Jisho

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知

8 strokes
Radical:
arrow 矢
Parts:
口 矢 乞
know, wisdom
Kun:
し.る、 し.らせる
On:
チ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
205 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 知 【チ】 wisdom, jnana (higher knowledge)
  • 知恵 【チエ】 wisdom, wit, sagacity, sense, intelligence, prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
  • 認知 【ニンチ】 acknowledgement, acknowledgment, recognition, cognition
  • 熟知 【ジュクチ】 being familiar with, having a thorough knowledge of, being well-informed about

Kun reading compounds

  • 知る 【しる】 to know, to be aware (of), to be conscious (of), to learn (of), to find out, to discover, to sense, to feel, to notice, to realize, to understand, to comprehend, to grasp, to appreciate, to remember, to be familiar with, to be acquainted with, to experience, to go through, to know (e.g. hardship), to get acquainted with (a person), to get to know, to have to do with, to be concerned with, to be one's concern, to be one's responsibility
  • 知る限り 【しるかぎり】 as far as I know
  • 吾唯足知 【われただたるをしる】 I am content with what I am (have), rich is the person who is content with what he is
  • 知らせる 【しらせる】 to notify, to advise, to inform

Readings

Japanese names:
さと、 さとる、 しり、 しれ、 とも、 のり
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
zhi1, zhi4
Korean:
ji

Spanish

  • conocer
  • saber
  • entender

Portuguese

  • saber
  • sabedoria

French

  • savoir
  • sagesse
112 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
186 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
169 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
207 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3169 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
196 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
229 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
636 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.18 Japanese for Busy People
214 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
214 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
143 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1394 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1446 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
768 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1041 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1231 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
23935 Morohashi
1127 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3978 New Nelson (John Haig)
1223 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1308 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
73 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
160 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2377 2001 Kanji
3d5.14 The Kanji Dictionary
1-5-3 SKIP code
8640.0 Four corner code
1-35-46 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
77e5 Unicode hex code

的

8 strokes
Radical:
white 白
Parts:
丶 勹 白
bull's eye, mark, target, object, adjective ending
Kun:
まと
On:
テキ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
105 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 的 【テキ】 -ical, -ive, -al, -ic, -y, -like, -ish, -sort of, -kind of, (something) like, along the lines of, -wise, in terms of, for, from the viewpoint of, from a ... standpoint, as far as ... is concerned, Mr., Ms., Mrs.
  • 的確 【テキカク】 accurate, precise, exact, appropriate, apt, right
  • 公的 【コウテキ】 public, official
  • 人為的 【ジンイテキ】 artificial, unnatural, human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster), man-made

Kun reading compounds

  • 的 【まと】 mark, target, object, subject, focus, point (e.g. of argument)
  • 的外れ 【まとはずれ】 off the mark, off base, misdirected, irrelevant
  • 憧れの的 【あこがれのまと】 object of adoration, longing
  • 小的 【こまと】 small mark, small target

Readings

Japanese names:
いくは、 ゆくは
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
de5, di2, di4
Korean:
jeog

Spanish

  • objetivo
  • propósito
  • sufijo para formar adjetivos

Portuguese

  • Centro do alvo
  • marca
  • alvo
  • objeto

French

  • cible
  • but
  • objectif
  • terminaison d'adjectif
478 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
578 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
551 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
39 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3097 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
372 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
753 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
635 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
3.20 Japanese for Busy People
210 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
210 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
380 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1364 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1444 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
767 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1040 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
69 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
22692 Morohashi
1125 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3867 New Nelson (John Haig)
69 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
73 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
7 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
511 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
852 2001 Kanji
4c4.12 The Kanji Dictionary
1-5-3 SKIP code
2762.0 Four corner code
1-37-10 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
7684 Unicode hex code

財

10 strokes
Radical:
shell 貝
Parts:
一 ノ 亅 ハ 目 貝
Variants:
戝
property, money, wealth, assets
Kun:
たから
On:
ザイ、 サイ、 ゾク
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
494 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 財 【ザイ】 fortune, riches, goods, incorporated foundation
  • 財界 【ザイカイ】 financial world, business circles
  • 無形文化財 【ムケイブンカザイ】 intangible cultural asset
  • 文化財 【ブンカザイ】 cultural assets, cultural property
  • 財布 【サイフ】 wallet, purse, coin purse, billfold, pocketbook
  • 財布の紐を締める 【サイフノヒモヲシメル】 to tighten the purse strings, to tighten one's belt

