224 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
303 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
287 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
226 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
432 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
210 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
117 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
556 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.3 | Japanese for Busy People |
331 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
331 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
199 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
89 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
100 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
68 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
72 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
999 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
573 | Morohashi |
90 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
196 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
990 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1065 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
239 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
298 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
use, send on a mission, order, messenger, envoy, ambassador, cause
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
219 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 使 【シ】 messenger, police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods), klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
- 使者 【シシャ】 messenger, envoy, emissary
- 特使 【トクシ】 special envoy
- 実力行使 【ジツリョクコウシ】 use of force
Kun reading compounds
- 使う 【つかう】 to use (a tool, method, etc.), to make use of, to put to use, to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.), to employ, to handle, to manage, to manipulate, to use (time, money, etc.), to spend, to consume, to use (language), to speak
- 使い 【つかい】 errand, mission, going on an errand, messenger, bearer, errand boy, errand girl, familiar spirit, use, usage, user, trainer, tamer, handler, charmer
- 使い方 【つかいかた】 way of using (something), way to use, how to use, usage, use, way of handling (employees, subordinates, etc.), way of treating, treatment, management
- オズの魔法使い 【オズのまほうつかい】 The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (novel by L. F. Baum, 1900), The Wizard of Oz (film, 1939)
- 春の使い 【はるのつかい】 Japanese bush warbler, messenger of spring
Readings
- Korean:
- sa
Spanish
- usar
- manejar
- emplear
Portuguese
- Uso
- usar
French
- utiliser
2166 | 2001 Kanji |
2a6.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-2-6 | SKIP code |
2520.6 | Four corner code |
1-27-40 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
4f7f | 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 |
idea, mind, heart, taste, thought, desire, care, liking
- On:
- イ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
99 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 意 【イ】 feelings, thoughts, meaning
- 意外 【イガイ】 unexpected, surprising
- 賛意 【サンイ】 approval, assent
- 総意 【ソウイ】 consensus, collective will, collective opinion
Readings
- Japanese names:
- もと、 よし
- Korean:
- eui
Spanish
- idea
- sentimiento
- razón
- intención
Portuguese
- idéia
- mente
- coração
- gosto
- pensamento
- desejo
- atenção
French
- idée
- esprit
- coeur
- pensée
- attention
- goût
- désir
155 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
246 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
226 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
118 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
5113 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
225 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
176 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2007 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.19 | Japanese for Busy People |
132 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
132 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
291 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
791 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2650 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1352 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1834 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
615 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
10921 | Morohashi |
2136 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1926 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
608 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
654 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
86 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
416 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
458 | 2001 Kanji |
5b8.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-11 | SKIP code |
2-5-8 | SKIP code |
0033.6 | Four corner code |
1-16-53 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
610f | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
496 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 識 【シキ】 acquaintanceship, vijnana, consciousness, written by...
- 識者 【シキシャ】 well-informed person, thinking person, intelligent person
- 光学式文字認識 【コウガクシキモジニンシキ】 optical character recognition, OCR
- 目的意識 【モクテキイシキ】 sense of purpose
Kun reading compounds
- 知る 【しる】 to know, to be aware (of), to be conscious (of), to learn (of), to find out, to discover, to sense, to feel, to notice, to realize, to understand, to comprehend, to grasp, to appreciate, to remember, to be familiar with, to be acquainted with, to experience, to go through, to know (e.g. hardship), to get acquainted with (a person), to get to know, to have to do with, to be concerned with, to be one's concern, to be one's responsibility
- 記す 【しるす】 to write down, to note down, to jot down, to take a note of, to mention, to describe, to give an account of, to inscribe, to mark, to brand, to remember, to engrave (in one's mind)
- 記す 【しるす】 to write down, to note down, to jot down, to take a note of, to mention, to describe, to give an account of, to inscribe, to mark, to brand, to remember, to engrave (in one's mind)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- さと、 さとる
- Korean:
- sig, ji
Spanish
- discernir
- distinguir
- símbolo
Portuguese
- discriminação
- saber
- escrever
French
- discernement
- connaissance
- écrire
627 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
725 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
698 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
617 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4438 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
486 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
911 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2810 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
681 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
694 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
512 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1709 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2070 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1086 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1477 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
493 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
35974 | Morohashi |
1639 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
5704 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
482 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
521 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
416 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
824 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3059 | 2001 Kanji |
7a12.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-7-12 | SKIP code |
0365.0 | Four corner code |
1-28-17 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
8b58 | Unicode hex code |