677 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
575 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
548 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
518 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
406 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
690 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
113 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
561 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
570 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
108 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
82 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
82 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
54 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
57 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1848 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
504 | Morohashi |
73 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
166 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1831 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1973 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
487 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N2
435 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 低 【テイ】 low (level, value, price, etc.)
- 低温 【テイオン】 low temperature
- 高低 【コウテイ】 high and low, rise and fall
- 西高東低 【セイコウトウテイ】 high barometric pressure to the west, low pressure to the east
Kun reading compounds
- 低い 【ひくい】 low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.), low (position), close to the ground, short (height), deep (voice), in a low key, low (volume)
- 低い優先順位 【ひくいゆうせんじゅんい】 low priority (e.g. cell)
- 低める 【ひくめる】 to lower, to be lowered
- 低まる 【ひくまる】 to lower, to be lowered
Readings
- Korean:
- jeo
Spanish
- bajo
- barato
- humilde
- pequeño
- bajar
- ser bajado
Portuguese
- abaixe
- humilde
- curto
French
- bas
- petit (taille)
- humble
2156 | 2001 Kanji |
2a5.15 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-2-5 | SKIP code |
2224.0 | Four corner code |
1-36-67 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
4f4e | Unicode hex code |
stratum, social class, layer, story, floor
- On:
- ソウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N2
801 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 層 【ソウ】 layer, stratum, seam, bed, class, stratum, bracket, group, sheaf, counter for stories (of a building)
- 層群 【ソウグン】 (geol) group
- 重層 【ジュウソウ】 multistoried, multilayered
- 高層 【コウソウ】 high-rise (building), multistory, multistoried, tall, high (altitude), upper (atmosphere, air current, etc.)
Readings
- Korean:
- cheung
Spanish
- estrato
- nivel
Portuguese
- estrato
- classe social
- camada
- estória
- andar
French
- strate
- classe sociale
- couche
- étage
934 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
921 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
893 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1402 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1183 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
486 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1367 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1454 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1725 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
533 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3920 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2021 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2728 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1074 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
7798X | Morohashi |
3161 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1432 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1065 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1146 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
977 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3778 | 2001 Kanji |
3r11.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-3-11 | SKIP code |
7726.6 | Four corner code |
1-33-56 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5c64 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
270 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 住 【ジュウ】 dwelling, living
- 住居 【ジュウキョ】 dwelling, house, residence, address
- 先住 【センジュウ】 original inhabitant, aboriginal, previous priest
- 安住 【アンジュウ】 living in peace, living a quiet life, being content with one's present position, being satisfied with one's lot
Kun reading compounds
- 住む 【すむ】 to live (of humans), to reside, to inhabit, to dwell, to abide
- 住まう 【すまう】 to live, to reside, to inhabit
Readings
- Japanese names:
- し、 じゅ、 すみ
- Korean:
- ju
Spanish
- residir
- vivir
- habitar
- residencia
Portuguese
- reside
- vida
- habita
French
- résider
- vivre
- habiter
244 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
325 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
310 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
248 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
404 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
209 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
114 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
355 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.3 | Japanese for Busy People |
156 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
156 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
141 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
78 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
72 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
44 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
47 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
963 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
505 | Morohashi |
64 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
164 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
954 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1027 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
377 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
283 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2172 | 2001 Kanji |
2a5.19 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-2-5 | SKIP code |
2021.4 | Four corner code |
1-29-27 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
4f4f | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
836 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 居 【キョ】 residence
- 居室 【キョシツ】 living room
- 入居 【ニュウキョ】 moving in (to a house, apartment, etc.), taking up residence
- 住居 【ジュウキョ】 dwelling, house, residence, address
- 居士 【コジ】 grhapati (layman; sometimes used as a posthumous suffix), private-sector scholar
Kun reading compounds
- 居る 【いる】 to be (of animate objects), to exist, to stay, to be ...-ing, to have been ...-ing
- 居留守 【いるす】 pretending to be out
- 居る 【おる】 to be (animate), to be, to exist, to be ...-ing, to (have the audacity to) do
Readings
- Japanese names:
- おき、 ぐ、 すえ
- Korean:
- geo, gi
Spanish
- sentarse
- residir
- vivir con
- ser [nk]
- existir
Portuguese
- residir
- existir
- viver com
French
- se trouver
- résider
- être
- exister
- vivre avec
586 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
678 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
649 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
777 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1387 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
208 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
483 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
737 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
171 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
171 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
535 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
