Jisho

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18 strokes
Radical:
bamboo 竹 (⺮)
Parts:
Variants:
simplicity, brevity
Kun:
えら.ぶふだ
On:
カンケン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N2
983 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 簡 【カン】 simplicity, brevity, letter, note, correspondence, bamboo writing strip (in ancient China), simplified Chinese character
  • 簡易 【カンイ】 simple, simplified, easy, plain
  • 書簡 【ショカン】 letter, note, epistle, correspondence
  • 来簡 【ライカン】 correspondence, received letter
  • 不料簡 【フリョウケン】 indiscretion, bad idea, thoughtlessness, indiscreetness

Kun reading compounds

  • 札 【ふだ】 ticket, token, check, receipt, label, tag, sign, card, plate, playing card, charm, talisman, slip of paper posted on shrine pillars by pilgrims

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
jian3
Korean:
gan

Spanish

  • simple
  • breve
  • aproximado
  • carta

Portuguese

  • simplicidade
  • brevidade

French

  • simplicité
  • brièveté
843 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
829 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
870 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3444 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1103 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
802 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2788 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1533 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1634 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
358 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1490 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3380 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1746 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2374 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1635 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
26520P Morohashi
2721 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4358 New Nelson (John Haig)
1621 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1749 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1002 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2378 2001 Kanji
6f12.5 The Kanji Dictionary
2-6-12 SKIP code
3-14-4 SKIP code
8822.7 Four corner code
1-20-42 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
7c21 Unicode hex code

5 strokes
Radical:
tree
Parts:
tag, paper money, counter for bonds, placard, bid
Kun:
ふだ
On:
サツ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N2
921 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 札 【サツ】 banknote, bill, note, paper money
  • 札束 【サツタバ】 bundle of banknotes, stack of bills, large sum of money
  • 落札 【ラクサツ】 successful bid, winning a tender
  • 応札 【オウサツ】 making a bid, tendering a bid

Kun reading compounds

  • 札 【ふだ】 ticket, token, check, receipt, label, tag, sign, card, plate, playing card, charm, talisman, slip of paper posted on shrine pillars by pilgrims
  • 札所 【ふだしょ】 temple which issues amulets
  • 立て札 【たてふだ】 sign on a post (usu. wooden and with a small roof, containing information about a sight, warning, congratulations, etc.), public notice, bulletin board, notice board
  • 合札 【あいふだ】 check (e.g. baggage claim), tag, token, tally, score

Readings

Japanese names:
さっ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
zha2
Korean:
chal

Spanish

  • etiqueta
  • papel moneda
  • billete
  • tarjeta señal

Portuguese

  • etiqueta
  • dinheiro de papel
  • número de contratos
  • letreiro
  • oferta

French

  • étiquette
  • billet de banque
  • compteur d'obligations
  • affiche
  • offre
513 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
1304 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
811 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2171 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1536 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
617 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
145 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1157 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1212 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
984 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1067 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1011 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
546 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
723 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
216 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
14422 Morohashi
817 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2533 New Nelson (John Haig)
212 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
225 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
449 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1856 2001 Kanji
4a1.1 The Kanji Dictionary
1-4-1 SKIP code
4291.0 Four corner code
1-27-05 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
672d Unicode hex code