Jisho

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道

12 strokes (also 11)
Radical:
walk 辵 (辶, ⻌, ⻍)
Parts:
并 込 自 首
Variants:
噵 衜 衟
road-way, street, district, journey, course, moral, teachings
Kun:
みち、 いう
On:
ドウ、 トウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
207 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 道 【ドウ】 road, path, street, route, way, set of practices, rules for conducting oneself, moral education, Buddhist teachings, Taoism, administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido), administrative region of Japan (Tokaido, Tosando, etc.), province (administrative region of Korea), circuit (administrative region of China), province (Tang-era administrative region of China)
  • 道義 【ドウギ】 morality, moral principles
  • 正道 【セイドウ】 path of righteousness, path of duty, right track, correct path
  • 海道 【カイドウ】 sea route
  • 有道 【ユウドウ】 being good, being virtuous, virtuous person
  • 不道 【フドウ】 inhuman, immoral, unreasonable, outrageous, wicked, barbarity (one of the eight unpardonable crimes, incl. killing three people in one family, or dismembering a corpse)

Kun reading compounds

  • 道 【みち】 road, path, street, lane, passage, route, way, distance, journey, road (e.g. to victory), course, way (of living, proper conduct, etc.), moral principles, teachings (esp. Confucian or Buddhist), dogma, field (e.g. of medicine), subject, speciality, means, way, method
  • 道筋 【みちすじ】 path, route, itinerary
  • 花道 【はなみち】 elevated walkway through the audience to the stage, honourable end to a career
  • 横道 【よこみち】 byway, side street, cross street, wrong way, digression

Readings

Japanese names:
さ、 じ、 ど、 みつ、 おさむ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
dao4
Korean:
do

Spanish

  • camino
  • razón
  • modo
  • decir
  • senda
  • método

Portuguese

  • Caminho
  • estrada
  • rua
  • distrito
  • viagem
  • curso
  • moral
  • ensinamentos
  • filosofia

French

  • voie
  • route
  • rue
  • région
  • voyage
  • morale
  • enseignements
122 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
205 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
188 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
129 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4724 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
141 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
93 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1811 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
3.7 Japanese for Busy People
149 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
149 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
66 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
710 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3888 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2000 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2701 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
283 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
39010P Morohashi
3134 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
6091 New Nelson (John Haig)
277 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
295 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
123 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
220 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
979 2001 Kanji
2q9.14 The Kanji Dictionary
3-3-9 SKIP code
3-2-9 SKIP code
3830.6 Four corner code
1-38-27 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
9053 Unicode hex code

上

3 strokes
Radical:
one 一
Parts:
一 卜
Variants:
丄
above, up
Kun:
うえ、 -うえ、 うわ-、 かみ、 あ.げる、 -あ.げる、 あ.がる、 -あ.がる、 あ.がり、 -あ.がり、 のぼ.る、 のぼ.り、 のぼ.せる、 のぼ.す、 たてまつ.る
On:
ジョウ、 ショウ、 シャン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
35 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

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On reading compounds

  • 上 【ジョウ】 from the standpoint of, from the viewpoint of, with respect to, in terms of, as a matter of, in view of, so far as ... is concerned, on, above, on top of, aboard (a ship or vehicle), the best, top, first class, first grade, first volume (of a two or three-volume set), first book, with my compliments
  • 上位 【ジョウイ】 superior (in rank), top, ranking, higher order (e.g. byte), host computer (of connected device)
  • 口上 【コウジョウ】 vocal message, speech, statement, prologue at the start of a kabuki performance
  • 水上 【スイジョウ】 on the water, aquatic, waterside, water's edge
  • 上人 【ショウニン】 holy priest, saint
  • 上下 【ショウカ】 top and bottom, up and down, high and low, above and below, upper and lower ends, upper and lower classes, ruler and ruled, the government and the people
  • 呈上 【テイジョウ】 giving, gifting, presenting
  • 主上 【シュジョウ】 emperor
  • 上海 【シャンハイ】 Shanghai (China)
  • 上湯 【シャンタン】 top-grade Chinese soup stock

