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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

Speed

Stroke order

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

磊

15 strokes
Radical:
stone 石
Parts:
口 石
many stones
On:
ライ

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 磊塊 【ライカイ】 discontent, being weighed down emotionally, heavy heart
  • 磊磊 【ライライ】 large pile of rocks, open-heartedness, not being bothered by unimportant things
  • 磊磊 【ライライ】 large pile of rocks, open-heartedness, not being bothered by unimportant things

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
lei3
Korean:
roe

Spanish

Portuguese

French

3213 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
24394 Morohashi
4036 New Nelson (John Haig)
5a10.8 The Kanji Dictionary
2-5-10 SKIP code
1066.1 Four corner code
1-66-93 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
78ca Unicode hex code

囲

7 strokes
Radical:
enclosure 囗
Parts:
囗 井
Variants:
圍
surround, besiege, store, paling, enclosure, encircle, preserve, keep
Kun:
かこ.む、 かこ.う、 かこ.い
On:
イ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
771 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 囲碁 【イゴ】 go (board game)
  • 囲郭村 【イカクソン】 walled settlement, walled town
  • 解囲 【カイイ】 breaking the enemy siege
  • 外囲 【ガイイ】 periphery, surroundings

Kun reading compounds

  • 囲む 【かこむ】 to surround, to encircle, to enclose, to fence, to wall in, to besiege, to lay siege to, to play (go, shogi, etc.)
  • 囲う 【かこう】 to enclose, to surround, to encircle, to fence, to wall in, to shelter (e.g. a criminal), to shield, to hide, to protect, to keep (e.g. a mistress), to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.), to preserve, to protect
  • 囲い 【かこい】 enclosure, fence, wall, pen, paling, storage (of fruit, vegetables, etc.), partitioned area of a room for conducting tea ceremonies, mistress, castle, strong defensive position
  • 囲い女 【かこいおんな】 mistress

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
wei2
Korean:
wi

Spanish

  • circunferencia
  • rodear
  • cercar

Portuguese

  • circundar
  • sitiar
  • loja
  • paliçada
  • cerca
  • preservar
  • guardar

French

  • entourer
  • assiéger
  • enceinte
  • palissade
  • encercler
  • réserve
  • garder
343 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
446 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
422 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
945 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1032 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
803 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
423 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
501A Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1194 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1257 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1062 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
340 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3807 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1949 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2643 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1825 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
4722 Morohashi
3069 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
945 New Nelson (John Haig)
1807 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1948 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
474 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1955 2001 Kanji
3s4.2 The Kanji Dictionary
3-3-4 SKIP code
6055.0 Four corner code
1-16-47 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
56f2 Unicode hex code

碁

13 strokes
Radical:
stone 石
Parts:
一 ハ 口 甘 石
Go
On:
ゴ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1609 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 碁 【ゴ】 go (board game)
  • 碁盤 【ゴバン】 Go board
  • 囲碁 【イゴ】 go (board game)
  • 相碁 【アイゴ】 go played by two equally skilled players

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
qi2
Korean:
gi

Spanish

  • juego del Go

Portuguese

  • Jogo de Go

French

  • Go
1240 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1541 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3202 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1757 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1572 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1834 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1984 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1828 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1406 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3346 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1734 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2354 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1782 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
24261 Morohashi
2699 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4020 New Nelson (John Haig)
1766 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1903 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1652 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1977 2001 Kanji
5a8.9 The Kanji Dictionary
2-6-7 SKIP code
2-8-5 SKIP code
4460.1 Four corner code
1-24-75 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
7881 Unicode hex code