463 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
358 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
338 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
68 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
364 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
85 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
111 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
125 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.10 | Japanese for Busy People |
256 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
256 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
413 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
61 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
34 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
18 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
18 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1014 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
386 | Morohashi |
30 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
125 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1005 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1080 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
87 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
257 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
substitute, change, convert, replace, period, age, counter for decades of ages, eras, etc., generation, charge, rate, fee
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
66 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 代 【ダイ】 charge, cost, price, generation, age, (school) year, cohort, reign, era, a representative of, on behalf of, for (someone), switchboard number, counter for decades of ages, eras, etc., counter for generations (of inheritors to a throne, etc.), proxy application company, pronoun
- 代官 【ダイカン】 local governor (Edo period), local magistrate, bailiff, deputy official (Middle Ages), acting administrator
- 大時代 【オオジダイ】 old-fashioned, antiquated, anachronistic
- 次代 【ジダイ】 the next era
- 代謝 【タイシャ】 metabolism, renewal, regeneration, replacing the old with the new
- 代赭 【タイシャ】 red ocher (ochre)
- 永代 【エイタイ】 permanence, eternity
- 希代 【キタイ】 uncommon, rare, extraordinary, matchless
Kun reading compounds
- 替わる 【かわる】 to succeed, to relieve, to replace, to take the place of, to substitute for, to take over for, to represent, to hand over (telephone), to be exchanged, to change (places with), to switch
- 代わる代わる 【かわるがわる】 alternately, by turns
- 替わる 【かわる】 to succeed, to relieve, to replace, to take the place of, to substitute for, to take over for, to represent, to hand over (telephone), to be exchanged, to change (places with), to switch
- 代わる代わる 【かわるがわる】 alternately, by turns
- 代わり 【かわり】 substitute, replacement, substituting, replacing, stand-in, proxy, alternate, deputy, relief, successor, compensation, exchange, return, another helping, second helping, seconds, refill, upcoming program, upcoming programme
- 変わり目 【かわりめ】 turning point, change, transition, turn (of the tide, century, etc.), point of difference
- 代わり 【かわり】 substitute, replacement, substituting, replacing, stand-in, proxy, alternate, deputy, relief, successor, compensation, exchange, return, another helping, second helping, seconds, refill, upcoming program, upcoming programme
- 変わり目 【かわりめ】 turning point, change, transition, turn (of the tide, century, etc.), point of difference
- 替える 【かえる】 to replace, to convert, to change, to exchange, to interchange, to renew, to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
- 世 【よ】 world, society, public, life, lifetime, age, era, period, epoch, generation, reign, rule, the times, world (of existence)
- 代々 【よよ】 for generations, from generation to generation, generation after generation, through the ages
- 千代 【ちよ】 thousand years, very long period, forever
- 君が代 【きみがよ】 Imperial reign, Kimigayo (Japanese national anthem)
- 代 【しろ】 substitution, material, price, margin (e.g. for stapling, etc.), area required for something, shiro (unit of land area equal to one-fiftieth of a tan; approx. 19.83 m.sq.)
- 代物 【しろもの】 article, goods, product, fine thing, fellow, affair, stuff, prostitute, price, cost, money
- 地代 【ちだい】 land rent
- 阿代 【あしろ】 Ophidion asiro (species of cusk eel)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- す
- Korean:
- dae
Spanish
- generación
- reinado
- sustituir
- reemplazar
- relevar
Portuguese
- substituto
- mudança
- convertido
- repor
- período
- idade
- geração
- carga
- valor
- taxa
French
- substituer
- changer
- convertir
- remplacer
- période
- âge
- ère
- génération
- montant d'argent
- taux
- prix
- redevance
2156 | 2001 Kanji |
2a3.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-2-3 | SKIP code |
2324.0 | Four corner code |
1-34-69 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
4ee3 | Unicode hex code |
用
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
107 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 用 【ヨウ】 business, task, errand, engagement, use, purpose, for the use of ..., used for ..., made for ..., call of nature, excretion
- 用意 【ヨウイ】 preparation, arrangements, provision, getting ready, laying out (e.g. a meal)
- 登用 【トウヨウ】 appointment, assignment, promotion
- 効用 【コウヨウ】 use, utility, effect, benefit
Kun reading compounds
- 用いる 【もちいる】 to use, to make use of, to utilize, to utilise
Readings
- Japanese names:
- たから
- Korean:
- yong
Spanish
- uso
- empleo
- trabajo
- usar
- hacer uso de
Portuguese
- utilizar
- negócios
- serviço
- usar
- empregar
French
- se servir de
- affaires
- service
- utiliser
- employer
146 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
235 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
215 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
102 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2993 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
110 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
219 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
193 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.19 | Japanese for Busy People |
107 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
107 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
308 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1329 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3694 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1889 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2569 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1189 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
21703 | Morohashi |
2976 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3721 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1181 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1265 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
177 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
116 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3653 | 2001 Kanji |
2r3.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-2-3 | SKIP code |
4-5-1 | SKIP code |
7722.0 | Four corner code |
