Jisho

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16 strokes
Radical:
grass 艸 (艹)
Parts:
广
Variants:
recommend, mat, advise, encourage, offer
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1082 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 薦挙 【センキョ】 recommendation
  • 仙骨 【センコツ】 sacrum, sacral bone, hermitry, appearance of a hermit, unworldliness, unusual physique, outstanding appearance
  • 他薦 【タセン】 recommendation (by others)
  • 自薦 【ジセン】 self-recommendation, self-nomination, putting oneself forward

Kun reading compounds

  • 勧める 【すすめる】 to recommend (someone to do), to advise, to encourage, to urge, to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.), to suggest, to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)

Readings

Japanese names:
こも
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
jian4
Korean:
cheon

Spanish

  • recomendación
  • consejo
  • recomendar
  • aconsejar

Portuguese

  • recomendar
  • esteira
  • aconselhar
  • encorajar
  • oferecer

French

  • recommander
  • natte
  • conseiller
  • encourager
  • proposer
1499 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1389 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4067 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1748 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1707 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2683 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1631 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1741 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1411 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
670 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3008 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1537 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2097 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
2019 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
32143P Morohashi
2373 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
5219 New Nelson (John Haig)
2000 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2156 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1849 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1950 2001 Kanji
3k13.25 The Kanji Dictionary
2-3-13 SKIP code
3-6-11 SKIP code
3-6-10 SKIP code
2-3-14 SKIP code
4422.7 Four corner code
1-33-06 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
85a6 Unicode hex code

10 strokes
Radical:
clothes 衣 (衤)
Parts:
incur, cover, veil, brood over, shelter, wear, put on, be exposed (film), receiving
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
431 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 被 【ヒ】 indicates the target of an activity, -ee (e.g. employee, examinee, trustee)
  • 被害 【ヒガイ】 (suffering) damage, injury, harm
  • 外被 【ガイヒ】 (protective) coat, casing, housing, jacket
  • 花被 【カヒ】 perianth, floral envelope

Kun reading compounds

  • 被る 【こうむる】 to suffer, to receive (kindness, rebuke, support), to sustain (damage)
  • 覆う 【おおう】 to cover, to hide, to conceal, to wrap, to disguise
  • 被る 【かぶる】 to put on (one's head), to wear, to have on, to pull over (one's head), to crown (oneself), to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.), to pour (water, etc.) on oneself, to dash on oneself, to ship water, to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.), to take (blame), to assume (responsibility), to shoulder (burden), to overlap (e.g. sound or color), to be similar, to be redundant, to be fogged (due to overexposure, etc.), to close, to come to an end, to get a full house, to sell out, to blunder, to bungle, to fail, to be deceived
  • 被せる 【かぶせる】 to cover (with something), to put on (e.g. someone's head), to pour liquid (on something), to dash liquid (over something), to plate (something) with metal, to cover (with a dental crown), to add (e.g. music to a video), to include (into something), to speak (over someone else), to put the blame (on someone), to place the responsibility (on someone)

Readings

Japanese names:
ぎぬ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
bei4, pi1
Korean:
pi

Spanish

  • sufrir perdidas
  • recibir
  • cargarse

Portuguese

  • incorrer
  • cobrir
  • velar
  • chocar
  • proteger
  • vestir
  • vestir- se
  • expor (filme)
  • recepção

French

  • subir
  • couvrir
  • voile
  • ruminer (soucis)
  • abri
  • mettre (vêtement)
  • porter (sur la tête)
  • être exposé (film)
  • victime
  • souffrir
1729 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
852 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4225 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1410 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
881 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
976 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1009 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1145 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1631 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1495 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
790 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1077 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
815 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
34222 Morohashi
1163 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
5445 New Nelson (John Haig)
807 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
870 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1390 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
667 2001 Kanji
5e5.3 The Kanji Dictionary
1-5-5 SKIP code
3424.7 Four corner code
1-40-79 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
88ab Unicode hex code