Jisho

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窒

11 strokes
Radical:
cave 穴
Parts:
一 儿 厶 土 宀 穴 至
plug up, obstruct
On:
チツ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1776 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 脱窒 【ダッチツ】 denitrification, denitration

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
zhi4
Korean:
jil, jeol

Spanish

  • taponar
  • obstruir
  • nitrógeno

Portuguese

  • tampar
  • obstruir
  • colocar um batoque

French

  • obstruer
  • suffoquer
  • azote
1581 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1985 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3325 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1486 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1597 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1716 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1833 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1674 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1456 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2853 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1470 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1980 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1332 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
25493 Morohashi
2288 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4200 New Nelson (John Haig)
1321 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1418 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1467 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
772 2001 Kanji
3m8.9 The Kanji Dictionary
2-3-8 SKIP code
3010.4 Four corner code
1-35-66 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
7a92 Unicode hex code

素

10 strokes
Radical:
silk 糸 (糹)
Parts:
二 亠 土 小 幺 糸
elementary, principle, naked, uncovered
Kun:
もと
On:
ソ、 ス
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N1
660 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 素 【ソ】 plain, white silk, prime
  • 素案 【ソアン】 rough plan, draft
  • 栄養素 【エイヨウソ】 nutrient
  • 酵素 【コウソ】 enzyme
  • 素 【ス】 one's nature, one's feelings, oneself, plain, unadorned, undecorated, unadulterated, au naturel, mere, poor, exceedingly
  • 素顔 【スガオ】 face with no make-up, unpainted face, true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.), real face, true picture, real nature, sober face, sobriety
  • 空素 【カラス】 dealt hand containing only 1-point cards (scoring combination)
  • 鉤素 【ハリス】 snell (fishing), leader, trace, cast

Kun reading compounds

  • 元 【もと】 origin, source, beginning, basis, base, foundation, root, cause, (raw) material, ingredient, base, mix (e.g. for a cake), (soup) stock, (one's) side, capital, principal, cost price, root (of a plant), (tree) trunk, part (of a brush, chopsticks, etc.) one holds (with the hand), first three lines of a waka, counter for plants or trees, counter for falcons (in falconry)
  • 元より 【もとより】 from the beginning, from the first, all along, originally, of course, not to mention ..., not only ... but also ..., to say nothing of ...
  • 味の素 【あじのもと】 Ajinomoto, brand name of monosodium glutamate (MSG)
  • 味の素 【あじのもと】 Ajinomoto Co. Inc.

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
su4
Korean:
so

Spanish

  • materia prima
  • elemental
  • normal
  • usual

Portuguese

  • elementar
  • princípio
  • descoberto
  • nu

French

  • élément
  • principe
  • nu
  • découvert
658 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
759 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
737 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
717 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3511 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
797 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1623 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1707 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
271 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
271 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
636 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1506 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3108 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1590 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2171 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1546 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
27300 Morohashi
2458 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4456 New Nelson (John Haig)
1532 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1652 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
500 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
716 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1441 2001 Kanji
6a4.12 The Kanji Dictionary
2-4-6 SKIP code
5090.3 Four corner code
1-33-39 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
7d20 Unicode hex code

族

11 strokes
Radical:
square 方
Parts:
方 矢 乞
tribe, family
On:
ゾク
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
393 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 族 【ゾク】 tribe, clan, band, family, (taxonomical) tribe, group (of the periodic table)
  • 族長 【ゾクチョウ】 patriarch, head of a family
  • 皇族 【コウゾク】 imperial family, royalty
  • 王族 【オウゾク】 royalty

Readings

Japanese names:
つぎ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
zu2
Korean:
jog, ju

Spanish

  • tribu
  • familia

Portuguese

  • tribo
  • família

French

  • tribu
  • famille
455 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
353 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
333 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
599 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2090 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
448 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
184 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1343 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
3.10 Japanese for Busy People
221 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
221 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
322 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
961 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1195 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
651 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
863 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1230 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
13661 Morohashi
958 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2399 New Nelson (John Haig)
1222 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1307 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
301 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
379 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
463 2001 Kanji
4h7.3 The Kanji Dictionary
1-4-7 SKIP code
0823.4 Four corner code
1-34-18 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
65cf Unicode hex code

元

4 strokes
Radical:
legs 儿
Parts:
二 儿 元
beginning, former time, origin
Kun:
もと
On:
ゲン、 ガン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
192 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 元 【ゲン】 unknown (e.g. in an equation), element (of a set), yuan (monetary unit of China), New Taiwan dollar, Yuan dynasty (of China; 1271-1368), Yüan dynasty, Mongol dynasty
  • 原価 【ゲンカ】 cost price
  • 中元 【チュウゲン】 15th day of the 7th lunar month, (last day of) Bon lantern festival, mid-year gift, summer gift, Bon Festival gifts
  • 抗原 【コウゲン】 antigen
  • 元祖 【ガンソ】 originator, pioneer, inventor, founder, progenitor, primogenitor, founder of a family line
  • 元日 【ガンジツ】 New Year's Day

Kun reading compounds

  • 元 【もと】 origin, source, beginning, basis, base, foundation, root, cause, (raw) material, ingredient, base, mix (e.g. for a cake), (soup) stock, (one's) side, capital, principal, cost price, root (of a plant), (tree) trunk, part (of a brush, chopsticks, etc.) one holds (with the hand), first three lines of a waka, counter for plants or trees, counter for falcons (in falconry)
  • 元 【もと】 former, ex-, past, one-time, earlier times, the past, previous state, formerly, previously, originally, before
  • 家元 【いえもと】 head of a school (of music, dance), head family of a school
  • 胸元 【むなもと】 breast, chest, pit of the stomach, solar plexus, epigastrium

Readings

Japanese names:
ちか、 はじめ、 はる、 ゆき、 よし
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
yuan2
Korean:
weon

Spanish

  • comienzo
  • principio
  • origen
  • jefe

Portuguese

  • começo
  • tempo anterior
  • origem

French

  • commencement
  • origine
  • ancien temps
68 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
117 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
106 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
328 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
275 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
106 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
121 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
60 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.10 Japanese for Busy People
137 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
137 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
245 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
141 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2428 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1226 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1690 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
59 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
1340 Morohashi
1929 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
343 New Nelson (John Haig)
59 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
63 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
408 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
89 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3057 2001 Kanji
0a4.5 The Kanji Dictionary
2-1-3 SKIP code
1021.1 Four corner code
1-24-21 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5143 Unicode hex code