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男

7 strokes
Radical:
field 田
Parts:
力 田
Variants:
侽
male
Kun:
おとこ、 お
On:
ダン、 ナン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
240 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 男 【ダン】 masculine noun, son, baron, man, male
  • 男子 【ダンシ】 boy, man, male
  • 既男 【キダン】 married man
  • 公侯伯子男 【コウコウハクシダン】 duke, marquis, count, viscount and baron (five ranks of nobility in Japan; 1869-1947)
  • 男 【ナン】 son
  • 男女 【ダンジョ】 men and women, man and woman, both sexes, both genders
  • 一男 【イチナン】 boy, eldest son
  • 次男 【ジナン】 second son

Kun reading compounds

  • 男 【おとこ】 man, male, fellow, guy, chap, bloke, male lover, boyfriend, man, manliness, manly honor, manly honour, manly reputation
  • 男の子 【おとこのこ】 boy, son, baby boy, young man
  • 年男 【としおとこ】 man born in a year with the same Chinese zodiac sign as the current year
  • 山男 【やまおとこ】 giant, woodsman, alpinist
  • 雄 【お】 male, manly, brave, heroic, larger (of the two), greater, man, husband
  • 男 【おとこ】 man, male, fellow, guy, chap, bloke, male lover, boyfriend, man, manliness, manly honor, manly honour, manly reputation
  • 愛上男 【あいうえお】 skilled male lover
  • 毒男 【どくお】 lonely heart, male virgin, loser, geek

Readings

Japanese names:
み
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
nan2
Korean:
nam

Spanish

  • masculino
  • hombre

Portuguese

  • masculino

French

  • homme
  • mâle
109 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
42 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
54 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
228 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2996 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
63 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
72 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
495 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.13 Japanese for Busy People
101 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
101 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
67 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1334 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3147 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1613 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2199 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
867 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
21730 Morohashi
2542 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3731 New Nelson (John Haig)
859 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
923 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
203 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
66 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3645 2001 Kanji
5f2.2 The Kanji Dictionary
2-5-2 SKIP code
6042.7 Four corner code
1-35-43 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
7537 Unicode hex code

異

11 strokes
Radical:
field 田
Parts:
一 ハ 井 田
uncommon, different, queerness, strangeness, wonderful, curious, unusual
Kun:
こと、 こと.なる、 け
On:
イ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
631 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 異 【イ】 difference (of opinion), strange, odd, unusual, different
  • 異議 【イギ】 objection, dissent, protest
  • 天変地異 【テンペンチイ】 natural disaster, cataclysm
  • 小異 【ショウイ】 minor difference

Kun reading compounds

  • 異 【こと】 difference (from one another), different thing, other, unusual, extraordinary
  • 異なる 【ことなる】 to differ, to be different, to disagree, to vary, to diverge
  • 異なる 【ことなる】 to differ, to be different, to disagree, to vary, to diverge
  • 異 【こと】 difference (from one another), different thing, other, unusual, extraordinary
  • 異な 【けな】 exceptional, praiseworthy, laudable

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
yi4
Korean:
i

Spanish

  • raro
  • extraño
  • inusual
  • diferente

Portuguese

  • incomum
  • esquisito
  • estranho
  • raro
  • curioso
  • maravilhoso

French

  • inhabituel
  • bizarrerie
  • étrangeté
  • surprenant
  • curieux
  • extraordinaire
738 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
826 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
807 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
707 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3008 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
581 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
746 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1497 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1061 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1106 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1196 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1342 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3195 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1651 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2241 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1814 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
21854 Morohashi
2584 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3757 New Nelson (John Haig)
1797 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1936 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
918 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3661 2001 Kanji
5f6.7 The Kanji Dictionary
2-5-6 SKIP code
2-9-2 SKIP code
6080.1 Four corner code
1-16-59 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
7570 Unicode hex code

常

11 strokes
Radical:
turban, scarf 巾
Parts:
冖 口 尚 巾
usual, ordinary, normal, common, regular, continually, always, long-lasting
Kun:
つね、 とこ-
On:
ジョウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
293 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 常識 【ジョウシキ】 common sense, good sense, common knowledge, general knowledge, common practice, accepted practice, social etiquette
  • 常勤 【ジョウキン】 full-time employment
  • 平常 【ヘイジョウ】 normal, usual, ordinary, everyday
  • 経常 【ケイジョウ】 ordinary

Kun reading compounds

  • 常 【つね】 usual state of things
  • 常に 【つねに】 always, constantly
  • 経常 【けいじょう】 ordinary
  • 人の常 【ひとのつね】 human nature