Kun reading compounds

  • 上 【うえ】 above, over, up, top, summit, upper part, head (e.g. of a staircase), surface, on (top of), the above (in a piece of writing), earlier part, superior, better, higher (position, rank, etc.), upper (class), elder, older, senior, with respect to ..., in terms of, as far as ... is concerned, when (e.g. drunk), besides ..., in addition to ..., on top of ..., as well as ..., after ..., upon ..., on ..., with (e.g. full awareness), as a result of ..., since ..., now that ..., because ..., honorable, venerable, dear, emperor, sovereign, shogun, daimyo
  • 上向き 【うわむき】 pointing up, pointing upward, upturn, uptrend, upward tendency
  • 床上 【ゆかうえ】 on a floor, above floor level
  • 一枚上 【いちまいうえ】 one step higher, one better, cut above, one up
  • 上 【かみ】 upper reaches (of a river), upper stream, top, upper part, upper half (of the body), long ago, beginning, first, person of high rank (e.g. the emperor), government, imperial court, imperial capital (i.e. Kyoto), capital region (i.e. Kansai), region (or direction of) the imperial palace, head (of a table), wife, mistress (of a restaurant)
  • 上期 【かみき】 first half of the (fiscal) year
  • 風上 【かざかみ】 windward, upwind
  • 御上 【おかみ】 the Emperor, His Majesty, the government, the authorities, proprietress, hostess, landlady, mistress, your wife, his wife, (one's) master, lord
  • 上げる 【あげる】 to raise, to elevate, to do up (one's hair), to fly (a kite, etc.), to launch (fireworks, etc.), to surface (a submarine, etc.), to land (a boat), to deep-fry, to show someone (into a room), to give, to send someone (away), to enrol (one's child in school), to enroll, to increase (price, quality, status, etc.), to develop (talent, skill), to improve, to make (a loud sound), to raise (one's voice), to earn (something desirable), to praise, to give (an example, etc.), to cite, to summon up (all of one's energy, etc.), to arrest, to nominate, to summon (for geishas, etc.), to offer up (incense, a prayer, etc.) to the gods (or Buddha, etc.), to bear (a child), to conduct (a ceremony, esp. a wedding), (of the tide) to come in, to vomit, to do for (the sake of someone else), to complete ..., to humbly do ...
  • 上がる 【あがる】 to rise, to go up, to come up, to ascend, to be raised, to enter (esp. from outdoors), to come in, to go in, to enter (a school), to advance to the next grade, to get out (of water), to come ashore, to increase, to improve, to make progress, to be promoted, to advance, to be made (of profit, etc.), to occur (esp. of a favourable result), to be adequate (to cover expenses, etc.), to be finished, to be done, to be over, to stop (of rain), to lift, to stop (working properly), to cut out, to give out, to die, to win (in a card game, etc.), to be arrested, to turn up (of evidence, etc.), to be deep fried, to be spoken loudly, to get nervous, to get stage fright, to be offered (to the gods, etc.), to go, to visit, to eat, to drink, to be listed (as a candidate), to serve (in one's master's home), to be complete, to finish, above, north of
  • 上がり 【あがり】 rise, increase, ascent, income, takings, earnings, proceeds, (crop) yield, return, profit, completion, end, finish, end result (e.g. of crafts), how something comes out, finish, finishing (in a board or card game, etc.), green tea (esp. in a sushi restaurant), after (rain, illness, etc.), ex- (e.g. ex-bureaucrat), former
  • 上がり下り 【あがりおり】 going up and down, ascent and descent
  • 芸者上がり 【げいしゃあがり】 ex-geisha, former geisha
  • 上る 【のぼる】 to ascend, to go up, to climb, to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun), to rise, to go to (the capital), to be promoted, to add up to, to advance (in price), to swim up (a river), to sail up, to come up (on the agenda)
  • 上り 【のぼり】 ascent, climbing, ascending (path), climb, up-train, train heading toward the starting point of its route, upbound (esp. toward Tokyo), upstream, uphill
  • 上り下り 【のぼりくだり】 going up and down, ascent and descent, climb and descent
  • 逆上せる 【のぼせる】 to feel dizzy, to have blood rush to one's head, to lose one's cool, to be obsessed, to be infatuated, to become conceited
  • 上せる 【のぼせる】 to raise, to record, to bring up (a matter), to serve (food), to send some on out
  • 上す 【のぼす】 to raise, to record, to bring up (a matter), to serve (food), to send someone out

