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竜

10 strokes
Radical:
stand, erect 立
Parts:
乙 田 立 竜
Variants:
龍 龒
dragon, imperial
Kun:
たつ、 いせ
On:
リュウ、 リョウ、 ロウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1195 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 竜 【リュウ】 dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon), naga, semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology, promoted rook
  • 竜王 【リュウオウ】 Dragon King, promoted rook
  • 鎧竜 【ガイリュウ】 ankylosaur (any dinosaur of infraorder Ankylosauria)
  • 青龍 【セイリョウ】 blue dragon (an auspicious creature in Chinese mythology), Azure Dragon (god said to rule over the eastern heavens)
  • 竜 【リュウ】 dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon), naga, semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology, promoted rook
  • 竜駕 【リョウガ】 imperial carriage
  • 青龍 【セイリョウ】 blue dragon (an auspicious creature in Chinese mythology), Azure Dragon (god said to rule over the eastern heavens)
  • 蛟竜 【コウリョウ】 mizuchi, aquatic, dragon-like beast with four feet, horns and poisonous breath, unfulfilled genius, dormant talent

Kun reading compounds

  • 竜 【りゅう】 dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon), naga, semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology, promoted rook
  • 竜巻 【たつまき】 tornado, whirlwind, waterspout, twister
  • 伊勢海老 【いせえび】 spiny lobster (esp. Japanese spiny lobster, Panulirus japonicus)

Readings

Japanese names:
りう
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
long2
Korean:
ryong, nong

Spanish

  • dragón

Portuguese

  • dragão imperial

French

  • dragon
  • impérial
1899 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1110 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
5440 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1992 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1600 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1199 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1758 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1886 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1867 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1930 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2603 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1332 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1805 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
542 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
25751 Morohashi
2099 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4232 New Nelson (John Haig)
536 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
575 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1406 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
456 2001 Kanji
5b5.3 The Kanji Dictionary
2-2-8 SKIP code
2-5-5 SKIP code
0071.6 Four corner code
1-46-21 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
7adc Unicode hex code

天

4 strokes
Radical:
big, very 大
Parts:
一 二 大
heavens, sky, imperial
Kun:
あまつ、 あめ、 あま-
On:
テン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
512 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 天 【テン】 sky, heaven, God, svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth), deva (divine being of Buddhism), top (of a book), sole (of a Japanese sandal), beginning, start, tempura, India
  • 天下 【テンカ】 the whole world, the whole country, society, the public, supremacy over a nation, government of a country, the ruling power, having one's own way, doing as one pleases, peerless, incomparable, superlative, world-famous, shogun (Edo period)
  • 炎天 【エンテン】 blazing heat, scorching sun
  • 楽天 【ラクテン】 optimism

Kun reading compounds

  • 天津 【あまつ】 heavenly, imperial
  • 天津乙女 【あまつおとめ】 celestial maiden
  • 天 【あめ】 sky
  • 天地 【てんち】 heaven and earth, the universe, the world, nature, land, world, realm, sphere, top and bottom, gods of heaven and earth

Readings

Japanese names:
あき、 あも、 た、 たかし、 て、 なま
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
tian1
Korean:
cheon

Spanish

  • paraíso
  • cielo
  • imperial

Portuguese

  • paraíso
  • ceú
  • imperiais

French

  • cieux
  • ciel
  • impérial
119 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
67 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
58 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
364 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
16 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
78 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
41 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
93 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.8 Japanese for Busy People
141 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
141 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
462 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
410 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
4250 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2148 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2898 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
435 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
5833 Morohashi
3442 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1138 New Nelson (John Haig)
428 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
457 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
277 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
34 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3163 2001 Kanji
0a4.21 The Kanji Dictionary
4-4-1 SKIP code
1043.0 Four corner code
1-37-23 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5929 Unicode hex code

栄

9 strokes
Radical:
tree 木
Parts:
冖 尚 木
Variants:
榮
flourish, prosperity, honor, glory, splendor
Kun:
さか.える、 は.え、 -ば.え、 は.える、 え
On:
エイ、 ヨウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N2
920 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 栄 【エイ】 honor, honour, glory, prosperity
  • 栄冠 【エイカン】 laurels, garland
  • 共栄 【キョウエイ】 mutual prosperity
  • 虚栄 【キョエイ】 vanity, vainglory

Kun reading compounds

  • 栄える 【さかえる】 to prosper, to flourish
  • 栄え 【はえ】 glory, splendour, honour
  • 映える 【はえる】 to shine, to glow, to look attractive, to look nice, to be set off (by)
  • 映える 【はえる】 to shine, to glow, to look attractive, to look nice, to be set off (by)
  • 栄 【えい】 honor, honour, glory, prosperity
  • 栄冠 【えいかん】 laurels, garland

Readings

Japanese names:
さかえ、 しげ、 てる、 なが、 ひで、 よし
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
rong2
Korean:
yeong

Spanish

  • florecer
  • prosperidad
  • honor
  • gloria
  • prosperar

Portuguese

  • florescer
  • prosperidade
  • honra
  • glória
  • esplendor

French

  • florissant
  • prospérité
  • honneur
  • gloire
  • splendeur
549 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
450 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
427 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
745 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2239 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
777 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
631 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
969 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
723 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
736 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1188 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1054 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3183 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1642 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2231 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
332 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
14687P Morohashi
2574 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2635 New Nelson (John Haig)
326 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
348 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
520 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
964 2001 Kanji
3n6.1 The Kanji Dictionary
2-5-4 SKIP code
2-3-6 SKIP code
3290.4 Four corner code
9090.4 Four corner code
1-17-41 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6804 Unicode hex code

螺

17 strokes
Radical:
insect 虫
Parts:
小 幺 田 糸 虫
small, edible, helical fresh-water mollusk
Kun:
にし、 にな
On:
ラ
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names

Speed

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On reading compounds

  • 螺 【ニシ】 small spiral-shelled snail, spiral shellfish
  • 螺旋 【ラセン】 spiral, helix, screw
  • 馬蹄螺 【バテイラ】 Omphalius pfeifferi pfeifferi (subspecies of top shell)
  • サラサ馬蹄螺 【サラサバテイラ】 Tectus maximus (species of top shell)

Kun reading compounds

  • 螺 【にし】 small spiral-shelled snail, spiral shellfish
  • 赤螺 【あかにし】 veined rapa whelk (Rapana venosa)
  • 長螺 【ながにし】 perplexed spindle (species of sea snail, Fusinus perplexus)

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
luo2
Korean:
ra, re

Spanish

Portuguese

French

4184 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2805 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1799 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1293 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
33512 Morohashi
5382 New Nelson (John Haig)
2691 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2730 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
6d11.3 The Kanji Dictionary
1-6-11 SKIP code
5619.3 Four corner code
1-45-70 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
87ba Unicode hex code