Jisho

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13 strokes
Radical:
grass 艸 (艹)
Parts:
steam, heat, sultry, foment, get musty
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N2
1552 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 蒸気 【ジョウキ】 steam, vapour, vapor, steamboat, steam locomotive
  • 蒸発 【ジョウハツ】 evaporation, disappearance (of a person), vanishing without a trace
  • 燻蒸 【クンジョウ】 fumigation, smoking (out)
  • 蒸籠 【セイロ】 bamboo steamer, steaming basket, wooden frame holder with reed base used to steam food over a pot, soba served on a small wickerwork tray, wickerwork tray (for serving soba)
  • せいろ蒸し 【セイロムシ】 steaming (of food) using a bamboo steamer

Kun reading compounds

  • 蒸す 【むす】 to steam (food, towel, etc.), to be hot and humid, to be sultry
  • 蒸れる 【むれる】 to be steamed (properly, e.g. rice), to be stuffy, to grow musty, to get close, to become sweaty, to feel sticky, to moulder
  • 蒸らす 【むらす】 to cook by steam

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
zheng1
Korean:
jeung

Spanish

  • vapor
  • echar vapor
  • cocinar al vapor

Portuguese

  • vapor
  • calor
  • quente
  • compressas
  • ficar mofado

French

  • cuire à la vapeur
  • chauffer
  • torride
  • fomenter
  • renfermé
915 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
904 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1721 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4002 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
950 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
872 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1981 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
943 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
973 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
802 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
665 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2936 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1508 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2043 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1920 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
31618P Morohashi
2334 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
5163 New Nelson (John Haig)
1900 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2049 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
961 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1940 2001 Kanji
3k9.19 The Kanji Dictionary
2-3-10 SKIP code
2-3-9 SKIP code
4433.1 Four corner code
1-30-88 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
84b8 Unicode hex code

9 strokes
Radical:
footsteps
Parts:
Variants:
departure, discharge, publish, emit, start from, disclose, counter for gunshots
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
32 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 発 【ハツ】 departure, departing from ..., leaving at (e.g. 8:30), sent from ..., (a letter, etc.) dated ..., datelined ..., counter for engines (on an aircraft), counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc., counter for bullets, bombs, etc., counter for blows (punches), counter for jokes, puns, etc., counter for ideas, thoughts or guesses, counter for ejaculations or sexual intercourse
  • 発 【ハツ】 green dragon tile, winning hand with a pung (or kong) of green dragon tiles
  • 偶発 【グウハツ】 sudden outbreak, accidental, incidental
  • 電源開発 【デンゲンカイハツ】 development of electrical power resources
  • 発熱 【ハツネツ】 generation of heat, (attack of) fever, pyrexia
  • 発議 【ハツギ】 proposal, suggestion, motion, initiative

Kun reading compounds

  • 発つ 【たつ】 to depart (on a journey, trip, etc.), to leave, to set off, to start
  • 立つ鳥跡を濁さず 【たつとりあとをにごさず】 it is simply common courtesy to clean up after yourself, a bird does not foul the nest it is about to leave, on leaving a place, one should see that all is in good order
  • 暴く 【あばく】 to disclose, to divulge, to expose, to open (a grave), to dig out

Readings

Japanese names:
ば、 わ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
fa1
Korean:
bal

Spanish

  • abrir
  • exponer
  • suceder

Portuguese

  • liberar
  • partida
  • publicar
  • emitir
  • a partir de
  • revelar

French

  • départ
  • décharge
  • dégagement
  • publier
  • émettre
  • partir de
  • divulguer
  • compteur de coups de feu
303 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
392 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
370 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
43 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3092 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
186 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
225 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
953 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.7 Japanese for Busy People
96 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
96 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
286 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1360 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3174 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1634 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2222 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1721 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
22662P Morohashi
2565 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3860 New Nelson (John Haig)
1705 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1840 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
102 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
342 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3557 2001 Kanji
0a9.5 The Kanji Dictionary
2-5-4 SKIP code
1241.5 Four corner code
1-40-15 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
767a Unicode hex code

9 strokes
Radical:
speech 言 (訁)
Parts:
plot, plan, scheme, measure
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
228 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 計 【ケイ】 plan, meter, measuring device, (in) total, total (of)
  • 計画 【ケイカク】 plan, project, schedule, scheme, program, programme
  • 生計 【セイケイ】 livelihood, living
  • 推計 【スイケイ】 estimate, estimation

Kun reading compounds

  • 計る 【はかる】 to measure, to weigh, to survey, to time (sound, gauge, estimate), to conjecture, to infer, to surmise
  • 計らう 【はからう】 to manage, to arrange, to see to (a matter), to dispose of, to consult (with), to talk (to)

Readings

Japanese names:
え、 かず、 け
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
ji4
Korean:
gye

Spanish

  • medida
  • cuenta
  • contar
  • pensar
  • medir
  • pesar

Portuguese

  • desenho
  • plano
  • esquema
  • medida

French

  • planifier
  • projeter
  • calcul
  • mesure
201 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
116 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
105 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
186 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4312 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
357 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
249 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
895 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
3.7 Japanese for Busy People
340 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
340 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
288 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1658 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1828 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
965 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1309 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
342 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
35220 Morohashi
1441 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
5555 New Nelson (John Haig)
337 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
359 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
210 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
173 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3055 2001 Kanji
7a2.1 The Kanji Dictionary
1-7-2 SKIP code
0460.0 Four corner code
1-23-55 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
8a08 Unicode hex code