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N514 strokes
読
Read
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MEANING14 Strokes
Read
ONYOMI (CHINESE)どく、 とく、 とう
KUNYOMI (JAPANESE)よ.む、 -よ.み
COMMON COMPOUNDS
どくしょ読書 | reading (books) |
よむ読む | to read |
よみ読み | reading |
N54 strokes
少
Few, Little
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MEANING4 Strokes
Few, Little
ONYOMI (CHINESE)しょう
KUNYOMI (JAPANESE)すく.ない、 すこ.し
COMMON COMPOUNDS
しょうねん少年 | boy |
しょうじょ少女 | girl (usu. between 7 and 17), young lady |
すこし少し | a little, a bit, a small amount |
N55 strokes
生
Life, Genuine
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MEANING5 Strokes
Life, Genuine, Birth
ONYOMI (CHINESE)せい、 しょう
KUNYOMI (JAPANESE)い.きる、 い.かす、 い.ける、 う.まれる、 うま.れる、 う.まれ、 うまれ、 う.む、 お.う、 は.える、 は.やす、 き、 なま、 なま-、 な.る、 な.す、 む.す、 -う
COMMON COMPOUNDS
せんせい先生 | teacher, instructor, master |
たんじょうび誕生日 | birthday |
せいかつ生活 | life, living |
N513 strokes
話
Tale, Talk
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MEANING13 Strokes
Tale, Talk
ONYOMI (CHINESE)わ
KUNYOMI (JAPANESE)はな.す、 はなし
COMMON COMPOUNDS
でんわ電話 | telephone call, phone call |
かいわ会話 | conversation, talk, chat |
わだい話題 | topic, subject |
N54 strokes
手
Hand
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MEANING4 Strokes
Hand
ONYOMI (CHINESE)しゅ、 ず
KUNYOMI (JAPANESE)て、 て-、 -て、 た-
COMMON COMPOUNDS
て手 | hand, arm |
てがみ手紙 | letter, note |
きって切手 | stamp (postage) |
N55 strokes
立
Stand Up, Rise
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MEANING5 Strokes
Stand Up, Rise, Set Up, Erect
ONYOMI (CHINESE)りつ、 りゅう、 りっとる
KUNYOMI (JAPANESE)た.つ、 -た.つ、 た.ち-、 た.てる、 -た.てる、 た.て-、 たて-、 -た.て、 -だ.て、 -だ.てる
COMMON COMPOUNDS
どくりつ独立 | independence, self-reliance, supporting oneself |
たつ立つ | to stand (up), to rise, to get to one's feet |
りっぱ立派 | splendid, fine, handsome |
N57 strokes
足
Leg, Foot
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MEANING7 Strokes
Leg, Foot, Be Sufficient, Counter For Pairs Of Footwear
ONYOMI (CHINESE)そく
KUNYOMI (JAPANESE)あし、 た.りる、 た.る、 た.す
COMMON COMPOUNDS
あし足 | foot, paw, arm (of an octopus, squid, etc.) |
あしあと足跡 | footprints |
たりる足りる | to be sufficient, to be enough |
N57 strokes
車
Car
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MEANING7 Strokes
Car
ONYOMI (CHINESE)しゃ
KUNYOMI (JAPANESE)くるま
COMMON COMPOUNDS
じてんしゃ自転車 | bicycle, bike |
でんしゃ電車 | train, electric train |
じどうしゃ自動車 | car, automobile, motorcar |
N52 strokes
人
Person
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MEANING2 Strokes
Person
ONYOMI (CHINESE)じん、 にん
KUNYOMI (JAPANESE)ひと、 -り、 -と
COMMON COMPOUNDS
がいこくじん外国人 | foreigner, foreign citizen, foreign national |
おとな大人 | adult, grown-up |
にんぎょう人形 | doll, puppet, marionette |
N510 strokes
家
House, Home
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MEANING10 Strokes
House, Home, Family, Professional, Expert, Performer
ONYOMI (CHINESE)か、 け
KUNYOMI (JAPANESE)いえ、 や、 うち
COMMON COMPOUNDS
かぞく家族 | family |
かてい家庭 | home, household, family |
さっか作家 | author, writer, novelist |
N53 strokes
子
Child, Sign Of The Rat
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MEANING3 Strokes
Child, Sign Of The Rat, 11pm-1am, First Sign Of Chinese Zodiac
ONYOMI (CHINESE)し、 す、 つ
KUNYOMI (JAPANESE)こ、 -こ、 ね
COMMON COMPOUNDS
こども子供 | child, children |
ぼうし帽子 | hat, cap |
いす椅子 | chair, seat, stool |
N512 strokes
間
Interval, Space
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MEANING12 Strokes
Interval, Space
ONYOMI (CHINESE)かん、 けん
KUNYOMI (JAPANESE)あいだ、 ま、 あい
COMMON COMPOUNDS
じかん時間 | time |
