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肥

8 strokes
Radical:
meat 肉 (⺼)
Parts:
月 巴
fertilizer, get fat, fertile, manure, pamper
Kun:
こ.える、 こえ、 こ.やす、 こ.やし、 ふと.る
On:
ヒ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N1
1469 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 肥満 【ヒマン】 corpulence, fatness, obesity
  • 肥大 【ヒダイ】 swelling, enlargement, becoming fat, hypertrophy
  • 堆肥 【タイヒ】 compost, manure
  • 追肥 【ツイヒ】 (adding) extra fertilizer or manure (fertiliser)

Kun reading compounds

  • 肥える 【こえる】 to grow fat, to gain weight, to put on weight, to grow fertile (of soil), to be discerning (of one's palate, eye, ear, etc.), to be discriminating, to be refined, to become rich, to become wealthy
  • 肥 【こえ】 manure, night soil, dung, fertiliser, fertilizer
  • 肥える 【こえる】 to grow fat, to gain weight, to put on weight, to grow fertile (of soil), to be discerning (of one's palate, eye, ear, etc.), to be discriminating, to be refined, to become rich, to become wealthy
  • 肥やす 【こやす】 to fertilize, to fertilise, to manure, to enrich
  • 肥やし 【こやし】 manure, night soil, dung, fertiliser, fertilizer, something that will help one develop in the future
  • 肥やし桶 【こやしおけ】 night soil pail
  • 太る 【ふとる】 to put on weight, to gain weight, to grow fat, to get stout

Readings

Japanese names:
い、 こい、 ひえ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
fei2
Korean:
bi

Spanish

  • engordar
  • fertilizar
  • abonar
  • abono
  • fertilizante
  • enriquecer

Portuguese

  • fertilizar
  • engordar
  • fértil
  • estrume
  • mimar

French

  • engrais
  • grossir
  • fertile
  • fumier
  • choyer
699 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
793 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
772 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1398 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3740 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
724 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1668 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
617 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1723 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1841 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1352 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1024 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1091 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
592 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
783 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1772 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
29290 Morohashi
879 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4774 New Nelson (John Haig)
1756 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1893 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
692 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3956 2001 Kanji
4b4.5 The Kanji Dictionary
1-4-4 SKIP code
7721.7 Four corner code
1-40-78 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
80a5 Unicode hex code

満

12 strokes
Radical:
water 水 (氵, 氺)
Parts:
一 ｜ 二 冂 山 汁 艾
Variants:
滿
full, fullness, enough, satisfy
Kun:
み.ちる、 み.つ、 み.たす
On:
マン、 バン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
515 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 満 【マン】 being full, (counting) completed years (e.g. when calculating age), full (years, months, etc.), Manchuria
  • 満々 【マンマン】 full of, brimming with
  • 満々 【マンマン】 full of, brimming with
  • 豊満 【ホウマン】 stout, corpulent, plump, voluptuous

Kun reading compounds

  • 満ちる 【みちる】 to fill, to become full (of), to be filled (with), to brim (with), to wax (of the moon), to rise (of the tide), to flow, to come in, to expire (of a period of time), to mature, to come to an end
  • 満つ 【みつ】 to be full, to wax (e.g. moon), to rise (e.g. tide), to mature, to expire
  • 満たす 【みたす】 to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.), to meet (e.g. demands), to fulfill, to gratify, to fill (e.g. a cup), to pack, to supply

Readings

Japanese names:
ま、 みち、 みつ、 みつる
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
man3
Korean:
man

Spanish

  • completo
  • pleno
  • plenitud
  • estar lleno
  • subir la marea
  • llenar
  • abundar

Portuguese

  • cheio
  • bastante
  • orgulho
  • satisfaz

French

  • remplir
  • assez
  • fier
  • satisfaire
721 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
616 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
588 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
579 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2636 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
504 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
703 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1861 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
201 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
201 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
555 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1227 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
739 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
441 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
553 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1177 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
17921P Morohashi
607 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3248 New Nelson (John Haig)
1169 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1253 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
466 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
599 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
353 2001 Kanji
3a9.25 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-9 SKIP code
3412.7 Four corner code
1-43-94 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6e80 Unicode hex code

