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秦

10 strokes
Radical:
grain 禾
Parts:
一 二 人 大 禾
Manchu dynasty, name given to naturalized foreigners
Kun:
はた
On:
シン
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level N1
1894 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 秦 【シン】 Qin dynasty (of China; 221-207 BCE), Ch'in dynasty
  • 先秦 【センシン】 pre-Qin period (of China)

Kun reading compounds

  • 秦 【しん】 Qin dynasty (of China; 221-207 BCE), Ch'in dynasty

Readings

Japanese names:
たい、 はだ、 やす
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
qin2
Korean:
jin

Spanish

  • dinastía Manchú
  • nombre dado antiguamente a los chinos establecidos en Japón

Portuguese

French

3274 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1202 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2181 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
3192 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1649 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2238 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
24995 Morohashi
4133 New Nelson (John Haig)
2877 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2889 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
5d5.10 The Kanji Dictionary
2-5-5 SKIP code
5090.4 Four corner code
1-31-33 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
79e6 Unicode hex code

始

8 strokes
Radical:
woman, female 女
Parts:
厶 口 女
Variants:
乨 兘
commence, begin
Kun:
はじ.める、 -はじ.める、 はじ.まる
On:
シ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
244 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 始発 【シハツ】 first departure (of the day), first train, first bus, departing one's home station (of a train, bus, etc.)
  • 始業 【シギョウ】 start of work, commencement, opening
  • 年始 【ネンシ】 beginning of the year, new year, New Year's call, New Year's greetings
  • 創始 【ソウシ】 creation, founding, initiating

Kun reading compounds

  • 始める 【はじめる】 to start, to begin, to commence, to initiate, to originate, to start up (a business, society, etc.), to open (e.g. a store), to establish, to start ..., to begin to ...
  • 始まる 【はじまる】 to begin, to start, to commence, to happen (again), to begin (anew), to date (from), to originate (in)

Readings

Japanese names:
もと
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
shi3
Korean:
si

Spanish

  • comenzar
  • empezar
  • empezar (trans.)
  • empezar (intrans.)

Portuguese

  • iniciar
  • começar

French

  • commencer
  • débuter
225 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
304 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
288 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
465 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1208 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
545 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
155 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1092 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.16 Japanese for Busy People
494 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
503 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
129 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
439 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
335 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
211 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
252 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
755 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
6166 Morohashi
281 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1203 New Nelson (John Haig)
747 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
809 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
321 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
299 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1777 2001 Kanji
3e5.9 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-5 SKIP code
4346.0 Four corner code
1-27-47 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
59cb Unicode hex code

皇

9 strokes
Radical:
white 白
Parts:
王 白
emperor
On:
コウ、 オウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
721 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 皇后 【コウゴウ】 (Japanese) empress, queen
  • 皇居 【コウキョ】 Imperial Palace (of Japan), imperial residence
  • 倉皇 【ソウコウ】 hurriedly, in a hurry, in great haste
  • 教皇 【キョウコウ】 Pope
  • 皇帝 【コウテイ】 emperor
  • 皇子 【オウジ】 imperial prince
  • 法皇 【ホウオウ】 cloistered emperor, ex-emperor who has become a monk
  • 太上法皇 【ダイジョウホウオウ】 cloistered emperor, ex-emperor who has become a monk

Readings

Japanese names:
おうじ、 おお、 み
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
huang2
Korean:
hwang, wang

Spanish

  • emperador

Portuguese

  • imperador

French

  • empereur
783 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
871 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
861 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
964 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3100 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
460 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1551 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
964 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
297 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
297 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
579 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1366 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3175 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1635 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2223 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
267 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
22701 Morohashi
2566 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3870 New Nelson (John Haig)
261 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
279 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
880 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
872 2001 Kanji
4f5.9 The Kanji Dictionary
2-5-4 SKIP code
2610.4 Four corner code
1-25-36 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
7687 Unicode hex code

帝

9 strokes
Radical:
turban, scarf 巾
Parts:
亠 并 冖 巾 立
sovereign, the emperor, god, creator
Kun:
みかど
On:
テイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1276 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 帝国 【テイコク】 empire, imperial
  • 帝京 【テイキョウ】 the capital
  • 女帝 【ジョテイ】 empress
  • 大帝 【タイテイ】 great emperor, ... the Great

Kun reading compounds

  • 帝 【みかど】 emperor (of Japan), mikado, (the gates of an) imperial residence
  • 帝揚羽 【みかどあげは】 common jay (species of swallowtail butterfly, Graphium doson)
  • 時の帝 【ときのみかど】 emperor of the time

