Jisho

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窪

14 strokes
Radical:
cave 穴
Parts:
儿 土 宀 汁 穴
Variants:
depression, cave in, sink, become hollow
Kun:
くぼ.む、 くぼ.み、 くぼ.まる、 くぼ
On:
ワ、 ア
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
1853 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 曲窪 【キョクワ】 downwarp

Kun reading compounds

  • 窪む 【くぼむ】 to cave in, to become depressed, to sink
  • 凹み 【くぼみ】 hollow, cavity, dent, depression
  • 窪まる 【くぼまる】 to cave in, to become depressed, to sink
  • 窪 【くぼ】 hollow, cavity, sunken place, vagina, female genitalia
  • 凹み 【くぼみ】 hollow, cavity, dent, depression
  • 片えくぼ 【かたえくぼ】 dimple on one cheek
  • 盆の窪 【ぼんのくぼ】 hollow at nape of the neck, toddler's shaved hairstyle leaving a small portion at the nape (esp. Edo period)

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
wa1
Korean:
wa

Spanish

  • depresión
  • cavidad
  • hueco

Portuguese

French

  • dépression
  • s'effondrer
  • s'enfoncer
  • se creuser
1510 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3334 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2203 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2962 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2063 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1334 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
25580 Morohashi
2348 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4209 New Nelson (John Haig)
1323 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1421 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
3m11.9 The Kanji Dictionary
2-3-11 SKIP code
2-5-9 SKIP code
3011.4 Four corner code
1-23-06 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
7aaa Unicode hex code

之

3 strokes
Radical:
slash 丿
Parts:
乙 丶 亠 廴
of, this
Kun:
の、 これ、 ゆく、 この
On:
シ
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level N1
1318 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 之繞 【シンニョウ】 kanji "road" or "advance" radical (radical 162)
  • 之繞を掛ける 【シンニュウヲカケル】 to exaggerate

Kun reading compounds

  • 乃 【の】 's, of, belonging to
  • 之字運動 【のじうんどう】 zig-zag motion (esp. warship)
  • 此れ 【これ】 this, this one, this person, now, this point (in time), here, used to stress the subject of a sentence, I, me
  • これ等 【これら】 these

Readings

Japanese names:
ゆき、 いたる、 あき、 つな、 ゆみ、 くに、 のぶ、 ひさ、 ひで
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
zhi1
Korean:
ji

Spanish

  • esto
  • de (partícula posesiva)

Portuguese

French

  • de
  • ceci
  • avancer (radical shinnyuu)
697 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
280 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1942 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
24 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2004 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
4228 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2137 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2886 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1222 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
125 Morohashi
3420 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
48 New Nelson (John Haig)
1214 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1299 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
670 2001 Kanji
0a2.9 The Kanji Dictionary
4-3-4 SKIP code
4-4-4 SKIP code
4-2-4 SKIP code
3030.7 Four corner code
1-39-23 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4e4b Unicode hex code

内

4 strokes
Radical:
open country 冂
Parts:
人 冂
inside, within, between, among, house, home
Kun:
うち
On:
ナイ、 ダイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
44 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 内 【ナイ】 within ..., inside ...
  • 内科 【ナイカ】 internal medicine, department of internal medicine
  • 党内 【トウナイ】 party-internal, within the party
  • 校内 【コウナイ】 within a school
  • 内裏 【ダイリ】 imperial palace, festival dolls representing the emperor and the empress
  • 内府 【ナイフ】 Minister of the Interior (669-1868), Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal (1885-1945)
  • 境内 【ケイダイ】 grounds (esp. of shrines and temples), compound, churchyard, precincts
  • 海内 【カイダイ】 the whole country

