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 3
JLPT level N2
1119 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 柱 【チュウ】 bridge (of a koto, etc.), cylinder, prism
- 柱穴 【チュウケツ】 posthole (archaeology)
- 支柱 【シチュウ】 prop, stay, support, brace, fulcrum
- 氷柱 【ツララ】 icicle, ice pillar (for cooling a room), ice
Kun reading compounds
- 柱 【はしら】 pillar, post, support, prop, mainstay, counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
- 柱穴 【ちゅうけつ】 posthole (archaeology)
- 杖柱 【つえはしら】 person upon whom one relies
- 心の柱 【しんのはしら】 central pillar of a pagoda
Readings
- Korean:
- ju
Spanish
- pilar
- columna
- poste
Portuguese
- pilar
- poste
- cilindro
- apoio
French
- poteau
- cylindre
- support
278 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
366 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
345 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1385 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2236 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
826 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
629 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
854 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
598 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
608 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
990 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1084 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1109 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
603 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
797 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
274 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
14660 | Morohashi |
896 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2631 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
268 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
286 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
338 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1872 | 2001 Kanji |
4a5.12 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-5 | SKIP code |
4091.4 | Four corner code |
1-35-76 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
67f1 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
507 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 推計 【スイケイ】 estimate, estimation
- 推移 【スイイ】 transition, change, progress, development, shift, passing (of time)
- 類推 【ルイスイ】 analogy, analogical reasoning, analogical inference, analogy
- 邪推 【ジャスイ】 distrust, unjust suspicion
Kun reading compounds
- 推す 【おす】 to recommend, to endorse (e.g. a candidate), to nominate, to support, to back, to infer (from), to deduce, to gather, to conjecture, to surmise, to think (something) through, to ponder deeply
Readings
- Korean:
- chu, toe
Spanish
- presionar
- empujar
- conjeturar
- suponer
- adivinar
- aconsejar
- inferir
- llegar a la conclusión
Portuguese
- conjecturar
- inferir
- convidado
- supor
- apoiar
French
- présumer
- déduire
- deviner
- supposer
- soutenir
821 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
919 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
908 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
635 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1950 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
877 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1364 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1322 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1233 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1297 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1009 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
903 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
612 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
373 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
465 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
670 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
12284 | Morohashi |
504 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2212 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
663 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
716 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
924 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1375 | 2001 Kanji |
3c8.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-8 | SKIP code |
5001.4 | Four corner code |
1-31-68 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
63a8 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
465 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 命 【メイ】 order, command, decree, life, destiny, fate
- 命運 【メイウン】 fate, destiny
- 延命 【エンメイ】 keeping alive longer, prolonging life, life extension, life-support
- 十月革命 【ジュウガツカクメイ】 October Revolution
- 命婦 【ミョウブ】 title for high-ranking court ladies
- 延命 【エンメイ】 keeping alive longer, prolonging life, life extension, life-support
- 安心立命 【アンシンリツメイ】 spiritual peace and enlightenment, keeping an unperturbed mind through faith
Kun reading compounds
- 命 【いのち】 life, life force, lifetime, lifespan, most important thing, foundation, core, paired tattoos of the "life" kanji on the upper arms of a man and woman (indicating unwavering love), fate, destiny, karma
- 命からがら 【いのちからがら】 for dear life, barely escaping alive
- 貴い命 【たっといいのち】 precious life
- 露の命 【つゆのいのち】 life as evanescent as the dew
Readings
- Korean:
- myeong
Spanish
- orden
- mandato
- vida
Portuguese
- destino
- comando
- decreto
- vida
French
- destinée
- destin
- ordre
- décret
- vie
- nommer (à un poste)
519 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
416 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
394 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
388 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
430 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
387 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
411 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
671 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
578 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
587 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
997 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
325 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2553 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1303 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1772 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1412 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
3473 | Morohashi |
2058 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
767 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1400 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1502 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
249 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
316 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2844 | 2001 Kanji |
2a6.26 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-6 | SKIP code |
2-3-5 | SKIP code |
8062.7 | Four corner code |
1-44-31 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
547d | Unicode hex code |