Jisho

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自

6 strokes
Radical:
self 自
Parts:
目 自
oneself
Kun:
みずか.ら、 おの.ずから、 おの.ずと
On:
ジ、 シ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
19 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 自 【ジ】 self-, from (a time or place)
  • 自営 【ジエイ】 running one's own business, doing business on one's own, self-employment
  • 出自 【シュツジ】 origin, birthplace, descent, lineage, ancestry, stock
  • 海自 【カイジ】 Maritime Self-Defense Force
  • 自然界 【シゼンカイ】 nature, the natural world, realm of nature
  • 自然 【シゼン】 nature, natural, spontaneous, automatic, naturally, spontaneously, automatically
  • 己がじし 【オノガジシ】 each (and every one), individually

Kun reading compounds

  • 自ら 【みずから】 oneself, oneself, for oneself, personally, in person
  • 自ら進んで 【みずからすすんで】 by choice, of one's own free will, on one's own initiative, off one's own bat
  • 自ずから 【おのずから】 naturally, in due course, by itself, of its own accord
  • 自ずから明らか 【おのずからあきらか】 self-evident
  • 自ずと 【おのずと】 naturally, in due course, by itself, of its own accord

Readings

Japanese names:
より
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
zi4
Korean:
ja

Spanish

  • uno mismo
  • por sí mismo
  • auto-

Portuguese

  • a si próprio

French

  • soi-même
229 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
150 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
134 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
53 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3841 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
60 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
242 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
340 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.19 Japanese for Busy People
62 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
62 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
63 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1587 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
4338 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2195 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2954 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
36 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
30095 Morohashi
3525 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4900 New Nelson (John Haig)
36 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
36 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
14 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
126 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
879 2001 Kanji
5c1.1 The Kanji Dictionary
4-6-2 SKIP code
2600.0 Four corner code
1-28-11 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
81ea Unicode hex code

動

11 strokes
Radical:
power, force 力
Parts:
一 ｜ ノ 力 日 里
move, motion, change, confusion, shift, shake
Kun:
うご.く、 うご.かす
On:
ドウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
73 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 動 【ドウ】 motion
  • 動員 【ドウイン】 mobilization, mobilisation
  • 人事異動 【ジンジイドウ】 personnel change, personnel shift, reshuffle, (annual) staff reassignment
  • 異動 【イドウ】 (personnel) change, transfer, relocation, reassignment, reshuffle

Kun reading compounds

  • 動く 【うごく】 to move, to stir, to shift, to shake, to swing, to operate, to run, to go, to work, to make a move, to take action, to act, to go into action, to be touched, to be influenced, to change, to vary, to fluctuate, to waver, to be transferred
  • 動く歩道 【うごくほどう】 moving walkway, moving sidewalk, travelator
  • 動かす 【うごかす】 to move, to shift, to stir, to budge, to change position, to inspire, to rouse, to move (e.g. feeling), to influence, to change, to alter, to deny, to operate, to set in motion, to get going, to mobilize (e.g. troops), to mobilise, to deploy, to manage (e.g. funds)

Readings

Japanese names:
るぎ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
dong4
Korean:
dong

Spanish

  • mover
  • movimiento
  • moverse
  • trasladar

Portuguese

  • mover
  • movimento
  • mudança
  • jáfusão
  • trocar
  • agitar

French

  • bouger
  • mouvement
  • changement
  • confusion
  • secouer
296 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
384 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
362 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
86 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
730 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
169 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
130 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2.14 Japanese for Busy People
231 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
231 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
64 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
221 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2232 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1163 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1583 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1692 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
2390 Morohashi
1778 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
549 New Nelson (John Haig)
1676 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1806 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
47 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
385 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2245 2001 Kanji
2g9.1 The Kanji Dictionary
1-9-2 SKIP code
2412.7 Four corner code
1-38-16 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
52d5 Unicode hex code

削

9 strokes
Radical:
knife, sword 刀 (刂)
Parts:
刈 尚 月
plane, sharpen, whittle, pare, shave
Kun:
けず.る、 はつ.る、 そ.ぐ
On:
サク
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
814 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 削除 【サクジョ】 deletion, elimination, erasure, striking out
  • 削減 【サクゲン】 cut, reduction, curtailment
  • 掘削 【クッサク】 digging out, excavation
  • 開削 【カイサク】 excavation, cutting, digging

Kun reading compounds

  • 削る 【けずる】 to shave (wood, leather, etc.), to sharpen (e.g. pencil), to plane, to whittle, to pare, to scrape off, to erode, to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.), to curtail, to reduce, to delete, to erase, to remove, to cross out, to strike out
  • 削る 【はつる】 to shave off (esp. concrete), to take a percentage, to take a cut
  • 削ぐ 【そぐ】 to chip (off), to shave off, to slice off, to cut off, to sharpen, to dampen (one's enthusiasm, interest, etc.), to reduce, to diminish, to weaken, to spoil

Readings

Japanese names:
げ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
xue1, xiao1, xue4
Korean:
sag

Spanish

  • cepillo
  • cepillar
  • tallar
  • modelar

Portuguese

  • Avião
  • afiar
  • descascar
  • aparar

French

  • raboter
  • tailler
  • affiler
  • réduire
  • parer
  • supprimer
1298 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1453 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
690 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1164 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1092 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1611 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1718 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1320 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
195 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1837 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
972 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1316 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
119 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
2000X Morohashi
1448 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
488 New Nelson (John Haig)
118 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
124 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1233 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1043 2001 Kanji
2f7.4 The Kanji Dictionary
1-7-2 SKIP code
9220.0 Four corner code
1-26-79 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
524a Unicode hex code

除

10 strokes
Radical:
mound, dam (阝 left) 阜 (阝)
Parts:
一 个 阡 示
exclude, division (x/3), remove, abolish, cancel, except
Kun:
のぞ.く、 -よ.け
On:
ジョ、 ジ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N3
594 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

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On reading compounds

  • 除 【ジョ】 division
  • 除外 【ジョガイ】 exception, exclusion
  • 切除 【セツジョ】 cut off, cut out, ablation, resection, surgical removal
  • 防除 【ボウジョ】 prevention (of plant disease and insect damage), (pest) control, extermination (of harmful insects), protection (against natural disasters)
  • 除 【ジョ】 division
  • 除外 【ジョガイ】 exception, exclusion
  • 分解掃除 【ブンカイソウジ】 overhaul, taking apart and cleaning
  • 掃き掃除 【ハキソウジ】 sweeping and cleaning

Kun reading compounds

  • 除く 【のぞく】 to remove, to eliminate, to eradicate, to exclude, to except

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
chu2
Korean:
je

Spanish

  • eliminar
  • quitar
  • excluir
  • dividir

Portuguese

  • excluir
  • divisão (mat.)
  • remover
  • abolir
  • cancelar
  • exceto

French

  • exclure
  • division (opération)
  • enlever
  • abolir
  • annuler
813 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
910 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
711 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
688 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4993 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
530 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
986 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1059 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1065 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1112 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
958 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
732 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
546 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
333 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
412 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1674 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
41669 Morohashi
456 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
6449 New Nelson (John Haig)
1658 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1787 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
905 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3641 2001 Kanji
2d7.10 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-7 SKIP code
7829.4 Four corner code
1-29-92 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
9664 Unicode hex code