1-45-49 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7528 | Unicode hex code |
punish, penalty, sentence, punishment
- On:
- ケイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
864 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 刑 【ケイ】 penalty, sentence, punishment
- 刑事 【ケイジ】 (police) detective, criminal matter
- 量刑 【リョウケイ】 judge's sentence, assessment of a case
- 求刑 【キュウケイ】 recommended sentence, prosecution's demand for punishment
Readings
- Japanese names:
- おさか、 ぎょう
- Korean:
- hyeong
Spanish
- pena
- sentencia
- castigo
Portuguese
- Punir
- penalidade
- sentença
- punição
French
- peine
- sanction
- condamnation
- punition
1193 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
848 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
670 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1001 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1091 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
258 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
887 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
908 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1052 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
185 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1024 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
555 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
734 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
686 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
1886 | Morohashi |
830 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
461 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
679 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
734 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1061 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3243 | 2001 Kanji |
2f4.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-2 | SKIP code |
1240.0 | Four corner code |
1-23-26 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5211 | Unicode hex code |
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
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) |
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 |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
323 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 施工 【セコウ】 construction, constructing, carrying out, work, formation, workmanship, execution
- 施行 【シコウ】 putting in force (a law), putting into operation, putting into effect, enforcement, carrying out (a plan, policy, etc.), execution
- 施行 【シコウ】 putting in force (a law), putting into operation, putting into effect, enforcement, carrying out (a plan, policy, etc.), execution
- 施工 【セコウ】 construction, constructing, carrying out, work, formation, workmanship, execution
- 布施 【フセ】 alms-giving, charity, offerings (usu. money) to a priest (for reading sutras, etc.)
- 仕着せ 【シキセ】 servant's clothes provided by an employer, livery
Kun reading compounds
- 施す 【ほどこす】 to give (time, money, goods), to donate, to do, to perform, to conduct, to apply (processing, makeup, etc.), to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation), to sow, to seed, to scatter (e.g. fertilizer), to sprinkle, to spread far and wide
Readings
- Korean:
- si, i
Spanish
- distribuir
- dar limosnas
- administrar primeros auxilios
Portuguese
- esmola
- aplicar ataduras
- adminatração de 1º socorros
French
- donner
- aumône
- poser des bandages
- administrer 1ers secours
1318 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
451 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2085 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1022 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1399 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
831 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1004 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1041 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
612 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
958 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1103 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
599 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
792 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1054 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
13629 | Morohashi |
891 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2391 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1045 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1124 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1261 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
456 | 2001 Kanji |
4h5.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-5 | SKIP code |
0821.2 | Four corner code |
1-27-60 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
65bd | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
145 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 設問 【セツモン】 posing a question, question
- 設備 【セツビ】 equipment, facilities, installation, accommodations, conveniences, arrangements
- 公設 【コウセツ】 public (institution)
- 併設 【ヘイセツ】 joint establishment (esp. schools of different levels or different courses of study), establishment as an annex (e.g. of a school), juxtaposition, placing side by side
Kun reading compounds
- 設ける 【もうける】 to prepare, to provide, to set up, to establish, to organize, to lay down (rules), to make (an excuse)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- した
- Korean:
- seol
Spanish
- equipar
- instalar
- establecer
- crear
Portuguese
- estabelecimento
- provisão
- preparar
French
- créer
- fonder
- établir
- préparer
653 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
754 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
731 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
164 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4325 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
742 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
897 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1401 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
577 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
586 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
611 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1666 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1863 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
987 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1338 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
715 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
35293 | Morohashi |
1471 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
5570 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
708 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
765 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
270 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
741 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3068 | 2001 Kanji |
7a4.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-7-4 | SKIP code |
0764.7 | Four corner code |
1-32-63 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
8a2d | Unicode hex code |