Jisho

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遡

13 strokes (also 14)
Radical:
walk 辵 (辶, ⻌, ⻍)
Parts:
并 込 屮 月
Variants:
溯
go upstream, retrace the past
Kun:
さかのぼ.る
On:
ソ、 サク
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 遡河魚 【ソカギョ】 anadromous fish (fish that migrates upstream, e.g. salmon)
  • 遡及 【ソキュウ】 retroactivity, retroaction, being retroactive (to)
  • 遡源 【サクゲン】 going to the source, tracing to the origin

Kun reading compounds

  • 遡る 【さかのぼる】 to go upstream, to go up (a river), to go back (to the past or origin), to date back (to), to trace back (to), to be retroactive (to)

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
su4
Korean:
so

Spanish

  • río arriba
  • ir río arriba
  • ir hacia atrás
  • volver sobre sus pasos

Portuguese

French

4727 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1989 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
4040 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2785 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
39048X Morohashi
3257 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
6094 New Nelson (John Haig)
2847 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2111 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
3a10.2 The Kanji Dictionary
3-3-10 SKIP code
3-4-10 SKIP code
3730.2 Four corner code
1-33-44 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
9061 Unicode hex code

及

3 strokes
Radical:
right hand 又
Parts:
丶 ノ 乃 及
reach out, exert, exercise, cause
Kun:
およ.ぶ、 およ.び、 および、 およ.ぼす
On:
キュウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
544 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 及第 【キュウダイ】 passing (an examination), making the grade
  • 及第者 【キュウダイシャ】 successful examinee
  • 波及 【ハキュウ】 spread, extension, influence, aftereffect, ripple
  • 責任追及 【セキニンツイキュウ】 pursuing liability, finding out who is at fault, trying to pin the blame on someone

Kun reading compounds

  • 及ぶ 【およぶ】 to reach, to amount to, to befall, to happen to, to extend, to go on (for, until), to be up to the task, to come up to, to compare with, to be a match (for), to commit (a crime), to require (to do)
  • 及び 【および】 and, as well as
  • 及び腰 【およびごし】 bent back, indecisive attitude, timidity, lack of nerve
  • 及び 【および】 and, as well as
  • 及び腰 【およびごし】 bent back, indecisive attitude, timidity, lack of nerve
  • 及ぼす 【およぼす】 to exert (influence), to exercise, to cause (e.g. damage), to do (e.g. harm), to bring about (e.g. benefits), to extend, to have an effect (on)

Readings

Japanese names:
おい、 の
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
ji2
Korean:
geub

Spanish

  • alcanzar
  • llegar a
  • y
  • tocar
  • extenderse
  • causar

Portuguese

  • alcance fora
  • exerce
  • exercício

French

  • allonger
  • tendre le bras
  • exercice
  • s'étendre
  • causer
1148 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
748 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
154 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
888 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1120 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
83 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1257 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1328 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1098 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
21 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
4192 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2122 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2868 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
695 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
3118P Morohashi
3385 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
670 New Nelson (John Haig)
688 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
743 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
422 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
1012 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3567 2001 Kanji
0a3.24 The Kanji Dictionary
4-3-1 SKIP code
4-4-1 SKIP code
1724.7 Four corner code
1-21-58 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
53ca Unicode hex code

書

10 strokes
Radical:
say 曰
Parts:
日 聿
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

誌

14 strokes
Radical:
speech 言 (訁)
Parts:
士 心 言
document, records
On:
シ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N2
851 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 誌 【シ】 magazine, journal
  • 記す 【シルス】 to write down, to note down, to jot down, to take a note of, to mention, to describe, to give an account of, to inscribe, to mark, to brand, to remember, to engrave (in one's mind)
  • 風物詩 【フウブツシ】 feature of the season, something characteristic of a particular season, poem about natural scenery or a particular season
  • 日誌 【ニッシ】 journal, log

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
zhi4
Korean:
ji

Spanish

  • documento
  • escrito
  • revista

Portuguese

  • Documentos
  • registros

French

  • document
  • dossier
891 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
880 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
950 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4366 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
919 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
902 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2141 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
574 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
583 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
524 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1687 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1950 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1043 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1406 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
608 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
35501 Morohashi
1548 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
5620 New Nelson (John Haig)
601 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
646 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
974 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3058 2001 Kanji
7a7.8 The Kanji Dictionary
1-7-7 SKIP code
0463.1 Four corner code
1-27-79 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
8a8c Unicode hex code