Jisho

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11 strokes
Radical:
grass 艸 (艹)
Parts:
sedge
Kun:
すげ
On:
カンケン
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
1562 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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Kun reading compounds

  • 菅 【すげ】 sedge (Cyperaceae spp., esp. members of genus Carex)
  • 菅笠 【すげがさ】 sedge-woven (bamboo) hat
  • 夕菅 【ゆうすげ】 daily lily
  • 日光黄菅 【にっこうきすげ】 day lily (Hemerocallis dumortierii), orange-yellow day lily, Nikko day lily

Readings

Japanese names:
す、 すが、 すご
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
jian1
Korean:
gwan, gan

Spanish

  • juncia
  • junco

Portuguese

French

3975 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1450 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2874 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1998 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
31142X Morohashi
5090 New Nelson (John Haig)
2410 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2490 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
3k8.27 The Kanji Dictionary
2-3-8 SKIP code
2-4-8 SKIP code
4477.7 Four corner code
1-31-91 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
83c5 Unicode hex code

8 strokes
Radical:
mouth, opening
Parts:
Variants:
harmony, Japanese style, peace, soften, Japan
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
124 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 和 【ワ】 sum, harmony, peace, Japan, Japanese-style
  • 和歌 【ワカ】 waka, classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka, often 31 morae
  • 講和 【コウワ】 reconciliation (between warring nations), (making of) peace
  • 英和 【エイワ】 English-Japanese, English-Japanese dictionary
  • 阿蘭陀 【オランダ】 Netherlands, Holland
  • 和尚 【オショウ】 priestly teacher, preceptor, monk (esp. the head monk of a temple), priest, head priest, second highest priestly rank in Buddhism, master (of one's art, trade, etc.)
  • 和声 【ワセイ】 harmony, concord, consonance
  • 和尚 【オショウ】 priestly teacher, preceptor, monk (esp. the head monk of a temple), priest, head priest, second highest priestly rank in Buddhism, master (of one's art, trade, etc.)
  • 諧和 【カイワ】 gentle mutual affection, harmony, harmony

Kun reading compounds

  • 和らぐ 【やわらぐ】 to soften, to calm down, to be eased, to be mitigated, to subside, to abate
  • 和らげる 【やわらげる】 to soften, to moderate, to relieve
  • 和む 【なごむ】 to be softened, to calm down
  • 和やか 【なごやか】 mild, calm, gentle, quiet, congenial, amicable, amiable, friendly, genial, harmonious, peaceful
  • 和える 【あえる】 to dress (vegetables, salad, etc.)

Readings

Japanese names:
あい、 いず、 かず、 かつ、 かつり、 かづ、 たけ、 ち、 とも、 な、 にぎ、 まさ、 やす、 よし、 より、 わだこ、 わっ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
he2, he4, huo2, huo4, huo5, hai1, he5
Korean:
hwa

Spanish

  • armonía
  • paz
  • estilo japonés
  • suavizar
  • calmar
  • tranquilo
  • armonioso

Portuguese

  • harmonia
  • estilo Japonês
  • paz
  • amaciar
  • Japão

French

  • harmonie
  • style japonais
  • paix
  • adoucir
  • Japon
338 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
440 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
416 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
151 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3268 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
277 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
412 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
638 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
3.5 Japanese for Busy People
124 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
124 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
352 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
326 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1450 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
769 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1044 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
906 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
3490 Morohashi
1130 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
770 New Nelson (John Haig)
897 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
963 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
85 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
318 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2277 2001 Kanji
5d3.1 The Kanji Dictionary
1-5-3 SKIP code
2690.0 Four corner code
1-47-34 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
548c Unicode hex code

15 strokes
Radical:
bamboo 竹 (⺮)
Parts:
pattern, example, model
On:
ハン
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1088 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 範 【ハン】 example, model
  • 範囲 【ハンイ】 extent, scope, sphere, range, span
  • 師範 【シハン】 instructor, (fencing) teacher, model
  • 遺範 【イハン】 good example set by those who came before us

Readings

Japanese names:
のり
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
fan4
Korean:
beom

Spanish

  • patrón
  • ejemplo
  • modelo
  • conclusión
  • final

Portuguese

  • modelo
  • exemplo

French

  • modèle
  • exemple
1719 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1126 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3424 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1067 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1606 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2384 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1092 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1143 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1061 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1487 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3360 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1740 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2364 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1425 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
26253 Morohashi
2709 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4330 New Nelson (John Haig)
1413 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1516 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1789 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2356 2001 Kanji
6f9.3 The Kanji Dictionary
2-6-9 SKIP code
8851.2 Four corner code
1-40-47 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
7bc4 Unicode hex code