Jisho

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12 strokes
Radical:
bamboo 竹 (⺮)
Parts:
an ancient musical instrument
On:
チク
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
1530 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 筑 【チク】 zhu (ancient Chinese string instrument)
  • 筑後 【チクゴ】 Chikugo (former province located in the south of present-day Fukuoka Prefecture)
  • 両筑 【リョウチク】 Ryōchiku (the two former provinces of Chikuzen and Chikugo)
  • 二筑 【ニチク】 Nichiku (the two former provinces of Chikuzen and Chikugo)

Readings

Japanese names:
つく、 づき
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
zhu2, zhu4
Korean:
chug

Spanish

  • antiguo instrumento musical

Portuguese

French

3389 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1771 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
3316 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2334 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
26002X Morohashi
4280 New Nelson (John Haig)
2637 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2681 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
6f6.6 The Kanji Dictionary
2-6-6 SKIP code
8811.7 Four corner code
1-35-62 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
7b51 Unicode hex code

9 strokes
Radical:
knife, sword 刀 (刂)
Parts:
in front, before
Kun:
まえ-まえ
On:
ゼン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
27 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 前 【ゼン】 last (i.e. immediately preceding), previous, ex-, former, pre- (e.g. premodern), before, before, earlier
  • 前衛 【ゼンエイ】 advance guard, vanguard, avant-garde, forward (player)
  • 中前 【チュウゼン】 front of center field, front of centre field
  • 風前 【フウゼン】 where the wind blows

Kun reading compounds

  • 前 【まえ】 in front (of), before (e.g. a building), before, earlier, previously, prior, ago, (minutes) to (the hour), (the) front, frontal part, fore, head (e.g. of a line), forward, ahead, (in the) presence (of), in front (of someone), previous (e.g. page), prior (e.g. engagement), first (e.g. half), former (e.g. example), portion, helping, front (of one's body or clothing), breast (of a coat, kimono, etc.), privates, private parts, criminal record, previous conviction, (a) prior
  • 前売り 【まえうり】 advance sale, booking
  • 左前 【ひだりまえ】 wearing a kimono with the right side over the left (normally used only for the dead), going badly (one's business, one's fortune, the economy), being in a bad financial situation, front left, front and left, before and left
  • 出前 【でまえ】 home delivery (of food), outside catering

Readings

Japanese names:
さき、 さと、 まい
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
qian2
Korean:
jeon

Spanish

  • antes
  • delante de

Portuguese

  • em frente
  • antes

French

  • devant
  • avant
102 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
177 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
159 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
38 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
595 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
139 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
23 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
921 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.3 Japanese for Busy People
47 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
47 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
29 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
196 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2819 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1453 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1957 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
296 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
2011X Morohashi
2266 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
490 New Nelson (John Haig)
290 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
309 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
53 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
182 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
943 2001 Kanji
2o7.3 The Kanji Dictionary
2-3-6 SKIP code
2-2-7 SKIP code
8022.1 Four corner code
1-33-16 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
524d Unicode hex code

12 strokes
Radical:
fire 火 (灬)
Parts:
Variants:
boil, cook
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1565 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 煮沸 【シャフツ】 boiling up
  • 煮沸器 【シャフツキ】 scalder

Kun reading compounds

  • 煮る 【にる】 to boil, to simmer, to stew, to seethe
  • 煮るなり焼くなり 【にるなりやくなり】 as you please, in any way you like, as you wish
  • 煮える 【にえる】 to be boiled, to be cooked
  • 煮やす 【にやす】 to cook inside

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
zhu3
Korean:
ja

Spanish

  • cocer
  • hervir

Portuguese

  • ferver
  • cozinhar

French

  • mijoter
  • bouillir
  • cuire
1338 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1294 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2771 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1179 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1518 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1787 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1795 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1931 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1315 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1277 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3460 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1782 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2426 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1265 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
19165P Morohashi
2785 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3437 New Nelson (John Haig)
1257 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1346 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1563 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1440 2001 Kanji
4d8.9 The Kanji Dictionary
2-8-4 SKIP code
3-4-8 SKIP code
4433.6 Four corner code
1-28-49 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
716e Unicode hex code