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着

12 strokes
Radical:
eye 目
Parts:
ノ 并 王 目 羊
don, arrive, wear, counter for suits of clothing
Kun:
き.る、 き.せる、 つ.く、 つ.ける
On:
チャク、 ジャク
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
376 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 着 【チャク】 arrival, arriving at ..., counter for items or suits of clothing, nth place (in a race), counter for moves
  • 着衣 【チャクイ】 clothes (that one is wearing), wearing clothes
  • 決着 【ケッチャク】 conclusion, decision, end, settlement
  • 装着 【ソウチャク】 equipping, installing, fitting, mounting, putting on
  • 着す 【ジャクス】 to insist on, to cling to, to adhere to
  • 愛着 【アイジャク】 attachment, love, affection, fondness, addiction, craving
  • 頓着 【トンチャク】 being concerned about or mindful of

Kun reading compounds

  • 着る 【きる】 to wear (from the shoulders down), to put on, to take (the blame, responsibility), to bear
  • 着類 【きるい】 clothing
  • 着せる 【きせる】 to put clothes on (someone), to dress, to clothe, to cover, to coat, to plate, to gild, to veneer, to pin (e.g. a crime on someone), to lay (blame), to charge (with an offence), to give (a bad name), to remind someone of (their indebtedness)
  • 着く 【つく】 to arrive at, to reach, to sit on, to sit at (e.g. the table)
  • 付ける 【つける】 to attach, to join, to connect, to add, to append, to affix, to stick, to glue, to fasten, to sew on, to apply (ointment), to put against, to furnish (a house with), to wear, to put on, to keep a diary, to make an entry, to appraise, to set (a price), to allot, to budget, to assign, to bring alongside, to place (under guard or doctor), to follow (someone), to shadow, to tail, to stalk, to load, to give (courage to), to keep (an eye on), to establish (relations or understanding), to turn on (a light), to produce flowers (of a plant), to produce fruit, to do intensely, to do fiercely, to do strongly, to be used to (doing), to be accustomed to

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
zhao2, zhao1, zhe5, zhuo2
Korean:
chag

Spanish

  • usar
  • llevar puesto
  • vestir
  • llegar
  • alcanzar

Portuguese

  • vestir
  • chegar
  • usar
  • sufixo para contagem de vestuário

French

  • enfiler
  • porter (vêtement)
  • arriver
  • compteur de vêtements
276 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
364 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
343 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
314 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3665 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
403 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
228 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2.7 Japanese for Busy People
657 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
668 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
190 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1567 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
4110 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2086 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2826 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
561 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
23339 Morohashi
3316 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3938 New Nelson (John Haig)
555 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
594 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
410 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
404 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
979 2001 Kanji
2o10.1 The Kanji Dictionary
3-7-5 SKIP code
2-6-6 SKIP code
2-3-9 SKIP code
2-2-10 SKIP code
8060.4 Four corner code
8060.1 Four corner code
1-35-69 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
7740 Unicode hex code

遅

12 strokes (also 11)
Radical:
walk 辵 (辶, ⻌, ⻍)
Parts:
并 込 尸 王 羊
Variants:
遲
slow, late, back, later
Kun:
おく.れる、 おく.らす、 おそ.い
On:
チ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N3
833 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

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On reading compounds

  • 遅々 【チチ】 slow, lagging, tardy
  • 遅延 【チエン】 delay, latency
  • 棲遅 【セイチ】 living in tranquility, retiring to the countryside, retirement house
  • 巧遅 【コウチ】 elaborate but slow execution, polished but slow work

Kun reading compounds

  • 遅れる 【おくれる】 to be late, to be delayed, to fall behind schedule, to be overdue, to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.), to lag behind, to be behind (the times), to be bereaved of, to be preceded by (someone) in death, to be slow (of a clock or watch)
  • 遅らす 【おくらす】 to delay, to postpone, to slow down, to retard
  • 遅い 【おそい】 slow, time-consuming, sluggish, late (in the day), towards the end (of the day or night), until a time far into the day or night, later (than expected or usual), late, behind schedule, behind time, tardy, overdue, unpunctual, too late, having missed the boat, dull, stupid

Readings

Japanese names:
じ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
chi2
Korean:
ji

