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誰

15 strokes
Radical:
speech 言 (訁)
Parts:
言 隹
who, someone, somebody
Kun:
だれ、 たれ、 た
On:
スイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
1933 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 誰何 【スイカ】 challenging (an unknown person), asking a person's identity

Kun reading compounds

  • 誰 【だれ】 who
  • 誰か 【だれか】 someone, somebody
  • どこの誰 【どこのだれ】 who the heck, just who
  • 誰々 【だれだれ】 so-and-so, who?, which people?
  • 誰 【だれ】 who
  • 誰彼 【だれかれ】 this or that person, anybody, many people
  • 誰 【だれ】 who
  • 誰が為に 【たがために】 for whom

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
shui2, shei2
Korean:
su

Spanish

  • quién
  • alguien

Portuguese

French

  • qui
  • quelqu'un
1652 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4384 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1747 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
81 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1986 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1429 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
563 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
35586 Morohashi
1578 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
5642 New Nelson (John Haig)
2712 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
598 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
484 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
7a8.1 The Kanji Dictionary
1-7-8 SKIP code
0061.4 Four corner code
1-35-15 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
8ab0 Unicode hex code

知

8 strokes
Radical:
arrow 矢
Parts:
口 矢 乞
know, wisdom
Kun:
し.る、 し.らせる
On:
チ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
205 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 知 【チ】 wisdom, jnana (higher knowledge)
  • 知恵 【チエ】 wisdom, wit, sagacity, sense, intelligence, prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
  • 認知 【ニンチ】 acknowledgement, acknowledgment, recognition, cognition
  • 熟知 【ジュクチ】 being familiar with, having a thorough knowledge of, being well-informed about

Kun reading compounds

  • 知る 【しる】 to know, to be aware (of), to be conscious (of), to learn (of), to find out, to discover, to sense, to feel, to notice, to realize, to understand, to comprehend, to grasp, to appreciate, to remember, to be familiar with, to be acquainted with, to experience, to go through, to know (e.g. hardship), to get acquainted with (a person), to get to know, to have to do with, to be concerned with, to be one's concern, to be one's responsibility
  • 知る限り 【しるかぎり】 as far as I know
  • 吾唯足知 【われただたるをしる】 I am content with what I am (have), rich is the person who is content with what he is
  • 知らせる 【しらせる】 to notify, to advise, to inform

Readings

Japanese names:
さと、 さとる、 しり、 しれ、 とも、 のり
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
zhi1, zhi4
Korean:
ji

Spanish

  • conocer
  • saber
  • entender

Portuguese

  • saber
  • sabedoria

French

  • savoir
  • sagesse
112 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
186 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
169 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
207 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3169 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
196 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
229 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
636 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.18 Japanese for Busy People
214 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
214 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
143 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1394 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1446 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
768 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1041 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1231 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
23935 Morohashi
1127 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3978 New Nelson (John Haig)
1223 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1308 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
73 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
160 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2377 2001 Kanji
3d5.14 The Kanji Dictionary
1-5-3 SKIP code
8640.0 Four corner code
1-35-46 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
77e5 Unicode hex code

毛

4 strokes
Radical:
fur, hair 毛
Parts:
毛
fur, hair, feather, down
Kun:
け
On:
モウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N2
1179 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 毛 【モウ】 one-thousandth, 0.03 mm (one-thousandth of a sun), 0.01 percent (one-thousandth of a wari), 3.75 milligrams (one-thousandth of a monme), old monetary unit (0.0001 yen)
  • 毛皮 【ケガワ】 fur, skin, pelt, kanji "fur" radical
  • 不毛 【フモウ】 barren, sterile, infertile, unproductive (e.g. discussion), fruitless
  • 再生毛 【サイセイモウ】 recycled wool, reclaimed wool

