Jisho

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7 strokes
Radical:
red, naked
Parts:
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N4
584 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 赤軍 【セキグン】 Red Army (Soviet Union, 1918-1946), Workers' and Peasants' Red Army, Japanese Red Army, JRA
  • 赤外線 【セキガイセン】 infrared rays, infrared radiation
  • 七赤 【シチセキ】 seventh of nine traditional astrological signs (corresponding to Venus and west)
  • 日赤 【ニッセキ】 Japanese Red Cross Society (abbr), Nisseki
  • 赤銅 【シャクドウ】 shakudo, gold-copper alloy, often with a blue patina
  • 赤銅色 【シャクドウイロ】 brown, tan

Kun reading compounds

  • 赤 【あか】 red, crimson, scarlet, red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange), Red (i.e. communist), red light (traffic), red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading), (in) the red, complete, total, perfect, obvious, copper, red 5-point card
  • 銅 【どう】 copper (Cu), bronze (medal)
  • 紅赤 【べにあか】 beniaka, variety of sweet potato with red skin and sweet yellow flesh; product of the Kawagoe region, bright red tinged with yellow
  • 真赤 【まあか】 bright red, deep red
  • 赤い 【あかい】 red, crimson, scarlet, vermilion, Red, communist
  • 赤色 【あかいろ】 red, red color (colour), communism, the left
  • 赤らむ 【あからむ】 to become red, to redden, to blush
  • 赤らめる 【あからめる】 to blush, to redden

Readings

Japanese names:
あ、 あこ、 あま
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
chi4
Korean:
jeog

Spanish

  • rojo
  • enrojecer
  • enrojecerse
  • sonrojarse

Portuguese

  • vermelho

French

  • rouge
35 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
51 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
46 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
476 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4534 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
275 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
254 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
443 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.2 Japanese for Busy People
207 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
207 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
46 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1751 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2719 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1389 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1876 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1759 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
36993 Morohashi
2193 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
5840 New Nelson (John Haig)
1743 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1880 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
406 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
68 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1441 2001 Kanji
3b4.10 The Kanji Dictionary
2-3-4 SKIP code
4023.1 Four corner code
4033.1 Four corner code
1-32-54 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
8d64 Unicode hex code

18 strokes
Radical:
clothes 衣 (衤)
Parts:
collar, neck, lapel, one's inner feelings
Kun:
えり
On:
キン
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
2030 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 襟懐 【キンカイ】 (one's) inner thoughts, feelings
  • 襟度 【キンド】 magnanimity, generosity, welcoming personality
  • 胸襟 【キョウキン】 one's heart
  • 開襟 【カイキン】 unbuttoning a collar, opening up (one's heart), open-necked shirt

Kun reading compounds

  • 襟 【えり】 collar, lapel, neckband, neck, nape of the neck, scruff of the neck
  • 襟巻き 【えりまき】 scarf (esp. one worn for warmth), muffler
  • 台襟 【だいえり】 neckband (of a shirt)
  • 掛け襟 【かけえり】 protective collar on kimono or bed clothes

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
jin1
Korean:
geum

Spanish

  • cuello
  • solapa
  • corazón
  • pensamiento

Portuguese

  • colarinho
  • pescoço
  • lapela

French

  • nuque
  • col
  • revers
1181 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1924 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4267 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1733 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1537 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1639 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1555 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1637 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1599 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
845 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1156 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1108 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
34647 Morohashi
1252 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
5504 New Nelson (John Haig)
1099 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1180 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1905 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
641 2001 Kanji
5e13.2 The Kanji Dictionary
1-5-13 SKIP code
3429.1 Four corner code
1-22-63 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
895f Unicode hex code

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On reading compounds

  • 鰭脚類 【キキャクルイ】 pinnipeds (seals and walruses)
  • 鰭条 【キジョウ】 fin ray

Kun reading compounds

  • 鰭 【ひれ】 fin (e.g. of a fish)
  • 鰭足鷸 【ひれあししぎ】 phalarope (any sandpiper of family Phalaropodidae)
  • 赤鰭 【あかひれ】 white cloud mountain minnow (Tanichthys albonubes), Canton danio
  • 鱶鰭 【ふかひれ】 shark fin

