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邪

8 strokes
Radical:
town (阝 right) 邑 (阝)
Parts:
邦 牙
wicked, injustice, wrong
Kun:
よこし.ま
On:
ジャ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1612 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 邪 【ジャ】 wickedness, evil, wicked person
  • 邪魔 【ジャマ】 hindrance, obstacle, nuisance, disturbance, interruption, interference, to visit (someone's home), demon who hinders Buddhist training, demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
  • 妖邪 【ヨウジャ】 evil intent, malice
  • 破邪 【ハジャ】 crushing evil, destroying heresy

Kun reading compounds

  • 邪 【よこしま】 wicked, evil, wrong, bad
  • 邪まな心 【よこしまなこころ】 evil heart

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
xie2, ye2
Korean:
sa, ya

Spanish

  • injusticia
  • equivocación

Portuguese

  • malvado
  • injustiça
  • errado

French

  • sournois
  • dépravé
  • pervers
  • mauvais
1340 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1643 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2849 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1520 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1825 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
642 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1457 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1551 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1417 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
754 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1443 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
766 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1039 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1925 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
39357P Morohashi
1124 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
6135 New Nelson (John Haig)
1906 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2055 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1219 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3244 2001 Kanji
2d5.8 The Kanji Dictionary
1-5-3 SKIP code
1-5-2 SKIP code
1722.7 Four corner code
7722.7 Four corner code
1-28-57 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
90aa Unicode hex code

神

9 strokes
Radical:
sign 示 (礻)
Parts:
｜ 日 礼 田
gods, mind, soul
Kun:
かみ、 かん-、 こう-
On:
シン、 ジン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
347 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 神 【シン】 spirit, psyche, god, deity, divinity, kami
  • 神学 【シンガク】 theology, divinity
  • 鬼神 【キシン】 fierce god
  • 祭神 【サイジン】 enshrined deity
  • 神 【シン】 spirit, psyche, god, deity, divinity, kami
  • 神宮 【ジングウ】 high-status Shinto shrine with connection to imperial family, imperial Shinto shrine, Ise Grand Shrine
  • 天神 【テンジン】 heavenly god, heavenly gods, spirit of Sugawara no Michizane, Tenmangu shrine (dedicated to Michizane's spirit), pit of a dried plum, dried plum, tenjin hairstyle, prostitute of the second-highest class (Edo period), tuning peg (on a biwa or shamisen)
  • 石神 【シャクジン】 stone which is worshipped, image of a god in stone

Kun reading compounds

  • 神 【かみ】 god, deity, divinity, spirit, kami, incredible, fantastic, amazing, Emperor (of Japan), thunder
  • 神様 【かみさま】 God, god, deity, divinity, spirit, kami, ace, king, superior person, god (amongst men)
  • 大神 【おおかみ】 god
  • ギ神 【ギかみ】 Greek mythology

Readings

Japanese names:
か、 かぐ、 かな、 かも、 くま、 こ、 こは、 だま、 み
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
shen2
Korean:
sin

Spanish

  • dios
  • alma

Portuguese

  • Deus
  • mente
  • alma
  • divindade
  • divino

French

  • divinité
  • esprit
  • âme
257 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
340 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
324 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
229 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3245 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
205 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
774 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
853 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
310 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
310 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
586 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1422 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1143 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
615 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
821 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1128 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
24673P Morohashi
912 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4087 New Nelson (John Haig)
1119 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1200 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
191 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
333 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
655 2001 Kanji
4e5.1 The Kanji Dictionary
1-4-5 SKIP code
3520.6 Four corner code
1-31-32 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
795e Unicode hex code

覚

12 strokes
Radical:
see 見
Parts:
冖 尚 見
Variants:
覺 覐
memorize, learn, remember, awake, sober up
Kun:
おぼ.える、 さ.ます、 さ.める、 さと.る
On:
カク
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
710 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 覚醒剤 【カクセイザイ】 stimulant (e.g. psychoactive drugs like methamphetamine, ritalin, etc.)
  • 覚悟 【カクゴ】 readiness, (mental) preparedness, resolution, determination, resignation (to one's fate)
  • 視聴覚 【シチョウカク】 senses of seeing and hearing, audiovisual
  • 才覚 【サイカク】 ready wit, quick wits, resourcefulness, talent, acumen, powers, knack, raising (money)

Kun reading compounds

  • 覚える 【おぼえる】 to memorize, to memorise, to commit to memory, to learn by heart, to bear in mind, to remember, to learn, to pick up, to acquire, to feel, to think, to regard
  • 覚ます 【さます】 to awaken, to arouse from sleep, to bring to one's senses, to disabuse (someone of), to sober up, to dampen, to throw a damper on, to spoil
  • 覚める 【さめる】 to wake, to wake up, to become sober, to sober up, to regain consciousness (e.g. after anaesthesia), to come to one's senses, to be disillusioned
  • 悟る 【さとる】 to perceive, to sense, to become aware, to notice, to detect, to discern, to understand, to comprehend, to realize, to attain enlightenment

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
jue2, jiao4
Korean:
gag, gyo

Spanish

  • memorizar
  • recordar
  • despertarse
  • comprender
  • aclararse

Portuguese

  • memorizar
  • aprender
  • recordar
  • acordar
  • ficar sóbrio

French

  • mémoriser
  • se rappeler
  • perception
  • sens
  • réveil
  • dessoûler
363 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
463 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
439 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
896 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4288 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
397 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
889 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1752 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
3.15 Japanese for Busy People
605 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
615 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
208 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1646 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3217 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1668 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2258 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
331 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
34846 Morohashi
2604 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
5529 New Nelson (John Haig)
325 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
347 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
581 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
957 2001 Kanji
3n9.3 The Kanji Dictionary
2-5-7 SKIP code
9021.6 Four corner code
3221.6 Four corner code
1-19-48 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
899a Unicode hex code

醒

16 strokes
Radical:
wine, alcohol 酉
Parts:
日 生 酉
awake, be disillusioned, sober up
Kun:
さ.ます、 さ.める
On:
セイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high

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On reading compounds

  • 醒覚 【セイカク】 awakening, waking up, opening one's eyes
  • 警醒 【ケイセイ】 warning
  • 大覚醒 【ダイカクセイ】 Great Awakening (18th century American Christian revival movement)

Kun reading compounds

  • 覚ます 【さます】 to awaken, to arouse from sleep, to bring to one's senses, to disabuse (someone of), to sober up, to dampen, to throw a damper on, to spoil
  • 覚める 【さめる】 to wake, to wake up, to become sober, to sober up, to regain consciousness (e.g. after anaesthesia), to come to one's senses, to be disillusioned

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
xing3
Korean:
seong

Spanish

Portuguese

French

4796 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2501 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2021 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
2033 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1457 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
39936 Morohashi
6185 New Nelson (John Haig)
2750 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1677 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
7e9.2 The Kanji Dictionary
1-7-9 SKIP code
1661.4 Four corner code
1-32-35 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
9192 Unicode hex code