にんげん人間 | human being, human, person |
しゅんかん瞬間 | moment, instant, second |
N56 strokes
気
Spirit, Mind
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MEANING6 Strokes
Spirit, Mind, Air, Atmosphere, Mood
ONYOMI (CHINESE)き、 け
KUNYOMI (JAPANESE)いき
COMMON COMPOUNDS
びょうき病気 | illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold), disease, sickness |
でんき電気 | electricity |
きぶん気分 | feeling, mood |
N52 strokes
七
Seven
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MEANING2 Strokes
Seven
ONYOMI (CHINESE)しち
KUNYOMI (JAPANESE)なな、 なな.つ、 なの
COMMON COMPOUNDS
ななつ七つ | seven |
しち七 | seven |
じゅうなな十七 | seventeen, 17 |
N53 strokes
下
Below, Down
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MEANING3 Strokes
Below, Down, Descend, Give, Low, Inferior
ONYOMI (CHINESE)か、 げ
KUNYOMI (JAPANESE)した、 しも、 もと、 さ.げる、 さ.がる、 くだ.る、 くだ.り、 くだ.す、 -くだ.す、 くだ.さる、 お.ろす、 お.りる
COMMON COMPOUNDS
ちかてつ地下鉄 | subway, metro, underground (railway) |
くつした靴下 | socks, sock, stockings |
ちか地下 | underground, below the ground |
N52 strokes
九
Nine
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MEANING2 Strokes
Nine
ONYOMI (CHINESE)きゅう、 く
KUNYOMI (JAPANESE)ここの、 ここの.つ
COMMON COMPOUNDS
ここのつ九つ | nine |
きゅう九 | nine, 9 |
きゅうしゅう九州 | Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan) |
N58 strokes
学
Study, Learning
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MEANING8 Strokes
Study, Learning, Science
ONYOMI (CHINESE)がく
KUNYOMI (JAPANESE)まな.ぶ
COMMON COMPOUNDS
がっこう学校 | school |
だいがく大学 | university, college |
すうがく数学 | mathematics |
N510 strokes
書
Write
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MEANING10 Strokes
Write
ONYOMI (CHINESE)しょ
KUNYOMI (JAPANESE)か.く、 -が.き、 -がき
COMMON COMPOUNDS
としょかん図書館 | library |
どくしょ読書 | reading (books) |
きょうかしょ教科書 | textbook, coursebook, schoolbook |
N51 strokes
一
One, One Radical (no.1)
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MEANING1 Strokes
One, One Radical (no.1)
ONYOMI (CHINESE)いち、 いつ
KUNYOMI (JAPANESE)ひと-、 ひと.つ
COMMON COMPOUNDS
いっち一致 | agreement, accord, correspondence |
いちばん一番 | number one, first, first place |
ひとつ一つ | one |
N512 strokes
道
Road-way, Street
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MEANING12 Strokes
Road-way, Street, District, Journey, Course, Moral, Teachings
ONYOMI (CHINESE)どう、 とう
KUNYOMI (JAPANESE)みち、 いう
COMMON COMPOUNDS
みち道 | road, path, street |
すいどう水道 | water supply, water service, waterworks |
どうぐ道具 | tool, implement, instrument |
N55 strokes
外
Outside
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MEANING5 Strokes
Outside
ONYOMI (CHINESE)がい、 げ
KUNYOMI (JAPANESE)そと、 ほか、 はず.す、 はず.れる、 と-
COMMON COMPOUNDS
がいこくじん外国人 | foreigner, foreign citizen, foreign national |
こうがい郊外 | suburb, residential area on the outskirt of a city, commuter belt |
そと外 | outside, exterior |
N54 strokes
円
Circle, Yen
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MEANING4 Strokes
Circle, Yen, Round
ONYOMI (CHINESE)えん
KUNYOMI (JAPANESE)まる.い、 まる、 まど、 まど.か、 まろ.やか
COMMON COMPOUNDS
えん円 | yen (currency of Japan) |
えんまん円満 | harmonious, peaceful, happy |
えんかつ円滑 | smooth, undisturbed, uninterrupted |
N58 strokes
国
Country
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MEANING8 Strokes
Country
ONYOMI (CHINESE)こく
KUNYOMI (JAPANESE)くに
COMMON COMPOUNDS
がいこくじん外国人 | foreigner, foreign citizen, foreign national |
こくさい国際 | international |
こっきょう国境 | border (between countries), national border |
N55 strokes
本
Book, Present
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MEANING5 Strokes
Book, Present, Main, Origin, True, Real, Counter For Long Cylindrical Things
