Jisho

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9 strokes
Radical:
meat 肉 (⺼)
Parts:
Variants:
gall bladder, courage, pluck, nerve
Kun:
きも
On:
タン
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1449 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 肝 【キモ】 liver, innards, courage, spirit, pluck, guts, crux, essential point, key
  • 胆石 【タンセキ】 gallstone
  • 魂胆 【コンタン】 ulterior motive, plot, scheme, complicated circumstances, intricacies
  • 豪胆 【ゴウタン】 bold, daring, dauntless, intrepid, stout-hearted

Kun reading compounds

  • 肝 【きも】 liver, innards, courage, spirit, pluck, guts, crux, essential point, key
  • 肝いり 【きもいり】 good offices, auspices, sponsorship, help, assistance, village official (during the Edo period)

Readings

Japanese names:
い、 まこと
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
dan3
Korean:
dan

Spanish

  • vesícula biliar
  • valor
  • espíritu
  • nervio

Portuguese

  • Bexiga irritadaa
  • coragem
  • orgãos internos
  • nervos

French

  • vésicule biliaire
  • courage
  • cran
1564 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1660 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3751 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1466 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1671 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
845 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1273 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1347 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1344 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1027 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1150 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
622 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
828 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
31 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
29354 Morohashi
919 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4790 New Nelson (John Haig)
31 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
31 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1265 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3972 2001 Kanji
4b5.6 The Kanji Dictionary
1-4-5 SKIP code
7621.0 Four corner code
1-35-32 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
80c6 Unicode hex code

5 strokes
Radical:
water 水 (氵, 氺)
Parts:
soup, juice, broth, sap, gravy, pus
Kun:
しる-しるつゆ
On:
ジュウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1843 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 汁液 【ジュウエキ】 juice
  • 果汁 【カジュウ】 fruit juice
  • 胆汁 【タンジュウ】 bile, gall

Kun reading compounds

  • 汁 【しる】 juice, sap, soup, broth, (dipping) sauce
  • 汁気 【しるけ】 juice
  • 魚汁 【いしる】 ishiru, ishiri, fish sauce made of salted and fermented sardines, mackerel, or squid; specialty of the Noto Peninsula
  • 藍汁 【あいしる】 mixture of lime and fermented indigo leaves after the indigo dye has precipitated from the leaves (byproduct in the process of creating indigo dye)
  • 汁 【しる】 juice, sap, soup, broth, (dipping) sauce
  • 汁だく 【つゆだく】 soupy, containing more broth or sauce than usual (of gyudon, etc.)
  • お汁 【おつゆ】 broth, soup (esp. miso soup)
  • 蕎麦つゆ 【そばつゆ】 soba dipping sauce

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
zhi1
Korean:
jeub, jib

Spanish

  • sopa
  • jugo
  • caldo
  • salsa

Portuguese

  • sopa
  • suco
  • caldo
  • graxa
  • molho (carne)
  • pus

French

  • soupe
  • jus
  • bouillon
  • sève
  • pus
1361 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1502 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2485 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1848 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1457 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1794 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1930 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1399 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1157 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
227 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
144 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
173 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
142 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
17104 Morohashi
195 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3035 New Nelson (John Haig)
140 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
150 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1050 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
355 2001 Kanji
3a2.1 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-2 SKIP code
3410.0 Four corner code
1-29-33 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6c41 Unicode hex code

15 strokes
Radical:
shell
Parts:
Variants:
substance, quality, matter, temperament
Kun:
たちただ.すもとわりふ
On:
シツシチ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N4
389 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 質 【シツ】 quality, value, nature, inherent quality, character, logical quality
  • 質疑 【シツギ】 question, interpellation
  • 変質 【ヘンシツ】 alteration (of character or essence), change in quality, transformation, deterioration, degeneration, transmutation, perversion (esp. sexual)
  • タンパク質 【タンパクシツ】 protein
  • 質 【シチ】 pawn, pawned article, pledge, security, guarantee
  • 質屋 【シチヤ】 pawnshop
  • 入質 【ニュウシチ】 pawning
  • 流質 【リュウシチ】 forfeiting a pawned article
  • 入質 【ニュウシチ】 pawning
  • 流質 【リュウシチ】 forfeiting a pawned article

Kun reading compounds

  • 質 【たち】 nature (of a person), disposition, temperament, nature (of something), character, kind, sort
  • たちが良い 【たちがいい】 good-natured, of good character
  • 質す 【ただす】 to ask (about), to inquire, to enquire, to question, to make sure of

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
zhi2, zhi4
Korean:
jil, ji

Spanish

  • substancia
  • contenido
  • simplicidad
  • calidad
  • depósito
  • custodia

Portuguese

  • substância
  • qualidade
  • matéria
  • temperamento

French

  • substance
  • matière
  • qualité
  • tempérament
628 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
726 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
699 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
369 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4518 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
325 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
253 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2395 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.16 Japanese for Busy People
176 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
176 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
238 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1737 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3483 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1796 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2445 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1146 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
36833 Morohashi
2808 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
5817 New Nelson (John Haig)
1137 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1219 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
359 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
808 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2661 2001 Kanji
7b8.7 The Kanji Dictionary
2-8-7 SKIP code
2-13-2 SKIP code
7280.6 Four corner code
1-28-33 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
8cea Unicode hex code