Jisho

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龍

16 strokes
Radical:
dragon 龍
Parts:
月 立
Variants:
竜 龒
dragon, imperial
Kun:
たつ
On:
リュウ、 リョウ、 ロウ
Jinmeiyō variant of a jōyō kanji, used in names
1734 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 竜 【リュウ】 dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon), naga, semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology, promoted rook
  • 竜王 【リュウオウ】 Dragon King, promoted rook
  • 青龍 【セイリョウ】 blue dragon (an auspicious creature in Chinese mythology), Azure Dragon (god said to rule over the eastern heavens)
  • 応竜 【オウリュウ】 Yinglong, dragon and rain deity in Chinese mythology
  • 竜 【リュウ】 dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon), naga, semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology, promoted rook
  • 竜駕 【リョウガ】 imperial carriage
  • 青龍 【セイリョウ】 blue dragon (an auspicious creature in Chinese mythology), Azure Dragon (god said to rule over the eastern heavens)
  • 蛟竜 【コウリョウ】 mizuchi, aquatic, dragon-like beast with four feet, horns and poisonous breath, unfulfilled genius, dormant talent

Kun reading compounds

  • 竜 【りゅう】 dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon), naga, semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology, promoted rook
  • 竜巻 【たつまき】 tornado, whirlwind, waterspout, twister

Readings

Japanese names:
りゅ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
long2
Korean:
ryong, rong

Spanish

Portuguese

French

2265 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1600 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
48818 Morohashi
1801 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
7103 New Nelson (John Haig)
2981 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2985 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
5b5.3 The Kanji Dictionary
1-9-7 SKIP code
0121.1 Four corner code
1-46-22 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
9f8d Unicode hex code

如

6 strokes
Radical:
woman, female 女
Parts:
口 女
likeness, like, such as, as if, better, best, equal
Kun:
ごと.し
On:
ジョ、 ニョ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1704 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 如月 【キサラギ】 second month of the lunar calendar
  • 如雨露 【ジョウロ】 watering can, watering pot, sprinkling can
  • 躍如 【ヤクジョ】 vivid, lifelike, graphic
  • 鞠躬如 【キッキュウジョ】 deferential, humble, reverent, respectful
  • 如 【ニョ】 tathata (the ultimate nature of all things)
  • 如実 【ニョジツ】 reality, actuality, actual conditions, true situation, faithful representation, vivid depiction, ultimate reality, absolute truth
  • 一如 【イチニョ】 oneness
  • 形影一如 【ケイエイイチニョ】 being inseparable as a form and its shadow, a person's deed mirrors the good or evil of his mind, husband and wife being never apart

Kun reading compounds

  • 如し 【ごとし】 like, as if, the same as

Readings

Japanese names:
き、 ね、 ゆき、 よし
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
ru2
Korean:
yeo

Spanish

  • análogo
  • parecido
  • tal como
  • igual a
  • obedecer

Portuguese

  • semelhança
  • gostar
  • tal como
  • como se
  • melhor
  • igual

French

  • ressemblance
  • comme
  • comme si
  • mieux
  • meilleur
  • égal
  • similaire
  • paraître
1383 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1521 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1189 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1539 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1184 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
412 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1747 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1870 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1441 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
433 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
239 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
154 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
183 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
101 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
6060 Morohashi
207 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1178 New Nelson (John Haig)
100 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
104 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
337 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
1069 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1777 2001 Kanji
3e3.1 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-3 SKIP code
4640.0 Four corner code
1-39-01 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5982 Unicode hex code

伝

6 strokes
Radical:
man, human 人 (亻)
Parts:
二 化 厶
Variants:
傳
transmit, go along, walk along, follow, report, communicate, legend, tradition
Kun:
つた.わる、 つた.える、 つた.う、 つだ.う、 -づた.い、 つて
On:
デン、 テン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
416 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 伝 【デン】 legend, tradition, biography, life, method, way, horseback transportation and communication relay system used in ancient Japan
  • 伝記 【デンキ】 biography, life story
  • 駅伝 【エキデン】 long-distance relay race, stagecoach, post horse
  • 評伝 【ヒョウデン】 critical biography
  • 転手 【テンジュ】 tuning peg (on a biwa or shamisen)
  • 伝奏 【テンソウ】 delivering a message to the emperor

