63 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
110 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
99 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
16 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
295 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
172 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
109 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
663 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.10 | Japanese for Busy People |
189 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
189 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
233 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
39 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2546 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1297 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1766 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
318 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
299 | Morohashi |
2052 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
93 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
312 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
334 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
303 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
157 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
74 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 京 【キョウ】 imperial capital (esp. Kyoto), final word of an iroha poem, 10^16, 10,000,000,000,000,000, ten quadrillion
- 京都 【キョウト】 Kyoto (city, prefecture)
- 帝京 【テイキョウ】 the capital
- 在京 【ザイキョウ】 being in the capital (i.e. Tokyo, or formerly Kyoto)
- 京 【キョウ】 imperial capital (esp. Kyoto), final word of an iroha poem, 10^16, 10,000,000,000,000,000, ten quadrillion
- 京阪 【ケイハン】 Kyoto and Osaka, Kyoto-Osaka area
- 英京 【エイキョウ】 British capital, London
- キン族 【キンゾク】 Kinh (people), Vietnamese (people)
- 南京 【ナンキン】 Nanjing (China), Nanking, pumpkin, squash, Chinese, Southeast Asian, foreign, rare, precious, cute
Kun reading compounds
- 都 【みやこ】 capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital), seat of government, capital (of music, fashion, etc.), city (e.g. of light), location of the Imperial Palace
- 長岡京 【ながおかきょう】 Nagaoka-kyō (capital of Japan 784-794), Nagaokakyō (city)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- たか
- Korean:
- gyeong
Spanish
- capital
Portuguese
- capital
- 10 elevado a 16
French
- capitale
- 10**16
441 | 2001 Kanji |
2j6.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-6 | SKIP code |
0090.6 | Four corner code |
1-21-94 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
4eac | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
123 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 都 【ト】 Metropolis (of Tokyo), (Tokyo) Metropolitan District, metropolitan prefecture, counter for cities and towns, capital
- 都営 【トエイ】 (under) metropolitan government management
- 遷都 【セント】 relocation of the capital, transfer of the capital
- 東都 【トウト】 the Eastern Capital (now Tokyo), Yedo, Edo
- 都度 【ツド】 each (every) time, whenever
- 都合 【ツゴウ】 circumstances, condition, convenience, arranging, managing, lending money, raising money, in all, in total, all told
Kun reading compounds
- 都 【みやこ】 capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital), seat of government, capital (of music, fashion, etc.), city (e.g. of light), location of the Imperial Palace
- 都入り 【みやこいり】 arriving in the capital
- 京の都 【きょうのみやこ】 Kyoto
- 花の都 【はなのみやこ】 City of Flowers (nickname for various cities, esp. Paris and Florence)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- くに、 ず、 ち、 づめ、 みや
- Korean:
- do
Spanish
- metrópoli
- capital
Portuguese
- metropole
- capital
French
- métropole
- capitale
287 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
376 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
355 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
92 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4769 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
173 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
265 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1419 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.12 | Japanese for Busy People |
188 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
188 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
338 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
761 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2120 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1106 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1505 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1863 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
39497P | Morohashi |
1686 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6148 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1846 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1989 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
384 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1444 | 2001 Kanji |
2d8.13 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-8-3 | SKIP code |
1-8-2 | SKIP code |
4762.7 | Four corner code |
1-37-52 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
90fd | Unicode hex code |
工
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
299 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 工 【コウ】 (factory) worker
- 工員 【コウイン】 factory worker
- 起工 【キコウ】 setting to work
- 商工 【ショウコウ】 commerce and industry
- 工夫 【クフウ】 devising (a way), contriving, inventing, thinking up, figuring out, coming up with, working out, device, design, idea, plan, invention, dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
- 工面 【クメン】 contrivance, managing (to raise money), one's financial condition
- 竹細工 【タケザイク】 bamboo work, bamboo ware
- 寄せ木細工 【ヨセギザイク】 wooden mosaic work, parquetry, wooden mosaic (e.g. on a piece of furniture), marquetry, marqueterie
- 具合 【グアイ】 condition, state, health, state (of health), way, manner, circumstance, luck, face, dignity, decency, propriety
- 工面 【クメン】 contrivance, managing (to raise money), one's financial condition
Readings
- Japanese names:
- もく
- Korean:
- gong
Spanish
- construcción
- fabricación
- obrero
Portuguese
- ofício
- construção
French
- ingénierie
- industrie
- construction
- radical katakana E (no. 48)
71 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
125 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
113 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
169 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1451 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
77 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
161 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
39 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.16 | Japanese for Busy People |
139 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
139 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
379 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
550 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4190 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2118 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2866 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
76 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
8714 | Morohashi |
3381 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1532 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
76 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
80 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
173 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
84 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3172 | 2001 Kanji |
0a3.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-3-1 | SKIP code |
1010.0 | Four corner code |
1-25-09 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5de5 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N2
719 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 芸 【ゲイ】 art, craft, accomplishment, artistic skill, technique, performance
- 芸者 【ゲイシャ】 geisha, professional female entertainer, usu. at traditional banquets
- 民芸 【ミンゲイ】 folk craft, folk art
- 文芸 【ブンゲイ】 literature, the arts, art and literature, liberal arts
- 芸香 【ウンコウ】 common rue (Ruta graveolens)
- 芸艸堂 【ウンソウドウ】 Unsodo
- 耕耘 【コウウン】 plowing and weeding, farming, cultivation, tillage
Readings
- Japanese names:
- き、 げ、 なり
- Korean:
- un, ye
Spanish
- arte
- técnica
Portuguese
- técnica
- arte
- ofício
- performance
- representação
- truque
- façanha
French
- art
- technique
- métier
- interprétation
- tour
- cascade
388 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
495 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
470 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
588 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3908 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
421 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
862 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
689 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
435 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
441 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
566 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
642 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2738 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1403 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1892 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
