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熙

15 strokes
Radical:
fire 火 (灬)
Parts:
匚 口 已 杰
Variants:
煕 熈
bright, sunny, prosperous, merry
Kun:
たのし.む、 ひか.る、 ひろ.い、 よろこ.ぶ、 かわ.く、 あきらか、 ひろ.める、 ひろ.まる
On:
キ
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level N1

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  • 煕々 【キキ】 relaxed and enjoyable, spacious, vast, heavily trafficked, bustling, busy
  • 煕々 【キキ】 relaxed and enjoyable, spacious, vast, heavily trafficked, bustling, busy

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
xi1
Korean:
heui

Spanish

  • brillante
  • soleado
  • próspero
  • alegre
  • #KA

Portuguese

French

2148 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
3559 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1837 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2499 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
3464 New Nelson (John Haig)
4d9.11 The Kanji Dictionary
2-11-4 SKIP code
7733.0 Four corner code
1-84-06 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
7199 Unicode hex code

宗

8 strokes
Radical:
roof 宀
Parts:
二 宀 小 示
religion, sect, denomination, main point, origin, essence
Kun:
むね
On:
シュウ、 ソウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
997 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 宗 【シュウ】 sect, denomination, tenets (of a religious sect)
  • 宗教 【シュウキョウ】 religion, religious affiliation, belief, faith, creed, religious activity
  • 浄土真宗 【ジョウドシンシュウ】 Jōdo Shinshū (offshoot of the Jōdo sect), True Pure Land School
  • 浄土宗 【ジョウドシュウ】 Pure Land sect (of Buddhism), Jodo (sect)
  • 宗 【ソウ】 origin, source, virtuous ancestor
  • 宗家 【ソウケ】 head of family, originator
  • 大宗 【タイソウ】 leading figure, foundation
  • 皇宗 【コウソウ】 imperial ancestors

Kun reading compounds

  • 旨 【むね】 principle, aim, main purpose, central part, pillar, purport, gist, drift, meaning, instructions, orders, intention, wishes
  • 正宗 【まさむね】 famous sword, sword blade by Masamune, sake, Japanese rice wine, brand of sake from Nada region during Tenpō era (1830-1844)
  • 独眼竜政宗 【どくがんりゅうまさむね】 Dokuganryū Masamune (NHK Taiga drama, 1987)

Readings

Japanese names:
かず、 し、 そ、 そお、 たか、 とし、 のり、 ひろ、 むな、 もと、 よし
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
zong1
Korean:
jong

Spanish

  • enseñanzas religiosas
  • fundamento
  • origen

Portuguese

  • religião
  • seita
  • denominação
  • ponto principal
  • origem
  • essência

French

  • religion
  • secte
  • confession
  • point principal
  • origine
  • essence
805 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
899 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
889 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1023 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1294 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
248 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1206 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
679 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
616 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
626 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
816 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
471 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2769 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1419 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1915 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1109 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
7106 Morohashi
2228 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1321 New Nelson (John Haig)
1100 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1181 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
865 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
741 2001 Kanji
3m5.1 The Kanji Dictionary
2-3-5 SKIP code
3090.1 Four corner code
1-29-01 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5b97 Unicode hex code

高

10 strokes
Radical:
tall 高 (髙)
Parts:
亠 冂 口 高
tall, high, expensive
Kun:
たか.い、 たか、 -だか、 たか.まる、 たか.める
On:
コウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
65 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 高 【コウ】 high, high school
  • 高圧 【コウアツ】 high voltage, high pressure
  • 中高 【チュウコウ】 middle and high school, medium and high (level)
  • 激昂 【ゲッコウ】 excitement, exasperation, indignation, rage, fury

