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爪

4 strokes
Radical:
claw 爪 (爫)
Parts:
爪
claw, nail, talon
Kun:
つめ、 つま-
On:
ソウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
2025 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 爪牙 【ソウガ】 claws and fangs, claws and tusks, clutches, devious design, means of causing harm, weapon, pawn, stooge, cat's-paw, right-hand man
  • 爪痕 【ソウコン】 fingernail mark, scratch
  • 陥入爪 【カンニュウソウ】 ingrown nail, ingrowing nail
  • 狼爪 【ロウソウ】 dewclaw

Kun reading compounds

  • 爪 【つめ】 nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail), claw, talon, hoof, plectrum, pick, hook, clasp
  • 爪切り 【つめきり】 nail clippers
  • 陥入爪 【かんにゅうそう】 ingrown nail, ingrowing nail
  • 鷹の爪 【たかのつめ】 Gamblea innovans (species of deciduous tree), extremely spicy form of chili pepper, variety of high-quality green tea

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
zhua3, zhao3
Korean:
jo

Spanish

  • uña
  • garra
  • zarpa

Portuguese

French

  • ongle
  • griffe
  • serre
  • plectre
2822 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1887 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
115 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1320 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
3756 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2605 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
735 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
19653 Morohashi
3024 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3509 New Nelson (John Haig)
727 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
784 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
0a4.9 The Kanji Dictionary
3-3-1 SKIP code
7223.0 Four corner code
1-36-62 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
722a Unicode hex code

拾

9 strokes
Radical:
hand 手 (扌龵)
Parts:
一 个 口 扎
pick up, gather, find, go on foot, ten
Kun:
ひろ.う
On:
シュウ、 ジュウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N2
1479 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 収集 【シュウシュウ】 collecting, accumulating, gathering, collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.), garbage collection, waste collection
  • 拾得 【シュウトク】 finding (lost property), picking up
  • 十 【ジュウ】 ten, 10, ten years of age, book containing a collection of poems
  • 十一 【ジュウイチ】 eleven, 11, jack

Kun reading compounds

  • 拾う 【ひろう】 to pick up, to gather, to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped), to select, to choose, to pick out, to get (unexpectedly), to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.), to snatch (an unexpected victory), to pull off, to pick up (someone in a car), to flag down (a taxi), to hail, to pick up (a signal, sound, interference, etc.), to (just manage to) return (the ball), to return (a difficult shot), to take on (someone in adverse circumstances), to employ, to give a job, to take in, to walk, to go on foot

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
shi2, she4
Korean:
seub, sib

Spanish

  • recoger
  • colectar

Portuguese

  • pegar
  • juntar
  • achado
  • continuar a pé

French

  • ramasser
  • cueillir
  • trouver
  • aller à pied
  • 10 (X)
425 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
321 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
305 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1599 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1901 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
625 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
568 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
802 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1445 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1538 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
273 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
890 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
454 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
279 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
339 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
674 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
12014 Morohashi
379 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2149 New Nelson (John Haig)
667 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
720 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
329 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1377 2001 Kanji
3c6.14 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-6 SKIP code
5806.1 Four corner code
1-29-06 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
62fe Unicode hex code

箕

14 strokes
Radical:
bamboo 竹 (⺮)
Parts:
ハ 甘 竹 乞
winnowing
Kun:
み
On:
キ
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
2023 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

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On reading compounds

  • 箕 【キ】 Chinese "winnowing basket" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
  • 箕踞 【キキョ】 sitting with one's legs outstretched

Kun reading compounds

  • 箕 【み】 winnow, winnowing basket, winnowing fan
  • 箕借り婆 【みかりばば】 old woman ghost from the Kanto region
  • 唐箕 【とうみ】 winnower, grain fan

Readings

Japanese names:
みの
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
ji1
Korean:
gi

Spanish

Portuguese

French

3407 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2214 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
3350 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2358 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
26143 Morohashi
4307 New Nelson (John Haig)
2643 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2685 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
6f8.6 The Kanji Dictionary
2-6-8 SKIP code
8880.1 Four corner code
1-44-07 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
7b95 Unicode hex code

零

13 strokes
Radical:
rain 雨
Parts:
一 个 卩 雨
zero, spill, overflow, nothing, cipher
Kun:
ぜろ、 こぼ.す、 こぼ.れる
On:
レイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
1217 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 零 【レイ】 zero, nought
  • 零細 【レイサイ】 insignificant, trifling, paltry, cottage (industry), tiny (company)
  • 漂零 【ヒョウレイ】 being ruined (reduced to poverty), falling low, going under, coming to ruin
  • 飄零 【ヒョウレイ】 fluttering to the ground (of a leaf or petal), wandering, roaming, coming down in the world, going to ruin, falling low

Kun reading compounds

  • ０ 【ゼロ】 zero, 0, nought, nil, nothing, zilch
  • 零因子 【ゼロいんし】 zero divisor, null factor, nil factor
  • 零す 【こぼす】 to spill, to drop, to shed (tears), to grumble (about), to complain (of), to let (one's feelings) show
  • 零れる 【こぼれる】 to spill, to fall out of, to overflow, to peek through, to become visible (although normally not), to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
ling2
Korean:
ryeong, ryeon

Spanish

  • cero
  • nada
  • pequeño
  • derramar
  • desbordar
  • estropearse
  • hacerse ruinas

Portuguese

  • zero
  • entornar
  • inundação
  • nada
  • cifra

French

  • zéro
  • se répandre
  • déborder
  • rien
  • code
1922 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1206 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
5048 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1106 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
998 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1823 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1972 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1687 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1864 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3467 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1786 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2433 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1414 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
42242 Morohashi
2792 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
6524 New Nelson (John Haig)
1402 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1504 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1686 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3144 2001 Kanji
8d5.4 The Kanji Dictionary
2-8-5 SKIP code
2-11-2 SKIP code
1030.7 Four corner code
1-46-77 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
96f6 Unicode hex code