Spanish

  • despacio
  • tarde
  • llegar tarde
  • retrasar
  • retrasado

Portuguese

  • atrasado
  • lento
  • costas
  • mais tarde

French

  • retard
  • lent
  • précédent
  • plus tard
1574 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
884 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4722 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1090 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
961 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1807 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
3.17 Japanese for Busy People
702 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
715 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
118 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
709 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3887 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1999 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2700 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1076 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
38989P Morohashi
3133 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
6089 New Nelson (John Haig)
1067 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1148 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1594 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3755 2001 Kanji
2q9.17 The Kanji Dictionary
3-3-9 SKIP code
3730.4 Four corner code
1-35-57 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
9045 Unicode hex code

溺

13 strokes
Radical:
water 水 (氵, 氺)
Parts:
冫 弓 汁
drown, indulge
Kun:
いばり、 おぼ.れる
On:
デキ、 ジョウ、 ニョウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high

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  • 溺愛 【デキアイ】 infatuation, adoration, blind love, doting (on a child)
  • 溺死 【デキシ】 death by drowning
  • 惑溺 【ワクデキ】 indulgence, addiction, infatuation
  • 沈溺 【チンデキ】 being immersed in water, being drowned, being infatuated, being dazed, being blinded by

Kun reading compounds

  • 溺れる 【おぼれる】 to struggle in the water, to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe, to (nearly) drown, to indulge in, to lose one's head over something, to be addicted, to wallow in
  • 溺れる者は藁をも掴む 【おぼれるものはわらをもつかむ】 a drowning man will clutch at a straw

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
ni4, niao4
Korean:
nig, nyo

Spanish

  • ahogo
  • éxtasis
  • entusiasmo
  • satisfacción
  • ahogarse
  • entusiasmarse
  • estar en éxtasis
  • darse el gusto de

Portuguese

French

2652 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
966 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
805 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
599 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
17990X Morohashi
3271 New Nelson (John Haig)
2308 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1324 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
3a10.1 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-10 SKIP code
3712.7 Four corner code
1-37-14 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6eba Unicode hex code

魔

21 strokes
Radical:
ghost, demon 鬼
Parts:
儿 匕 厶 广 木 田 鬼 麻
witch, demon, evil spirit
On:
マ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1514 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 魔 【マ】 demon, devil, evil spirit, evil influence, -crazed person, -obsessed person, fiend, dreaded, terrible, awful, dreadful
  • 魔女 【マジョ】 witch
  • 病魔 【ビョウマ】 demon of ill health, disease
  • 尼 【アマ】 Buddhist nun, Catholic nun, sister, bitch, Amagasaki (city in Hyogo Prefecture), Amazon (online retailer)

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
mo2
Korean:
ma

Spanish

  • demonio
  • espíritu maligno

Portuguese

  • bruxa
  • demônio
  • espírito do mal

French

  • sorcière
  • démon
  • esprit malfaisant
1832 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1326 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
5398 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1546 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1919 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2961 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1528 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1629 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1418 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1929 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3953 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2035 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2747 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
2041 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
45906P Morohashi
3187 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
6843 New Nelson (John Haig)
2022 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2178 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1942 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
557 2001 Kanji
3q18.2 The Kanji Dictionary
3-3-18 SKIP code
3-11-10 SKIP code
0021.3 Four corner code
1-43-66 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
9b54 Unicode hex code

女

3 strokes
Radical:
woman, female 女
Parts:
女
woman, female
Kun:
おんな、 め
On:
ジョ、 ニョ、 ニョウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
151 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 女 【ジョ】 woman, girl, daughter, Chinese "Girl" constellation (one of the 28 mansions), feminine noun
  • 女王 【ジョオウ】 queen, female champion
  • 処女 【ショジョ】 virgin (usu. female), maiden, virgin (e.g. forest), unspoiled by human activity, debut, maiden (e.g. voyage)
  • 一女 【イチジョ】 one daughter, eldest daughter, first-born daughter
  • 女王 【ジョオウ】 queen, female champion
  • 女房 【ニョウボウ】 wife (esp. one's own wife), court lady, female court attache, woman who served at the imperial palace, woman (esp. as a love interest)
  • 老若男女 【ロウニャクナンニョ】 men and women of all ages
  • 天女 【テンニョ】 heavenly nymph, celestial maiden, beautiful and kind woman
  • 女房 【ニョウボウ】 wife (esp. one's own wife), court lady, female court attache, woman who served at the imperial palace, woman (esp. as a love interest)
  • 女官 【ジョカン】 court lady, lady-in-waiting

