Jisho

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14 strokes
Radical:
rice
Parts:
refined, ghost, fairy, energy, vitality, semen, excellence, purity, skill
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
752 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 精 【セイ】 spirit, sprite, nymph, energy, vigor (vigour), strength, fine details, semen
  • 精鋭 【セイエイ】 elite, best, pick, cream of the crop
  • 体外受精 【タイガイジュセイ】 in vitro fertilization, in vitro fertilisation, IVF
  • 受精 【ジュセイ】 fertilization, fertilisation, impregnation, pollination, insemination
  • 精霊 【ショウリョウ】 spirit of the deceased
  • 精進 【ショウジン】 concentration, diligence, devotion, asceticism, zeal in one's quest for enlightenment, adherence to a vegetarian diet
  • 無精 【ブショウ】 indolence, laziness, sloth
  • 水晶 【スイショウ】 (rock) crystal, high purity quartz

Kun reading compounds

  • 精げる 【しらげる】 to polish (rice), to refine, to purify
  • 詳しい 【くわしい】 detailed, full, minute, knowing very well, knowledgeable (about), well-acquainted (with), well-informed (about), familiar (with)

Readings

Japanese names:
きよ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
jing1
Korean:
jeong

Spanish

  • refinar
  • purificar
  • preciso
  • detallado
  • vigor
  • energía
  • espíritu
  • esencia

Portuguese

  • refinado
  • fantasma
  • fada
  • energia
  • vitalidade
  • sêmen
  • excelência
  • pureza
  • habilidade

French

  • raffiné
  • fantôme
  • féérique
  • énergie
  • vitalité
  • sperme
  • excellence
  • pureté
  • habileté
647 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
748 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
725 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
672 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3480 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
457 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
806 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2131 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
659 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
670 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
877 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1500 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1729 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
924 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1248 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1549 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
26997P Morohashi
1366 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4411 New Nelson (John Haig)
1535 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1655 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
439 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
792 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1046 2001 Kanji
6b8.1 The Kanji Dictionary
1-6-8 SKIP code
9592.7 Four corner code
1-32-26 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
7cbe Unicode hex code

11 strokes
Radical:
roof
Parts:
secrecy, density (pop), minuteness, carefulness
Kun:
ひそ.か
On:
ミツ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
815 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 密 【ミツ】 dense, thick, crowded, close (relationship), intimate, minute, fine, careful, secret, esoteric Buddhism, secret Buddhist teachings
  • 密度 【ミツド】 density
  • 濃密 【ノウミツ】 thick, dense, rich (as in taste or content), deep (colour), strong (smell, scent), crowded
  • 細密 【サイミツ】 detailed knowledge, finely detailed

Kun reading compounds

  • 密か 【ひそか】 secret, private, surreptitious
  • 密か事 【みそかごと】 secret, private matter, amorous affair, liaison

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
mi4
Korean:
mil

Spanish

  • denso
  • concentrado
  • minucioso
  • preciso
  • en secreto

Portuguese

  • segredo
  • densidade
  • pormenor
  • cuidado

French

  • secret
  • densité (population)
  • minutieux
  • consciencieux
990 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
978 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
858 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1316 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1118 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1214 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1713 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
806 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
822 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1103 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
489 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2857 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1474 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1984 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
782 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
7205 Morohashi
2292 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1343 New Nelson (John Haig)
775 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
837 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
933 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
776 2001 Kanji
3m8.5 The Kanji Dictionary
2-3-8 SKIP code
3077.2 Four corner code
1-44-09 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5bc6 Unicode hex code