Jisho

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9 strokes
Radical:
stone
Parts:
polish, study of, sharpen
Kun:
と.ぐ
On:
ケン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
336 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 研究員 【ケンキュウイン】 researcher, lab worker
  • 研究 【ケンキュウ】 study, research, investigation
  • 予研 【ヨケン】 National Institute of Health
  • 技研 【ギケン】 technical research institute

Kun reading compounds

  • 研ぐ 【とぐ】 to sharpen, to hone, to whet, to grind, to wash (rice), to scour, to polish, to burnish

Readings

Japanese names:
のり
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
yan2, yan4
Korean:
yeon

Spanish

  • estudio
  • afilar
  • pulir

Portuguese

  • polir
  • estudar
  • afiar

French

  • polir
  • étudier
  • aiguiser
204 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
290 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
272 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
426 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3180 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
583 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
231 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
875 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.8 Japanese for Busy People
896 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
918 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
297 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1398 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1456 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
771 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1046 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
682 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
24080 Morohashi
1132 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3991 New Nelson (John Haig)
675 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
729 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
284 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
325 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3355 2001 Kanji
5a4.1 The Kanji Dictionary
1-5-4 SKIP code
1164.0 Four corner code
1-24-06 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
7814 Unicode hex code

15 strokes
Radical:
water 水 (氵, 氺)
Parts:
lucidity, be clear, clear, clarify, settle, strain, look grave
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1722 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 澄徹 【チョウテツ】 clearness (e.g. sky), transparency
  • 澄明 【チョウメイ】 clear and bright
  • 清澄 【セイチョウ】 clear, serene
  • 明澄 【メイチョウ】 lucid, clear

Kun reading compounds

  • 澄む 【すむ】 to become clear (water, air, etc.), to become transparent, to resonate clearly (e.g. voice), to become serene, to become tranquil, to be free of worries, to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
  • 澄ます 【すます】 to clear, to make clear, to be unruffled, to look unconcerned, to feign indifference, to look demure, to look prim, to put on airs, to strain (one's ears), to listen carefully

Readings

Japanese names:
きよ、 すす、 すみ、 み
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
cheng2, deng4
Korean:
jing

Spanish

  • clarificar
  • aclarar
  • ajustar cuentas
  • asentarse

Portuguese

  • lucidez
  • limpar-se
  • limpar
  • esclarecer
  • colocar
  • esforçar
  • olhar sério

French

  • limpide
  • clair
  • clarifier
  • lucidité
  • se dégager
  • tendre (l'oreille)
  • attitude composée
1597 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1637 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2699 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1455 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1505 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2276 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1334 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1417 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1510 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1253 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
915 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
517 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
674 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1720 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
18315 Morohashi
740 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3333 New Nelson (John Haig)
1704 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1839 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1780 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
373 2001 Kanji
3a12.11 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-12 SKIP code
3211.8 Four corner code
1-32-01 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6f84 Unicode hex code