Jisho

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18 strokes
Radical:
eye
Parts:
wink, blink, twinkle
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1265 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 瞬時 【シュンジ】 instant, moment, (split) second, (in a) flash, (in the) blink of an eye
  • 瞬間 【シュンカン】 moment, second, instant
  • 数瞬 【スウシュン】 a few moments
  • 転瞬 【テンシュン】 blink of an eye, instant, moment

Kun reading compounds

  • 瞬く 【またたく】 to twinkle (e.g. stars), to flicker, to waver, to blink (one's eyes), to wink, to bat
  • 瞬く間 【またたくま】 brief moment, blink of an eye (time span)
  • 瞬ぐ 【まじろぐ】 to wink, to blink, to twinkle, to flicker

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
shun4
Korean:
sun

Spanish

  • instante
  • momento

Portuguese

  • pestanejar
  • piscar

French

  • cligner
  • pétiller (yeux)
1372 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1315 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3159 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1556 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1564 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1732 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1850 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
979 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1391 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1594 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
841 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1151 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
825 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
23694 Morohashi
1247 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3969 New Nelson (John Haig)
817 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
880 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1897 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3955 2001 Kanji
5c13.1 The Kanji Dictionary
1-5-13 SKIP code
6205.2 Four corner code
1-29-54 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
77ac Unicode hex code

12 strokes
Radical:
gate
Parts:
Variants:
interval, space
Kun:
あいだあい
On:
カンケン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
33 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 間 【カン】 interval, period of time, among, between, inter-, good opportunity, chance, estrangement, discord, alienation, spy, secret agent
  • 間隔 【カンカク】 space, interval, space character, whitespace
  • 短期間 【タンキカン】 short term, short time
  • 右中間 【ウチュウカン】 between right and center fielders (centre)
  • 間 【ケン】 ken (6 shaku, approx. 1.818 m), counter used to number the gaps between pillars
  • 間数 【ケンスウ】 number of ken (in length or breadth)
  • 世間 【セケン】 world, society, people, the public
  • 六百間 【ロッピャッケン】 roppyakken (type of game)

Kun reading compounds

  • 間 【あいだ】 space (between), gap, interval, distance, stretch, period of time (during, while), duration, interval, between (two parties or things), among (a group), relations (between), relationship, midpoint, average, halfway, middle ground, due to, because of
  • 間中 【あいだじゅう】 during
  • 候間 【そうろうあいだ】 as ...
  • ついこの間 【ついこのあいだ】 just the other day, quite recently
  • 間 【ま】 time, pause, space, room
  • 間際 【まぎわ】 the point just before ..., the point of (doing), the verge (of), the eve (of), (just before the) edge
  • 茶の間 【ちゃのま】 (Japanese-style) living room
  • 床の間 【とこのま】 tokonoma (alcove where art or flowers are displayed)
  • 間 【あいだ】 space (between), gap, interval, distance, stretch, period of time (during, while), duration, interval, between (two parties or things), among (a group), relations (between), relationship, midpoint, average, halfway, middle ground, due to, because of
  • 間中 【あいだじゅう】 during
  • 波間 【なみま】 interval between the waves, gap between waves
  • 幕間 【まくあい】 intermission (between acts), interlude

Readings

Japanese names:
ちか、 は、 はざ、 はし
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
jian1, jian4
Korean:
gan

Spanish

  • intervalo
  • espacio
  • habitación

Portuguese

  • intervalo
  • espaço

French

  • intervalle
  • espace
58 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
100 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
92 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
27 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4949 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
174 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
96 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1822 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.7 Japanese for Busy People
43 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
43 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
161 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1841 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
4122 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2094 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2836 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1634 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
41249 Morohashi
3323 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
6391 New Nelson (John Haig)
1620 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1747 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
31 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
215 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3878 2001 Kanji
8e4.3 The Kanji Dictionary
3-8-4 SKIP code
7760.7 Four corner code
1-20-54 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
9593 Unicode hex code

11 strokes
Radical:
hand 手 (扌龵)
Parts:
Variants:
touch, contact, adjoin, piece together
Kun:
つ.ぐ
On:
セツショウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
523 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 接続 【セツゾク】 connection, attachment, union, join, joint, link, changing trains, conjunction
  • 切断 【セツダン】 cutting, severance, section, amputation, disconnection
  • 溶接 【ヨウセツ】 welding
  • 応接 【オウセツ】 reception (e.g. of visitors), dealing with
  • 接心 【セッシン】 concentration, period of intensive zazen

Kun reading compounds

  • 接ぐ 【つぐ】 to join, to piece together, to set (bones), to graft (onto a tree)

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
jie1
Korean:
jeob

Spanish

  • acercarse
  • aproximarse
  • unir
  • conectar
  • entretener
  • dar la bienvenida
  • contactar

Portuguese

  • tocar
  • contato
  • juntar
  • pedir juntamente

French

  • joindre
  • toucher
  • contact
  • recoller (morceaux)
652 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
753 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
730 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
576 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1951 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
417 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
579 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1548 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
3.1 Japanese for Busy People
486 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
495 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
748 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
905 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
607 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
368 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
460 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
679 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
12280 Morohashi
500 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2213 New Nelson (John Haig)
672 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
725 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
399 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
740 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1369 2001 Kanji
3c8.10 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-8 SKIP code
5004.4 Four corner code
1-32-60 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
63a5 Unicode hex code

12 strokes
Radical:
eye
Parts:
don, arrive, wear, counter for suits of clothing
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
376 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 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

10 strokes
Radical:
knife, sword 刀 (刂)
Parts:
Variants:
dose, medicine, drug
Kun:
かるけず.る
On:
ザイスイセイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1151 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 剤 【ザイ】 medicine, agent, (chemical) substance, drug, dose
  • 剤形 【ザイケイ】 dosage form
  • 薬剤 【ヤクザイ】 medicine, drug, chemical
  • 覚醒剤 【カクセイザイ】 stimulant (e.g. psychoactive drugs like methamphetamine, ritalin, etc.)

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
ji4
Korean:
je, ja

Spanish

  • medicina
  • droga

Portuguese

  • dose
  • remédio
  • droga

French

  • dose
  • médicament
  • drogue
  • produit pour...
1296 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
949 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
5424 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1497 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1096 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
550 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
559 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1780 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
200 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2102 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1094 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1491 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1746 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
2076P Morohashi
1669 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
493 New Nelson (John Haig)
1730 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1867 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1312 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
443 2001 Kanji
2f8.6 The Kanji Dictionary
1-8-2 SKIP code
0220.0 Four corner code
1-26-62 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5264 Unicode hex code