Jisho

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萩

12 strokes
Radical:
grass 艸 (艹)
Parts:
艾 火 禾
bush clover
Kun:
はぎ
On:
シュウ
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level N1
1544 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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Kun reading compounds

  • 萩 【はぎ】 bush clover, Japanese clover (any flowering plant of genus Lespedeza), dark red exterior with blue interior (color combination worn in autumn), Hagi (city in Yamaguchi)
  • 萩重ね 【はぎがさね】 autumn garment
  • 先代萩 【せんだいはぎ】 Sendaihagi
  • 仙台萩 【せんだいはぎ】 Russian false yellow lupine (Thermopsis lupinoides)

Readings

Japanese names:
は
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
qiu1
Korean:
chu

Spanish

  • trébol

Portuguese

French

3992 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1732 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2223 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
2908 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1495 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2020 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
31333X Morohashi
2319 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
5122 New Nelson (John Haig)
2351 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2439 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1962 2001 Kanji
3k9.5 The Kanji Dictionary
2-3-9 SKIP code
4498.9 Four corner code
1-39-75 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
8429 Unicode hex code

野

11 strokes
Radical:
village, mile 里
Parts:
亅 矛 里
Variants:
埜 壄
plains, field, rustic, civilian life
Kun:
の、 の-
On:
ヤ、 ショ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
120 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 野 【ノ】 plain, field, hidden (structural) member, wild, lacking a political post
  • 野外 【ヤガイ】 outdoors, outside, open air, fields, outskirts, suburbs
  • 内野 【ナイヤ】 infield, diamond
  • 在野 【ザイヤ】 out of office, out of power, in opposition, unaffiliated (e.g. researcher, scientist), in private practice

Kun reading compounds

  • 野 【の】 plain, field, hidden (structural) member, wild, lacking a political post
  • 野末 【のずえ】 corners of a field
  • 裾野 【すその】 foot of a mountain, plain at the foot of a mountain, range, spread, extent, encompassing circle
  • 郊野 【こうの】 suburban fields

Readings

Japanese names:
ずけ、 つけ、 ぬ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
ye3
Korean:
ya

Spanish

  • campo
  • llano
  • extensión
  • rango
  • natural
  • civil
  • no oficial

Portuguese

  • planícies
  • campo
  • rústico
  • vida de civil

French

  • sauvage
  • champ
  • rustique
  • vie civile
323 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
233 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
213 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
85 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4814 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
128 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
267 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1398 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
3.2 Japanese for Busy People
236 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
236 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
404 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1803 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1877 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
998 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1350 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1610 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
40133 Morohashi
1485 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
6208 New Nelson (John Haig)
1596 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1722 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
170 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
211 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3653 2001 Kanji
0a11.5 The Kanji Dictionary
1-7-4 SKIP code
6712.2 Four corner code
1-44-78 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
91ce Unicode hex code

英

8 strokes
Radical:
grass 艸 (艹)
Parts:
ノ 冖 大 艾
Variants:
偀
England, English, hero, outstanding, calyx
Kun:
はなぶさ
On:
エイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N4
430 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 英 【エイ】 United Kingdom, Britain, English (language)
  • 英語 【エイゴ】 English (language)
  • 育英 【イクエイ】 education of gifted young people, providing financial support to gifted students, education
  • 和英 【ワエイ】 Japanese-English, Japanese-English dictionary

Kun reading compounds

  • 花房 【はなぶさ】 calyx, corolla

Readings

Japanese names:
あ、 あい、 え、 すぐる、 はな、 ひ、 ひで、 よし、 ら
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
ying1
Korean:
yeong

Spanish

  • Inglaterra
  • excelente

Portuguese

  • Inglaterra
  • Inglês

French

  • Angleterre
  • anglais
  • fleur éclose
  • brillant
353 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
449 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
426 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
449 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3927 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
377 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
244 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
693 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.19 Japanese for Busy People
353 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
354 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
155 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
644 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2782 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1427 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1925 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1757 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
30808P Morohashi
2238 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
5008 New Nelson (John Haig)
1741 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1878 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
361 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
495 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1963 2001 Kanji
3k5.5 The Kanji Dictionary
2-3-5 SKIP code
4453.0 Four corner code
1-17-49 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
82f1 Unicode hex code

