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高

10 strokes
Radical:
tall 高 (髙)
Parts:
亠 冂 口 高
tall, high, expensive
Kun:
たか.い、 たか、 -だか、 たか.まる、 たか.める
On:
コウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
65 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 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, haughty, self-important
  • 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

負

9 strokes
Radical:
shell 貝
Parts:
ハ 勹 目 貝
defeat, negative, -, minus, bear, owe, assume a responsibility
Kun:
ま.ける、 ま.かす、 お.う
On:
フ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
443 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 負 【フ】 negative, minus
  • 負荷 【フカ】 burden, load (electrical, CPU, etc.)
  • 正負 【セイフ】 positive and negative (numbers), plus and minus (signs), positive and negative (poles)
  • 非負 【ヒフ】 non-negative

Kun reading compounds

  • 負ける 【まける】 to lose, to be defeated, to succumb, to give in, to surrender, to yield, to be inferior to, to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.), to reduce the price, to give a discount, to throw in (something extra) for free
  • 負けるが勝ち 【まけるがかち】 he that fights and runs away may live to fight another day, sometimes you have to lose to win, losing is winning
  • 負かす 【まかす】 to defeat
  • 負う 【おう】 to carry on one's back, to bear, to shoulder, to take (responsibility), to assume, to accept, to bear (the blame, costs, etc.), to have (a duty, obligation, etc.), to become responsible for, to be burdened with (work, debt, etc.), to suffer (an injury), to sustain (a wound), to receive, to incur (a loss, damage, etc.), to owe (a debt of gratitude to), to be indebted to, to have (something) behind one, to be backed by
  • 負うた子に教えられて浅瀬を渡る 【おうたこにおしえられてあさせをわたる】 some things can be learned from the young, a fool may give a wise man counsel, to be led across the shallows by the child on one's shoulders

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
fu4
Korean:
bu

Spanish

  • llevar
  • tomar a su cargo
  • deber
  • ser derrotado
  • llevarse la victoria

Portuguese

  • derrotar
  • negativa
  • menos
  • carregar
  • dever a
  • assumir uma responsabilidade

French

  • défaite
  • perdre
  • moins
  • négatif
  • assumer
  • porter sur le dos
  • devoir à quelqu'un
  • faire un rabais
312 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
406 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
383 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
473 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4488 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
503 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
918 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
981 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
510 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
519 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
717 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1722 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2594 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1327 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1799 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
63 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
36660X Morohashi
2091 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
5769 New Nelson (John Haig)
63 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
67 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
346 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2561 2001 Kanji
2n7.1 The Kanji Dictionary
2-2-7 SKIP code
2-7-2 SKIP code
2780.6 Four corner code
1-41-73 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
8ca0 Unicode hex code

荷

10 strokes
Radical:
grass 艸 (艹)
Parts:
一 亅 化 口 艾
baggage, shoulder-pole load, bear (a burden), shoulder (a gun), load, cargo, freight
Kun:
に
On:
カ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N2
1230 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 荷 【カ】 counter for loads (that can be carried on one's shoulders)
  • 加担 【カタン】 support, participation, assistance, complicity, conspiracy
  • 集荷 【シュウカ】 collection of cargo (esp. produce, etc.), cargo booking
  • 電荷 【デンカ】 electric charge, charge

Kun reading compounds

  • 荷 【に】 load, baggage, cargo, freight, goods, burden, responsibility
  • 荷台 【にだい】 (truck) load-carrying tray, (bicycle) luggage carrier, roof rack
  • 浮き荷 【うきに】 flotsam
  • 抜き荷 【ぬきに】 pilfered goods

Readings

Japanese names:
はす、 り
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
he2, he4
Korean:
ha

Spanish

  • bulto
  • carga
  • llevar una cargar
  • contador para bultos
  • equipaje

Portuguese

  • bagagem
  • pau para carregar no ombro
  • carregar (carga)
  • carregar (arma)
  • carga

French

  • bagages
  • balancier
  • porter (un fardeau)
  • épauler (fusil)
  • cargaison
  • chargement
  • fret
165 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
259 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
239 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1020 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3956 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
255 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
867 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1259 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
391 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
393 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
570 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
655 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2840 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1464 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1972 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1022 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
31000P Morohashi
2282 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
5059 New Nelson (John Haig)
1013 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1088 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
351 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1949 2001 Kanji
3k7.10 The Kanji Dictionary
2-3-7 SKIP code
3-7-3 SKIP code
4422.1 Four corner code
1-18-57 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
8377 Unicode hex code