Readings

Japanese names:
あおい、 あげ、 い、 か、 かき、 かず、 かん、 こう、 のぼり、 ほつ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
shang4, shang3
Korean:
sang

Spanish

  • arriba
  • encima
  • parte superior
  • cima
  • superficie

Portuguese

  • acima
  • para cima
  • sobre
  • subir
  • galgar
  • em cima
  • escalar

French

  • au-dessus
  • haut
  • monter
  • donner (je te donne)
20 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
23 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
37 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
21 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
798 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
29 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
5 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
47 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.14 Japanese for Busy People
32 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
32 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
31 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
6 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
4212 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2128 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2876 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
49 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
13 Morohashi
3404 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
10 New Nelson (John Haig)
49 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
50 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
29 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
12 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1272 2001 Kanji
2m1.1 The Kanji Dictionary
4-3-2 SKIP code
2110.0 Four corner code
1-30-69 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4e0a Unicode hex code

粉

10 strokes
Radical:
rice 米
Parts:
ハ 并 刀 米
flour, powder, dust
Kun:
デシメートル、 こ、 こな
On:
フン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
1484 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 粉末 【フンマツ】 fine powder
  • 粉飾 【フンショク】 embellishment (e.g. of a story), ornamentation, decoration, putting on makeup
  • 米粉 【コメコ】 rice flour
  • 製粉 【セイフン】 milling, grinding into flour

Kun reading compounds

  • 粉 【デシメートル】 decimetre, decimeter
  • 粉 【こな】 flour, meal, powder, dust
  • 粉ミルク 【こなミルク】 milk powder, baby formula, infant formula, formula, baby milk
  • 火の粉 【ひのこ】 sparks
  • 薄力粉 【はくりきこ】 cake flour, pastry flour
  • 粉 【こな】 flour, meal, powder, dust
  • 粉ミルク 【こなミルク】 milk powder, baby formula, infant formula, formula, baby milk

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
fen3
Korean:
bun

Spanish

  • harina
  • polvo

Portuguese

  • farinha
  • pó
  • poeira

French

  • farine
  • poudre
  • poussière
507 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
605 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
577 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1152 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3469 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
793 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
804 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1133 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1701 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1817 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1557 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1495 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1643 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
869 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1186 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
929 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
26872 Morohashi
1291 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4390 New Nelson (John Haig)
920 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
988 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
556 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1045 2001 Kanji
6b4.6 The Kanji Dictionary
1-6-4 SKIP code
9892.7 Four corner code
1-42-20 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
7c89 Unicode hex code

提

12 strokes
Radical:
hand 手 (扌龵)
Parts:
扎 日 疋
propose, take along, carry in hand
Kun:
さ.げる
On:
テイ、 チョウ、 ダイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N1
254 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

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On reading compounds

  • 提起 【テイキ】 raising (a question), posing (a problem), bringing up (an issue), presenting, instituting (a lawsuit), lodging, filing (a claim), submitting (a case), lifting up
  • 提案 【テイアン】 proposal, proposition, suggestion
  • 大前提 【ダイゼンテイ】 important condition, basic premise, basic assumption, something that should be obvious to all, something that should not have to be argued, something that goes without mentioning, major premise (in a syllogism)
  • 上提 【ジョウテイ】 introducing (a bill), presentation, departure on a journey
  • 提灯 【チョウチン】 paper lantern, Chinese lantern, Japanese lantern, snot bubble
  • 提灯鮟鱇 【チョウチンアンコウ】 football fish (any fish of family Himantolophidae, esp. the Atlantic footballfish, Himantolophus groenlandicus)
  • 提宇子 【ダイウス】 God
  • 提婆 【ダイバ】 deva (being with god-like characteristics)
  • 菩提 【ボダイ】 bodhi, enlightenment, happiness in the next world
  • 閻浮提 【エンブダイ】 Jambudvipa, continent of the terrestrial world

Kun reading compounds

  • 提げる 【さげる】 to take along, to hold in the hand, to hang (e.g. from the shoulder or waist)

