Jisho

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10 strokes
Radical:
tall 高 (髙)
Parts:
tall, high, expensive
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
65 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 高 【コウ】 high, high school
  • 高圧 【コウアツ】 high voltage, high pressure
  • 中高 【チュウコウ】 middle and high school, medium and high (level)
  • 激昂 【ゲッコウ】 excitement, exasperation, indignation, rage, fury

Kun reading compounds

  • 高い 【たかい】 high, tall, expensive, high-priced, high (level), above average (in degree, quality, etc.), loud, high-pitched, shrill
  • 高い高い 【たかいたかい】 lifting (a child) high up in the air
  • 高 【たか】 quantity, amount, volume, number, amount of money
  • 高い 【たかい】 high, tall, expensive, high-priced, high (level), above average (in degree, quality, etc.), loud, high-pitched, shrill
  • 威高 【いたか】 arrogant
  • 背高 【せいたか】 tallness, tall person
  • 高まる 【たかまる】 to rise, to swell, to be promoted
  • 高める 【たかめる】 to raise, to lift, to boost, to enhance

Readings

Japanese names:
か、 こ、 じょい、 た、 はか
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
gao1
Korean:
go

Spanish

  • alto
  • caro
  • sobresaliente
  • elevar
  • levantar

Portuguese

  • Caro
  • alto

French

  • haut
  • élevé
  • grand
  • cher
76 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
132 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
119 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
49 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
5248 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
160 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
102 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1163 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.11 Japanese for Busy People
190 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
190 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
83 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1924 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2601 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1330 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1803 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
313 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
45313 Morohashi
2097 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
6796 New Nelson (John Haig)
307 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
329 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
135 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
193 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
449 2001 Kanji
2j8.6 The Kanji Dictionary
2-2-8 SKIP code
0022.7 Four corner code
1-25-66 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
9ad8 Unicode hex code

4 strokes
Radical:
tree
Parts:
tree, wood
Kun:
こ-
On:
ボクモク
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
317 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 木刀 【ボクトウ】 wooden sword
  • 木偶 【デク】 wooden doll, wooden figure, puppet, blockhead, good-for-nothing, fool
  • 土木 【ドボク】 engineering works, civil engineering, public works
  • 名木 【メイボク】 old tree of historical interest, excellent wood, precious woods, choice wood
  • 木 【モク】 Thursday, wood (first of the five elements)
  • 木材 【モクザイ】 lumber, timber, wood
  • 水木 【スイモク】 Wednesday and Thursday
  • 火水木 【カスイモク】 Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday

Kun reading compounds

  • 木 【き】 tree, shrub, bush, wood, timber, wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
  • 木々 【きぎ】 (many) trees, every tree, all kinds of trees
  • 本木 【もとき】 original stock
  • 青木 【あおき】 Japanese laurel (Aucuba japonica), spotted laurel, lush, green tree

Readings

Japanese names:
ぐ、 も、 もと
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
mu4
Korean:
mog, mo

Spanish

  • árbol
  • madera

Portuguese

  • árvore
  • madeira

French

  • arbre
  • bois (matière)
15 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
17 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
69 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
148 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2170 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
17 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
60 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
109 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1.A Japanese for Busy People
22 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
22 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
20 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1045 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
4261 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2149 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2901 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
199 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
14415 Morohashi
3450 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2531 New Nelson (John Haig)
195 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
207 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
255 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
36 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1864 2001 Kanji
4a0.1 The Kanji Dictionary
4-4-3 SKIP code
4090.0 Four corner code
1-44-58 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6728 Unicode hex code

9 strokes
Radical:
man, human 人 (亻)
Parts:
sagacious, genius, excellence
On:
シュン
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1007 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

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On reading compounds

  • 俊 【シュン】 excellence, genius
  • 俊足 【シュンソク】 swiftness of foot, fast runner, swift horse, fleet steed, person of great talent, gifted person
  • 英俊 【エイシュン】 genius, prodigy

Readings

Japanese names:
すぐる、 とし
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
jun4, zun4
Korean:
jun

Spanish

  • excelente
  • sobresaliente

Portuguese

  • sagaz
  • gênio
  • excelência

French

  • sagacité
  • génie
  • excellence
  • avisé
1371 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1321 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
448 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1472 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1050 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1039 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1845 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1997 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1424 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
96 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
117 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
77 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
86 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1023 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
674 Morohashi
102 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
216 New Nelson (John Haig)
1014 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1089 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1228 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2167 2001 Kanji
2a7.10 The Kanji Dictionary
1-2-7 SKIP code
2324.7 Four corner code
1-29-51 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4fca Unicode hex code

8 strokes
Radical:
pestle
Parts:
happiness, blessing, fortune
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
786 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 幸 【サチ】 good luck, fortune, happiness, harvest, yield
  • 幸運 【コウウン】 good luck, fortune
  • 親不孝 【オヤフコウ】 lack of filial piety, disobedience to one's parents
  • 御幸 【ギョウキ】 imperial visit, imperial outing

Kun reading compounds

  • 幸い 【さいわい】 happiness, blessedness, luck, fortune, felicity, luckily, fortunately
  • 幸いあれ 【さいわいあれ】 be happy!, cheer up!
  • 幸 【さち】 good luck, fortune, happiness, harvest, yield
  • 幸ある 【さちある】 fortunate, happy, lucky
  • 川の幸 【かわのさち】 catch (fish) of the river, products of the river, fruits of the river
  • 山幸 【やまさち】 food of the mountains (wild game, mountain vegetables, mushrooms, etc.), fruits of the land
  • 幸せ 【しあわせ】 happiness, good fortune, luck, blessing
  • 幸せにする 【しあわせにする】 to bring someone happiness, to make someone happy

Readings

Japanese names:
こ、 さき、 さし、 さっ、 とも、 ひろ、 みゆき、 ゆ、 ゆき、 よし
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
xing4
Korean:
haeng

Spanish

  • felicidad
  • bendición
  • fortuna
  • buena suerte

Portuguese

  • felicidade
  • benção
  • fortuna

French

  • joie
  • bénédiction
  • fortune
395 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
295 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
279 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
683 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1073 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
712 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
504 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
661 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
684 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
697 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
894 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
575 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2755 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1408 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1901 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1519 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
9176 Morohashi
2216 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1595 New Nelson (John Haig)
1505 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1622 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
423 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
297 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1455 2001 Kanji
3b5.9 The Kanji Dictionary
2-3-5 SKIP code
4040.1 Four corner code
1-25-12 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5e78 Unicode hex code