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蒼

13 strokes (also 14)
Radical:
grass 艸 (艹)
Parts:
一 ノ 个 口 艾
blue, pale
Kun:
あお.い
On:
ソウ
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level N1
2276 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 蒼鉛 【ソウエン】 bismuth
  • 滄海 【ソウカイ】 the blue sea, blue waters
  • 蒼々 【ソウソウ】 blue (sky, ocean, etc.), fresh and green (of vegetation), verdant, lush, greying (hair), aged
  • 穹蒼 【キュウソウ】 dome of the sky, vault of heaven

Kun reading compounds

  • 青い 【あおい】 blue, azure, green, pale (facial color), gray, grey, unripe, inexperienced

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
cang1
Korean:
chang

Spanish

  • azúl
  • pálido

Portuguese

French

4025 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1988 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2225 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
2943 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1512 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2050 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
31627X Morohashi
2507 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
5162 New Nelson (John Haig)
2399 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2479 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
3k10.22 The Kanji Dictionary
2-3-10 SKIP code
2-4-10 SKIP code
4460.7 Four corner code
1-33-83 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
84bc Unicode hex code

国

8 strokes
Radical:
enclosure 囗
Parts:
丶 囗 王
Variants:
國 圀
country
Kun:
くに
On:
コク
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
3 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 国益 【コクエキ】 national interest
  • 国営 【コクエイ】 government management, state management
  • 最恵国 【サイケイコク】 most favored nation, most favoured nation, MFN
  • 異国 【イコク】 foreign country

Kun reading compounds

  • 国 【くに】 country, state, region, national government, central government, home (i.e. hometown, home country), province (of Japan), land, earth
  • 国人 【こくじん】 indigenous person, inhabitant of a country, local, native, local lords and samurai, daimyo who did not leave his domains to meet the shogun in Kyoto (during the Muromachi period)
  • お国 【おくに】 your native country, your hometown, my home country (i.e. Japan), countryside, country, daimyo's territory (Edo period)
  • 現国 【うつしくに】 world of mankind, this world

Readings

Japanese names:
くな、 こ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
guo2
Korean:
gug

Spanish

  • país

Portuguese

  • País
  • terra
  • nação

French

  • pays
79 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
136 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
123 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
8 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1037 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
111 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
36 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
745 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.11 Japanese for Busy People
40 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
40 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
151 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
344 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3831 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1964 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2659 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
588 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
4752 Morohashi
3087 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
950 New Nelson (John Haig)
581 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
624 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
4 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
158 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3172 2001 Kanji
3s5.1 The Kanji Dictionary
3-3-5 SKIP code
6010.3 Four corner code
1-25-81 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
56fd Unicode hex code

来

7 strokes
Radical:
tree 木
Parts:
｜ 二 亠 木 米
Variants:
來
come, due, next, cause, become
Kun:
く.る、 きた.る、 きた.す、 き.たす、 き.たる、 き、 こ
On:
ライ、 タイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
102 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 来 【ライ】 next (year, spring, etc.), coming, since (e.g. last month), for (e.g. 20 years)
  • 来客 【ライキャク】 visitor, caller
  • 在来 【ザイライ】 pre-existing, already there, conventional
  • 再来 【サイライ】 return, coming back, second coming (e.g. of Christ), second advent, reincarnation

Kun reading compounds

  • 来る 【くる】 to come (spatially or temporally), to approach, to arrive, to come back, to do ... and come back, to come to be, to become, to get, to grow, to continue, to come from, to be caused by, to derive from, to come to (e.g. "when it comes to spinach ...")
  • 来る年 【くるとし】 the coming year
  • 来る 【きたる】 next (e.g. "next April"), forthcoming, coming, to come, to arrive, to be due to
  • 来るべき 【きたるべき】 expected to arrive (occur) in the near future
  • 来す 【きたす】 to cause, to induce, to bring about a result or state, to produce
  • 来す 【きたす】 to cause, to induce, to bring about a result or state, to produce
  • 来る 【きたる】 next (e.g. "next April"), forthcoming, coming, to come, to arrive, to be due to
  • 来るべき 【きたるべき】 expected to arrive (occur) in the near future
  • 来合わせる 【きあわせる】 to happen to come along
  • 来掛かる 【きかかる】 to happen to come
  • 不出来 【ふでき】 bad job, poor workmanship, bungle
  • 行ってき 【いってき】 bye, see ya (afterwards), have fun, get going, now
  • 来い 【こい】 come!, come on!
  • 来し方 【きしかた】 the past

Readings

Japanese names:
くり、 くる、 ごろ、 さ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
lai2
Korean:
rae

