Jisho

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虚

11 strokes
Radical:
tiger stripes 虍
Parts:
一 匕 卜 厂 虍
Variants:
虗
void, emptiness, unpreparedness, crack, fissure, untruth
Kun:
むな.しい、 うつ.ろ
On:
キョ、 コ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1454 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 虚 【キョ】 unpreparedness, falsehood, Chinese "Emptiness" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
  • 虚偽 【キョギ】 falsehood, untruth, lie, misinformation, fallacy
  • 盈虚 【エイキョ】 waxing and waning (of the moon), phase, rising and falling (of fortune)
  • 太虚 【タイキョ】 the sky, the heavens, Great Void (in ancient Chinese philosophy, the primordial substance that gives rise to qi)
  • 虚偽 【キョギ】 falsehood, untruth, lie, misinformation, fallacy
  • 虚空 【コクウ】 empty space, empty sky

Kun reading compounds

  • 虚しい 【むなしい】 empty, void, vacant, vain, fruitless, futile, ineffective, lifeless
  • 虚ろ 【うつろ】 cavity, hollow, void, hollow (voice, smile, etc.), blank (eyes, look, etc.), vacant (expression, stare, etc.), empty (words, heart, etc.)
  • 虚舟 【うつろぶね】 unidentified craft said to have washed ashore in Ibaraki Prefecture during the Edo period (sometimes alleged to have been a UFO)

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
xu1
Korean:
heo

Spanish

  • vacío
  • vano
  • hueco

Portuguese

  • vazio
  • vacuidade
  • despreparo
  • abertura
  • fissura
  • falsidade

French

  • vide
  • impréparation
  • craquelure
  • fissure
  • contre-vérité
1156 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1588 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4109 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1484 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1712 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1519 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1572 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1678 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1741 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1601 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
4017 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2053 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2778 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
2012 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
32708 Morohashi
3237 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
5269 New Nelson (John Haig)
1993 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2148 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1481 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1274 2001 Kanji
2m9.1 The Kanji Dictionary
3-4-7 SKIP code
3-6-5 SKIP code
2121.2 Four corner code
1-21-85 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
865a Unicode hex code

仮

6 strokes
Radical:
man, human 人 (亻)
Parts:
化 厂 又
Variants:
假
sham, temporary, interim, assumed (name), informal
Kun:
かり、 かり-
On:
カ、 ケ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N1
1039 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 仮 【カリ】 temporary, provisional, interim, tentative, fictitious, assumed (name), alias, hypothetical, theoretical
  • 仮称 【カショウ】 temporary name, provisional name
  • 仮 【ケ】 lacking substance and existing in name only, something without substance
  • 化粧 【ケショウ】 make-up, makeup, cosmetics, decoration, dressing, veneer
  • 虚仮 【コケ】 folly, fool

Kun reading compounds

  • 仮 【かり】 temporary, provisional, interim, tentative, fictitious, assumed (name), alias, hypothetical, theoretical
  • 仮処分 【かりしょぶん】 provisional disposition, temporary injunction

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
jia3, jia4
Korean:
ga, ban

Spanish

  • temporal
  • provisional
  • falso

Portuguese

  • fingimento
  • temporário
  • interim
  • assumido (nome)
  • informal

French

  • factice
  • intérim
  • temporaire
  • emprunt (nom d')
  • informel
  • ka(na)
559 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
656 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
625 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1322 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
382 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
696 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
304 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
231 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1049 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1092 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1141 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
63 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
53 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
34 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
34 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
975 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
398 Morohashi
50 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
144 New Nelson (John Haig)
966 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1039 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
656 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2167 2001 Kanji
2a4.15 The Kanji Dictionary
1-2-4 SKIP code
2124.7 Four corner code
1-18-30 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4eee Unicode hex code

後

9 strokes
Radical:
step 彳
Parts:
夂 幺 彳
behind, back, later
Kun:
のち、 うし.ろ、 うしろ、 あと、 おく.れる
On:
ゴ、 コウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
26 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 後 【ゴ】 after
  • 後日 【ゴジツ】 in the future, another day, later
  • 越後 【エチゴ】 Echigo (former province located in present-day Niigata Prefecture)
  • 終了後 【シュウリョウゴ】 after the end (of something), post-
  • 後援 【コウエン】 support, backing
  • 後遺症 【コウイショウ】 prognostic symptoms, after-effect, sequela
  • 向後 【コウゴ】 hereafter
  • 先後 【センゴ】 before and after, earlier and later, order, sequence, occurring almost simultaneously, inversion (of order), black and white

