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祭

11 strokes
Radical:
sign 示 (礻)
Parts:
二 个 小 癶 示
ritual, offer prayers, celebrate, deify, enshrine, worship
Kun:
まつ.る、 まつ.り、 まつり
On:
サイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N2
1124 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 祭典 【サイテン】 festival
  • 祭壇 【サイダン】 altar
  • 葬祭 【ソウサイ】 funerals and ceremonial occasions
  • 慰霊祭 【イレイサイ】 memorial service

Kun reading compounds

  • 祭る 【まつる】 to deify, to enshrine, to pray, to worship
  • 祭り 【まつり】 festival, feast, matsuri, harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob, online shaming, flaming, galore (as in "goals galore"), frenzy, mania
  • 祭り上げる 【まつりあげる】 to set (someone) up (in a high position), to kick upstairs, to hold sacred, to worship, to flatter
  • 秋祭り 【あきまつり】 autumn festival, fall festival, autumn matsuri
  • 葵祭 【あおいまつり】 Aoi Festival (Kyoto, May 15), Aoi Matsuri
  • 祭り 【まつり】 festival, feast, matsuri, harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob, online shaming, flaming, galore (as in "goals galore"), frenzy, mania
  • 祭り上げる 【まつりあげる】 to set (someone) up (in a high position), to kick upstairs, to hold sacred, to worship, to flatter
  • 秋祭り 【あきまつり】 autumn festival, fall festival, autumn matsuri
  • 葵祭 【あおいまつり】 Aoi Festival (Kyoto, May 15), Aoi Matsuri

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
ji4, zhai4
Korean:
je, chae

Spanish

  • celebración
  • fiesta
  • venerar
  • adorar

Portuguese

  • Festival
  • ritual
  • oferecer orações
  • celebrar
  • deificar
  • santificar
  • adorar

French

  • rituel
  • fête
  • prières
  • célébration
  • déifier
  • enchâsser
  • adoration
400 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
299 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
283 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
899 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3247 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
423 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
775 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1467 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
617 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
627 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
473 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1414 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3311 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1715 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2329 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1111 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
24700 Morohashi
2672 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4092 New Nelson (John Haig)
1102 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1183 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
371 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2541 2001 Kanji
4e6.3 The Kanji Dictionary
2-6-5 SKIP code
2-7-4 SKIP code
2790.1 Four corner code
1-26-55 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
796d Unicode hex code

典

8 strokes
Radical:
eight 八
Parts:
一 ｜ ハ 日
code, ceremony, law, rule
Kun:
ふみ、 のり
On:
テン、 デン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N1
1055 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 典 【テン】 ceremony, celebration, law code, Sweden
  • 典型 【テンケイ】 type, pattern, model, epitome, exemplar, archetype, perfect example
  • 国語辞典 【コクゴジテン】 Japanese-language dictionary, dictionary of a national language
  • 拉丁 【ラテン】 Latin (language), Latin-American, Latin, Latino, Latin (i.e. relating to the literature, culture, etc. of ancient Rome), Roman
  • 香典 【コウデン】 gift brought to a funeral (usu. money), funeral offering, condolence gift, incense money
  • 経典 【キョウテン】 sacred books, sutras, scriptures (Bible, Koran, etc.)

Kun reading compounds

  • 法 【のり】 rule, law, regulation, model, pattern, teachings of Buddha, Buddhist doctrine, transverse measurement, measurement across, side-slope, slope

Readings

Japanese names:
すけ、 つね、 の
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
dian3
Korean:
jeon

Spanish

  • escrito
  • ceremonia
  • ley
  • regla

Portuguese

  • código
  • cerimônia
  • lei
  • regra

French

  • code
  • cérémonie
  • loi
  • règle
680 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
579 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
552 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
956 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
588 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
640 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1077 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
733 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
367 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
368 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
630 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
157 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3253 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1680 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2283 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1844 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
1474 Morohashi
2627 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
375 New Nelson (John Haig)
1827 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1969 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
512 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1961 2001 Kanji
2o6.5 The Kanji Dictionary
2-6-2 SKIP code
5580.1 Four corner code
1-37-21 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5178 Unicode hex code

日

4 strokes
Radical:
sun, day 日
Parts:
日
day, sun, Japan, counter for days
Kun:
ひ、 -び、 -か
On:
ニチ、 ジツ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
1 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 日 【ニチ】 Sunday, nth day (of the month), counter for days, Japan
  • 日時 【ニチジ】 date and time (of a meeting, departure, etc.), days and hours
  • 抗日 【コウニチ】 resistance against Japanese aggression, anti-Japanese (campaign, movement, etc.)
  • 在日 【ザイニチ】 resident in Japan (of a foreigner), situated in Japan (e.g. of an embassy), Zainichi, Zainichi Korean, North or South Korean national with permanent residency in Japan (who came to the country before 1945, or a descendant of such a person)
  • 日月 【ジツゲツ】 sun and moon, time, days and months, years, Sunday and Monday
  • 日外 【ジツガイ】 at one time, some time ago, once
  • 両日 【リョウジツ】 both days, two days
  • 三十日 【ミソカ】 last day of the month

Kun reading compounds

  • 日 【ひ】 day, days, sun, sunshine, sunlight, (the) day, daytime, daylight, date, deadline, (past) days, time (e.g. of one's childhood), case (esp. unfortunate), event
  • 日陰 【ひかげ】 shade, shadow, sunshine, sunlight
  • 在りし日 【ありしひ】 past days, bygone days, days of yore, the olden days, while still alive, during one's lifetime
  • あくる日 【あくるひ】 next day, following day

Readings

Japanese names:
あ、 あき、 いる、 く、 くさ、 こう、 す、 たち、 に、 にっ、 につ、 へ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
ri4
Korean:
il

Spanish

  • día
  • solar
  • Japón
  • sol
  • rayo de sol

Portuguese

  • dia
  • sol
  • Japão

French

  • jour
  • soleil
  • Japon
  • compteur de jours
11 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
13 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
62 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2097 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
5 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
56 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
77 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1.A Japanese for Busy People
5 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
5 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
16 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
963 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3759 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1915 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2606 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
12 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
13733 Morohashi
3027 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2410 New Nelson (John Haig)
12 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
12 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
3 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
33 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3878 2001 Kanji
4c0.1 The Kanji Dictionary
3-3-1 SKIP code
4-4-1 SKIP code
6010.0 Four corner code
1-38-92 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
65e5 Unicode hex code