Jisho

×

頸

16 strokes
Radical:
leaf 頁
Parts:
ハ 巛 工 目 貝 頁
Variants:
頚
neck, head
Kun:
くび
On:
ケイ

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 頸管 【ケイカン】 cervical duct, cervical canal
  • 頸肩腕症候群 【ケイケンワンショウコウグン】 cervicobrachial syndrome, indicates pain, swelling, weakness and/or numbness in the neck/shoulder region, used when specific diagnosis is not known
  • 子宮頸 【シキュウケイ】 uterine cervix
  • 鼠径 【ソケイ】 groin, inguinal region

Kun reading compounds

  • 首 【くび】 neck, head, dismissal (from a job), firing, sacking
  • 首飾り 【くびかざり】 necklace, choker
  • 上頸 【あげくび】 neckband, round upright collar (on some traditional Japanese clothing)
  • 垂領 【たりくび】 V-shaped overlapping collar

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
jing3, geng3
Korean:
gyeong

Spanish

Portuguese

French

5132 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2828 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2035 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
43515 Morohashi
1611 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
6638 New Nelson (John Haig)
9a7.4 The Kanji Dictionary
1-7-9 SKIP code
7118.6 Four corner code
1-80-84 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
9838 Unicode hex code

動

11 strokes
Radical:
power, force 力
Parts:
一 ｜ ノ 力 日 里
move, motion, change, confusion, shift, shake
Kun:
うご.く、 うご.かす
On:
ドウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
73 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 動 【ドウ】 motion
  • 動員 【ドウイン】 mobilization, mobilisation
  • 人事異動 【ジンジイドウ】 personnel change, personnel shift, reshuffle, (annual) staff reassignment
  • 異動 【イドウ】 (personnel) change, transfer, relocation, reassignment, reshuffle

Kun reading compounds

  • 動く 【うごく】 to move, to stir, to shift, to shake, to swing, to operate, to run, to go, to work, to make a move, to take action, to act, to go into action, to be touched, to be influenced, to change, to vary, to fluctuate, to waver, to be transferred
  • 動く歩道 【うごくほどう】 moving walkway, moving sidewalk, travelator
  • 動かす 【うごかす】 to move, to shift, to stir, to budge, to change position, to inspire, to rouse, to move (e.g. feeling), to influence, to change, to alter, to deny, to operate, to set in motion, to get going, to mobilize (e.g. troops), to mobilise, to deploy, to manage (e.g. funds)

Readings

Japanese names:
るぎ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
dong4
Korean:
dong

Spanish

  • mover
  • movimiento
  • moverse
  • trasladar

Portuguese

  • mover
  • movimento
  • mudança
  • jáfusão
  • trocar
  • agitar

French

  • bouger
  • mouvement
  • changement
  • confusion
  • secouer
296 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
384 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
362 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
86 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
730 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
169 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
130 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2.14 Japanese for Busy People
231 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
231 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
64 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
221 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2232 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1163 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1583 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1692 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
2390 Morohashi
1778 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
549 New Nelson (John Haig)
1676 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1806 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
47 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
385 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2245 2001 Kanji
2g9.1 The Kanji Dictionary
1-9-2 SKIP code
2412.7 Four corner code
1-38-16 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
52d5 Unicode hex code

脈

10 strokes
Radical:
meat 肉 (⺼)
Parts:
厂 斤 月
Variants:
脉
vein, pulse, hope
Kun:
すじ
On:
ミャク
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N1
1477 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 脈 【ミャク】 pulse, vein, chain (of mountains, etc.), hope, thread (of an argument)
  • 脈拍 【ミャクハク】 pulse, pulse rate, pulsation, stroke of pulse
  • 大動脈 【ダイドウミャク】 aorta, important traffic route
  • 動脈 【ドウミャク】 artery, arterial road, major route

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
mo4, mai4
Korean:
maeg

Spanish

  • vena
  • pulso
  • esperanza

Portuguese

  • veia
  • pulso
  • esperança

French

  • veine
  • pouls
  • chaîne (montagne)
  • espoir
517 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
618 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
589 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1454 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3764 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
813 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1676 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
913 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
935 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1353 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1033 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1189 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
648 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
860 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1873 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
29470 Morohashi
953 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4805 New Nelson (John Haig)
1856 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2000 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
557 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3965 2001 Kanji
4b6.8 The Kanji Dictionary
1-4-6 SKIP code
7223.2 Four corner code
1-44-14 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
8108 Unicode hex code