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
di4
Korean:
je

Spanish

  • soberano
  • emperador

Portuguese

  • soberano
  • o imperador
  • Deus
  • criador

French

  • souverain
  • empereur
  • dieu
  • créateur
1616 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1024 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
305 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
906 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1250 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
971 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1179 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1237 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1066 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
561 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2573 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1315 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1786 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
442 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
8865 Morohashi
2073 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1560 New Nelson (John Haig)
435 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
466 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1250 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
444 2001 Kanji
2j7.1 The Kanji Dictionary
2-2-7 SKIP code
2-6-3 SKIP code
0022.7 Four corner code
1-36-75 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5e1d Unicode hex code

陵

11 strokes
Radical:
mound, dam (阝 left) 阜 (阝)
Parts:
儿 土 夂 阡
mausoleum, imperial tomb, mound, hill
Kun:
みささぎ
On:
リョウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1746 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 陵 【ミササギ】 imperial mausoleum, Emperor's tomb, big hill
  • 陵墓 【リョウボ】 imperial tomb, imperial mausoleum
  • 帝陵 【テイリョウ】 imperial mausoleum
  • 皇陵 【コウリョウ】 imperial mausoleum

Kun reading compounds

  • 陵 【みささぎ】 imperial mausoleum, Emperor's tomb, big hill

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
ling2
Korean:
reung

Spanish

  • mausoleo imperial
  • tumba imperial
  • cumbre

Portuguese

  • mausoleo
  • túmulo imperial

French

  • mausolée
  • tombe impériale
1908 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1912 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4998 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1646 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1874 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1310 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1844 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1996 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1886 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
742 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
660 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
400 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
497 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1532 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
41704 Morohashi
544 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
6454 New Nelson (John Haig)
1518 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1636 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1501 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3667 2001 Kanji
2d8.5 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-8 SKIP code
7424.7 Four corner code
1-46-45 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
9675 Unicode hex code

及

3 strokes
Radical:
right hand 又
Parts:
丶 ノ 乃 及
reach out, exert, exercise, cause
Kun:
およ.ぶ、 およ.び、 および、 およ.ぼす
On:
キュウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
544 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 及第 【キュウダイ】 passing (an examination), making the grade
  • 及第者 【キュウダイシャ】 successful examinee
  • 波及 【ハキュウ】 spread, extension, influence, aftereffect, ripple
  • 責任追及 【セキニンツイキュウ】 pursuing liability, finding out who is at fault, trying to pin the blame on someone

Kun reading compounds

  • 及ぶ 【およぶ】 to reach, to amount to, to befall, to happen to, to extend, to go on (for, until), to be up to the task, to come up to, to compare with, to be a match (for), to commit (a crime), to require (to do)
  • 及び 【および】 and, as well as
  • 及び腰 【およびごし】 bent back, indecisive attitude, timidity, lack of nerve
  • 及び 【および】 and, as well as
  • 及び腰 【およびごし】 bent back, indecisive attitude, timidity, lack of nerve
  • 及ぼす 【およぼす】 to exert (influence), to exercise, to cause (e.g. damage), to do (e.g. harm), to bring about (e.g. benefits), to extend, to have an effect (on)

Readings

Japanese names:
おい、 の
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
ji2
Korean:
geub

Spanish

  • alcanzar
  • llegar a
  • y
  • tocar
  • extenderse
  • causar

Portuguese

  • alcance fora
  • exerce
  • exercício

French

  • allonger
  • tendre le bras
  • exercice
  • s'étendre
  • causer
1148 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
748 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
154 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
888 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1120 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
83 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1257 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1328 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1098 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
21 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
4192 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2122 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2868 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
695 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
3118P Morohashi
3385 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
670 New Nelson (John Haig)
688 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
743 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
422 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
1012 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3567 2001 Kanji
0a3.24 The Kanji Dictionary
4-3-1 SKIP code
4-4-1 SKIP code
1724.7 Four corner code
1-21-58 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
53ca Unicode hex code

兵

7 strokes
Radical:
eight 八
Parts:
一 ハ 斤
soldier, private, troops, army, warfare, strategy, tactics
Kun:
つわもの
On:
ヘイ、 ヒョウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N2
522 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 兵 【ヘイ】 (common) soldier, rank and file, army, troops, warfare, strategy
  • 兵員 【ヘイイン】 military strength, military personnel
  • 伏兵 【フクヘイ】 ambush, troops in ambush, unexpected opposition, unexpected obstacle
  • 工兵 【コウヘイ】 combat engineer, military engineer, combat engineering, military engineering
  • 兵 【ヒョウ】 pawn
  • 兵法 【ヘイホウ】 art of war, strategy, tactics
  • 小兵 【コヒョウ】 small build, small stature
  • 大兵 【ダイヒョウ】 great stature, large build