Kun reading compounds

  • 内 【うち】 inside, within, while (e.g. one is young), during, within (e.g. a day), in the course of, among, amongst, (out) of, between, in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.), amidst, with (e.g. success), within oneself, one's feelings, inner thoughts, we, our company, our organization, one's home, one's family, my spouse, my husband, my wife, signed on behalf of (husband's name) by his wife, I, me, imperial palace grounds, emperor
  • 内々 【うちうち】 private, confidential, informal, secret, (within the) family circle, (on the) inside
  • 幕内 【まくうち】 makuuchi, top division (of professional sumo)
  • お家 【おうち】 your home, your family, their home, their family, (my) home

Readings

Japanese names:
いと、 ただ、 ち、 のち
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
nei4
Korean:
nae, nab

Spanish

  • interior
  • dentro de
  • privado

Portuguese

  • interior
  • dentro
  • entre
  • dentre
  • casa

French

  • intérieur
  • dedans
  • entre
  • parmi
  • maison
489 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
207 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
364 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
51 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
82 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
132 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
345 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
81 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.4 Japanese for Busy People
84 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
84 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
152 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
160 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
4277 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2162 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2914 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1028 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
1512 Morohashi
3466 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
386 New Nelson (John Haig)
1019 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1095 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
77 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
99 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1653 2001 Kanji
0a4.23 The Kanji Dictionary
4-4-4 SKIP code
4022.7 Four corner code
1-38-66 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5185 Unicode hex code

英

8 strokes
Radical:
grass 艸 (艹)
Parts:
ノ 冖 大 艾
Variants:
偀
England, English, hero, outstanding, calyx
Kun:
はなぶさ
On:
エイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N4
430 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 英 【エイ】 United Kingdom, Britain, English (language)
  • 英語 【エイゴ】 English (language)
  • 育英 【イクエイ】 education of gifted young people, providing financial support to gifted students, education
  • 和英 【ワエイ】 Japanese-English, Japanese-English dictionary

Kun reading compounds

  • 花房 【はなぶさ】 calyx, corolla

Readings

Japanese names:
あ、 あい、 え、 すぐる、 はな、 ひ、 ひで、 よし、 ら
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
ying1
Korean:
yeong

Spanish

  • Inglaterra
  • excelente

Portuguese

  • Inglaterra
  • Inglês

French

  • Angleterre
  • anglais
  • fleur éclose
  • brillant
353 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
449 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
426 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
449 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3927 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
377 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
244 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
693 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.19 Japanese for Busy People
353 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
354 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
155 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
644 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2782 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1427 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1925 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1757 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
30808P Morohashi
2238 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
5008 New Nelson (John Haig)
1741 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1878 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
361 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
495 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1963 2001 Kanji
3k5.5 The Kanji Dictionary
2-3-5 SKIP code
4453.0 Four corner code
1-17-49 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
82f1 Unicode hex code

策

12 strokes
Radical:
bamboo 竹 (⺮)
Parts:
｜ 亅 ハ 冂 巾 木 竹 乞
Variants:
笧
scheme, plan, policy, step, means
On:
サク
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
209 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 策 【サク】 plan, policy, means, measure, stratagem, scheme, fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong, right upward flick
  • 作戦 【サクセン】 tactics, strategy, military operation, naval operation
  • 施策 【シサク】 policy, measure
  • 国策 【コクサク】 national policy

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
ce4
Korean:
chaeg

Spanish

  • esquema
  • plan
  • estrategia

Portuguese

  • esquema
  • plano
  • política
  • passo
  • meios

French

  • moyen
  • plan
  • stratégie
  • politique
  • projet
  • mesures
795 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
883 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
873 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
256 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3393 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
695 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1604 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1767 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
880 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
901 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1057 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1477 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3320 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1720 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2338 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
957 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
26009 Morohashi
2679 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4284 New Nelson (John Haig)
948 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1019 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
256 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
945 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2364 2001 Kanji
6f6.2 The Kanji Dictionary
2-6-6 SKIP code
8890.2 Four corner code
1-26-86 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
7b56 Unicode hex code