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荘

9 strokes
Radical:
grass 艸 (艹)
Parts:
士 艾 爿
Variants:
莊
villa, inn, cottage, feudal manor, solemn, dignified
Kun:
ほうき、 おごそ.か
On:
ソウ、 ショウ、 チャン
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1489 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 荘 【ショウ】 manor, villa
  • 荘園 【ショウエン】 manor, demesne
  • 山荘 【サンソウ】 mountain villa, mountain retreat, mountain cottage
  • 山水荘 【サンスイソウ】 The Sansui Inn
  • 荘 【ショウ】 manor, villa
  • 荘園 【ショウエン】 manor, demesne
  • 荘 【チャン】 counter for games of mahjong
  • 荘風牌 【チャンフォンパイ】 tile matching the round wind
  • 半荘 【ハンチャン】 half-game consisting of an east and south round
  • 連チャン 【レンチャン】 repeated events (e.g. meetings, drinking sessions), series of events, streak, straight, dealer continuing as dealer and east after winning, dealer keep

Readings

Japanese names:
そ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
zhuang1
Korean:
jang

Spanish

  • majestuoso
  • solemne
  • posada
  • villa

Portuguese

  • palacete
  • pousada
  • casa de campo
  • mansão feudal

French

  • villa
  • auberge
  • maison de campagne
  • manoir féodal
1515 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1208 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3938 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1058 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1701 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
933 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1327 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1410 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1369 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
653 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2814 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1449 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1954 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
328 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
30890 Morohashi
2262 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
5031 New Nelson (John Haig)
322 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
344 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1292 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1972 2001 Kanji
3k6.12 The Kanji Dictionary
2-3-6 SKIP code
4411.4 Four corner code
1-33-81 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
8358 Unicode hex code

厳

17 strokes
Radical:
cliff 厂
Parts:
厂 尚 耳 乞 攵
Variants:
嚴
stern, strictness, severity, rigidity
Kun:
おごそ.か、 きび.しい、 いか.めしい、 いつくし
On:
ゲン、 ゴン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
638 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 厳 【ゲン】 strict, stern
  • 厳格 【ゲンカク】 strict, severe, stern, rigid, rigorous, tough
  • 謹厳 【キンゲン】 stern, grave, solemn, sobersided
  • 冷厳 【レイゲン】 grim, stern, stark, heartless
  • 華厳 【ケゴン】 avatamsa (flower adornment, as a metaphor for becoming a buddha), Avatamska sutra, Kegon (sect of Buddhism)
  • 荘厳 【ショウゴン】 decorating (a Buddhist statue or temple), adorning

Kun reading compounds

  • 厳か 【おごそか】 solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.), austere, grave, majestic, dignified, stately, impressive
  • 厳しい 【きびしい】 severe, strict, rigid, unsparing, relentless, hard (to do), difficult, tricky, intense (e.g. cold), harsh (weather), inclement
  • 厳しい暑さ 【きびしいあつさ】 intense heat
  • 厳めしい 【いかめしい】 stern, grave, austere, imposing, dignified, formidable, solemn, majestic, strict (e.g. security), severe, firm, rigid, rigorous

Readings

Japanese names:
いつ、 いづ、 きゅうら、 とし
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
yan2
Korean:
eom

Spanish

  • solemne
  • austero
  • severo
  • rígido
  • estricto

Portuguese

  • severo
  • estrito
  • seriedade
  • rigidez

French

  • strict
  • sévère
  • rigide
776 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
865 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
854 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1055 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
253 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
817 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1118 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2706 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
822 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
841 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1190 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
519 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
4079 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2068 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2804 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1955 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
3048P Morohashi
3289 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
663 New Nelson (John Haig)
1936 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2086 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
998 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
966 2001 Kanji
3n14.1 The Kanji Dictionary
3-5-12 SKIP code
9024.8 Four corner code
3224.8 Four corner code
1-24-23 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
53b3 Unicode hex code

