Jisho

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5 strokes
Radical:
stone
Parts:
stone
Kun:
いし
On:
セキシャクコク
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N3
342 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 石 【セキ】 counter for jewels in a watch, counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product
  • 石材 【セキザイ】 (building) stone
  • 一石 【イッセキ】 one game (of go)
  • 投石 【トウセキ】 stone throwing
  • 石神 【シャクジン】 stone which is worshipped, image of a god in stone
  • 石南花 【シャクナゲ】 rhododendron
  • 電磁石 【デンジシャク】 electromagnet
  • 界磁石 【カイジシャク】 field magnet
  • 石 【コク】 koku, traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres, measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
  • 石高 【コクダカ】 (crop) yield, stipend (orig. assessed on the basis of a crop), salary
  • 一石 【イッコク】 one koku (measure)

Kun reading compounds

  • 石 【いし】 stone, jewel, precious stone, flint (in a lighter), stone, stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.), calculus
  • 石垣 【いしがき】 stone wall
  • 墓石 【ぼせき】 tombstone, gravestone
  • 敷石 【しきいし】 paving stone, pavement

Readings

Japanese names:
いさ、 いす、 いわ、 し、 せっく、 と
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
shi2, dan4
Korean:
seog

Spanish

  • piedra

Portuguese

  • pedra

French

  • pierre
44 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
72 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
45 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
276 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3176 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
102 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
763 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
172 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
78 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
78 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
102 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1397 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3689 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1884 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2564 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
114 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
24024 Morohashi
2971 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3985 New Nelson (John Haig)
113 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
118 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
347 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
44 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3377 2001 Kanji
5a0.1 The Kanji Dictionary
3-2-3 SKIP code
1026.0 Four corner code
1060.0 Four corner code
1-32-48 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
77f3 Unicode hex code

12 strokes
Radical:
rap 攴 (攵)
Parts:
daring, brave, bold, sad, tragic, pitiful
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1859 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 敢闘 【カントウ】 fighting bravely
  • 敢行 【カンコウ】 decisive action, going through with, daring to do, carrying out
  • 勇猛果敢 【ユウモウカカン】 daring and resolute, having dauntless courage
  • 迅速果敢 【ジンソクカカン】 quick and decisive, fast and daring, swift and resolute

Kun reading compounds

  • 敢えて 【あえて】 purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.), daringly (doing something), deliberately, intentionally, not necessarily, not particularly, not especially, definitely not
  • 敢え無い 【あえない】 disappointing (end, result, etc.), sad, miserable, tragic, fleeting, transient

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
gan3
Korean:
gam

Spanish

  • osado
  • atrevido

Portuguese

  • ousar
  • frágil
  • lamentável
  • trágico
  • triste
  • franzino

French

  • audace
  • triste
  • tragique
  • pitoyable
  • frêle
  • faible
1106 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1812 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2054 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1713 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1390 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1687 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1691 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1807 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1622 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
942 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2142 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1121 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1522 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
834 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
13260 Morohashi
1706 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2350 New Nelson (John Haig)
826 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
889 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1544 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3166 2001 Kanji
4i8.5 The Kanji Dictionary
1-8-4 SKIP code
1814.0 Four corner code
1-20-26 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6562 Unicode hex code

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On reading compounds

  • 當十錢 【トウジュウゼン】 type of bronze Chinese coin first issued under Emperor Yuan of the Southern Liang dynasty worth the value of ten iron coins
  • 瓦当 【ガトウ】 decorative cap of an eave-end roof tile
  • 石敢當 【イシガントウ】 ishigantō, stone tablet inscribed with the word "ishigantō" placed at crossroads, on stone walls etc. in southern Kyūshū and Okinawa to ward off evil spirits; orig. a Chinese custom

Readings

Japanese names:
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
dang1, dang4
Korean:
dang

Spanish

Portuguese

French

1367 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2001 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
3226 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
21890 Morohashi
2611 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3765 New Nelson (John Haig)
3n3.3 The Kanji Dictionary
2-5-8 SKIP code
9060.6 Four corner code
1-65-36 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
7576 Unicode hex code