Jisho

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11 strokes (also 10)
Radical:
town (阝 right) 邑 (阝)
Parts:
home town, village, native place, district
Kun:
さと
On:
キョウゴウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
1077 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 郷 【キョウ】 hometown, rural township (of China)
  • 郷愁 【キョウシュウ】 nostalgia, homesickness
  • 同郷 【ドウキョウ】 same village, same town, same province
  • 故郷 【コキョウ】 hometown, birthplace, native place, one's old home
  • 郷 【ゴウ】 countryside, country, 50-home township (comprised of 2-3 neighbourhoods)
  • 郷学 【ゴウガク】 village school (esp. in Edo-era Japan, and ancient Korea and China)
  • 水郷 【スイゴウ】 beautiful riverside location, lakeside district, canal district
  • 大西郷 【ダイサイゴウ】 the Great Saigo

Kun reading compounds

  • 里 【さと】 village, hamlet, countryside, country, home (of one's parents, etc.), hometown, one's origins, one's upbringing, one's past
  • 無何有の郷 【むかうのさと】 utopia, (natural) paradise
  • 第二の故郷 【だいにのこきょう】 one's second home, home away from home

Readings

Japanese names:
くに
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
xiang1
Korean:
hyang

Spanish

  • ciudad natal
  • pueblo
  • lugar donde hay algo especial

Portuguese

  • cidade natal
  • aldeia
  • lugar de nascimento
  • distrito

French

  • village natal
  • village
  • lieu de naissance
  • région
852 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
841 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1004 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4766 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1165 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1830 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2112 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
855 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
874 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1024 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
760 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
664 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
403 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
501 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1866 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
39498P Morohashi
549 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
6145 New Nelson (John Haig)
1849 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1993 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
920 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2744 2001 Kanji
2d8.14 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-8 SKIP code
1-3-7 SKIP code
2772.7 Four corner code
1-22-31 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
90f7 Unicode hex code

2 strokes
Radical:
enter
Parts:
enter, insert
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
56 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 入園 【ニュウエン】 enrollment in kindergarten, enrolment in nursery school, entering a park, garden, zoo, etc.
  • 入院 【ニュウイン】 hospitalization, hospitalisation
  • 輸出入 【ユシュツニュウ】 export and import
  • 納入 【ノウニュウ】 payment (of taxes, fees, etc.), supply (of goods), delivery
  • 入水 【ジュスイ】 suicide by drowning, drowning oneself, entering the water, hitting the water
  • 入御 【ニュウギョ】 emperor's return to the imperial palace

Kun reading compounds

  • 入る 【いる】 to enter, to go in, to get in, to come in, to set (of the sun or moon), to sink, to go down, to attain (nirvana, enlightenment, etc.), to achieve, to reach (e.g. a climax), to do fully, to do intently, to do sincerely, to do deeply, to feel keenly, to (reach a state) completely
  • 入満 【イルマン】 brother, lay brother, non-ordained member of a Christian religious order
  • 東入ル 【ひがしいる】 east of
  • 西入ル 【にしいる】 west of
  • 入れる 【いれる】 to put in, to let in, to take in, to bring in, to insert, to install (e.g. software), to set (a jewel, etc.), to ink in (e.g. tattoo), to admit, to accept, to employ, to hire, to accept, to comply, to grant, to adopt (a policy, etc.), to take (advice, etc.), to listen to, to pay attention to, to include, to pay (one's rent, etc.), to cast (a vote), to make (tea, coffee, etc.), to turn on (a switch, etc.), to send (a fax), to call
  • 入る 【はいる】 to enter, to come in, to go in, to get in, to arrive, to join (a club, company, etc.), to enter (a university, the army, etc.), to enroll (in), to go into (e.g. politics), to get into, to be contained (in), to be included (in), to be inside (e.g. a box), to come under (a heading), to belong (in a category), to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.), to be (able to be) held, to be (able to be) accommodated, to be introduced, to be brought in, to be installed, to be received, to be obtained, to be scored (of points), to be won (of votes), to turn on, to start functioning, to start working, to enter (a month, season, etc.), to reach (e.g. a climax), to get to (e.g. the main topic), to enter into (e.g. negotiations), to start (doing), to begin, to form (of a crack, fissure, etc.), to develop, to be put in (of effort, spirit, feeling, etc.), to be applied (e.g. of strength), to be ready (of tea, coffee, etc.), to be made, to enter the body (of alcohol), to become drunk

Readings

Japanese names:
いり、 いる、 に、 の、 りり
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
ru4
Korean:
ib

Spanish

  • entrar
  • insertar
  • admitir
  • introducir
  • meter

Portuguese

  • entrar
  • inserir

French

  • entrer
  • insérer
125 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
28 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
63 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
74 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
574 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
39 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
17 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
15 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.9 Japanese for Busy People
52 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
52 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
186 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
150 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
4177 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2113 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2859 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
786 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
1415 Morohashi
3370 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
366 New Nelson (John Haig)
779 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
842 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
65 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
8 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3562 2001 Kanji
0a2.3 The Kanji Dictionary
4-2-4 SKIP code
3-1-1 SKIP code
8000.0 Four corner code
1-38-94 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5165 Unicode hex code

10 strokes
Radical:
step
Parts:
Variants:
accompany, obey, submit to, comply, follow, secondary, incidental, subordinate
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
601 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 従 【ジュウ】 subordinate, secondary, junior, incidental
  • 従業員 【ジュウギョウイン】 employee, worker
  • 専従 【センジュウ】 working exclusively for, working full-time (for)
  • 侍従 【ジジュウ】 chamberlain
  • 従容 【ショウヨウ】 calm, composed, tranquil
  • 従容自若 【ショウヨウジジャク】 having presence of mind, imperturbable, calm and self-possessed, with serenity
  • 追従 【ツイショウ】 flattery, sycophancy, adulation
  • 阿諛追従 【アユツイショウ】 excessive flattery, adulation
  • 従 【ジュ】 lesser (of equal court ranks), lower, junior
  • 従 【ジュウ】 subordinate, secondary, junior, incidental
  • 類聚 【ルイジュウ】 collection of similar objects, classification by similarity

Kun reading compounds

  • 従う 【したがう】 to obey (an order, law, etc.), to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.), to follow, to observe, to conform to, to yield to, to follow (a person), to accompany, to go with, to go alongside (e.g. a river), to follow (e.g. a sign), to serve (as), to engage in (work)
  • 従える 【したがえる】 to be accompanied by, to be attended by, to take along (someone), to conquer, to subjugate, to subdue

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
cong2
Korean:
jong

Spanish

  • seguir
  • obedecer
  • doblegar

Portuguese

  • acompanhar
  • obedecer
  • submeter a
  • concordar
  • seguir
  • subordinado
  • acidental
  • secundário

French

  • accompagner
  • obéir
  • se soumettre à
  • se conformer à
  • suivre
  • s'ensuivre
  • secondaire
  • accessoire
  • subordonné
808 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
902 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
891 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
727 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1613 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
673 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1281 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1050 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1482 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1579 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
642 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
628 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
498 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
309 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
376 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
886 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
10133 Morohashi
415 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1745 New Nelson (John Haig)
877 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
942 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
329 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
903 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2070 2001 Kanji
3i7.3 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-7 SKIP code
2828.1 Four corner code
1-29-30 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5f93 Unicode hex code