Jisho

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13 strokes
Radical:
insect
Parts:
Variants:
bee, wasp, hornet
Kun:
はち
On:
ホウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
2223 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 蜂起 【ホウキ】 uprising, revolt
  • 蜂窩 【ホウカ】 beehive, hive, honeycomb
  • 寄生蜂 【キセイバチ】 parasitoid wasp, parasitic wasp, parasitic bee
  • 養蜂 【ヨウホウ】 beekeeping, apiculture

Kun reading compounds

  • 蜂 【はち】 bee, wasp, hornet
  • 蜂蜜 【はちみつ】 honey
  • 虻蜂 【あぶはち】 horsefly and bee, horsefly and wasp

Readings

Japanese names:
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
feng1
Korean:
bong

Spanish

  • avispa
  • abeja
  • avispón

Portuguese

French

4150 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1921 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
821 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1728 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1247 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
33088 Morohashi
5331 New Nelson (John Haig)
2687 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1684 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
6d7.6 The Kanji Dictionary
1-6-7 SKIP code
5715.4 Four corner code
1-43-10 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
8702 Unicode hex code

12 strokes
Radical:
leaf
Parts:
ought, by all means, necessarily
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1339 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

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On reading compounds

  • 須恵器 【スエキ】 Sue ware (type of unglazed pottery made from the middle of the Kofun era through the Heian era)
  • 須義 【スギ】 cobia (Rachycentron canadum), sergeant fish
  • 恵比寿 【エビス】 Ebisu, god of fishing and commerce
  • 提宇子 【ダイウス】 God
  • 須髯 【シュゼン】 beard
  • 須弥山 【シュミセン】 Mount Sumeru (believed to be the centre of the Buddhist world)

Kun reading compounds

  • 須らく 【すべからく】 absolutely (ought to), by all means, all, entirely

Readings

Japanese names:
もとむ、 ぞ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
xu1
Korean:
su

Spanish

  • instante
  • desear
  • anhelar
  • esperar

Portuguese

French

  • nécessité
  • certainement
  • devrait faire
936 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1592 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1946 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1544 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2263 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1531 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
700 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
419 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
526 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1734 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
43352 Morohashi
574 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
6618 New Nelson (John Haig)
1718 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1854 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
3j9.1 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-9 SKIP code
2128.6 Four corner code
1-31-60 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
9808 Unicode hex code

12 strokes
Radical:
shell
Parts:
congratulations, joy
On:
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N1
1056 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

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On reading compounds

  • 賀 【ガ】 congratulation, celebration
  • 賀正 【ガショウ】 A Happy New Year!
  • 年賀 【ネンガ】 New Year's greetings, New Year's call, New Year's gift
  • 祝賀 【シュクガ】 celebration, congratulations

Readings

Japanese names:
か、 のり、 よし、 より
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
he4
Korean:
ha

Spanish

  • felicitaciones
  • enhorabuena
  • alegría

Portuguese

  • congratulações
  • prazer

French

  • félicitations
  • joie
565 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
660 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
630 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
778 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4501 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
615 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1780 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1756 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
756 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
769 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1019 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1728 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3212 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1663 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2253 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
877 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
36725 Morohashi
2599 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
5790 New Nelson (John Haig)
868 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
933 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
751 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1661 2001 Kanji
7b5.10 The Kanji Dictionary
2-5-7 SKIP code
4680.6 Four corner code
1-18-76 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
8cc0 Unicode hex code

6 strokes
Radical:
legs
Parts:
Variants:
ray, light
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
527 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

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On reading compounds

  • 光学 【コウガク】 optics
  • 光栄 【コウエイ】 honour, honor, glory, privilege
  • 脚光 【キャッコウ】 footlight, limelight
  • 発光 【ハッコウ】 emission (of light), radiation (of light), luminescence

Kun reading compounds

  • 光る 【ひかる】 to shine, to glitter, to be bright
  • 光る棒 【ひかるぼう】 glowstick, neon light stick
  • 光 【ひかり】 light, illumination, ray, beam, gleam, glow, happiness, hope, influence, power, vision, eyesight, optical fiber, optical fibre
  • 光り輝く 【ひかりかがやく】 to shine, to glitter
  • 越光 【こしひかり】 Koshihikari (variety of rice)
  • 柔らかな光 【やわらかなひかり】 soft light

Readings

Japanese names:
あき、 あきら、 こお、 てる、 ひこ、 み、 みつ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
guang1
Korean:
gwang

Spanish

  • rayo
  • luz
  • paisaje
  • honor
  • brillar
  • brillo

Portuguese

  • raio
  • luz

French

  • rayon
  • lumière
72 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
129 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
116 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
417 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1358 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
217 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
123 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
281 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
138 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
138 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
464 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
143 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3043 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1550 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2121 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
120 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
1350 Morohashi
2391 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
349 New Nelson (John Haig)
119 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
125 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
345 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
121 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1057 2001 Kanji
3n3.2 The Kanji Dictionary
2-4-2 SKIP code
2-3-3 SKIP code
9021.1 Four corner code
1-24-87 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5149 Unicode hex code

11 strokes
Radical:
mound, dam (阝 left) 阜 (阝)
Parts:
Variants:
hump, high, noble, prosperity
On:
リュウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1109 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 隆盛 【リュウセイ】 prosperity, flourishing, thriving
  • 隆起 【リュウキ】 protuberance, bulge, protrusion, projection, swell, rise, uplift, upheaval, elevation
  • 興隆 【コウリュウ】 rise, prosperity
  • 膨隆 【ボウリュウ】 swelling up

Readings

Japanese names:
お、 たか、 たかし
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
long2, long1
Korean:
ryung

Spanish

  • montículo
  • giba
  • alto
  • próspero
  • floreciente

Portuguese

  • corcova
  • alto
  • nobre
  • prosperidade

French

  • protubérance
  • haut
  • noble
  • prospérité
1901 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1255 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4999 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1193 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1876 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1313 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
946 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
976 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1926 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
741 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
661 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
401 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
498 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1575 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
41720P Morohashi
545 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
6455 New Nelson (John Haig)
1561 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1682 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1500 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3672 2001 Kanji
2d8.6 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-8 SKIP code
7721.4 Four corner code
1-46-20 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
9686 Unicode hex code