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紗

10 strokes
Radical:
silk 糸 (糹)
Parts:
ノ 小 幺 糸
gauze, gossamer
Kun:
うすぎぬ
On:
サ、 シャ
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level N1

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 紗綾形 【サヤガタ】 sayagata (pattern of interlocking swastikas)
  • 薄紗 【ハクサ】 delicate gauze, gossamer
  • 掛け袱紗 【カケブクサ】 crape wrapper
  • 紗 【シャ】 (silk) gauze
  • 紗のよう 【シャノヨウ】 gauzy
  • 寒冷紗 【カンレイシャ】 cheesecloth
  • 羅紗 【ラシャ】 felt, woollen cloth

Readings

Japanese names:
たえ、 すず
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
sha1
Korean:
sa

Spanish

  • gasa
  • hilo fino

Portuguese

French

3503 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1683 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2191 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1653 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
878 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1196 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
27287 Morohashi
1301 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4446 New Nelson (John Haig)
2673 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2714 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
6a4.6 The Kanji Dictionary
1-6-4 SKIP code
2992.0 Four corner code
1-28-51 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
7d17 Unicode hex code

綾

14 strokes
Radical:
silk 糸 (糹)
Parts:
儿 土 夂 小 幺 糸
design, figured cloth, twill
Kun:
あや
On:
リン
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level N1
1759 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 綸子 【リンズ】 figured satin

Kun reading compounds

  • 綾 【あや】 figure, design, twill weave, pattern of diagonal stripes, style (of writing), figure (of speech), design, plot, plan, minor market fluctuation, technical correction, cat's cradle, lease rod (in a loom)
  • 綾藺笠 【あやいがさ】 type of traditional Japanese conical hat
  • 透綾 【すきや】 thin silk material
  • 亀綾 【かめあや】 high-quality glossy white habutai silk, raw silk twill fabric with fine diamond pattern

Readings

Japanese names:
りょう
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
ling2
Korean:
reung

Spanish

  • sarga
  • tela con diseño

Portuguese

French

3559 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1994 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
2541 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2198 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1740 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
933 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1258 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
27591 Morohashi
1376 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4523 New Nelson (John Haig)
2668 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2710 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
2767 2001 Kanji
6a8.10 The Kanji Dictionary
1-6-8 SKIP code
2494.7 Four corner code
1-16-29 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
7dbe Unicode hex code

形

7 strokes
Radical:
bristle, beard 彡
Parts:
一 ノ 二 廾 彡
shape, form, style
Kun:
かた、 -がた、 かたち、 なり
On:
ケイ、 ギョウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
418 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 形 【ケイ】 form, tense, adjective, i-adjective (in Japanese)
  • 形式 【ケイシキ】 form (as opposed to substance), format, form, style, manner, formality, form, mode, form, form (bilinear, quadratic, etc.)
  • 造形 【ゾウケイ】 molding, moulding, shaping, forming, modelling (i.e. plastic arts), modeling
  • 体型 【タイケイ】 figure, body shape, build, physique, form, somatotype, biotype, habitus, (type of) physique
  • 形相 【ギョウソウ】 look (esp. an angry or upset look), expression
  • 奇形 【キケイ】 deformity, malformation, strange shape, unusual shape
  • 大仰 【オオギョウ】 exaggerated, overblown, overdone

Kun reading compounds

  • 形 【かた】 shape, form, style, security, collateral, obverse of an old zeni coin
  • 形 【かたち】 form, shape, figure, visage
  • 借金のカタ 【しゃっきんのカタ】 security for a loan, collateral
  • 館 【やかた】 mansion, palace, manor house, castle, nobleman, noblewoman, dignitary, cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
  • 形 【かたち】 form, shape, figure, visage
  • 形作る 【かたちづくる】 to form, to shape, to make, to mold, to mould, to build up
  • 顔かたち 【かおかたち】 features, looks
  • 姿形 【すがたかたち】 appearance, figure, shape, form
  • 形 【なり】 style, way, shape, form, appearance, state
  • 形体 【なりかたち】 one's appearance
  • 生成り 【きなり】 unbleached cloth, unbleached colour (color), unbleached, undyed
  • 鉤状 【かぎなり】 hooklike, hook-shaped, unciform

Readings

Japanese names:
ち
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
xing2
Korean:
hyeong

Spanish

  • forma
  • figura
  • tipo

Portuguese

  • forma
  • formulário
  • estilo

French

  • forme
  • style
200 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
115 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
104 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
408 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1589 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
223 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
518 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
414 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
3.6 Japanese for Busy People
395 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
399 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
509 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
615 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1050 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
565 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
749 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1727 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
9969 Morohashi
846 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1713 New Nelson (John Haig)
1711 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1847 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
306 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
141 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3260 2001 Kanji
3j4.1 The Kanji Dictionary
1-4-3 SKIP code
1242.2 Four corner code
1-23-33 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5f62 Unicode hex code