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
ti2, di1, shi2
Korean:
je, si

Spanish

  • llevar en la mano
  • proponer
  • ayuda mutua
  • tomar

Portuguese

  • propor
  • levar junto
  • carregar na mão

French

  • proposition
  • emmener
  • tenir en main
845 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
776 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
753 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
378 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1967 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
646 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1368 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
628 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
638 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
767 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
915 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
720 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
431 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
540 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
672 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
12344 Morohashi
591 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2237 New Nelson (John Haig)
665 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
718 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
472 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
760 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1370 2001 Kanji
3c9.4 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-9 SKIP code
5608.1 Four corner code
1-36-83 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
63d0 Unicode hex code

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

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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
  • 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

关

6 strokes
Radical:
eight 八
Parts:
Variants:
frontier pass, close, relation

Speed

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Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
guan1

Spanish

Portuguese

French

2-2-4 SKIP code
2-03-08 JIS X 0213-2000 kuten code
5173 Unicode hex code

注

8 strokes
Radical:
water 水 (氵, 氺)
Parts:
丶 汁 王
pour, irrigate, shed (tears), flow into, concentrate on, notes, comment, annotate
Kun:
そそ.ぐ、 さ.す、 つ.ぐ
On:
チュウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
497 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

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On reading compounds

  • 注 【チュウ】 annotation, explanatory note, comment
  • 注意 【チュウイ】 attention, notice, heed, care, caution, precaution, looking out (for), watching out (for), advice, warning, caution, reminder, admonishment, reprimand, telling-off
  • 受注 【ジュチュウ】 accepting an order, receiving an order, orders received, closed won
  • 特注 【トクチュウ】 special order (goods), custom (made), bespoke

Kun reading compounds

  • 注ぐ 【そそぐ】 to pour (into), to sprinkle on (from above), to water (e.g. plants), to pour onto, to spray, to shed (tears), to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on, to devote to, to fix (one's eyes) on, to flow into (e.g. of a river), to run into, to drain into, to fall (of rain, snow), to pour down
  • 注す 【さす】 to pour, to add (liquid), to serve (drinks), to put on (lipstick, etc.), to apply, to colour, to dye, to light (a fire), to burn
  • 注ぐ 【つぐ】 to pour (into a vessel), to fill (a cup, bowl, etc.) with, to dish out (food or drink)

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
zhu4
Korean:
ju

Spanish

  • derramar
  • verter
  • regar
  • concentrarse

Portuguese

  • derramar
  • irrigar
  • verter (lágrimas)
  • desaguar
  • colocar em(copos)
  • notas
  • comentário
  • anotar

French

  • verser
  • se jeter dans
  • arroser
  • servir (boisson)
  • note
  • remarque
  • annotation
  • commentaire
277 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
365 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
344 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
437 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2531 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
444 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
208 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
591 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
3.17 Japanese for Busy People
357 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
358 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
290 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1175 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
383 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
240 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
287 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
273 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
17316 Morohashi
325 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3103 New Nelson (John Haig)
267 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
285 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
459 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
307 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
372 2001 Kanji
3a5.16 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-5 SKIP code
3011.4 Four corner code
1-35-77 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6ce8 Unicode hex code

量

12 strokes
Radical:
village, mile 里
Parts:
一 日 里
quantity, measure, weight, amount, consider, estimate, surmise
Kun:
はか.る
On:
リョウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N2
469 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 量 【リョウ】 quantity, amount, volume, capacity, portion (of food), generosity, magnanimity, tolerance, pramana (means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge; in Indian philosophy)
  • 量刑 【リョウケイ】 judge's sentence, assessment of a case
  • 裁量 【サイリョウ】 discretion, judgement, judgment
  • 軽量 【ケイリョウ】 light weight

Kun reading compounds

  • 計る 【はかる】 to measure, to weigh, to survey, to time (sound, gauge, estimate), to conjecture, to infer, to surmise

Readings

Japanese names:
かず
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
liang4, liang2
Korean:
ryang

