Jisho

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絢

12 strokes
Radical:
silk 糸 (糹)
Parts:
勹 小 幺 日 糸
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

爛

21 strokes
Radical:
fire 火 (灬)
Parts:
｜ ハ 日 木 火 門
Variants:
爤
be sore, inflamed, bleary, fester
Kun:
ただ.れる
On:
ラン

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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

華

10 strokes
Radical:
grass 艸 (艹)
Parts:
一 ｜ 艾
Variants:
蕐
splendor, flower, petal, shine, luster, ostentatious, showy, gay, gorgeous
Kun:
はな
On:
カ、 ケ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1085 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 華 【カ】 flashiness, showiness, brilliance, splendor, bloom, flowers
  • 華僑 【カキョウ】 overseas Chinese
  • 献花 【ケンカ】 flower offering, floral tribute, laying flowers
  • 精華 【セイカ】 essence, quintessence, flower, glory
  • 華厳 【ケゴン】 avatamsa (flower adornment, as a metaphor for becoming a buddha), Avatamska sutra, Kegon (sect of Buddhism)
  • 花かご 【ハナカゴ】 flower basket, flower basket (or plate) used for flower-scattering rituals
  • 法華 【ホッケ】 Nichiren sect, Tendai sect, Lotus Sutra
  • 天花 【テンゲ】 flowers that bloom in the heavens, paper flowers scattered before the Buddha's image

Kun reading compounds

  • 花 【はな】 flower, blossom, bloom, petal, cherry blossom, beauty, blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms), ikebana, hanafuda, (the) best, glorious, lovely
  • 華やか 【はなやか】 bright and beautiful, gorgeous, showy, brilliant, splendid, gay, colorful, flowery, prosperous, flourishing, thriving
  • 武士道の華 【ぶしどうのはな】 flower of chivalry (Bushido)
  • 雪の花 【ゆきのはな】 snowdrop (Galanthus spp.), snow falling like flower petals, snow on a tree resembling a flower, red snow

Readings

Japanese names:
わ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
hua2, hua4, hua1
Korean:
hwa

Spanish

  • flor
  • pétalo
  • esplendor
  • vistoso

Portuguese

  • esplendor
  • flor
  • pétala
  • brilho
  • lustre
  • ostentação
  • gritante
  • alegre
  • maravilhoso

French

  • splendeur
  • fleur
  • pétale
  • briller
  • lustre
  • ostentatoire
  • voyant
  • magnifique
1046 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
807 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3955 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1409 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1704 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1266 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1074 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1122 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1323 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
656 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2841 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1465 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1973 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1595 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
31119 Morohashi
2283 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
5058 New Nelson (John Haig)
1581 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1704 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1386 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1955 2001 Kanji
3k7.1 The Kanji Dictionary
2-3-7 SKIP code
4-10-4 SKIP code
2-4-6 SKIP code
4450.4 Four corner code
1-18-58 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
83ef Unicode hex code

麗

19 strokes
Radical:
deer 鹿
Parts:
一 冂 广 比 鹿
lovely, beautiful, graceful, resplendent
Kun:
うるわ.しい、 うら.らか
On:
レイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1758 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 麗句 【レイク】 elegant phrase
  • 麗景殿 【レイケイデン】 ladies' pavilion (of the inner Heian Palace)
  • 瑰麗 【カイレイ】 extraordinarily beautiful, exceptionally pretty, gorgeous, magnificent
  • 清麗 【セイレイ】 clean, tidy, pure, untarnished, Seirei (one of the eight major professional female titles)

Kun reading compounds

  • 麗しい 【うるわしい】 beautiful, lovely, heartwarming, beautiful
  • 麗らか 【うららか】 bright (weather, mood, voice, etc.), clear, fine, beautiful, glorious, splendid, cheerful

Readings

Japanese names:
ま、 よし、 り
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
li4, li2
Korean:
ryeo, ri

Spanish

  • precioso
  • hermoso
  • bonito
  • encantador

Portuguese

  • amável
  • companheiro

French

  • charmant
  • beau
  • belle
  • jolie
1926 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1576 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
5381 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1344 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1923 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2902 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1630 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1740 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1832 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1937 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2672 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1359 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1845 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
2021 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
47663 Morohashi
2151 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
7026 New Nelson (John Haig)
2002 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2158 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1929 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3056 2001 Kanji
3q16.5 The Kanji Dictionary
2-2-17 SKIP code
2-8-11 SKIP code
1121.1 Four corner code
1-46-79 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
9e97 Unicode hex code