Jisho

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萎

11 strokes
Radical:
grass 艸 (艹)
Parts:
女 艾 禾
wither, droop, lame
Kun:
な、 しお.れる、 しな.びる、 しぼ.む、 な.える
On:
イ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 萎縮 【イシュク】 withering, shrivelling, shrinking, atrophy, contraction
  • 萎黄病 【イオウビョウ】 chlorosis, greensickness
  • 陰萎 【インイ】 impotence (sexual), erectile impotence

Kun reading compounds

  • 萎える 【なえる】 to lose strength, to become weak, to disappear (of energy, drive, etc.), to wither, to droop, to wilt, to feel demotivated, to lose interest, to become disappointed
  • 萎え落ち 【なえおち】 disconnecting from an online game because one is losing
  • 萎れる 【しおれる】 to wither, to wilt, to droop, to fade, to be dejected, to be disheartened, to be depressed, to be crestfallen
  • 萎びる 【しなびる】 to shrivel (e.g. cut vegetables, skin), to wilt, to fade, to wither, to be wizened
  • 萎む 【しぼむ】 to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.), to wilt, to droop, to shrivel, to fade (away), to sag, to deflate
  • 萎える 【なえる】 to lose strength, to become weak, to disappear (of energy, drive, etc.), to wither, to droop, to wilt, to feel demotivated, to lose interest, to become disappointed

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
wei1, wei3
Korean:
wi

Spanish

Portuguese

French

3973 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2082 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
2872 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1996 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
31269X Morohashi
2478 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
5087 New Nelson (John Haig)
2355 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
986 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
3k8.18 The Kanji Dictionary
2-3-8 SKIP code
2-4-8 SKIP code
4440.4 Four corner code
1-16-64 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
840e Unicode hex code

靡

19 strokes
Radical:
wrong 非
Parts:
广 木 非 麻
flutter, wave, bow to, obey, seduce
Kun:
なび.く、 ない、 わ.ける
On:
ヒ、 ビ、 ミ

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 風靡 【フウビ】 overwhelming, conquering, dominating, sweeping (the world), swaying
  • 萎靡 【イビ】 decline, decay

Kun reading compounds

  • 靡く 【なびく】 to bend, to flutter, to wave, to yield to, to be swayed by, to bow to, to obey

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
mi3, mi2
Korean:
mi

Spanish

Portuguese

French

5397 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
42612 Morohashi
6565 New Nelson (John Haig)
3q16.2 The Kanji Dictionary
3-3-16 SKIP code
0021.1 Four corner code
1-83-51 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
9761 Unicode hex code

沈

7 strokes
Radical:
water 水 (氵, 氺)
Parts:
冖 尢 汁
Variants:
沉
sink, be submerged, subside, be depressed, aloes
Kun:
しず.む、 しず.める
On:
チン、 ジン
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
1271 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 沈着 【チンチャク】 composure, calmness, self-possession, presence of mind, depositing (at the bottom), deposition, accumulation, adherence
  • 沈下 【チンカ】 sinking, subsidence
  • 浮沈 【フチン】 floating and sinking, rise and fall, ebb and flow, ups and downs
  • 撃沈 【ゲキチン】 (attacking and) sinking (a ship), sending (a ship) to the bottom
  • 沈香 【ジンコウ】 agarwood, aloeswood, gharuwood, eaglewood, agalloch, agallochum, aquilaria tree, lign aloes
  • 沈香も焚かず屁も放らず 【ジンコウモタカズヘモヒラズ】 having few faults as well as few virtues, not burning agarwood (incense); not passing wind

Kun reading compounds

  • 沈む 【しずむ】 to sink, to go under, to submerge, to go down (e.g. sun), to set, to descend, to feel depressed, to become subdued, to become somber
  • 沈む瀬あれば浮かぶ瀬あり 【しずむせあればうかぶせあり】 life has its ups and downs, he who falls today may rise tomorrow
  • 沈める 【しずめる】 to sink (e.g. a ship), to submerge, to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair), to floor (an opponent)

Readings

Japanese names:
しん
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
chen2, shen3
Korean:
chim, sim

Spanish

  • hundido
  • sumergido
  • deprimido
  • desanimado
  • hundirse
  • sumergirse
  • deprimirse
  • desanimarse

Portuguese

  • afundar
  • submergir
  • abaixar
  • deprimir-se
  • aloés

French

  • couler
  • être submergé
  • s'enfoncer
  • être déprimé
  • aloès
1601 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1319 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2508 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1097 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
668 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
399 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
936 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
964 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1129 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1166 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
306 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
195 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
231 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1906 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
17189 Morohashi
261 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3069 New Nelson (John Haig)
1888 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2033 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1139 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
357 2001 Kanji
3a4.9 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-4 SKIP code
3411.2 Four corner code
1-36-32 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6c88 Unicode hex code

滞

13 strokes
Radical:
water 水 (氵, 氺)
Parts:
冖 巾 汁
Variants:
滯
stagnate, be delayed, overdue, arrears
Kun:
とどこお.る
On:
タイ、 テイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1107 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 滞納 【タイノウ】 falling behind (with a payment), being in arrears, non-payment, default, delinquency
  • 滞在 【タイザイ】 stay, sojourn
  • 沈滞 【チンタイ】 stagnation, inactivity
  • 遅滞 【チタイ】 delay, procrastination

Kun reading compounds

  • 滞る 【とどこおる】 to stagnate, to be delayed, to be left undone, to be overdue (of a payment), to fall into arrears, to be outstanding

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
zhi4
Korean:
che

Spanish

  • retraso
  • atraso
  • estancarse
  • retrasarse

Portuguese

  • estagnar
  • demorar-se
  • atrasar-se
  • atraso no pagamento

French

  • stagner
  • retard
  • arriérés
1549 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1215 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2661 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1251 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1492 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
964 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
995 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1402 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1234 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
815 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
477 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
609 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
423 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
18067P Morohashi
663 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3280 New Nelson (John Haig)
416 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
445 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1640 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
344 2001 Kanji
3a10.14 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-10 SKIP code
3412.7 Four corner code
1-34-58 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6ede Unicode hex code