Jisho

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連

10 strokes (also 9)
Radical:
walk 辵 (辶, ⻌, ⻍)
Parts:
込 車
take along, lead, join, connect, party, gang, clique
Kun:
つら.なる、 つら.ねる、 つ.れる、 -づ.れ
On:
レン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
30 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 連 【レン】 two reams (of paper), 1000 sheets (of paper), stanza, verse, tribe (in taxonomy), forecast (bet), bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet), party, company, group, set, things strung in a line, e.g. pearls, dried fish, spans of a bridge, etc., falcon
  • 連関 【レンカン】 connection, relation, linkage
  • 労連 【ロウレン】 labour union, labor union
  • 常連 【ジョウレン】 regular customer, regular patron, regular visitor, frequenter, constant companion

Kun reading compounds

  • 連なる 【つらなる】 to extend, to stretch out, to stand in a row, to attend, to participate in, to enrol, to enroll, to join, to have a connection, to be related, to be linked
  • 連ねる 【つらねる】 to line up, to put in a row, to add (to a group), to accept (as a member of an organization, etc.), to join (e.g. a list), to link, to put together, to string together (e.g. compliments), to enumerate, to take along with, to bring with
  • 連れる 【つれる】 to take (someone) with one, to bring along, to go with, to be accompanied by

Readings

Japanese names:
ずれ、 つれ、 むらじ、 れ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
lian2
Korean:
ryeon

Spanish

  • unir
  • acompañar
  • estar junto
  • grupo
  • agrupar

Portuguese

  • Levar pelo caminho
  • primazia
  • unir
  • conectar
  • partido
  • gangue
  • grupo

French

  • emmener
  • se mettre en rang
  • s'unir
  • série
  • parti
  • bande
  • clique
538 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
637 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
607 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
87 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4702 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
383 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
960 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1238 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
440 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
446 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
299 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
699 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3849 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1976 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2672 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
293 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
38902P Morohashi
3103 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
6062 New Nelson (John Haig)
287 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
305 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
101 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
560 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1555 2001 Kanji
2q7.2 The Kanji Dictionary
3-3-7 SKIP code
3530.0 Four corner code
1-47-02 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
9023 Unicode hex code

邦

7 strokes (also 6)
Radical:
town (阝 right) 邑 (阝)
Parts:
ノ 二 邦
home country, country, Japan
Kun:
くに
On:
ホウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
654 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 邦楽 【ホウガク】 Japanese music (esp. traditional Japanese music)
  • 邦画 【ホウガ】 Japanese film, Japanese painting
  • 東邦 【トウホウ】 Oriental country, the Orient
  • 友邦 【ユウホウ】 friendly nation

Kun reading compounds

  • 国 【くに】 country, state, region, national government, central government, home (i.e. hometown, home country), province (of Japan), land, earth

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
bang1
Korean:
bang

Spanish

  • país natal
  • país
  • tierra

Portuguese

  • Terra natal
  • país
  • Japão

French

  • pays natal
  • pays
  • Japon
1792 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1001 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4758 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1323 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1824 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
417 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
808 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
825 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1621 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
753 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1051 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
566 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
750 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1865 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
39310 Morohashi
847 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
6130 New Nelson (John Haig)
1848 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1991 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1146 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1444 2001 Kanji
2d4.7 The Kanji Dictionary
1-4-3 SKIP code
1-4-2 SKIP code
5702.7 Four corner code
1-43-14 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
90a6 Unicode hex code

直

8 strokes
Radical:
eye 目
Parts:
一 ｜ 十 目
straightaway, honesty, frankness, fix, repair
Kun:
ただ.ちに、 なお.す、 -なお.す、 なお.る、 なお.き、 す.ぐ
On:
チョク、 ジキ、 ジカ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
246 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 直 【チョク】 direct, honest, frank, straightforward, candid, easygoing, lighthearted, friendly, night duty, night watch, being on duty (in a factory), shift
  • 直営 【チョクエイ】 direct management
  • 司直 【シチョク】 judge, judiciary, administration of justice, judicial authorities
  • 愚直 【グチョク】 simple honesty, tactless frankness
  • 直 【ジキ】 soon, in a moment, before long, shortly, nearby, close, direct, spot transaction, cash transaction
  • 直に 【ジキニ】 immediately, right away, at once, soon, shortly, in a moment, before long, easily, readily
  • 高直 【コウジキ】 expensive, valuable
  • バカ正直 【バカショウジキ】 honest to a fault, foolishly honest, naively honest
  • 直 【ジカ】 direct
  • 直に 【ジカニ】 directly, in person, firsthand

