Jisho

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11 strokes
Radical:
bamboo 竹 (⺮)
Parts:
token, sign, mark, tally, charm
On:
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
1798 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 符 【フ】 charm, talisman, amulet, tally, sign, mark, note, fu, unit used in calculation of a hand's score
  • 符号 【フゴウ】 sign, mark, symbol, code, sign (e.g. positive, negative)
  • 意符 【イフ】 part of a kanji for which the role is primarily to represent the meaning (as opposed to the pronunciation)
  • 合い符 【アイフ】 baggage claim tag (at hotels, stations, etc.)

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
fu2
Korean:
bu

Spanish

  • señal
  • signo
  • talismán

Portuguese

  • símbolo
  • signo
  • marca
  • contagem
  • charme

French

  • marque
  • signe
  • compte
  • amulette
  • ticket 
1753 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1653 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3383 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
951 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
792 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
3.3 Japanese for Busy People
505 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
514 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
357 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1475 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3299 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1707 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2319 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1010 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
25935 Morohashi
2661 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4270 New Nelson (John Haig)
1001 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1076 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1468 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2348 2001 Kanji
6f5.12 The Kanji Dictionary
2-6-5 SKIP code
8824.3 Four corner code
1-41-68 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
7b26 Unicode hex code

5 strokes
Radical:
mouth, opening
Parts:
Variants:
nickname, number, item, title, pseudonym, name, call
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
585 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

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On reading compounds

  • 号 【ゴウ】 number, edition, make, model, issue, part of that group, sobriquet, pen-name, size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.), suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
  • 号車 【ゴウシャ】 suffix for train car numbers
  • 二号 【ニゴウ】 number two, mistress, concubine
  • 符号 【フゴウ】 sign, mark, symbol, code, sign (e.g. positive, negative)

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
hao4, hao2
Korean:
ho

Spanish

  • número

Portuguese

  • apelido
  • número
  • item
  • título
  • pseudonimo
  • nome
  • chamada

French

  • surnom
  • numéro
  • article
  • titre
  • pseudonyme
  • nom
  • appel
215 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
297 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
281 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
368 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
882 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
227 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
399 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
272 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.12 Japanese for Busy People
266 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
266 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
442 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
316 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2675 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1361 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1847 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1250 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
3256 Morohashi
2153 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
692 New Nelson (John Haig)
1242 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1330 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
248 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3752 2001 Kanji
3d2.10 The Kanji Dictionary
2-3-2 SKIP code
2-3-3 SKIP code
6020.7 Four corner code
1-25-70 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
53f7 Unicode hex code

12 strokes
Radical:
gate
Parts:
Variants:
interval, space
Kun:
あいだあい
On:
カンケン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
33 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 間 【カン】 interval, period of time, among, between, inter-, good opportunity, chance, estrangement, discord, alienation, spy, secret agent
  • 間隔 【カンカク】 space, interval, space character, whitespace
  • 短期間 【タンキカン】 short term, short time
  • 右中間 【ウチュウカン】 between right and center fielders (centre)
  • 間 【ケン】 ken (6 shaku, approx. 1.818 m), counter used to number the gaps between pillars
  • 間数 【ケンスウ】 number of ken (in length or breadth)
  • 世間 【セケン】 world, society, people, the public
  • 六百間 【ロッピャッケン】 roppyakken (type of game)

Kun reading compounds

  • 間 【あいだ】 space (between), gap, interval, distance, stretch, period of time (during, while), duration, interval, between (two parties or things), among (a group), relations (between), relationship, midpoint, average, halfway, middle ground, due to, because of
  • 間中 【あいだじゅう】 during
  • 候間 【そうろうあいだ】 as ...
  • ついこの間 【ついこのあいだ】 just the other day, quite recently
  • 間 【ま】 time, pause, space, room
  • 間際 【まぎわ】 the point just before ..., the point of (doing), the verge (of), the eve (of), (just before the) edge
  • 茶の間 【ちゃのま】 (Japanese-style) living room
  • 床の間 【とこのま】 tokonoma (alcove where art or flowers are displayed)
  • 間 【あいだ】 space (between), gap, interval, distance, stretch, period of time (during, while), duration, interval, between (two parties or things), among (a group), relations (between), relationship, midpoint, average, halfway, middle ground, due to, because of
  • 間中 【あいだじゅう】 during
  • 波間 【なみま】 interval between the waves, gap between waves
  • 幕間 【まくあい】 intermission (between acts), interlude

