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走

7 strokes
Radical:
run 走 (赱)
Parts:
土 走
Variants:
赱
run
Kun:
はし.る
On:
ソウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
626 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 走 【ソウ】 run, race
  • 走行 【ソウコウ】 running (of a car, bus, etc.), traveling, travelling, running (of a program)
  • 代走 【ダイソウ】 substitute runner
  • 快走 【カイソウ】 fast moving, fast running, fast sailing

Kun reading compounds

  • 走る 【はしる】 to run, to run (of a vehicle), to drive, to travel, to move, to sail, to rush (to), to dash, to race, to retreat, to flee, to defect (to), to run away, to abscond, to elope, to flash (of lightning), to streak, to shoot (through; e.g. of pain), to run (through), to flare, to flit (e.g. across one's face), to spread quickly (of news, shock, etc.), to go (e.g. bad, to extremes), to become, to turn, to take to (e.g. crime), to get carried away by (e.g. one's emotions), to get involved in, to get wrapped up in, to run (through; of a road, street, etc.), to extend (e.g. of a mountain range), to stretch, to lie

Readings

Japanese names:
はしり
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
zou3
Korean:
ju

Spanish

  • correr
  • escapar
  • huir

Portuguese

  • Correr
  • corrida

French

  • courir
105 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
179 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
161 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
725 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4539 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
832 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
255 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
441 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
3.7 Japanese for Busy People
429 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
435 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
177 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1753 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2720 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1390 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1877 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
390 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
37034 Morohashi
2194 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
5845 New Nelson (John Haig)
384 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
410 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
148 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1470 2001 Kanji
3b4.9 The Kanji Dictionary
2-3-4 SKIP code
4080.1 Four corner code
1-33-86 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
8d70 Unicode hex code

馬

10 strokes
Radical:
horse 馬
Parts:
杰 馬
horse
Kun:
うま、 うま-、 ま
On:
バ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
639 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 馬車 【バシャ】 coach (horse-drawn), carriage, wagon, cart
  • 馬券 【バケン】 betting ticket, betting slip
  • 白馬 【ハクバ】 white horse, unrefined sake
  • 騎馬 【キバ】 horse riding, horseback riding, horseback rider

Kun reading compounds

  • 馬 【うま】 horse, horse racing, promoted bishop, knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
  • 馬車 【ばしゃ】 coach (horse-drawn), carriage, wagon, cart
  • 白馬 【はくば】 white horse, unrefined sake
  • 竹馬 【たけうま】 stilts (for walking), hobby horse
  • 馬克 【マルク】 mark (currency)
  • 馬尼剌 【マニラ】 Manila (Philippines)
  • 白馬 【はくば】 white horse, unrefined sake
  • 竹馬 【たけうま】 stilts (for walking), hobby horse

Readings

Japanese names:
た、 ばん、 め、 も
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
ma3
Korean:
ma

Spanish

  • caballo

Portuguese

  • Cavalo

French

  • cheval
127 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
210 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
191 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
512 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
5191 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
142 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1015 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1257 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
283 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
283 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
484 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1912 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
4086 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2073 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2809 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1997 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
44572 Morohashi
3296 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
6725 New Nelson (John Haig)
1978 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2132 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
199 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3450 2001 Kanji
10a0.1 The Kanji Dictionary
3-6-4 SKIP code
4-10-1 SKIP code
7132.7 Four corner code
1-39-47 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
99ac Unicode hex code

灯

6 strokes
Radical:
fire 火 (灬)
Parts:
一 亅 火
Variants:
燈
lamp, a light, light, counter for lights
Kun:
ひ、 ほ-、 ともしび、 とも.す、 あかり
On:
トウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N2
1605 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 灯 【トウ】 light, lamp, counter for electric lights
  • 灯台 【トウダイ】 lighthouse, old-fashioned interior light fixture comprising a wooden pole with an oil-filled dish and a wick atop it
  • 消灯 【ショウトウ】 putting out the lights, turning off the lights
  • 探海灯 【タンカイトウ】 searchlight

Kun reading compounds

  • 灯 【ひ】 light, lamp
  • 灯明かり 【ひあかり】 lamplight, torchlight
  • 灯火 【ともしび】 light, lamp, torch
  • 灯す 【ともす】 to light (a candle, lamp, etc.), to turn on (a light)
  • 明かり 【あかり】 light, illumination, glow, gleam, lamp, light
  • 明かりを消す 【あかりをけす】 to turn the lights off

