode hex code

8 strokes
Radical:
water 水 (氵, 氺)
Parts:
seethe, boil, ferment, uproar, breed
Kun:
わ.くわ.かす
On:
フツ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
1709 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 沸々 【フツフツ】 simmer, bubble out, flow out
  • 沸々 【フツフツ】 simmer, bubble out, flow out

Kun reading compounds

  • 沸く 【わく】 to grow hot (e.g. water), to boil, to get excited (at), to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.), to be in a ferment, to take place energetically, to ferment, to melt (of metal)
  • 沸かす 【わかす】 to boil, to heat (a liquid), to prepare (a bath, hot drink), to excite, to rouse, to stir

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
fei4
Korean:
bi, bul

Spanish

  • hervir
  • cocer

Portuguese

  • borbulhar
  • ferver
  • agitação
  • barulho
  • criar

French

  • bouillonner
  • bouillir
  • fermenter
  • exciter
  • élever
1767 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1707 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2524 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1627 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
670 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1792 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1928 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1494 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1180 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
387 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
244 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
291 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1245 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
17251 Morohashi
329 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3094 New Nelson (John Haig)
1237 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1325 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1205 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
344 2001 Kanji
3a5.3 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-5 SKIP code
3512.7 Four corner code
1-42-08 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6cb8 Unicode hex code

10 strokes
Radical:
water 水 (氵, 氺)
Parts:
extinguish, blow out, turn off, neutralize, cancel
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
345 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 消火 【ショウカ】 fire fighting, extinguishing a fire
  • 消化 【ショウカ】 digestion (of food), digestion (of information), assimilation, thorough understanding, consumption, absorption, using up, meeting (e.g. a quota), completion, losing one's form and turning into something else
  • 費消 【ヒショウ】 spending, consumption, misappropriation, embezzlement
  • 曖昧性解消 【アイマイセイカイショウ】 disambiguation

Kun reading compounds

  • 消える 【きえる】 to disappear, to vanish, to go out of sight, to go away, to become lost, to go out (of a fire, light, etc.), to die, to turn off (e.g. of a TV screen), to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.), to vanish (e.g. of hope), to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness), to disappear, to fade away (e.g. of footsteps), to wear away (e.g. of an inscription), to rub out (of writing), to fade (e.g. of ink), to be lost (e.g. of a tradition), to die out, to disappear
  • 消す 【けす】 to erase, to rub out, to rub off, to cross out, to delete, to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.), to switch off, to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.), to put out, to remove (a smell, pain, etc.), to eliminate, to get rid of, to relieve (pain, anxiety, etc.), to neutralize (poison), to drown out (a sound), to deaden, to absorb, to muffle, to kill, to murder, to bump off, to rub out

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
xiao1
Korean:
so

Spanish

  • extinguirse
  • apagarse
  • desaparecer
  • apagar
  • extinguir

Portuguese

  • extinguir
  • apagar
  • desligar
  • neutralizar
  • cancelar

French

  • éteindre
  • effacer
  • disparaître
  • neutraliser
  • annuler
429 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
332 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
316 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
336 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2574 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
612 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
686 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
845 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
864 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
219 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1194 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
531 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
327 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
402 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
146 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
17529P Morohashi
443 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3158 New Nelson (John Haig)
144 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
155 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
458 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
357 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
346 2001 Kanji
3a7.16 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-7 SKIP code
3912.7 Four corner code
1-30-35 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6d88 Unicode hex code

8 strokes
Radical:
mother, do not 毋 (母, ⺟)
Parts:
poison, virus, venom, germ, harm, injury, spite
On:
ドク
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
1419 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 毒 【ドク】 poison, toxicant, harm, evil influence, ill will, spite, malice, abusive language
  • 毒ガス 【ドクガス】 poison gas
  • 消毒 【ショウドク】 disinfection, sterilization, sterilisation
  • 防毒 【ボウドク】 gasproofing

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
du2
Korean:
dog

Spanish

  • veneno
  • venenoso

Portuguese

  • veneno
  • vírus
  • envenenamento
  • germe
  • dano
  • injúria
  • maldade

French

  • poison
  • virus
  • venin
  • germe
  • mal
  • blessure
  • méchanceté
686 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
588 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
559 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1165 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2468 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
418 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
659 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
522 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
531 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
788 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1145 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3082 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1571 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2150 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1545 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
16730 Morohashi
2428 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3007 New Nelson (John Haig)
1531 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1651 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
513 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1447 2001 Kanji
0a8.14 The Kanji Dictionary
2-4-4 SKIP code
5050.7 Four corner code
1-38-39 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6bd2 Unicode hex code