Jisho

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角

7 strokes
Radical:
horn 角
Parts:
｜ 勹 月 角
angle, corner, square, horn, antlers
Kun:
かど、 つの
On:
カク
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N2
805 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 角 【カク】 angle, square, cube, bishop, third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale), Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions), jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
  • 角界 【カクカイ】 the world of sumo
  • 内角 【ナイカク】 interior angle, internal angle, inside corner
  • 外角 【ガイカク】 external angle, exterior angle, outside corner

Kun reading compounds

  • 角 【かど】 corner, edge, (street) corner, turning, rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.), abrasiveness, harshness, sharpness
  • 角地 【かどち】 corner lot
  • 四つ角 【よつかど】 four corners, crossroads, intersecting street, street corner
  • 塩角 【しおかど】 sharp taste of (refined) salt
  • 角 【つの】 horn, antler, antenna, feeler, tentacle (e.g. of a snail), horn-like projection (e.g. peaks of whipped cream)
  • 角隠し 【つのかくし】 bride's head-dress
  • 枝角 【えだづの】 antler
  • 豊穣の角 【ほうじょうのつの】 cornucopia, horn of plenty

Readings

Japanese names:
い、 す、 すみ、 ずみ、 ふさ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
jiao3, jia3, jue2
Korean:
gag

Spanish

  • ángulo
  • esquina
  • cuadrado
  • cuerno

Portuguese

  • ângulo
  • canto
  • chifre

French

  • angle
  • coin
  • carré
  • corne
  • bois (andouillers)
173 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
97 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
243 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
714 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4301 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
273 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
891 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
547 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
473 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
481 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
716 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1650 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2541 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1293 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1761 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1829 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
35003 Morohashi
2047 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
5543 New Nelson (John Haig)
1812 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1953 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
138 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2545 2001 Kanji
2n5.1 The Kanji Dictionary
2-2-5 SKIP code
3-4-3 SKIP code
2722.7 Four corner code
1-19-49 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
89d2 Unicode hex code

銅

14 strokes
Radical:
metal, gold 金 (釒)
Parts:
一 冂 口 金
copper
Kun:
あかがね
On:
ドウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
1505 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

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On reading compounds

  • 銅 【ドウ】 copper (Cu), bronze (medal)
  • 銅像 【ドウゾウ】 bronze statue
  • 白銅 【ハクドウ】 nickel and copper alloy
  • 精銅 【セイドウ】 refined copper

Kun reading compounds

  • 銅 【どう】 copper (Cu), bronze (medal)
  • 銅色 【どうしょく】 bronze color, copper color

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
tong2
Korean:
dong

Spanish

  • cobre

Portuguese

  • cobre

French

  • cuivre
683 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
781 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
758 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1437 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4853 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
855 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
978 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2159 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1605 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1712 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1340 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1821 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2155 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1132 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1533 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
278 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
40361 Morohashi
1721 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
6266 New Nelson (John Haig)
272 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
290 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
800 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2849 2001 Kanji
8a6.12 The Kanji Dictionary
1-8-6 SKIP code
8712.0 Four corner code
1-38-28 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
9285 Unicode hex code

博

12 strokes
Radical:
ten, complete 十
Parts:
丶 十 寸 田
Dr., command, esteem, win acclaim, Ph.D., exposition, fair
On:
ハク、 バク
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N1
794 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

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On reading compounds

  • 博 【ハク】 doctor, PhD, exposition, fair, exhibition
  • 博物 【ハクブツ】 natural history, wide learning, broad area of learning
  • 文博 【ブンハク】 doctor of literature
  • 医博 【イハク】 doctor of medicine, MD
  • 博 【ハク】 doctor, PhD, exposition, fair, exhibition
  • 博徒 【バクト】 gambler
  • 賭博 【トバク】 gambling
  • 伝助賭博 【デンスケトバク】 deceptive betting game (such as the shell game), street fraud, trickery, densuke, roulette-like deceptive street gambling

Readings

Japanese names:
ぐれ、 と、 はか、 ひろ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
bo2
Korean:
bag

Spanish

  • Dr. (doctorado, Ph.D.)
  • exposición
  • feria
  • estima
  • ovación
  • vencedor por aclamación

Portuguese

  • Dr.
  • comando
  • estima
  • vencedor por aclamação
  • Ph.D.
  • exposição
  • feira

French

  • docteur
  • ovation
  • estimé
  • exposition
  • foire
  • gain
695 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
593 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
564 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
802 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
787 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
525 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1112 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1534 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
601 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
611 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
798 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
249 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
170 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
112 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
129 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
47 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
2761P Morohashi
151 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
621 New Nelson (John Haig)
47 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
48 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
596 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1448 2001 Kanji
2k10.1 The Kanji Dictionary
1-2-10 SKIP code
4304.6 Four corner code
1-39-78 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
535a Unicode hex code

之

3 strokes
Radical:
slash 丿
Parts:
丶 乙 亠 廴
of, this
Kun:
の、 これ、 ゆく、 この
On:
シ
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level N1
1318 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

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On reading compounds

  • 之繞 【シンニョウ】 kanji "road" or "advance" radical (radical 162)
  • 之繞を掛ける 【シンニュウヲカケル】 to exaggerate

Kun reading compounds

  • 乃 【の】 's, of, belonging to
  • 之字運動 【のじうんどう】 zig-zag motion (esp. warship)
  • 此れ 【これ】 this, this one, this person, now, this point (in time), here, used to stress the subject of a sentence, I, me
  • これ等 【これら】 these

Readings

Japanese names:
ゆき、 いたる、 あき、 つな、 ゆみ、 くに、 のぶ、 ひさ、 ひで
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
zhi1
Korean:
ji

Spanish

  • esto
  • de (partícula posesiva)

Portuguese

French

  • de
  • ceci
  • avancer (radical shinnyuu)
697 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
280 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1942 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
24 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2004 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
4228 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2137 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2886 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1222 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
125 Morohashi
3420 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
48 New Nelson (John Haig)
1214 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1299 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
670 2001 Kanji
0a2.9 The Kanji Dictionary
4-3-4 SKIP code
4-4-4 SKIP code
4-2-4 SKIP code
3030.7 Four corner code
1-39-23 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4e4b Unicode hex code