Readings

Japanese names:
ちか、 は、 はざ、 はし
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
jian1, jian4
Korean:
gan

Spanish

  • intervalo
  • espacio
  • habitación

Portuguese

  • intervalo
  • espaço

French

  • intervalle
  • espace
58 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
100 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
92 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
27 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4949 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
174 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
96 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1822 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.7 Japanese for Busy People
43 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
43 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
161 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1841 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
4122 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2094 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2836 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1634 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
41249 Morohashi
3323 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
6391 New Nelson (John Haig)
1620 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1747 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
31 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
215 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3878 2001 Kanji
8e4.3 The Kanji Dictionary
3-8-4 SKIP code
7760.7 Four corner code
1-20-54 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
9593 Unicode hex code

3 strokes
Radical:
pestle
Parts:
dry, parch, ebb, recede, interfere, intercede
Kun:
ほ.すほ.し--ぼ.しひ.る
On:
カン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N2
1349 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 関与 【カンヨ】 participation, taking part in, participating in, being concerned in
  • 干渉 【カンショウ】 interference, intervention, meddling
  • 水干 【スイカン】 everyday garment worn by nobles in ancient Japan, silk dried after having been washed in plain water and stretched out
  • 十干 【ジッカン】 ten celestial stems (two types each of wood, fire, earth, metal, water), ten heavenly stems

Kun reading compounds

  • 干す 【ほす】 to air, to dry, to desiccate, to drain (off), to drink up, to deprive of a role, job, etc.
  • 干る 【ひる】 to dry (up), to become parched, to ebb, to recede

Readings

Japanese names:
ほし
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
gan1, gan4
Korean:
gan, gang

Spanish

  • secarse
  • secar
  • relacionar
  • airear

Portuguese

  • sêco
  • ressecar

French

  • sec
  • dessécher
840 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
825 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1179 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1492 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1542 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
502 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
26 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
584 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
593 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
506 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
572 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
4187 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2116 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2863 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1663 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
9165 Morohashi
3379 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1589 New Nelson (John Haig)
1648 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1777 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
826 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3155 2001 Kanji
2k1.1 The Kanji Dictionary
4-3-1 SKIP code
1040.0 Four corner code
1-20-19 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5e72 Unicode hex code

11 strokes
Radical:
water 水 (氵, 氺)
Parts:
Variants:
ford, go cross, transit, ferry, import, involve
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
499 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

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On reading compounds

  • 渉外 【ショウガイ】 public relations, client liaison, client relations
  • 渉外係 【ショウガイガカリ】 liaison officer, public relations man
  • 団体交渉 【ダンタイコウショウ】 collective bargaining
  • 婚外交渉 【コンガイコウショウ】 extramarital sex

Kun reading compounds

  • 渡る 【わたる】 to cross over, to go across, to extend, to cover, to range, to span

Readings

Japanese names:
えん
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
she4
Korean:
seob

Spanish

  • vadear
  • cruzar
  • relacionar
  • conectar
  • indagar

Portuguese

  • vau
  • balsa
  • porto

French

  • gué
  • bac
  • traverser
  • port
1399 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
804 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2591 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1305 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1482 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1331 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
432 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
438 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
505 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1211 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
638 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
387 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
482 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
378 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
17749P Morohashi
526 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3190 New Nelson (John Haig)
372 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
398 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1457 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
360 2001 Kanji
3a8.20 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-8 SKIP code
3112.9 Four corner code
1-30-36 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6e09 Unicode hex code