Jisho

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15 strokes
Radical:
silk 糸 (糹)
Parts:
tighten, tie, shut, lock, fasten
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
797 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 締約 【テイヤク】 conclusion of a treaty
  • 締結 【テイケツ】 conclusion, execution (of a contract), entering (into treaty), fastening (as in a joint)

Kun reading compounds

  • 閉まる 【しまる】 to be shut, to close, to be closed, to be firm (of a body, face, etc.), to be well-knit, to be locked, to tighten, to be tightened, to become sober, to become tense
  • 締まり 【しまり】 closing, shutting, firmness, tightness, discipline, control
  • 締まり屋 【しまりや】 thrifty person, stingy person, tight-fisted person
  • 締める 【しめる】 to tie, to fasten, to tighten, to wear (necktie, belt), to put on, to total, to sum, to be strict with, to economize, to economise, to cut down on, to salt, to marinate, to pickle, to make sushi adding a mixture of vinegar and salt, to kill (fish, poultry, etc.)

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
di4
Korean:
che

Spanish

  • abrochar
  • apretar
  • atar
  • amarrar
  • liar

Portuguese

  • apertar
  • amarrar
  • fechar
  • travar

French

  • serrer
  • lier
  • fermer
  • verrouiller
  • attacher
1622 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
740 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3581 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1243 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1638 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1180 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1239 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1067 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1552 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1761 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
945 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1274 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1352 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
27651 Morohashi
1393 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4549 New Nelson (John Haig)
1340 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1440 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1794 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2744 2001 Kanji
6a9.11 The Kanji Dictionary
1-6-9 SKIP code
2092.7 Four corner code
1-36-89 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
7de0 Unicode hex code

8 strokes
Radical:
eight
Parts:
tool, utensil, means, possess, ingredients, counter for armor, suits, sets of furniture
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
629 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 具 【グ】 tool, means, ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.), counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
  • 具合 【グアイ】 condition, state, health, state (of health), way, manner, circumstance, luck, face, dignity, decency, propriety
  • 文具 【ブング】 stationery
  • 金具 【カナグ】 metal fittings, metal fixtures

Kun reading compounds

  • 備える 【そなえる】 to furnish with, to equip with, to provide, to install, to prepare for, to make preparations for, to make provision for, to possess (all that is needed), to be endowed with, to be equipped with, to be born with, to have since birth
  • 具に 【つぶさに】 in detail, with great care, completely, fully

Readings

Japanese names:
とも
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
ju4
Korean:
gu

Spanish

  • herramienta
  • utensilio
  • ingredientes

Portuguese

  • ferramenta
  • utensílio
  • meios
  • posses
  • ingredientes
  • sufixo para contagem de armaduras
  • coleção
  • mobília

French

  • outils
  • ustensiles
  • moyens
  • ingrédients
  • possession
  • compteur d'armures, costumes, meubles
  • minutieusement
383 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
284 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
265 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
513 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3128 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
400 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
344 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
718 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
420 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
426 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
720 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
156 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3159 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1622 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2208 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
74 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
1473 Morohashi
2552 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
376 New Nelson (John Haig)
74 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
78 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
296 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3961 2001 Kanji
5c3.1 The Kanji Dictionary
2-5-3 SKIP code
6080.1 Four corner code
1-22-81 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5177 Unicode hex code