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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On reading compounds

  • 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

飢

10 strokes
Radical:
eat, food 食 (飠)
Parts:
几 食
hungry, starve
Kun:
う.える
On:
キ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1659 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 飢餓 【キガ】 starvation, famine, hunger
  • 飢饉 【キキン】 famine, crop failure, chronic shortage (e.g. of water)

Kun reading compounds

  • 飢える 【うえる】 to starve, to be famished, to be hungry, to be starved of (e.g. love), to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge), to be hungry for

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
ji1
Korean:
gi

Spanish

  • hambre
  • tener hambre

Portuguese

  • faminto
  • morrer de fome

French

  • faim
  • famine
1127 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1947 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
5155 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1717 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1903 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1304 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1383 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1346 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1902 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2101 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1093 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1490 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1487 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
44023P Morohashi
1668 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
6675 New Nelson (John Haig)
1475 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1585 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1404 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2857 2001 Kanji
8b2.1 The Kanji Dictionary
1-8-2 SKIP code
8771.0 Four corner code
1-21-18 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
98e2 Unicode hex code

餓

15 strokes
Radical:
eat, food 食 (飠)
Parts:
亅 手 戈 食
starve, hungry, thirst
Kun:
う.える
On:
ガ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1754 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 餓死 【ガシ】 (death from) starvation, starving to death
  • 餓鬼 【ガキ】 brat, kid, urchin, little devil, preta, hungry ghost

Kun reading compounds

  • 飢える 【うえる】 to starve, to be famished, to be hungry, to be starved of (e.g. love), to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge), to be hungry for

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
e4
Korean:
a

Spanish

  • hambre
  • estar hambriento

Portuguese

  • Morrer de fome
  • com fome
  • sede

French

  • famine
  • faim
  • soif
1058 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1948 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
5171 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1580 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1908 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1303 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1382 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1347 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1908 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2176 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1141 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1546 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1488 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
44168P Morohashi
1734 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
6697 New Nelson (John Haig)
1476 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1586 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1816 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2859 2001 Kanji
8b7.1 The Kanji Dictionary
1-8-7 SKIP code
8375.0 Four corner code
1-18-78 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
9913 Unicode hex code