外

5 strokes
Radical:
evening, sunset 夕
Parts:
卜 夕
outside
Kun:
そと、 ほか、 はず.す、 はず.れる、 と-
On:
ガイ、 ゲ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
81 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 外 【ガイ】 outside ..., beyond ..., not included in ...
  • 外圧 【ガイアツ】 external pressure, outside pressure, foreign pressure
  • 渉外 【ショウガイ】 public relations, client liaison, client relations
  • 在外 【ザイガイ】 overseas, abroad
  • 外科 【ゲカ】 surgery (branch of medicine), department of surgery
  • 外科医 【ゲカイ】 surgeon

Kun reading compounds

  • 外 【そと】 outside, exterior, the open (air), other place, somewhere else, outside one's group (family, company, etc.)
  • 外壁 【がいへき】 outer wall
  • 大外 【おおそと】 far out wide, far outside
  • 家の外 【いえのそと】 outside the house
  • 他 【ほか】 another place, some other place, somewhere else, outside, another (person or thing), other, different, something else, someone else, the rest, et al., beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.), outside, except, but, other than, apart from, besides, in addition to, as well as, on top of
  • 他に 【ほかに】 else, in addition, besides
  • この外 【このほか】 besides, moreover, in addition
  • 思いのほか 【おもいのほか】 unexpectedly, surprisingly
  • 外す 【はずす】 to remove, to take off, to detach, to unfasten, to undo, to drop (e.g. from a team), to remove (from a position), to exclude, to expel, to leave (e.g. one's seat), to go away from, to step out, to slip away, to dodge (a question, blow, etc.), to evade, to sidestep, to avoid (e.g. peak season), to miss (a target, chance, punch, etc.)
  • 外れる 【はずれる】 to be disconnected, to get out of place, to be off, to be out (e.g. of gear), to miss the mark, to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation), to draw a blank (e.g. lottery), to be removed, to be excluded, to be contrary to, to go against

Readings

Japanese names:
うい、 け、 ふか
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
wai4
Korean:
oe

Spanish

  • fuera
  • exterior
  • otro
  • desatar
  • estar desatado
  • estar desconectado

Portuguese

  • Exterior

French

  • extérieur
56 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
96 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
91 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
120 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1168 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
42 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
38 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
139 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.11 Japanese for Busy People
83 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
83 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
150 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
404 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
215 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
135 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
163 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
112 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
5750 Morohashi
186 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1125 New Nelson (John Haig)
111 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
116 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
69 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
105 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2554 2001 Kanji
2m3.1 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-2 SKIP code
2320.0 Four corner code
1-19-16 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5916 Unicode hex code

科

9 strokes
Radical:
grain 禾
Parts:
斗 禾
department, course, section
On:
カ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
531 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 科 【カ】 department, section, faculty, school, arm, course (of study), branch of study, specialization, (taxonomical) family
  • 科学 【カガク】 science
  • 工科 【コウカ】 engineering course
  • 医科 【イカ】 medical science, medical department

Readings

Japanese names:
しな
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
ke1
Korean:
gwa

Spanish

  • departamento
  • curso
  • materia
  • falta
  • delito

Portuguese

  • departamento
  • curso
  • seção

French

  • département
  • section
  • cours
  • science
164 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
87 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
81 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
350 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3272 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
385 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
778 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
877 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
3.20 Japanese for Busy People
320 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
320 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
565 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1430 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1463 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
775 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1053 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1187 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
24950 Morohashi
1138 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4130 New Nelson (John Haig)
1179 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1263 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
369 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
170 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2255 2001 Kanji
5d4.3 The Kanji Dictionary
1-5-4 SKIP code
2490.0 Four corner code
1-18-42 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
79d1 Unicode hex code

