Jisho

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13 strokes
Radical:
metal, gold 金 (釒)
Parts:
small bell, buzzer
Kun:
すず
On:
レイリン
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
880 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 鈴 【スズ】 bell (often globular)
  • 鈴峯女子短大 【レイホジョシタンダイ】 Reiho Women's Junior College
  • 亜鈴 【アレイ】 dumbbell
  • 鉄アレイ 【テツアレイ】 (iron) dumbbells, (pair) of dumbbells
  • 鈴 【スズ】 bell (often globular)
  • 鈴を鳴らす 【リンヲナラス】 to ring a bell
  • 風鈴 【フウリン】 wind chime, wind bell

Kun reading compounds

  • 鈴 【すず】 bell (often globular)
  • 鈴鹿医療科学技術大学 【すずかいりょうかがくぎじゅつだいがく】 Suzuka University of Medical Science and Technology
  • 大鈴 【おおすず】 large bell (at a shrine)
  • 熊鈴 【くますず】 bear bell

Readings

Japanese names:
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
ling2
Korean:
ryeong

Spanish

  • campanilla
  • timbre

Portuguese

  • pequeno sino
  • campainha

French

  • clochette
  • sonnerie
1921 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
818 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4837 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1775 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1844 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1947 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1822 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1971 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1336 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1816 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2146 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1125 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1526 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1418 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
40267 Morohashi
1710 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
6247 New Nelson (John Haig)
1406 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1508 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1682 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2844 2001 Kanji
8a5.11 The Kanji Dictionary
1-8-5 SKIP code
8812.7 Four corner code
8813.7 Four corner code
1-46-75 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
9234 Unicode hex code

12 strokes
Radical:
tree
Parts:
forest, woods
Kun:
もり
On:
シン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N2
609 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 森林 【シンリン】 forest, woods
  • 森閑 【シンカン】 silent, still, quiet, hushed
  • 森々 【シンシン】 dense with trees, deeply forested

Kun reading compounds

  • 森 【もり】 forest, shrine grove
  • 森青蛙 【もりあおがえる】 forest green tree frog (Rhacophorus arboreus)
  • どう森 【どうもり】 Animal Crossing (video game series) (abbr)
  • 青森 【あおもり】 Aomori (city, prefecture)

Readings

Japanese names:
もと
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
sen1
Korean:
sam

Spanish

  • bosque

Portuguese

  • floresta
  • mata

French

  • forêt
  • bois
41 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
65 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
38 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
532 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2301 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
152 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
198 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1735 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
128 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
128 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
460 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1063 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3123 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1602 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2184 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
201 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
14974 Morohashi
2475 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2749 New Nelson (John Haig)
197 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
209 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
80 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1864 2001 Kanji
4a8.39 The Kanji Dictionary
2-4-8 SKIP code
4099.4 Four corner code
1-31-25 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
68ee Unicode hex code

11 strokes
Radical:
power, force
Parts:
intuition, perception, check, compare, sixth sense
On:
カン
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1494 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 勘 【カン】 perception, intuition, the sixth sense
  • 勘案 【カンアン】 taking into consideration, giving consideration (to)
  • 校勘 【コウカン】 collation, examining and comparing
  • 勅勘 【チョッカン】 the emperor's censure

Readings

Japanese names:
か、 さとる
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
kan1, kan4
Korean:
gam

Spanish

  • intuición
  • percepción

Portuguese

  • intuição
  • percepção

French

  • intuition
  • perception
1100 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1309 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
729 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
963 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1104 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1699 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1502 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1601 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1757 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
220 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2231 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1162 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1582 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1785 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
2393 Morohashi
1777 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
548 New Nelson (John Haig)
1769 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1906 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1413 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1945 2001 Kanji
2g9.3 The Kanji Dictionary
1-9-2 SKIP code
4472.7 Four corner code
1-20-10 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
52d8 Unicode hex code

5 strokes
Radical:
mouth, opening
Parts:
director, official, govt office, rule, administer
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N1
759 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 司 【シ】 office (government department beneath a bureau under the ritsuryō system)
  • 司会 【シカイ】 leading a meeting, presiding over a meeting, officiating at a ceremony, chairmanship, chairman, presenter, host, moderator, master of ceremonies
  • 公司 【コンス】 company (in China), firm
  • にぎり寿司 【ニギリズシ】 nigirizushi, hand-pressed vinegared rice topped with seafood

Kun reading compounds

  • 司る 【つかさどる】 to be in charge of, to manage, to direct, to administer, to preside over, to rule, to govern, to control

Readings

Japanese names:
つ、 つか、 つかさ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
si1
Korean:
sa

Spanish

  • dirigir
  • gobernar
  • ordenar

Portuguese

  • diretor
  • oficial
  • escritório do govt
  • regra
  • administrar

French

  • directeur
  • fonctionnaire
  • bureau administratif
  • gouverner
  • administrer
412 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
524 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
497 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
712 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
877 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
761 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
400 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
164 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
842 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
861 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1204 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
318 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3648 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1861 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2538 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1881 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
3257 Morohashi
2931 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
698 New Nelson (John Haig)
1863 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2007 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
451 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3549 2001 Kanji
3d2.14 The Kanji Dictionary
3-1-4 SKIP code
1762.0 Four corner code
1-27-42 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
53f8 Unicode hex code