Jisho

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16 strokes (also 15)
Radical:
walk 辵 (辶, ⻌, ⻍)
Parts:
evade, avoid, avert, ward off, shirk, shun
Kun:
さ.けるよ.ける
On:
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
756 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 避難民 【ヒナンミン】 evacuees, displaced persons, refugees
  • 避難 【ヒナン】 taking refuge, finding shelter, evacuation, escape, seeking safe haven
  • 不可避 【フカヒ】 inevitable, inescapable, unavoidable
  • 退避 【タイヒ】 taking refuge, evacuation, backup (of data)

Kun reading compounds

  • 避ける 【さける】 to avoid (physical contact with), to avoid (situation), to evade (question, subject), to shirk (one's responsibilities), to ward off, to avert, to put aside, to move out of the way
  • 避ける 【さける】 to avoid (physical contact with), to avoid (situation), to evade (question, subject), to shirk (one's responsibilities), to ward off, to avert, to put aside, to move out of the way

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
bi4
Korean:
pi

Spanish

  • evadir
  • evitar
  • esquivar
  • eludir
  • rehuir

Portuguese

  • Evadir-se
  • evitar
  • prevenir-se
  • guardar-se
  • esquivar-se
  • escapar

French

  • éviter
  • fuir
  • parer
  • écarter (danger)
  • empêcher
  • se dérober
1733 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
886 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4749 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1746 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1822 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1491 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1590 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1365 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
724 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3944 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2031 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2742 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1515 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
39163P Morohashi
3179 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
6120 New Nelson (John Haig)
1501 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1618 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1857 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3755 2001 Kanji
2q13.3 The Kanji Dictionary
3-3-13 SKIP code
3-2-13 SKIP code
3030.4 Four corner code
1-40-82 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
907f Unicode hex code

18 strokes
Radical:
small bird
Parts:
difficult, impossible, trouble, accident, defect
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N3
330 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

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On reading compounds

  • 難 【ナン】 difficulty, trouble, hardship, shortage, accident, disaster, danger, fault, defect, flaw, criticism, charge, blame
  • 難解 【ナンカイ】 difficult to understand, unintelligible, abstruse
  • 至難 【シナン】 most difficult, next to impossible
  • 海難 【カイナン】 accident at sea, sea disaster, shipwreck

Kun reading compounds

  • 難い 【かたい】 difficult, hard
  • 難しい 【むずかしい】 difficult, hard, troublesome, complicated, serious (disease, problem, etc.), impossible, unfeasible, fussy, particular, fastidious, hard to please, displeased, gloomy, glum, sullen, serious (look), dirty, unclean, filthy, detestable, unpleasant, uncomfortable, creepy, spooky
  • 難しい顔をする 【むずかしいかおをする】 to look displeased, to frown, to scowl, to look grave, to look serious
  • 難しい 【むずかしい】 difficult, hard, troublesome, complicated, serious (disease, problem, etc.), impossible, unfeasible, fussy, particular, fastidious, hard to please, displeased, gloomy, glum, sullen, serious (look), dirty, unclean, filthy, detestable, unpleasant, uncomfortable, creepy, spooky

Readings

Japanese names:
な、 なに
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
nan2, nan4
Korean:
nan, na

Spanish

  • desastre
  • dificultad
  • sufrimiento
  • ataque al punto débil
  • difícil
  • imposible

Portuguese

  • impossível
  • difícil
  • dificuldade
  • acidente
  • defeito

French

  • difficile
  • impossible
  • problème
  • accident
  • défaut
853 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
960 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
949 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
442 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
5038 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
800 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
995 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2760 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
557 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
566 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
526 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1856 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2310 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1196 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1632 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1594 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
42128P Morohashi
1838 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
6515 New Nelson (John Haig)
1580 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1703 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
351 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
1003 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1975 2001 Kanji
8c10.2 The Kanji Dictionary
1-10-8 SKIP code
4051.4 Four corner code
1-38-81 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
96e3 Unicode hex code

6 strokes
Radical:
legs
Parts:
before, ahead, previous, future, precedence
Kun:
さきま.ず
On:
セン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
173 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

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On reading compounds

  • 先 【セン】 former, previous, old, first move (in go, shogi, etc.), opening move
  • 先駆 【センク】 forerunner, precursor, pioneer, leader, outrider, outriding
  • 機先 【キセン】 forestall
  • 互先 【タガイセン】 even game (esp. in go)

Kun reading compounds

  • 先 【さき】 point, tip, end, nozzle, head (of a line), front, first, before, ahead (of), (the way) ahead, beyond, future, previous, prior, former, recent, last, destination, address, place where you do something, rest (e.g. of a story), continuation, remaining part, the other party
  • 先行き 【さきゆき】 the future, future prospects
  • 小手先 【こてさき】 tip of the hand, (use of) one's hands, cheap trick, superficial wit, superficial cleverness, cheap, makeshift (e.g. measures), shortsighted, perfunctory, halfhearted
  • 矛先 【ほこさき】 point of a spear, spearhead, focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.), aim, target, brunt, force (of an argument), edge
  • 先ず 【まず】 first (of all), firstly, to begin with, before anything else, probably, most likely, almost certainly, virtually, more or less (satisfactory), on the whole, reasonably, anyway, at any rate, for now (at least), for the time being
  • まず第一に 【まずだいいちに】 first of all, in the first place, to begin with, for starters

Readings

Japanese names:
ぽん
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
xian1
Korean:
seon

Spanish

  • antes
  • adelante
  • previo
  • precedencia
  • extremo
  • punta
  • final
  • anterior

Portuguese

  • antes
  • prévio
  • na frente
  • futuro
  • precedência

French

  • avant
  • devant
  • précédent
  • futur
  • antériorité
33 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
43 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
49 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
201 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
571 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
65 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
16 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
280 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.18 Japanese for Busy People
50 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
50 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
48 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
145 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3046 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1552 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2123 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
254 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
1349 Morohashi
2394 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
350 New Nelson (John Haig)
248 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
263 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
115 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
54 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2457 2001 Kanji
3b3.7 The Kanji Dictionary
2-4-2 SKIP code
2421.1 Four corner code
1-32-72 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5148 Unicode hex code