ONYOMI (CHINESE)ほん
KUNYOMI (JAPANESE)もと
COMMON COMPOUNDS
ほんだな本棚 | bookshelves, bookshelf, bookcase |
しほん資本 | funds, capital |
ほんとう本当 | truth, reality, actuality |
N57 strokes
何
What
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MEANING7 Strokes
What
ONYOMI (CHINESE)か
KUNYOMI (JAPANESE)なに、 なん、 なに-、 なん-
COMMON COMPOUNDS
なに何 | what |
どの何の | which, what (way) |
いつも何時も | always, all the time, at all times |
N53 strokes
万
Ten Thousand, 10,000
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MEANING3 Strokes
Ten Thousand, 10,000
ONYOMI (CHINESE)まん、 ばん
KUNYOMI (JAPANESE)よろず
COMMON COMPOUNDS
まんねんひつ万年筆 | fountain pen |
まん万 | 10,000, ten thousand |
まんいち万一 | (unlikely event of) emergency, the worst(-case scenario), 10000 to 1 |
N512 strokes
飲
Drink, Smoke
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MEANING12 Strokes
Drink, Smoke, Take
ONYOMI (CHINESE)いん、 おん
KUNYOMI (JAPANESE)の.む、 -の.み
COMMON COMPOUNDS
のむ飲む | to drink, to swallow, to take (medicine) |
のみもの飲み物 | drink, beverage |
のみこむ飲み込む | to swallow, to gulp down |
N56 strokes
好
Fond, Pleasing
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MEANING6 Strokes
Fond, Pleasing, Like Something
ONYOMI (CHINESE)こう
KUNYOMI (JAPANESE)この.む、 す.く、 よ.い、 い.い
COMMON COMPOUNDS
だいすき大好き | liking very much, loving (something or someone), adoring |
すき好き | liking, being fond of, to one's liking |
このむ好む | to like, to prefer |
N55 strokes
母
Mother
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MEANING5 Strokes
Mother
ONYOMI (CHINESE)ぼ
KUNYOMI (JAPANESE)はは、 も
COMMON COMPOUNDS
ははおや母親 | mother |
おかあさんお母さん | mother, mom, mum |
おばあさんお祖母さん | grandmother |
N52 strokes
力
Power, Strength
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MEANING2 Strokes
Power, Strength, Strong, Strain, Bear Up, Exert
ONYOMI (CHINESE)りょく、 りき、 りい
KUNYOMI (JAPANESE)ちから
COMMON COMPOUNDS
ちから力 | force, strength, might |
でんりょく電力 | electric power |
じゅうりょく重力 | gravity, gravitation, gravitational pull |
N54 strokes
分
Part, Minute Of Time
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MEANING4 Strokes
Part, Minute Of Time, Segment, Share, Degree, One's Lot, Duty, Understand, Know, Rate, 1%, Chances, Shaku/100
ONYOMI (CHINESE)ぶん、 ふん、 ぶ
KUNYOMI (JAPANESE)わ.ける、 わ.け、 わ.かれる、 わ.かる、 わ.かつ
COMMON COMPOUNDS
きぶん気分 | feeling, mood |
ぶんせき分析 | analysis |
じぶん自分 | myself, yourself, oneself |
N56 strokes
多
Many, Frequent
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MEANING6 Strokes
Many, Frequent, Much
ONYOMI (CHINESE)た
KUNYOMI (JAPANESE)おお.い、 まさ.に、 まさ.る
COMMON COMPOUNDS
たぶん多分 | probably, likely, perhaps |
おおい多い | many, numerous, a lot |
たすうけつ多数決 | majority decision, majority vote, majority rule |
N56 strokes
名
Name, Noted
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MEANING6 Strokes
Name, Noted, Distinguished, Reputation
ONYOMI (CHINESE)めい、 みょう
KUNYOMI (JAPANESE)な、 -な
COMMON COMPOUNDS
なまえ名前 | name |
しょめい署名 | signature, autograph |
ゆうめい有名 | famous, well-known |
N54 strokes
六
Six
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MEANING4 Strokes
Six
ONYOMI (CHINESE)ろく、 りく
KUNYOMI (JAPANESE)む、 む.つ、 むっ.つ、 むい
COMMON COMPOUNDS
ろく六 | six, 6 |
むっつ六つ | six |
じゅうろく十六 | sixteen, 16 |
N54 strokes
父
Father
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MEANING4 Strokes
Father
ONYOMI (CHINESE)ふ
KUNYOMI (JAPANESE)ちち
COMMON COMPOUNDS
ちちおや父親 | father |
おとうさんお父さん | father, dad, papa |
そふ祖父 | grandfather |
N57 strokes
来
Come, Due
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MEANING7 Strokes
Come, Due, Next, Cause, Become
