Jisho

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14 strokes
Radical:
foot 足 (⻊)
Parts:
Variants:
jump, dance, leap, skip
Kun:
おど.る
On:
ヨウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
1308 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 踊躍 【ヨウヤク】 leaping with joy, jumping about
  • 現代舞踊 【ゲンダイブヨウ】 contemporary dance, modern dance
  • 歌舞伎舞踊 【カブキブヨウ】 kabuki dance

Kun reading compounds

  • 踊る 【おどる】 to dance (orig. a hopping dance), to be manipulated, to dance to someone's tune
  • 踊る阿呆に見る阿呆 【おどるあほうにみるあほう】 you're a fool if you dance, and a fool if you just look on; we're all fools, so let's dance

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
yong3
Korean:
yong

Spanish

  • bailar
  • saltar
  • brincar
  • baile

Portuguese

  • salto
  • dança
  • saltar
  • pular

French

  • danser
  • saut
  • bond
  • sautiller
1880 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1190 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4565 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1035 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
936 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2132 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1558 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1661 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1383 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1765 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1961 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1045 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1410 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1421 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
37587 Morohashi
1558 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
5882 New Nelson (John Haig)
1409 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1512 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1731 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3753 2001 Kanji
7d7.2 The Kanji Dictionary
1-7-7 SKIP code
6712.7 Four corner code
1-45-57 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
8e0a Unicode hex code

3 strokes
Radical:
big, very
Parts:
large, big
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
7 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 大 【ダイ】 large, big, great, huge, vast, major, important, serious, severe, great, prominent, eminent, distinguished, -sized, as big as, the size of, university, large (e.g. serving size), large option, long month (i.e. having 31 days)
  • 大尉 【タイイ】 captain (Army, US Marine Corps, USAF), lieutenant (Navy), flight lieutenant (RAF, RAAF, RNZAF, etc.)
  • 国大 【コクダイ】 national university
  • 電通大 【デンツウダイ】 University of Electro-Communications
  • 大 【タイ】 nth year in the Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25)
  • 大尉 【タイイ】 captain (Army, US Marine Corps, USAF), lieutenant (Navy), flight lieutenant (RAF, RAAF, RNZAF, etc.)
  • 御大 【オンタイ】 boss, governor, headman

Kun reading compounds

  • 大きい 【おおきい】 big, large, great, loud, extensive, spacious, important, decisive, valuable, older, grown up

Readings

Japanese names:
うふ、 お、 おう、 た、 たかし、 とも、 はじめ、 ひろ、 ひろし、 まさ、 まさる、 もと、 わ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
da4, dai4
Korean:
dae, da, tae

Spanish

  • grande
  • muy
  • mucho

Portuguese

  • grande
  • enorme

French

  • grand
22 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
25 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
53 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
7 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1171 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
32 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
40 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
48 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.2 Japanese for Busy People
26 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
26 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
87 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
408 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
4224 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2133 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2882 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
108 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
5831 Morohashi
3416 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1133 New Nelson (John Haig)
107 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
112 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
5 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
14 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1463 2001 Kanji
0a3.18 The Kanji Dictionary
4-3-4 SKIP code
4003.0 Four corner code
1-34-71 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5927 Unicode hex code

10 strokes
Radical:
hand 手 (扌龵)
Parts:
Variants:
search, look for, locate
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
592 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 捜索 【ソウサク】 search (esp. for someone or something missing), manhunt, legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
  • 捜査 【ソウサ】 search (esp. in criminal investigations), investigation, inquiry, enquiry
  • 特捜 【トクソウ】 special investigation
  • 博捜 【ハクソウ】 searching far and wide

Kun reading compounds

  • 探す 【さがす】 to search for, to look for, to hunt for, to seek, to search (a house, pocket, etc.), to search through, to rummage in (e.g. a drawer), to fish around

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
sou1
Korean:
su

Spanish

  • buscar
  • localizar
  • explorar
  • consultar el diccionario

Portuguese

  • Pesquisar
  • esperar
  • localizar

French

  • chercher
  • rechercher
  • détecter
  • repérer
1516 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
701 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1917 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1432 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
572 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
989 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1026 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1475 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
893 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
516 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
318 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
389 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1129 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
12179P Morohashi
432 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2168 New Nelson (John Haig)
1120 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1201 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1339 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1367 2001 Kanji
3c7.5 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-7 SKIP code
5504.7 Four corner code
1-33-60 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
635c Unicode hex code

9 strokes
Radical:
tree
Parts:
investigate
On:
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
184 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 査証 【サショウ】 visa, endorsing (e.g. a passport), stamping
  • 査察 【ササツ】 inspection (for compliance), investigation (tax, etc.)
  • 主査 【シュサ】 chief examiner or investigator
  • 実態調査 【ジッタイチョウサ】 fact-finding investigation, investigation into actual conditions, fact-finding survey

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
cha2, zha1
Korean:
sa

Spanish

  • investigar
  • examinar
  • inspeccionar

Portuguese

  • investigar

French

  • investigation
611 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
705 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
678 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
284 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2235 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
510 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
630 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
624 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
634 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
825 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1056 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3092 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1580 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2159 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1798 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
14643 Morohashi
2437 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2630 New Nelson (John Haig)
1781 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1920 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
699 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1873 2001 Kanji
4a5.32 The Kanji Dictionary
2-4-5 SKIP code
4010.7 Four corner code
1-26-26 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
67fb Unicode hex code

15 strokes
Radical:
silk 糸 (糹)
Parts:
Variants:
line, track
Kun:
すじ
On:
セン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N2
382 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 線 【セン】 line, stripe, stria, line (e.g. telephone line), wire, ray (e.g. X-ray), beam, line (e.g. of a railroad), track, route, lane, outline, contours, form, level, division, line (of action), position, approach, policy, principle, impression one leaves, air one gives off
  • 繊維 【センイ】 fibre, fiber, textile
  • 横線 【オウセン】 horizontal line
  • 赤外線 【セキガイセン】 infrared rays, infrared radiation

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
xian4
Korean:
seon

Spanish

  • línea
  • cable
  • frontera
  • raíl
  • carril

Portuguese

  • linha
  • trilha

French

  • ligne
  • voie
447 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
176 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
329 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
247 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3580 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
389 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
826 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2.20 Japanese for Busy People
299 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
299 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
841 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1551 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1760 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
944 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1273 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1351 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
27641 Morohashi
1392 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4548 New Nelson (John Haig)
1339 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1438 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
236 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2742 2001 Kanji
6a9.7 The Kanji Dictionary
1-6-9 SKIP code
2693.2 Four corner code
1-32-94 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
7dda Unicode hex code