明

8 strokes
Radical:
sun, day 日
Parts:
日 月
Variants:
朙
bright, light
Kun:
あ.かり、 あか.るい、 あか.るむ、 あか.らむ、 あき.らか、 あ.ける、 -あ.け、 あ.く、 あ.くる、 あ.かす
On:
メイ、 ミョウ、 ミン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
67 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 明 【メイ】 brightness, discernment, insight, an eye (for), eyesight, vision, nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
  • 明暗 【メイアン】 light and darkness, light and shade
  • 公明 【コウメイ】 fairness, openness, impartiality, Komeito (Japanese political party)
  • 英明 【エイメイ】 intelligent, wise, bright, brilliant, clear-sighted
  • 明 【ミョウ】 vidya (wisdom), mantra, the coming (July 4, etc.)
  • 明日 【アシタ】 tomorrow, near future
  • 光明 【コウミョウ】 bright light, hope, bright future, light emanating from a buddha or bodhisattva, symbolizing their wisdom and compassion
  • 内明 【ナイミョウ】 adhyatma vidya (one of the five sciences of ancient India), science of spirituality
  • 明 【ミン】 Ming dynasty (of China; 1368-1644)
  • 明楽 【ミンガク】 Ming-era Chinese music (popularized in Japan during the early 17th century)
  • 胡志明 【ホーチミン】 Ho Chi Minh (1890-1969), Nguyen Tat Thanh, Ho Chi Minh (Vietnam)

Kun reading compounds

  • 明かり 【あかり】 light, illumination, glow, gleam, lamp, light
  • 明り先 【あかりさき】 source of light
  • 明るい 【あかるい】 light, well-lit, well-lighted, bright (of a colour), brightly-coloured, brightly-colored, cheerful, bright, spirited, sunny (e.g. disposition), encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.), promising, of fair prospects, familiar (with), knowledgeable (about), well versed (in), fair (e.g. politics), clean, impartial
  • 明るむ 【あかるむ】 to brighten, to grow light
  • 明らむ 【あからむ】 to become luminous at dawn (esp. the sky)
  • 明らか 【あきらか】 clear, obvious, evident, plain, definite, bright, light
  • 明らかにする 【あきらかにする】 to make clear, to clarify, to disclose, to make public
  • 開ける 【あける】 to open (a door, etc.), to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package), to unlock, to open (for business, etc.), to empty, to remove, to make space, to make room, to move out, to clear out, to be away from (e.g. one's house), to leave (temporarily), to dawn, to grow light, to end (of a period, season), to begin (of the New Year), to leave (one's schedule) open, to make time (for), to make (a hole), to open up (a hole)
  • 開く 【あく】 to open (e.g. doors), to open (e.g. business, etc.), to be empty, to be vacant, to be available, to be free, to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.), to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.), to come to an end, to open (one's eyes, mouth, etc.), to have a hole, to form a gap, to have an interval (between events)
  • 明くる 【あくる】 next (day, morning, etc.), following
  • 明くる 【あくる】 next (day, morning, etc.), following
  • あくる日 【あくるひ】 next day, following day
  • 明かす 【あかす】 to pass (the night), to spend, to reveal, to divulge, to disclose, to expose, to prove, to verify

Readings

Japanese names:
あきら、 あけ、 あす、 きら、 け、 さや、 さやか、 とし、 はる、 み、 め
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
ming2
Korean:
myeong

Spanish

  • luz
  • brillo
  • claridad
  • listo
  • inteligente
  • claro
  • luminoso
  • iluminar
  • aclarar

Portuguese

  • brilhante
  • luz

French

  • clair
  • lumière
141 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
228 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
208 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
84 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2110 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
58 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
186 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
623 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
3.9 Japanese for Busy People
18 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
18 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
106 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
984 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1060 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
572 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
756 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
20 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
13805 Morohashi
855 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2435 New Nelson (John Haig)
20 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
20 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
152 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
167 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3846 2001 Kanji
4c4.1 The Kanji Dictionary
1-4-4 SKIP code
6702.0 Four corner code
1-44-32 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
660e Unicode hex code