Spanish

  • venir
  • llegar
  • acercarse
  • aproximarse

Portuguese

  • Vir
  • devido
  • próximo
  • causa
  • tornar-se

French

  • venir
  • dû à
  • suivant
  • causer
  • devenir
147 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
237 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
217 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
113 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
202 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
25 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
62 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
538 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.5 Japanese for Busy People
69 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
69 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
133 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
36 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
4366 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2211 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2975 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1902 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
14489 Morohashi
3551 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2565 New Nelson (John Haig)
1884 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2029 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
27 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
153 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1464 2001 Kanji
0a7.6 The Kanji Dictionary
4-7-3 SKIP code
5090.0 Four corner code
1-45-72 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6765 Unicode hex code

栄

9 strokes
Radical:
tree 木
Parts:
冖 尚 木
Variants:
榮
flourish, prosperity, honor, glory, splendor
Kun:
さか.える、 は.え、 -ば.え、 は.える、 え
On:
エイ、 ヨウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N2
920 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 栄 【エイ】 honor, honour, glory, prosperity
  • 栄冠 【エイカン】 laurels, garland
  • 共栄 【キョウエイ】 mutual prosperity
  • 虚栄 【キョエイ】 vanity, vainglory

Kun reading compounds

  • 栄える 【さかえる】 to prosper, to flourish
  • 栄え 【はえ】 glory, splendour, honour
  • 映える 【はえる】 to shine, to glow, to look attractive, to look nice, to be set off (by)
  • 映える 【はえる】 to shine, to glow, to look attractive, to look nice, to be set off (by)
  • 栄 【えい】 honor, honour, glory, prosperity
  • 栄冠 【えいかん】 laurels, garland

Readings

Japanese names:
さかえ、 しげ、 てる、 なが、 ひで、 よし
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
rong2
Korean:
yeong

Spanish

  • florecer
  • prosperidad
  • honor
  • gloria
  • prosperar

Portuguese

  • florescer
  • prosperidade
  • honra
  • glória
  • esplendor

French

  • florissant
  • prospérité
  • honneur
  • gloire
  • splendeur
549 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
450 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
427 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
745 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2239 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
777 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
631 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
969 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
723 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
736 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1188 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1054 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3183 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1642 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2231 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
332 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
14687P Morohashi
2574 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2635 New Nelson (John Haig)
326 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
348 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
520 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
964 2001 Kanji
3n6.1 The Kanji Dictionary
2-5-4 SKIP code
2-3-6 SKIP code
3290.4 Four corner code
9090.4 Four corner code
1-17-41 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6804 Unicode hex code

吉

6 strokes
Radical:
mouth, opening 口
Parts:
口 士
good luck, joy, congratulations
Kun:
よし
On:
キチ、 キツ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
711 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 吉 【キチ】 good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result), good luck, auspiciousness, unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
  • 吉祥天 【キッショウテン】 Sri-mahadevi (consort of Vaishravana)
  • 大吉 【ダイキチ】 excellent luck
  • 中吉 【チュウキチ】 moderately good luck (in fortune telling)
  • 吉 【キチ】 good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result), good luck, auspiciousness, unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
  • 吉事 【キチジ】 auspicious event
  • 嘉吉 【カキツ】 Kakitsu era (1441.2.17-1444.2.5)
  • 勿吉 【モッキツ】 Mohe (one of the Tungusic-speaking tribes)

Kun reading compounds

  • 吉川神道 【よしかわしんとう】 Yoshikawa Shinto (Confucianist form of Shinto, stripped of Buddhist influence)
  • 吉川線 【よしかわせん】 scratch marks on the neck of a body (indicating a struggling victim of strangulation)
  • 土吉 【つちよし】 earth form of "good luck" character
  • 豊臣秀吉 【とよとみひでよし】 Toyotomi Hideyoshi

Readings

Japanese names:
え、 き、 きっ、 きる、 こし、 と、 よ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
ji2
Korean:
gil

Spanish

  • buena suerte
  • alegría
  • felicitaciones

Portuguese

  • boa sorte
  • prazer
  • congratulações

French

  • bonne chance
  • joie
  • félicitations
1142 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
464 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1053 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
990 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1124 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
278 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1141 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1194 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
893 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
282 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2691 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1369 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1855 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
326 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
3289 Morohashi
2167 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
711 New Nelson (John Haig)
320 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
342 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
199 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
1064 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1477 2001 Kanji
3p3.1 The Kanji Dictionary
2-3-3 SKIP code
4060.1 Four corner code
1-21-40 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5409 Unicode hex code