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陳

11 strokes
Radical:
mound, dam (阝 left) 阜 (阝)
Parts:
一 ｜ 阡 日 木 田
exhibit, state, relate, explain
Kun:
ひ.ねる
On:
チン
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1323 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 陳 【チン】 Chen (ancient Chinese state; approx. 1045-479 BCE), Ch'en, Chen dynasty (of China; 557-589 BCE), Ch'en dynasty
  • 陳謝 【チンシャ】 apology
  • 開陳 【カイチン】 stating (one's views), expressing
  • 具陳 【グチン】 report in detail, formal statement

Kun reading compounds

  • 陳ねる 【ひねる】 to age, to get old, to go stale, to be too grown-up (for one's age), to be precocious, to become twisted, to become warped, to become perverse

Readings

Japanese names:
のぶ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
chen2
Korean:
jin

Spanish

  • exhibir
  • exponer
  • desplegar
  • ser viejo

Portuguese

  • exibição
  • estado
  • relacionar
  • explicar

French

  • informer
  • présenter
  • raconter
  • expliquer
1604 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1303 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
5001 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1647 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1873 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1311 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1405 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1494 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1524 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
737 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
656 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
396 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
493 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1310 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
41698 Morohashi
540 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
6457 New Nelson (John Haig)
1301 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1398 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1497 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3664 2001 Kanji
2d8.2 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-8 SKIP code
7529.6 Four corner code
1-36-36 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
9673 Unicode hex code

琳

12 strokes
Radical:
jade (king) 玉 (王)
Parts:
木 王
jewel, tinkling of jewelry
On:
リン
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level N1

Speed

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On reading compounds

  • 琳派 【リンパ】 Rimpa school (of painting, 17th-early 20th century)

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
lin2
Korean:
rim

Spanish

  • joya
  • tintineo de joyas

Portuguese

French

2160 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1262 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
683 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
913 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
21077 Morohashi
3646 New Nelson (John Haig)
2554 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2610 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
4f8.2 The Kanji Dictionary
1-4-8 SKIP code
1419.0 Four corner code
1-46-54 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
7433 Unicode hex code

歌

14 strokes
Radical:
lack, yawn 欠
Parts:
一 亅 口 欠
song, sing
Kun:
うた、 うた.う
On:
カ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
519 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

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On reading compounds

  • 歌劇 【カゲキ】 opera
  • 歌曲 【カキョク】 melody, tune, song
  • 演歌 【エンカ】 enka, traditional-style Japanese popular ballad, troubadour
  • 和歌 【ワカ】 waka, classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka, often 31 morae

Kun reading compounds

  • 歌 【うた】 song, singing, classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka), modern poetry
  • 歌合 【うたあわせ】 poetry contest
  • 短歌 【たんか】 tanka, 31-mora Japanese poem
  • 替え歌 【かえうた】 parody (of a song), new lyrics to an old melody, song parody
  • 歌う 【うたう】 to sing, to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem, to express in the form of a poem, to recite (a poem)
  • 歌うたい 【うたうたい】 singer, vocalist, nagauta singer (in kabuki), singer of noh chants

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
ge1
Korean:
ga

Spanish

  • canción
  • cantar

Portuguese

  • canção
  • cantar

French

  • chanson
  • chanter
166 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
90 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
84 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
478 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2422 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
256 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
201 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2170 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
3.18 Japanese for Busy People
392 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
395 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
200 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1125 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2296 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1187 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1621 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
480 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
16167 Morohashi
1825 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2945 New Nelson (John Haig)
469 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
508 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
486 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
230 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3162 2001 Kanji
4j10.2 The Kanji Dictionary
1-10-4 SKIP code
1768.2 Four corner code
1-18-46 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6b4c Unicode hex code

手

4 strokes
Radical:
hand 手 (扌龵)
Parts:
手
hand
Kun:
て、 て-、 -て、 た-
On:
シュ、 ズ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N4
60 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 手術 【シュジュツ】 surgery, operation, procedure, skill with one's hands, sleight of hand
  • 手記 【シュキ】 note, memorandum, memo, memoirs, personal account
  • 二塁手 【ニルイシュ】 second baseman
  • 名手 【メイシュ】 master, expert, brilliant move (in go, shogi, etc.), excellent move
  • 交際上手 【コウサイジョウズ】 good at socializing, sociability, being a good mixer
  • 処世上手 【ショセイジョウズ】 knowing how to get on in the world, knowing the secret of success in life

Kun reading compounds

  • 手 【て】 hand, arm, forepaw, foreleg, handle, hand, worker, help, trouble, care, effort, means, way, trick, move, technique, workmanship, hand, handwriting, kind, type, sort, one's hands, one's possession, ability to cope, hand (of cards), direction, move (in go, shogi, etc.)
  • 手足 【てあし】 hands and feet, limbs, person at one's beck and call, person at hand, reliable worker
  • 逆手 【ぎゃくて】 underhand grip, backhand grip (e.g. in tennis), unexpected twist, turning the tables (on an opponent)
  • 担い手 【にないて】 bearer, carrier, person bearing responsibility, person in charge, supporter

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
shou3
Korean:
su

Spanish

  • mano

Portuguese

  • mão

French

  • main
28 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
35 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
32 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
42 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1827 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
37 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
54 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
118 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.19 Japanese for Busy People
57 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
57 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
170 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
847 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
4267 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2155 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2907 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
644 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
11768 Morohashi
3456 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2060 New Nelson (John Haig)
637 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
687 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
57 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
30 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2247 2001 Kanji
3c0.1 The Kanji Dictionary
4-4-3 SKIP code
2-1-3 SKIP code
2050.0 Four corner code
1-28-74 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
624b Unicode hex code