Jisho

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8 strokes (also 7)
Radical:
walk 辵 (辶, ⻌, ⻍)
Parts:
urge, force, imminent, spur on
Kun:
せま.る
On:
ハク
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
773 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 迫撃 【ハクゲキ】 close attack
  • 迫害 【ハクガイ】 persecution, oppression
  • 肉薄 【ニクハク】 closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.), coming close to, pressing hard, pressing hard (e.g. with a question), taking to task, grilling
  • 威迫 【イハク】 menace, threat, intimidation

Kun reading compounds

  • 迫る 【せまる】 to approach, to draw near, to be imminent, to press (someone for something), to urge, to compel

Readings

Japanese names:
さこ、 せ、 せこ、 はさ、 はさま、 はざま
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
po4, pai3
Korean:
bag

Spanish

  • estrechar
  • acercarse
  • atormentar
  • acosar
  • presionar

Portuguese

  • Urgir
  • forçar
  • esporear

French

  • pousser
  • forcer
  • harceler
  • imminent
  • éperonner
1697 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
842 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4676 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1411 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1805 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
747 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1175 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1233 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
964 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
684 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3815 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1953 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2647 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
288 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
38797P Morohashi
3074 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
6031 New Nelson (John Haig)
282 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
300 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1218 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
878 2001 Kanji
2q5.5 The Kanji Dictionary
3-3-5 SKIP code
3630.0 Four corner code
1-39-87 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
8feb Unicode hex code

5 strokes
Radical:
mouth, opening
Parts:
Variants:
pedestal, a stand, counter for machines and vehicles
Kun:
うてなわれつかさ
On:
ダイタイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
262 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 台 【ダイ】 stand, rest, base, pedestal, platform, table, holder, support, rack, setting (of a gem), mounting, stock (in grafting), counter for machines and vehicles, level (e.g. price level), mark, range, decade (of one's life), tall building (with a fine view), (observation) platform, plateau, heights
  • 台車 【ダイシャ】 platform truck, hand truck, trolley, dolly, cart, truck, bogie
  • 管区気象台 【カンクキショウダイ】 district meteorological observatory
  • 気象台 【キショウダイ】 meteorological observatory
  • 台 【タイ】 Taiwan
  • 台頭 【タイトウ】 rise (e.g. of a movement), emergence, rearing one's head, gaining prominence, coming to the fore, gaining power, gathering strength
  • 屋台 【ヤタイ】 cart (esp. a food cart), stall, stand, festival float, portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house, dancing platform, stage prop fashioned after a large building, framework (of a building), foundation, house (esp. a small and miserable one)
  • 最後の舞台 【サイゴノブタイ】 final performance, swan song, last act

Kun reading compounds

  • 台 【うてな】 tower, stand, pedestal, calyx
  • 弾正台 【だんじょうだい】 Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office (1869-1871), Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office (under the ritsuryō system)

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
tai2, tai1
Korean:
tae, i

Spanish

  • estante
  • banco
  • tribuna
  • pedestal
  • contador para maquinas y vehículos

Portuguese

  • pedestal
  • stand
  • sufixo para contagem de para máquinas e veículos

French

  • piédestal
  • socle
  • compteur de voitures ou machines
272 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
183 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
166 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
216 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
848 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
290 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
134 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
276 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
3.2 Japanese for Busy People
492 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
501 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
532 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
280 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2498 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1265 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1731 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
752 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
3246 Morohashi
2005 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
699 New Nelson (John Haig)
744 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
805 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
436 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
111 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2777 2001 Kanji
3d2.11 The Kanji Dictionary
2-2-3 SKIP code
2360.0 Four corner code
1-34-70 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
53f0 Unicode hex code