Jisho

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4 strokes
Radical:
father
Parts:
father
Kun:
ちち
On:
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
646 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

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On reading compounds

  • 父母 【フボ】 father and mother, parents
  • 父子 【フシ】 father and child, father and son, father and daughter
  • 義父 【ギフ】 father-in-law, foster father, stepfather
  • 養父 【ヨウフ】 foster father, adoptive father

Kun reading compounds

  • 父 【ちち】 father
  • 父親 【ちちおや】 father
  • 亡き父 【なきちち】 (one's) late father
  • 建国の父 【けんこくのちち】 founding father (of a country)

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
fu4, fu3
Korean:
bu, bo

Spanish

  • padre

Portuguese

  • pai

French

  • père
131 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
216 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
197 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
742 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2832 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
90 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
70 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
65 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.7 Japanese for Busy People
113 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
113 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
73 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1286 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2467 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1248 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1714 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1282 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
19721 Morohashi
1973 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3516 New Nelson (John Haig)
1274 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1366 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
226 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
100 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2066 2001 Kanji
2o2.3 The Kanji Dictionary
2-2-2 SKIP code
8040.0 Four corner code
1-41-67 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
7236 Unicode hex code

16 strokes
Radical:
see
Parts:
parent, intimacy, relative, familiarity, dealer (cards)
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
406 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

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On reading compounds

  • 親 【シン】 intimacy, closeness, friendliness, close relative, pro- (e.g. pro-American)
  • 親衛 【シンエイ】 monarch's guards
  • 懇親 【コンシン】 friendship, intimacy
  • 近親 【キンシン】 near relative

Kun reading compounds

  • 親 【おや】 parent, parents, mother and father, dealer, banker, founder, inventor, (pet) owner, key, parent (organization), main, ancestor, forefather
  • 親方 【おやかた】 master, boss, chief, foreman, supervisor, stable master, craftsman, artisan, foster parent
  • 生みの親 【うみのおや】 biological parent, founder, creator
  • 里親 【さとおや】 foster parent, foster parents, (pet) caretaker
  • 親しい 【したしい】 close (e.g. friend), familiar, friendly, intimate, familiar (e.g. story), well-known (to one), close (relatives), closely related
  • 親しむ 【したしむ】 to be intimate with, to befriend

Readings

Japanese names:
ぎ、 ちか、 のり
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
qin1, qing4
Korean:
chin

Spanish

  • padre
  • madre
  • familiares
  • íntimo
  • personalmente
  • padres
  • hacerse amigo
  • intimar

Portuguese

  • pai
  • intimidade
  • parente
  • familiaridade
  • crupiê

French

  • parent
  • parenté
  • intimité
  • familiarité
  • donneur (cartes)
260 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
166 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
149 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
381 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4293 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
211 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
248 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2544 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
3.6 Japanese for Busy People
175 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
175 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
249 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1647 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2264 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1172 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1599 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1518 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
34918 Morohashi
1799 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
5534 New Nelson (John Haig)
1504 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1621 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
315 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
237 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
457 2001 Kanji
5b11.1 The Kanji Dictionary
1-9-7 SKIP code
0691.0 Four corner code
1-31-38 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
89aa Unicode hex code

15 strokes
Radical:
tree
Parts:
Variants:
authority, power, rights
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N3
156 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 権 【ケン】 right (to do something), authority, power
  • 権威 【ケンイ】 authority, power, influence, prestige, (an) authority (on), expert
  • 抵当権 【テイトウケン】 mortgage, right of pledge, lien
  • 参政権 【サンセイケン】 suffrage, franchise
  • 権化 【ゴンゲ】 incarnation (of Buddha or bodhisattva), avatar, embodiment (as in "embodiment of evil"), incarnation, personification
  • 権宮司 【ゴングウジ】 associate chief priest, deputy chief priest

Kun reading compounds

  • 仮殿 【かりどの】 temporary shrine (houses the object in which the deity resides when main shrine is under repairs)

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
quan2
Korean:
gweon

Spanish

  • derechos
  • autoridad
  • poder
  • establecer temporalmente

Portuguese

  • autoridade
  • força
  • direitos

French

  • pouvoir
  • autorité
  • droits
774 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
862 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
851 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
260 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2360 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
420 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
643 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2300 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
335 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
335 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
804 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1112 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1348 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
731 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
977 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
578 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
15484 Morohashi
1065 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2853 New Nelson (John Haig)
571 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
613 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
162 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
983 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1875 2001 Kanji
4a11.18 The Kanji Dictionary
1-4-11 SKIP code
4891.4 Four corner code
1-24-02 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6a29 Unicode hex code

7 strokes
Radical:
knife, sword 刀 (刂)
Parts:
profit, advantage, benefit
Kun:
き.く
On:
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
203 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

