Jisho

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5 strokes
Radical:
sweet
Parts:
sweet, coax, pamper, be content, sugary
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
1248 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • さつま芋 【サツマイモ】 sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
  • 甘言 【カンゲン】 sweet words, smooth talk, cajolery, flattery, sycophancy

Kun reading compounds

  • 甘い 【あまい】 sweet-tasting, sweet, sugary, sugared, fragrant (smelling), sweet (music), lightly salted, light in salt, not spicy, naive, overly optimistic, soft on, generous, indulgent, easy-going, lenient, half-hearted, not finished properly, insufficient, not satisfactory, inadequate, loose, mild, tempting, enticing, luring
  • 甘い顔をする 【あまいかおをする】 to go easy on someone, to be easygoing, to be lenient
  • 甘える 【あまえる】 to behave like a spoiled child, to fawn on, to take advantage of, to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence), to depend on
  • 甘やかす 【あまやかす】 to pamper, to spoil
  • 上手い 【うまい】 skillful, skilful, skilled, good, expert, clever (expression, trick, etc.), apt, appropriate, delicious, tasty, good, nice, good (deal, idea, etc.), profitable, promising, lucky, fortunate, successful, satisfactory, splendid
  • うまい話 【うまいはなし】 too-good-to-be-true offers (e.g. scams and frauds), too-good-to-be-true stories

Readings

Japanese names:
かも
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
gan1
Korean:
gam

Spanish

  • dulce
  • sabroso
  • bueno
  • tener cariño a
  • mimar
  • consentir

Portuguese

  • doce
  • seduzir
  • mimar
  • contentar
  • açucarado

French

  • doux
  • enjôler
  • dorloter
  • être content
  • sucré
1093 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1212 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2988 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1333 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
738 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
207 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1492 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1591 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
345 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1325 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
4306 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2176 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2930 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1773 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
21643 Morohashi
3494 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3710 New Nelson (John Haig)
1757 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1894 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1052 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1978 2001 Kanji
0a5.32 The Kanji Dictionary
4-5-2 SKIP code
4-4-2 SKIP code
4477.0 Four corner code
1-20-37 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
7518 Unicode hex code

8 strokes
Radical:
tree
Parts:
Variants:
pine tree
Kun:
まつ
On:
ショウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N1
471 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 松竹梅 【ショウチクバイ】 pine, bamboo and plum (an auspicious grouping), high, middle and low (ranking), top, middle and bottom, upper, medium, lower, first, second and third (class)
  • 鰹 【カツオ】 skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis), oceanic bonito, victorfish
  • 老松 【ロウショウ】 old pine tree
  • 翠松 【スイショウ】 verdant pine, green pine

Kun reading compounds

  • 松 【まつ】 pine tree (Pinus spp.), highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
  • 松下電工 【まつしたでんこう】 Matsushita Electric Works
  • 赤松 【あかまつ】 Japanese red pine (Pinus densiflora), Japanese umbrella pine, tanyosho pine
  • 浜松 【はままつ】 Hamamatsu (city)

Readings

Japanese names:
おお、 しょ、 ま、 まっ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
song1
Korean:
song

Spanish

  • pino

Portuguese

  • pinheiro

French

  • pin
536 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
1394 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
215 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2212 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
884 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1419 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
869 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
696 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
709 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
970 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1075 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1075 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
580 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
769 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
793 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
14516 Morohashi
864 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2592 New Nelson (John Haig)
785 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
848 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
483 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
508 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1871 2001 Kanji
4a4.16 The Kanji Dictionary
1-4-4 SKIP code
4893.2 Four corner code
1-30-30 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
677e Unicode hex code

9 strokes
Radical:
fragrance
Parts:
incense, smell, perfume
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N2
859 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 香 【コウ】 incense
  • 香水 【コウスイ】 perfume, scent
  • 線香 【センコウ】 incense stick
  • 焼香 【ショウコウ】 burning (offer) incense
  • 香 【キョウ】 lance
  • 香車 【キョウシャ】 lance
  • 異香 【イキョウ】 great fragrance
  • 茴香 【ウイキョウ】 fennel (Foeniculum vulgare)

Kun reading compounds

  • 香 【か】 smell (esp. a good smell), fragrance, scent, aroma, perfume
  • 香り 【かおり】 aroma, fragrance, scent, smell
  • 腸香 【わたか】 Ischikauia steenackeri (species of cyprinid fish)
  • 木の香 【きのか】 smell of new wood
  • 香り 【かおり】 aroma, fragrance, scent, smell
  • 香りがする 【かおりがする】 to smell, to smell of, to have a smell
  • 香る 【かおる】 to smell sweet, to be fragrant

Readings

Japanese names:
こ、 こお、 ひゃん、 よし
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
xiang1
Korean:
hyang

Spanish

  • incienso
  • perfume
  • fragancia
  • aroma
  • dar olor

Portuguese

  • incenso
  • cheiro
  • perfume

French

  • senteur
  • encens
  • parfum
1255 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
832 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
5188 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1059 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1014 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
961 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1682 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1797 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1705 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1911 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3177 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1637 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2225 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
920 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
44518 Morohashi
2568 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
6722 New Nelson (John Haig)
911 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
977 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1301 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2278 2001 Kanji
5d4.5 The Kanji Dictionary
2-5-4 SKIP code
2-1-8 SKIP code
2060.9 Four corner code
1-25-65 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
9999 Unicode hex code