Jisho

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13 strokes
Radical:
speech 言 (訁)
Parts:
tale, talk
Kun:
はな.すはなし
On:
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
134 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 話 【ワ】 counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
  • 話題 【ワダイ】 topic, subject, much talked about, topical, in the news, hot
  • 懇話 【コンワ】 friendly talk, chat
  • 秘話 【ヒワ】 secret story, unknown episode

Kun reading compounds

  • 話す 【はなす】 to talk, to speak, to converse, to chat, to tell, to explain, to narrate, to mention, to describe, to discuss, to speak (a language)
  • 話 【はなし】 talk, speech, chat, conversation, topic, subject, discussions, negotiation, argument, rumor, talk, hearsay, tale, story, fable, circumstances, particulars
  • 話し合い 【はなしあい】 discussion, talk, tête-à-tête, conference
  • いい話 【いいはなし】 good story, heartwarming story, good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
  • 固い話 【かたいはなし】 serious topic (of conversation)

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
hua4
Korean:
hwa

Spanish

  • cuento
  • charla
  • hablar
  • narrar

Portuguese

  • Conversar
  • falar uma língua
  • conto

French

  • parler
  • histoire
151 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
240 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
221 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
133 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4358 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
180 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
86 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2.2 Japanese for Busy People
238 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
238 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
178 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1684 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1928 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1027 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1388 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
350 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
35441 Morohashi
1527 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
5608 New Nelson (John Haig)
344 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
368 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
125 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
229 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3077 2001 Kanji
7a6.8 The Kanji Dictionary
1-7-6 SKIP code
0266.4 Four corner code
1-47-35 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
8a71 Unicode hex code

18 strokes
Radical:
leaf
Parts:
topic, subject
On:
ダイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
96 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 題 【ダイ】 title, subject, theme, topic, problem (on a test), question, counter for questions (on a test)
  • 題材 【ダイザイ】 subject, theme
  • 表題 【ヒョウダイ】 title, index, heading, headline, caption
  • 命題 【メイダイ】 proposition, thesis, notion, theory, problem, issue, challenge

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
ti2
Korean:
je

Spanish

  • objeto
  • tema
  • materia

Portuguese

  • tópico
  • assunto

French

  • sujet
464 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
360 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
340 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
123 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2164 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
393 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
276 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2.16 Japanese for Busy People
354 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
355 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
327 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1895 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
4139 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2103 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2848 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
396 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
43584 Morohashi
3337 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
6645 New Nelson (John Haig)
389 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
415 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
51 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
440 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3870 2001 Kanji
9a9.7 The Kanji Dictionary
3-9-9 SKIP code
6180.8 Four corner code
1-34-74 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
984c Unicode hex code

8 strokes
Radical:
water 水 (氵, 氺)
Parts:
seethe, boil, ferment, uproar, breed
Kun:
わ.くわ.かす
On:
フツ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
1709 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 沸々 【フツフツ】 simmer, bubble out, flow out
  • 沸々 【フツフツ】 simmer, bubble out, flow out

Kun reading compounds

  • 沸く 【わく】 to grow hot (e.g. water), to boil, to get excited (at), to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.), to be in a ferment, to take place energetically, to ferment, to melt (of metal)
  • 沸かす 【わかす】 to boil, to heat (a liquid), to prepare (a bath, hot drink), to excite, to rouse, to stir

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
fei4
Korean:
bi, bul

Spanish

  • hervir
  • cocer

Portuguese

  • borbulhar
  • ferver
  • agitação
  • barulho
  • criar

French

  • bouillonner
  • bouillir
  • fermenter
  • exciter
  • élever
1767 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1707 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2524 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1627 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
670 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1792 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1928 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1494 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1180 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
387 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
244 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
291 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1245 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
17251 Morohashi
329 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3094 New Nelson (John Haig)
1237 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1325 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1205 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
344 2001 Kanji
3a5.3 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-5 SKIP code
3512.7 Four corner code
1-42-08 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6cb8 Unicode hex code

20 strokes
Radical:
horse
Parts:
leaping up, jumping up, rising, advancing, going
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1420 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 騰貴 【トウキ】 rise (in price or value), appreciation, advance
  • 騰勢 【トウセイ】 upward trend
  • 反騰 【ハントウ】 reactionary price rise
  • 物価高騰 【ブッカコウトウ】 rise in prices

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
teng2
Korean:
deung

Spanish

  • ascender
  • levantar

Portuguese

  • inflação
  • avançar
  • ir

French

  • inflation
  • augmentation
  • avance
1660 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1386 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3834 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1340 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1913 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2867 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1780 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1912 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1547 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1913 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1422 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
755 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1024 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
2008 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
44915P Morohashi
1106 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
6767 New Nelson (John Haig)
1989 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2144 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1937 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3950 2001 Kanji
4b16.3 The Kanji Dictionary
1-4-16 SKIP code
7922.7 Four corner code
1-38-13 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
9a30 Unicode hex code