Jisho

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9 strokes
Radical:
stone
Parts:
sand
Kun:
すな
On:
シャ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N2
1146 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 砂漠 【サバク】 desert
  • 砂糖 【サトウ】 sugar
  • 土砂 【ドシャ】 sediment, earth and sand
  • 流砂 【リュウサ】 quicksand
  • 砂岩 【サガン】 sandstone
  • 砂丘 【サキュウ】 sand dune, sand hill
  • 土砂 【ドシャ】 sediment, earth and sand
  • 流砂 【リュウサ】 quicksand

Kun reading compounds

  • 砂 【すな】 sand, grit
  • 砂浜 【すなはま】 sandy beach
  • 鳴き砂 【なきすな】 singing sand (which produces sound when stepped on), whistling sand, squeaking sand, barking sand
  • 猫砂 【ねこすな】 cat litter, kitty litter

Readings

Japanese names:
いさ、 ご
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
sha1
Korean:
sa

Spanish

  • arena
  • gravilla

Portuguese

  • Areia

French

  • sable
879 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
869 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1031 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3181 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1127 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
764 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
876 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1151 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1204 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1152 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1399 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1457 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
772 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1047 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
118 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
24046 Morohashi
1133 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3992 New Nelson (John Haig)
117 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
122 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
882 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3360 2001 Kanji
5a4.3 The Kanji Dictionary
1-5-4 SKIP code
1962.0 Four corner code
1-26-29 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
7802 Unicode hex code

8 strokes
Radical:
water 水 (氵, 氺)
Parts:
overnight stay, put up at, ride at anchor
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
1233 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 泊 【ハク】 counter for nights of a stay, overnight stay, lodging
  • 泊地 【ハクチ】 anchorage, berth
  • 漂泊 【ヒョウハク】 roaming, drifting about, wandering, drifting (with the current, on the tide, etc.)
  • 無断外泊 【ムダンガイハク】 staying out overnight without giving notice, spending night(s) away from home without permission (leave)

Kun reading compounds

  • 泊まる 【とまる】 to stay at (e.g. hotel), to be docked, to be berthed, to be moored
  • 泊める 【とめる】 to give shelter to, to lodge, to put up, to accommodate

Readings

Japanese names:
とまり、 はつ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
bo2, po4
Korean:
bag

Spanish

  • detenerse
  • alojarse
  • simple
  • sencillo
  • pasar la noche
  • hospedar
  • alojar

Portuguese

  • durante a noite
  • propor
  • navegar ancorado
  • estadia de 3 dias

French

  • passer la nuit
  • loger
  • séjour
  • être au mouillage
1696 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1242 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2527 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1016 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
675 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
592 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
3.2 Japanese for Busy People
1177 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1235 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
207 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1178 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
389 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
246 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
293 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
149 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
17275 Morohashi
331 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3099 New Nelson (John Haig)
147 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
158 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1203 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
378 2001 Kanji
3a5.15 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-5 SKIP code
3610.0 Four corner code
1-39-81 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6cca Unicode hex code

7 strokes
Radical:
grain
Parts:
excel, excellence, beauty, surpass
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
848 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 秀 【シュウ】 preeminence, supremacy, distinction, excellence
  • 秀作 【シュウサク】 excellent (piece of) work
  • 閨秀 【ケイシュウ】 accomplished lady, talented woman, eminent woman
  • 清秀 【セイシュウ】 having refined and distinguished features, having a bright face

Kun reading compounds

  • 秀でる 【ひいでる】 to excel, to surpass, to be superior, to be better (than others at something), to be conspicuous (esp. forehead and eyebrows), to be prominent, to stand out

Readings

Japanese names:
しゅ、 しょう、 ひで、 ひでし、 ほ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
xiu4
Korean:
su

Spanish

  • sobresaliente
  • excelente
  • sobresalir
  • sobrepasar

Portuguese

  • superar
  • excelência
  • beleza
  • superação

French

  • excellence
  • exceller
  • beauté
  • dépasser
1355 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
859 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3263 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
973 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1582 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
726 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1683 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1798 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1171 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1429 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3152 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1616 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2202 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
923 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
24911 Morohashi
2545 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4123 New Nelson (John Haig)
914 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
980 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1142 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2245 2001 Kanji
5d2.4 The Kanji Dictionary
2-5-2 SKIP code
2-1-7 SKIP code
2-1-6 SKIP code
2-5-3 SKIP code
2022.7 Four corner code
1-29-08 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
79c0 Unicode hex code