1326 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1823 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
427 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1446 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1046 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
559 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
571 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
580 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1878 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
90 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
94 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
62 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
66 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
985 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
589 | Morohashi |
85 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
192 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
976 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1050 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1150 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1939 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 侍従 【ジジュウ】 chamberlain
- 侍医 【ジイ】 court physician
- 内侍 【ナイシ】 maid of honor, maid of honour, lady-in-waiting
- 陪侍 【バイジ】 retainer, attending on the nobility
- 内侍 【ナイシ】 maid of honor, maid of honour, lady-in-waiting
Kun reading compounds
- 侍 【さむらい】 warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period), samurai, man in attendance (on a person of high standing), retainer
- 侍蟻 【さむらいあり】 Polyergus samurai (species of amazon ant)
- 二四六九士 【にしむくさむらい】 nishimuku samurai (mnemonic for remembering the months with fewer than 31 days)
- 七人の侍 【しちにんのさむらい】 Seven Samurai (film by Akira Kurosawa)
- 侍る 【はべる】 to wait upon, to serve
Readings
- Japanese names:
- かみ
- Korean:
- si
Spanish
- sirviente
- criado
- samurai
Portuguese
- garçom
- samurai
- esperar sobre
- servir
French
- serviteur
- samouraï
- servir
2148 | 2001 Kanji |
2a6.11 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-2-6 | SKIP code |
2424.1 | Four corner code |
1-27-88 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
4f8d | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
78 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 戦 【セン】 war, battle, match, game, competition
- 戦域 【センイキ】 war area, battlefield, theater, theatre
- 開戦 【カイセン】 outbreak of war, starting a war
- 回戦 【カイセン】 event with ... rounds, innings, legs, etc., nth-round match (in a knockout tournament)
Kun reading compounds
- 戦 【いくさ】 war, battle, campaign, fight, troops, forces
- 戦場 【せんじょう】 battlefield, battleground
- 負け戦 【まけいくさ】 losing a battle, lost battle, battle one cannot win, battle one is doomed to lose
- 野合戦 【のがっせん】 battle in the open, battle on an open field
- 戦う 【たたかう】 to make war (on), to wage war (against), to go to war (with), to fight (with), to do battle (against), to compete (against), to struggle (against adversities, etc.), to fight, to contend, to resist
- 戦く 【おののく】 to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.), to shudder, to tremble
- 戦ぐ 【そよぐ】 to rustle, to sway, to stir, to flutter
- 戦慄く 【わななく】 to tremble, to shiver, to shake
Readings
- Japanese names:
- せ
- Korean:
- jeon
Spanish
- guerra
- batalla
- lucha
- pelear
- batallar
- combatir
- luchar
Portuguese
- guerra
- batalha
- disputa
French
- guerre
- bataille
- match
448 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
555 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
526 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
88 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1810 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
399 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
550 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
301 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
301 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
360 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
839 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2242 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1169 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1590 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1948 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
11631P | Morohashi |
1787 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2037 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1929 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2079 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
32 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
608 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
959 | 2001 Kanji |
4n9.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-9-4 | SKIP code |
9355.0 | Four corner code |
3355.0 | Four corner code |
1-32-79 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6226 | Unicode hex code |
regiment, party, company, squad
- On:
- タイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N1
605 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 隊 【タイ】 party, group, crew, team, body, company (of troops), corps, unit, squad
- 隊員 【タイイン】 troops, group members, team members
- 陸上自衛隊 【リクジョウジエイタイ】 Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, JGSDF
- 航空自衛隊 【コウクウジエイタイ】 Japan Air Self-Defense Force, JASDF
Readings
- Korean:
- dae
Spanish
- grupo
- partido
- banda
Portuguese
- regimento
- partido
- companhia
- esesquadrão
French
- régiment
- compagnie
- brigade
- groupe
462 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
567 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
540 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
470 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
5010 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
366 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1877 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
795 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
809 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
779 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
746 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
762 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
452 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
570 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1315 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
41750X | Morohashi |
625 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6468 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1306 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1403 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
225 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
593 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3651 | 2001 Kanji |
2d9.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-9 | SKIP code |
7823.2 | Four corner code |
1-34-66 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
968a | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
566 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 登校 【トウコウ】 attendance (at school), going to school
- 登記 【トウキ】 registry, registration
- 完登 【カントウ】 completing a climb, completing a route (up a mountain), completing a series of climbs (e.g. the Seven Summits), peak bagging
- 先登 【セントウ】 going first, arriving first
- 登校 【トウコウ】 attendance (at school), going to school
- 登記 【トウキ】 registry, registration
- 能登 【ノト】 Noto (former province located in the north of present-day Ishikawa Prefecture), Noto (peninsula)
Kun reading compounds
- 上る 【のぼる】 to ascend, to go up, to climb, to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun), to rise, to go to (the capital), to be promoted, to add up to, to advance (in price), to swim up (a river), to sail up, to come up (on the agenda)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- たか、 のぼし、 のぼり、 のり
- Korean:
- deung
Spanish
- ascensión
- escalada
- subir
- ascender
- escalar
Portuguese
- subir
- escalar
French
- monter
- escalader
483 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
382 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
360 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
572 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3094 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
559 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
752 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1744 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.17 | Japanese for Busy People |
960 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
991 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
472 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1361 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3208 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1661 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2251 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1719 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
22668 | Morohashi |
2595 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3862 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1703 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1838 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
405 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3573 | 2001 Kanji |
3d9.26 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-5-7 | SKIP code |
2-6-6 | SKIP code |
1210.8 | Four corner code |
1-37-48 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
767b | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
52 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 場 【ジョウ】 place, spot, grounds, arena, stadium, range, course
- 場外 【ジョウガイ】 outside the hall (or stadium, market, etc.), off the grounds, off the premises, off-track
- 斎場 【サイジョウ】 funeral hall, ceremony site
- 開場 【カイジョウ】 opening (the doors of a venue), inauguration (of a new building, facility, etc.)