Kun reading compounds

  • 伝わる 【つたわる】 to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.), to travel, to circulate, to go around, to be passed around, to become known, to be handed down (from generation to generation), to be passed down, to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.), to be brought, to come, to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.), to be felt, to come across, to travel (of sound, electricity, etc.), to propagate, to be conducted, to be transmitted, to go along, to move along
  • 伝える 【つたえる】 to convey, to report, to transmit, to communicate, to tell, to impart, to propagate, to teach, to bequeath
  • 伝う 【つたう】 to go along, to walk along, to follow
  • 伝 【つて】 means of making contact, intermediary, go-between, connections, influence, pull, good offices
  • 伝言 【つてこと】 (verbal) message, word (from someone), rumour, rumor
  • 風のつて 【かぜのつて】 hearsay, rumor, grapevine

Readings

Japanese names:
つたえ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
yun2
Korean:
jeon

Spanish

  • transmitir
  • tradición
  • ser transmitido
  • comunicar
  • seguir

Portuguese

  • transmitir
  • progredir
  • andar ao longo
  • seguir
  • relatório
  • comunicar
  • lenda
  • tradição

French

  • transmettre
  • côtoyer
  • suivre
  • rapporter
  • communiquer
  • légende
  • tradition
681 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
580 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
553 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
494 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
379 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
554 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
308 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
359 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
3.3 Japanese for Busy People
434 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
440 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
278 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
68 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
48 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
28 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
29 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
972 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
462P Morohashi
44 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
141 New Nelson (John Haig)
963 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1036 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
331 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
470 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2171 2001 Kanji
2a4.14 The Kanji Dictionary
1-2-4 SKIP code
2123.1 Four corner code
1-37-33 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4f1d Unicode hex code

説

14 strokes
Radical:
speech 言 (訁)
Parts:
儿 并 口 言
opinion, theory, explanation, rumor
Kun:
と.く
On:
セツ、 ゼイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
326 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 説 【セツ】 theory, doctrine, opinion, view, rumour, rumor, gossip, hearsay
  • 説明 【セツメイ】 explanation, exposition, description, account, caption, legend
  • 定説 【テイセツ】 established theory, accepted opinion, accepted explanation
  • 解説 【カイセツ】 explanation, commentary, exposition, elucidation
  • 遊説 【ユウゼイ】 election tour, election campaign, stumping
  • 全国遊説 【ゼンコクユウゼイ】 nationwide election campaign

Kun reading compounds

  • 説く 【とく】 to explain, to advocate, to preach, to persuade

Readings

Japanese names:
さとし、 とき
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
shuo1, shui4, yue4
Korean:
seol, se, yeol

Spanish

  • opinión
  • teoría
  • explicar
  • expresar

Portuguese

  • rumor
  • opinião
  • teoria

French

  • théorie
  • rumeur
  • opinion
  • thèse
654 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
553 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
524 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
307 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4373 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
216 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
251 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2143 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
3.9 Japanese for Busy People
400 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
404 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
292 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1688 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1949 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1042 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1405 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
511 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
35556P Morohashi
1547 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
5627 New Nelson (John Haig)
499 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
538 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
240 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
620 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3057 2001 Kanji
7a7.12 The Kanji Dictionary
1-7-7 SKIP code
0861.6 Four corner code
1-32-66 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
8aac Unicode hex code

継

13 strokes
Radical:
silk 糸 (糹)
Parts:
｜ 小 幺 米 糸
Variants:
繼
inherit, succeed, continue, patch, graft (tree)
Kun:
つ.ぐ、 まま-
On:
ケイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
743 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 継続 【ケイゾク】 continuation, continuance, going on
  • 継承 【ケイショウ】 inheritance, succession, accession, share-alike, inheritance
  • 後継 【コウケイ】 succession, successor
  • 中継 【チュウケイ】 relay, hook-up, relay broadcasting

Kun reading compounds

  • 継ぐ 【つぐ】 to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.), to inherit, to take over, to follow, to patch (clothes), to mend, to repair, to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire), to replenish with, to feed with, to follow up with (e.g. remarks), to gather (one's breath)

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
ji4
Korean:
gye

Spanish

  • sucesión
  • herencia
  • pariente político
  • suceder
  • heredar
  • tener éxito

Portuguese

  • herdar
  • ser bem-sucedido
  • remendo
  • enxerto (árvore)

French

  • hériter
  • succession
  • relais
  • rapiécer
  • greffe (arbre)
1203 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
971 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3545 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
894 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1633 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2539 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1025 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1064 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
901 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1537 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1720 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
919 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1242 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1382 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
27531 Morohashi
1360 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4501 New Nelson (John Haig)
1370 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1470 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1656 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2775 2001 Kanji
6a7.8 The Kanji Dictionary
1-6-7 SKIP code
2991.9 Four corner code
1-23-49 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
7d99 Unicode hex code