4 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
4 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
26 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
18 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1025 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
6 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
35 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
188 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1.A | Japanese for Busy People |
6 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
6 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
4 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
335 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3778 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1928 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2620 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
4 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
4682 | Morohashi |
3044 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
938 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
4 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
4 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
114 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
37 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
47 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 四 【シ】 four, 4
- 4月 【シガツ】 April, fourth month in the lunar calendar
- 十四 【ジュウシ】 fourteen, 14
- 炭素14 【タンソジュウシ】 carbon-14
Kun reading compounds
- 四 【し】 four, 4
- 四畳半 【よじょうはん】 four and a half tatami mats, four-and-a-half-mat room, small room esp. for assignations
- 四つ 【よっつ】 four, 4, four years of age, ten o'clock (in the old time system), burakumin, cross grips
- 四つ角 【よつかど】 four corners, crossroads, intersecting street, street corner
- 四つ 【よっつ】 four, 4, four years of age, ten o'clock (in the old time system), burakumin, cross grips
- 四つの自由 【よっつのじゆう】 the Four Freedoms (as defined by Franklin D. Roosevelt: freedom of speech, freedom of worship, freedom from want, freedom from fear)
- 四 【し】 four, 4
- 40 【よんじゅう】 forty, 40
- 十四 【じゅうし】 fourteen, 14
- 軽四 【けいよん】 four-wheeled light vehicle
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あ、 つ、 よつ
- Korean:
- sa
Spanish
- cuatro
- 4
Portuguese
- quatro
French
- quatre
3675 | 2001 Kanji |
3s2.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-3-2 | SKIP code |
4-5-1 | SKIP code |
6021.0 | Four corner code |
1-27-45 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
56db | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
224 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 半 【ハン】 half, semi-, partial, half-past, odd number, han (unit of land area, approx. 595.8 m^2)
- 半額 【ハンガク】 half the amount (of money), half price, half fare
- 四畳半 【ヨジョウハン】 four and a half tatami mats, four-and-a-half-mat room, small room esp. for assignations
- 過半 【カハン】 the greater part
Kun reading compounds
- 半ば 【なかば】 middle, halfway, midway, half (of), one half, half (e.g. done, jokingly), partly, in part, partially, mostly, almost, nearly
- 半ば過ぎ 【なかばすぎ】 beyond the middle
Readings
- Japanese names:
- は
- Korean:
- ban
Spanish
- mitad
- medio
- incompleto
- semi-
- semi
- a medias
- en parte
Portuguese
- metade
- médio
- número ímpar
- semi-
- parte-
French
- moitié
- demi
- milieu
- nombre impair
129 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
214 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
195 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
224 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
132 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
150 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
28 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
213 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.1 | Japanese for Busy People |
88 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
88 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
159 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
243 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4313 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2182 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2936 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1210 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
2707X | Morohashi |
3501 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
608 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1202 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1286 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
324 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
113 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1055 | 2001 Kanji |
0a5.24 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-5-3 | SKIP code |
9050.0 | Four corner code |
1-40-30 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
534a | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
117 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 期 【キ】 period, time, opportunity, chance, occasion, age, term (e.g. in office), session (e.g. of parliament), stage (e.g. of a disease), season (e.g. of a TV series)
- 期間 【キカン】 period, term, interval
- 周期 【シュウキ】 cycle, period
- 当期 【トウキ】 current term (period)
- 期 【ゴ】 time, moment, limit, time of death, last moment, midnight in red-light districts during the Edo period
- 期日 【キジツ】 fixed date, appointed date, set date, deadline, due date
- 一期 【イチゴ】 one's whole life, one's lifetime
- 非業の最期 【ヒゴウノサイゴ】 unnatural death, violent death
Readings
- Korean:
- gi
Spanish
- período
- plazo
- intención
- propósito
Portuguese
- período
- tempo
- data
- termo
French
- période
- temps
- date
- terme
183 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
269 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
251 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
119 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3785 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
619 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
614 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1671 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
449 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
456 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
