Jisho

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12 strokes
Radical:
silk 糸 (糹)
Parts:
brilliant fabric design
On:
ケン
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level N1
2315 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 絢爛 【ケンラン】 gorgeous, brilliant, dazzling, ornate, gaudy, flowery
  • 絢文 【ケンブン】 colorful pattern, colourful pattern

Readings

Japanese names:
じゅん、 あや
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
xuan4
Korean:
hyeon

Spanish

  • magnífico
  • resplandeciente

Portuguese

French

3530 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2150 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2194 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1705 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
911 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1234 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
27427 Morohashi
1347 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4481 New Nelson (John Haig)
2664 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2706 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
6a6.14 The Kanji Dictionary
1-6-6 SKIP code
2792.0 Four corner code
1-16-28 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
7d62 Unicode hex code

21 strokes
Radical:
fire 火 (灬)
Parts:
Variants:

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On reading compounds

  • 爛 【ラン】 brilliant, bright
  • 爛柯 【ランカ】 go (board game), being so engrossed in go that one loses track of time, being so engrossed in an activity that one loses track of time
  • 絢爛 【ケンラン】 gorgeous, brilliant, dazzling, ornate, gaudy, flowery
  • 腐乱 【フラン】 decomposition, ulceration

Kun reading compounds

  • 爛れる 【ただれる】 to be sore, to be inflamed, to be bleary, to fester, to be dissipated, to be dissolute, to indulge in

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
lan4
Korean:
ran

Spanish

Portuguese

French

2820 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2913 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1427 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
19604 Morohashi
1110 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3507 New Nelson (John Haig)
4d17.1 The Kanji Dictionary
1-4-17 SKIP code
1-1-20 SKIP code
9782.0 Four corner code
1-64-05 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
721b Unicode hex code

15 strokes
Radical:
opposite
Parts:
dance, flit, circle, wheel
Kun:
ま.う-ま.うまい
On:
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N3
655 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 舞台裏 【ブタイウラ】 offstage, backstage, behind the scenes
  • 舞台 【ブタイ】 stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.), (stage) performance, setting (of a story), scene, sphere (of activity), stage (e.g. political stage), scene, arena, world
  • 演舞 【エンブ】 dance performance
  • 歌舞 【カブ】 singing and dancing

Kun reading compounds

  • 舞う 【まう】 to dance (orig. a whirling dance), to whirl (in the wind), to flutter (about), to swirl, to fly, to circle, to wheel
  • 舞 【まい】 dancing, dance
  • 舞い上がる 【まいあがる】 to soar, to fly high, to be whirled up, to make merry, to be ecstatic, to be in high spirits
  • 立ち居振る舞い 【たちいふるまい】 movements, bearing, deportment, carriage, behavior, behaviour, demeanor, demeanour, manners
  • 獅子舞 【ししまい】 lion dance, traditional dance performed by one or more dancers wearing a guardian lion costume

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
wu3
Korean:
mu

Spanish

  • danza
  • baile
  • revoloteo
  • bailar
  • revolotear

Portuguese

  • dançar
  • fugir
  • círculo
  • roda

French

  • danse
  • voltiger
  • cercle
  • roue
1761 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
746 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3862 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1003 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
856 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2391 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
810 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
829 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
981 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1807 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2666 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1358 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1844 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1790 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
30342P Morohashi
2146 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4926 New Nelson (John Haig)
1774 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1912 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1796 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2355 2001 Kanji
0a15.1 The Kanji Dictionary
2-2-13 SKIP code
2-8-7 SKIP code
8025.1 Four corner code
1-41-81 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
821e Unicode hex code

15 strokes
Radical:
foot 足 (⻊)
Parts:
step, trample, carry through, appraise, evade payment
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
723 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 踏破 【トウハ】 travelling (a long and difficult journey) on foot, walking (all the way) across, travelling through, hiking across, traversing, travelling all over (e.g. a country), visiting all the major locations (of a region, etc.)
  • 踏襲 【トウシュウ】 following (a precedent, former policy, etc.), continuing with, sticking to, observing
  • 前人未到 【ゼンジンミトウ】 untrodden (region, field of study, etc.), unprecedented (discovery, achievement, etc.)
  • 高踏 【コウトウ】 highbrow, aloof, transcendent

Kun reading compounds

  • 踏む 【ふむ】 to step on, to tread on, to trample on, to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil), to stand on, to visit, to experience, to undergo, to follow (rules, principles, etc.), to go through (e.g. formalities), to complete, to estimate, to guess, to judge, to value, to appraise, to rhyme, to succeed to (e.g. the throne)
  • 踏まえる 【ふまえる】 to be based on, to take into account, to build upon, to have origin in, to have one's feet firmly planted on, to plant oneself on

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
ta4, ta1
Korean:
dab

Spanish

  • pisar
  • pisotear

Portuguese

  • passo
  • atropelar
  • persistir
  • avalia
  • escapar de pagamento

French

  • marcher
  • monter sur
  • piétiner
  • évaluer
  • basé sur
  • réaliser
  • éviter de payer
1657 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1067 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4571 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1186 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1795 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2314 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1559 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1662 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
266 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1766 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1997 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1066 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1435 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1296 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
37602 Morohashi
1587 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
5889 New Nelson (John Haig)
1287 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1381 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1806 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3778 2001 Kanji
7d8.3 The Kanji Dictionary
1-7-8 SKIP code
6216.3 Four corner code
1-38-07 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
8e0f Unicode hex code

11 strokes
Radical:
sign 示 (礻)
Parts:
ritual, offer prayers, celebrate, deify, enshrine, worship
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N2
1124 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 祭典 【サイテン】 festival
  • 祭壇 【サイダン】 altar
  • 葬祭 【ソウサイ】 funerals and ceremonial occasions
  • 慰霊祭 【イレイサイ】 memorial service

Kun reading compounds

  • 祭る 【まつる】 to deify, to enshrine, to pray, to worship
  • 祭り 【まつり】 festival, feast, matsuri, harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob, online shaming, flaming, galore (as in "goals galore"), frenzy, mania
  • 祭り上げる 【まつりあげる】 to set up (in high position), to kick upstairs, to hold sacred, to worship
  • 秋祭り 【あきまつり】 autumn festival, fall festival, autumn matsuri
  • 葵祭 【あおいまつり】 Aoi Festival (Kyoto, May 15), Aoi Matsuri
  • 祭り 【まつり】 festival, feast, matsuri, harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob, online shaming, flaming, galore (as in "goals galore"), frenzy, mania
  • 祭り上げる 【まつりあげる】 to set up (in high position), to kick upstairs, to hold sacred, to worship
  • 秋祭り 【あきまつり】 autumn festival, fall festival, autumn matsuri
  • 葵祭 【あおいまつり】 Aoi Festival (Kyoto, May 15), Aoi Matsuri

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
ji4, zhai4
Korean:
je, chae

Spanish

  • celebración
  • fiesta
  • venerar
  • adorar

Portuguese

  • Festival
  • ritual
  • oferecer orações
  • celebrar
  • deificar
  • santificar
  • adorar

French

  • rituel
  • fête
  • prières
  • célébration
  • déifier
  • enchâsser
  • adoration
400 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
299 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
283 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
899 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3247 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
423 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
775 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1467 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
617 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
627 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
473 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1414 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3311 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1715 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2329 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1111 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
24700 Morohashi
2672 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4092 New Nelson (John Haig)
1102 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1183 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
371 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2541 2001 Kanji
4e6.3 The Kanji Dictionary
2-6-5 SKIP code
2-7-4 SKIP code
2790.1 Four corner code
1-26-55 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
796d Unicode hex code