Jisho

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17 strokes
Radical:
arrow
Parts:
rectify, straighten, correct, reform, cure, control, pretend, falsify
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
2105 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 矯正 【キョウセイ】 correction (of a fault, defect, flaw, etc.), remedy, rectification, redress, reform, straightening (of teeth)
  • 矯角殺牛 【キョウカクサツギュウ】 trying to straighten the horns of a bull, and killing it in the process, trying to correct a small defect and ruining the whole thing, the cure is worse than the disease
  • 奇矯 【キキョウ】 eccentric

Kun reading compounds

  • 矯める 【ためる】 to straighten, to correct, to cure, to falsify

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
jiao3, jia3, jiao2
Korean:
gyo

Spanish

  • rectificar
  • enderezar
  • corregir

Portuguese

  • retificar
  • endireitar
  • corrigir
  • reformar
  • curar
  • controlar
  • fingir
  • falsificar

French

  • rectifier
  • redresser
  • corriger
  • réformer
  • guérir
  • contrôler
  • faire semblant
  • falsifier
1170 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1993 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3175 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1827 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1567 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2626 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1925 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
2109 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1549 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1396 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1586 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
838 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1146 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1229 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
24015 Morohashi
1241 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3984 New Nelson (John Haig)
1221 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1306 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1877 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2349 2001 Kanji
3d14.5 The Kanji Dictionary
1-5-12 SKIP code
8242.7 Four corner code
1-22-26 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
77ef Unicode hex code

8 strokes
Radical:
mouth, opening
Parts:
flavor, taste
Kun:
あじあじ.わう
On:
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
442 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 味 【ミ】 (sense of) taste, counter for kinds of food, drink or medicine
  • 【ミ】 -ness (as in "sweetness"), -th (as in "warmth"), a touch of, a tinge of, place, alternating between ... and ..., sometimes ... and sometimes ...
  • 厚み 【アツミ】 thickness, profundity, depth
  • 加味 【カミ】 seasoning, flavoring, flavouring, addition, inclusion, taking into account

Kun reading compounds

  • 味 【あじ】 flavor, flavour, taste, charm, appeal, uniqueness, attractiveness, experience, taste (e.g. of victory), smart, clever, witty, strange
  • 味付け 【あじつけ】 seasoning, flavour, flavor
  • 切れ味 【きれあじ】 sharpness, cutting ability, quickness (of wit), incisiveness, technical proficiency, skill, peppiness (of a ball)
  • 下味 【したあじ】 seasoning of food
  • 味わう 【あじわう】 to taste, to savor, to savour, to relish, to appreciate, to enjoy, to relish, to digest, to experience, to go through, to taste (e.g. victory), to know (e.g. pain)

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
wei4
Korean:
mi

Spanish

  • sabor
  • gusto
  • experiencia

Portuguese

  • sabor
  • gosto

French

  • goût
  • saveur
516 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
415 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
393 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
295 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
913 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
339 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
137 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
572 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.19 Japanese for Busy People
307 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
307 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
311 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
302 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
325 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
206 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
247 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
224 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
3456 Morohashi
274 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
766 New Nelson (John Haig)
219 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
233 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
169 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
315 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3764 2001 Kanji
3d5.3 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-5 SKIP code
6509.0 Four corner code
1-44-03 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5473 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