Kun reading compounds

  • 女 【おんな】 woman, female, female lover, girlfriend, mistress, (someone's) woman
  • 女形 【おんながた】 onnagata, male actor in female kabuki roles, female partner (in a relationship)
  • 醜女 【しゅうじょ】 homely woman, plain-looking woman, female demon
  • 囲い女 【かこいおんな】 mistress
  • 雌 【め】 female, smaller (of the two), weaker, woman, wife
  • 女神 【めがみ】 goddess, female deity
  • 早乙女 【さおとめ】 young female rice planter, young girl
  • 醜女 【しゅうじょ】 homely woman, plain-looking woman, female demon

Readings

Japanese names:
おな、 た、 つき、 な
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
nu:3, ru3
Korean:
nyeo, yeo

Spanish

  • femenino
  • mujer

Portuguese

  • mulher
  • fêmea

French

  • femme
  • féminin
32 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
41 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
35 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
178 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1185 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
62 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
42 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
114 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.13 Japanese for Busy People
102 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
102 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
68 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
423 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
4226 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2135 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2884 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
99 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
6036 Morohashi
3418 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1173 New Nelson (John Haig)
98 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
102 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
60 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
19 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1769 2001 Kanji
3e0.1 The Kanji Dictionary
4-3-4 SKIP code
4040.0 Four corner code
1-29-87 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5973 Unicode hex code

救

11 strokes
Radical:
rap 攴 (攵)
Parts:
丶 水 乞 攵
salvation, save, help, rescue, reclaim
Kun:
すく.う
On:
キュウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N1
799 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 救急 【キュウキュウ】 first-aid, emergency (aid)
  • 救援 【キュウエン】 relief, rescue
  • 匡救 【キョウキュウ】 delivering from sin, succor, succour

Kun reading compounds

  • 救う 【すくう】 to rescue from, to help out of, to save

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
jiu4
Korean:
gu

Spanish

  • socorro
  • ayuda
  • rescate
  • rescatar
  • salvar
  • ayudar

Portuguese

  • salvação
  • salva
  • ajudar
  • resgatar
  • reivindicar

French

  • sauvetage
  • sauver
  • aider
  • secourir
  • récupérer
584 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
480 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
456 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
876 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2051 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
698 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
588 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1406 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
725 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
738 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
934 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
939 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1891 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1003 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1358 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
945 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
13221 Morohashi
1497 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2344 New Nelson (John Haig)
936 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1006 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
563 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1466 2001 Kanji
4i7.1 The Kanji Dictionary
1-7-4 SKIP code
4814.0 Four corner code
1-21-63 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6551 Unicode hex code

船

11 strokes
Radical:
boat 舟
Parts:
ハ 口 舟
Variants:
舩
ship, boat
Kun:
ふね、 ふな-
On:
セン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
713 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

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On reading compounds

  • 船 【セン】 ship, boat, vessel
  • 船員 【センイン】 sailor, seaman, seafarer
  • 造船 【ゾウセン】 shipbuilding
  • 大船 【オオブネ】 large boat

Kun reading compounds

  • 船 【ふね】 ship, boat, watercraft, vessel, seaplane, tank, tub, vat, trough, counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
  • 船貝 【ふねがい】 Arca avellana (species of ark shell)
  • 大船 【おおぶね】 large boat
  • 釣り船 【つりぶね】 fishing boat, boat-shaped hanging flower vase

Readings

Japanese names:
ふ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
chuan2
Korean:
seon

Spanish

  • barco
  • buque
  • bote

Portuguese

  • barco

French

  • bateau
  • navire
266 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
175 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
158 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
313 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3873 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
314 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
860 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1391 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
376 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
377 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
647 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1595 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1700 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
906 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1229 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1892 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
30407 Morohashi
1341 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4939 New Nelson (John Haig)
1874 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2019 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
208 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
877 2001 Kanji
6c5.4 The Kanji Dictionary
1-6-5 SKIP code
2846.0 Four corner code
1-33-05 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
8239 Unicode hex code