Jisho

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19 strokes
Radical:
grass 艸 (艹)
Parts:
orchid, Holland
On:
ラン
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level N1
1886 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 蘭 【ラン】 orchid, Netherlands, Holland
  • 蘭学 【ランガク】 rangaku, study of Western knowledge through the Dutch language during the Edo period
  • 第希蘭 【テヘラン】 Tehran (Iran)
  • 伊蘭 【イラン】 Iran
  • 蘭 【ラン】 orchid, Netherlands, Holland
  • 蘭 【ラニ】 thoroughwort (species of boneset, Eupatorium fortunei)

Readings

Japanese names:
か、 あららぎ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
lan2
Korean:
ran

Spanish

  • orquídea
  • Holanda

Portuguese

French

  • Hollande
  • orchidée
4091 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1990 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
2839 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2233 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
3031 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1545 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2114 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1643 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
32477P Morohashi
2383 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
5255 New Nelson (John Haig)
2363 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2449 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
3k16.9 The Kanji Dictionary
2-3-16 SKIP code
3-11-8 SKIP code
4422.7 Four corner code
1-45-86 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
862d Unicode hex code

10 strokes
Radical:
tree
Parts:
plantation, planting
On:
サイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1496 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 栽培 【サイバイ】 cultivation
  • 栽培家 【サイバイカ】 grower, farmer
  • 植栽 【ショクサイ】 raising trees and plants
  • 輪栽 【リンサイ】 rotation of crops

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
zai1
Korean:
jae

Spanish

  • plantación
  • siembra

Portuguese

  • plantação
  • planta

French

  • plantation
  • cultiver
  • élever
1289 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1705 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
781 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1619 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1431 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1254 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1125 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1177 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1821 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1061 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
4087 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2074 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2810 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
364 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
14750 Morohashi
3297 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2654 New Nelson (John Haig)
358 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
382 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1349 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1459 2001 Kanji
4n6.1 The Kanji Dictionary
3-6-4 SKIP code
4-10-4 SKIP code
4395.0 Four corner code
1-26-47 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
683d Unicode hex code

11 strokes
Radical:
earth
Parts:
cultivate, foster
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1431 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 培養 【バイヨウ】 culture, cultivation, cultivation (of plants), growing, raising, cultivation (e.g. of a skill), nurture (of democracy, national power, etc.), growth
  • 培植 【バイショク】 cultivation (of plants), culturing
  • 育成栽培 【イクセイサイバイ】 vegetable and fruit growing
  • 促成栽培 【ソクセイサイバイ】 forcing (plants, vegetables, etc.), artificially hastening the growth of plants (by controlling heat, light, etc.)

Kun reading compounds

  • 培う 【つちかう】 to cultivate, to foster

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
pei2
Korean:
bae, bu

Spanish

  • cultivo
  • fomento
  • cultivar
  • fomentar

Portuguese

  • cultivar
  • alimentar

French

  • culture (plantes)
  • entretenir
1690 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1615 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1091 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1492 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1153 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1291 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1828 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1977 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1640 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
377 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
558 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
340 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
420 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
488 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
5195 Morohashi
464 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1032 New Nelson (John Haig)
477 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
516 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1419 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1477 2001 Kanji
3b8.6 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-8 SKIP code
4016.1 Four corner code
1-39-61 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
57f9 Unicode hex code

8 strokes
Radical:
water 水 (氵, 氺)
Parts:
Variants:
method, law, rule, principle, model, system
Kun:
のり
On:
ホウハッホッフラン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
100 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 法 【ホウ】 law, act, principle, method, mood, dharma, law
  • 法案 【ホウアン】 bill (law), measure
  • 航法 【コウホウ】 sailing, navigation
  • 会社更生法 【カイシャコウセイホウ】 Corporate Rehabilitation Law
  • 法被 【ハッピ】 happi coat, happy coat, workman's livery coat, traditional Japanese straight-sleeved coat
  • 法度 【ハット】 ban, prohibition, taboo, something forbidden, law, ordinance (esp. in the middle ages)
  • 法師 【ホウシ】 Buddhist priest, bonze, layman dressed like a priest, person
  • 法華経 【ホケキョウ】 Lotus Sutra

Kun reading compounds

  • 法 【のり】 rule, law, regulation, model, pattern, teachings of Buddha, Buddhist doctrine, transverse measurement, measurement across, side-slope, slope
  • 法の筵 【のりのむしろ】 preaching place
  • 内法 【うちのり】 inside measure
  • 外法 【そとのり】 outside measurements

Readings

Japanese names:
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
fa3, fa4
Korean:
beob

Spanish

  • método
  • ley
  • doctrina

Portuguese

  • método
  • lei
  • regra
  • princípio
  • modelo
  • sistema

French

  • méthode
  • loi
  • règle
  • principe
  • modèle
  • système
513 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
612 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
584 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
145 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2535 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
213 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
676 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
824 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
123 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
123 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
518 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1181 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
391 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
248 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
295 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
758 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
17290 Morohashi
333 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3107 New Nelson (John Haig)
751 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
813 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
100 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
516 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
371 2001 Kanji
3a5.20 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-5 SKIP code
3413.1 Four corner code
1-43-01 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6cd5 Unicode hex code