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菱

11 strokes
Radical:
grass 艸 (艹)
Parts:
儿 土 夂 艾
diamond (shape), water chestnut, rhombus
Kun:
ひし
On:
リョウ
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
1229 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 菱亜鉛鉱 【リョウアエンコウ】 smithsonite, zinc spar, szaskaite, calamine, dry-bone ore
  • 菱花 【リョウカ】 water chestnut flower, water caltrop flower

Kun reading compounds

  • 菱 【ひし】 water caltrop (esp. Trapa japonica), water chestnut, caltrop (weapon)
  • 菱垣廻船 【ひがきかいせん】 large Japanese junk

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
ling2
Korean:
reung

Spanish

  • castaño de agua
  • rombo
  • diamante

Portuguese

French

  • losange
  • mâcre nageante (trapa japonica)
  • rhombe
980 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3977 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1449 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2879 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2003 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1531 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
31219X Morohashi
5092 New Nelson (John Haig)
1517 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1635 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1967 2001 Kanji
3k8.20 The Kanji Dictionary
2-3-8 SKIP code
2-4-8 SKIP code
4440.7 Four corner code
1-41-09 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
83f1 Unicode hex code

亜

7 strokes
Radical:
two 二
Parts:
一 ｜ 口
Variants:
亞
Asia, rank next, come after, -ous
Kun:
つ.ぐ
On:
ア
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1509 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 亜 【ア】 sub-, second-rate, inferior, -ous (indicating a low oxidation state), -ite, Asia, Argentina, Arabia, America, American person
  • 亜鉛 【アエン】 zinc (Zn)
  • 東亜 【トウア】 East Asia, the Orient
  • 叙利亜 【シリア】 Syria

Kun reading compounds

  • 次ぐ 【つぐ】 to follow, to come after, to come next (to), to rank next (to), to rank second (to)

Readings

Japanese names:
や、 つぎ、 つぐ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
ya4
Korean:
a

Spanish

  • pref. para indicar
  • venir después de
  • Asia

Portuguese

  • Ásia
  • próxima
  • o que vem depois
  • -ous

French

  • Asie
  • suivant
  • sub-
  • sous-
997 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1331 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
43 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1788 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1032 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
525 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1616 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1724 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1818 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
35 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
4354 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2204 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2966 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1827 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
272 Morohashi
3540 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
81 New Nelson (John Haig)
1809 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1950 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1092 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3273 2001 Kanji
0a7.14 The Kanji Dictionary
4-7-1 SKIP code
1010.6 Four corner code
1-16-01 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4e9c Unicode hex code

鉛

13 strokes
Radical:
metal, gold 金 (釒)
Parts:
ハ 并 口 金
Variants:
鈆
lead
Kun:
なまり
On:
エン
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1710 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 鉛筆 【エンピツ】 pencil
  • 鉛管 【エンカン】 lead pipe
  • 黒鉛 【コクエン】 graphite
  • 硫化亜鉛 【リュウカアエン】 zinc sulfide (ZnS) (sulphide)

Kun reading compounds

  • 鉛 【なまり】 lead (Pb)
  • 鉛色 【なまりいろ】 lead colour, lead color
  • アジ化鉛 【アジかなまり】 lead azide
  • 一酸化鉛 【いっさんかなまり】 lead monoxide, lead(II) oxide

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
qian1, yan2
Korean:
yeon

Spanish

  • plomo

Portuguese

  • primazia

French

  • plomb
1029 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1681 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4842 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1109 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1845 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1944 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1606 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1713 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1339 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1812 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2143 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1122 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1523 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
802 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
40310 Morohashi
1707 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
6251 New Nelson (John Haig)
794 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
857 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1680 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2877 2001 Kanji
8a5.14 The Kanji Dictionary
1-8-5 SKIP code
8816.0 Four corner code
1-17-84 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
925b Unicode hex code

鉱

13 strokes
Radical:
metal, gold 金 (釒)
Parts:
厶 广 金
Variants:
砿 礦 鑛 磺
mineral, ore
Kun:
あらがね
On:
コウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
1376 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 鉱区 【コウク】 mining area, mine lot
  • 鉱業 【コウギョウ】 mining industry
  • 廃坑 【ハイコウ】 closure of a mine, abandoned mine, disused mine
  • 採鉱 【サイコウ】 mining

Kun reading compounds

  • 粗金 【あらがね】 ore

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
kuang4
Korean:
gwang

Spanish

  • mineral

Portuguese

  • mineral
  • minerar

French

  • minéral
  • minerai
610 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
700 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
674 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1029 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4843 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
532 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
977 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2153 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1604 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1711 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
876 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1813 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2145 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1124 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1525 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
749 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
40340P Morohashi
1709 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
6252 New Nelson (John Haig)
741 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
802 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
774 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2871 2001 Kanji
8a5.15 The Kanji Dictionary
1-8-5 SKIP code
8013.2 Four corner code
1-25-59 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
9271 Unicode hex code