Jisho

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5 strokes
Radical:
white
Parts:
white
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
483 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 白 【ハク】 white, striped mullet fry (Mugil cephalus), (spoken) line (in a play, film, etc.), one's lines, white dragon tile, winning hand with a pung (or kong) of white dragon tiles, Belgium, white person, Caucasian
  • 白衣 【ハクイ】 white clothes, white robe, white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.), commoner without rank (in ancient China), layperson
  • 美白 【ビハク】 beautifully white (esp. of skin), whitening (of skin, teeth, etc.)
  • 漂白 【ヒョウハク】 blanching, bleaching
  • 白衣 【ハクイ】 white clothes, white robe, white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.), commoner without rank (in ancient China), layperson
  • 白夜 【ビャクヤ】 night under the midnight sun, white night (at extreme latitudes), night during which the sun doesn't set
  • 敬白 【ケイハク】 yours sincerely, sincerely yours, yours truly
  • 恐惶敬白 【キョウコウケイハク】 very truly yours, very respectfully yours

Kun reading compounds

  • 白 【しろ】 white, innocence, innocent person, blank space, white stone, white dragon tile, skewered grilled pig intestine
  • 白い 【しろい】 white
  • 面白 【おもしろ】 amusing, funny, interesting
  • 蘿蔔 【すずしろ】 daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus)
  • 白い 【しろい】 white
  • 白色 【しろいろ】 white

Readings

Japanese names:
あき、 か、 はっ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
bai2
Korean:
baeg, bae

Spanish

  • blanco

Portuguese

  • branco

French

  • blanc
37 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
53 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
65 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
266 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3095 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
79 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
73 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
216 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.2 Japanese for Busy People
205 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
205 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
44 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1362 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
4305 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2175 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2929 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
37 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
22678 Morohashi
3493 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3863 New Nelson (John Haig)
37 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
37 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
242 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
46 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
878 2001 Kanji
4c1.3 The Kanji Dictionary
4-5-2 SKIP code
2600.0 Four corner code
1-39-82 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
767d Unicode hex code

10 strokes
Radical:
heart 心 (忄, ⺗)
Parts:
Variants:
grace, kindness, goodness, favor, mercy, blessing, benefit
On:
オン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
1418 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 恩 【オン】 favour, favor, obligation, debt of gratitude
  • 恩返し 【オンガエシ】 paying back a favour, repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
  • 迎恩 【ゲイオン】 welcoming reception
  • 聖恩 【セイオン】 imperial blessings or favor (favour)

Readings

Japanese names:
めぐみ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
en1
Korean:
eun

Spanish

  • gracia
  • bondad
  • favor
  • bendición
  • compasión

Portuguese

  • graça
  • gentileza
  • bondade
  • favor
  • misericórdia
  • benção
  • benefício

French

  • faveur
  • gentillesse
  • bonté
  • pitié
  • grâce
  • bénédiction
  • bienfait
558 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
654 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
624 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1353 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1684 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
668 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1294 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1225 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
555 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
564 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
757 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
779 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3289 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1700 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2311 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
613 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
10591 Morohashi
2655 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1851 New Nelson (John Haig)
606 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
652 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
709 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1458 2001 Kanji
4k6.23 The Kanji Dictionary
2-6-4 SKIP code
6033.0 Four corner code
1-18-24 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6069 Unicode hex code

11 strokes
Radical:
earth
Parts:
cultivate, foster
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1431 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 培養 【バイヨウ】 culture, cultivation, cultivation (of plants), growing, raising, cultivation (e.g. of a skill), nurture (of democracy, national power, etc.), growth
  • 培植 【バイショク】 cultivation (of plants), culturing
  • 育成栽培 【イクセイサイバイ】 vegetable and fruit growing
  • 促成栽培 【ソクセイサイバイ】 forcing (plants, vegetables, etc.), artificially hastening the growth of plants (by controlling heat, light, etc.)

Kun reading compounds

  • 培う 【つちかう】 to cultivate, to foster

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
pei2
Korean:
bae, bu

Spanish

  • cultivo
  • fomento
  • cultivar
  • fomentar

Portuguese

  • cultivar
  • alimentar

French

  • culture (plantes)
  • entretenir
1690 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1615 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1091 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1492 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1153 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1291 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1828 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1977 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1640 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
377 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
558 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
340 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
420 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
488 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
5195 Morohashi
464 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1032 New Nelson (John Haig)
477 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
516 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1419 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1477 2001 Kanji
3b8.6 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-8 SKIP code
4016.1 Four corner code
1-39-61 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
57f9 Unicode hex code