Jisho

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10 strokes
Radical:
cow 牛 (牜)
Parts:
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

11 strokes
Radical:
speech 言 (訁)
Parts:
permit, approve
Kun:
ゆる.すもと
On:
キョ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
720 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 許諾 【キョダク】 consent, assent, approval, permission
  • 許可 【キョカ】 permission, approval, authorization, license
  • 特許 【トッキョ】 patent, special permission, license, licence, concession, charter
  • 専売特許 【センバイトッキョ】 patent, one's specialty (party piece, etc.)

Kun reading compounds

  • 許す 【ゆるす】 to permit, to allow, to approve, to consent to, to forgive, to pardon, to excuse, to tolerate, to exempt (someone) from, to remit, to release, to let off, to acknowledge, to admit, to trust, to confide in, to let one's guard down, to give up (points in a game, distance in a race, etc.), to yield
  • 許すまじ 【ゆるすまじ】 unforgivable, inexcusable, unpardonable
  • 下 【もと】 under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.), under (a flag, the sun, etc.), beneath, with (e.g. one blow), on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...), in (e.g. the name of ...), (someone's) side, (someone's) location
  • 胸元 【むなもと】 breast, chest, pit of the stomach, solar plexus, epigastrium
  • 此処許 【ここもと】 here, this area, around here, I, me

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
xu3, hu3
Korean:
heo, ho

Spanish

  • permitir
  • perdonar
  • dejar
  • excusar

Portuguese

  • permitir
  • aprovar

French

  • autorisation
  • permettre
  • seulement
587 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
679 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
650 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
754 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4324 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
657 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
898 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1403 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
737 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
750 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
667 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1664 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1862 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
986 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1337 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
576 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
35298 Morohashi
1470 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
5569 New Nelson (John Haig)
569 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
611 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
729 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3055 2001 Kanji
7a4.3 The Kanji Dictionary
1-7-4 SKIP code
0864.0 Four corner code
1-21-86 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
8a31 Unicode hex code

5 strokes
Radical:
field
Parts:
have the honor to, sign of the monkey, 3-5PM, ninth sign of Chinese zodiac
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
492 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 申請 【シンセイ】 application, request, petition
  • 申告 【シンコク】 report, return (e.g. tax), statement, declaration, notification, filing
  • 上申 【ジョウシン】 report to a superior
  • 具申 【グシン】 offering a full report to a superior

Kun reading compounds

  • 申す 【もうす】 to say, to be called, to do
  • 申すまでもなく 【もうすまでもなく】 needless to say, obviously, of course
  • 申 【さる】 the Monkey (ninth sign of the Chinese zodiac), hour of the Monkey (around 4pm, 3-5pm, or 4-6pm), west-southwest, 7th month of the lunar calendar
  • 猿楽 【さるがく】 sarugaku (form of theatre popular in Japan during the 11th to 14th centuries), noh, fooling around
  • 庚申 【かのえさる】 Metal Monkey (57th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1920, 1980, 2040), Shōmen Kongō (deity), kōshin-machi (religious wake)
  • 甲申 【きのえさる】 Wood Monkey (21st term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1944, 2004, 2064)

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
shen1
Korean:
sin

Spanish

  • decir
  • tener el honor de

Portuguese

  • tem a honra para

French

  • dire (humble)
  • s'appeler (humble)
  • j'ai l'honneur de
  • signe de la 9ème branche terrestre
  • signe du Singe (zodiaque)
  • 15 h à 17 h
254 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
338 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
322 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
347 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
93 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
204 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
740 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
185 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.9 Japanese for Busy People
309 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
309 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
585 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1332 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
4319 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2186 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2942 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1126 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
21726 Morohashi
3507 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3726 New Nelson (John Haig)
1117 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1198 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
253 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1655 2001 Kanji
0a5.39 The Kanji Dictionary
4-5-3 SKIP code
5000.6 Four corner code
1-31-29 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
7533 Unicode hex code

15 strokes
Radical:
speech 言 (訁)
Parts:
solicit, invite, ask
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
524 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

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On reading compounds

  • 請求 【セイキュウ】 claim, demand, charge, application, request, billing (for a service)
  • 請願 【セイガン】 petition
  • 招請 【ショウセイ】 invitation
  • 懇請 【コンセイ】 appeal, entreaty, request
  • 普請 【フシン】 building, construction, group effort by Buddhist practitioners, group activities by a community (e.g. cleaning, etc.)
  • 安普請 【ヤスブシン】 cheap structure (e.g. of houses)
  • 請 【ショウ】 request, invitation, privilege in criminal law given to nobles of the fifth rank or above (ritsuryō system)
  • 招待 【ショウタイ】 invitation
  • 招請 【ショウセイ】 invitation
  • 拝請 【ハイショウ】 humbly inviting

Kun reading compounds

  • 乞う 【こう】 to beg, to ask, to request, to invite, to pray, to wish
  • 乞うご期待 【こうごきたい】 don't miss it, stay tuned, coming soon, look forward to it
  • 受ける 【うける】 to receive, to get, to catch (e.g. a ball), to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.), to sustain (damage), to incur (a loss), to suffer (an injury), to feel (influence), to undergo (e.g. surgery), to take (a test), to accept (a challenge), to be given (e.g. life, talent), to find funny, to find humorous, to be amused (by), to follow, to succeed, to be descended from, to face (south, etc.), to be modified by, to obtain (a pawned item, etc.) by paying a fee, to be well-received, to become popular, to go down well

Readings

Japanese names:
うけ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
qing3
Korean:
cheong

Spanish

  • solicitar
  • pedir
  • rogar
  • tomar el control
  • recibir

Portuguese

  • solicitar
  • convidar
  • perguntar

French

  • solliciter
  • inviter
  • demander
1479 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
657 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4390 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1190 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1759 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2323 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
661 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
672 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
878 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1695 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1983 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1060 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1426 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1550 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
35640P Morohashi
1576 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
5645 New Nelson (John Haig)
1536 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1656 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1799 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3046 2001 Kanji
7a8.8 The Kanji Dictionary
1-7-8 SKIP code
0562.7 Four corner code
1-32-33 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
8acb Unicode hex code