Jisho

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選

15 strokes (also 14)
Radical:
walk 辵 (辶, ⻌, ⻍)
Parts:
｜ 二 ハ 込 已
elect, select, choose, prefer
Kun:
えら.ぶ、 え.る、 よ.る
On:
セン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
57 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 選 【セン】 selection, choice, choosing, picking, election
  • 選挙 【センキョ】 election
  • 抽選 【チュウセン】 lottery, raffle, drawing (of lots)
  • 公選 【コウセン】 public election, election by popular vote

Kun reading compounds

  • 選ぶ 【えらぶ】 to choose, to select
  • 選ぶところがない 【えらぶところがない】 being the same thing (as), being indistinguishable (from)
  • 選る 【よる】 to choose, to select, to pick out
  • 選る 【よる】 to choose, to select, to pick out

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
xuan3
Korean:
seon

Spanish

  • elegir
  • seleccionar

Portuguese

  • eleger
  • selecionar
  • escolher
  • preferir

French

  • élection
  • sélection
  • choisir
  • préférer
449 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
556 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
527 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
105 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4744 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
522 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
967 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2419 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
800 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
814 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
264 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
721 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3931 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2026 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2734 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1822 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
39127P Morohashi
3169 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
6114 New Nelson (John Haig)
1804 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1944 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
341 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
626 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3561 2001 Kanji
2q12.3 The Kanji Dictionary
3-3-12 SKIP code
3-2-12 SKIP code
3730.8 Four corner code
1-33-10 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
9078 Unicode hex code

考

6 strokes
Radical:
old 老 (耂)
Parts:
勹 老
consider, think over
Kun:
かんが.える、 かんが.え
On:
コウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
196 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 考 【コウ】 thought, report on one's investigation into ..., deceased father
  • 考古学 【コウコガク】 archaeology, archeology
  • 備考 【ビコウ】 note (for reference), remarks, N.B.
  • 論考 【ロンコウ】 study (of), discussion, discourse, inquiry, research article, academic paper

Kun reading compounds

  • 考える 【かんがえる】 to think (about, of), to think over, to ponder, to contemplate, to reflect (on), to meditate (on), to consider, to bear in mind, to allow for, to take into consideration, to think (that), to believe, to hold (a view), to judge, to conclude, to suspect, to intend (to do), to think of (doing), to plan, to predict, to anticipate, to expect, to imagine, to come up with, to think up, to contrive, to devise, to consider (as), to regard (as), to look on (as), to take, to view
  • 考え 【かんがえ】 thinking, thought, view, opinion, concept, idea, notion, imagination, intention, plan, design, consideration, judgement, deliberation, reflection, wish, hope, expectation
  • 考え方 【かんがえかた】 way of thinking

Readings

Japanese names:
たか
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
kao3
Korean:
go

Spanish

  • idea
  • pensar
  • investigar
  • considerar

Portuguese

  • considerar
  • refletir

French

  • réfléchir
  • considérer
74 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
130 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
117 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
191 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3684 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
197 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
239 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
540 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.18 Japanese for Busy People
541 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
550 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
212 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1577 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3962 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2039 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2753 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1260 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
28843 Morohashi
3196 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4697 New Nelson (John Haig)
1252 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1341 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
63 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
122 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1452 2001 Kanji
2k4.4 The Kanji Dictionary
2-4-2 SKIP code
3-4-2 SKIP code
4-7-4 SKIP code
4-6-4 SKIP code
2-4-3 SKIP code
3-4-3 SKIP code
4420.7 Four corner code
1-25-45 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
8003 Unicode hex code

基

11 strokes
Radical:
earth 土
Parts:
一 ハ 土 甘
fundamentals, radical (chem), counter for machines, foundation
Kun:
もと、 もとい
On:
キ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N1
241 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 基 【キ】 group, (free) radical, counter for installed or mounted objects (e.g. stone lanterns, gravestones, satellites)
  • 起因 【キイン】 to be caused by, to result from, to arise from, to stem from, to be due to, cause, origin
  • 塩基 【エンキ】 base
  • 開基 【カイキ】 founding (of a temple or sect), founder, laying the foundation (for something), base (topology), basis

Kun reading compounds

  • 元 【もと】 origin, source, beginning, basis, base, foundation, root, cause, (raw) material, ingredient, base, mix (e.g. for a cake), (soup) stock, (one's) side, capital, principal, cost price, root (of a plant), (tree) trunk, part (of a brush, chopsticks, etc.) one holds (with the hand), first three lines of a waka, counter for plants or trees, counter for falcons (in falconry)
  • 基 【もとい】 basis, foundation, origin, source
  • 失敗は成功のもと 【しっぱいはせいこうのもと】 failure teaches success, failure is a stepping-stone to success
  • 生兵法は大怪我のもと 【なまびょうほうはおおけがのもと】 a little learning is a dangerous thing
  • 基 【もとい】 basis, foundation, origin, source

Readings

Japanese names:
きい、 とも
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
ji1
Korean:
gi

Spanish

  • fundamento
  • origen
  • base

Portuguese

  • fundamentais
  • radicais (Quim.)
  • comtador para máquinas
  • fundação

French

  • fondements
  • radical (chimie)
  • compteur de machines
  • fondations
755 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
670 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
641 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
382 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1098 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
688 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
435 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1493 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
450 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
457 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
691 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
354 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3312 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1716 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2330 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1783 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
5197 Morohashi
2673 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1040 New Nelson (John Haig)
1767 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1904 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
251 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
726 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1972 2001 Kanji
3b8.12 The Kanji Dictionary
2-6-5 SKIP code
2-8-3 SKIP code
4410.4 Four corner code
1-20-80 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
57fa Unicode hex code

準

13 strokes
Radical:
water 水 (氵, 氺)
Parts:
十 汁 隹
Variants:
凖
semi-, correspond to, proportionate to, conform, imitate
Kun:
じゅん.じる、 じゅん.ずる、 なぞら.える、 のり、 ひと.しい、 みずもり
On:
ジュン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
425 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 準 【ジュン】 semi-, quasi-, associate
  • 準決勝 【ジュンケッショウ】 semifinal
  • 照準 【ショウジュン】 sight (e.g. of a gun), aim, alignment
  • 低水準 【テイスイジュン】 substandard, low-level

Kun reading compounds

  • 準じる 【じゅんじる】 to follow (a rule, precedent, etc.), to conform to (the law, standards, etc.), to be based on, to apply correspondingly, to be proportionate to, to correspond to, to be equivalent to, to be treated in the same way as
  • 準ずる 【じゅんずる】 to follow (a rule, precedent, etc.), to conform to (the law, standards, etc.), to be based on, to apply correspondingly, to be proportionate to, to correspond to, to be equivalent to, to be treated in the same way as
  • 準える 【なぞらえる】 to liken to, to compare to, to pattern after, to model after, to imitate

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
zhun3
Korean:
jun, jeol

Spanish

  • semi
  • asociado
  • norma
  • asemejar

Portuguese

  • semi-
  • corresponder-se
  • proporcional para
  • adaptar-se
  • imitar

French

  • demi-
  • correspondre à
  • proportionnel à
  • se conformer à
  • standard
637 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
733 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
709 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
547 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
791 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
498 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
704 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2041 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
778 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
792 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
614 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1233 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3541 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1828 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2486 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
571 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
17934 Morohashi
2856 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3278 New Nelson (John Haig)
564 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
606 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
778 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
355 2001 Kanji
2k11.1 The Kanji Dictionary
2-11-2 SKIP code
3040.1 Four corner code
1-29-64 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6e96 Unicode hex code