655 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
554 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
525 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
838 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2549 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
722 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
683 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
827 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
649 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
660 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
122 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1190 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
464 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
289 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
349 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
375 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
17452 | Morohashi |
389 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3129 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
369 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
395 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
529 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N2
1253 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 浅見 【センケン】 shallow view, superficial idea
- 浅海 【センカイ】 shallow sea
- 深浅 【シンセン】 depth, shade (of color, colour)
Kun reading compounds
- 浅い 【あさい】 shallow, superficial, slight (wound), light (sleep), pale (colour), inadequate (knowledge), short (time), early, young
- 浅煎り 【あさいり】 light roast (coffee)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あざ、 さ
- Korean:
- cheon
Spanish
- poco profundo
- superficial
Portuguese
- raso
- frívolo
- superficial
- desprezível
- obsceno
French
- peu profond
- superficiel
- frivole
- misérable
- honteux
359 | 2001 Kanji |
3a6.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-6 | SKIP code |
3315.0 | Four corner code |
1-32-85 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6d45 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N3
967 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 草 【ソウ】 draft, rough copy, highly cursive style (of writing Chinese characters), grass style
- 草案 【ソウアン】 draft (for a speech, bill, etc.)
- 除草 【ジョソウ】 weeding
- 起草 【キソウ】 drafting (e.g. a bill), drawing up
Kun reading compounds
- 草 【くさ】 grass, weed, herb, thatch, ninja, marijuana, cannabis, not genuine, substandard, LOL, haha
- 草刈り 【くさかり】 mowing, mower
- 水草 【みずくさ】 water plant, aquatic plant, waterweed, hydrophyte
- 若草 【わかくさ】 green grass, young (fresh) grass
Readings
- Japanese names:
- そ、 や
- Korean:
- cho
Spanish
- hierba
- planta
Portuguese
- grama
- erva daninha
- ervas
- pasto
- escrever
- esboçar
French
- herbe
- mauvaise herbe
- plantes
- pâturage
- écrire
- ébauche
106 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
57 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
162 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
705 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3939 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
118 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
865 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
934 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
249 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
249 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
567 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
652 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2813 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1450 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1953 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
229 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
30945P | Morohashi |
2263 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
5032 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
224 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
238 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
77 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1955 | 2001 Kanji |
3k6.13 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-6 | SKIP code |
4440.6 | Four corner code |
1-33-80 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
8349 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
200 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 海運 【カイウン】 maritime transport, shipping
- 海域 【カイイキ】 area of ocean
- 公海 【コウカイ】 high seas, international waters
- 内海 【ナイカイ】 inland sea, inlet, gulf, bay, lake
Kun reading compounds
- 海 【うみ】 sea, ocean, waters
- 海辺 【うみべ】 beach, seashore, seaside, coast
- 内海 【ないかい】 inland sea, inlet, gulf, bay, lake
- 血の海 【ちのうみ】 sea of blood, pool of blood
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あ、 あま、 うな、 うん、 え、 か、 た、 ひろ、 ひろし、 ぶ、 まち、 まま、 み、 め、 わたる
- Korean:
- hae
Spanish
- mar
- océano
- playa
Portuguese
- oceano
- mar
French
- mer
- océan
55 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
94 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
88 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
158 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2553 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
99 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
211 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1071 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.14 | Japanese for Busy People |
117 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
117 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
454 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1184 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
459 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
284 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
344 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
471 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
17450 | Morohashi |
384 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3133 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
461 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
500 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
206 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
171 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
347 | 2001 Kanji |
3a6.20 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-6 | SKIP code |
3815.7 | Four corner code |
1-19-04 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6d77 | Unicode hex code |
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 苔状 【タイジョウ】 mossy
- 苔癬 【タイセン】 lichen
- 青苔 【セイタイ】 green moss
- 掃苔 【ソウタイ】 visit to a family grave (esp. during the Bon festival), removal of moss from a tombstone
Kun reading compounds
- 苔 【こけ】 moss, short plants resembling moss (incl. other bryophytes, lichens, very small spermatophytes, etc.)
- コケ植物 【コケしょくぶつ】 bryophyte (any of three groups of non-vascular land plants, incl. mosses, hornworts and liverworts)
Readings
- Korean:
- tae
Spanish
Portuguese
French
3921 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
929 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2792 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1935 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
30778X | Morohashi |
5001 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
2356 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2443 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
3k5.27 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-5 | SKIP code |
2-4-5 | SKIP code |
4460.3 | Four corner code |
1-34-61 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
82d4 | Unicode hex code |