Jisho

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12 strokes
Radical:
clothes 衣 (衤)
Parts:
tailor, judge, decision, cut out (pattern)
Kun:
た.つさば.く
On:
サイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
297 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 裁 【サイ】 judge
  • 裁決 【サイケツ】 decision, ruling, judgement, judgment
  • 家裁 【カサイ】 family court
  • 高裁 【コウサイ】 High Court

Kun reading compounds

  • 裁つ 【たつ】 to cut (cloth)
  • 裁く 【さばく】 to judge, to decide, to sit in judgement, to try

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
cai2
Korean:
jae

Spanish

  • cortar (tela
  • papel)
  • juzgar
  • forma
  • decidir

Portuguese

  • alfaiate
  • juiz
  • decisão
  • paradigma

French

  • tailleur
  • juge
  • tribunal
  • décision
  • tailler (un vêtement)
882 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
872 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
498 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
788 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1129 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1727 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1123 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1175 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1163 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1624 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
4090 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2076 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2813 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
404 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
34258 Morohashi
3299 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
5454 New Nelson (John Haig)
397 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
424 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
944 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1459 2001 Kanji
5e6.9 The Kanji Dictionary
3-6-6 SKIP code
4-12-4 SKIP code
4375.0 Four corner code
1-26-59 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
88c1 Unicode hex code

16 strokes
Radical:
silk 糸 (糹)
Parts:
sew, stitch, embroider
Kun:
ぬ.う
On:
ホウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1723 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 縫製 【ホウセイ】 sewing (by machine)
  • 縫腋 【ホウエキ】 stitched side of some traditional Japanese clothing, clothing with such a stitched side, robe with a round collar, stitched sides and a ran, worn by the emperor and high-ranking officials
  • 弥縫 【ビホウ】 patching up
  • 天衣無縫 【テンイムホウ】 perfect beauty with no trace of artifice, flawless

Kun reading compounds

  • 縫う 【ぬう】 to sew, to stitch, to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)

Readings

Japanese names:
ぬい
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
feng2, feng4
Korean:
bong

Spanish

  • cosido
  • zurcido
  • bordado
  • coser
  • zurcir
  • bordar

Portuguese

  • costurar
  • cozer
  • borda

French

  • coudre
  • suturer
  • broder
1804 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1327 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3582 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1235 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1645 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2746 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1349 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1432 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1571 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1557 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1781 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
950 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1284 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1577 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
27805P Morohashi
1406 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4550 New Nelson (John Haig)
1563 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1685 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1846 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2755 2001 Kanji
6a9.15 The Kanji Dictionary
1-6-10 SKIP code
1-6-9 SKIP code
2793.4 Four corner code
1-43-05 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
7e2b Unicode hex code

10 strokes
Radical:
turban, scarf
Parts:
expert, teacher, master, model, exemplar, army (incl. counter), war
Kun:
いくさ
On:
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
563 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 師 【シ】 teacher, master, mentor, religious leader, specialist, five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)
  • 獅子 【シシ】 lion, left-hand (stone) guardian lion-dog at a Shinto shrine
  • 大師 【ダイシ】 great teacher (i.e. a buddha, bodhisattva or high monk, esp. Kobo Daishi)
  • 歯科医師 【シカイシ】 dentist

Readings

Japanese names:
のし、 のり、 もろ、 かず、 つかさ、 みつ、 もと
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
shi1
Korean:
sa

Spanish

  • maestro
  • profesor
  • experto
  • técnico

Portuguese

  • perito
  • professor
  • mestre
  • exército
  • guerra

French

  • maître
  • expert
  • professeur
  • exemplaire
  • modèle
  • armée
  • guerre
624 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
720 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
693 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
490 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
113 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
547 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
496 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1130 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
409 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
415 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
967 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
563 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1680 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
892 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1211 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1277 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
8916 Morohashi
1326 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1562 New Nelson (John Haig)
1269 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1361 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
438 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
714 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
844 2001 Kanji
3f7.2 The Kanji Dictionary
1-6-4 SKIP code
2172.7 Four corner code
1-27-53 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5e2b Unicode hex code