Kun reading compounds
- 場 【ば】 place, spot, space, field, discipline, sphere, realm, occasion, situation, scene (of a play, movie, etc.), session, field, table, area in which cards are laid out (in a card game), round (east, south, etc.), field, field (in Gestalt psychology)
- 場合 【ばあい】 case, occasion, situation, circumstances
- 木場 【きば】 lumberyard
- 漁場 【ぎょじょう】 fishing grounds, permitted fishing zone
Readings
- Korean:
- jang
Spanish
- lugar
- situación
- momento
Portuguese
- localização
- lugar
French
- lieu
- place
- aire
- champ (magnétique)
252 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
161 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
144 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
34 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1113 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
250 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
145 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
3.2 | Japanese for Busy People |
154 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
154 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
335 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
380 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
678 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
408 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
512 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
551 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
5278 | Morohashi |
558 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1058 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
545 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
584 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
49 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
216 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1451 | 2001 Kanji |
3b9.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-9 | SKIP code |
4612.7 | Four corner code |
1-30-76 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5834 | Unicode hex code |
人
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
5 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 人 【ジン】 -ian (e.g. Italian), -ite (e.g. Tokyoite), -er (e.g. performer, etc.), person working with ..., man, person, people
- 人為 【ジンイ】 human work, human agency, art, artificiality
- 米人 【ベイジン】 American person
- 俳人 【ハイジン】 haiku poet
- 人 【ニン】 counter for people
- 人気 【ニンキ】 popularity, public favor, condition (e.g. market), tone, character, nature
- 同人 【ドウジン】 same person, said person, the person in question, coterie, clique, fraternity, kindred spirits, comrade, colleague, dōjin, doujin, Japanese fans or hobbyists who produce their own magazines, manga, software, etc.
- 代人 【ダイニン】 substitute, deputy, proxy, representative, agent
Kun reading compounds
- 人 【ひと】 person, someone, somebody, human beings, mankind, man, people, humans, human (Homo sapiens), (other) people, others, character, personality, nature, capable person, competent person, suitable person, right person, adult, grown-up, I, me, one
- 人一倍 【ひといちばい】 (much) more than others, exceedingly, extremely, unusually
- 貴人 【きじん】 aristocrat, nobleman, dignitary, person of high rank
- いい人 【いいひと】 good-natured person, good person, (one's) lover, boyfriend, girlfriend
Readings
- Japanese names:
- じ、 と、 ね、 ひこ、 ふみ
- Korean:
- in
Spanish
- persona
Portuguese
- pessoa
French
- être humain
- personne
30 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
39 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
39 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
9 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
339 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
4 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
11 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
14 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.5 | Japanese for Busy People |
1 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
15 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
42 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4175 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2111 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2857 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
960 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
344 | Morohashi |
3368 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
99 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
951 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1023 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
2 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
7 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1262 | 2001 Kanji |
2a0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-2-4 | SKIP code |
8000.0 | Four corner code |
1-31-45 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
4eba | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
215 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 物 【ブツ】 stock, products, goods (esp. stolen), loot, spoils, stuff
- 物議 【ブツギ】 public discussion, public criticism, controversy
- 異物 【イブツ】 foreign substance, foreign body, foreign contamination, foreign material, strange object, unusual object, dead body, corpse, remains
- 遺物 【イブツ】 relic, remains, memento
- 財物 【ザイブツ】 property
- 幣物 【ヘイモツ】 Shinto offerings, present to a guest
Kun reading compounds
- 物 【もの】 thing, object, article, stuff, substance, one's things, possessions, property, belongings, things, something, anything, everything, nothing, quality, reason, the way of things, used to emphasize emotion, judgment, etc., used to indicate a common occurrence in the past (after a verb in past tense), used to indicate a general tendency, used to indicate something that should happen, item classified as ..., item related to ..., work in the genre of ..., cause of ..., cause for ..., somehow, somewhat, for some reason, really, truly
- 物言い 【ものいい】 manner of speaking, verbal argument, objection, protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee), rumor, rumour
- 先物 【さきもの】 futures, futures contract
- 拾い物 【ひろいもの】 found article, thing picked up (e.g. in the street), (lucky) find, piece of good luck, windfall, bargain
Readings
- Korean:
- mul
Spanish
- cosa
- objeto
- materia
Portuguese
- coisa
- objeto
- matéria
French
- objet
- chose
- matière
313 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
410 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
387 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
126 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2857 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
74 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
214 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
611 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.13 | Japanese for Busy People |
79 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
79 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
321 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1290 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1084 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
587 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
777 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1059 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
19959 | Morohashi |
874 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3538 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1050 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1129 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
95 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
313 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2451 | 2001 Kanji |
4g4.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-4 | SKIP code |
2752.0 | Four corner code |
1-42-10 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7269 | Unicode hex code |