Jisho

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背

9 strokes
Radical:
meat 肉 (⺼)
Parts:
匕 月 爿
stature, height, back, behind, disobey, defy, go back on, rebel
Kun:
せ、 せい、 そむ.く、 そむ.ける
On:
ハイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N3
696 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 背後 【ハイゴ】 back, rear, background, behind the scenes
  • 背景 【ハイケイ】 background, scenery, backdrop, setting, background (of an incident, situation, etc.), circumstances, context, backing, support (from behind the scenes)
  • 違背 【イハイ】 violation, transgression
  • 向背 【コウハイ】 one's attitude, state of affairs

Kun reading compounds

  • 背 【せ】 back, reverse, rear side, back (e.g. of a chair), spine (of a book), height, stature, ridge (of a mountain)
  • 背 【せい】 height, stature
  • 膝皿貝 【ひざらがい】 chiton (any marine mollusk of the class Polyplacophora), sea cradle, Japanese chiton (Acanthopleura japonica)
  • 角背 【かくせ】 flat back (book spine), square back
  • 背 【せい】 height, stature
  • 背丈 【せたけ】 stature, height
  • 背く 【そむく】 to run counter to, to go against, to disobey, to infringe
  • 背ける 【そむける】 to turn (one's face) away, to avert (one's eyes)

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
bei4, bei1
Korean:
bae, pae

Spanish

  • espalda
  • detrás
  • estatura
  • desobedecer
  • infringir
  • rebelarse

Portuguese

  • estatura
  • altura
  • costas
  • atrás
  • desobedecer
  • desafiar
  • quebrar promesum
  • rebelar

French

  • stature
  • taille
  • dos
  • arrière
  • désobéir
  • défier
  • revenir sur
  • se rebeller
967 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
957 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
796 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3754 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
933 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
845 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
957 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1265 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1338 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1085 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1017 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3182 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1641 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2230 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
455 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
29363 Morohashi
2573 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4794 New Nelson (John Haig)
446 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
481 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
893 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1246 2001 Kanji
4b5.15 The Kanji Dictionary
2-5-4 SKIP code
1222.7 Four corner code
1122.7 Four corner code
1-39-56 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
80cc Unicode hex code

側

11 strokes
Radical:
man, human 人 (亻)
Parts:
化 ハ 刈 目 貝
side, lean, oppose, regret
Kun:
かわ、 がわ、 そば
On:
ソク
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
216 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 側 【ソク】 first principle of the Eight Principles of Yong, tiny dash or speck
  • 側 【ソバ】 near, close, beside, vicinity, proximity, besides, while, third person
  • 最外側 【サイガイソク】 outermost (side)
  • 体側 【タイソク】 side of a body

Kun reading compounds

  • 側 【がわ】 side (of something, or taking someone's side), part, (watch) case
  • 側板 【がわいた】 stringer, slanted staircase beam, side plate, side panel, side sheet
  • 裏っかわ 【うらっかわ】 the reverse (side), back (side), other side, hidden side, behind the scenes
  • 上っ側 【うわっかわ】 upper side, surface
  • 側 【がわ】 side (of something, or taking someone's side), part, (watch) case
  • 側板 【がわいた】 stringer, slanted staircase beam, side plate, side panel, side sheet
  • 縁側 【えんがわ】 engawa, external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses, bone at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish), meat at the base of a fin
  • 体制側 【たいせいがわ】 the establishment
  • 側 【そば】 near, close, beside, vicinity, proximity, besides, while, third person
  • 側泳 【そばえい】 side stroke
  • お側 【おそば】 near, close, beside, vicinity, proximity, besides, while, attendant, retainer, vassal

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
ce4, ze4
Korean:
cheug

Spanish

  • lado
  • fila

Portuguese

  • lado
  • inclinação
  • opõe
  • pesar

French

  • côté
  • pencher
  • opposer
  • regretter
667 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
562 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
535 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
240 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
509 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
538 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
330 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
3.12 Japanese for Busy People
609 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
619 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
809 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
119 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
155 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
105 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
120 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
984 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
897 Morohashi
137 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
275 New Nelson (John Haig)
975 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1049 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
280 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
571 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2143 2001 Kanji
2a9.4 The Kanji Dictionary
1-2-9 SKIP code
2220.0 Four corner code
1-34-06 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5074 Unicode hex code

視

11 strokes
Radical:
see 見
Parts:
礼 見
Variants:
眎
inspection, regard as, see, look at
Kun:
み.る
On:
シ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
362 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 視 【シ】 viewing as ..., seeing as ..., treating as ..., regarding as ...
  • 視界 【シカイ】 field of vision, visibility, view, visual field, (one's) ken
  • 検視 【ケンシ】 examination of a body to determine if a crime has been committed, investigation (e.g. of a crime scene)
  • 警視 【ケイシ】 police superintendent

Kun reading compounds

  • 見る 【みる】 to see, to look, to watch, to view, to observe, to examine, to look over, to assess, to check, to judge, to look after, to attend to, to take care of, to keep an eye on, to experience, to meet with (misfortune, success, etc.), to try ..., to have a go at ..., to give ... a try, to see (that) ..., to find (that) ...

Readings

Japanese names:
とも、 み
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
shi4
Korean:
si

Spanish

  • inspeccionar
  • mirar con cuidado
  • considerar

Portuguese

  • inspeção
  • avaliar
  • ver
  • olhar

French

  • inspection
  • point de vue
  • voir
  • regarder
798 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
889 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
878 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
502 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3248 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
794 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1737 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1348 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
606 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
616 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
806 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1645 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1223 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
662 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
884 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1102 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
34827P Morohashi
972 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
5525 New Nelson (John Haig)
1093 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1174 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
922 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
657 2001 Kanji
4e7.1 The Kanji Dictionary
1-4-7 SKIP code
3621.0 Four corner code
1-27-75 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
8996 Unicode hex code

床

7 strokes
Radical:
house on cliff 广
Parts:
广 木
bed, counter for beds, floor, padding, tatami
Kun:
とこ、 ゆか
On:
ショウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
1175 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 床 【ショウ】 counter for beds
  • 床几 【ショウギ】 camp stool, folding stool
  • 臨床 【リンショウ】 clinical (e.g. pathology, physiology)
  • 温床 【オンショウ】 hotbed, breeding ground

Kun reading compounds

  • 床 【とこ】 bed, bedding, sickbed, alcove, riverbed, seedbed, straw "core" of a tatami mat, floor
  • 床の間 【とこのま】 tokonoma (alcove where art or flowers are displayed)
  • 鋏 【やっとこ】 pincers, nippers, pliers
  • 金床 【かなとこ】 anvil
  • 床 【ゆか】 floor, stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player), dining platform built across a river
  • 床下 【ゆかした】 under the floor
  • 河床 【かしょう】 riverbed, raised platform on the bank of a river for enjoying the cool in summer
  • 納涼床 【のうりょうゆか】 raised platform on the bank of a river for enjoying the summer cool

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
chuang2
Korean:
sang

Spanish

  • suelo
  • cama
  • alcoba
  • peluquería

Portuguese

  • cama
  • andar
  • estofamento
  • tatami

French

  • plancher
  • lit
  • rembourrage
  • tatami
  • compteur de lits
1389 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1240 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1503 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
959 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
507 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
508 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
826 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
845 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
543 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
584 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3805 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1947 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2641 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
599 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
9242 Morohashi
3067 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1608 New Nelson (John Haig)
592 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
636 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1135 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
564 2001 Kanji
3q4.1 The Kanji Dictionary
3-3-4 SKIP code
0029.4 Four corner code
1-30-18 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5e8a Unicode hex code