Jisho

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7 strokes
Radical:
sign 示 (礻)
Parts:
company, firm, office, association, shrine
Kun:
やしろ
On:
シャ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
21 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 社 【シャ】 company, firm, office, association, society, (Shinto) shrine, regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour), counter for companies, shrines, etc., incorporated body, corporation, corporate juridical person
  • 社員 【シャイン】 company employee, member of a corporation, company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
  • 大社 【タイシャ】 grand shrine, famous shrine, Izumo Grand Shrine
  • 親会社 【オヤガイシャ】 parent company

Kun reading compounds

  • 社 【やしろ】 (Shinto) shrine
  • 大社 【たいしゃ】 grand shrine, famous shrine, Izumo Grand Shrine
  • 村のお社 【むらのおやしろ】 village shrine

Readings

Japanese names:
こそ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
she4
Korean:
sa

Spanish

  • compañía
  • asociación
  • sociedad
  • santuario shintoísta

Portuguese

  • companhia
  • firme
  • escritório
  • associação
  • templo

French

  • temple shinto
  • compagnie
  • firme
  • bureau
  • association
234 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
153 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
137 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
30 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3231 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
203 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
76 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
406 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.1 Japanese for Busy People
308 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
308 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
60 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1418 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1042 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
562 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
745 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1101 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
24631P Morohashi
840 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4065 New Nelson (John Haig)
1092 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1173 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
82 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
145 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
672 2001 Kanji
4e3.1 The Kanji Dictionary
1-4-3 SKIP code
3421.0 Four corner code
1-28-50 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
793e Unicode hex code

6 strokes
Radical:
man, human 人 (亻)
Parts:
Variants:
meeting, meet, party, association, interview, join
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

13 strokes
Radical:
sign 示 (礻)
Parts:
blessing, fortune, luck, wealth
On:
フク
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
467 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 福 【フク】 good fortune, happiness, blessing, good luck
  • 福祉 【フクシ】 welfare, well-being, social welfare, social security, social service
  • 大福 【ダイフク】 great fortune, good luck, rice cake stuffed with bean jam
  • 慶福 【ケイフク】 happy event, happiness

Readings

Japanese names:
とし、 とみ、 ふ、 ふき、 ふっ、 ぼく、 よし
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
fu2
Korean:
bog

Spanish

  • fortuna
  • suerte
  • dicha

Portuguese

  • benção
  • fortuna
  • sorte
  • riqueza

French

  • bénédiction
  • fortune
  • chance
  • richesse
506 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
409 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
386 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
450 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3256 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
629 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
777 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1888 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1379 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1466 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
895 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1427 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1303 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
705 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
944 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1099 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
24768P Morohashi
1029 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4105 New Nelson (John Haig)
1090 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1171 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
424 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
676 2001 Kanji
4e9.1 The Kanji Dictionary
1-4-9 SKIP code
3126.6 Four corner code
1-42-01 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
798f Unicode hex code

8 strokes
Radical:
sign 示 (礻)
Parts:
welfare, happiness
On:
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1063 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 祉福 【シフク】 prosperity, happiness, blessedness and joy
  • 老人福祉 【ロウジンフクシ】 welfare for the aged
  • 健康福祉 【ケンコウフクシ】 health and welfare

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
zhi3
Korean:
ji

Spanish

  • bienestar
  • felicidad
  • bendición

Portuguese

  • bem-estar
  • felicidade

French

  • bien-être
  • bonheur
1316 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1441 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3232 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1803 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1577 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
608 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1390 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1479 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
896 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1420 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1087 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
589 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
780 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1100 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
24641P Morohashi
876 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4069 New Nelson (John Haig)
1091 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1172 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1212 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
673 2001 Kanji
4e4.1 The Kanji Dictionary
1-4-4 SKIP code
3121.0 Four corner code
1-27-67 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
7949 Unicode hex code

9 strokes
Radical:
square
Parts:
give, bestow, perform, alms
Kun:
ほどこ.す
On:
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
323 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 施工 【セコウ】 construction, constructing, carrying out, work, formation, workmanship, execution
  • 施行 【シコウ】 putting in force (a law), putting into operation, putting into effect, enforcement, carrying out (a plan, policy, etc.), execution
  • 施行 【シコウ】 putting in force (a law), putting into operation, putting into effect, enforcement, carrying out (a plan, policy, etc.), execution
  • 施工 【セコウ】 construction, constructing, carrying out, work, formation, workmanship, execution
  • 布施 【フセ】 alms-giving, charity, offerings (usu. money) to a priest (for reading sutras, etc.)
  • 仕着せ 【シキセ】 servant's clothes provided by an employer, livery

Kun reading compounds

  • 施す 【ほどこす】 to give (time, money, goods), to donate, to do, to perform, to conduct, to apply (processing, makeup, etc.), to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation), to sow, to seed, to scatter (e.g. fertilizer), to sprinkle, to spread far and wide

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
shi1
Korean:
si, i

Spanish

  • distribuir
  • dar limosnas
  • administrar primeros auxilios

Portuguese

  • esmola
  • aplicar ataduras
  • adminatração de 1º socorros

French

  • donner
  • aumône
  • poser des bandages
  • administrer 1ers secours
1318 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
451 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2085 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1022 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1399 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
831 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1004 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1041 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
612 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
958 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1103 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
599 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
792 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1054 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
13629 Morohashi
891 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2391 New Nelson (John Haig)
1045 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1124 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1261 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
456 2001 Kanji
4h5.1 The Kanji Dictionary
1-4-5 SKIP code
0821.2 Four corner code
1-27-60 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
65bd Unicode hex code

11 strokes
Radical:
speech 言 (訁)
Parts:
establishment, provision, prepare
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
145 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 設問 【セツモン】 posing a question, question
  • 設備 【セツビ】 equipment, facilities, installation, accommodations, conveniences, arrangements
  • 公設 【コウセツ】 public (institution)
  • 併設 【ヘイセツ】 joint establishment (esp. schools of different levels or different courses of study), establishment as an annex (e.g. of a school), juxtaposition, placing side by side

Kun reading compounds

  • 設ける 【もうける】 to prepare, to provide, to set up, to establish, to organize, to lay down (rules), to make (an excuse)

Readings

Japanese names:
した
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
she4
Korean:
seol

Spanish

  • equipar
  • instalar
  • establecer
  • crear

Portuguese

  • estabelecimento
  • provisão
  • preparar

French

  • créer
  • fonder
  • établir
  • préparer
653 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
754 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
731 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
164 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4325 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
742 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
897 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1401 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
577 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
586 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
611 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1666 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1863 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
987 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1338 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
715 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
35293 Morohashi
1471 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
5570 New Nelson (John Haig)
708 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
765 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
270 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
741 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3068 2001 Kanji
7a4.7 The Kanji Dictionary
1-7-4 SKIP code
0764.7 Four corner code
1-32-63 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
8a2d Unicode hex code