Jisho

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13 strokes
Radical:
bitter
Parts:
Variants:
resign, word, term, expression
Kun:
や.めるいな.む
On:
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
633 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 辞 【ジ】 address (e.g. opening or closing remarks), speech, words, ci (Chinese literary form), ancillary word
  • 辞意 【ジイ】 intention to resign
  • 弔辞 【チョウジ】 message of condolence, memorial address
  • 修辞 【シュウジ】 figure of speech, rhetorical flourish

Kun reading compounds

  • 辞める 【やめる】 to resign, to retire, to quit, to leave (one's job, etc.)
  • 否む 【いなむ】 to refuse, to decline, to deny

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
ci2
Korean:
sa

Spanish

  • renuncia
  • dimisión
  • palabra
  • discurso
  • retirarse
  • abandonar

Portuguese

  • pedir demissão
  • palavra
  • termo
  • expressão

French

  • démission
  • mot
  • terme
  • expression
626 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
528 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
500 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
868 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3860 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
594 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
945 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1918 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
688 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
701 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
931 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1785 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1726 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
922 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1245 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1511 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
38638 Morohashi
1364 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
6000 New Nelson (John Haig)
1497 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1613 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
605 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2255 2001 Kanji
5b8.4 The Kanji Dictionary
1-6-7 SKIP code
2064.1 Four corner code
1-28-13 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
8f9e Unicode hex code

10 strokes
Radical:
say
Parts:
write
Kun:
か.く-が.き-がき
On:
ショ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
169 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 書 【ショ】 book, document, calligraphy (esp. Chinese), penmanship, handwriting, letter, note
  • 書院 【ショイン】 drawing room, study, writing alcove, publishing house
  • 投書 【トウショ】 letter (e.g. of complaint), letter to the editor, letter from a reader, contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.)
  • 議定書 【ギテイショ】 protocol

Kun reading compounds

  • 書く 【かく】 to write, to compose, to pen, to draw, to paint

Readings

Japanese names:
かき
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
shu1
Korean:
seo

Spanish

  • escritura
  • escrito
  • escribir

Portuguese

  • escrever

French

  • écrire
92 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
159 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
142 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
130 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3719 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
70 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
58 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1216 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.3 Japanese for Busy People
131 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
131 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
181 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
998 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3292 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1703 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2314 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
333 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
14294 Morohashi
2658 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2463 New Nelson (John Haig)
327 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
349 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
121 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
197 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1678 2001 Kanji
4c6.6 The Kanji Dictionary
2-6-4 SKIP code
5060.1 Four corner code
1-29-81 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
66f8 Unicode hex code

6 strokes
Radical:
shoot, arrow
Parts:
style, ceremony, rite, function, method, system, form, expression
On:
シキ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
251 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 式 【シキ】 way, style, fashion, method, system, form, type, ceremony, rite, ritual, celebration, wedding (ceremony), equation, formula, expression, enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryō legal codes)
  • 式場 【シキジョウ】 ceremonial hall (e.g. wedding, funeral), hall for ceremonies, place of ceremony
  • 硬式 【コウシキ】 hard (esp. of hardball, tennis, etc.)
  • 型式 【カタシキ】 model (e.g. of a vehicle), type

Readings

Japanese names:
のり
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
shi4
Korean:
sig

Spanish

  • ceremonia
  • método
  • sistema
  • forma

Portuguese

  • estilo
  • cerimônia
  • rito
  • método
  • sistema
  • formulário

French

  • type
  • protocole
  • cérémonie
  • rituel
  • fonction
  • processus
  • système
  • forme
417 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
311 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
295 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
185 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1556 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
349 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
515 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
306 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
525 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
534 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
796 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
602 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3785 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1931 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2623 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
359 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
9663 Morohashi
3049 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1676 New Nelson (John Haig)
353 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
377 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
356 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
269 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1456 2001 Kanji
4n3.2 The Kanji Dictionary
3-3-3 SKIP code
4310.0 Four corner code
1-28-16 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5f0f Unicode hex code

12 strokes
Radical:
leaf
Parts:
obey, order, turn, right, docility, occasion
On:
ジュン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N2
779 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 順 【ジュン】 order, turn, sorting, obedient, docile, submissive, meek
  • 順位 【ジュンイ】 order, rank, position (e.g. in a race), precedence
  • 打順 【ダジュン】 batting order
  • 筆順 【ヒツジュン】 stroke order (esp. of a Chinese character)

Readings

Japanese names:
あや、 あり、 おき、 おさむ、 しげ、 したがう、 とし、 なお、 のぶ、 のり、 まさ、 むね、 もと、 ゆき、 よし、 より
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
shun4
Korean:
sun

Spanish

  • orden
  • turno
  • obedecer

Portuguese

  • obedecer
  • pedido
  • volta
  • direita
  • docilidade
  • ocasião

French

  • obéir
  • ordre (tour)
  • juste
  • docilité
  • occasion
427 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
534 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
506 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
813 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1450 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
506 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1006 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1532 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
769 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
783 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
952 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1884 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
18 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
9 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
9 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
131 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
43349 Morohashi
18 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
6619 New Nelson (John Haig)
129 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
136 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
589 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1261 2001 Kanji
9a3.2 The Kanji Dictionary
1-1-11 SKIP code
1-3-9 SKIP code
2108.6 Four corner code
1-29-71 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
9806 Unicode hex code

7 strokes
Radical:
house on cliff 广
Parts:
广
preface, beginning, order, precedence, occasion, chance, incidentally
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N1
1160 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 序 【ジョ】 order, ordering, beginning, start, foreword, preface, introduction, opening of a song (in gagaku or noh)
  • 序盤 【ジョバン】 opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.), early stages, initial phase, outset
  • 公序 【コウジョ】 public order, public policy
  • 西序 【セイジョ】 memorial rite involving the western sanctum

Kun reading compounds

  • 序で 【ついで】 opportunity, occasion, chance, order, sequence, successor
  • 序でに 【ついでに】 while (one is at it), when, on the occasion of, at the same time (as), on one's way (to), by the way, incidentally, in passing
  • 序で 【ついで】 opportunity, occasion, chance, order, sequence, successor
  • 序でに 【ついでに】 while (one is at it), when, on the occasion of, at the same time (as), on one's way (to), by the way, incidentally, in passing

Readings

Japanese names:
つぐ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
xu4
Korean:
seo

Spanish

  • inicio
  • comienzo
  • orden
  • precedencia
  • prefacio

Portuguese

  • prefácio
  • começo
  • pedido
  • precedência
  • ocasião
  • oportunidade
  • acidentalmente

French

  • début
  • préface
  • ordre
  • priorité
  • occasion
  • avant
  • en passant
638 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
734 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
710 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1342 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1502 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
507 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1258 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
507 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
770 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
784 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
953 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
583 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3803 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1945 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2639 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1608 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
9253 Morohashi
3065 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1607 New Nelson (John Haig)
1594 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1720 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
670 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
553 2001 Kanji
3q4.4 The Kanji Dictionary
3-3-4 SKIP code
0022.2 Four corner code
1-29-88 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5e8f Unicode hex code