Kun reading compounds

  • 宝 【たから】 treasure

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
cai2
Korean:
jae

Spanish

  • propiedad
  • dinero
  • riqueza
  • fortuna
  • activos

Portuguese

  • propriedade
  • dinheiro
  • riqueza
  • bens

French

  • propriété
  • argent
  • fortune
  • actifs
793 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
712 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
685 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
569 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4490 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
285 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
919 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1143 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
553 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
562 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
741 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1741 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1849 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
978 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1326 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
689 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
36664 Morohashi
1457 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
5773 New Nelson (John Haig)
682 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
737 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
491 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
713 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3947 2001 Kanji
7b3.1 The Kanji Dictionary
1-7-3 SKIP code
6480.0 Four corner code
1-26-66 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
8ca1 Unicode hex code

産

11 strokes
Radical:
life 生
Parts:
ノ 亠 并 厂 生 立
products, bear, give birth, yield, childbirth, native, property
Kun:
う.む、 う.まれる、 うぶ-、 む.す
On:
サン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
161 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 産 【サン】 (giving) birth, childbirth, delivery, native (of), product of, produced in, -grown, -bred, assets, property, fortune
  • 産科 【サンカ】 obstetrics
  • 増産 【ゾウサン】 production increase
  • 水産 【スイサン】 aquatic products, fisheries

Kun reading compounds

  • 生む 【うむ】 to give birth, to bear (child), to lay (eggs), to produce, to yield, to give rise to, to deliver
  • 生まれる 【うまれる】 to be born
  • 生す 【むす】 to grow (of moss, etc.)
  • 産霊 【むすひ】 divine spirit of creation

Readings

Japanese names:
もと
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
chan3
Korean:
san

Spanish

  • producto
  • producir
  • propiedad
  • dar a luz
  • nacer

Portuguese

  • produtos
  • dar a luz
  • nascer
  • dar crias
  • nascimento
  • nativo
  • bens

French

  • production
  • porter (fruits)
  • donner naissance
  • produire
  • natal
  • propriété
408 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
518 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
491 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
142 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3354 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
317 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
218 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1520 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
278 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
278 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
574 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1328 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
4089 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2075 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2812 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1574 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
21684P Morohashi
3298 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3716 New Nelson (John Haig)
1560 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1681 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
92 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
567 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
472 2001 Kanji
5b6.4 The Kanji Dictionary
3-6-5 SKIP code
2-4-7 SKIP code
2-2-9 SKIP code
0021.4 Four corner code
1-27-26 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
7523 Unicode hex code

戦

13 strokes
Radical:
spear, halberd 戈
Parts:
十 尚 戈 田
Variants:
戰
war, battle, match
Kun:
いくさ、 たたか.う、 おのの.く、 そよ.ぐ、 わなな.く
On:
セン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
78 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 戦 【セン】 war, battle, match, game, competition
  • 戦域 【センイキ】 war area, battlefield, theater, theatre
  • 開戦 【カイセン】 outbreak of war, starting a war
  • 回戦 【カイセン】 event with ... rounds, innings, legs, etc., nth-round match (in a knockout tournament)

Kun reading compounds

  • 戦 【いくさ】 war, battle, campaign, fight, troops, forces
  • 戦場 【せんじょう】 battlefield, battleground
  • 負け戦 【まけいくさ】 losing a battle, lost battle, battle one cannot win, battle one is doomed to lose
  • 野合戦 【のがっせん】 battle in the open, battle on an open field
  • 戦う 【たたかう】 to make war (on), to wage war (against), to go to war (with), to fight (with), to do battle (against), to compete (against), to struggle (against adversities, etc.), to fight, to contend, to resist
  • 戦く 【おののく】 to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.), to shudder, to tremble
  • 戦ぐ 【そよぐ】 to rustle, to sway, to stir, to flutter
  • 戦慄く 【わななく】 to tremble, to shiver, to shake

Readings

Japanese names:
せ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
zhan4
Korean:
jeon

Spanish

  • guerra
  • batalla
  • lucha
  • pelear
  • batallar
  • combatir
  • luchar

Portuguese

  • guerra
  • batalha
  • disputa

French

  • guerre
  • bataille
  • match
448 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
555 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
526 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
88 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1810 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
399 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
550 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
301 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
301 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
360 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
839 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2242 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1169 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1590 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1948 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
11631P Morohashi
1787 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2037 New Nelson (John Haig)
1929 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2079 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
32 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
608 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
959 2001 Kanji
4n9.2 The Kanji Dictionary
1-9-4 SKIP code
9355.0 Four corner code
3355.0 Four corner code
1-32-79 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6226 Unicode hex code