学

8 strokes
Radical:
child, seed 子
Parts:
冖 子 尚
Variants:
學 斈 斅
study, learning, science
Kun:
まな.ぶ
On:
ガク
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
63 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

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On reading compounds

  • 学 【ガク】 learning, scholarship, study, erudition, knowledge, education, study of ..., -ology, -ics
  • 学位 【ガクイ】 (academic) degree
  • 短期大学 【タンキダイガク】 junior college, vocationally oriented two or three year post-secondary education institution
  • 法医学 【ホウイガク】 forensic medicine, forensic pathology, medical jurisprudence, legal medicine

Kun reading compounds

  • 学ぶ 【まなぶ】 to learn, to study, to take lessons in

Readings

Japanese names:
たか、 のり
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
xue2
Korean:
hag

Spanish

  • estudio
  • aprendizaje
  • ciencia
  • estudiar

Portuguese

  • estudo
  • aprendizagem
  • ciência

French

  • étudier
  • apprendre
  • science
57 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
45 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
10 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
33 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1271 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
66 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
44 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
719 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.9 Japanese for Busy People
109 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
109 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
50 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
460 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3162 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1625 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2211 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
330 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
6974 Morohashi
2555 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1294 New Nelson (John Haig)
324 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
346 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
15 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
71 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
947 2001 Kanji
3n4.2 The Kanji Dictionary
2-5-3 SKIP code
2-3-4 SKIP code
2-5-2 SKIP code
2-3-5 SKIP code
3240.7 Four corner code
9040.7 Four corner code
1-19-56 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5b66 Unicode hex code

会

6 strokes
Radical:
man, human 人 (亻)
Parts:
二 个 厶
Variants:
會
meeting, meet, party, association, interview, join
Kun:
あ.う、 あ.わせる、 あつ.まる
On:
カイ、 エ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
4 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 会 【カイ】 meeting, assembly, party, gathering, conference, athletic meet, society, association, club
  • 会員 【カイイン】 member, the membership
  • 例会 【レイカイ】 regular meeting
  • 際会 【サイカイ】 meeting, facing, confronting
  • 会 【エ】 gathering (esp. Buddhist, festive, etc.)
  • 会釈 【エシャク】 slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude), nod, salutation, consideration, thoughtfulness
  • 法会 【ホウエ】 Buddhist service (e.g. memorial service)
  • 御斎会 【ゴサイエ】 imperial event at which high monks recited the Golden Light Sutra to pray for national security and good harvests (held annually at the palace from the 8th to the 14th of the first lunar month, between the Nara and Muromachi periods)

Kun reading compounds

  • 会う 【あう】 to meet, to encounter, to see, to have an accident, to have a bad experience
  • 逢うは別れの始め 【あうはわかれのはじめ】 we meet only to part, meeting is the first step to parting
  • 会わせる 【あわせる】 to make (someone) to meet, to let (someone) meet, to expose to, to subject to

Readings

Japanese names:
あい、 い
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
hui4, kuai4
Korean:
hoe, goe, gwal

Spanish

  • asociación
  • reunión
  • encontrarse con
  • reunirse

Portuguese

  • encontro
  • reunião
  • festa
  • associação
  • entrevista
  • une

French

  • réunion
  • rencontre
  • meeting
  • parti
  • association
  • entrevue
  • rejoindre
54 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
93 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
87 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
12 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
381 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
116 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
14 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
454 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.1 Japanese for Busy People
158 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
158 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
59 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
47 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2512 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1275 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1741 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
759 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
460 Morohashi
2020 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
143 New Nelson (John Haig)
752 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
814 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
16 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
119 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2871 2001 Kanji
2a4.19 The Kanji Dictionary
2-2-4 SKIP code
2-3-3 SKIP code
8073.1 Four corner code
1-18-81 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4f1a Unicode hex code