Jisho

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9 strokes
Radical:
insect
Parts:
rainbow
Kun:
にじ
On:
コウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
2110 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 虹技 【コウギ】 Kogi Corporation
  • 虹霓 【コウゲイ】 rainbow
  • 副虹 【フクニジ】 secondary rainbow
  • 月虹 【ゲッコウ】 moonbow, lunar rainbow, whitish rainbow cast by moonlight, lunar bow, space rainbow

Kun reading compounds

  • 虹 【にじ】 rainbow
  • 虹色 【にじいろ】 rainbow-colored, rainbow-coloured
  • 夕虹 【ゆうにじ】 evening rainbow
  • 過剰虹 【かじょうにじ】 supernumerary rainbow

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
hong2, jiang4
Korean:
hong, gang

Spanish

  • arco iris

Portuguese

French

  • arc-en-ciel
4118 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
882 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2235 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
2045 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1637 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
863 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1180 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
526 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
32830 Morohashi
1285 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
5279 New Nelson (John Haig)
520 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
559 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1672 2001 Kanji
6d3.1 The Kanji Dictionary
1-6-3 SKIP code
5111.0 Four corner code
1-38-90 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
8679 Unicode hex code

11 strokes
Radical:
bristle, beard
Parts:
coloring, paint, makeup
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1251 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 彩色 【サイシキ】 colouring, coloring, colouration, coloration, painting
  • 彩雲 【サイウン】 iridescent clouds, glowing clouds
  • 油彩 【ユサイ】 oil painting
  • 光彩 【コウサイ】 brilliance, splendour, splendor, lustre, luster

Kun reading compounds

  • 彩る 【いろどる】 to colour, to color, to paint, to apply make-up, to decorate, to garnish, to adorn, to add flair

Readings

Japanese names:
あや、 さ、 さえ、 つや
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
cai3
Korean:
chae

Spanish

  • color
  • coloración
  • colorido
  • colorear

Portuguese

  • colorindo
  • pintura
  • maquilagem

French

  • colorer
  • peindre
  • maquillage
1290 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1341 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1590 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1660 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1273 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1413 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
932 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
959 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1619 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
616 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2115 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1103 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1502 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1730 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
9992X Morohashi
1681 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1718 New Nelson (John Haig)
1714 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1850 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1429 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2060 2001 Kanji
3j8.1 The Kanji Dictionary
1-8-3 SKIP code
2292.2 Four corner code
1-26-44 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5f69 Unicode hex code

11 strokes
Radical:
field
Parts:
uncommon, different, queerness, strangeness, wonderful, curious, unusual
Kun:
ことこと.なる
On:
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
631 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 異 【イ】 difference (of opinion), strange, odd, unusual, different
  • 異議 【イギ】 objection, dissent, protest
  • 天変地異 【テンペンチイ】 natural disaster, cataclysm
  • 小異 【ショウイ】 minor difference

Kun reading compounds

  • 異 【こと】 difference (from one another), different thing, other, unusual, extraordinary
  • 異なる 【ことなる】 to differ, to be different, to disagree, to vary, to diverge
  • 異なる 【ことなる】 to differ, to be different, to disagree, to vary, to diverge
  • 異 【こと】 difference (from one another), different thing, other, unusual, extraordinary
  • 異な 【けな】 exceptional, praiseworthy, laudable

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
yi4
Korean:
i

Spanish

  • raro
  • extraño
  • inusual
  • diferente

Portuguese

  • incomum
  • esquisito
  • estranho
  • raro
  • curioso
  • maravilhoso

French

  • inhabituel
  • bizarrerie
  • étrangeté
  • surprenant
  • curieux
  • extraordinaire
738 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
826 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
807 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
707 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3008 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
581 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
746 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1497 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1061 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1106 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1196 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1342 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3195 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1651 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2241 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1814 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
21854 Morohashi
2584 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3757 New Nelson (John Haig)
1797 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1936 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
918 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3661 2001 Kanji
5f6.7 The Kanji Dictionary
2-5-6 SKIP code
2-9-2 SKIP code
6080.1 Four corner code
1-16-59 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
7570 Unicode hex code

6 strokes
Radical:
colour, prettiness
Parts:
color
Kun:
いろ
On:
ショクシキ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
621 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 色 【ショク】 counter for colours
  • 紫色 【ムラサキイロ】 purple, violet
  • 彩色 【サイシキ】 colouring, coloring, colouration, coloration, painting
  • 色 【シキ】 rupa (form), visible objects (i.e. color and form)
  • 色彩 【シキサイ】 colour, color, hue, tints
  • 彩色 【サイシキ】 colouring, coloring, colouration, coloration, painting
  • 極彩色 【ゴクサイシキ】 richly colored, richly coloured

Kun reading compounds

  • 色 【いろ】 colour, color, hue, tint, tinge, shade, complexion, skin colour, skin color, look (on one's face), expression, appearance, air, feeling, personality, character, tone (of one's voice, etc.), tune, sound, ring, love, lust, sensuality, love affair, lover, paramour, beauty, sexiness, physical appeal, kind, type, variety
  • 色合い 【いろあい】 colouring, coloring, shade (of colour), hue, tone, tinge, tint, flavour, nuance, feel, sense, look
  • 紫色 【むらさきいろ】 purple, violet
  • 橙色 【だいだいいろ】 orange (color, colour)

Readings

Japanese names:
しか、 しこ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
se4, shai3
Korean:
saeg

Spanish

  • color
  • aspecto

Portuguese

  • cor

French

  • couleur
94 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
162 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
145 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
326 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3889 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
241 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
243 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
345 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.20 Japanese for Busy People
204 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
204 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
316 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1599 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2522 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1280 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1748 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1769 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
30602 Morohashi
2029 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4956 New Nelson (John Haig)
1753 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1890 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
405 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
127 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2556 2001 Kanji
2n4.1 The Kanji Dictionary
2-2-4 SKIP code
2771.7 Four corner code
1-31-07 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
8272 Unicode hex code

10 strokes
Radical:
sickness
Parts:
symptoms, illness
On:
ショウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1111 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 症 【ショウ】 illness, condition, -pathy
  • 症候群 【ショウコウグン】 syndrome
  • 自閉症 【ジヘイショウ】 autism
  • 後遺症 【コウイショウ】 prognostic symptoms, after-effect, sequela

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
zheng4, zheng1
Korean:
jeung

Spanish

  • síntoma
  • señal
  • enfermedad

Portuguese

  • sintomas
  • doença

French

  • symptôme
  • maladie
1397 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
955 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3039 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1563 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1545 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1318 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1400 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1363 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1350 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
4065 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2062 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2794 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1701 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
22140 Morohashi
3280 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3795 New Nelson (John Haig)
1685 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1816 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1369 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
573 2001 Kanji
5i5.4 The Kanji Dictionary
3-5-5 SKIP code
0011.1 Four corner code
1-30-41 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
75c7 Unicode hex code