68 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
117 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
106 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
328 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
275 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
106 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
121 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
60 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.10 | Japanese for Busy People |
137 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
137 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
245 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
141 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2428 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1226 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1690 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
59 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
1340 | Morohashi |
1929 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
343 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
59 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
63 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
408 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
89 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
192 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 元 【ゲン】 unknown (e.g. in an equation), element (of a set), yuan (monetary unit of China), New Taiwan dollar, Yuan dynasty (of China; 1271-1368), Yüan dynasty, Mongol dynasty
- 原価 【ゲンカ】 cost price
- 中元 【チュウゲン】 15th day of the 7th lunar month, (last day of) Bon lantern festival, mid-year gift, summer gift, Bon Festival gifts
- 抗原 【コウゲン】 antigen
- 元祖 【ガンソ】 originator, pioneer, inventor, founder, progenitor, primogenitor, founder of a family line
- 元日 【ガンジツ】 New Year's Day
Kun reading compounds
- 元 【もと】 origin, source, beginning, basis, base, foundation, root, cause, (raw) material, ingredient, base, mix (e.g. for a cake), (soup) stock, (one's) side, capital, principal, cost price, root (of a plant), (tree) trunk, part (of a brush, chopsticks, etc.) one holds (with the hand), first three lines of a waka, counter for plants or trees, counter for falcons (in falconry)
- 元 【もと】 former, ex-, past, one-time, earlier times, the past, previous state, formerly, previously, originally, before
- 家元 【いえもと】 head of a school (of music, dance), head family of a school
- 胸元 【むなもと】 breast, chest, pit of the stomach, solar plexus, epigastrium
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ちか、 はじめ、 はる、 ゆき、 よし
- Korean:
- weon
Spanish
- comienzo
- principio
- origen
- jefe
Portuguese
- começo
- tempo anterior
- origem
French
- commencement
- origine
- ancien temps
3057 | 2001 Kanji |
0a4.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-1-3 | SKIP code |
1021.1 | Four corner code |
1-24-21 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5143 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N1
1459 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 帳 【チョウ】 book, register
- 帳消し 【チョウケシ】 writing off (a debt), cancellation, balancing the books, cancelling out (gains or losses), making even, making up (for), offsetting, undoing, wiping out
- 記帳 【キチョウ】 registry, entry, book-keeping, signature
- 台帳 【ダイチョウ】 account book, ledger, register
Kun reading compounds
- 帳 【とばり】 curtain, hanging, bunting
- 夜の帳 【よるのとばり】 veil of darkness, curtain of night
Readings
- Korean:
- jang
Spanish
- registro
- libro de cuentas
Portuguese
- caderno
- livro contábil
- álbum
French
- cahier
- livre de comptes
- album
470 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
368 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
347 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1181 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1478 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
851 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1251 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1107 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1159 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1184 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
567 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
572 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
347 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
430 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1941 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
8939 | Morohashi |
473 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1568 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1922 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2072 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
381 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1665 | 2001 Kanji |
3f8.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-8 | SKIP code |
4123.2 | Four corner code |
1-36-02 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5e33 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
380 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 残 【ザン】 remainder, the rest, what is left
- 残虐 【ザンギャク】 cruel, brutal, savage, barbarous
- 敗残 【ハイザン】 survival after defeat, decline (of a person, business, etc.), ruin
- 遺残 【イザン】 persistence, vestigial remnant
Kun reading compounds
- 残る 【のこる】 to remain, to be left
- 残す 【のこす】 to leave (behind), to leave (undone), to not finish, to save, to set aside, to reserve, to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death), to bequeath, to stay (in the ring), to hold on
- 残り 【のこり】 remainder, remnant, the rest, what is left, balance, leftovers
- 残り惜しい 【のこりおしい】 regrettable, reluctant
Readings
- Korean:
- jan
Spanish
- resto
- balance
- quedar
- dejar
Portuguese
- restante
- restos
- balança
French
- reste
- solde (compte)
409 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
520 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
493 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
492 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2445 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
315 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
655 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
650 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
661 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
223 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1134 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1179 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
640 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
851 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
816 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
16459 | Morohashi |
943 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2976 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
808 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
871 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
382 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
546 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3159 | 2001 Kanji |
0a10.11 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-6 | SKIP code |
1325.0 | Four corner code |
1-27-36 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6b8b | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
65 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 高 【コウ】 high, high school
- 高圧 【コウアツ】 high voltage, high pressure
- 中高 【チュウコウ】 middle and high school, medium and high (level)
- 激昂 【ゲッコウ】 excitement, exasperation, indignation, rage, fury
Kun reading compounds
- 高い 【たかい】 high, tall, expensive, high-priced, high (level), above average (in degree, quality, etc.), loud, high-pitched, shrill
- 高い高い 【たかいたかい】 lifting (a child) high up in the air
- 高 【たか】 quantity, amount, volume, number, amount of money
- 高い 【たかい】 high, tall, expensive, high-priced, high (level), above average (in degree, quality, etc.), loud, high-pitched, shrill
- 威高 【いたか】 arrogant
- 背高 【せいたか】 tallness, tall person
- 高まる 【たかまる】 to rise, to swell, to be promoted
- 高める 【たかめる】 to raise, to lift, to boost, to enhance
Readings
- Japanese names:
- か、 こ、 じょい、 た、 はか
- Korean:
- go
Spanish
- alto
- caro
- sobresaliente
- elevar
- levantar
Portuguese
- Caro
- alto
French
- haut
- élevé
- grand
- cher
76 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
132 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
119 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
49 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
5248 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
160 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
102 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1163 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.11 | Japanese for Busy People |
190 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
190 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
83 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1924 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2601 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1330 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1803 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
313 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
45313 | Morohashi |
2097 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6796 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
307 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
329 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
135 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
193 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
449 | 2001 Kanji |
2j8.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-8 | SKIP code |
0022.7 | Four corner code |
1-25-66 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
9ad8 | Unicode hex code |