Jisho

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9 strokes
Radical:
grass 艸 (艹)
Parts:
laid waste, rough, rude, wild
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
1099 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 荒廃 【コウハイ】 ruin, destruction, devastation, waste, decay
  • 荒野 【コウヤ】 wasteland, wilderness, deserted land, prairie, vast plain, wilds, desert, wild land
  • 破天荒 【ハテンコウ】 unheard-of, unprecedented, daring, wild, uninhibited, unconventional, reckless
  • 救荒 【キュウコウ】 famine relief

Kun reading compounds

  • 荒らす 【あらす】 to lay waste, to devastate, to damage, to invade, to break into, to troll (e.g. web forums), to spam
  • 粗筋 【あらすじ】 outline, summary, argument
  • 荒れる 【あれる】 to become stormy, to become rough (of the sea), to fall into ruin, to become neglected, to become dilapidated, to become rough (of skin), to get chapped, to become unruly, to become violent, to go wild, to get out of control, to become unsettled (e.g. of one's life), to become disordered
  • 荒い 【あらい】 rough, wild, violent, rude, coarse, harsh, fierce, heavy (e.g. breathing), immoderate, extravagant, reckless
  • 荒石 【あらいし】 unprocessed stone, rubble
  • 荒ぶ 【すさぶ】 to grow wild, to run to waste, to become degenerate, to become rough (of art, craft, etc.), to lose refinement, to deteriorate (of skill), to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.), to become more severe, to do as one pleases, to amuse oneself, to play around
  • 荒む 【すさむ】 to grow wild, to run to waste, to become degenerate, to become rough (of art, craft, etc.), to lose refinement, to deteriorate (of skill), to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.), to become more severe
  • 荒らし 【あらし】 (Internet) troll, disturber, raising havoc, laying waste, trolling, vandalism, robbery, holdup, robber, thief
  • 荒らし回る 【あらしまわる】 to break into (houses here and there), to rampage
  • 山荒 【やまあらし】 porcupine, hedgehog

Readings

Japanese names:
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
huang1
Korean:
hwang

Spanish

  • áspero
  • tosco
  • rudo
  • salvaje
  • violento
  • desolarse
  • enfurecerse

Portuguese

  • Abandonado no mato
  • selvagem
  • rude

French

  • brutalité
  • dévaster
  • rude
  • sauvage
1253 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
901 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3941 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1028 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
866 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
935 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1377 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1464 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1666 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
651 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2810 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1447 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1950 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
499 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
30953P Morohashi
2260 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
5034 New Nelson (John Haig)
488 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
527 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1291 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1957 2001 Kanji
3k6.18 The Kanji Dictionary
2-3-6 SKIP code
4421.1 Four corner code
1-25-51 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
8352 Unicode hex code

14 strokes
Radical:
tree
Parts:
imitation, copy, mock
On:
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
668 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 模型 【モケイ】 model, dummy, maquette
  • 模擬 【モギ】 imitation
  • 小規模 【ショウキボ】 small scale
  • 中規模 【チュウキボ】 mid-range, mid-scale, mid-size

Readings

Japanese names:
がみ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
mo2, mu2
Korean:
mo

Spanish

  • patrón
  • modelo
  • molde

Portuguese

  • imitação
  • cópia
  • burla

French

  • imitation
  • copie
  • maquette
  • simulation
992 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
980 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
691 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2345 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1218 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1445 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2104 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1425 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1514 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1160 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1109 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1326 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
720 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
963 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
234 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
15453X Morohashi
1050 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2825 New Nelson (John Haig)
229 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
244 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
980 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1863 2001 Kanji
4a10.16 The Kanji Dictionary
1-4-10 SKIP code
4493.4 Four corner code
1-44-47 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6a21 Unicode hex code

14 strokes
Radical:
tree
Parts:
Variants:
Esq., way, manner, situation, polite suffix
Kun:
さまさん
On:
ヨウショウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
493 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 様 【ヨウ】 appearing ..., looking ..., way to ..., method of ...ing, form, style, design, like, similar to, thing (thought or spoken)
  • 様式 【ヨウシキ】 style, form, pattern
  • 文様 【モンヨウ】 pattern, design
  • 一様 【イチヨウ】 uniform, equal, even, the same, identical, common, ordinary, usual

Kun reading compounds

  • 様 【さま】 Mr, Mrs, Miss, Ms, makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions), state, situation, appearance, manner
  • 様変わり 【さまがわり】 changing completely, transformation
  • 殿様 【とのさま】 nobleman, dignitary, lord, feudal lord (of the Edo period), daimyo, man brought up away from the world, arrogant man with little knowledge of the ways of the world
  • ご馳走様 【ごちそうさま】 thank you (for the meal), that was a delicious meal, thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
  • 唐行きさん 【からゆきさん】 karayuki-san, young Japanese women who were sent to work (mainly as prostitutes) in foreign countries, esp. in Southeast Asia (Meiji to early Showa)
  • 愛様 【いとさん】 daughter (of a good family)

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
yang4
Korean:
yang

Spanish

  • forma
  • manera
  • situación
  • estilo
  • señor
  • señora
  • srta.

Portuguese

  • Senhor
  • estilo
  • modos
  • sufixo polido para senhor.

French

  • Monsieur, Madame
  • apparence
  • manière
  • sorte
  • état
  • suffixe de politesse
328 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
430 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
407 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
472 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2341 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
309 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
641 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2099 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.15 Japanese for Busy People
403 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
407 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
677 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1110 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1332 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
723 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
969 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
942 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
15352P Morohashi
1052 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2821 New Nelson (John Haig)
933 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1003 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
216 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
429 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1842 2001 Kanji
4a10.25 The Kanji Dictionary
1-4-10 SKIP code
4893.2 Four corner code
1-45-45 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
69d8 Unicode hex code