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財

10 strokes
Radical:
shell 貝
Parts:
一 ノ 亅 ハ 目 貝
Variants:
戝
property, money, wealth, assets
Kun:
たから
On:
ザイ、 サイ、 ゾク
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
494 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 財 【ザイ】 fortune, riches, goods, incorporated foundation
  • 財界 【ザイカイ】 financial world, business circles
  • 無形文化財 【ムケイブンカザイ】 intangible cultural asset
  • 文化財 【ブンカザイ】 cultural assets, cultural property
  • 財布 【サイフ】 wallet, purse, coin purse, billfold, pocketbook
  • 財布の紐を締める 【サイフノヒモヲシメル】 to tighten the purse strings, to tighten one's belt

Kun reading compounds

  • 宝 【たから】 treasure

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
cai2
Korean:
jae

Spanish

  • propiedad
  • dinero
  • riqueza
  • fortuna
  • activos

Portuguese

  • propriedade
  • dinheiro
  • riqueza
  • bens

French

  • propriété
  • argent
  • fortune
  • actifs
793 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
712 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
685 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
569 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4490 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
285 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
919 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1143 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
553 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
562 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
741 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1741 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1849 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
978 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1326 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
689 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
36664 Morohashi
1457 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
5773 New Nelson (John Haig)
682 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
737 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
491 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
713 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3947 2001 Kanji
7b3.1 The Kanji Dictionary
1-7-3 SKIP code
6480.0 Four corner code
1-26-66 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
8ca1 Unicode hex code

布

5 strokes
Radical:
turban, scarf 巾
Parts:
一 ノ 巾
linen, cloth, spread, distribute
Kun:
ぬの、 し.く、 きれ
On:
フ、 ホ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
877 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 布 【ヌノ】 cloth, fabric, material, textile, bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
  • 布教 【フキョウ】 propagation (e.g. a religion), proselytizing, missionary work
  • 麻布 【アサヌノ】 hemp cloth, linen
  • 公布 【コウフ】 official proclamation, announcement, promulgation (e.g. of regulations)
  • 布衣 【ホイ】 linen kariginu, plain kariginu (Edo period), commoner
  • 布衣始 【ホウイハジメ】 ceremony in which an abdicated emperor puts on informal court clothes (i.e. a kariginu and eboshi) for the first time

Kun reading compounds

  • 布 【ぬの】 cloth, fabric, material, textile, bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
  • 布地 【ぬのじ】 fabric, cloth, material
  • 麻布 【あさぬの】 hemp cloth, linen
  • 磨き布 【みがきぬの】 polishing cloth
  • 敷く 【しく】 to spread out, to lay out, to cover, to lay (e.g. railway tracks), to sit on, to take a position, to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
  • 切れ地 【きれじ】 fabric, cloth, material, traditionally patterned textiles, fabric scraps
  • ボロ布 【ぼろきれ】 old cloth, rag

Readings

Japanese names:
う、 の、 ほ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
bu4
Korean:
po

Spanish

  • paño
  • tela
  • difusión

Portuguese

  • Linho
  • pano

French

  • linge
706 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
799 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
778 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
749 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1468 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
737 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
494 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
170 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
675 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
688 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
887 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
557 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3691 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1886 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2566 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
412 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
8778 Morohashi
2973 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1548 New Nelson (John Haig)
405 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
433 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
653 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1444 2001 Kanji
3f2.1 The Kanji Dictionary
3-2-3 SKIP code
4022.7 Four corner code
1-41-59 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5e03 Unicode hex code

紐

10 strokes
Radical:
silk 糸 (糹)
Parts:
一 ｜ 小 幺 糸
string, cord, braid, lace, tape, strap, ribbon
Kun:
ひも
On:
チュウ、 ジュウ
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names

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On reading compounds

  • 紐帯 【チュウタイ】 important connection, important social foundation, close relation, tight relationship, intimate relation, close link

Kun reading compounds

  • 紐 【ひも】 string, cord, leash, man who is financially dependent on a woman, gigolo, pimp, restrictions, conditions, mantle (shellfish, etc.), small intestine (beef, pork), oviduct meat (chicken)
  • ヒモ男 【ひもおとこ】 man who is financially dependent on a woman
  • おぶい紐 【おぶいひも】 baby backpack, back-mounted baby carrier, sling
  • 投石紐 【とうせきひも】 sling (weapon)

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
niu3
Korean:
nyu

Spanish

Portuguese

French

3504 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1682 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1647 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1190 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
27268 Morohashi
4448 New Nelson (John Haig)
2661 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2703 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
6a4.2 The Kanji Dictionary
1-6-4 SKIP code
2791.5 Four corner code
1-41-19 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
7d10 Unicode hex code

握

12 strokes
Radical:
hand 手 (扌龵)
Parts:
厶 土 尸 扎 至
grip, hold, mould sushi, bribe
Kun:
にぎ.る
On:
アク
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1003 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 握手 【アクシュ】 handshake, reconciliation, joining hands, cooperation
  • 握力 【アクリョク】 grip (of hand), grip strength
  • 一握 【イチアク】 handful
  • 動向把握 【ドウコウハアク】 grasping the trend, firmly understanding how the situation is developing, getting a good sense of how things are changing

Kun reading compounds

  • 握る 【にぎる】 to clasp, to grasp, to grip, to clutch, to hold (the answer), to have (e.g. the solution), to be the key, to be the reason, to seize (power), to hold (the reins), to dominate, to control, to make (nigirizushi, rice ball, etc.), to form (with one's hands), to press into shape, to mold, to mould

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
wo4
Korean:
ag

Spanish

  • agarrar
  • coger
  • asir
  • empuñar
  • apretar con la mano

Portuguese

  • agarrar
  • segurar
  • moldar sushi
  • suborno

French

  • s'agripper
  • tenir
  • mouler (sushis)
  • soudoyer
999 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1467 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1963 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1566 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1370 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1714 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1831 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1257 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
911 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
714 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
427 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
535 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1068 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
12366 Morohashi
585 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2232 New Nelson (John Haig)
1059 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1139 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1538 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1372 2001 Kanji
3c9.17 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-9 SKIP code
5701.4 Four corner code
1-16-14 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
63e1 Unicode hex code