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) |
above, up
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
35 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
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
- 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)
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 |
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 顎 【アゴ】 jaw, chin, barb (of a fishhook)
- 顎関節 【ガクカンセツ】 jaw joint, temporomandibular joint, TMJ
- 上顎 【ウワアゴ】 upper jaw, palate
- 下顎 【シタアゴ】 lower jaw, mandible
Kun reading compounds
- 顎 【あご】 jaw, chin, barb (of a fishhook)
- 顎足付き 【あごあしつき】 paid expenses (meals and transport)
- 二重顎 【にじゅうあご】 double chin
- 下顎 【したあご】 lower jaw, mandible
- 顎門 【あぎと】 chin, jaw, gills, branchia
Readings
- Korean:
- ag
Spanish
Portuguese
French
5135 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
2002 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
2276 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1607 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
43590 | Morohashi |
6643 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
2795 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1333 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
9a9.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-9-9 | SKIP code |
6128.6 | Four corner code |
1-19-60 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
984e | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N1
160 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 第 【ダイ】 prefix for forming ordinal numbers
- 第一義 【ダイイチギ】 primary significance, primary importance, first principle, absolute truth, ultimate truth
- 式次第 【シキシダイ】 program of a ceremony (programme)
- 登第 【トウダイ】 passing the examination
- 邸宅 【テイタク】 (large) house, residence, mansion
Readings
- Korean:
- je
Spanish
- número
- prefijo ordinal
- examen
Portuguese
- Prefixo p/ números ordinais
- residência
French
- numéro
- résidence
273 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
359 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
339 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
76 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3385 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
360 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
793 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1768 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
404 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
408 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
354 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1473 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3298 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1706 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2318 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1247 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
25943 | Morohashi |
2660 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4272 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1239 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1327 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
83 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
380 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2344 | 2001 Kanji |
6f5.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-6-5 | SKIP code |
8822.7 | Four corner code |
1-34-72 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7b2c | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
9 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 二 【ニ】 two, 2
- 二院 【ニイン】 the two houses of legislature
- 一二 【イチニ】 the first and second, a few
- 十二 【ジュウニ】 twelve, 12, queen
- 次男 【ジナン】 second son
- 二黒 【ジコク】 second of nine traditional astrological signs (corresponding to Saturn and southwest)
- 不二 【フジ】 being two sides of the same coin, being the same (while appearing different), Very sincerely yours, peerless, unparalleled, unparallelled
- 唯一不二 【ユイイツフジ】 one and only, unique
Kun reading compounds
- 二 【に】 two, 2
- 二重 【にじゅう】 double, two-fold, two layers, duplex, diplo-, dipl-, double-edged eyelid, double eyelid, creased eyelid
- 二つ 【ふたつ】 two
- 二つ目 【ふたつめ】 one after next, second
- 再び 【ふたたび】 again, once more, a second time
Readings
- Japanese names:
- おと、 つぐ、 つぎ、 にい、 は、 ふ、 ふたつ、 ふだ、 わ
- Korean:
- i
Spanish
- dos
- 2
Portuguese
- dois
French
- deux
- radical deux (no. 2)
2 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
2 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
61 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
6 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
273 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
2 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
9 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
4 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1.A | Japanese for Busy People |
3 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
3 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
2 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
31 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2421 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1224 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1688 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
2 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
247 | Morohashi |
1922 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
72 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
2 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
11 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
2 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3072 | 2001 Kanji |
0a2.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-1-1 | SKIP code |
1010.0 | Four corner code |
1-38-83 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
4e8c | Unicode hex code |
小
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
114 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 小 【ショウ】 smallness, small item, short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days), elementary school, smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name), inferior, younger (of two people with the same name), junior, unit of field area (approx. 400 sq m)
- 小雨 【コサメ】 light rain, drizzle
- 微小 【ビショウ】 microscopic
- 中小 【チュウショウ】 small and medium
Kun reading compounds
- 小さい 【ちいさい】 small, little, tiny, slight, below average (in degree, amount, etc.), minor, small, low (e.g. sound), soft (e.g. voice), unimportant, petty, insignificant, trifling, trivial, young, juvenile
- 小さい頃 【ちいさいころ】 as a child, when one was a child
Readings
- Japanese names:
- いさら、 こう、 さざ、 しゃお、 ちいさ
- Korean:
- so
Spanish
- poco
- pequeño
Portuguese
- Pequeno
- pouco
French
- petit
24 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
27 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
36 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
63 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1355 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
33 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
46 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
21 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.15 | Japanese for Busy People |
27 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
27 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
88 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
511 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
7 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
106 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
7473 | Morohashi |
7 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1389 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
105 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
110 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
126 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
15 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1141 | 2001 Kanji |
3n0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-1-2 | SKIP code |
9000.0 | Four corner code |
1-30-14 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5c0f | Unicode hex code |
臼
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
2048 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 臼蓋 【キュウガイ】 acetabular roof
- 臼蓋形成不全 【キュウガイケイセイフゼン】 acetabular dysplasia
- 烏臼 【ウキュウ】 Chinese tallow (as an ingredient in Chinese medicine)
- 亜脱臼 【アダッキュウ】 subluxation
Kun reading compounds
- 臼 【うす】 millstone, mortar
- 臼茸 【うすたけ】 shaggy chanterelle (Turbinellus floccosus), scaly chanterelle, woolly chanterelle
- 提宇子 【ダイウス】 God
- 搗き臼 【つきうす】 mortar (for pounding rice)
- 臼搗く 【うすづく】 to pound (rice, etc.)
Readings
- Korean:
- gu
Spanish
- mortero
Portuguese
French
- mortier
3849 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
338 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1896 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
4341 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2957 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
2060 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
30173 | Morohashi |
3528 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4907 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
2063 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1531 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
0a6.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-6-2 | SKIP code |
4-5-2 | SKIP code |
7777.0 | Four corner code |
1-17-17 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
81fc | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
1106 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 歯 【シ】 tooth, age, years
- 歯科 【シカ】 dentistry
- 義歯 【ギシ】 artificial tooth
- 生歯 【セイシ】 teething, cutting teeth, dentition
Kun reading compounds
- 齢 【よわい】 (one's) age
- 歯する 【よわいする】 to associate (with), to join the company of, to stand alongside (as an equal)
- 歯 【は】 tooth, teeth, tooth (of a comb, saw, etc.), cog, support (of a geta)
- 歯切れ 【はぎれ】 feel when biting, manner of enunciation
- 継ぎ歯 【つぎば】 capped tooth, (dental) crown
- 年端 【としは】 age, years (old)
- 齢 【よわい】 (one's) age
- 歯する 【よわいする】 to associate (with), to join the company of, to stand alongside (as an equal)
- 歯する 【よわいする】 to associate (with), to join the company of, to stand alongside (as an equal)
Readings
- Korean:
- chi
Spanish
- diente
- diente de engranaje
Portuguese
- dentes
- dentes de engrenagens
French
- dent
- dentée (roue)
- crémaillère (rail)
414 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
306 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
290 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
997 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
5428 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
439 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
652 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2051 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
478 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
486 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
702 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1942 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3124 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1603 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2185 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1179 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
16323 | Morohashi |
2476 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2961 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1171 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1255 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
398 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1275 | 2001 Kanji |
6b6.11 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-4-8 | SKIP code |
2177.2 | Four corner code |
1-27-85 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6b6f | Unicode hex code |