985 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
973 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
887 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
281 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
979 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
297 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
672 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
684 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
582 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
37 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4210 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2126 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2874 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
496 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
287 | Morohashi |
3402 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
86 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
485 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
524 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
829 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N3
661 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 亡 【ボウ】 death, the late, the deceased
- 亡命 【ボウメイ】 fleeing from one's country, seeking asylum, defection, emigration (for political reasons), (going into) exile, becoming a (political) refugee
- 存亡 【ソンボウ】 life or death, existence, destiny
- 興亡 【コウボウ】 rise and fall, ups and downs
- 亡者 【モウジャ】 the dead, ghost, person who is obsessed (with money, power, etc.), person with a blind lust (for)
- 亡者船 【モウジャブネ】 ship of the dead which appears if one goes fishing during the Bon festival
- 焼亡 【ショウボウ】 destruction by fire
- 損亡 【ソンモウ】 loss
Kun reading compounds
- 亡い 【ない】 dead
- 滅びる 【ほろびる】 to go to ruin, to go under, to fall, to be destroyed, to die out, to become extinct, to perish
- 滅ぶ 【ほろぶ】 to be ruined, to go under, to perish, to be destroyed
- 滅ぼす 【ほろぼす】 to destroy, to overthrow, to wreck, to ruin
Readings
- Korean:
- mang, mu
Spanish
- desaparecer
- perecer
- difunto
- huir
- escapar
Portuguese
- falecido
- agonizante
- atrasado
- perecer
French
- décédé
- feu ...
- mon regretté ...
- mourir
- périr
- détruire
475 | 2001 Kanji |
2j1.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-3-2 | SKIP code |
4-3-4 | SKIP code |
2-2-1 | SKIP code |
0071.0 | Four corner code |
1-43-20 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
4ea1 | 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 |
hope, beg, request, pray, beseech, Greece, dilute (acid), rare, few, phenomenal
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N2
896 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 希 【キ】 dilute, rare, Greece
- 希少 【キショウ】 scarce, rare
- 古希 【コキ】 70th birthday, ancient Greek (language)
- 七十古希 【シチジュウコキ】 men seldom live to be seventy, few people live to be seventy
- 希有 【ケウ】 rare, uncommon
Kun reading compounds
- 稀 【まれ】 rare, seldom
- 稀に見る 【まれにみる】 rare, extraordinary, singular
- 類まれ 【たぐいまれ】 rare, exceptional, extraordinary, unique, incomparable, unparalleled, matchless
- ごく稀 【ごくまれ】 extremely rare
- 希う 【こいねがう】 to beg, to request, to beseech, to implore, to entreat
Readings
- Japanese names:
- のぞ、 のぞみ
- Korean:
- heui
Spanish
- raro
- poco
- deseo
- esperanza
- Grecia
Portuguese
- esperança
- pedir
- solicitação
- implorar
- Grécia
- diluir (ácido)
- raro
- poucos
- fenomenal
French
- espoir
- demander
- prier
- implorer
- dilution
- Grèce
- rare
- peu nombreux
- phénoménal
575 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
470 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
447 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
798 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1470 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
823 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
495 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
445 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
676 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
689 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
888 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
559 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2543 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1294 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1763 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1501 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
8813 | Morohashi |
2049 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1553 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1489 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1602 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
477 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2944 | 2001 Kanji |
3f4.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-5 | SKIP code |
4-7-4 | SKIP code |
3-4-3 | SKIP code |
4022.7 | Four corner code |
1-20-85 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5e0c | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
470 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 望 【モチ】 full moon, 15th day of the lunar month
- 望遠鏡 【ボウエンキョウ】 telescope
- 眺望 【チョウボウ】 prospect, view, outlook
- 太公望 【タイコウボウ】 (avid) angler
- 本望 【ホンモウ】 long-cherished ambition, satisfaction
- 宿望 【シュクボウ】 long-cherished desire, one's heart's desire
Kun reading compounds
- 望む 【のぞむ】 to desire, to want, to wish for, to hope for, to expect (of someone), to hope for, to look forward to, to see, to command (a view of), to overlook
- 望むところ 【のぞむところ】 what one desires, what one hopes for, suits me well, could ask for nothing better, bring it on, make my day
- 望 【もち】 full moon, 15th day of the lunar month
- 望月 【もちづき】 full moon, moon on the 15th day of the month (by the lunar calendar), full moon of the eighth lunar month
Readings
- Japanese names:
- み、 も
- Korean:
- mang
Spanish
- esperanza
- deseo
- aspiración
- mirar lejos
- popularidad
- desear
- esperar
Portuguese
- ambição
- lua cheia
- esperança
- desejo
- aspirar
- esperar
French
- ambition
- espoir
- désir
- aspirer à
- dominer (vue)
- contempler
- pleine lune
514 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
613 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
585 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
361 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2940 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
767 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
613 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1777 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
673 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
685 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
581 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1007 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3408 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1756 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2390 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
500 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
14368P | Morohashi |
2742 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4819 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
489 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
528 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
314 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
578 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
472 | 2001 Kanji |
4f7.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-7-4 | SKIP code |
0710.4 | Four corner code |
1-43-30 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
671b | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
38 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 者 【シャ】 person, -er, expert, geisha, prostitute
- 芸者 【ゲイシャ】 geisha, professional female entertainer, usu. at traditional banquets
- 加害者 【カガイシャ】 perpetrator, wrong-doer, aggressor, assailant, offender
Kun reading compounds
- 者 【もの】 person
- 者ども 【ものども】 you, people
- 弱き者 【よわきもの】 weak person, the weak
- 若い者 【わかいもの】 young person, young people, youth, youngsters, young employee, young manservant, young follower
Readings
- Korean:
- ja
Spanish
- persona
Portuguese
- alguém
- pessoa
French
- personne
- quelqu'un
235 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
314 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
298 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
22 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3685 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
56 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
240 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
769 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.6 | Japanese for Busy People |
164 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
164 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
148 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1578 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3980 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2047 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2765 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1264 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
28852 | Morohashi |
3211 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4698 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1256 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1345 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
19 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
302 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1478 | 2001 Kanji |
4c4.13 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-4-4 | SKIP code |
4-8-2 | SKIP code |
2-4-4 | SKIP code |
4460.0 | Four corner code |
1-28-52 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
8005 | Unicode hex code |