Jisho

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11 strokes
Radical:
cart, car
Parts:
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
1269 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 軟 【ナン】 soft
  • 軟化 【ナンカ】 softening, softening (of attitude), mollification, weakening (of the market), blanching (of vegetables; by depriving them of light)
  • 硬軟 【コウナン】 hardness and softness, hard line and moderate line
  • 軽軟 【ケイナン】 light and soft (of a wood)

Kun reading compounds

  • 柔らか 【やわらか】 soft, tender, pliant, supple, soft (colour, light, etc.), subdued, gentle (demeanour, voice, etc.), mild, informal, light, flexible (e.g. thinking)
  • 柔らかい 【やわらかい】 soft, tender, supple, flexible, limber, limp, gentle, mild, soft, mellow, light (topic, book, etc.), informal, flexible (thinking, mind, etc.), malleable, adaptable
  • 柔らかい 【やわらかい】 soft, tender, supple, flexible, limber, limp, gentle, mild, soft, mellow, light (topic, book, etc.), informal, flexible (thinking, mind, etc.), malleable, adaptable

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
ruan3
Korean:
yeon

Spanish

  • suave
  • flojo
  • débil

Portuguese

  • macio

French

  • mou
1673 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1199 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4614 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1482 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
940 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1788 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1922 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1308 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1774 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1871 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
994 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1345 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
481 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
38213 Morohashi
1479 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
5947 New Nelson (John Haig)
470 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
509 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1489 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1562 2001 Kanji
7c4.1 The Kanji Dictionary
1-7-4 SKIP code
5708.2 Four corner code
1-38-80 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
8edf Unicode hex code

10 strokes
Radical:
bow
Parts:
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N2
958 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 弱 【ジャク】 a little less than, a little under, slightly fewer than, weakness, the weak, low (setting), -lower (seismic intensity)
  • 弱者 【ジャクシャ】 weak person, the weak, vulnerable person, disadvantaged person
  • 精神薄弱 【セイシンハクジャク】 feeble-mindedness, intellectual disability
  • 薄弱 【ハクジャク】 feebleness, weakness, weak

Kun reading compounds

  • 弱い 【よわい】 weak, frail, delicate, tender, unskilled, weak (wine)
  • 弱い経済 【よわいけいざい】 weak economy
  • 弱る 【よわる】 to weaken, to grow weak, to wane, to decline (of one's health), to be downcast, to be dejected, to be dispirited, to be troubled, to be at a loss, to be perplexed, to be annoyed
  • 弱まる 【よわまる】 to abate, to weaken, to be emaciated, to be dejected, to be perplexed
  • 弱める 【よわめる】 to weaken

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
ruo4
Korean:
yag

Spanish

  • débil
  • endeble
  • delicado
  • debilitarse
  • debilitar

Portuguese

  • frágil
  • fraco

French

  • faible
  • fragile
236 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
154 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
138 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
819 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
650 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
595 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
169 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1647 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
218 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
218 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
112 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
610 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1499 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
792 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1080 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1244 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
9791P Morohashi
1167 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1692 New Nelson (John Haig)
1236 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1323 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
196 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3553 2001 Kanji
3h7.2 The Kanji Dictionary
1-5-5 SKIP code
1712.7 Four corner code
1-28-69 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5f31 Unicode hex code

6 strokes
Radical:
earth
Parts:
ground, earth
On:
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
40 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 地 【チ】 earth, ground, land, soil, place, territory, bottom (of a package, book, etc.), earth (one of the five elements)
  • 地位 【チイ】 (social) position, status, standing, position (in a company, organization, etc.), post, rank
  • 奥地 【オクチ】 interior, backwoods, hinterland, back regions
  • 対地 【タイチ】 ground to ground
  • 地 【ジ】 ground, land, earth, soil, the region in question, the local area, skin, texture, fabric, material, weave, base, background, one's true nature, narrative (i.e. descriptive part of a story), real life, actuality, captured territory, noh chorus, accompaniment music (in Japanese dance), basic phrase (in Japanese music; usu. repetitive), base part (of multiple shamisens)
  • 地合い 【ジアイ】 texture (cloth, fabric, paper), market tone, undertone, balance between the position of white and black stones
  • 下地 【シタジ】 groundwork, foundation, inclination, aptitude, elementary knowledge (of), grounding (in), undercoat, first coat, soy sauce
  • 築地 【ツイジ】 mud wall with a roof, roofed mud wall

Readings

Japanese names:
どま
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
di4, de5
Korean:
ji

Spanish

  • suelo
  • tierra
  • terreno
  • posición

Portuguese

  • terra
  • chão

French

  • sol
  • terre
111 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
184 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
167 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
40 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1056 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
143 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
143 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
241 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.1 Japanese for Busy People
118 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
118 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
146 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
367 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
236 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
152 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
181 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
521 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
4890 Morohashi
204 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
976 New Nelson (John Haig)
515 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
554 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
45 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
130 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1456 2001 Kanji
3b3.1 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-3 SKIP code
4411.2 Four corner code
1-35-47 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5730 Unicode hex code

15 strokes
Radical:
dish
Parts:
tray, shallow bowl, platter, tub, board, phonograph record
On:
バン
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
881 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 盤 【バン】 board (in shogi, go, chess, etc.), (phonograph) record, disc, disk, board, panel, plate
  • 盤谷 【バンコク】 Bangkok (Thailand)
  • 地盤 【ジバン】 ground, crust (earth), bed (gravel, river, etc.), foundation (building, etc.), base, constituency, power base, support (electoral), footing, foothold
  • 中盤 【チュウバン】 middle stage, middle phase, middle game, midpoint, midfield (in soccer)

Readings

Japanese names:
ち、 わ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
pan2
Korean:
ban

Spanish

  • plato grande
  • bandeja
  • tablero

Portuguese

  • bandeija
  • taça rasa
  • tijela
  • galão
  • tábua p/ mesa
  • disco (fon.)

French

  • plateau
  • bol creux
  • plat
  • bassin
  • échiquier (Go)
  • disque (musique)
1723 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
908 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3122 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1290 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1557 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2399 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1098 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1149 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1313 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1375 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3533 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1824 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2481 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1890 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
23036 Morohashi
2851 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3902 New Nelson (John Haig)
1872 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2017 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1783 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
874 2001 Kanji
5h10.2 The Kanji Dictionary
2-10-5 SKIP code
2710.7 Four corner code
1-40-55 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
76e4 Unicode hex code