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薪

16 strokes
Radical:
grass 艸 (艹)
Parts:
亠 并 艾 斤 木 立 辛
fuel, firewood, kindling
Kun:
たきぎ、 まき
On:
シン
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
2182 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 薪炭 【シンタン】 wood and charcoal, fuel
  • 薪水 【シンスイ】 fuel and water, firewood and water, gathering firewood and drawing water, kitchen work, housework
  • 柴薪 【サイシン】 brushwood and firewood

Kun reading compounds

  • 薪 【まき】 piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs), kindling (twigs, branches, etc.), firewood
  • 薪入れ 【たきぎいれ】 wood basket, firewood bucket, log holder
  • 薪 【まき】 piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs), kindling (twigs, branches, etc.), firewood
  • 薪小屋 【まきごや】 woodshed

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
xin1
Korean:
sin

Spanish

  • leña

Portuguese

  • combustível
  • lenha
  • acender fogo

French

  • combustible
  • bois de chauffage
  • petit bois
  • fuel
1445 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
2024 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4069 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1560 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1910 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
2083 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1838 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
669 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3009 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1538 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2098 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1517 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
32149P Morohashi
2374 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
5222 New Nelson (John Haig)
1503 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1620 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1848 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1954 2001 Kanji
3k13.3 The Kanji Dictionary
2-3-13 SKIP code
4492.1 Four corner code
1-31-37 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
85aa Unicode hex code

水

4 strokes
Radical:
water 水 (氵, 氺)
Parts:
水
water
Kun:
みず、 みず-
On:
スイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
223 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 水 【スイ】 Wednesday, shaved ice (served with flavored syrup), water (fifth of the five elements)
  • 水位 【スイイ】 water level
  • 用水 【ヨウスイ】 irrigation water, water for fire, city water, cistern water
  • 浄水 【ジョウスイ】 clean water, purified water

Kun reading compounds

  • 水 【みず】 water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water), fluid (esp. in an animal tissue), liquid, flood, floodwaters, water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout, break granted to wrestlers engaged in a prolonged bout
  • 水揚げ 【みずあげ】 landing, unloading (e.g. a ship), catch (of fish), takings, sales (of a shop), defloration (e.g. of a geisha), preservation (of cut flowers, in ikebana)
  • 飲み水 【のみみず】 drinking water, potable water
  • 呼び水 【よびみず】 pump-priming, rousing, stimulation

Readings

Japanese names:
うず、 ずみ、 つ、 ど、 み、 みさ、 みつ、 みな、 みん
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
shui3
Korean:
su

Spanish

  • agua

Portuguese

  • água

French

  • eau
14 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
16 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
40 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
144 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2482 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
16 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
68 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
54 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1.A Japanese for Busy People
21 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
21 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
19 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1151 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
10 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
132 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
17083 Morohashi
10 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3030 New Nelson (John Haig)
130 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
137 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
166 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
31 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1142 2001 Kanji
3a0.1 The Kanji Dictionary
1-1-3 SKIP code
4-4-3 SKIP code
1223.0 Four corner code
1-31-69 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6c34 Unicode hex code

給

12 strokes
Radical:
silk 糸 (糹)
Parts:
一 个 口 小 幺 糸
salary, wage, gift, allow, grant, bestow on
Kun:
たま.う、 たも.う、 -たま.え
On:
キュウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
615 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

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On reading compounds

  • 給 【キュウ】 wage, recompense
  • 給食 【キュウショク】 provision of lunch (e.g. at office, school, etc.), providing a meal, lunch service
  • 自給 【ジキュウ】 self-support
  • 有給 【ユウキュウ】 salaried, paid, with pay, paid vacation, paid holiday, paid leave

Kun reading compounds

  • 給う 【たまう】 to give, to do ...
  • 給ふ 【たまう】 to give, to receive
  • 給う 【たもう】 to give, to do ...
  • 給ふ 【たまう】 to give, to receive

