Jisho

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10 strokes
Radical:
silk 糸 (糹)
Parts:
spinning
Kun:
つむ.ぐ
On:
ボウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1876 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 紡績 【ボウセキ】 spinning (textiles), spun yarn
  • 紡織 【ボウショク】 spinning and weaving
  • 混紡 【コンボウ】 mixed yarn, mixed spinning
  • 綿紡 【メンボウ】 cotton spinning

Kun reading compounds

  • 紡ぐ 【つむぐ】 to spin, to make yarn, to spin (a tale), to assemble (e.g. words), to put together

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
fang3
Korean:
bang

Spanish

  • hilado
  • hilar

Portuguese

  • Girar

French

  • filage
1814 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1113 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3505 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1415 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1624 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1681 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1859 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
2015 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1563 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1521 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1646 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
872 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1189 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1369 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
27305 Morohashi
1295 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4450 New Nelson (John Haig)
1357 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1457 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1380 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2745 2001 Kanji
6a4.1 The Kanji Dictionary
1-6-4 SKIP code
2092.7 Four corner code
1-43-34 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
7d21 Unicode hex code

16 strokes
Radical:
metal, gold 金 (釒)
Parts:
weight, plumb bob, sinker, spindle
Kun:
つむおもり
On:
スイ
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level N1

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On reading compounds

  • 錘 【スイ】 counter for spindles, weight (for scales)
  • 錘状 【スイジョウ】 spindle shaped
  • 平衡錘 【ヘイコウスイ】 counterweight, counterpoise
  • 紡錘 【ボウスイ】 spindle

Kun reading compounds

  • 紡錘 【ぼうすい】 spindle
  • 錘形 【つむがた】 spindle-shaped, fusiform
  • 重り 【おもり】 weight, sinker

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
chui2
Korean:
chu

Spanish

  • peso
  • plomo
  • plomada
  • huso

Portuguese

  • pêso
  • prumo
  • pêso p/ anzol

French

  • poids
  • plomb (pêche)
1461 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
2026 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4872 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1751 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1904 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
2139 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1942 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1828 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2191 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1149 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1559 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1598 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
40547 Morohashi
1744 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
6291 New Nelson (John Haig)
1584 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1708 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1860 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2872 2001 Kanji
8a8.2 The Kanji Dictionary
1-8-8 SKIP code
8211.4 Four corner code
1-31-78 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
9318 Unicode hex code

7 strokes
Radical:
dog 犬 (犭)
Parts:
status quo, conditions, circumstances, form, appearance
On:
ジョウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
298 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 状 【ジョウ】 form, shape, appearance, state, condition, circumstances, letter, correspondence
  • 状況 【ジョウキョウ】 state of affairs, situation, conditions, circumstances
  • 内情 【ナイジョウ】 internal conditions, true state of affairs
  • 形状 【ケイジョウ】 shape, form

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
zhuang4
Korean:
jang, sang

Spanish

  • estado
  • condición
  • circunstancias
  • situación

Portuguese

  • condicional
  • condições
  • circunstâncias
  • formulário
  • aparecimento

French

  • état des choses
  • conditions
  • circonstances
  • lettre
  • forme
  • apparence
818 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
739 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
717 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
414 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2839 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
512 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
727 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
365A Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
626 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
636 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
829 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1296 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
322 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
204 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
244 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
244 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
20257 Morohashi
272 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3556 New Nelson (John Haig)
239 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
254 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
430 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
672 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1263 2001 Kanji
2b5.1 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-4 SKIP code
3313.4 Four corner code
1-30-85 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
72b6 Unicode hex code

6 strokes
Radical:
enclosure
Parts:
Variants:
-times, round, game, revolve, counter for occurrences
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
50 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 回 【カイ】 counter for occurrences, a time, an instance, inning (baseball), round, game, episode, chapter, instalment, Hui (people), Islam
  • 回忌 【カイキ】 death anniversary, anniversary of a person's death
  • 初回 【ショカイ】 first time, first innings, initial attempt, first, initial
  • 奪回 【ダッカイ】 recovery, rescue, recapture
  • 回向 【エコウ】 memorial service, prayers for the repose of the soul, transfer of merit
  • 回向偈 【エコウゲ】 closing recital that transfers the merit of the service to a buddha, a bodhisattva, or the dead

Kun reading compounds

  • 回る 【まわる】 to turn, to rotate, to revolve, to spin, to go around, to circle, to revolve around, to orbit, to make the rounds (of), to go around (several places), to travel around, to make a tour of, to patrol, to go by way of, to go via, to stop by (on the way), to take a roundabout route, to make a detour, to move around (to another place or position), to come around, to go over (e.g. to the opposing side), to come around (of one's turn), to be passed around (of a cup, circular, etc.), to function, to work well, to spread, to extend (to; e.g. of one's attention), to reach, to take effect (of alcohol, poison, etc.), to pass (a time), to turn (e.g. 5 o'clock), to earn interest, to ... around, to ... about
  • 回す 【まわす】 to turn, to rotate, to spin, to twist, to gyrate, to pass around, to send around, to hand around, to circulate, to move (someone or something to where its needed), to send, to bring, to transfer, to forward, to direct, to submit, to turn (to a new use), to use (for something else), to turn on (something that turns or has a rotating part, e.g. a washing machine), to start up (e.g. an engine), to give (something) a spin, to put (someone in a position), to make (e.g. an enemy of), to ... around (e.g. chase, fool, play), to do all over, to do everywhere, to do completely, to surround (something) with, to enclose with, to put (an arm) around (e.g. someone's waist), to reach around, to invest (money), to lend, to dial (a telephone number), to gang-rape, to operate (e.g. business, shop)
  • 回る 【もとおる】 to wander around

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
hui2
Korean:
hoe

Spanish

  • girar
  • volver al principio
  • evitar
  • vez
  • dar vueltas
  • rodar

Portuguese

  • -vêzes
  • redondo
  • jogo
  • revolver
  • sufixo para contagem de para ocorrências
  • girar

French

  • tourner
  • fois
  • rond
  • manche (jeu)
  • tour
  • révolution
  • récurrence
  • compteur de fois
168 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
92 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
86 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
64 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1028 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
571 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
141 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
309 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.4 Japanese for Busy People
90 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
90 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
162 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
338 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3793 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1937 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2630 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
593 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
4690 Morohashi
3055 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
941 New Nelson (John Haig)
586 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
630 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
421 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
118 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3777 2001 Kanji
3s3.1 The Kanji Dictionary
3-3-3 SKIP code
6060.0 Four corner code
1-18-83 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
56de Unicode hex code