Jisho

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14 strokes
Radical:
ear
Parts:
Variants:
hear, ask, listen
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
319 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 聞見 【ブンケン】 information, experience, knowledge, observation
  • 聞香 【ブンコウ】 smelling incense, savoring incense, distinguishing incense by smell, incense-smelling party
  • スポーツ新聞 【スポーツシンブン】 sports newspaper
  • 壁新聞 【カベシンブン】 wall newspaper, wall poster
  • 聞見 【ブンケン】 information, experience, knowledge, observation
  • 聞香 【ブンコウ】 smelling incense, savoring incense, distinguishing incense by smell, incense-smelling party
  • 奏聞 【ソウモン】 reporting to the Emperor
  • 声聞 【ショウモン】 sravaka (disciple of Buddha), adherent of Hinayana Buddhism

Kun reading compounds

  • 聞く 【きく】 to hear, to listen (e.g. to music), to ask, to enquire, to query, to hear about, to hear of, to learn of, to follow (advice, order, etc.), to obey, to listen to, to comply with, to hear (e.g. a plea), to grant (a request), to accept (e.g. an argument), to give consideration to, to smell (esp. incense), to sample (a fragrance), to taste (alcohol), to try
  • 聞くだけ野暮 【きくだけやぼ】 asking would be rude, tasteless question
  • 聞こえる 【きこえる】 to be heard, to be audible, to reach one's ears, to sound (like), to come across (as), to be well known, to be famous, to accept (someone's words), to agree, to understand

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
wen2, wen4
Korean:
mun

Spanish

  • preguntar
  • escuchar
  • rumor
  • reputación
  • oír

Portuguese

  • escutar
  • perguntar
  • escuta

French

  • entendre
  • écouter
  • demander
314 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
219 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
200 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
262 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4959 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
109 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
80 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2244 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.8 Japanese for Busy People
64 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
64 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
179 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1584 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
4127 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2097 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2840 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1640 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
29104 Morohashi
3326 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4732 New Nelson (John Haig)
1626 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1754 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
184 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
234 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3854 2001 Kanji
8e6.1 The Kanji Dictionary
3-8-6 SKIP code
7712.1 Four corner code
7740.1 Four corner code
1-42-25 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
805e Unicode hex code

12 strokes
Radical:
earth
Parts:
withstand, endure, support, resist
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1953 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 堪忍袋 【カンニンブクロ】 one's store of patience
  • 堪忍 【カンニン】 patience, forbearance, endurance, tolerance, forgiveness, pardon
  • 不堪 【フカン】 incompetence
  • 堪能 【タンノウ】 proficient, skillful, enjoying, satisfaction, satiation, having one's fill (of)
  • 堪航能力 【タンコウノウリョク】 seaworthiness

Kun reading compounds

  • 耐える 【たえる】 to bear, to stand, to endure, to put up with, to support, to withstand, to resist, to brave, to be fit for, to be equal to
  • 堪る 【たまる】 to bear, to endure
  • 堪える 【こらえる】 to bear, to stand, to endure, to put up with, to restrain, to control, to keep a check on, to forgive, to put up with, to pardon
  • 堪える 【こらえる】 to bear, to stand, to endure, to put up with, to restrain, to control, to keep a check on, to forgive, to put up with, to pardon

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
kan1
Korean:
gam

Spanish

  • resistir
  • aguantar
  • soportar
  • tolerar

Portuguese

  • Opor-se
  • suportar
  • apoiar
  • resistir

French

  • résistance
  • endurer
  • supporter
  • résister
1104 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
2011 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1112 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1854 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1158 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1843 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1913 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
2089 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1758 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
379 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
680 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
409 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
514 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1786 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
5266 Morohashi
559 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1057 New Nelson (John Haig)
1770 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1907 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1512 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1475 2001 Kanji
3b9.1 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-9 SKIP code
4411.1 Four corner code
1-20-14 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
582a Unicode hex code