Jisho

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9 strokes
Radical:
eye
Parts:
Variants:
watch over, see
Kun:
み.る
On:
カン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
1060 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 看護 【カンゴ】 nursing, (army) nurse
  • 看過 【カンカ】 overlooking, turning a blind eye
  • 正看 【セイカン】 registered nurse, RN
  • 立て看 【タテカン】 standing signboard, billboard, hoarding

Kun reading compounds

  • 看る 【みる】 to look after (often medically), to take care of

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
kan4, kan1
Korean:
gan

Spanish

  • ver
  • vigilar
  • cuidar
  • asistir

Portuguese

  • Observar
  • superviosionar

French

  • regarder attentivement
  • veiller sur
842 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
827 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1015 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
222 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1057 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
761 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
998 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1316 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1398 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1114 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1379 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3992 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2051 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2771 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
645 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
23196 Morohashi
3220 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3919 New Nelson (John Haig)
638 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
688 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
879 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2279 2001 Kanji
5c4.4 The Kanji Dictionary
3-4-5 SKIP code
4-9-2 SKIP code
2060.4 Four corner code
1-20-39 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
770b Unicode hex code

20 strokes
Radical:
speech 言 (訁)
Parts:
Variants:
safeguard, protect
Kun:
まも.る
On:
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N1
351 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 護岸 【ゴガン】 river dike
  • 護衛 【ゴエイ】 guard, convoy, escort
  • 警護 【ケイゴ】 bodyguard, escort
  • 愛護 【アイゴ】 protection, tender care

Kun reading compounds

  • 守る 【まもる】 to protect, to guard, to defend, to keep (i.e. a promise), to abide (by the rules), to observe, to obey, to follow

Readings

Japanese names:
もり
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
hu4
Korean:
ho

Spanish

  • salvaguardar
  • proteger
  • defender

Portuguese

  • salvaguardar
  • proteger

French

  • protection
  • garde
604 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
696 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
670 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
653 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4447 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
796 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1772 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2877 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1312 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1391 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1115 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1713 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2079 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1088 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1481 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
707 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
36038P Morohashi
1648 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
5715 New Nelson (John Haig)
700 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
756 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
474 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
825 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3067 2001 Kanji
7a13.3 The Kanji Dictionary
1-7-13 SKIP code
0464.7 Four corner code
1-24-78 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
8b77 Unicode hex code

8 strokes
Radical:
water 水 (氵, 氺)
Parts:
Variants:
method, law, rule, principle, model, system
Kun:
のり
On:
ホウハッホッフラン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
100 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 法 【ホウ】 law, act, principle, method, mood, dharma, law
  • 法案 【ホウアン】 bill (law), measure
  • 航法 【コウホウ】 sailing, navigation
  • 会社更生法 【カイシャコウセイホウ】 Corporate Rehabilitation Law
  • 法被 【ハッピ】 happi coat, happy coat, workman's livery coat, traditional Japanese straight-sleeved coat
  • 法度 【ハット】 ban, prohibition, taboo, something forbidden, law, ordinance (esp. in the middle ages)
  • 法師 【ホウシ】 Buddhist priest, bonze, layman dressed like a priest, person
  • 法華経 【ホケキョウ】 Lotus Sutra

Kun reading compounds

  • 法 【のり】 rule, law, regulation, model, pattern, teachings of Buddha, Buddhist doctrine, transverse measurement, measurement across, side-slope, slope
  • 法の筵 【のりのむしろ】 preaching place
  • 内法 【うちのり】 inside measure
  • 外法 【そとのり】 outside measurements

Readings

Japanese names:
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
fa3, fa4
Korean:
beob

Spanish

  • método
  • ley
  • doctrina

Portuguese

  • método
  • lei
  • regra
  • princípio
  • modelo
  • sistema

French

  • méthode
  • loi
  • règle
  • principe
  • modèle
  • système
513 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
612 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
584 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
145 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2535 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
213 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
676 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
824 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
123 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
123 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
518 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1181 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
391 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
248 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
295 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
758 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
17290 Morohashi
333 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3107 New Nelson (John Haig)
751 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
813 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
100 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
516 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
371 2001 Kanji
3a5.20 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-5 SKIP code
3413.1 Four corner code
1-43-01 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6cd5 Unicode hex code