Jisho

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語

14 strokes
Radical:
speech 言 (訁)
Parts:
口 五 言
word, speech, language
Kun:
かた.る、 かた.らう
On:
ゴ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
301 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 語 【ゴ】 word, term, language, speech
  • 語学 【ゴガク】 study of foreign languages, linguistics
  • 標語 【ヒョウゴ】 motto, slogan, catchword
  • 造語 【ゾウゴ】 coinage, invention of a new word, coined word

Kun reading compounds

  • 語る 【かたる】 to talk about, to speak of, to tell, to narrate, to recite, to chant, to indicate, to show
  • 語るに落ちる 【かたるにおちる】 to let slip a secret, to let the cat out of the bag
  • 語らう 【かたらう】 to talk, to tell, to recite, to pledge, to conspire with

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
yu3, yu4
Korean:
eo

Spanish

  • palabra
  • discurso
  • lenguaje
  • hablar
  • conversar
  • narrar

Portuguese

  • palavra
  • discurso
  • língua

French

  • langage
  • mot
  • raconter
209 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
124 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
112 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
274 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4374 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
231 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
87 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2136 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.1 Japanese for Busy People
67 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
67 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
154 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1685 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1944 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1040 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1402 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
353 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
35533 Morohashi
1543 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
5628 New Nelson (John Haig)
347 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
371 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
211 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
231 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3077 2001 Kanji
7a7.6 The Kanji Dictionary
1-7-7 SKIP code
0166.1 Four corner code
1-24-76 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
8a9e Unicode hex code

彙

13 strokes
Radical:
pig snout 彐 (彑)
Parts:
冖 ヨ 彑 木 田
same kind, collect, classify, category, hedgehog
Kun:
はりねずみ
On:
イ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 彙 【イ】 kind, sort, type
  • 彙報 【イホウ】 bulletin, collection of reports
  • 理解語彙 【リカイゴイ】 passive vocabulary
  • 使用語彙 【シヨウゴイ】 active vocabulary

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
hui4
Korean:
hwi

Spanish

Portuguese

French

1586 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2200 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1637 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
2929 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2036 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
9936 Morohashi
1709 New Nelson (John Haig)
2997 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1237 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
2i11.1 The Kanji Dictionary
2-3-10 SKIP code
2790.4 Four corner code
1-55-35 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5f59 Unicode hex code

規

11 strokes
Radical:
see 見
Parts:
二 人 土 大 見
standard, measure
On:
キ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
349 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 基準 【キジュン】 standard, criterion, norm, benchmark, measure, gauge, basis
  • 規格 【キカク】 standard, norm
  • 内規 【ナイキ】 private regulations, bylaws, internal rules, tradition
  • 正規 【セイキ】 regular, normal, formal, legal, established, legitimate

Readings

Japanese names:
すのり、 ただし、 のり、 み
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
gui1
Korean:
gyu

Spanish

  • compás
  • regla
  • medida
  • norma

Portuguese

  • padrão
  • medida

French

  • norme
  • mesure
577 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
672 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
643 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
488 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4285 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
527 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
888 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1349 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
607 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
617 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
807 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1644 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1231 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
667 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
890 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
849 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
34810 Morohashi
978 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
5524 New Nelson (John Haig)
841 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
904 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
453 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
728 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1457 2001 Kanji
5c6.9 The Kanji Dictionary
1-4-7 SKIP code
5601.0 Four corner code
1-21-12 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
898f Unicode hex code

則

9 strokes
Radical:
knife, sword 刀 (刂)
Parts:
ハ 刈 目 貝
rule, law, follow, based on, model after
Kun:
のっと.る、 のり、 すなわち
On:
ソク
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
753 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 則 【ソク】 counter for rules, rule, regulation
  • 即する 【ソクスル】 to conform to, to agree with, to be adapted to, to be based on
  • 反則 【ハンソク】 foul, breaking the rules, violation (of the law, regulations, etc.), infringement, breach, infraction
  • 正則 【セイソク】 correct, proper, formal, regular, systematic, normal, invertible (matrix), holomorphic

Kun reading compounds

  • 則る 【のっとる】 to follow (a rule, precedent, style, etc.), to conform to, to be in accordance with
  • 法 【のり】 rule, law, regulation, model, pattern, teachings of Buddha, Buddhist doctrine, transverse measurement, measurement across, side-slope, slope
  • 即ち 【すなわち】 that is (to say), namely, i.e., precisely, exactly, just, nothing but, neither more nor less, (and) then

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
ze2
Korean:
jeug, chig, cheug

Spanish

  • regla
  • norma
  • ley
  • decisión

Portuguese

  • regra
  • seguir
  • basear em
  • ter como modelo

French

  • règlement
  • règle
  • suivre
  • norme
  • loi (science, nature)
666 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
764 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
742 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
855 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4487 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
499 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
362 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
902 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
608 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
618 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
808 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
197 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1831 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
967 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1311 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
89 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
1994 Morohashi
1444 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
487 New Nelson (John Haig)
88 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
92 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
702 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3943 2001 Kanji
7b2.1 The Kanji Dictionary
1-7-2 SKIP code
6280.0 Four corner code
1-34-07 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5247 Unicode hex code