Kun reading compounds

  • 高い 【たかい】 high, tall, expensive, high-priced, high (level), above average (in degree, quality, etc.), loud, high-pitched, shrill
  • 高い高い 【たかいたかい】 lifting (a child) high up in the air
  • 高 【たか】 quantity, amount, volume, number, amount of money
  • 高い 【たかい】 high, tall, expensive, high-priced, high (level), above average (in degree, quality, etc.), loud, high-pitched, shrill
  • 威高 【いたか】 arrogant
  • 背高 【せいたか】 tallness, tall person
  • 高まる 【たかまる】 to rise, to swell, to be promoted
  • 高める 【たかめる】 to raise, to lift, to boost, to enhance

Readings

Japanese names:
か、 こ、 じょい、 た、 はか
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
gao1
Korean:
go

Spanish

  • alto
  • caro
  • sobresaliente
  • elevar
  • levantar

Portuguese

  • Caro
  • alto

French

  • haut
  • élevé
  • grand
  • cher
76 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
132 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
119 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
49 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
5248 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
160 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
102 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1163 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.11 Japanese for Busy People
190 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
190 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
83 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1924 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2601 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1330 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1803 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
313 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
45313 Morohashi
2097 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
6796 New Nelson (John Haig)
307 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
329 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
135 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
193 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
449 2001 Kanji
2j8.6 The Kanji Dictionary
2-2-8 SKIP code
0022.7 Four corner code
1-25-66 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
9ad8 Unicode hex code

麗

19 strokes
Radical:
deer 鹿
Parts:
一 冂 广 比 鹿
lovely, beautiful, graceful, resplendent
Kun:
うるわ.しい、 うら.らか
On:
レイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1758 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 麗句 【レイク】 elegant phrase
  • 麗景殿 【レイケイデン】 ladies' pavilion (of the inner Heian Palace)
  • 瑰麗 【カイレイ】 extraordinarily beautiful, exceptionally pretty, gorgeous, magnificent
  • 清麗 【セイレイ】 clean, tidy, pure, untarnished, Seirei (one of the eight major professional female titles)

Kun reading compounds

  • 麗しい 【うるわしい】 beautiful, lovely, heartwarming, beautiful
  • 麗らか 【うららか】 bright (weather, mood, voice, etc.), clear, fine, beautiful, glorious, splendid, cheerful

Readings

Japanese names:
ま、 よし、 り
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
li4, li2
Korean:
ryeo, ri

Spanish

  • precioso
  • hermoso
  • bonito
  • encantador

Portuguese

  • amável
  • companheiro

French

  • charmant
  • beau
  • belle
  • jolie
1926 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1576 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
5381 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1344 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1923 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2902 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1630 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1740 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1832 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1937 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2672 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1359 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1845 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
2021 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
47663 Morohashi
2151 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
7026 New Nelson (John Haig)
2002 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2158 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1929 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3056 2001 Kanji
3q16.5 The Kanji Dictionary
2-2-17 SKIP code
2-8-11 SKIP code
1121.1 Four corner code
1-46-79 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
9e97 Unicode hex code

王

4 strokes
Radical:
jade (king) 玉 (王)
Parts:
王
king, rule, magnate
On:
オウ、 -ノウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N3
684 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 王 【オウ】 king, ruler, sovereign, monarch, tycoon, magnate, champion, master, king (of the senior player)
  • 王女 【オウジョ】 princess
  • 竜王 【リュウオウ】 Dragon King, promoted rook
  • 大王 【ダイオウ】 great king

Readings

Japanese names:
おお、 おおきみ、 わ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
wang2, wang4
Korean:
wang

Spanish

  • rey
  • regla
  • magnate

Portuguese

  • rei
  • regra
  • magnata
  • governo

French

  • roi
  • régner
  • magnat
49 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
47 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
5 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
499 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2922 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
310 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
733 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
90 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
294 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
294 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
577 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1315 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
4247 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2145 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2895 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
261 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
20823 Morohashi
3439 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3619 New Nelson (John Haig)
255 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
271 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
26 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3172 2001 Kanji
4f0.1 The Kanji Dictionary
4-4-1 SKIP code
1010.4 Four corner code
1-18-06 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
738b Unicode hex code