Spanish

  • cantidad
  • medida
  • medir
  • pesar
  • sondear

Portuguese

  • quantidade
  • medida
  • peso
  • quantia

French

  • quantité
  • mesure
  • poids
  • étudier (situation)
  • estimation
  • conjecture
734 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
630 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
600 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
544 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2141 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
743 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
973 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1741 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
411 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
417 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
435 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1804 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3119 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1598 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2180 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
179 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
40138 Morohashi
2471 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
6209 New Nelson (John Haig)
177 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
189 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
601 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3872 2001 Kanji
4c8.9 The Kanji Dictionary
2-4-8 SKIP code
6010.4 Four corner code
1-46-44 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
91cf Unicode hex code

机

6 strokes
Radical:
tree 木
Parts:
几 木
desk, table
Kun:
つくえ
On:
キ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N2
1671 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 机上 【キジョウ】 on the desk, theoretical, academic, armchair (e.g. plan), desktop, paper, not yet implemented
  • 几案 【キアン】 desk
  • 明窓浄机 【メイソウジョウキ】 dustless desk by a well-lit window, well-lit and clean study conducive to learning

Kun reading compounds

  • 机 【つくえ】 desk
  • 机に向かう 【つくえにむかう】 to sit at a desk (to study), to be at one's desk, to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
  • 片袖机 【かたそでづくえ】 desk with a tier of drawers on one side
  • 八足の机 【やつあしのつくえ】 eight-legged table (used as a stand for religious offerings, etc.)

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
ji1
Korean:
gwe

Spanish

  • mesa
  • escritorio

Portuguese

  • mesa
  • escrivaninha

French

  • bureau
  • table
845 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
832 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1610 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2174 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1785 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
618 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1305 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1384 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
38 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1068 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1014 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
549 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
726 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
214 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
14435 Morohashi
820 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2543 New Nelson (John Haig)
210 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
223 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
842 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1857 2001 Kanji
4a2.4 The Kanji Dictionary
1-4-2 SKIP code
4791.0 Four corner code
1-20-89 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
673a Unicode hex code

会

6 strokes
Radical:
man, human 人 (亻)
Parts:
二 个 厶
Variants:
會
meeting, meet, party, association, interview, join
Kun:
あ.う、 あ.わせる、 あつ.まる
On:
カイ、 エ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
4 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 会 【カイ】 meeting, assembly, party, gathering, conference, athletic meet, society, association, club
  • 会員 【カイイン】 member, the membership
  • 例会 【レイカイ】 regular meeting
  • 際会 【サイカイ】 meeting, facing, confronting
  • 会 【エ】 gathering (esp. Buddhist, festive, etc.)
  • 会釈 【エシャク】 slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude), nod, salutation, consideration, thoughtfulness
  • 法会 【ホウエ】 Buddhist service (e.g. memorial service)
  • 御斎会 【ゴサイエ】 imperial event at which high monks recited the Golden Light Sutra to pray for national security and good harvests (held annually at the palace from the 8th to the 14th of the first lunar month, between the Nara and Muromachi periods)

Kun reading compounds

  • 会う 【あう】 to meet, to encounter, to see, to have an accident, to have a bad experience
  • 逢うは別れの始め 【あうはわかれのはじめ】 we meet only to part, meeting is the first step to parting
  • 会わせる 【あわせる】 to make (someone) to meet, to let (someone) meet, to expose to, to subject to

Readings

Japanese names:
あい、 い
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
hui4, kuai4
Korean:
hoe, goe, gwal

Spanish

  • asociación
  • reunión
  • encontrarse con
  • reunirse

Portuguese

  • encontro
  • reunião
  • festa
  • associação
  • entrevista
  • une

French

  • réunion
  • rencontre
  • meeting
  • parti
  • association
  • entrevue
  • rejoindre
54 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
93 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
87 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
12 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
381 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
116 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
14 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
454 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.1 Japanese for Busy People
158 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
158 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
59 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
47 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2512 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1275 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1741 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
759 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
460 Morohashi
2020 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
143 New Nelson (John Haig)
752 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
814 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
16 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
119 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2871 2001 Kanji
2a4.19 The Kanji Dictionary
2-2-4 SKIP code
2-3-3 SKIP code
8073.1 Four corner code
1-18-81 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4f1a Unicode hex code