Readings

Japanese names:
きい
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
gei3, ji3
Korean:
geub

Spanish

  • sueldo
  • salario
  • distribuir
  • suministrar

Portuguese

  • salário
  • pagamento
  • presente
  • permitir
  • bolsa
  • prover

French

  • salaire
  • paye
  • cadeau
  • allocation
  • subventions
  • accorder
  • conférer à
585 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
481 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
457 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
581 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3538 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
348 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
818 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2149 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
3.1 Japanese for Busy People
346 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
346 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
618 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1531 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1708 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
914 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1237 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1361 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
27432 Morohashi
1350 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4489 New Nelson (John Haig)
1349 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1449 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
404 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
583 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2777 2001 Kanji
6a6.7 The Kanji Dictionary
1-6-6 SKIP code
2896.1 Four corner code
1-21-75 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
7d66 Unicode hex code

与

3 strokes
Radical:
one 一
Parts:
一 勹 卜
Variants:
與
bestow, participate in, give, award, impart, provide, cause, gift, godsend
Kun:
あた.える、 あずか.る、 くみ.する、 ともに
On:
ヨ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N3
308 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 与野党 【ヨヤトウ】 ruling and opposition parties, parties in and out of power
  • 与党 【ヨトウ】 ruling party, government party, party in power, government
  • 賞与 【ショウヨ】 bonus, reward, prize
  • 贈与 【ゾウヨ】 donation, presentation

Kun reading compounds

  • 与える 【あたえる】 to give (esp. to someone of lower status), to bestow, to grant, to confer, to present, to award, to provide, to afford, to offer, to supply, to assign, to cause, to pass (a variable to a function)
  • 与る 【あずかる】 to participate in, to take part in, to play a part in, to receive, to be given, to enjoy
  • 与する 【くみする】 to take part in, to be a party to, to side with, to support, to agree with

Readings

Japanese names:
とも、 ゆ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
yu3, yu4
Korean:
yeo

Spanish

  • otorgar
  • conceder
  • proveer
  • unir fuerzas

Portuguese

  • conferir
  • participar em
  • prêmio
  • dar
  • fornecer
  • causa
  • presente
  • dádiva

French

  • donner
  • conférer
  • participer à
  • décerner
  • fournir
  • cause
  • don
  • don du ciel
1873 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
485 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
6 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
983 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
285 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
101 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
539 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
548 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
713 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
9 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
4229 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2138 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2887 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1254 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
20 Morohashi
3421 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
6 New Nelson (John Haig)
1246 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1335 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
334 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
1011 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1247 2001 Kanji
0a3.23 The Kanji Dictionary
4-3-4 SKIP code
4-4-4 SKIP code
2140.7 Four corner code
1-45-31 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4e0e Unicode hex code

令

5 strokes
Radical:
man, human 人 (亻)
Parts:
一 个 卩
orders, laws, command, decree, good
On:
レイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N2
804 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 令 【レイ】 command, order, dictation, nth year in the Reiwa era (May 1, 2019-)
  • 令状 【レイジョウ】 warrant, summons, written order
  • 号令 【ゴウレイ】 order (esp. to a number of people), command, ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
  • 政令 【セイレイ】 government ordinance, cabinet order

Readings

Japanese names:
のり、 りょう、 れ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
ling4, ling2, ling3
Korean:
ryeong

Spanish

  • órdenes
  • leyes

Portuguese

  • pedidos
  • leis antigas
  • comando
  • decreto

French

  • ordre
  • anciennes lois
  • décret
736 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
633 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
603 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
668 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
360 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
496 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
303 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
155 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
831 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
850 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
998 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
46 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2489 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1259 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1725 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1413 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
387 Morohashi
1995 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
121 New Nelson (John Haig)
1401 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1503 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
460 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2844 2001 Kanji
2a3.9 The Kanji Dictionary
2-2-3 SKIP code
2-3-2 SKIP code
8030.7 Four corner code
8022.7 Four corner code
1-46-65 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4ee4 Unicode hex code