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特

10 strokes
Radical:
cow 牛 (牜)
Parts:
土 寸 牛
special
On:
トク
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N4
234 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 特産 【トクサン】 being produced in a particular region, local specialty
  • 特異 【トクイ】 unique, peculiar, singular
  • 快特 【カイトク】 rapid express (train service), rapid limited express
  • 在特 【ザイトク】 Special Permission to Stay in Japan, residence status that can be granted to illegal immigrants or overstayers

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
te4
Korean:
teug

Spanish

  • especial

Portuguese

  • Especial

French

  • spécial
685 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
586 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
760 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
153 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2860 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
411 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
215 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2.18 Japanese for Busy People
282 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
282 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
398 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1293 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1181 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
641 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
852 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
252 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
20013 Morohashi
945 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3541 New Nelson (John Haig)
246 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
261 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
186 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
554 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2448 2001 Kanji
4g6.1 The Kanji Dictionary
1-4-6 SKIP code
2454.1 Four corner code
1-38-35 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
7279 Unicode hex code

撮

15 strokes
Radical:
hand 手 (扌龵)
Parts:
又 扎 日 耳
snapshot, take pictures
Kun:
と.る、 つま.む、 -ど.り
On:
サツ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1023 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 撮影 【サツエイ】 photography (still or motion), photographing, filming, shooting, (video) recording
  • 撮影会 【サツエイカイ】 photography event, photo session, photo shoot
  • 特撮 【トクサツ】 special effects, SFX, tokusatsu (genre of live-action film or television drama that makes heavy use of special effects, e.g. Godzilla)
  • 空撮 【クウサツ】 aerial photography

Kun reading compounds

  • 撮る 【とる】 to take (a photograph), to record (audio or video), to film, to shoot
  • 摘む 【つまむ】 to pinch, to hold (between one's fingers), to pick up (with chopsticks, tweezers, etc.), to pick up and eat, to snack on, to pick out (the main point), to summarize, to sum up, to bewitch, to possess, to fascinate

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
cuo1, zuo3, cuo4
Korean:
chwal

Spanish

  • recoger
  • tomar fotos

Portuguese

  • instantâneo
  • tirar fotos

French

  • photographier
1305 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1134 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2001 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1241 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1383 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1520 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1621 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1267 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
925 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
910 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
514 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
671 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
830 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
12748 Morohashi
737 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2282 New Nelson (John Haig)
822 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
885 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1769 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1367 2001 Kanji
3c12.13 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-12 SKIP code
5604.7 Four corner code
1-27-03 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
64ae Unicode hex code

監

15 strokes
Radical:
dish 皿
Parts:
二 皿 臣 乞
Variants:
譼
oversee, official, govt office, rule, administer
On:
カン
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
408 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

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On reading compounds

  • 監獄 【カンゴク】 prison
  • 監禁 【カンキン】 confinement
  • 総監 【ソウカン】 inspector general, commissioner
  • 収監 【シュウカン】 imprisonment

Readings

Japanese names:
けん
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
jian1, jian4
Korean:
gam

Spanish

  • supervisar
  • controlar
  • gobernar
  • administrar

Portuguese

  • fiscalizar
  • oficial
  • escritório do govêrno
  • governar
  • administrar

French

  • surveiller
  • officiel
  • bureau administratif
  • gouverner
  • administrer
1111 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
537 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3121 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1460 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1556 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2398 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1663 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1777 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
925 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1374 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3535 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1825 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2483 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1465 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
23032 Morohashi
2852 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3901 New Nelson (John Haig)
1453 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1562 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1782 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3474 2001 Kanji
5h10.1 The Kanji Dictionary
2-10-5 SKIP code
2-9-5 SKIP code
7810.7 Four corner code
1-20-38 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
76e3 Unicode hex code

督

13 strokes
Radical:
eye 目
Parts:
卜 又 小 目
coach, command, urge, lead, supervise
On:
トク
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
534 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

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On reading compounds

  • 督促 【トクソク】 urge, demand, importunity
  • 督学官 【トクガクカン】 school inspector
  • 総督 【ソウトク】 governor-general, governor, viceroy
  • 家督 【カトク】 heir, successor, family estate, family fortune, inheritance, headship of a family

Readings

Japanese names:
ただ、 ただし
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
du1
Korean:
dog

Spanish

  • supervisar
  • controlar
  • ordenar
  • instruir
  • impulsar

Portuguese

  • técnico
  • comando
  • desejo
  • primazia
  • supervisionar

French

  • superviseur
  • entraîner
  • commander
  • mener
  • pousser à faire
1665 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
660 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3147 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1737 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1563 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2023 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1670 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1785 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
926 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1390 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3471 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1789 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2437 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
726 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
23457 Morohashi
2796 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3946 New Nelson (John Haig)
719 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
776 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1651 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1279 2001 Kanji
5c8.9 The Kanji Dictionary
2-8-5 SKIP code
2760.4 Four corner code
1-38-36 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
7763 Unicode hex code