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襲

22 strokes
Radical:
clothes 衣 (衤)
Parts:
亠 月 立 衣
Variants:
attack, advance on, succeed to, pile, heap
Kun:
おそ.う、 かさ.ね
On:
シュウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1130 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 襲名 【シュウメイ】 succession to another's professional name
  • 襲撃 【シュウゲキ】 (surprise) attack, assault, raid, charge
  • 奇襲 【キシュウ】 surprise attack
  • 強襲 【キョウシュウ】 assault, violent attack

Kun reading compounds

  • 襲う 【おそう】 to attack, to assail, to make an assault, to strike, to hunt down, to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.), to make a sudden visit
  • 重ね 【かさね】 pile, heap, layers (e.g. of clothing), set (e.g. of boxes), course (e.g. of stones), counter for things that are stacked, piled up (or layered, etc.), layers of clothing worn under one's overcoat, combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours)
  • かさねの色目 【かさねのいろめ】 combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours)

Readings

Japanese names:
そい
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
xi2
Korean:
seub

Spanish

  • ataque
  • avance
  • sucesión
  • atacar
  • sorprender

Portuguese

  • ataque
  • avançar
  • ser bem-sucedido

French

  • attaquer
  • assaillir
  • agresser
  • hériter
  • accumuler
1360 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1262 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
5443 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1094 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1734 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2983 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1575 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1681 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1042 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1630 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3633 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1856 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2533 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
2044 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
34717 Morohashi
2917 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
5510 New Nelson (John Haig)
2025 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2181 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1943 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
465 2001 Kanji
5e16.2 The Kanji Dictionary
2-16-6 SKIP code
0173.2 Four corner code
1-29-17 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
8972 Unicode hex code

名

6 strokes
Radical:
mouth, opening 口
Parts:
口 夕
name, noted, distinguished, reputation
Kun:
な、 -な
On:
メイ、 ミョウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
177 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

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On reading compounds

  • 名 【メイ】 counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such), first name, famous, great, name, noun
  • 名画 【メイガ】 famous picture, masterpiece (painting), excellent film, film classic
  • 同名 【ドウメイ】 same name, homonym
  • 芸名 【ゲイメイ】 stage name
  • 名目 【メイモク】 name, title, appellation, (something) nominal, (under the) pretext (of), pretense
  • 苗字 【ミョウジ】 surname, family name, last name
  • 仮名 【カメイ】 alias, pseudonym, pen name, nom de plume
  • 同名 【ドウメイ】 same name, homonym

Kun reading compounds

  • 名 【な】 name, given name, title, fame, renown, reputation, pretext, pretense, justification, appearance
  • 名残 【なごり】 remains, traces, vestiges, relics, (the sorrow of) parting, end
  • 仮名 【かめい】 alias, pseudonym, pen name, nom de plume
  • 【カタカナ】 katakana, angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for loanwords

Readings

Japanese names:
と
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
ming2
Korean:
myeong

Spanish

  • nombre
  • célebre
  • distinguido
  • reputación

Portuguese

  • nome
  • fama
  • distinção
  • reputação

French

  • nom
  • célèbre
  • fameux
  • réputation
140 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
55 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
71 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
116 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1170 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
131 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
34 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
346 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.3 Japanese for Busy People
82 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
82 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
82 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
285 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2693 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1371 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1857 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
113 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
3297 Morohashi
2169 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
716 New Nelson (John Haig)
112 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
117 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
140 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
53 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2577 2001 Kanji
3d3.12 The Kanji Dictionary
2-3-3 SKIP code
4-6-1 SKIP code
3-3-3 SKIP code
2760.0 Four corner code
1-44-30 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
540d Unicode hex code

披

8 strokes
Radical:
hand 手 (扌龵)
Parts:
又 扎 皮
expose, open
On:
ヒ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1438 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

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On reading compounds

  • 披露 【ヒロウ】 announcement, presentation, demonstration, displaying, showing, introducing, unveiling, revealing, performing
  • 披露宴 【ヒロウエン】 reception (e.g. wedding), banquet, celebration, party
  • 開披 【カイヒ】 opening (a letter), unsealing
  • 直披 【ジキヒ】 personal, confidential (letter)

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
pi1
Korean:
pi

Spanish

  • abrir
  • exponer

Portuguese

  • expor
  • abrir

French

  • exposer
  • ouvrir (son coeur)　
1726 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1417 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1874 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1841 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1342 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
582 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1712 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1829 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1468 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
882 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
362 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
226 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
270 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
813 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
11909 Morohashi
305 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2116 New Nelson (John Haig)
805 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
868 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1185 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1367 2001 Kanji
3c5.13 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-5 SKIP code
5404.7 Four corner code
1-40-68 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
62ab Unicode hex code

露

21 strokes
Radical:
rain 雨
Parts:
口 夂 止 足 雨
dew, tears, expose, Russia
Kun:
つゆ
On:
ロ、 ロウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
928 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 露 【ロ】 Russia
  • 露骨 【ロコツ】 open, unconcealed, undisguised, blatant, plain, frank, broad, lewd, indecent, crude
  • 吐露 【トロ】 expressing one's mind, speaking out
  • 発露 【ハツロ】 appearance, expression, manifestation
  • 露宇 【ロウ】 Russia and Ukraine
  • 襲名披露 【シュウメイヒロウ】 announcing the succession to another's stage name
  • 新序出世披露 【シンジョシュッセヒロウ】 presenting of new wrestlers to audience

Kun reading compounds

  • 露 【つゆ】 dew, tears, (not) a bit, (not) at all
  • 露払い 【つゆはらい】 person who clears the way for a high-ranking person, procession, etc., outrider, harbinger, forerunner, opening performer, sumo wrestler who leads a yokozuna at his ring-entering ceremony
  • 朝露 【あさつゆ】 morning dew
  • 下露 【したつゆ】 dew under (dripping from) trees

Readings

Japanese names:
や、 ゆ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
lu4, lou4
Korean:
ro

Spanish

  • rocío
  • relente
  • exponer
  • mostrar
  • sereno
  • Rusia

Portuguese

  • orvalho
  • lágrimas
  • mortalidade
  • fragilidade

French

  • rosée
  • larmes
  • dévoiler
  • Russie
1935 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1144 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
5069 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1074 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1894 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2941 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
951 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
981 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
846 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1870 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3495 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1803 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2454 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1291 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
42463 Morohashi
2818 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
6549 New Nelson (John Haig)
1283 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1377 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1940 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3177 2001 Kanji
8d13.1 The Kanji Dictionary
2-8-13 SKIP code
1016.4 Four corner code
1-47-10 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
9732 Unicode hex code