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
deng1
Korean:
deung

Spanish

  • lámpara
  • luz
  • contador para luces

Portuguese

  • lâmpada
  • luz
  • sufixo p/ contagem de luzes

French

  • lampe
  • lumière
  • compteur de lampes
583 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
556 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1290 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2745 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
537 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
711 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1333 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1416 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
871 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1262 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1019 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
552 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
730 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
167 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
18855 Morohashi
825 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3395 New Nelson (John Haig)
165 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
177 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
471 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1153 2001 Kanji
4d2.1 The Kanji Dictionary
1-4-2 SKIP code
1-1-5 SKIP code
9182.0 Four corner code
1-37-84 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
706f Unicode hex code

駆

14 strokes
Radical:
horse 馬
Parts:
丶 ノ 匚 杰 馬
Variants:
駈 驅 敺
drive, run, gallop, advance, inspire, impel
Kun:
か.ける、 か.る
On:
ク
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1033 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 駆使 【クシ】 using freely, making full use of, having a good command of, working (someone) hard, driving (someone) on
  • 駆除 【クジョ】 extermination (of pests), eradication, stamping out (e.g. a social evil)
  • 先駆 【センク】 forerunner, precursor, pioneer, leader, outrider, outriding
  • 上手く行く 【ウマクイク】 to go smoothly, to turn out well, to do the trick, to have peaceful relations

Kun reading compounds

  • 翔る 【かける】 to soar, to fly, to run, to dash
  • 駆ける 【かける】 to run, to dash, to race, to gallop (on horseback), to canter, to advance (against one's enemy), to charge (on horseback)
  • 駆る 【かる】 to spur on, to urge forward, to impel, to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
qu1
Korean:
gu

Spanish

  • galopar
  • hacer correr a un caballo
  • avanzar

Portuguese

  • dirigir
  • corrida
  • galope
  • avançar
  • inspirar
  • impelir

French

  • conduire
  • courir
  • galoper
  • aiguillonner
  • pousser à
1183 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1477 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
5200 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1271 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1910 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1882 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
2049 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1611 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1916 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2293 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1185 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1619 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
2002 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
44634 Morohashi
1823 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
6736 New Nelson (John Haig)
1983 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2137 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1743 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3475 2001 Kanji
10a4.5 The Kanji Dictionary
1-10-4 SKIP code
7131.4 Four corner code
1-22-78 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
99c6 Unicode hex code

巡

6 strokes (also 5)
Radical:
river 巛 (川, 巜)
Parts:
込 巛
patrol, go around, circumference
Kun:
めぐ.る、 めぐ.り
On:
ジュン
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1262 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 巡 【ジュン】 counter for tours, cycles, rounds, circuits, etc.
  • 巡回 【ジュンカイ】 going around, patrol, round, tour
  • 一巡 【イチジュン】 one round, one tour, one circuit, one patrol
  • 軽巡 【ケイジュン】 light cruiser

Kun reading compounds

  • 巡る 【めぐる】 to go around, to make a circle around, to surround, to circle, to enclose, to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.), to return, to repeat, to circulate (of blood, money, etc.), to travel around, to make a tour of, to concern (a matter), to surround
  • 巡り 【めぐり】 circumference, girth, tour, pilgrimage, circulation (e.g. of blood)
  • めぐり合う 【めぐりあう】 to meet fortuitously, to meet by chance, to happen across

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
xun2
Korean:
sun

Spanish

  • patrullar
  • circular
  • dar vueltas

Portuguese

  • patrulhar
  • dar uma volta
  • circunferência

French

  • patrouille
  • faire le tour
  • pèlerinage
  • circonférence
1374 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1066 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4667 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
905 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1245 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
777 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
791 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1743 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
677 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3781 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1930 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2622 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
291 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
8680P Morohashi
3047 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1528 New Nelson (John Haig)
285 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
303 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1090 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2762 2001 Kanji
2q3.3 The Kanji Dictionary
3-3-3 SKIP code
3-2-3 SKIP code
3230.3 Four corner code
1-29-68 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5de1 Unicode hex code