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羊

6 strokes
Radical:
sheep 羊 (⺶)
Parts:
并 王 羊
sheep
Kun:
ひつじ
On:
ヨウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N1
1852 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 羊毛 【ヨウモウ】 wool
  • 羊肉 【ヨウニク】 mutton, lamb (meat)
  • 羝羊 【テイヨウ】 ram (sheep), someone who lives their life by instinct
  • 羚羊 【レイヨウ】 antelope

Kun reading compounds

  • 羊 【ひつじ】 sheep (Ovis aries)
  • 羊飼い 【ひつじかい】 shepherd, shepherdess
  • 牡羊 【おひつじ】 ram (sheep)
  • 迷える子羊 【まよえるこひつじ】 stray sheep, lost lamb, person at a loss for what to do

Readings

Japanese names:
よ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
yang2
Korean:
yang

Spanish

  • oveja
  • cordero

Portuguese

  • carneiro

French

  • mouton
426 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
986 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1703 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3656 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1326 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1657 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
273 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
288 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
288 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
488 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1565 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2708 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1383 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1870 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
553 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
28425 Morohashi
2183 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4658 New Nelson (John Haig)
547 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
586 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
274 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
955 2001 Kanji
2o4.1 The Kanji Dictionary
2-3-3 SKIP code
4-6-3 SKIP code
2-2-4 SKIP code
8050.1 Four corner code
1-45-51 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
7f8a Unicode hex code

水

4 strokes
Radical:
water 水 (氵, 氺)
Parts:
水
water
Kun:
みず、 みず-
On:
スイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
223 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 水 【スイ】 Wednesday, shaved ice (served with flavored syrup), water (fifth of the five elements)
  • 水位 【スイイ】 water level
  • 用水 【ヨウスイ】 irrigation water, water for fire, city water, cistern water
  • 浄水 【ジョウスイ】 clean water, purified water

Kun reading compounds

  • 水 【みず】 water (esp. cool or cold), fluid (esp. in an animal tissue), liquid, flood, floodwaters, water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout, break granted to wrestlers engaged in a prolonged bout
  • 水揚げ 【みずあげ】 landing, unloading (e.g. a ship), catch (of fish), takings, sales (of a shop), defloration (e.g. of a geisha), preservation (of cut flowers, in ikebana)
  • 飲み水 【のみみず】 drinking water, potable water
  • 呼び水 【よびみず】 pump-priming, rousing, stimulation

Readings

Japanese names:
うず、 ずみ、 つ、 ど、 み、 みさ、 みつ、 みな、 みん
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
shui3
Korean:
su

Spanish

  • agua

Portuguese

  • água

French

  • eau
14 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
16 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
40 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
144 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2482 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
16 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
68 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
54 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1.A Japanese for Busy People
21 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
21 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
19 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1151 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
10 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
132 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
17083 Morohashi
10 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3030 New Nelson (John Haig)
130 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
137 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
166 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
31 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1142 2001 Kanji
3a0.1 The Kanji Dictionary
1-1-3 SKIP code
4-4-3 SKIP code
1223.0 Four corner code
1-31-69 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6c34 Unicode hex code

穿

10 strokes (also 9)
Radical:
cave 穴
Parts:
儿 宀 穴 牙
put on (to the feet), dig, pierce, drill
Kun:
うが.つ、 は.く
On:
セン
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 穿孔 【センコウ】 perforation, punching, boring, drilling
  • 穿孔位置 【センコウイチ】 punch position, punching position

Kun reading compounds

  • 穿つ 【うがつ】 to drill, to bore, to pierce, to pass through, to hit the mark, to get to the heart of (the matter), to be true to (nature), to put on, to wear
  • 履く 【はく】 to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear), to wear, to affix (a sword to one's hip), to affix (a bowstring to a bow)

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
chuan1
Korean:
cheon

Spanish

Portuguese

French

3323 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2800 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1941 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
25436 Morohashi
2251 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4198 New Nelson (John Haig)
2616 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2661 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
3m7.10 The Kanji Dictionary
2-3-7 SKIP code
2-3-6 SKIP code
3024.1 Four corner code
1-32-92 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
7a7f Unicode hex code

刺

8 strokes
Radical:
knife, sword 刀 (刂)
Parts:
亅 ハ 冂 刈 巾 木
thorn, pierce, stab, prick, sting, calling card
Kun:
さ.す、 さ.さる、 さ.し、 さし、 とげ
On:
シ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
1031 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 刺 【シ】 calling card
  • 刺激 【シゲキ】 stimulus, stimulation, irritation (esp. of the body, e.g. skin, eyes), impetus, impulse, stimulus, spur, incentive, encouragement, stimulation, motivation, provocation, excitement, thrill
  • 牛刺 【ギュウサシ】 sliced raw beef
  • 肉刺し 【ニクサシ】 fork

Kun reading compounds

  • 刺す 【さす】 to pierce, to stab, to prick, to stick, to thrust, to sting, to bite, to sew, to stitch, to embroider, to pole (a boat), to catch (with a limed pole), to put (a runner) out, to pick off
  • 刺刀 【さすが】 dagger
  • 刺さる 【ささる】 to stick into (of something with a sharp point), to prick, to pierce, to get stuck (in), to lodge (in), to resonate emotionally, to move
  • 刺し 【さし】 grain thief, sharpened tube for testing rice in bags, sashimi (sliced raw fish), stabbing, piercing, pricking
  • 刺身 【さしみ】 sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)
  • 牛刺 【ぎゅうさし】 sliced raw beef
  • 肉刺し 【にくさし】 fork
  • 刺し 【さし】 grain thief, sharpened tube for testing rice in bags, sashimi (sliced raw fish), stabbing, piercing, pricking
  • 刺身 【さしみ】 sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)
  • 牛刺 【ぎゅうさし】 sliced raw beef
  • 肉刺し 【にくさし】 fork
  • 刺 【とげ】 thorn, spine, prickle, splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh), hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone), biting words
  • 棘魚 【とげうお】 stickleback (Gasterosteidae spp.)
  • 刺々 【とげとげ】 sharply, harshly, stingingly

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
ci4
Korean:
ja, cheog

Spanish

  • espina
  • punzar
  • pinchar
  • apuñalar
  • tarjeta de visita

Portuguese

  • espinho
  • furar
  • esfaquear
  • picar
  • picar cartão

French

  • piquer
  • coudre
  • enfoncer
  • percer
  • tailler
  • épine
  • carte de visite
1314 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
954 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
682 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1139 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
360 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
654 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
881 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
902 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1319 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
192 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1625 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
855 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1171 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
424 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
1969 Morohashi
1275 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
480 New Nelson (John Haig)
417 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
446 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1154 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1543 2001 Kanji
2f6.2 The Kanji Dictionary
1-6-2 SKIP code
5290.0 Four corner code
1-27-41 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
523a Unicode hex code