667 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
562 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
535 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
240 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
509 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
538 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
330 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
3.12 | Japanese for Busy People |
609 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
619 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
809 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
119 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
155 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
105 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
120 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
984 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
897 | Morohashi |
137 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
275 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
975 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1049 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
280 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
571 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
216 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 側 【ソク】 first principle of the Eight Principles of Yong, tiny dash or speck
- 側 【ソバ】 near, close, beside, vicinity, proximity, besides, while, third person
- 最外側 【サイガイソク】 outermost (side)
- 体側 【タイソク】 side of a body
Kun reading compounds
- 側 【がわ】 side (of something, or taking someone's side), part, (watch) case
- 側板 【がわいた】 stringer, slanted staircase beam, side plate, side panel, side sheet
- 裏っかわ 【うらっかわ】 the reverse (side), back (side), other side, hidden side, behind the scenes
- 上っ側 【うわっかわ】 upper side, surface
- 側 【がわ】 side (of something, or taking someone's side), part, (watch) case
- 側板 【がわいた】 stringer, slanted staircase beam, side plate, side panel, side sheet
- 縁側 【えんがわ】 engawa, external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses, bone at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish), meat at the base of a fin
- 体制側 【たいせいがわ】 the establishment
- 側 【そば】 near, close, beside, vicinity, proximity, besides, while, third person
- 側泳 【そばえい】 side stroke
- お側 【おそば】 near, close, beside, vicinity, proximity, besides, while, attendant, retainer, vassal
Readings
- Korean:
- cheug
Spanish
- lado
- fila
Portuguese
- lado
- inclinação
- opõe
- pesar
French
- côté
- pencher
- opposer
- regretter
2143 | 2001 Kanji |
2a9.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-2-9 | SKIP code |
2220.0 | Four corner code |
1-34-06 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5074 | Unicode hex code |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
2337 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 座敷 【ザシキ】 tatami room, tatami mat room, formal Japanese room, dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
- 座禅 【ザゼン】 zazen (seated Zen meditation, usu. in a cross-legged position)
- 連座 【レンザ】 implication (in a crime), involvement, sitting in a row (in the same seat)
- 同坐 【ドウザ】 sitting together, the same theater (theatre), involvement, entanglement, implication
Kun reading compounds
- 座る 【すわる】 to sit, to squat, to assume (a position), to hold steady, to hold still
- 在す 【まします】 to be
Readings
- Korean:
- jwa
Spanish
- sentarse
Portuguese
French
1874 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
41 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
542 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
4361 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2970 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
4931 | Morohashi |
3547 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
978 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
2844 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2861 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
3b4.11 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-7-2 | SKIP code |
8810.4 | Four corner code |
1-26-33 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5750 | Unicode hex code |
nucleus, core, kernel
- On:
- カク
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
475 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 核 【カク】 stone (of a fruit), pit, pip, core (of an organization, team, etc.), nucleus, heart, nuclear weapons, nucleus (of an atom), nucleus (of a cell), condensation nucleus, (planetary) core, ring (in a cyclic compound), kernel, core, nucleus (of a cultured pearl)
- 核家族 【カクカゾク】 nuclear family
- 中核 【チュウカク】 kernel, core, nucleus, center, centre
- 放射性同位核 【ホウシャセイドウイカク】 radioisotope
Readings
- Korean:
- haeg
Spanish
- semilla
- núcleo
- centro
- meollo
Portuguese
- núcleo
- centro
- cerne
French
- noyau
- nucléaire
- coeur
1074 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
577 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2254 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1608 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1430 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1212 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1275 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
986 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1089 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1162 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
628 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
836 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1534 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
14743 | Morohashi |
927 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2660 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1520 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1638 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1348 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1862 | 2001 Kanji |
4a6.22 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-6 | SKIP code |
4098.2 | Four corner code |
1-19-43 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6838 | Unicode hex code |