Jisho

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12 strokes
Radical:
gate
Parts:
Variants:
leisure
On:
カン
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1994 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 閑 【カン】 spare time, free time, leisure
  • 閑散 【カンサン】 deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets), quiet, still, hushed, empty, inactive (business, trade, etc.), slack, flat, off-season, quiet, dull, idle, free, unoccupied
  • 清閑 【セイカン】 peaceful, quiet, tranquility, tranquillity
  • 休閑 【キュウカン】 fallowing

Readings

Japanese names:
が、 より
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
xian2
Korean:
han

Spanish

  • ocio
  • tiempo libre

Portuguese

  • lazer

French

  • loisirs
1109 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1645 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4948 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1280 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1861 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1820 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1532 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1633 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1718 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1842 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
4123 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2093 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2837 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1639 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
41247 Morohashi
3322 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
6390 New Nelson (John Haig)
1625 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1753 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1598 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3864 2001 Kanji
8e4.2 The Kanji Dictionary
3-8-4 SKIP code
7790.4 Four corner code
1-20-55 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
9591 Unicode hex code

11 strokes
Radical:
roof
Parts:
loneliness, quietly, mellow, mature, death of a priest
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1599 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 寂 【ジャク】 (entering into) nirvana, died, silent, tranquil
  • 寂然 【セキゼン】 lonely, desolate, forlornness, desolation
  • 和敬清寂 【ワケイセイジャク】 harmony, respect, purity and tranquility, the four most important elements of the tea ceremony
  • 空寂 【クウジャク】 complete emptiness (i.e. as a denial of the inherent existence of all things), nirvana (where this emptiness is realized), quiet and lonely
  • 寂 【ジャク】 (entering into) nirvana, died, silent, tranquil
  • 寂然 【セキゼン】 lonely, desolate, forlornness, desolation
  • 闃寂 【ゲキセキ】 silent and still, desolate
  • 寂々 【セキセキ】 sad, lonesome, desolate

Kun reading compounds

  • 寂 【さび】 patina, antique look, elegant simplicity, well-trained voice
  • 寂しい 【さびしい】 lonely, lonesome, solitary, desolate
  • 侘と寂 【わびとさび】 taste for the simple and quiet, wabi and sabi
  • 寂々 【せきせき】 sad, lonesome, desolate
  • 寂しい 【さびしい】 lonely, lonesome, solitary, desolate
  • 寂れる 【さびれる】 to decline (in prosperity), to become deserted, to become desolate, to taper off (of a sound)
  • 寂しい 【さびしい】 lonely, lonesome, solitary, desolate

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
ji4, ji2
Korean:
jeog

Spanish

  • soledad
  • solitario
  • morir
  • caer

Portuguese

  • isolamento
  • calmamente
  • amadurecer
  • amadurecimento
  • morte de um padre

French

  • solitude
  • tranquillement
  • mûr
  • patiné
  • mort d'un prêtre
1345 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1871 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1315 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1300 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1213 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1436 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1669 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1784 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1380 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
487 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2855 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1472 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1982 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
727 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
7200 Morohashi
2290 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1342 New Nelson (John Haig)
720 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
777 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1422 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
767 2001 Kanji
3m8.2 The Kanji Dictionary
2-3-8 SKIP code
3094.7 Four corner code
1-28-68 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5bc2 Unicode hex code

9 strokes
Radical:
tree
Parts:
wither, die, dry up, be seasoned
Kun:
か.れるか.らす
On:
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
1749 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

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On reading compounds

  • 枯れ木 【カレキ】 dead tree, withered tree, leafless tree, bare tree
  • 枯死 【コシ】 withering, dying
  • 栄枯 【エイコ】 vicissitudes, ups and downs
  • 蒼古 【ソウコ】 old-fashioned and tasteful

Kun reading compounds

  • 枯れる 【かれる】 to wither (of a plant), to be blasted, to die, to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
  • 枯らす 【からす】 to let dry, to kill (vegetation), to season (lumber)

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
ku1
Korean:
go

Spanish

  • marchito
  • seco
  • decaimiento
  • secar
  • malograr
  • marchitarse
  • secarse
  • decaer

Portuguese

  • encolher
  • secar
  • ressecar
  • evaporar

French

  • dépérir
  • mourir
  • se faner
  • sec (bois)
1231 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1783 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2238 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1246 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
627 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
859 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
974 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1007 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1356 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1083 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1113 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
605 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
801 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
210 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
14579 Morohashi
898 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2634 New Nelson (John Haig)
206 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
219 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1268 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1877 2001 Kanji
4a5.26 The Kanji Dictionary
1-4-5 SKIP code
4496.0 Four corner code
1-24-47 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
67af Unicode hex code

11 strokes
Radical:
water 水 (氵, 氺)
Parts:
thin, faint, pale, fleeting
Kun:
あわ.い
On:
タン
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1436 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 淡々 【タンタン】 uninterested, unconcerned, indifferent, dispassionate, matter-of-fact, detached, plain, light, simple, bland, flowing gently
  • 淡水 【タンスイ】 fresh water (i.e. not salt water)
  • 濃淡 【ノウタン】 light and shade, shade (of colour, color), depth (of flavor), complexity, strength and weakness (of flavor)
  • 平淡 【ヘイタン】 simple, quiet

Kun reading compounds

  • 淡い 【あわい】 light, faint, pale, fleeting

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
dan4
Korean:
dam

Spanish

  • claro
  • pálido
  • fugaz
  • efímero

Portuguese

  • magro
  • desmaiar
  • passageiro
  • pálido

French

  • dilué
  • vague
  • pâle
  • éphémère
1565 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1478 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2602 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1065 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1479 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1340 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1337 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1420 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1401 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1214 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
640 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
389 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
484 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
166 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
17660 Morohashi
528 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3202 New Nelson (John Haig)
164 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
176 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1458 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
362 2001 Kanji
3a8.15 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-8 SKIP code
3918.9 Four corner code
1-35-24 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6de1 Unicode hex code