690 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1008 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2139 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1120 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1520 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1781 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
14378 | Morohashi |
1704 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4836 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1765 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1902 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
247 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
394 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1946 | 2001 Kanji |
4b8.11 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-8-4 | SKIP code |
4782.0 | Four corner code |
1-20-92 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
671f | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N3
337 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 収穫 【シュウカク】 harvest, crop, ingathering, fruits (of one's labors), gain, result, returns, catch (fishing), bag (hunting), haul
- 収益 【シュウエキ】 earnings, proceeds, returns, revenue
- 徴収 【チョウシュウ】 collection (of fees, taxes, etc.), levy
- 増収 【ゾウシュウ】 increase in yield
Kun reading compounds
- 収める 【おさめる】 to put (into), to put away (in), to put back (in), to keep (in), to store (in), to restore (to its place), to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.), to contain, to publish (in), to capture (on film), to achieve (results, success, etc.), to obtain, to get, to gain, to win, to make (a profit), to pay (fees, taxes, etc.), to deliver, to supply, to accept (a gift or money), to keep (within a limit), to offer (to a shrine, deity, etc.), to dedicate, to subdue, to suppress, to settle, to finish, to conclude, to wind up, to bring to a close
- 収まる 【おさまる】 to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.), to be contained within, to fall within (e.g. a budget), to settle down (into), to be installed (in one's rightful place), to be returned (to one's original position), to settle into (one's position), to take up (a post), to occupy (a role), to be delivered, to be paid (e.g. taxes), to be settled (dispute, conflict, etc.), to be sorted, to subside (e.g. wind), to calm down, to abate, to be satisfied (e.g. with an answer), to consent, to agree
Readings
- Japanese names:
- のぶ
Spanish
- ingresar
- obtener
- recibir
- almacenar
- aceptar
- ser obtenido
- ser pagado
Portuguese
- renda
- obter
- colheita
- pagamento
- oferta
- loja
French
- fournir
- obtenir
- payer
- récolter
- revenu
- réserve
631 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
898 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
703 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
411 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
860 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
721 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
392 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
133 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
757 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
770 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
828 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
265 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
31 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
17 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
16 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1524 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
3128 | Morohashi |
198 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
675 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1510 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1628 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
831 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1267 | 2001 Kanji |
2h2.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-2 | SKIP code |
2774.0 | Four corner code |
1-28-93 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
53ce | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N1
674 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 益 【エキ】 benefit, use, good, advantage, gain, profit, gains
- 益金 【エキキン】 profit
- 増益 【ゾウエキ】 increased (profit)
- 公益 【コウエキ】 public interest, public benefit, public good
- 益 【エキ】 benefit, use, good, advantage, gain, profit, gains
- 益体もない 【ヤクタイモナイ】 useless, worthless, silly, trivial
- 現世利益 【ゲンセリヤク】 benefits gained in this world through observance of the Buddhist teachings, happiness gained in this world through observance of the Buddhist teachings
Kun reading compounds
- 益々 【ますます】 increasingly, more and more, decreasingly (when declining), less and less
- 増す 【ます】 to increase, to grow
Readings
- Japanese names:
- まし、 ます
- Korean:
- ig
Spanish
- beneficio
- ganancia
- ventaja
- provecho
Portuguese
- benefício
- ganho
- lucro
- vantagem
French
- bénéfice
- gain
- profit
- avantage
742 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
648 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
619 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
825 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
597 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
631 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1553 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1201 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
716 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
729 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
921 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1370 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2849 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1468 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1978 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1899 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
22972P | Morohashi |
2285 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3891 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1881 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2026 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
707 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
974 | 2001 Kanji |
2o8.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-7 | SKIP code |
2-5-5 | SKIP code |
2-2-8 | SKIP code |
8010.7 | Four corner code |