428 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
30741P | Morohashi |
2209 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4978 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
421 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
450 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
479 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1971 | 2001 Kanji |
3k4.12 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-4 | SKIP code |
4473.1 | Four corner code |
1-23-61 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
82b8 | Unicode hex code |
slender, fine, thin kimono
- On:
- セン
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1451 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 繊 【セン】 daikon julienne, julienned daikon, one ten-millionth
- 繊維 【センイ】 fibre, fiber, textile
- 合繊 【ゴウセン】 synthetic fiber, synthetic fibre
- 化繊 【カセン】 synthetic fiber, synthetic fibre, chemical fiber, chemical fibre
Readings
- Korean:
- seom
Spanish
- fino
- delgado
- hilo
Portuguese
- delgado
- fino
- kimono fino (espessura)
French
- effilé
- fin
- kimono léger
1500 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1122 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3607 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1704 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1648 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1571 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1676 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1296 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1560 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1789 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
954 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1289 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1807 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
27874 | Morohashi |
1413 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4586 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1790 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1929 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1879 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2759 | 2001 Kanji |
6a11.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-6-11 | SKIP code |
2395.0 | Four corner code |
1-33-01 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7e4a | Unicode hex code |
fiber, tie, rope
- On:
- イ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
643 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 維持 【イジ】 maintenance, preservation, improvement
- 維新 【イシン】 reformation, revolution, renewal, Meiji Restoration, Nippon Ishin no Kai, Japan Innovation Party
- 化学繊維 【カガクセンイ】 synthetic fiber, synthetic fibre, chemical fiber, chemical fibre
- 合成繊維 【ゴウセイセンイ】 synthetic fibre, synthetic fiber
Readings
- Japanese names:
- これ、 たもつ、 つぐ、 ゆい、 ゆき
- Korean:
- yu
Spanish
- soga
- cuerda
- atar
- énfasis
Portuguese
- fibra
- laço
- corda
French
- fibre
- cordon
- corde
- conservation
1007 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
926 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3552 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1187 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1634 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2540 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1231 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1295 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1297 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1540 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1733 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
926 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1251 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1353 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
27568 | Morohashi |
1370 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4516 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1341 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1441 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1722 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2775 | 2001 Kanji |
6a8.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-6-8 | SKIP code |
2091.4 | Four corner code |
1-16-61 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7dad | Unicode hex code |
大
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
7 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 大 【ダイ】 large, big, great, huge, vast, major, important, serious, severe, great, prominent, eminent, distinguished, -sized, as big as, the size of, university, large (e.g. serving size), large option, long month (i.e. having 31 days)
- 大尉 【タイイ】 captain (Army, US Marine Corps, USAF), lieutenant (Navy), flight lieutenant (RAF, RAAF, RNZAF, etc.)
- 国大 【コクダイ】 national university
- 電通大 【デンツウダイ】 University of Electro-Communications
- 大 【タイ】 nth year in the Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25)
- 大尉 【タイイ】 captain (Army, US Marine Corps, USAF), lieutenant (Navy), flight lieutenant (RAF, RAAF, RNZAF, etc.)
- 御大 【オンタイ】 boss, governor, headman
Kun reading compounds
- 大きい 【おおきい】 big, large, great, loud, extensive, spacious, important, decisive, valuable, older, grown up
Readings
- Japanese names:
- うふ、 お、 おう、 た、 たかし、 とも、 はじめ、 ひろ、 ひろし、 まさ、 まさる、 もと、 わ
- Korean:
- dae, da, tae
Spanish
- grande
- muy
- mucho
Portuguese
- grande
- enorme
French
- grand
22 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
25 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
53 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
7 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1171 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
32 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
40 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
48 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.2 | Japanese for Busy People |
26 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
26 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
87 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
408 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4224 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2133 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2882 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
108 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
5831 | Morohashi |
3416 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1133 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
107 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
112 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
5 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
14 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1463 | 2001 Kanji |
0a3.18 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-3-4 | SKIP code |
4003.0 | Four corner code |
1-34-71 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5927 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
63 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 学 【ガク】 learning, scholarship, study, erudition, knowledge, education, study of ..., -ology, -ics
- 学位 【ガクイ】 (academic) degree
- 短期大学 【タンキダイガク】 junior college, vocationally oriented two or three year post-secondary education institution
- 法医学 【ホウイガク】 forensic medicine, forensic pathology, medical jurisprudence, legal medicine
Kun reading compounds
- 学ぶ 【まなぶ】 to learn, to study, to take lessons in
Readings
- Japanese names:
- たか、 のり
- Korean:
- hag
Spanish
- estudio
- aprendizaje
- ciencia
- estudiar
Portuguese
- estudo
- aprendizagem
- ciência
French
- étudier
- apprendre
- science
57 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
45 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
10 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
33 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1271 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
66 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
44 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
719 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.9 | Japanese for Busy People |
109 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
109 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
50 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
460 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3162 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1625 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2211 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
330 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
6974 | Morohashi |
2555 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1294 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
324 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
346 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
15 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
71 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
947 | 2001 Kanji |
3n4.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-5-3 | SKIP code |
2-3-4 | SKIP code |
2-5-2 | SKIP code |
2-3-5 | SKIP code |
3240.7 | Four corner code |
9040.7 | Four corner code |
1-19-56 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5b66 | Unicode hex code |