Jisho

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聴

17 strokes
Radical:
ear 耳
Parts:
十 心 買 耳
Variants:
聽
listen, headstrong, naughty, careful inquiry
Kun:
き.く、 ゆる.す
On:
チョウ、 テイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
781 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 聴講 【チョウコウ】 lecture attendance, auditing
  • 聴覚 【チョウカク】 (sense of) hearing, auditory perception
  • 難聴 【ナンチョウ】 hardness of hearing, bradyacusia, deafness, hearing loss, having poor reception (radio, etc.)
  • 愛聴 【アイチョウ】 loving listening to something, loving to listen to something

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
  • 許す 【ゆるす】 to permit, to allow, to approve, to consent to, to forgive, to pardon, to excuse, to tolerate, to exempt (someone) from, to remit, to release, to let off, to acknowledge, to admit, to trust, to confide in, to let one's guard down, to give up (points in a game, distance in a race, etc.), to yield

Readings

Japanese names:
きく
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
ting1
Korean:
cheong

Spanish

  • escuchar

Portuguese

  • escutar
  • teimoso
  • investigação cuidadosa
  • desobediente

French

  • écouter
  • têtu
  • vilain
  • sans même demander
1598 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1051 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3716 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1055 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1664 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2634 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1039 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1080 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
645 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1585 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1796 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
956 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1292 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
835 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
29173 Morohashi
1418 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4740 New Nelson (John Haig)
827 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
890 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1881 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3258 2001 Kanji
6e11.3 The Kanji Dictionary
1-6-11 SKIP code
1413.6 Four corner code
1-36-16 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
8074 Unicode hex code

力

2 strokes
Radical:
power, force 力
Parts:
力
power, strength, strong, strain, bear up, exert
Kun:
ちから
On:
リョク、 リキ、 リイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N4
62 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 力 【リョク】 strength, power, proficiency, ability
  • 力作 【リキサク】 painstaking piece of work, work of great effort, tour de force, outstanding work, toil, labor, labour
  • 水力 【スイリョク】 hydraulic power, water power
  • 威力 【イリョク】 power, might, authority, influence
  • 力 【リキ】 strength, power, proficiency, ability, the strength of ... people, the strength of ... men
  • 力学 【リキガク】 mechanics, dynamics
  • 地力 【ジリキ】 one's own potential, real ability, one's own strength
  • 合力 【ゴウリョク】 resultant force, assistance, help, donation, alms, almsgiving

Kun reading compounds

  • 力 【ちから】 force, strength, might, vigour, vigor, energy, capability, ability, proficiency, capacity, faculty, efficacy, effect, effort, endeavours, endeavors, exertions, power, authority, influence, good offices, agency, support, help, aid, assistance, stress, emphasis, means, resources
  • 力強い 【ちからづよい】 powerful, strong, forceful, vigorous, reassuring, encouraging
  • 強い力 【つよいちから】 strong interaction, strong force
  • 弱い力 【よわいちから】 weak force, weak interaction

Readings

Japanese names:
じから、 つとむ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
li4
Korean:
ryeog

Spanish

  • potencia
  • poder
  • fuerza
  • energía
  • vigor
  • énfasis

Portuguese

  • força
  • forte
  • esforço
  • suportar
  • exercer

French

  • force
  • fort
  • puissance
  • tension
  • tenir le coup
  • s'efforcer
  • employer (force)
148 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
38 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
74 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
69 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
715 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
53 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
128 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
11 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
3.15 Japanese for Busy People
100 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
100 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
173 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
207 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
4178 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2114 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2860 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
866 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
2288 Morohashi
3371 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
521 New Nelson (John Haig)
858 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
922 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
38 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
9 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1645 2001 Kanji
2g0.1 The Kanji Dictionary
4-2-4 SKIP code
4002.7 Four corner code
1-46-47 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
529b Unicode hex code