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西

6 strokes
Radical:
west 西 (襾, 覀)
Parts:
西
Variants:
west, Spain
Kun:
にし
On:
セイ、 サイ、 ス
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
259 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 西 【セイ】 Spain
  • 西欧 【セイオウ】 Western Europe, the West, the Occident, Europe
  • 南西 【ナンセイ】 southwest
  • 北北西 【ホクホクセイ】 north-northwest
  • 西方 【セイホウ】 western direction, Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise), western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
  • 西遊 【セイユウ】 westward trip, trip to the West
  • 西瓜 【スイカ】 watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)
  • 西班牙 【スペイン】 Spain

Kun reading compounds

  • 西 【にし】 west
  • 西方 【せいほう】 western direction, Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise), western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
  • 南西 【なんせい】 southwest
  • 京都外大西 【きょうとがいだいにし】 Kyoto Gaidainishi

Readings

Japanese names:
いり、 ひし、 むら
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
xi1
Korean:
seo

Spanish

  • Oeste
  • España

Portuguese

  • oeste
  • Espanha

French

  • Ouest
  • Espagne
96 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
169 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
152 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
167 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4273 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
28 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
83 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
336 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.20 Japanese for Busy People
72 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
72 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
40 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1638 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
4333 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2193 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2951 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1616 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
34763 Morohashi
3520 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
5514 New Nelson (John Haig)
1602 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1728 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
198 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
128 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3275 2001 Kanji
0a6.20 The Kanji Dictionary
4-6-1 SKIP code
1060.0 Four corner code
1-32-30 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
897f Unicode hex code

脇

10 strokes
Radical:
meat 肉 (⺼)
Parts:
力 月
armpit, the other way, another place, flank, supporting role
Kun:
わき、 わけ
On:
キョウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
1806 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 脇侍 【ワキジ】 flanking image (e.g. in a Buddha triad)
  • 脇息 【キョウソク】 armrest

Kun reading compounds

  • 脇 【わき】 armpit, under one's arm, side, flank, beside, close to, near, by, aside, to the side, away, out of the way, off-track, off-topic, deuteragonist, supporting role, second verse (in a linked series of poems)
  • 脇見 【わきみ】 looking from the side, looking aside
  • 床脇 【とこわき】 section of a room next to the alcove (where shelves are often placed)
  • 口脇 【くちわき】 edges of the mouth
  • 関脇 【せきわけ】 wrestler of the third highest rank

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
xie2
Korean:
hyeob

Spanish

  • axila
  • sobaco
  • flanco
  • lado
  • lateral

Portuguese

French

  • flanc
  • aisselle
  • de côté (regard)
  • ailleurs (regard)
  • second rôle
1583 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3765 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1083 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1336 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1188 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
859 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
879 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
29467 Morohashi
952 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4807 New Nelson (John Haig)
870 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
935 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
4b6.3 The Kanji Dictionary
1-4-6 SKIP code
7422.7 Four corner code
1-47-38 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
8107 Unicode hex code

綾

14 strokes
Radical:
silk 糸 (糹)
Parts:
儿 土 夂 小 幺 糸
design, figured cloth, twill
Kun:
あや
On:
リン
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level N1
1759 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 綸子 【リンズ】 figured satin

Kun reading compounds

  • 綾 【あや】 figure, design, twill weave, pattern of diagonal stripes, style (of writing), figure (of speech), design, plot, plan, minor market fluctuation, technical correction, cat's cradle, lease rod (in a loom)
  • 綾藺笠 【あやいがさ】 type of traditional Japanese conical hat
  • 透綾 【すきや】 thin silk material
  • 亀綾 【かめあや】 high-quality glossy white habutai silk, raw silk twill fabric with fine diamond pattern

Readings

Japanese names:
りょう
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
ling2
Korean:
reung

Spanish

  • sarga
  • tela con diseño

Portuguese

French

3559 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1994 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
2541 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2198 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1740 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
933 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1258 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
27591 Morohashi
1376 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4523 New Nelson (John Haig)
2668 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2710 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
2767 2001 Kanji
6a8.10 The Kanji Dictionary
1-6-8 SKIP code
2494.7 Four corner code
1-16-29 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
7dbe Unicode hex code

香

9 strokes
Radical:
fragrance 香
Parts:
日 禾 香
incense, smell, perfume
Kun:
か、 かお.り、 かお.る
On:
コウ、 キョウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N2
859 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 香 【コウ】 incense
  • 香水 【コウスイ】 perfume, scent
  • 線香 【センコウ】 incense stick
  • 焼香 【ショウコウ】 burning (offer) incense
  • 香 【キョウ】 lance
  • 香車 【キョウシャ】 lance
  • 異香 【イキョウ】 great fragrance
  • 茴香 【ウイキョウ】 fennel (Foeniculum vulgare)

Kun reading compounds

  • 香 【か】 smell (esp. a good smell), fragrance, scent, aroma, perfume
  • 香り 【かおり】 aroma, fragrance, scent, smell
  • 腸香 【わたか】 Ischikauia steenackeri (species of cyprinid fish)
  • 木の香 【きのか】 smell of new wood
  • 香り 【かおり】 aroma, fragrance, scent, smell
  • 香りがする 【かおりがする】 to smell, to smell of, to have a smell
  • 香る 【かおる】 to smell sweet, to be fragrant

Readings

Japanese names:
こ、 こお、 ひゃん、 よし
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
xiang1
Korean:
hyang

Spanish

  • incienso
  • perfume
  • fragancia
  • aroma
  • dar olor

Portuguese

  • incenso
  • cheiro
  • perfume

French

  • senteur
  • encens
  • parfum
1255 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
832 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
5188 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1059 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1014 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
961 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1682 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1797 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1705 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1911 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3177 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1637 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2225 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
920 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
44518 Morohashi
2568 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
6722 New Nelson (John Haig)
911 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
977 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1301 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2278 2001 Kanji
5d4.5 The Kanji Dictionary
2-5-4 SKIP code
2-1-8 SKIP code
2060.9 Four corner code
1-25-65 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
9999 Unicode hex code