527 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3822 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1959 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2653 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1072 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
7663 | Morohashi |
3080 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1416 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1063 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1143 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
281 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
680 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3777 | 2001 Kanji |
3r5.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-3-5 | SKIP code |
7726.4 | Four corner code |
1-21-79 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5c45 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N2
506 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 専 【セン】 exclusively doing ..., person who exclusively does ..., fetish for ..., someone with a fetish for ..., first, most important thing, number one priority
- 専業 【センギョウ】 special occupation, principal occupation, specialty, monopoly
- 住専 【ジュウセン】 housing-loan corporation
- 高専 【コウセン】 technical college, higher schools and colleges
Kun reading compounds
- 専ら 【もっぱら】 wholly, solely, entirely, exclusively, devotedly, fixedly, principally, mostly, chiefly, mainly
- 専らにする 【もっぱらにする】 devote oneself to, to do as one pleases, to act selfishly
Readings
- Korean:
- jeon
Spanish
- especialidad
- exclusivo
- solamente
- totalmente
- enteramente
Portuguese
- exclusividade
- exclusivo
- principalmente
- somente
French
- spécialité
- exclusivement
- principalement
- uniquement
830 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
925 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
914 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
526 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1350 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
413 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
478 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
973 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
600 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
610 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
797 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
503 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3272 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1690 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2297 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
46 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
2644 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1377 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
46 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
47 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
886 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1548 | 2001 Kanji |
0a9.16 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-6-3 | SKIP code |
5034.6 | Four corner code |
1-32-76 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5c02 | 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 |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
40 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 地 【チ】 earth, ground, land, soil, place, territory, bottom (of a package, book, etc.), earth (one of the five elements)
- 地位 【チイ】 (social) position, status, standing, position (in a company, organization, etc.), post, rank
- 奥地 【オクチ】 interior, backwoods, hinterland, back regions
- 対地 【タイチ】 ground to ground
- 地 【ジ】 ground, land, earth, soil, the region in question, the local area, skin, texture, fabric, material, weave, base, background, one's true nature, narrative (i.e. descriptive part of a story), real life, actuality, captured territory, noh chorus, accompaniment music (in Japanese dance), basic phrase (in Japanese music; usu. repetitive), base part (of multiple shamisens)
- 地合い 【ジアイ】 texture (cloth, fabric, paper), market tone, undertone, balance between the position of white and black stones
- 下地 【シタジ】 groundwork, foundation, inclination, aptitude, elementary knowledge (of), grounding (in), undercoat, first coat, soy sauce
- 築地 【ツイジ】 mud wall with a roof, roofed mud wall
Readings
- Japanese names:
- どま
- Korean:
- ji
Spanish
- suelo
- tierra
- terreno
- posición
Portuguese
- terra
- chão
French
- sol
- terre
111 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
184 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
167 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
40 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1056 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
143 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
143 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
241 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.1 | Japanese for Busy People |
118 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
118 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
146 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
367 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
236 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
152 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
181 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
521 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
4890 | Morohashi |
204 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
976 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
515 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
554 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
45 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
130 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1456 | 2001 Kanji |
3b3.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-3 | SKIP code |
4411.2 | Four corner code |
1-35-47 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5730 | Unicode hex code |
range, region, limits, stage, level
- On:
- イキ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N2
396 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 域 【イキ】 region, limits, stage, level
- 域外 【イキガイ】 outside the area
- 空域 【クウイキ】 airspace
- 聖域 【セイイキ】 sacred precincts, sanctuary, consecrated ground, holy ground, issue that is regarded as being off-limits, matter that is not up for discussion
Readings
- Korean:
- yeog
Spanish
- rango
- región
- límite
Portuguese
- série
- região
- limites
- estágio
- nível
French
- zone
- champ
- région
- limites
- stade
- niveau
828 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
809 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
670 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1085 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1017 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
434 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1290A | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
970 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1002 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1072 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
376 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
559 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
341 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
421 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
362 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
5158 | Morohashi |
465 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1030 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
356 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
380 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
919 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1459 | 2001 Kanji |
3b8.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-8 | SKIP code |
4315.0 | Four corner code |
1-16-72 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
57df | Unicode hex code |