1755 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1400 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1532 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1378 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1679 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1245 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1312 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1730 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1011 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3921 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2022 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2729 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1032 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
29625 | Morohashi |
3162 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4835 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1023 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1099 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1727 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1225 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 腐敗 【フハイ】 decomposition, putrefaction, putrescence, spoilage, corruption, degeneracy, decay, depravity
- 腐心 【フシン】 taking great pains (to do), making every effort, having a lot of trouble (doing), racking one's brains
- 防腐 【ボウフ】 preservation from decay, prevention of putrefaction, embalmment, antisepsis
- 高野豆腐 【コウヤドウフ】 freeze-dried tofu
Kun reading compounds
- 腐る 【くさる】 to rot, to go bad, to decay, to spoil, to fester, to decompose, to turn sour (e.g. milk), to corrode, to weather, to crumble, to become useless, to blunt, to weaken (from lack of practice), to become depraved, to be degenerate, to be morally bankrupt, to be corrupt, to be depressed, to be dispirited, to feel discouraged, to feel down, to have the audacity to, to be bastard enough to, to lose a bet, to be drenched, to become sopping wet
- 腐るほど 【くさるほど】 more than one can possibly use, countless (e.g. examples), (money) to burn, rolling in (cash)
- 腐れる 【くされる】 to spoil, to rot, to corrode
- 腐れ 【くされ】 rotting, spoiling, decaying, corroding, rotten, worthless, paltry, contemptible
- 腐れ縁 【くされえん】 (undesirable but) inseparable relationship
- 腐らす 【くさらす】 to let spoil, to leave to rot, to cause to rot, to corrode, to discourage, to dishearten
- 腐す 【くさす】 to speak ill of
Readings
- Korean:
- bu
Spanish
- putrefacción
- descomposición
- agrio
- pudrirse
- descomponerse
- corromperse
- agriarse
Portuguese
- prodre
- apodrecer
- azedar
French
- pourrir
- putréfier
- aigre
553 | 2001 Kanji |
3q11.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-3-11 | SKIP code |
0022.7 | Four corner code |
1-41-69 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
8150 | Unicode hex code |
affinity, relation, connection, edge, border, verge, brink
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1291 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 縁 【エン】 fate, destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together), relationship (e.g. between two people), bond, link, connection, family ties, affinity, opportunity, chance (to meet someone and start a relationship), pratyaya (indirect conditions, as opposed to direct causes), narrow open-air veranda
- 縁起 【エンギ】 omen, sign of luck, origin, history, causation, dependent arising, doctrine that everything has a cause and there is nothing that arises out of nothing
- 遠縁 【トオエン】 distant relative
- 内縁 【ナイエン】 de facto marriage, common-law marriage
Kun reading compounds
- 縁 【ふち】 rim, brim, edge, brink
- 縁石 【えんせき】 curb (stone), kerb
- 盆の縁 【ぼんのふち】 edge of a tray
- 縁取る 【ふちどる】 to border, to fringe, to hem, to edge
- 縁 【ゆかり】 connection (to a person, place, etc.), relation, affinity
- 縁の色 【ゆかりのいろ】 violet
- 縁 【よすが】 something to rely on, aid, clue, way, means, someone to rely on, relative, reminder, memento
- 縁 【へり】 edge (of a river, woods, etc.), shoulder (of a road), rim, brim, hem, margin, fringe, selvage, fabric border (of a tatami mat, etc.), edging
- 縁石 【えんせき】 curb (stone), kerb
- 縁 【えん】 fate, destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together), relationship (e.g. between two people), bond, link, connection, family ties, affinity, opportunity, chance (to meet someone and start a relationship), pratyaya (indirect conditions, as opposed to direct causes), narrow open-air veranda
Readings
- Korean:
- yeon, dan
Spanish
- afinidad
- relación
- conexión
- borde
- frontera
- margen
Portuguese
- afinidade
- relação
- conexão
- margem
- borda
- limite
- extremidade
French
- affinité
- relation
- karma
- rapport
- bord
- bordure
1030 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1362 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3585 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1244 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1641 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2660 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1131 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1183 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
732 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1548 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1754 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
940 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1269 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1384 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
27656P | Morohashi |
1386 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4553 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1372 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1472 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1790 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2751 | 2001 Kanji |
6a9.10 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-6-9 | SKIP code |
2793.2 | Four corner code |
1-17-79 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7e01 | Unicode hex code |