1-17-55 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
76ca | Unicode hex code |
departure, discharge, publish, emit, start from, disclose, counter for gunshots
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
32 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 発 【ハツ】 departure, departing from ..., leaving at (e.g. 8:30), sent from ..., (a letter, etc.) dated ..., datelined ..., counter for engines (on an aircraft), counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc., counter for bullets, bombs, etc., counter for blows (punches), counter for jokes, puns, etc., counter for ideas, thoughts or guesses, counter for ejaculations or sexual intercourse
- 発 【ハツ】 green dragon tile, winning hand with a pung (or kong) of green dragon tiles
- 偶発 【グウハツ】 sudden outbreak, accidental, incidental
- 電源開発 【デンゲンカイハツ】 development of electrical power resources
- 発熱 【ハツネツ】 generation of heat, (attack of) fever, pyrexia
- 発議 【ハツギ】 proposal, suggestion, motion, initiative
Kun reading compounds
- 発つ 【たつ】 to depart (on a journey, trip, etc.), to leave, to set off, to start
- 立つ鳥跡を濁さず 【たつとりあとをにごさず】 it is simply common courtesy to clean up after yourself, a bird does not foul the nest it is about to leave, on leaving a place, one should see that all is in good order
- 暴く 【あばく】 to disclose, to divulge, to expose, to open (a grave), to dig out
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ば、 わ
- Korean:
- bal
Spanish
- abrir
- exponer
- suceder
Portuguese
- liberar
- partida
- publicar
- emitir
- a partir de
- revelar
French
- départ
- décharge
- dégagement
- publier
- émettre
- partir de
- divulguer
- compteur de coups de feu
303 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
392 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
370 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
43 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3092 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
186 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
225 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
953 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.7 | Japanese for Busy People |
96 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
96 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
286 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1360 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3174 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1634 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2222 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1721 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
22662P | Morohashi |
2565 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3860 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1705 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1840 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
102 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
342 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3557 | 2001 Kanji |
0a9.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-5-4 | SKIP code |
1241.5 | Four corner code |
1-40-15 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
767a | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
77 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 表 【ヒョウ】 table, chart, list, memorial to an emperor
- 表記 【ヒョウキ】 expression in writing, written representation, notation, transcription, orthography, writing on the surface (e.g. an address on an envelope), inscribing on the face
- 一覧表 【イチランヒョウ】 list, table, schedule, catalogue, catalog
- 意表 【イヒョウ】 surprise, something unexpected
Kun reading compounds
- 表 【おもて】 surface, face (i.e. the visible side of an object), front (of a building, etc.), obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin, outside, exterior, appearance, public, first half (of an inning), top (of an inning), cover (for tatami mats, etc.), foreground, Omotesenke school of tea ceremony
- 表裏 【ひょうり】 front and back, inside and outside, two sides, both sides, duplicity, double-dealing, being two-faced
- 京表 【きょうおもて】 vicinity of Kyoto
- 中表 【なかおもて】 cloth folded inside out
- 表す 【あらわす】 to represent, to signify, to stand for, to reveal, to show, to display, to express, to make widely known
- 現れる 【あらわれる】 to appear, to come in sight, to become visible, to come out, to embody, to materialize, to materialise, to be expressed (e.g. emotions), to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
- 表す 【あらわす】 to represent, to signify, to stand for, to reveal, to show, to display, to express, to make widely known
Readings
- Korean:
- pyo
Spanish
- superficie
- tabla
- diagrama
- expresar
- mostrar
Portuguese
- superfície
- tabela
- gráfico
- diagrama
French
- surface (apparente)
- face
- tableau
- graphique
- diagramme
309 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
402 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
379 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
124 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
108 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
308 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
879 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
914 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.16 | Japanese for Busy People |
272 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
272 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
437 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1620 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3083 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1572 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2151 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1560 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
34105 | Morohashi |
2429 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
5422 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1546 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1666 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
178 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
311 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1465 | 2001 Kanji |
0a8.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-4-4 | SKIP code |
5073.2 | Four corner code |
1-41-29 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
8868 | Unicode hex code |