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On reading compounds

  • 利 【リ】 advantage, benefit, profit, interest
  • 利上げ 【リアゲ】 increase in interest rates
  • 低利 【テイリ】 low interest rate
  • 水利 【スイリ】 utilization of water, water supply, irrigation, water transportation, navigability (e.g. of a river)

Kun reading compounds

  • 効く 【きく】 to be effective, to take effect, to be good (for), to work, to function well, to be possible (to do, use, etc.), to be able to, to taste (alcohol), to try

Readings

Japanese names:
かが、 と、 とし、 のり、 み、 りい
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
li4
Korean:
ri

Spanish

  • ganancia
  • ventaja
  • beneficio
  • ser efectivo

Portuguese

  • lucro
  • vantagem
  • benefício

French

  • profit
  • avantage
  • bénéfice
528 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
626 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
596 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
219 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3264 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
200 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
355 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
436 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.19 Japanese for Busy People
329 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
329 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
248 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
189 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1431 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
757 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1029 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
915 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
1932 Morohashi
1114 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
466 New Nelson (John Haig)
906 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
972 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
180 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
491 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2243 2001 Kanji
5d2.1 The Kanji Dictionary
1-5-2 SKIP code
2290.0 Four corner code
1-45-88 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5229 Unicode hex code

12 strokes (also 11)
Radical:
walk 辵 (辶, ⻌, ⻍)
Parts:
carry, luck, destiny, fate, lot, transport, progress, advance
Kun:
はこ.ぶ
On:
ウン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
255 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

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On reading compounds

  • 運 【ウン】 fortune, luck, chance
  • 運営 【ウンエイ】 management, administration, operation
  • 機運 【キウン】 opportunity, chance, good time (to do), trend, tendency, momentum
  • 命運 【メイウン】 fate, destiny

Kun reading compounds

  • 運ぶ 【はこぶ】 to carry, to transport, to move, to convey, to come, to go, to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.), to move, to carry out, to proceed with, to arrange, to go (well, etc.), to proceed, to progress

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
yun4
Korean:
un

Spanish

  • suerte
  • destino
  • transportar

Portuguese

  • carregar
  • sorte
  • destino
  • objetivo
  • transportar
  • progresso
  • avanço

French

  • porter
  • chance
  • destin
  • destinée
  • sort
  • progrès
157 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
251 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
231 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
179 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4725 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
373 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
263 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1808 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
3.7 Japanese for Busy People
439 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
445 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
304 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
704 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3894 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2006 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2707 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
309 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
38998P Morohashi
3140 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
6092 New Nelson (John Haig)
303 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
325 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
157 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
389 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3655 2001 Kanji
2q9.10 The Kanji Dictionary
3-3-9 SKIP code
3730.4 Four corner code
1-17-31 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
904b Unicode hex code

11 strokes
Radical:
power, force
Parts:
move, motion, change, confusion, shift, shake
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
73 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 動 【ドウ】 motion
  • 動員 【ドウイン】 mobilization, mobilisation
  • 人事異動 【ジンジイドウ】 personnel change, personnel shift, reshuffle, (annual) staff reassignment
  • 異動 【イドウ】 (personnel) change, transfer, relocation, reassignment, reshuffle

Kun reading compounds

  • 動く 【うごく】 to move, to stir, to shift, to shake, to swing, to operate, to run, to go, to work, to make a move, to take action, to act, to go into action, to be touched, to be influenced, to change, to vary, to fluctuate, to waver, to be transferred
  • 動く歩道 【うごくほどう】 moving walkway, moving sidewalk, travelator
  • 動かす 【うごかす】 to move, to shift, to stir, to budge, to change position, to inspire, to rouse, to move (e.g. feeling), to influence, to change, to alter, to deny, to operate, to set in motion, to get going, to mobilize (e.g. troops), to mobilise, to deploy, to manage (e.g. funds)

Readings

Japanese names:
るぎ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
dong4
Korean:
dong

Spanish

  • mover
  • movimiento
  • moverse
  • trasladar

Portuguese

  • mover
  • movimento
  • mudança
  • jáfusão
  • trocar
  • agitar

French

  • bouger
  • mouvement
  • changement
  • confusion
  • secouer
296 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
384 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
362 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
86 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
730 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
169 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
130 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2.14 Japanese for Busy People
231 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
231 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
64 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
221 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2232 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1163 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1583 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1692 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
2390 Morohashi
1778 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
549 New Nelson (John Haig)
1676 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1806 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
47 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
385 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2245 2001 Kanji
2g9.1 The Kanji Dictionary
1-9-2 SKIP code
2412.7 Four corner code
1-38-16 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
52d5 Unicode hex code