Jisho

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12 strokes
Radical:
jade (king) 玉 (王)
Parts:
Variants:
harp, koto
Kun:
こと
On:
キンゴン
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1591 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 琴 【キン】 qin (7-stringed Chinese zither), guqin
  • 琴曲 【キンキョク】 koto music
  • 奚琴 【ケイキン】 xiqin (2-stringed Chinese musical instrument)
  • 携琴 【ケイキン】 sihu (4-stringed Chinese musical instrument played with a bow)
  • 和琴 【ワゴン】 wagon, yamatogoto, six-stringed native Japanese zither

Kun reading compounds

  • 琴 【こと】 koto (13-stringed Japanese zither), stringed instrument, zheng (Chinese zither), guzheng
  • 琴座 【ことざ】 Lyra (constellation), the Lyre
  • 箏の琴 【そうのこと】 koto
  • 琵琶の琴 【びわのこと】 biwa (4 or 5-stringed Oriental lute)

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
qin2
Korean:
geum

Spanish

  • koto
  • arpa japonesa

Portuguese

  • harpa
  • koto (mus.)

French

  • koto
  • harpe
1178 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1486 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2949 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1393 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1536 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1778 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1251 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1319 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1906 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1322 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3455 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1778 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2422 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1605 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
21079 Morohashi
2781 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3654 New Nelson (John Haig)
1591 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1717 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1566 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3160 2001 Kanji
4f8.11 The Kanji Dictionary
2-8-4 SKIP code
1120.7 Four corner code
1-22-55 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
7434 Unicode hex code

21 strokes
Radical:
tree
Parts:
Variants:

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 桜花 【オウカ】 cherry blossom

Kun reading compounds

  • 桜 【さくら】 cherry tree, cherry blossom, fake buyer, paid audience, shill, seat filler, hired applauder, horse meat
  • 桜花 【おうか】 cherry blossom

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
ying1
Korean:
aeng

Spanish

Portuguese

French

2404 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2947 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1425 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1025 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
15888 Morohashi
1108 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2917 New Nelson (John Haig)
4a6.15 The Kanji Dictionary
1-4-17 SKIP code
4694.4 Four corner code
1-61-15 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6afb Unicode hex code

13 strokes
Radical:
man, human 人 (亻)
Parts:
greatness, excellence
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1926 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 傑 【ケツ】 the top (e.g. top ten), the best
  • 傑人 【ケツジン】 outstanding person, distinguished person, person of high caliber
  • 豪傑 【ゴウケツ】 hero, bold person, daring person, great person, extraordinary person
  • 英傑 【エイケツ】 great person, hero, mastermind, extraordinary person

Kun reading compounds

  • 優れる 【すぐれる】 to surpass, to outstrip, to excel

Readings

Japanese names:
すぐ、 たけ、 まさ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
jie2
Korean:
geol

Spanish

  • grandeza
  • excelencia
  • excelente

Portuguese

  • grandeza
  • excelência

French

  • grandeur
  • excellence
1211 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1601 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
517 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1208 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1063 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1827 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1731 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1849 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1431 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
127 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
175 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
115 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
133 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1008 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
955 Morohashi
155 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
293 New Nelson (John Haig)
999 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1074 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1606 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2164 2001 Kanji
2a11.6 The Kanji Dictionary
1-2-11 SKIP code
2529.4 Four corner code
1-23-70 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5091 Unicode hex code

11 strokes
Radical:
thumb, inch
Parts:
Variants:

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 将校 【ショウコウ】 commissioned officer
  • 将来 【ショウライ】 future, (future) prospects, bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.), bringing about, giving rise to, causing, incurring
  • 王将 【オウショウ】 king (of the senior player), Ōshō (one of the eight major titles in professional shogi)
  • 玉将 【ギョクショウ】 king (of the junior player)

Readings

Japanese names:
まさる
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
jiang1, jiang4, qiang1
Korean:
jang

Spanish

Portuguese

French

1631 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1217 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
878 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
7438 Morohashi
967 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1381 New Nelson (John Haig)
2b8.3 The Kanji Dictionary
1-4-7 SKIP code
2724.2 Four corner code
1-53-82 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5c07 Unicode hex code