500 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
600 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
572 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
134 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
17 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
130 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
104 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
94 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.18 | Japanese for Busy People |
94 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
94 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
422 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
10 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4242 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2141 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2890 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1225 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
19 | Morohashi |
3434 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
13 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1217 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1302 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
103 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
444 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N4
101 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 不 【フ】 un-, non-, negative prefix
- 不安 【フアン】 anxiety, uneasiness, worry, apprehension, fear, insecurity, suspense
- 意味不 【イミフ】 of uncertain meaning, ambiguous, cryptic, nonsensical, incomprehensible, perplexing
- 社不 【シャフ】 person unfit for society, misfit
- 無 【ブ】 un-, non-, bad ..., poor ...
- 不気味 【ブキミ】 weird, eerie, ominous, creepy, uncanny, unearthly
Readings
- Korean:
- bu, bul
Spanish
- prefijo negativo: in-
- des-
Portuguese
- Prefixo negativo
- negativa
- não
- feia
- ruim
- deselegante
French
- négation
- non
- mauvais
- laid
- maladroit
3154 | 2001 Kanji |
0a4.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-4-1 | SKIP code |
3-3-1 | SKIP code |
3-2-2 | SKIP code |
1090.0 | Four corner code |
1-41-52 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
4e0d | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
205 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 知 【チ】 wisdom, jnana (higher knowledge)
- 知恵 【チエ】 wisdom, wit, sagacity, sense, intelligence, prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
- 認知 【ニンチ】 acknowledgement, acknowledgment, recognition, cognition
- 熟知 【ジュクチ】 being familiar with, having a thorough knowledge of, being well-informed about
Kun reading compounds
- 知る 【しる】 to know, to be aware (of), to be conscious (of), to learn (of), to find out, to discover, to sense, to feel, to notice, to realize, to understand, to comprehend, to grasp, to appreciate, to remember, to be familiar with, to be acquainted with, to experience, to go through, to know (e.g. hardship), to get acquainted with (a person), to get to know, to have to do with, to be concerned with, to be one's concern, to be one's responsibility
- 知る限り 【しるかぎり】 as far as I know
- 吾唯足知 【われただたるをしる】 I am content with what I am (have), rich is the person who is content with what he is
- 知らせる 【しらせる】 to notify, to advise, to inform
Readings
- Japanese names:
- さと、 さとる、 しり、 しれ、 とも、 のり
- Korean:
- ji
Spanish
- conocer
- saber
- entender
Portuguese
- saber
- sabedoria
French
- savoir
- sagesse
112 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
186 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
169 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
207 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3169 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
196 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
229 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
636 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.18 | Japanese for Busy People |
214 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
214 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
143 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1394 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1446 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
768 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1041 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1231 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
23935 | Morohashi |
1127 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3978 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1223 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1308 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
73 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
160 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2377 | 2001 Kanji |
3d5.14 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-5-3 | SKIP code |
8640.0 | Four corner code |
1-35-46 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
77e5 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
574 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 火 【カ】 Tuesday, fire (second of the five elements)
- 火炎瓶 【カエンビン】 Molotov cocktail, petrol bomb, gasoline bomb
- 発火 【ハッカ】 ignition, combustion, catching fire, firing a blank cartridge, discharge of a gun without bullets
- 点火 【テンカ】 ignition, lighting, firing, setting off
Kun reading compounds
- 火 【ひ】 fire, flame, blaze
- 火口 【ひぐち】 burner, nozzle, origin of a fire
- 飛び火 【とびひ】 leaping flames, flying sparks, spread of fire (due to leaping flames), repercussions in unanticipated areas, spilling over, effects of an incident spreading to those seemingly uninvolved, impetigo contagiosa
- 不知火 【しらぬい】 phosphorescent light, mysterious lights on the sea, sea fire
Readings
- Korean:
- hwa
Spanish
- fuego
- flama
- llama
Portuguese
- fogo
French
- feu
13 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
15 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
8 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
432 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2743 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
15 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
69 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
52 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1.A | Japanese for Busy People |
20 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
20 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
18 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1260 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4273 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2159 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2911 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
163 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
18850 | Morohashi |
3463 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3394 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
161 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
173 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
27 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1162 | 2001 Kanji |
4d0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-4-4 | SKIP code |
1-1-3 | SKIP code |
9080.0 | Four corner code |
1-18-48 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
706b | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
1964 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 妖精 【ヨウセイ】 fairy, sprite, elf
- 妖怪 【ヨウカイ】 ghost, apparition, phantom, spectre, specter, demon, monster, goblin, yōkai
- 大妖 【タイヨウ】 great demon, ghostly giant
- 天変地夭 【テンペンチヨウ】 natural disaster
Kun reading compounds
- 妖しい 【あやしい】 mysterious, bewitching, alluring, enticing, enchanting
Readings
- Korean:
- yo
Spanish
- sospechoso
- dudoso
- hechicero
- cautivador
Portuguese
French
1888 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1198 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1884 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
282 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
212 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
6086 | Morohashi |
1190 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
2078 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
458 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
3e4.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-4 | SKIP code |
4243.4 | Four corner code |
1-45-37 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5996 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1634 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 怪 【カイ】 mystery, wonder
- 怪獣 【カイジュウ】 monster
- 奇々怪々 【キキカイカイ】 very strange, bizarre, weird, mysterious
- 夜道怪 【ヤドウカイ】 folk monster who wanders at night injuring and kidnapping people
- 怪我 【ケガ】 injury, wound, mistake, accident, loss
- けが人 【ケガニン】 wounded person, injured person
- 物怪 【モッケ】 unexpected
- 物の怪 【モノノケ】 (vengeful) ghost, specter, spectre
Kun reading compounds
- 怪しい 【あやしい】 suspicious, dubious, questionable, dodgy, shady, fishy, doubtful, unsure, uncertain, unlikely, implausible, untrustworthy, unreliable, clumsy, awkward, shaky, poor, strange, weird, eerie, spooky, uncanny, ominous (e.g. weather), threatening, dangerous (e.g. financial situation), uncertain, suspicious (of a potential amorous relation), mysterious, bewitching, alluring, enticing, enchanting
- 怪しい手つきで 【あやしいてつきで】 clumsily, with clumsy hands
- 怪しむ 【あやしむ】 to suspect
Readings
- Korean:
- goe
Spanish
- desconfiado
- receloso
- misterio
- fantasma
- sospechoso
- desconfiar
- recelar
- dudar
- sospechar
Portuguese
- Suspeito
- mistério
- aparição
French
- méfiant
- mystère
- apparition
1061 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1367 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1665 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1176 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1291 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1476 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1573 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1450 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
809 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
354 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
220 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
264 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
723 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
10483 | Morohashi |
297 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1821 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
716 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
773 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1172 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1172 | 2001 Kanji |
4k5.11 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-5 | SKIP code |
9701.4 | Four corner code |
1-18-88 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
602a | Unicode hex code |