略

11 strokes
Radical:
field 田
Parts:
口 夂 田
Variants:
畧
abbreviation, omission, outline, shorten, capture, plunder
Kun:
ほぼ、 はぶ.く、 おか.す、 おさ.める、 はかりごと、 はか.る
On:
リャク
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
774 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 略 【リャク】 abbreviation, omission, outline, gist, plan, strategy, scheme
  • 略式 【リャクシキ】 informal, simplified
  • 党略 【トウリャク】 party politics (tactics)
  • 攻略 【コウリャク】 capture (of enemy territory), taking (by storm), conquest, attack, assault, defeating (an opponent), attacking (a problem) strategically

Kun reading compounds

  • 略 【ほぼ】 almost, roughly, approximately, about, around

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
lu:e4
Korean:
ryag

Spanish

  • abreviación
  • abreviatura

Portuguese

  • abreviação
  • omissão
  • contornar
  • capturar
  • saquear

French

  • abréviation
  • omission
  • résumé
  • raccourcir
  • capture
  • pillage
879 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
823 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
804 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
921 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3007 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
678 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
744 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
841 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
860 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1195 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1343 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1501 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
793 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1081 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
299 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
21839 Morohashi
1169 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3755 New Nelson (John Haig)
293 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
314 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
478 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
748 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3677 2001 Kanji
5f6.4 The Kanji Dictionary
1-5-6 SKIP code
6706.4 Four corner code
1-46-12 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
7565 Unicode hex code

会

6 strokes
Radical:
man, human 人 (亻)
Parts:
二 个 厶
Variants:
會
meeting, meet, party, association, interview, join
Kun:
あ.う、 あ.わせる、 あつ.まる
On:
カイ、 エ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
4 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 会 【カイ】 meeting, assembly, party, gathering, conference, athletic meet, society, association, club
  • 会員 【カイイン】 member, the membership
  • 例会 【レイカイ】 regular meeting
  • 際会 【サイカイ】 meeting, facing, confronting
  • 会 【エ】 gathering (esp. Buddhist, festive, etc.)
  • 会釈 【エシャク】 slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude), nod, salutation, consideration, thoughtfulness
  • 法会 【ホウエ】 Buddhist service (e.g. memorial service)
  • 御斎会 【ゴサイエ】 imperial event at which high monks recited the Golden Light Sutra to pray for national security and good harvests (held annually at the palace from the 8th to the 14th of the first lunar month, between the Nara and Muromachi periods)

Kun reading compounds

  • 会う 【あう】 to meet, to encounter, to see, to have an accident, to have a bad experience
  • 逢うは別れの始め 【あうはわかれのはじめ】 we meet only to part, meeting is the first step to parting
  • 会わせる 【あわせる】 to make (someone) to meet, to let (someone) meet, to expose to, to subject to

Readings

Japanese names:
あい、 い
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
hui4, kuai4
Korean:
hoe, goe, gwal

Spanish

  • asociación
  • reunión
  • encontrarse con
  • reunirse

Portuguese

  • encontro
  • reunião
  • festa
  • associação
  • entrevista
  • une

French

  • réunion
  • rencontre
  • meeting
  • parti
  • association
  • entrevue
  • rejoindre
54 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
93 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
87 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
12 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
381 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
116 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
14 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
454 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.1 Japanese for Busy People
158 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
158 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
59 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
47 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2512 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1275 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1741 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
759 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
460 Morohashi
2020 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
143 New Nelson (John Haig)
752 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
814 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
16 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
119 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2871 2001 Kanji
2a4.19 The Kanji Dictionary
2-2-4 SKIP code
2-3-3 SKIP code
8073.1 Four corner code
1-18-81 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4f1a Unicode hex code

議

20 strokes
Radical:
speech 言 (訁)
Parts:
一 亅 并 手 戈 王 羊 言
deliberation, consultation, debate, consideration
On:
ギ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
25 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 議 【ギ】 discussion, deliberation, thought, opinion
  • 議案 【ギアン】 legislative bill, measure, agenda item
  • 本会議 【ホンカイギ】 plenary session, regular session
  • 日本学術会議 【ニホンガクジュツカイギ】 Science Council of Japan

Readings

Japanese names:
かた、 のり
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
yi4
Korean:
eui

Spanish

  • opinión
  • consulta
  • consideración

Portuguese

  • deliberação
  • consulta
  • debate
  • consideração

French

  • délibération
  • entretien
  • débat
  • considération
581 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
477 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
454 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
52 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4448 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
245 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
913 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2876 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
3.6 Japanese for Busy People
292 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
292 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
494 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1711 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2078 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1087 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1480 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
649 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
36027 Morohashi
1647 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
5716 New Nelson (John Haig)
642 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
692 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
130 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
639 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3059 2001 Kanji
7a13.4 The Kanji Dictionary
1-7-13 SKIP code
0865.3 Four corner code
1-21-36 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
8b70 Unicode hex code