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辛

7 strokes
Radical:
bitter 辛
Parts:
十 立 辛
spicy, bitter, hot, acrid
Kun:
から.い、 つら.い、 -づら.い、 かのと
On:
シン
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
1607 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 辛 【カノト】 8th in rank, eighth sign of the Chinese calendar
  • 辛抱 【シンボウ】 patience, endurance, perseverance
  • 細辛 【サイシン】 Siebold's wild ginger (esp. its dried root or rhizome, used as an antitussive and analgesic in traditional Chinese medicine)
  • 薄葉細辛 【ウスバサイシン】 Siebold's wild ginger (Asarum sieboldii)

Kun reading compounds

  • 辛い 【からい】 spicy, hot, salty, harsh (criticism), severe (punishment), strict, painful, bitter, difficult, tough
  • 辛い味 【からいあじ】 pungent taste
  • 辛い 【つらい】 painful, bitter, heart-breaking, difficult (emotionally), tough, difficult, hard (usu. of situations), cruel, harsh, cold
  • 辛い目に会う 【つらいめにあう】 to have a hard time of it
  • 辛 【かのと】 8th in rank, eighth sign of the Chinese calendar
  • 辛卯 【かのとう】 Metal Rabbit (28th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1951, 2011, 2071)

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
xin1
Korean:
sin

Spanish

  • amargo
  • duro
  • severo
  • salado
  • picante

Portuguese

  • picante
  • quente
  • amargo
  • temperado

French

  • épicé
  • amer
  • piquant
  • âcre
1432 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1628 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4646 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1312 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
944 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
493 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1487 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1584 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
344 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1784 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2531 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1287 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1755 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1510 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
38630 Morohashi
2038 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
5996 New Nelson (John Haig)
1496 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1612 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1144 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
455 2001 Kanji
5b2.2 The Kanji Dictionary
2-2-5 SKIP code
2-5-2 SKIP code
0040.1 Four corner code
1-31-41 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
8f9b Unicode hex code

島

10 strokes
Radical:
mountain 山
Parts:
山 白 鳥
Variants:
嶋 嶌 嶹
island
Kun:
しま
On:
トウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N2
245 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 島 【トウ】 Island, insula, island, islet
  • 島国 【シマグニ】 island country
  • 千島列島 【チシマレットウ】 Kurile Islands
  • 列島 【レットウ】 archipelago, chain of islands

Kun reading compounds

  • 島 【しま】 island, one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.), one's turf
  • 島国 【しまぐに】 island country
  • 千島 【ちしま】 Kurile Islands
  • 広島 【ひろしま】 Hiroshima (city, prefecture)

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
dao3
Korean:
do

Spanish

  • isla

Portuguese

  • ilha

French

  • île
292 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
380 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
358 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
173 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
230 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
183 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
489 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1522 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
286 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
286 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
455 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
543 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
4103 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2081 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2820 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1967 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
8108 Morohashi
3310 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1476 New Nelson (John Haig)
1948 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2098 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
379 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
362 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
852 2001 Kanji
3o7.9 The Kanji Dictionary
3-7-3 SKIP code
4-10-4 SKIP code
2772.7 Four corner code
1-37-71 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5cf6 Unicode hex code

啓

11 strokes
Radical:
mouth, opening 口
Parts:
一 口 尸 戸 乞 攵
Variants:
諬
disclose, open, say
Kun:
ひら.く、 さと.す
On:
ケイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1403 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 啓発 【ケイハツ】 enlightenment, development, edification, public awareness, illumination, education, inspiration
  • 啓蒙 【ケイモウ】 enlightenment, illumination
  • 拝啓 【ハイケイ】 Dear (so and so), Dear Sir, Dear Madam, To Whom It May Concern
  • 敬啓 【ケイケイ】 salutation at the end of a formal letter

Kun reading compounds

  • 啓く 【ひらく】 to enlighten, to edify

Readings

Japanese names:
あき、 あきら、 さとし、 はじめ、 ひろ、 よし
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
qi3
Korean:
gye

Spanish

  • abrir
  • aclarar
  • revelar
  • decir

Portuguese

  • revelar
  • abrir
  • dizer

French

  • révéler
  • ouvrir
  • dire
1197 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1452 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
940 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1205 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1138 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1491 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1398 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1487 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1690 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
293 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3434 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1769 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2408 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1094 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
3820X Morohashi
2763 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
828 New Nelson (John Haig)
1085 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1166 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1415 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3077 2001 Kanji
3d8.17 The Kanji Dictionary
2-8-3 SKIP code
3860.4 Four corner code
1-23-28 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5553 Unicode hex code

珠

10 strokes
Radical:
jade (king) 玉 (王)
Parts:
｜ ノ 二 ハ 木 牛 王
pearl, gem, jewel
Kun:
たま
On:
シュ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1711 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 珠算 【シュザン】 calculation on an abacus
  • 珠玉 【シュギョク】 jewel, gem, gem (of a story, essay, etc.), accomplished work, beautiful piece
  • 遺珠 【イシュ】 unknown literary masterpiece, lost pearl
  • 滄海遺珠 【ソウカイノイシュ】 talented person unbeknownst to the world

Kun reading compounds

  • 玉 【たま】 ball, sphere, globe, orb, bead (of sweat, dew, etc.), drop, droplet, ball (in sports), pile (of noodles, etc.), bullet, bulb (i.e. a light bulb), lens (of glasses, etc.), bead (of an abacus), ball (i.e. a testicle), gem, jewel (esp. spherical; sometimes used figuratively), pearl, female entertainer (e.g. a geisha), person (when commenting on their nature), character, item, funds or person used as part of a plot, egg, okonomiyaki, coin, precious, beautiful, excellent
  • 珠算 【しゅざん】 calculation on an abacus
  • 射干玉 【ぬばたま】 pitch-black, darkness

Readings

Japanese names:
す、 とも、 ま、 み
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
zhu1
Korean:
ju

Spanish

  • perla
  • gema
  • joya

Portuguese

  • pérola
  • gema
  • jóia

French

  • perle
  • gemme
  • joyau
1349 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1540 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2936 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1585 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1534 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1077 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1504 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1603 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1769 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1317 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1183 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
643 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
854 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
264 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
20956 Morohashi
947 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3637 New Nelson (John Haig)
258 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
274 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1364 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3164 2001 Kanji
4f6.2 The Kanji Dictionary
1-4-6 SKIP code
1519.0 Four corner code
1-28-78 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
73e0 Unicode hex code