Jisho

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10 strokes
Radical:
speech 言 (訁)
Parts:
scribe, account, narrative
Kun:
しる.す
On:
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
149 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 記 【キ】 account, history, chronicle, annals, record, notice, note, as follows, Kojiki (earliest historical record of Japan, compiled in 712 CE), Records of Ancient Matters
  • 記憶 【キオク】 memory, recollection, remembrance, memory, storage
  • 手記 【シュキ】 note, memorandum, memo, memoirs, personal account
  • 左記 【サキ】 undermentioned (statement), the following, at left

Kun reading compounds

  • 記す 【しるす】 to write down, to note down, to jot down, to take a note of, to mention, to describe, to give an account of, to inscribe, to mark, to brand, to remember, to engrave (in one's mind)

Readings

Japanese names:
のり
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
ji4
Korean:
gi

Spanish

  • crónica
  • narración
  • memorizar
  • anotar
  • consignar por escrito

Portuguese

  • escriba
  • contar
  • narrativa
  • narrar

French

  • inscrire
  • compte-rendu
  • narration
180 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
105 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
95 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
147 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4318 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
301 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
895 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1149 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
371 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
372 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
633 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1660 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1843 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
974 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1321 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
535 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
35244 Morohashi
1453 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
5563 New Nelson (John Haig)
529 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
568 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
209 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
190 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3056 2001 Kanji
7a3.5 The Kanji Dictionary
1-7-3 SKIP code
0761.7 Four corner code
1-21-13 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
8a18 Unicode hex code

8 strokes
Radical:
heart 心 (忄, ⺗)
Parts:
wish, sense, idea, thought, feeling, desire, attention
On:
ネン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
390 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 念 【ネン】 sense, idea, thought, feeling, desire, concern, attention, care
  • 念願 【ネンガン】 one's heart's desire, one's dearest wish
  • 執念 【シュウネン】 tenacity, persistence, obsession, implacability
  • 通念 【ツウネン】 common idea, common wisdom, generally accepted idea

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
nian4
Korean:
nyeom

Spanish

  • deseo
  • pensamiento
  • sentimiento

Portuguese

  • desejo
  • sentido
  • idéia
  • pensamento
  • sentimento
  • atenção

French

  • désir
  • souhait
  • sens
  • idée
  • pensée
  • sentiment
  • attention
689 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
590 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
561 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
469 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
424 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
316 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
532 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
670 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
579 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
588 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1117 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
774 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2554 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1304 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1773 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1604 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
10390 Morohashi
2059 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1800 New Nelson (John Haig)
1590 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1715 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
333 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
514 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2858 2001 Kanji
2a6.24 The Kanji Dictionary
2-2-6 SKIP code
2-4-4 SKIP code
8033.2 Four corner code
1-39-16 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5ff5 Unicode hex code

15 strokes
Radical:
hand 手 (扌龵)
Parts:
snapshot, take pictures
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1023 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 撮影 【サツエイ】 photography (still or motion), photographing, filming, shooting, (video) recording
  • 撮影会 【サツエイカイ】 photography event, photo session, photo shoot
  • 特撮 【トクサツ】 special effects, SFX, tokusatsu (genre of live-action film or television drama that makes heavy use of special effects, e.g. Godzilla)
  • 空撮 【クウサツ】 aerial photography

Kun reading compounds

  • 撮る 【とる】 to take (a photograph), to record (audio or video), to film, to shoot
  • 摘む 【つまむ】 to pinch, to hold (between one's fingers), to pick up (with chopsticks, tweezers, etc.), to pick up and eat, to snack on, to pick out (the main point), to summarize, to sum up, to bewitch, to possess, to fascinate

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
cuo1, zuo3, cuo4
Korean:
chwal

Spanish

  • recoger
  • tomar fotos

Portuguese

  • instantâneo
  • tirar fotos

French

  • photographier
1305 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1134 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2001 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1241 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1383 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1520 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1621 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1267 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
925 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
910 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
514 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
671 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
830 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
12748 Morohashi
737 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2282 New Nelson (John Haig)
822 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
885 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1769 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1367 2001 Kanji
3c12.13 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-12 SKIP code
5604.7 Four corner code
1-27-03 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
64ae Unicode hex code

15 strokes
Radical:
bristle, beard
Parts:
shadow, silhouette, phantom
Kun:
かげ
On:
エイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
464 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 影響 【エイキョウ】 influence, effect, impact
  • 影響力 【エイキョウリョク】 influence, clout, leverage
  • 遺影 【イエイ】 portrait of a deceased person
  • 投影 【トウエイ】 projection

Kun reading compounds

  • 影 【かげ】 shadow, silhouette, figure, shape, reflection, image, ominous sign, light (stars, moon), trace, shadow (of one's former self), behind, background, other side
  • 陰口 【かげぐち】 malicious gossip, backbiting, speaking ill behind someone's back
  • 山陰 【やまかげ】 place in the shade of a mountain, shelter of the mountains, mountain recess
  • 夕影 【ゆうかげ】 light of the setting sun, figure lit by the evening sun

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
ying3
Korean:
yeong

Spanish

  • sombra
  • silueta
  • forma
  • parte contraria
  • reverso

Portuguese

  • sombra
  • silhueta
  • fantasma

French

  • ombre portée
  • silhouette
  • fantôme
1017 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
630 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1594 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
929 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1276 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2357 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
854 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
873 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1022 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
619 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2381 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1216 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1671 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1728 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
10019 Morohashi
1889 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1722 New Nelson (John Haig)
1712 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1848 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
494 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
1758 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3860 2001 Kanji
3j12.1 The Kanji Dictionary
1-12-3 SKIP code
6292.2 Four corner code
1-17-38 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5f71 Unicode hex code