Readings

Japanese names:
とき、 のぶ、 ひ、 ひた
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
chang2
Korean:
sang

Spanish

  • habitual
  • usual
  • ordinario
  • normal
  • siempre
  • interminable

Portuguese

  • regular
  • normal
  • comum
  • usual

French

  • habituel
  • ordinaire
  • normal
642 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
740 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
718 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
356 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1364 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
199 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
499 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1463 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
497 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
506 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
708 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
566 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3203 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1657 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2247 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
807 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
8955 Morohashi
2590 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1569 New Nelson (John Haig)
799 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
862 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
190 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
737 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1044 2001 Kanji
3n8.3 The Kanji Dictionary
2-5-6 SKIP code
2-3-8 SKIP code
9022.7 Four corner code
1-30-79 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5e38 Unicode hex code

愛

13 strokes
Radical:
heart 心 (忄, ⺗)
Parts:
冖 夂 心 爪
love, affection, favourite
Kun:
いと.しい、 かな.しい、 め.でる、 お.しむ、 まな
On:
アイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
640 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 愛 【アイ】 love, affection, care, attachment, craving, desire, agape, Ireland
  • 愛犬 【アイケン】 pet dog, beloved dog, love of dogs, fondness for dogs
  • 友愛 【ユウアイ】 fraternity, friendship
  • 同性愛 【ドウセイアイ】 homosexuality, homosexual love

Kun reading compounds

  • 愛しい 【いとしい】 lovely, dear, beloved, darling, dearest, pitiable, pitiful
  • 悲しい 【かなしい】 sad, miserable, unhappy, sorrowful, sad, lamentable, deplorable, grievous
  • 愛でる 【めでる】 to love, to cherish, to admire, to appreciate
  • 惜しむ 【おしむ】 to be frugal, to be sparing, to value, to hold dear, to regret (e.g. a loss), to feel sorry (for), to be unwilling, to be reluctant
  • 愛 【まな】 beloved, dear
  • 愛弟子 【まなでし】 favorite pupil, favourite pupil, teacher's pet

Readings

Japanese names:
あ、 あし、 え、 かな、 なる、 めぐ、 めぐみ、 よし、 ちか
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
ai4
Korean:
ae

Spanish

  • amor
  • afecto
  • favorito

Portuguese

  • amor
  • afeição
  • favorito

French

  • amour
  • affection
  • favori
339 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
441 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
417 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
436 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2829 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
456 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
545 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2018 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
259 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
259 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1079 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
790 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3133 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1606 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2191 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
745 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
10947 Morohashi
2492 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1927 New Nelson (John Haig)
737 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
796 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
268 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
602 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2067 2001 Kanji
4i10.1 The Kanji Dictionary
2-4-9 SKIP code
2-6-7 SKIP code
2-1-12 SKIP code
2024.7 Four corner code
1-16-06 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
611b Unicode hex code

情

11 strokes
Radical:
heart 心 (忄, ⺗)
Parts:
二 亠 土 忙 月 青
feelings, emotion, passion, sympathy, circumstances, facts
Kun:
なさ.け
On:
ジョウ、 セイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
235 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

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On reading compounds

  • 情 【ジョウ】 feelings, emotion, sentiment, compassion, sympathy, passion, affection, love, the way things really are, the actual situation
  • 情感 【ジョウカン】 feeling, sensitivity, emotion
  • 風情 【フゼイ】 taste, elegance, charm, appearance, air, the likes of ..., lowly people such as ...
  • 内情 【ナイジョウ】 internal conditions, true state of affairs
  • 傾城 【ケイセイ】 beauty, siren, courtesan, prostitute

Kun reading compounds

  • 情け 【なさけ】 pity, sympathy, compassion, mercy, affection, love
  • 情けない 【なさけない】 miserable, pitiable, shameful, deplorable, pathetic
  • 恋情 【れんじょう】 love, attachment, lovesickness
  • 裏情 【うらなさけ】 inner affection

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
qing2
Korean:
jeong

Spanish

  • sentimientos
  • emoción
  • simpatía

Portuguese

  • sentimentos
  • emoção
  • paixão
  • simpatia
  • circunstâncias
  • fatos

French

  • sentiments
  • émotion
  • passion
  • compassion
  • circonstances
  • faits
643 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
741 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
719 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
286 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1714 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
334 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
543 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
209 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
209 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
654 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
819 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
583 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
353 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
439 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1551 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
10756P Morohashi
482 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1898 New Nelson (John Haig)
1537 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1657 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
183 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
738 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1146 2001 Kanji
4k8.9 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-8 SKIP code
1-1-10 SKIP code
9502.7 Four corner code
1-30-80 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
60c5 Unicode hex code