華

10 strokes
Radical:
grass 艸 (艹)
Parts:
一 ｜ 艾
Variants:
蕐
splendor, flower, petal, shine, luster, ostentatious, showy, gay, gorgeous
Kun:
はな
On:
カ、 ケ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1085 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 華 【カ】 flashiness, showiness, brilliance, splendor, bloom, flowers
  • 華僑 【カキョウ】 overseas Chinese
  • 献花 【ケンカ】 flower offering, floral tribute, laying flowers
  • 精華 【セイカ】 essence, quintessence, flower, glory
  • 華厳 【ケゴン】 avatamsa (flower adornment, as a metaphor for becoming a buddha), Avatamska sutra, Kegon (sect of Buddhism)
  • 花かご 【ハナカゴ】 flower basket, flower basket (or plate) used for flower-scattering rituals
  • 法華 【ホッケ】 Nichiren sect, Tendai sect, Lotus Sutra
  • 天花 【テンゲ】 flowers that bloom in the heavens, paper flowers scattered before the Buddha's image

Kun reading compounds

  • 花 【はな】 flower, blossom, bloom, petal, cherry blossom, beauty, blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms), ikebana, hanafuda, (the) best, glorious, lovely
  • 華やか 【はなやか】 bright and beautiful, gorgeous, showy, brilliant, splendid, gay, colorful, flowery, prosperous, flourishing, thriving
  • 武士道の華 【ぶしどうのはな】 flower of chivalry (Bushido)
  • 雪の花 【ゆきのはな】 snowdrop (Galanthus spp.), snow falling like flower petals, snow on a tree resembling a flower, red snow

Readings

Japanese names:
わ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
hua2, hua4, hua1
Korean:
hwa

Spanish

  • flor
  • pétalo
  • esplendor
  • vistoso

Portuguese

  • esplendor
  • flor
  • pétala
  • brilho
  • lustre
  • ostentação
  • gritante
  • alegre
  • maravilhoso

French

  • splendeur
  • fleur
  • pétale
  • briller
  • lustre
  • ostentatoire
  • voyant
  • magnifique
1046 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
807 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3955 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1409 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1704 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1266 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1074 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1122 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1323 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
656 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2841 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1465 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1973 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1595 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
31119 Morohashi
2283 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
5058 New Nelson (John Haig)
1581 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1704 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1386 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1955 2001 Kanji
3k7.1 The Kanji Dictionary
2-3-7 SKIP code
4-10-4 SKIP code
2-4-6 SKIP code
4450.4 Four corner code
1-18-58 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
83ef Unicode hex code

麗

19 strokes
Radical:
deer 鹿
Parts:
一 冂 广 比 鹿
lovely, beautiful, graceful, resplendent
Kun:
うるわ.しい、 うら.らか
On:
レイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1758 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 麗句 【レイク】 elegant phrase
  • 麗景殿 【レイケイデン】 ladies' pavilion (of the inner Heian Palace)
  • 瑰麗 【カイレイ】 extraordinarily beautiful, exceptionally pretty, gorgeous, magnificent
  • 清麗 【セイレイ】 clean, tidy, pure, untarnished, Seirei (one of the eight major professional female titles)

Kun reading compounds

  • 麗しい 【うるわしい】 beautiful, lovely, heartwarming, beautiful
  • 麗らか 【うららか】 bright (weather, mood, voice, etc.), clear, fine, beautiful, glorious, splendid, cheerful

Readings

Japanese names:
ま、 よし、 り
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
li4, li2
Korean:
ryeo, ri

Spanish

  • precioso
  • hermoso
  • bonito
  • encantador

Portuguese

  • amável
  • companheiro

French

  • charmant
  • beau
  • belle
  • jolie
1926 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1576 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
5381 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1344 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1923 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2902 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1630 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1740 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1832 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1937 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2672 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1359 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1845 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
2021 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
47663 Morohashi
2151 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
7026 New Nelson (John Haig)
2002 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2158 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1929 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3056 2001 Kanji
3q16.5 The Kanji Dictionary
2-2-17 SKIP code
2-8-11 SKIP code
1121.1 Four corner code
1-46-79 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
9e97 Unicode hex code