Kun reading compounds

  • 後 【のち】 later, afterwards, future, after one's death, descendant
  • 後々 【のちのち】 future, distant future
  • 後々 【のちのち】 future, distant future
  • この後 【このあと】 after this, henceforth, henceforward, from now on
  • 後ろ 【うしろ】 back, behind, rear
  • 後ろ姿 【うしろすがた】 (a person's) appearance from behind, person as seen from behind, back view, retreating figure
  • 後ろ 【うしろ】 back, behind, rear
  • 後ろ姿 【うしろすがた】 (a person's) appearance from behind, person as seen from behind, back view, retreating figure
  • 後 【あと】 behind, rear, after, later, remainder, the rest, more (e.g. five more minutes), left, also, in addition, descendant, successor, heir, after one's death, past, previous
  • 後押し 【あとおし】 pushing, support, backing, supporter, backer, pushing from behind (a cart, etc.), pusher
  • 亡き後 【なきあと】 after one's death
  • 後々 【あとあと】 future, distant future
  • 遅れる 【おくれる】 to be late, to be delayed, to fall behind schedule, to be overdue, to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.), to lag behind, to be behind (the times), to be bereaved of, to be preceded by (someone) in death, to be slow (of a clock or watch)

Readings

Japanese names:
こし、 し、 しい、 しり
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
hou4
Korean:
hu

Spanish

  • después
  • atrás
  • detrás
  • retrasarse

Portuguese

  • atrás
  • costas
  • mais tarde

French

  • après
  • derrière
  • plus tard
208 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
123 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
111 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
45 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1610 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
276 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
53 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1300 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.11 Japanese for Busy People
48 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
48 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
30 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
625 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
431 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
267 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
321 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1391 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
10098 Morohashi
361 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1742 New Nelson (John Haig)
1379 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1479 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
48 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
174 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2067 2001 Kanji
3i6.5 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-6 SKIP code
2224.7 Four corner code
1-24-69 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5f8c Unicode hex code

思

9 strokes
Radical:
heart 心 (忄, ⺗)
Parts:
心 田
Variants:
恖
think
Kun:
おも.う、 おもえら.く、 おぼ.す
On:
シ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
132 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 思春期 【シシュンキ】 puberty, adolescence
  • 思考 【シコウ】 thought, consideration, thinking
  • 相思 【ソウシ】 mutual affection, mutual love
  • 哀思 【アイシ】 sad feeling

Kun reading compounds

  • 思う 【おもう】 to think, to consider, to believe, to reckon, to think (of doing), to plan (to do), to judge, to assess, to regard, to imagine, to suppose, to dream, to expect, to look forward to, to feel, to be (in a state of mind), to desire, to want, to care (deeply) for, to yearn for, to worry about, to love, to recall, to remember
  • 思う存分 【おもうぞんぶん】 to one's heart's content, to one's complete satisfaction, as much as one likes, heartily, thoroughly, without restraint, to the full
  • 思す 【おぼす】 to think, to consider, to think dearly of, to care for, to cherish

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
si1, sai1
Korean:
sa

Spanish

  • pensar
  • considerar

Portuguese

  • pensar

French

  • penser
84 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
147 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
131 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
149 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3001 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
95 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
173 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
966 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.8 Japanese for Busy People
99 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
99 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
202 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
776 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3173 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1633 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2221 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
612 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
10462 Morohashi
2564 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1824 New Nelson (John Haig)
605 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
651 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
26 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
175 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3658 2001 Kanji
5f4.4 The Kanji Dictionary
2-5-4 SKIP code
6033.0 Four corner code
1-27-55 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
601d Unicode hex code

案

10 strokes
Radical:
tree 木
Parts:
女 宀 木
plan, suggestion, draft, ponder, fear, proposition, idea, expectation, worry, table, bench
Kun:
つくえ
On:
アン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N1
206 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 案 【アン】 idea, plan, proposal, suggestion, (government) bill, draft, rough copy, expectation, desk, stand
  • 案外 【アンガイ】 unexpectedly, surprisingly, unexpected, unanticipated, unforeseen, surprising
  • 対案 【タイアン】 counter-proposal, counter-suggestion
  • 成案 【セイアン】 definite plan

Kun reading compounds

  • 机 【つくえ】 desk
  • 八足の机 【やつあしのつくえ】 eight-legged table (used as a stand for religious offerings, etc.)

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
an4
Korean:
an

Spanish

  • plan
  • idea
  • sugerencia
  • borrador

Portuguese

  • plano
  • sugestão
  • esboço
  • ponderar
  • medo
  • proposição
  • idéia
  • expectativa
  • conta
  • preocupar

French

  • plan
  • suggestion
  • projet (loi)
  • réflexion
  • peur
  • proposition
  • idée
  • attente
340 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
442 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
418 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
218 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1308 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
500 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
634 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
106 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
106 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
305 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1060 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2824 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1455 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1960 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
218 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
14762 Morohashi
2270 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2667 New Nelson (John Haig)
214 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
227 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
353 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
537 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
764 2001 Kanji
3m7.6 The Kanji Dictionary
2-3-7 SKIP code
2-6-4 SKIP code
3090.4 Four corner code
1-16-38 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6848 Unicode hex code