Kun reading compounds

  • 兵 【つわもの】 soldier, warrior, person of courage, strong person, very capable person, master (in a field)
  • 古強者 【ふるつわもの】 feudal warrior, samurai, old soldier, veteran, old hand

Readings

Japanese names:
へ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
bing1
Korean:
byeong

Spanish

  • soldado
  • marinero
  • tropa

Portuguese

  • soldado
  • particular
  • tropas
  • exército
  • guerra
  • estratégia
  • tática

French

  • soldat
  • simple soldat
  • troupes
  • armée
  • guerre
  • stratégie
  • tactique
712 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
606 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
578 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
447 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
201 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
396 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
343 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
499 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
784 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
798 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
994 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
155 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3158 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1621 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2207 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1343 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
1462 Morohashi
2551 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
374 New Nelson (John Haig)
1331 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1429 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
243 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
489 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2661 2001 Kanji
2o5.6 The Kanji Dictionary
2-5-2 SKIP code
7280.1 Four corner code
1-42-28 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5175 Unicode hex code

馬

10 strokes
Radical:
horse 馬
Parts:
杰 馬
horse
Kun:
うま、 うま-、 ま
On:
バ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
639 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 馬車 【バシャ】 coach (horse-drawn), carriage, wagon, cart
  • 馬券 【バケン】 betting ticket, betting slip
  • 白馬 【ハクバ】 white horse, unrefined sake
  • 騎馬 【キバ】 horse riding, horseback riding, horseback rider

Kun reading compounds

  • 馬 【うま】 horse, horse racing, promoted bishop, knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
  • 馬車 【ばしゃ】 coach (horse-drawn), carriage, wagon, cart
  • 白馬 【はくば】 white horse, unrefined sake
  • 竹馬 【たけうま】 stilts (for walking), hobby horse
  • 馬克 【マルク】 mark (currency)
  • 馬尼剌 【マニラ】 Manila (Philippines)
  • 白馬 【はくば】 white horse, unrefined sake
  • 竹馬 【たけうま】 stilts (for walking), hobby horse

Readings

Japanese names:
た、 ばん、 め、 も
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
ma3
Korean:
ma

Spanish

  • caballo

Portuguese

  • Cavalo

French

  • cheval
127 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
210 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
191 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
512 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
5191 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
142 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1015 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1257 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
283 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
283 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
484 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1912 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
4086 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2073 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2809 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1997 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
44572 Morohashi
3296 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
6725 New Nelson (John Haig)
1978 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2132 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
199 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3450 2001 Kanji
10a0.1 The Kanji Dictionary
3-6-4 SKIP code
4-10-1 SKIP code
7132.7 Four corner code
1-39-47 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
99ac Unicode hex code

俑

9 strokes
Radical:
man, human 人 (亻)
Parts:
化 マ 用
effigy
On:
ヨウ、 トウ、 ユウ

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  • 俑 【ヨウ】 terra-cotta figure (in Qin dynasty tombs in China)
  • 俑を作る 【ヨウヲツクル】 to set a bad example, to create a bad precedent
  • 兵馬俑 【ヘイバヨウ】 terracotta army (clay figurines found near the mausoleum of the first Qin emperor in China), terracotta warriors and horses

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
yong3
Korean:
yong

Spanish

Portuguese

French

683 Morohashi
206 New Nelson (John Haig)
2a7.20 The Kanji Dictionary
1-2-7 SKIP code
2722.7 Four corner code
1-48-60 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4fd1 Unicode hex code

坑

7 strokes
Radical:
earth 土
Parts:
亠 几 土
pit, hole
On:
コウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
2040 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 坑 【コウ】 pit (esp. of a mine)
  • 坑口 【コウコウ】 pithead, minehead
  • 廃坑 【ハイコウ】 closure of a mine, abandoned mine, disused mine
  • 開坑 【カイコウ】 opening of mine

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
keng1
Korean:
gaeng

Spanish

  • hoyo
  • agujero
  • caverna
  • mina

Portuguese

  • buraco
  • furo

French

  • mine
  • fosse
  • trou
1245 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1853 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1063 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1524 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1148 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1613 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1721 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1928 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
369 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
277 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
174 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
208 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
312 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
4932 Morohashi
236 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
987 New Nelson (John Haig)
306 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
328 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1108 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1457 2001 Kanji
3b4.6 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-4 SKIP code
4011.7 Four corner code
1-25-03 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5751 Unicode hex code