230 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
309 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
293 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
32 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
272 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
73 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
108 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
768 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.7 | Japanese for Busy People |
80 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
80 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
237 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
30 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4384 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2220 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2986 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1164 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
241 | Morohashi |
3567 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
71 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1156 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1240 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
10 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
300 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
18 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 事 【ジ】 individual concrete phenomenon (as opposed to a general principle)
- 事業 【ジギョウ】 business, enterprise, venture, (commercial) activity, (business) operation, industry, (social) project, undertaking, enterprise, work, activity, program, service
- 商事 【ショウジ】 commercial affairs
- 有事 【ユウジ】 emergency
Kun reading compounds
- 事 【こと】 thing, matter, incident, occurrence, event, something serious, trouble, crisis, circumstances, situation, state of affairs, work, business, affair, after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to, nominalizing suffix, pretending to ..., playing make-believe ..., alias, also known as, otherwise known as, or, necessity, need, you should ..., I advise that you ..., it's important to ...
- 事柄 【ことがら】 matter, thing, affair, circumstance
- 神事 【しんじ】 Shinto ritual
- いい事 【いいこと】 good thing, nice thing, good excuse, good grounds, good opportunity, interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
- 仕える 【つかえる】 to serve, to work for, to attend
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ろ
- Korean:
- sa
Spanish
- cosa
- hecho
- asunto
- acción
Portuguese
- matéria
- coisa
- fato
- negócios
- razão
- possivelmente
French
- fait
- chose
- matière
- affaire
- raison
- peut-être
1547 | 2001 Kanji |
0a8.15 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-8-3 | SKIP code |
5000.7 | Four corner code |
1-27-86 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
4e8b | Unicode hex code |
happenstance, especially, intentionally, reason, cause, circumstances, the late, therefore, consequently
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N1
612 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 故 【コ】 the late, the deceased
- 殊更 【コトサラ】 intentionally, deliberately, designedly, on purpose, especially, particularly
- 物故 【ブッコ】 death (of a person)
- 人身事故 【ジンシンジコ】 accident resulting in personal injury or death (esp. traffic, rail, etc.)
Kun reading compounds
- 故 【ゆえ】 reason, cause, circumstances
- 故に 【ゆえに】 therefore, consequently
- 何故 【なにゆえ】 why
- 古い 【ふるい】 old, aged, ancient, antiquated, antique, timeworn, long, since long ago, time-honored, of the distant past, long-ago, stale, threadbare, hackneyed, corny, old-fashioned, outmoded, out-of-date
- 元 【もと】 former, ex-, past, one-time, earlier times, the past, previous state, formerly, previously, originally, before
Readings
- Korean:
- go
Spanish
- antiguo
- intencionadamente
- excepcional
- razón
- difunto
- causa
- circunstancias
Portuguese
- casualidade
- especialmente
- intencionalmente
- razão
- causa
- circunstâncias
- portanto
- consequentemente
French
- coïncidence
- spécialement
- intentionnellement
- raison
- cause
- circonstances
- destin
- feu ... (défunt)
- c'est pour ça que...
778 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
694 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
668 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
455 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2044 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
707 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
587 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
880 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
173 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
173 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
722 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
936 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1466 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
778 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1056 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
339 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
13161 | Morohashi |
1141 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2334 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
333 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
355 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
697 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1566 | 2001 Kanji |
4i5.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-5-4 | SKIP code |
4864.0 | Four corner code |
1-24-46 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6545 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
329 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 比 【ヒ】 ratio, proportion, match, equal, equivalent, comparison, compared with ..., relative to ..., Philippines, explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
- 比較 【ヒカク】 comparison
- 口径比 【コウケイヒ】 aperture ratio (inverse of the f-number), relative aperture
- 正比 【セイヒ】 direct ratio
Kun reading compounds
- 比べる 【くらべる】 to compare, to make a comparison, to compete, to vie
Readings
- Japanese names:
- い、 ぴっ
- Korean:
- bi
Spanish
- comparación
- proporción
- relación
- Filipinas
- comparar
Portuguese
- comparar
- corrida
- razão
- Phillipines
French
- comparer
- compétition
- proportion
- Philippines
697 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
792 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
771 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
557 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2470 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
589 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
660 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
137 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
798 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
812 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
276 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1146 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
29 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
14 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
14 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
456 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
16743 | Morohashi |
26 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3010 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
447 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
482 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
450 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
643 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1256 | 2001 Kanji |
2m3.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-2-2 | SKIP code |
1-3-2 | SKIP code |
2171.0 | Four corner code |
2111.0 | Four corner code |
1-40-70 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6bd4 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1172 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 較差 【カクサ】 range
- 較優位論 【カクユウイロン】 theory of comparative advantage
- 国際比較 【コクサイヒカク】 international comparison, country-by-country comparison
- 直接比較 【チョクセツヒカク】 direct comparison
- 校正 【コウセイ】 proofreading, calibration
- 較量 【コウリョウ】 comparison
Kun reading compounds
- 比べる 【くらべる】 to compare, to make a comparison, to compete, to vie
Readings
- Korean:
- gyo, gag
Spanish
- contrastar
- comparar
Portuguese
- contraste
- comparar
French
- contraste
- comparer
1077 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1236 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4623 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1155 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
941 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1453 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1546 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
500 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1777 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1939 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1034 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1397 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1285 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
38297 | Morohashi |
1536 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
5959 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1277 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1370 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1674 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1566 | 2001 Kanji |
7c6.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-7-6 | SKIP code |
5004.8 | Four corner code |
1-19-51 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
8f03 | Unicode hex code |