Kun reading compounds

  • 直ちに 【ただちに】 at once, immediately, right away, without delay, directly (face, lead to, etc.), automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
  • 直す 【なおす】 to repair, to mend, to fix, to correct (a mistake, bad habit, etc.), to put right, to restore, to straighten (e.g. a tie), to tidy up (one's hair, make-up, etc.), to revive (one's spirits), to change, to alter, to convert, to translate, to put back, to put away, to cure, to heal, to move up, to promote, to do over again, to redo
  • 直る 【なおる】 to get mended, to be repaired, to be fixed, to return to normal, to recover (e.g. one's temper), to be restored, to improve, to rally, to come right, to be corrected, to get put right, to be rectified, to come right, to cure (itself), to get cured, to sit properly, to be promoted, to rise, to have one's crimes forgiven
  • 直き 【なおき】 straight, upright
  • 直木三十五賞 【なおきさんじゅうごしょう】 Naoki Prize (literary award)
  • 直ぐ 【すぐ】 immediately, at once, right away, directly, soon, before long, shortly, easily, readily, without difficulty, right (near), nearby, just (handy), honest, upright, frank, straightforward
  • 直ぐさま 【すぐさま】 immediately, promptly
  • 真直ぐ 【ますぐ】 straight (ahead), direct, upright, erect, straightforward, honest, frank

Readings

Japanese names:
すぐ、 なお、 のう、 のお
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
zhi2
Korean:
jig

Spanish

  • derecho
  • recto
  • correcto
  • de inmediato
  • arreglar
  • reparar
  • arreglarse
  • repararse

Portuguese

  • retidão
  • honestidade
  • franqueza
  • consertar
  • reparo

French

  • droit devant
  • directement
  • honnêteté
  • franchise
  • réparer
  • guérir
  • tout de suite
472 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
192 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
349 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
329 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
775 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
304 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
758 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
988 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
3.3 Japanese for Busy People
423 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
429 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
220 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1377 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3649 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1862 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2539 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
73 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
23136 Morohashi
2932 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3908 New Nelson (John Haig)
73 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
77 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
214 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
162 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1575 2001 Kanji
2k6.2 The Kanji Dictionary
3-1-7 SKIP code
2-2-6 SKIP code
4071.6 Four corner code
1-36-30 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
76f4 Unicode hex code

轄

17 strokes
Radical:
cart, car 車
Parts:
二 亠 口 土 宀 車
Variants:
鎋
control, wedge
Kun:
くさび
On:
カツ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1771 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 直轄 【チョッカツ】 direct control, direct supervision
  • 車轄 【シャカツ】 linchpin

Kun reading compounds

  • 楔 【くさび】 wedge, chock, linchpin, lynchpin, tie, bond

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
xia2
Korean:
hal

Spanish

  • control
  • dirección

Portuguese

  • controlar
  • cunha

French

  • contrôle
  • cale (coin)
1090 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1791 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4636 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1553 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1802 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1186 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1245 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1590 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1783 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2056 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1081 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1468 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1566 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
38482P Morohashi
1627 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
5981 New Nelson (John Haig)
1552 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1672 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1886 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1577 2001 Kanji
7c10.1 The Kanji Dictionary
1-7-10 SKIP code
5306.1 Four corner code
1-19-77 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
8f44 Unicode hex code

領

14 strokes
Radical:
leaf 頁
Parts:
一 个 ハ 卩 目 貝 頁
jurisdiction, dominion, territory, fief, reign
Kun:
えり
On:
リョウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
138 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 領 【リョウ】 territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.), counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
  • 領域 【リョウイキ】 area, domain, territory, field, range, region, regime
  • 学習指導要領 【ガクシュウシドウヨウリョウ】 government course (curriculum) guidelines
  • 綱領 【コウリョウ】 general plan, main points, summary, platform (e.g. for a campaign), mission statement

Kun reading compounds

  • 襟 【えり】 collar, lapel, neckband, neck, nape of the neck, scruff of the neck
  • 襟足 【えりあし】 hairline at the nape of the neck, nape
  • 盤領 【まるえり】 round collar (of traditional Japanese clothing)

Readings

Japanese names:
よう、 よし
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
ling3
Korean:
ryeong

Spanish

  • punto clave
  • control
  • controlar

Portuguese

  • jurisdição
  • domínio
  • território
  • feudo
  • reino

French

  • domaine
  • juridiction
  • territoire
  • fief
735 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
825 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
806 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
338 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
5124 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
849 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1008 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
834 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
853 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
999 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1888 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1567 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
828 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1133 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1417 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
43423 Morohashi
1224 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
6628 New Nelson (John Haig)
1405 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1507 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
452 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
804 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2861 2001 Kanji
9a5.2 The Kanji Dictionary
1-5-9 SKIP code
8128.6 Four corner code
8138.6 Four corner code
1-46-46 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
9818 Unicode hex code