Jisho

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紋

10 strokes
Radical:
silk 糸 (糹)
Parts:
小 幺 文 糸
family crest, figures
On:
モン
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1519 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 紋 【モン】 (family) crest, coat of arms, pattern, figure, playing card suit (in karuta)
  • 文様 【モンヨウ】 pattern, design
  • 家紋 【カモン】 family crest
  • 声紋 【セイモン】 voiceprint

Readings

Japanese names:
あや
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
wen2, wen4
Korean:
mun

Spanish

  • clasón de familia
  • insignia
  • blasón

Portuguese

  • Brazão de família
  • figuras

French

  • armoiries
  • motif (dessin)
1857 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1176 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3507 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1763 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1620 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1684 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1454 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1547 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1564 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1522 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1651 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
876 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1194 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1743 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
27262 Morohashi
1299 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4451 New Nelson (John Haig)
1727 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1863 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1381 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2766 2001 Kanji
6a4.9 The Kanji Dictionary
1-6-4 SKIP code
2094.0 Four corner code
1-44-70 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
7d0b Unicode hex code

中

4 strokes
Radical:
line 丨
Parts:
｜ 口
in, inside, middle, mean, center
Kun:
なか、 うち、 あた.る
On:
チュウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
11 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 中 【チュウ】 medium (size), average (grade, level, etc.), middle, in, within, out of (e.g. ten people), among, during, while, in (the course of), within (a period), throughout, currently (doing), in the process of, in the middle of, under (e.g. construction, investigation), middle way, moderation, second volume (of three), junior high school, middle school, China
  • 中尉 【チュウイ】 first lieutenant, lieutenant junior grade
  • 宮中 【キュウチュウ】 imperial court
  • 訪中 【ホウチュウ】 visit to China

Kun reading compounds

  • 中 【なか】 inside, interior, among, within, middle, center, centre, during, while, middle, midst, amid, interval, gap, mean, average, second (of three, e.g. sons, volumes), middle, medium grade, medium quality, red-light district
  • 中島 【なかじま】 island in a pond or river
  • 野中 【のなか】 in the middle of a field
  • そんな中 【そんななか】 wherein, therein, thereinto
  • 内 【うち】 inside, within, while (e.g. one is young), during, within (e.g. a day), in the course of, among, amongst, (out) of, between, in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.), amidst, with (e.g. success), within oneself, one's feelings, inner thoughts, we, our company, our organization, one's home, one's family, my spouse, my husband, my wife, signed on behalf of (husband's name) by his wife, I, me, imperial palace grounds, emperor
  • 碁打ち鳥飼い馬鹿の中 【ごうちとりかいばかのうち】 go players and bird keepers are idiots (both activities demand a lot of time)
  • 此の内 【このうち】 meanwhile, the other day, recently
  • 当たる 【あたる】 to be hit, to strike, to touch, to be in contact, to be affixed, to be equivalent to, to be applicable, to apply to, to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.), to be selected (in a lottery, etc.), to win, to be successful, to go well, to be a hit, to face, to confront, to lie (in the direction of), to undertake, to be assigned, to be stricken (by food poisoning, heat, etc.), to be afflicted, to be called on (e.g. by a teacher), to treat (esp. harshly), to lash out at, to be unnecessary, to be hitting well, to be on a hitting streak, to feel a bite (in fishing), (of fruit, etc.) to be bruised, to spoil, to feel (something) out, to probe into, to check (i.e. by comparison), to shave, to be a relative of a person, to be a ... in relation to ..., to stand in a relationship

Readings

Japanese names:
あたる、 かなえ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
zhong1, zhong4
Korean:
jung

Spanish

  • centro
  • dentro
  • interior
  • medio

Portuguese

  • em
  • interior
  • médio
  • meio
  • centro

French

  • dans
  • dedans
  • à l'intérieur
  • milieu
  • centre
  • moyenne
23 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
26 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
55 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
13 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
81 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
31 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
7 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
75 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.3 Japanese for Busy People
28 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
28 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
33 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
16 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
4262 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2150 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2902 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
39 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
73 Morohashi
3451 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
28 New Nelson (John Haig)
39 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
39 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
12 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
32 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1655 2001 Kanji
0a4.40 The Kanji Dictionary
4-4-3 SKIP code
5000.6 Four corner code
1-35-70 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4e2d Unicode hex code