Jisho

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陰

11 strokes
Radical:
mound, dam (阝 left) 阜 (阝)
Parts:
一 二 个 厶 阡
Variants:
侌 阥 隂
shade, yin, negative, sex organs, secret, shadow
Kun:
かげ、 かげ.る
On:
イン
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1393 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 陰 【イン】 (the) negative (e.g. pole), yin (in Chinese divination), hidden place, unseen part, private location
  • 女神 【メガミ】 goddess, female deity
  • 山陰 【ヤマカゲ】 place in the shade of a mountain, shelter of the mountains, mountain recess
  • 外陰 【ガイイン】 vulva, pudenda

Kun reading compounds

  • 陰 【かげ】 shade, shadow, behind (something), other side, back, the background, behind the scenes, behind someone's back, gloom (in someone's expression, nature, etc.), darkness
  • 陰口 【かげぐち】 malicious gossip, backbiting, speaking ill behind someone's back
  • 山陰 【やまかげ】 place in the shade of a mountain, shelter of the mountains, mountain recess
  • 物陰 【ものかげ】 place hidden from view, cover, shelter, hiding place
  • 陰る 【かげる】 to become clouded, to darken, to get dark, to become hidden (behind clouds), to darken (of a face), to worsen, to deteriorate, to become gloomy

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
yin1
Korean:
eum

Spanish

  • sombra
  • oscuridad
  • oculto
  • negativo
  • ocultar

Portuguese

  • matiz
  • yin
  • negativa
  • órgões sexuais
  • segredo
  • sombra

French

  • Yin
  • ombre
  • négatif
  • secret
  • organes sexuels
1013 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1408 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
5006 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1031 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1872 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1563 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
867 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
886 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1525 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
735 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
657 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
397 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
494 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1606 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
41691 Morohashi
541 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
6462 New Nelson (John Haig)
1592 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1718 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1496 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3671 2001 Kanji
2d8.7 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-8 SKIP code
7823.1 Four corner code
1-17-02 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
9670 Unicode hex code

翳

17 strokes
Radical:
feather 羽
Parts:
冫 几 匚 又 殳 矢 羽 乞
hold aloft
Kun:
かげ、 かげ.る、 かざ.す、 きぬがさ、 くも.る、 くもり
On:
エイ

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On reading compounds

  • 翳 【サシハ】 large fan-shaped object held by an attendant and used to conceal the face of a noble, etc.
  • 黒影 【コクエイ】 silhouette, dark shadow
  • 暗影 【アンエイ】 shadow, gloom

Kun reading compounds

  • 陰 【かげ】 shade, shadow, behind (something), other side, back, the background, behind the scenes, behind someone's back, gloom (in someone's expression, nature, etc.), darkness
  • 陰り 【かげり】 shadow (e.g. on someone's happiness), cloud, shade, gloom
  • 陰る 【かげる】 to become clouded, to darken, to get dark, to become hidden (behind clouds), to darken (of a face), to worsen, to deteriorate, to become gloomy
  • 翳す 【かざす】 to hold up over one's head, to hold aloft, to hold over something, to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire), to cover something with something, to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
yi4
Korean:
ye

Spanish

Portuguese

French

3679 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3567 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
28796 Morohashi
2874 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4691 New Nelson (John Haig)
2t15.2 The Kanji Dictionary
2-11-6 SKIP code
1-10-7 SKIP code
7722.7 Four corner code
7712.7 Four corner code
1-70-42 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
7ff3 Unicode hex code

礼

5 strokes
Radical:
sign 示 (礻)
Parts:
乙 礼
Variants:
禮
salute, bow, ceremony, thanks, remuneration
On:
レイ、 ライ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
1185 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 礼 【レイ】 thanks, gratitude, manners, etiquette, bow (i.e. bending of the body), bowing, reward, gift, ceremony, ritual, key money
  • 礼儀 【レイギ】 manners, courtesy, etiquette
  • 巡礼 【ジュンレイ】 pilgrimage, pilgrim
  • 儀礼 【ギレイ】 courtesy, etiquette, formality, protocol, (religious) observance, ritual, rite
  • 礼賛 【ライサン】 praise, worship, adoration, glorification
  • 礼冠 【ライカン】 crown or head-ornament worn with formal or ceremonial clothes by nobility (ritsuryō system)
  • 頂礼 【チョウライ】 prostration, placing knees, hands and forehead on the ground to show utmost respect
  • 帰命頂礼 【キミョウチョウライ】 most formal form of a prayer

Readings

Japanese names:
あや、 なり、 のり、 ひろし、 れ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
li3
Korean:
rye

Spanish

  • saludo
  • reverencia
  • cortesía
  • gracias

Portuguese

  • saudação
  • reverência
  • cerimônia
  • agradecimento
  • remuneração

French

  • salut
  • courbette
  • cérémonie
  • remerciements
  • rémunération
337 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
436 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
413 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
983 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3229 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
350 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
770 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
146 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
3.13 Japanese for Busy People
620 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
630 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
822 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1417 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1012 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
547 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
724 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1096 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
24626P Morohashi
818 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4061 New Nelson (John Haig)
1087 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1168 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
262 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
656 2001 Kanji
4e1.1 The Kanji Dictionary
1-4-1 SKIP code
3221.0 Four corner code
1-46-73 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
793c Unicode hex code

讃

22 strokes
Radical:
speech 言 (訁)
Parts:
二 亠 人 ハ 大 目 言 貝
Variants:
讚
praise, title on a picture
Kun:
ほ.める、 たた.える
On:
サン
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
2179 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

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On reading compounds

  • 賛 【サン】 praise, tribute, inscription (on a painting)
  • 賛歌 【サンカ】 song of praise, eulogy, paean, hymn
  • 絶賛 【ゼッサン】 high praise, great admiration, acclaim, with critical acclaim, to rave reviews, with high commendations, currently, presently, right now
  • 礼賛 【ライサン】 praise, worship, adoration, glorification

Kun reading compounds

  • 褒める 【ほめる】 to praise, to commend, to compliment, to speak well of, to speak highly of
  • 称える 【たたえる】 to praise, to extol, to hail, to laud, to celebrate

Readings

Japanese names:
さぬ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
zan4
Korean:
chan

Spanish

  • alabanza
  • elogio
  • placa de un cuadro
  • alabar
  • elogiar

Portuguese

French

4451 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2093 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1485 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
36110 Morohashi
5720 New Nelson (John Haig)
2711 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2747 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
7a15.1 The Kanji Dictionary
1-7-15 SKIP code
0568.6 Four corner code
1-27-30 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
8b83 Unicode hex code