Jisho

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6 strokes
Radical:
ear
Parts:
ear
Kun:
みみ
On:
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N3
1328 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 耳鼻科 【ジビカ】 otolaryngology, ear, nose, and throat department
  • 耳鼻咽喉科 【ジビインコウカ】 otorhinolaryngology, otolaryngology, ear, nose and throat department
  • 中耳 【チュウジ】 middle ear, tympanum
  • 外耳 【ガイジ】 external ear, concha

Kun reading compounds

  • 耳 【みみ】 ear, hearing, ear (for music, etc.), edge, crust, heel (of bread or cheese), selvedge (of woven fabric), selvage, ear (of a pot, jug, etc.), handle
  • 耳障り 【みみざわり】 hard (on the ears), offensive (to the ear), rasping, rough, harsh, grating, jarring, cacophonous
  • 大耳 【おおみみ】 big ears, listening without paying attention
  • 遠耳 【とおみみ】 sharp hearing

Readings

Japanese names:
がみ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
er3
Korean:
i

Spanish

  • oreja
  • oído

Portuguese

  • ouvido

French

  • oreille
26 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
32 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
29 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1323 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3697 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
107 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
79 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
331 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
56 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
56 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
169 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1582 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
4329 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2190 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2948 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
826 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
28999 Morohashi
3516 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4715 New Nelson (John Haig)
818 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
881 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
61 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3255 2001 Kanji
6e0.1 The Kanji Dictionary
4-6-1 SKIP code
1012.0 Four corner code
1040.0 Four corner code
1-28-10 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
8033 Unicode hex code

15 strokes
Radical:
water 水 (氵, 氺)
Parts:
lucidity, be clear, clear, clarify, settle, strain, look grave
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1722 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 澄徹 【チョウテツ】 clearness (e.g. sky), transparency
  • 澄明 【チョウメイ】 clear and bright
  • 清澄 【セイチョウ】 clear, serene
  • 明澄 【メイチョウ】 lucid, clear

Kun reading compounds

  • 澄む 【すむ】 to become clear (water, air, etc.), to become transparent, to resonate clearly (e.g. voice), to become serene, to become tranquil, to be free of worries, to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
  • 澄ます 【すます】 to clear, to make clear, to be unruffled, to look unconcerned, to feign indifference, to look demure, to look prim, to put on airs, to strain (one's ears), to listen carefully

Readings

Japanese names:
きよ、 すす、 すみ、 み
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
cheng2, deng4
Korean:
jing

Spanish

  • clarificar
  • aclarar
  • ajustar cuentas
  • asentarse

Portuguese

  • lucidez
  • limpar-se
  • limpar
  • esclarecer
  • colocar
  • esforçar
  • olhar sério

French

  • limpide
  • clair
  • clarifier
  • lucidité
  • se dégager
  • tendre (l'oreille)
  • attitude composée
1597 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1637 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2699 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1455 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1505 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2276 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1334 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1417 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1510 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1253 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
915 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
517 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
674 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1720 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
18315 Morohashi
740 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3333 New Nelson (John Haig)
1704 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1839 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1780 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
373 2001 Kanji
3a12.11 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-12 SKIP code
3211.8 Four corner code
1-32-01 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6f84 Unicode hex code