Jisho

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軽

12 strokes
Radical:
cart, car 車
Parts:
又 土 車
Variants:
輕
lightly, trifling, unimportant
Kun:
かる.い、 かろ.やか、 かろ.んじる
On:
ケイ、 キョウ、 キン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N2
790 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 軽 【ケイ】 light (e.g. aircraft, truck), light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp), kei car
  • 軽快 【ケイカイ】 light (of movements), nimble, sprightly, springy, light-hearted, cheerful, buoyant, jaunty, casual (e.g. clothing), rhythmical (e.g. melody), taking a turn for the better (of an illness), receding of symptoms, recovery, convalescence
  • 軽々 【ケイケイ】 indiscreetly, thoughtlessly, carelessly, frivolously
  • 酌量減軽 【シャクリョウゲンケイ】 reduction of punishment in the light of extenuating circumstances
  • 軽忽 【キョウコツ】 indiscreet, thoughtless, absurd, laughable, disdaining, belittling
  • 常不軽 【ジョウフキョウ】 Sadaparibhuta (bodhisattva)
  • 剽軽 【ヒョウキン】 facetious, droll, funny

Kun reading compounds

  • 軽い 【かるい】 light (i.e. not heavy), feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily), light (i.e. of foot), effortless, nimble, agile, non-serious, minor, unimportant, trivial, slight, small, gentle, soft, easy, lighthearted (e.g. joke), easy, simple, indiscriminate
  • 軽石 【かるいし】 pumice stone
  • 軽やか 【かろやか】 light, easy, non-serious, minor
  • 軽んじる 【かろんじる】 to look down on, to make light of

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
qing1
Korean:
gyeong

Spanish

  • ligero
  • insignificante
  • poco serio
  • fácil

Portuguese

  • ligeiramente
  • insignificante
  • sem importância

French

  • léger
  • insignifiant
  • sans importance
387 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
287 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
269 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
650 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4620 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
598 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
258 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1657 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
547 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
556 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
116 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1775 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1909 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1015 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1372 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
724 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
38281 Morohashi
1515 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
5953 New Nelson (John Haig)
717 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
774 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
395 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1572 2001 Kanji
7c5.3 The Kanji Dictionary
1-7-5 SKIP code
5701.4 Four corner code
1-23-58 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
8efd Unicode hex code

妙

7 strokes
Radical:
woman, female 女
Parts:
ノ 女 小
Variants:
玅
exquisite, strange, queer, mystery, miracle, excellent, delicate, charming
Kun:
たえ
On:
ミョウ、 ビョウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1122 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 妙 【ミョウ】 strange, weird, odd, curious, wonder, mystery, miracle, excellence, cleverness, adroitness, knack, skill
  • 妙案 【ミョウアン】 ingenious idea, excellent plan, bright idea
  • 絶妙 【ゼツミョウ】 exquisite, superb, perfect, miraculous
  • 軽妙 【ケイミョウ】 light and easy, lambent, clever, witty, smart
  • 神妙 【シンミョウ】 meek, quiet, docile, humble, faithful, obedient, mysterious, marvelous, marvellous

Kun reading compounds

  • 妙なる 【たえなる】 exquisite (e.g. melody), melodious, delicate, enchanting
  • 妙なる調べ 【たえなるしらべ】 enchanting melody, sweet tune
  • 白妙 【しろたえ】 white cloth, white

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
miao4
Korean:
myo

Spanish

  • exquisito
  • encantador
  • admirable
  • extraño
  • raro
  • misterioso
  • joven

Portuguese

  • estranho
  • seleto
  • afeminado
  • mistério
  • milagre
  • charmoso
  • delicado
  • excelente

French

  • bizarre
  • surprenant
  • mystère
  • merveilleux
  • excellent
  • exquis
  • délicat
  • charmant
1841 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1045 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1199 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1321 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1188 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
614 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1154 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1209 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1150 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
437 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
280 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
176 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
210 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
124 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
6090 Morohashi
239 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1191 New Nelson (John Haig)
123 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
130 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1114 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1760 2001 Kanji
3e4.5 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-4 SKIP code
4942.0 Four corner code
1-44-15 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5999 Unicode hex code

洒

9 strokes
Radical:
water 水 (氵, 氺)
Parts:
汁 西
wash, sprinkle
Kun:
すす.ぐ、 あら.う
On:
シャ、 ソン、 サイ、 セン、 セイ
2440 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 洒落る 【シャレル】 to dress stylishly, to joke, to play on words
  • 洒落 【シャレ】 joke, pun, jest, witticism, wordplay, smartly dressed, stylish, fashion-conscious, refined
  • 瀟洒 【ショウシャ】 stylish, smart, elegant, chic, refined, trim, neat
  • 洒洒 【シャシャ】 quick, simple, neat

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
sa3
Korean:
se, seon, swae

Spanish

Portuguese

French

2545 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
814 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
17374 Morohashi
3124 New Nelson (John Haig)
2292 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2389 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
3a6.5 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-6 SKIP code
3116.0 Four corner code
1-62-15 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6d12 Unicode hex code

脱

11 strokes
Radical:
meat 肉 (⺼)
Parts:
儿 并 口 月
undress, removing, escape from, get rid of, be left out, take off
Kun:
ぬ.ぐ、 ぬ.げる
On:
ダツ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
782 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

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On reading compounds

  • 脱 【ダツ】 de- (indicating reversal, removal, etc.), post-
  • 脱税 【ダツゼイ】 tax evasion
  • 逸脱 【イツダツ】 deviation, departure, omission
  • 解脱 【ゲダツ】 liberation from earthly desires and the woes of man, deliverance of one's soul, moksha, mukti, vimukti

Kun reading compounds

  • 脱ぐ 【ぬぐ】 to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.), to undress
  • 脱げる 【ぬげる】 to come off, to slip down, to slip off

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
tuo1
Korean:
tal, tae

Spanish

  • omitir
  • escapar de
  • desvestirse
  • quitarse

Portuguese

  • despir
  • remover
  • escapar de
  • livrar-se
  • ser deixado de fora
  • decolar

French

  • déshabiller
  • enlever
  • s'échapper de
  • se débarrasser de
  • être oublié
  • s'enfuir
1560 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
843 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3775 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1173 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1678 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1370 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1457 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
191 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1035 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1225 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
663 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
886 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
510 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
29539P Morohashi
973 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4822 New Nelson (John Haig)
498 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
537 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1450 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3957 2001 Kanji
4b7.8 The Kanji Dictionary
1-4-7 SKIP code
7821.6 Four corner code
1-35-06 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
8131 Unicode hex code