Jisho

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綱

14 strokes
Radical:
silk 糸 (糹)
Parts:
一 并 冂 小 山 幺 糸 岡
hawser, class (genus), rope, cord, cable
Kun:
つな
On:
コウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1053 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 綱 【コウ】 class
  • 綱領 【コウリョウ】 general plan, main points, summary, platform (e.g. for a campaign), mission statement
  • 要綱 【ヨウコウ】 main principle, gist, general plan, guidelines, outline
  • 大綱 【タイコウ】 fundamental principles, main lines, outline, summary, general features

Kun reading compounds

  • 綱 【つな】 rope, cord, line, grand champion's braided belt
  • 綱引き 【つなひき】 tug of war, forward puller (of a rickshaw)
  • 命の綱 【いのちのつな】 the thread of life
  • 望みの綱 【のぞみのつな】 one's last hope, one's only hope, the last hope

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
gang1
Korean:
gang

Spanish

  • soga
  • cuerda
  • cordón
  • categoría

Portuguese

  • amarrio
  • classe (gênero em biologia)
  • corda
  • cabo

French

  • haussière
  • classe (genre)
  • corde
  • câble
1264 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1250 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3561 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1052 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1635 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2661 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1609 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1716 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1566 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1541 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1735 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
928 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1253 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1982 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
27576 Morohashi
1372 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4525 New Nelson (John Haig)
1963 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2114 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1723 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2753 2001 Kanji
6a8.23 The Kanji Dictionary
1-6-8 SKIP code
2792.0 Four corner code
1-25-43 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
7db1 Unicode hex code

脇

10 strokes
Radical:
meat 肉 (⺼)
Parts:
力 月
armpit, the other way, another place, flank, supporting role
Kun:
わき、 わけ
On:
キョウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
1806 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 脇侍 【ワキジ】 flanking image (e.g. in a Buddha triad)
  • 脇息 【キョウソク】 armrest

Kun reading compounds

  • 脇 【わき】 armpit, under one's arm, side, flank, beside, close to, near, by, aside, to the side, away, out of the way, off-track, off-topic, deuteragonist, supporting role, second verse (in a linked series of poems)
  • 脇見 【わきみ】 looking from the side, looking aside
  • 床脇 【とこわき】 section of a room next to the alcove (where shelves are often placed)
  • 口脇 【くちわき】 edges of the mouth
  • 関脇 【せきわけ】 wrestler of the third highest rank

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
xie2
Korean:
hyeob

Spanish

  • axila
  • sobaco
  • flanco
  • lado
  • lateral

Portuguese

French

  • flanc
  • aisselle
  • de côté (regard)
  • ailleurs (regard)
  • second rôle
1583 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3765 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1083 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1336 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1188 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
859 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
879 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
29467 Morohashi
952 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4807 New Nelson (John Haig)
870 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
935 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
4b6.3 The Kanji Dictionary
1-4-6 SKIP code
7422.7 Four corner code
1-47-38 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
8107 Unicode hex code

龍

16 strokes
Radical:
dragon 龍
Parts:
月 立
Variants:
竜 龒
dragon, imperial
Kun:
たつ
On:
リュウ、 リョウ、 ロウ
Jinmeiyō variant of a jōyō kanji, used in names
1734 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 竜 【リュウ】 dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon), naga, semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology, promoted rook
  • 竜王 【リュウオウ】 Dragon King, promoted rook
  • 青龍 【セイリョウ】 blue dragon (an auspicious creature in Chinese mythology), Azure Dragon (god said to rule over the eastern heavens)
  • 応竜 【オウリュウ】 Yinglong, dragon and rain deity in Chinese mythology
  • 竜 【リュウ】 dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon), naga, semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology, promoted rook
  • 竜駕 【リョウガ】 imperial carriage
  • 青龍 【セイリョウ】 blue dragon (an auspicious creature in Chinese mythology), Azure Dragon (god said to rule over the eastern heavens)
  • 蛟竜 【コウリョウ】 mizuchi, aquatic, dragon-like beast with four feet, horns and poisonous breath, unfulfilled genius, dormant talent

Kun reading compounds

  • 竜 【りゅう】 dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon), naga, semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology, promoted rook
  • 竜巻 【たつまき】 tornado, whirlwind, waterspout, twister

Readings

Japanese names:
りゅ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
long2
Korean:
ryong, rong

Spanish

Portuguese

French

2265 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1600 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
48818 Morohashi
1801 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
7103 New Nelson (John Haig)
2981 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2985 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
5b5.3 The Kanji Dictionary
1-9-7 SKIP code
0121.1 Four corner code
1-46-22 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
9f8d Unicode hex code

妙

7 strokes
Radical:
woman, female 女
Parts:
ノ 女 小
Variants:
玅
exquisite, strange, queer, mystery, miracle, excellent, delicate, charming
Kun:
たえ
On:
ミョウ、 ビョウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1122 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 妙 【ミョウ】 strange, weird, odd, curious, wonder, mystery, miracle, excellence, cleverness, adroitness, knack, skill
  • 妙案 【ミョウアン】 ingenious idea, excellent plan, bright idea
  • 絶妙 【ゼツミョウ】 exquisite, superb, perfect, miraculous
  • 軽妙 【ケイミョウ】 light and easy, lambent, clever, witty, smart
  • 神妙 【シンミョウ】 meek, quiet, docile, humble, faithful, obedient, mysterious, marvelous, marvellous

Kun reading compounds

  • 妙なる 【たえなる】 exquisite (e.g. melody), melodious, delicate, enchanting
  • 妙なる調べ 【たえなるしらべ】 enchanting melody, sweet tune
  • 白妙 【しろたえ】 white cloth, white

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
miao4
Korean:
myo

Spanish

  • exquisito
  • encantador
  • admirable
  • extraño
  • raro
  • misterioso
  • joven

Portuguese

  • estranho
  • seleto
  • afeminado
  • mistério
  • milagre
  • charmoso
  • delicado
  • excelente

French

  • bizarre
  • surprenant
  • mystère
  • merveilleux
  • excellent
  • exquis
  • délicat
  • charmant
1841 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1045 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1199 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1321 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1188 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
614 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1154 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1209 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1150 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
437 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
280 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
176 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
210 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
124 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
6090 Morohashi
239 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1191 New Nelson (John Haig)
123 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
130 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1114 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1760 2001 Kanji
3e4.5 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-4 SKIP code
4942.0 Four corner code
1-44-15 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5999 Unicode hex code