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用

5 strokes
Radical:
use 用 (甩)
Parts:
用
utilize, business, service, use, employ
Kun:
もち.いる
On:
ヨウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
107 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 用 【ヨウ】 business, task, errand, engagement, use, purpose, for the use of ..., used for ..., made for ..., call of nature, excretion
  • 用意 【ヨウイ】 preparation, arrangements, provision, getting ready, laying out (e.g. a meal)
  • 登用 【トウヨウ】 appointment, assignment, promotion
  • 効用 【コウヨウ】 use, utility, effect, benefit

Kun reading compounds

  • 用いる 【もちいる】 to use, to make use of, to utilize, to utilise

Readings

Japanese names:
たから
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
yong4
Korean:
yong

Spanish

  • uso
  • empleo
  • trabajo
  • usar
  • hacer uso de

Portuguese

  • utilizar
  • negócios
  • serviço
  • usar
  • empregar

French

  • se servir de
  • affaires
  • service
  • utiliser
  • employer
146 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
235 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
215 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
102 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2993 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
110 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
219 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
193 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.19 Japanese for Busy People
107 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
107 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
308 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1329 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3694 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1889 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2569 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1189 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
21703 Morohashi
2976 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3721 New Nelson (John Haig)
1181 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1265 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
177 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
116 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3653 2001 Kanji
2r3.1 The Kanji Dictionary
3-2-3 SKIP code
4-5-1 SKIP code
7722.0 Four corner code
1-45-49 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
7528 Unicode hex code

具

8 strokes
Radical:
eight 八
Parts:
一 ハ 目
tool, utensil, means, possess, ingredients, counter for armor, suits, sets of furniture
Kun:
そな.える、 つぶさ.に
On:
グ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
629 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 具 【グ】 tool, means, ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.), counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
  • 具合 【グアイ】 condition, state, health, state (of health), way, manner, circumstance, luck, face, dignity, decency, propriety
  • 文具 【ブング】 stationery
  • 金具 【カナグ】 metal fittings, metal fixtures

Kun reading compounds

  • 備える 【そなえる】 to furnish with, to equip with, to provide, to install, to prepare for, to make preparations for, to make provision for, to possess (all that is needed), to be endowed with, to be equipped with, to be born with, to have since birth
  • 具に 【つぶさに】 in detail, with great care, completely, fully

Readings

Japanese names:
とも
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
ju4
Korean:
gu

Spanish

  • herramienta
  • utensilio
  • ingredientes

Portuguese

  • ferramenta
  • utensílio
  • meios
  • posses
  • ingredientes
  • sufixo para contagem de armaduras
  • coleção
  • mobília

French

  • outils
  • ustensiles
  • moyens
  • ingrédients
  • possession
  • compteur d'armures, costumes, meubles
  • minutieusement
383 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
284 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
265 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
513 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3128 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
400 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
344 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
718 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
420 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
426 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
720 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
156 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3159 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1622 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2208 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
74 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
1473 Morohashi
2552 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
376 New Nelson (John Haig)
74 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
78 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
296 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3961 2001 Kanji
5c3.1 The Kanji Dictionary
2-5-3 SKIP code
6080.1 Four corner code
1-22-81 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5177 Unicode hex code

教

11 strokes
Radical:
rap 攴 (攵)
Parts:
子 老 乞 攵
teach, faith, doctrine
Kun:
おし.える、 おそ.わる
On:
キョウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
166 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 教育委員会 【キョウイクイインカイ】 Board of Education
  • 教育 【キョウイク】 education, schooling, training, instruction, teaching, upbringing, culture, cultivation, education
  • 政教 【セイキョウ】 religion and politics, church and state
  • 正教 【セイキョウ】 orthodoxy, (Greek) orthodox church

Kun reading compounds

  • 教える 【おしえる】 to teach, to instruct, to tell, to inform, to show, to preach
  • 教わる 【おそわる】 to be taught, to learn, to take lessons in

Readings

Japanese names:
のり、 ひさ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
jiao4, jiao1
Korean:
gyo

Spanish

  • educación
  • enseñanza
  • enseñar
  • instruir
  • ser enseñado

Portuguese

  • ensinar
  • fé
  • doutrina

French

  • enseigner
  • foi
  • doctrine
191 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
112 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
101 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
97 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2052 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
247 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
179 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1408 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.18 Japanese for Busy People
245 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
245 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
214 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
940 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1887 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1002 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1356 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1262 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
13213 Morohashi
1493 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2345 New Nelson (John Haig)
1254 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1343 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
58 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
202 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1466 2001 Kanji
4i6.1 The Kanji Dictionary
1-7-4 SKIP code
1-6-4 SKIP code
4844.0 Four corner code
1-22-21 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6559 Unicode hex code

科

9 strokes
Radical:
grain 禾
Parts:
斗 禾
department, course, section
On:
カ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
531 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 科 【カ】 department, section, faculty, school, arm, course (of study), branch of study, specialization, (taxonomical) family
  • 科学 【カガク】 science
  • 工科 【コウカ】 engineering course
  • 医科 【イカ】 medical science, medical department

Readings

Japanese names:
しな
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
ke1
Korean:
gwa

Spanish

  • departamento
  • curso
  • materia
  • falta
  • delito

Portuguese

  • departamento
  • curso
  • seção

French

  • département
  • section
  • cours
  • science
164 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
87 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
81 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
350 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3272 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
385 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
778 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
877 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
3.20 Japanese for Busy People
320 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
320 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
565 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1430 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1463 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
775 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1053 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1187 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
24950 Morohashi
1138 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4130 New Nelson (John Haig)
1179 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1263 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
369 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
170 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2255 2001 Kanji
5d4.3 The Kanji Dictionary
1-5-4 SKIP code
2490.0 Four corner code
1-18-42 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
79d1 Unicode hex code