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
qi2
Korean:
gi

Spanish

Portuguese

French

5322 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
46400 Morohashi
6907 New Nelson (John Haig)
2827 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2842 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
11a10.4 The Kanji Dictionary
1-11-10 SKIP code
2436.1 Four corner code
1-41-41 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
9c2d Unicode hex code

7 strokes
Radical:
foot 足 (⻊)
Parts:
leg, foot, be sufficient, counter for pairs of footwear
Kun:
あした.りるた.るた.す
On:
ソク
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N4
343 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 足 【ソク】 counter for pairs of socks, shoes, etc.
  • 足跡 【アシアト】 footprints, record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites)
  • 俊足 【シュンソク】 swiftness of foot, fast runner, swift horse, fleet steed, person of great talent, gifted person
  • 土足 【ドソク】 shod feet, wearing shoes, muddy feet, dirty feet

Kun reading compounds

  • 足 【あし】 foot, paw, arm (of an octopus, squid, etc.), leg, gait, pace, lower radical of a kanji, means of transportation, (one's) ride, money, coin
  • 足跡 【あしあと】 footprints, record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites)
  • 出足 【であし】 turnout (of people), start (of a race, campaign, business, etc.), beginning, initial charge, dash
  • 客足 【きゃくあし】 customer traffic, customers, custom
  • 足りる 【たりる】 to be sufficient, to be enough, to be worth doing, to be worthy of, to deserve, to do (the job), to serve, to answer
  • 足る 【たる】 to be sufficient, to be enough, to be worth doing, to be worthy of, to deserve, to do (the job), to serve, to answer
  • 足るを知る 【たるをしる】 to know one has enough, to be satisfied with one's lot in life
  • 足す 【たす】 to add (numbers), to add (something), to top up (with something), to take care of (e.g. one's business)

Readings

Japanese names:
あ、 あす、 おす、 たらし
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
zu2, ju4
Korean:
jog, ju

Spanish

  • pierna
  • pie
  • ser suficiente
  • pata
  • bastar

Portuguese

  • perna
  • ser suficiente

French

  • jambe
  • pied
  • suffire
  • ajouter
  • compteur de paires de chaussures
29 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
36 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
51 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
305 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4546 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
135 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
90 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
461 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.6 Japanese for Busy People
58 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
58 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
171 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1759 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2714 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1386 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1873 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1287 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
37365 Morohashi
2188 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
5856 New Nelson (John Haig)
1279 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1372 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
338 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
67 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3770 2001 Kanji
7d0.1 The Kanji Dictionary
2-3-4 SKIP code
6080.1 Four corner code
1-34-13 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
8db3 Unicode hex code

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On reading compounds

  • 鷸蚌 【イツボウ】 a snipe and a clam, a snipe and a mussel
  • 鷸蚌の争い 【イツボウノアラソイ】 fight from which neither part benefits (but a third part does), a fight between the snipe and the clam (ends in the fisherman's profit)

Kun reading compounds

  • 鷸 【しぎ】 sandpiper (any bird of family Scolopacidae, incl. the curlews, godwits, phalaropes, redshanks, ruff, snipes, turnstones, and woodcocks)
  • 鷸駝鳥 【しぎだちょう】 tinamou (any bird of family Tinamidae)
  • 背高鴫 【せいたかしぎ】 black-winged stilt (Himantopus himantopus), stilt (any bird of family Recurvirostridae), avocet
  • 反嘴背高鷸 【そりはしせいたかしぎ】 pied avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta)

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
yu4
Korean:
hyul

Spanish

Portuguese

French

47359 Morohashi
7003 New Nelson (John Haig)
11b12.4 The Kanji Dictionary
1-12-11 SKIP code
1722.7 Four corner code
1-83-27 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
9df8 Unicode hex code