Jisho

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12 strokes
Radical:
meat 肉 (⺼)
Parts:
arm, ability, talent
Kun:
うで
On:
ワン
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
1163 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 腕力 【ワンリョク】 physical strength, brute strength, arm strength
  • 腕白 【ワンパク】 naughty, mischievous, unruly
  • 鉄腕 【テツワン】 strong arm
  • 怪腕 【カイワン】 remarkable ability, amazing ability

Kun reading compounds

  • 腕 【うで】 arm, skill, efforts, ability
  • 腕時計 【うでどけい】 wristwatch, watch
  • 細腕 【ほそうで】 thin arm, slender arm, slender means, meager ability to earn a living
  • 太い腕 【ふというで】 big arm, brawny arm

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
wan4
Korean:
wan

Spanish

  • brazo
  • habilidad
  • talento

Portuguese

  • braço
  • capacidade
  • talento

French

  • bras
  • aptitude
  • talent
1945 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1114 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3786 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1180 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
850 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1299 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1376 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1342 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1038 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1269 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
687 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
919 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1430 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
29631 Morohashi
1006 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4837 New Nelson (John Haig)
1418 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1522 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1550 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3956 2001 Kanji
4b8.6 The Kanji Dictionary
1-4-8 SKIP code
7321.2 Four corner code
1-47-51 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
8155 Unicode hex code

5 strokes
Radical:
field
Parts:
armor, high (voice), A grade, first class, former, instep, carapace
Kun:
きのえ
On:
コウカン
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1073 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 甲 【コウ】 carapace, shell, 1st in rank, grade A, instep, back of hand, the A party (e.g. in a contract), the first party, plaintiff (label in legal documents)
  • 甲状腺 【コウジョウセン】 thyroid (gland)
  • 装甲 【ソウコウ】 armoring, armouring, armor, armour
  • 亀甲 【キッコウ】 tortoise shell
  • 甲 【カン】 treble range (in Japanese music), high note
  • 甲板 【カンパン】 deck (of a ship)

Kun reading compounds

  • 甲 【きのえ】 first sign of the Chinese calendar
  • 甲戌 【きのえいぬ】 Wood Dog (11th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1934, 1994, 2054)

Readings

Japanese names:
かぶと、 き、 まさ、 まさる
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
jia3
Korean:
gab

Spanish

  • caparazón
  • armadura
  • voz alta
  • primero

Portuguese

  • armadura
  • alto (voz)
  • Um grau
  • umterior
  • peito do pé
  • carapaça

French

  • armure
  • carapace
  • haute (voix)
  • premier ordre
  • première classe
  • ancien
  • cou-de-pied
  • signe du 1er tronc céleste
1243 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1071 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
92 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1082 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1540 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
184 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
982 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1016 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1816 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1331 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
4293 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2169 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2923 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1122 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
21725 Morohashi
3481 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3725 New Nelson (John Haig)
1113 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1194 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1053 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3655 2001 Kanji
0a5.34 The Kanji Dictionary
4-5-1 SKIP code
6050.0 Four corner code
1-25-35 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
7532 Unicode hex code