Kun reading compounds

  • 毛 【け】 hair, fur, wool, down, plumage, feathers
  • 毛皮 【けがわ】 fur, skin, pelt, kanji "fur" radical
  • お毛毛 【おけけ】 pubic hair
  • 猫っ毛 【ねこっけ】 fine, soft hair

Readings

Japanese names:
めん、 も
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
mao2
Korean:
mo

Spanish

  • pelaje
  • vello
  • pluma
  • cultivo
  • producción

Portuguese

  • peles
  • cabelo
  • pena
  • abaixo

French

  • pilosité
  • pelage
  • cheveux
  • plumage
  • duvet
142 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
230 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
210 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
521 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2473 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
125 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
661 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
117 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
287 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
287 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
490 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1147 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
4264 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2152 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2904 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1932 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
16772 Morohashi
3453 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3013 New Nelson (John Haig)
1913 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2062 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
103 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2256 2001 Kanji
0a4.33 The Kanji Dictionary
4-4-3 SKIP code
4-4-4 SKIP code
2-1-3 SKIP code
2071.4 Four corner code
1-44-51 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6bdb Unicode hex code

沢

7 strokes
Radical:
water 水 (氵, 氺)
Parts:
丶 尸 汁
Variants:
澤
swamp, marsh, brilliance, grace
Kun:
さわ、 うるお.い、 うるお.す、 つや
On:
タク
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
296 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

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On reading compounds

  • 沢 【タク】 blessing, grace, favour, favor, benefit
  • 沢山 【タクサン】 a lot, lots, plenty, many, a large number, much, a great deal, a good deal, enough, sufficient, enough, too many, too much
  • 沼沢 【ショウタク】 marsh, swamp, bog
  • 恵沢 【ケイタク】 blessing, pity, favor, favour, benefit

Kun reading compounds

  • 沢 【さわ】 mountain stream, valley, dale, wetlands, swamp, marsh
  • 沢地 【さわち】 marshy land

Readings

Japanese names:
おも、 さ、 さわん、 わさ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
ze2
Korean:
taeg, seog

Spanish

  • pantano
  • brillo
  • beneficio
  • muchos

Portuguese

  • brejo

French

  • marais
  • ruisseau de montagne
  • abondance
1552 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
403 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2503 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
908 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1462 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
404 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
994 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1031 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1395 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1164 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
313 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
201 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
238 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1081 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
17234 Morohashi
267 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3062 New Nelson (John Haig)
1072 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1153 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
442 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
1137 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
362 2001 Kanji
3a4.18 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-4 SKIP code
3718.7 Four corner code
1-34-84 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6ca2 Unicode hex code

東

8 strokes
Radical:
tree 木
Parts:
一 ｜ 日 木 田
east
Kun:
ひがし
On:
トウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
37 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 東欧 【トウオウ】 Eastern Europe
  • 東亜 【トウア】 East Asia, the Orient
  • 北北東 【ホクホクトウ】 north-northeast, north-north-east
  • 東北東 【トウホクトウ】 east-northeast, ENE

Kun reading compounds

  • 東 【ひがし】 east
  • 東方 【とうほう】 eastern direction, the Orient, eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)
  • 犬が西向きゃ尾は東 【いぬがにしむきゃおはひがし】 that goes without saying, water is wet, when a dog turns west, its tail turns east

Readings

Japanese names:
あい、 あがり、 あずま、 あづま、 こち、 さき、 しの、 とお、 はる、 ひが、 もと
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
dong1
Korean:
dong

Spanish

  • Este

Portuguese

  • Oriente

French

  • Est
121 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
201 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
184 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
11 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
213 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
27 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
63 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
771 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.10 Japanese for Busy People
71 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
71 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
39 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1053 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
4385 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2221 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2987 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
516 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
14499 Morohashi
3568 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2596 New Nelson (John Haig)
504 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
543 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
108 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
164 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1564 2001 Kanji
0a8.9 The Kanji Dictionary
4-8-3 SKIP code
5090.6 Four corner code
1-37-76 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6771 Unicode hex code