ONYOMI (CHINESE)らい、 たい
KUNYOMI (JAPANESE)く.る、 きた.る、 きた.す、 き.たす、 き.たる、 き、 こ
COMMON COMPOUNDS
みらい未来 | (distant) future |
できる出来る | to be able to do, to be possible, to be permitted (to do) |
らいしゅう来週 | next week |
N513 strokes
新
New
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MEANING13 Strokes
New
ONYOMI (CHINESE)しん
KUNYOMI (JAPANESE)あたら.しい、 あら.た、 あら-、 にい-
COMMON COMPOUNDS
しんぶん新聞 | newspaper |
しんかんせん新幹線 | Shinkansen, bullet train |
あたらしい新しい | new, novel, fresh |
N53 strokes
女
Woman, Female
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MEANING3 Strokes
Woman, Female
ONYOMI (CHINESE)じょ、 にょ、 にょう
KUNYOMI (JAPANESE)おんな、 め
COMMON COMPOUNDS
じょせい女性 | woman, female |
しょうじょ少女 | girl (usu. between 7 and 17), young lady |
じょおう女王 | queen |
N56 strokes
毎
Every
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MEANING6 Strokes
Every
ONYOMI (CHINESE)まい
KUNYOMI (JAPANESE)ごと、 -ごと.に
COMMON COMPOUNDS
まいにち毎日 | every day, daily |
まいあさ毎朝 | every morning |
まいとし毎年 | every year, yearly, annually |
N57 strokes
花
Flower
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MEANING7 Strokes
Flower
ONYOMI (CHINESE)か、 け
KUNYOMI (JAPANESE)はな
COMMON COMPOUNDS
はな花 | flower, blossom, bloom |
かびん花瓶 | (flower) vase |
はなみ花見 | cherry blossom viewing, flower viewing |
N56 strokes
行
Going, Journey
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MEANING6 Strokes
Going, Journey, Carry Out, Conduct, Act, Line, Row, Bank
ONYOMI (CHINESE)こう、 ぎょう、 あん
KUNYOMI (JAPANESE)い.く、 ゆ.く、 -ゆ.き、 -ゆき、 -い.き、 -いき、 おこな.う、 おこ.なう
COMMON COMPOUNDS
りょこう旅行 | travel, trip, journey |
ひこうき飛行機 | airplane, aeroplane, plane |
ぎんこう銀行 | bank, banking institution |
N55 strokes
半
Half, Middle
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MEANING5 Strokes
Half, Middle, Odd Number, Semi-, Part-
ONYOMI (CHINESE)はん
KUNYOMI (JAPANESE)なか.ば
COMMON COMPOUNDS
はんぶん半分 | half |
はん半 | half, semi-, partial |
はんとう半島 | peninsula |
N511 strokes
週
Week
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MEANING11 Strokes
Week
ONYOMI (CHINESE)しゅう
KUNYOMI (JAPANESE)—
COMMON COMPOUNDS
しゅう週 | week |
らいしゅう来週 | next week |
せんしゅう先週 | last week, the week before |
N53 strokes
川
Stream, River
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MEANING3 Strokes
Stream, River, River Or Three-stroke River Radical (no. 47)
ONYOMI (CHINESE)せん
KUNYOMI (JAPANESE)かわ
COMMON COMPOUNDS
かわ川 | river, stream |
かせん河川 | rivers |
おがわ小川 | stream, brook, creek |
N56 strokes
先
Before, Ahead
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MEANING6 Strokes
Before, Ahead, Previous, Future, Precedence
ONYOMI (CHINESE)せん
KUNYOMI (JAPANESE)さき、 ま.ず
COMMON COMPOUNDS
せんせい先生 | teacher, instructor, master |
せんぱい先輩 | senior (at school, work, etc.), superior, elder |
せんしゅう先週 | last week, the week before |
N54 strokes
友
Friend
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MEANING4 Strokes
Friend
ONYOMI (CHINESE)ゆう
KUNYOMI (JAPANESE)とも
COMMON COMPOUNDS
ゆうじょう友情 | friendship, fellowship, camaraderie |
ともだち友達 | friend, companion |
ゆうじん友人 | friend |
N53 strokes
三
Three
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MEANING3 Strokes
Three
ONYOMI (CHINESE)さん、 ぞう
KUNYOMI (JAPANESE)み、 み.つ、 みっ.つ
COMMON COMPOUNDS
さん三 | three, 3 |
みっつ三つ | three |
しゃみせん三味線 | shamisen, samisen, three-stringed Japanese lute |
N511 strokes
魚
Fish
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MEANING11 Strokes
Fish
ONYOMI (CHINESE)ぎょ
KUNYOMI (JAPANESE)うお、 さかな、 -ざかな
COMMON COMPOUNDS
さかな魚 | fish |
きんぎょ金魚 | goldfish (Carassius auratus) |
ねったいぎょ熱帯魚 | tropical fish |