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

己

3 strokes
Radical:
oneself 己 (巳, 已, 㔾)
Parts:
已
self
Kun:
おのれ、 つちのと、 な
On:
コ、 キ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
1098 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 非自己 【ヒジコ】 nonself, not self
  • 一己 【イッコ】 personal, private, oneself
  • 己 【キ】 6th in rank, sixth sign of the Chinese calendar
  • 己亥 【ツチノトイ】 Earth Boar (36th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1959, 2019, 2079)
  • 親戚知己 【シンセキチキ】 relatives and acquaintances
  • 克己 【コッキ】 self-control, self-mastery, self-restraint, self-denial

Kun reading compounds

  • 己 【おのれ】 oneself (itself, etc.), I, me, you, by oneself (itself, etc.), interjection expressing anger or chagrin
  • 己達せんと欲して人を達せしむ 【おのれたっせんとほっしてひとをたっせしむ】 if you wish to succeed yourself, first help others to succeed
  • 己 【き】 6th in rank, sixth sign of the Chinese calendar
  • 己亥 【つちのとい】 Earth Boar (36th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1959, 2019, 2079)
  • 己 【な】 I, you
  • 汝等 【うぬら】 ye, you, me, I, us, we

Readings

Japanese names:
し、 み
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
ji3
Korean:
gi

Spanish

  • yo
  • uno mismo

Portuguese

  • Próprio
  • cobra
  • serpente

French

  • soi
  • serpent
  • signe du 6è tronc céleste
777 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
866 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
855 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1320 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1462 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
676 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1248 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
32 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
370 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
371 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
632 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
554 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
4188 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2117 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2864 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
531 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
8742 Morohashi
3380 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1540 New Nelson (John Haig)
525 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
564 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
827 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3556 2001 Kanji
0a3.12 The Kanji Dictionary
4-3-1 SKIP code
1771.7 Four corner code
1-24-42 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5df1 Unicode hex code

効

8 strokes
Radical:
power, force 力
Parts:
亠 力 父
Variants:
效
merit, efficacy, efficiency, benefit
Kun:
き.く、 ききめ、 なら.う
On:
コウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
538 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 効 【コウ】 efficacy, benefit, efficiency, effect, result, success
  • 効果 【コウカ】 effect, effectiveness, efficacy, result, effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
  • 実効 【ジッコウ】 practical effect, efficacy, efficiency
  • 時効 【ジコウ】 statute of limitations, lapse of rights after a period of time, prescription (including acquisitive and extinctive prescription), becoming invalid or void after a set time, ageing, aging

Kun reading compounds

  • 効く 【きく】 to be effective, to take effect, to be good (for), to work, to function well, to be possible (to do, use, etc.), to be able to, to taste (alcohol), to try
  • 効き目 【ききめ】 effect, virtue, efficacy, impression, one's dominant eye

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
xiao4
Korean:
hyo

Spanish

  • eficacia
  • eficiencia
  • efecto
  • ser efectivo

Portuguese

  • mérito
  • eficácia
  • eficiência
  • benefício

French

  • efficacité
  • bénéfique
  • mérite
782 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
697 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
671 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
515 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
722 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
623 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
370 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
653 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
816 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
835 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
501 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
216 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1617 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
849 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1164 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1284 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
2334 Morohashi
1265 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
535 New Nelson (John Haig)
1276 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1369 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
682 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
445 2001 Kanji
2g6.2 The Kanji Dictionary
1-6-2 SKIP code
0442.7 Four corner code
1-24-90 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
52b9 Unicode hex code

力

2 strokes
Radical:
power, force 力
Parts:
力
power, strength, strong, strain, bear up, exert
Kun:
ちから
On:
リョク、 リキ、 リイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N4
62 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 力 【リョク】 strength, power, proficiency, ability
  • 力作 【リキサク】 painstaking piece of work, work of great effort, tour de force, outstanding work, toil, labor, labour
  • 水力 【スイリョク】 hydraulic power, water power
  • 威力 【イリョク】 power, might, authority, influence
  • 力 【リキ】 strength, power, proficiency, ability, the strength of ... people, the strength of ... men
  • 力学 【リキガク】 mechanics, dynamics
  • 地力 【ジリキ】 one's own potential, real ability, one's own strength
  • 合力 【ゴウリョク】 resultant force, assistance, help, donation, alms, almsgiving

Kun reading compounds

  • 力 【ちから】 force, strength, might, vigour, vigor, energy, capability, ability, proficiency, capacity, faculty, efficacy, effect, effort, endeavours, endeavors, exertions, power, authority, influence, good offices, agency, support, help, aid, assistance, stress, emphasis, means, resources
  • 力強い 【ちからづよい】 powerful, strong, forceful, vigorous, reassuring, encouraging
  • 強い力 【つよいちから】 strong interaction, strong force
  • 弱い力 【よわいちから】 weak force, weak interaction

Readings

Japanese names:
じから、 つとむ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
li4
Korean:
ryeog

Spanish

  • potencia
  • poder
  • fuerza
  • energía
  • vigor
  • énfasis

Portuguese

  • força
  • forte
  • esforço
  • suportar
  • exercer

French

  • force
  • fort
  • puissance
  • tension
  • tenir le coup
  • s'efforcer
  • employer (force)
148 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
38 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
74 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
69 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
715 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
53 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
128 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
11 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
3.15 Japanese for Busy People
100 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
100 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
173 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
207 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
4178 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2114 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2860 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
866 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
2288 Morohashi
3371 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
521 New Nelson (John Haig)
858 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
922 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
38 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
9 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1645 2001 Kanji
2g0.1 The Kanji Dictionary
4-2-4 SKIP code
4002.7 Four corner code
1-46-47 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
529b Unicode hex code

感

13 strokes
Radical:
heart 心 (忄, ⺗)
Parts:
ノ 口 心 戈
emotion, feeling, sensation
On:
カン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
233 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 感 【カン】 feeling, sensation, emotion, admiration, impression, interjection
  • 感覚 【カンカク】 sense, sensation, feeling, intuition
  • 期待感 【キタイカン】 sense of anticipation, feeling of expectation, feeling of hope
  • 体感 【タイカン】 bodily sensation, sense, experience

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
gan3
Korean:
gam

Spanish

  • sentimiento
  • sensación
  • sentir

Portuguese

  • emoção
  • sentimento
  • sensação

French

  • sentiment
  • émotion
  • sensation
176 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
264 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
246 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
283 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1731 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
333 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
546 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
3.19 Japanese for Busy People
262 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
262 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
431 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
792 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3514 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1814 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2468 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
623 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
10953 Morohashi
2835 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1928 New Nelson (John Haig)
615 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
662 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
105 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
417 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1458 2001 Kanji
4k9.21 The Kanji Dictionary
2-9-4 SKIP code
5333.0 Four corner code
1-20-22 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
611f Unicode hex code