狭

9 strokes
Radical:
dog 犬 (犭)
Parts:
丶 二 亠 人 并 大 犯
Variants:
狹
cramped, narrow, contract, tight
Kun:
せま.い、 せば.める、 せば.まる、 さ
On:
キョウ、 コウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1346 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 狭心症 【キョウシンショウ】 angina pectoris
  • 狭義 【キョウギ】 narrow sense (e.g. of a word)
  • 偏狭 【ヘンキョウ】 narrow-mindedness, intolerance, illiberality, narrowness
  • 広狭 【コウキョウ】 width, width and narrowness

Kun reading compounds

  • 狭い 【せまい】 narrow, confined, small, cramped, limited, narrow-minded, confining
  • 狭める 【せばめる】 to narrow, to reduce, to contract
  • 狭まる 【せばまる】 to narrow, to contract
  • 狭 【さ】 narrow, thin
  • 狭霧 【さぎり】 mist, fog
  • 若狭 【わかさ】 Wakasa (former province located in the south of present-day Fukui Prefecture)

Readings

Japanese names:
はざ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
xia2
Korean:
hyeob

Spanish

  • apretado
  • estrecho
  • encogido
  • estrecharse
  • encogerse
  • estrechar
  • angosto

Portuguese

  • limitar
  • estreitar
  • contrair
  • apertar

French

  • étroit
  • exigu
  • serré
  • se contracter
1166 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1370 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2882 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1413 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
729 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
790 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1353 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1436 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
560 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1301 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
473 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
294 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
355 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1274 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
20406P Morohashi
396 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3572 New Nelson (John Haig)
1266 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1356 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1279 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2963 2001 Kanji
3g6.2 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-6 SKIP code
4523.0 Four corner code
1-22-25 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
72ed Unicode hex code

窄

10 strokes
Radical:
cave 穴
Parts:
｜ ノ 儿 宀 穴
narrow, fold, furl, shrug, pucker, shut, close
Kun:
すぼ.める、 つぼ.める、 せま.い
On:
サク
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 椎間孔狭窄 【ツイカンコウキョウサク】 vertebral canal stenosis
  • 視野狭窄 【シヤキョウサク】 narrowing of visual field, narrow-mindedness, lack of vision

Kun reading compounds

  • 窄める 【すぼめる】 to make narrower, to shut (an umbrella), to shrug (one's shoulders), to purse (one's lips)
  • 窄める 【すぼめる】 to make narrower, to shut (an umbrella), to shrug (one's shoulders), to purse (one's lips)

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
zhai3, ze2
Korean:
chag

Spanish

Portuguese

French

3322 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2830 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1966 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
25455 Morohashi
4197 New Nelson (John Haig)
2614 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2660 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
3m7.11 The Kanji Dictionary
2-3-7 SKIP code
3021.1 Four corner code
1-26-85 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
7a84 Unicode hex code

症

10 strokes
Radical:
sickness 疒
Parts:
一 止 疔
symptoms, illness
On:
ショウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1111 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 症 【ショウ】 illness, condition, -pathy
  • 症候群 【ショウコウグン】 syndrome
  • 自閉症 【ジヘイショウ】 autism
  • 後遺症 【コウイショウ】 prognostic symptoms, after-effect, sequela

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
zheng4, zheng1
Korean:
jeung

Spanish

  • síntoma
  • señal
  • enfermedad

Portuguese

  • sintomas
  • doença

French

  • symptôme
  • maladie
1397 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
955 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3039 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1563 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1545 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1318 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1400 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1363 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1350 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
4065 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2062 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2794 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1701 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
22140 Morohashi
3280 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3795 New Nelson (John Haig)
1685 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1816 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1369 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
573 2001 Kanji
5i5.4 The Kanji Dictionary
3-5-5 SKIP code
0011.1 Four corner code
1-30-41 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
75c7 Unicode hex code