Jisho

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13 strokes
Radical:
grass 艸 (艹)
Parts:
reed, bullrush
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
2343 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 一葦 【イチイ】 one reed, small boat, one person

Kun reading compounds

  • 葦 【あし】 common reed (Phragmites australis)
  • 海驢 【あしか】 eared seal (esp. the California sea lion, Zalophus californianus), sea lion
  • 間葦 【あいあし】 Phacelurus latifolius (species of perennial grass)
  • 青葦 【あおあし】 lush waterside reeds
  • 葦 【あし】 common reed (Phragmites australis)
  • 葦鴨 【よしがも】 falcated teal

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
wei3
Korean:
wi

Spanish

Portuguese

French

3998 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1992 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2934 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2041 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
31437 Morohashi
5160 New Nelson (John Haig)
2411 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2491 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
3k10.21 The Kanji Dictionary
2-3-10 SKIP code
2-4-9 SKIP code
4450.6 Four corner code
1-16-17 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
8466 Unicode hex code

4 strokes
Radical:
two
Parts:
five
Kun:
いついつ.つ
On:
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
31 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 五 【ゴ】 five, 5
  • 5月 【ゴガツ】 May, fifth month of the lunar calendar
  • 端午 【タンゴ】 Boys' Day celebration (May 5), Dragon Boat Festival (China)
  • 第五 【ダイゴ】 fifth

Kun reading compounds

  • 五 【ご】 five, 5
  • 五つ 【いつつ】 five, five years of age, eight o'clock (old time system)
  • 五つ 【いつつ】 five, five years of age, eight o'clock (old time system)
  • 五つ子 【いつつご】 quintuplets

Readings

Japanese names:
い、 さ、 さつ、 ち、 ふ、 み、 め
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
wu3
Korean:
o

Spanish

  • cinco
  • 5

Portuguese

  • cinco

French

  • cinq
5 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
5 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
19 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
14 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
15 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
7 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
10 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
91 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1.A Japanese for Busy People
7 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
7 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
5 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
32 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
4244 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2142 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2892 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
5 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
257 Morohashi
3436 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
77 New Nelson (John Haig)
5 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
5 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
40 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
23 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3173 2001 Kanji
0a4.27 The Kanji Dictionary
4-4-1 SKIP code
1010.7 Four corner code
1-24-62 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4e94 Unicode hex code

7 strokes
Radical:
man, human 人 (亻)
Parts:
rank, grade, throne, crown, about, some
Kun:
くらいぐらい
On:
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
276 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 位 【イ】 rank, place (e.g. first place), decimal place, counter for ghosts
  • 位置 【イチ】 place, position, location, position, standing, status, situation
  • 一位 【イチイ】 first place, first rank, units position (of a number)
  • 高位 【コウイ】 dignity, eminent, high ranking, high-order (digit, bit, etc.)

Kun reading compounds

  • 位 【くらい】 throne, crown, (nobleman's) seat, government position, court rank, social standing, rank, class, echelon, rung, grade (of quality, etc.), level, tier, rank, position of a figure (e.g. tens, thousands), digit, (decimal) place
  • 位が昇る 【くらいがのぼる】 to rise in rank
  • どれ位 【どれくらい】 how long, how far, how much
  • 申し訳ないくらい 【もうしわけないくらい】 to the extent it makes one feel apologetic, so (much, good, etc.) that one feels guilty
  • どれ位 【どれくらい】 how long, how far, how much
  • 申し訳ないくらい 【もうしわけないくらい】 to the extent it makes one feel apologetic, so (much, good, etc.) that one feels guilty

Readings

Japanese names:
ぞき
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
wei4
Korean:
wi

Spanish

  • grado
  • posición
  • aproximadamente
  • trono

Portuguese

  • posição
  • grau
  • trono
  • coroa
  • sobre
  • alguma

French

  • rang
  • position
  • grade
  • trône
  • couronne
  • à peu près
344 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
445 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
421 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
482 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
401 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
122 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
312 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
354 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
122 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
122 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
417 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
72 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
69 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
42 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
45 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
964 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
503 Morohashi
61 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
162 New Nelson (John Haig)
955 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1028 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
319 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
473 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2173 2001 Kanji
2a5.1 The Kanji Dictionary
1-2-5 SKIP code
2021.8 Four corner code
1-16-44 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4f4d Unicode hex code