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 4
JLPT level N3
803 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 老 【ロウ】 old age, age, old people, the old, the aged, senior, elder, I, me, my humble self
- 老化 【ロウカ】 ageing, aging, senile deterioration
- 養老 【ヨウロウ】 making provision for the elderly, making provision for one's old age, spending one's old age in comfort, Yōrō era (717.11.17-724.2.4)
- 敬老 【ケイロウ】 respect for the aged
Kun reading compounds
- 老いる 【おいる】 to age, to grow old
- 老ける 【ふける】 to age, to grow old (esp. in appearance), to show marks of age
Readings
- Japanese names:
- えび、 おい、 び
- Korean:
- ro
Spanish
- envejecer
- viejo
- experimentado
- hacerse viejo
Portuguese
- velho
- velhice
- envelhecer
French
- vieillard
- âgé
- vieillir
541 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
638 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
609 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
788 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3683 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
637 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
837 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
334 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
543 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
552 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
737 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1576 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3963 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2040 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2754 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1259 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
28842 | Morohashi |
3197 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4696 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1251 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1340 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
472 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1456 | 2001 Kanji |
2k4.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-4-2 | SKIP code |
4471.1 | Four corner code |
1-47-23 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
8001 | Unicode hex code |
Inst., institution, temple, mansion, school
- On:
- イン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
150 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 院 【イン】 house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.), graduate school, postgraduate school, institution (often medical), institutional building, government office, sub-temple, minor temple building, temple, cloister, imperial palace, title bestowed on empresses, princesses, etc., former (esp. of emperors, daimyos, etc.), late
- 院長 【インチョウ】 director (of a hospital, institution, academy, etc.), superintendent, rector
- 議院 【ギイン】 parliament, congress, diet, house (of parliament, etc.), chamber
- 棋院 【キイン】 go institution, go club, go hall
Readings
- Korean:
- weon
Spanish
- institución
- templo
- hospital
Portuguese
- instituição
- templo
- mansão
- escola
French
- temple
- institution
- résidence
- école
- hôpital
350 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
249 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
229 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
236 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4991 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
237 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
271 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1055 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.6 | Japanese for Busy People |
614 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
624 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
230 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
729 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
544 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
331 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
410 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1313 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
41665 | Morohashi |
454 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6447 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1304 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1401 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
412 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
350 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3657 | 2001 Kanji |
2d7.9 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-7 | SKIP code |
1-2-7 | SKIP code |
7321.1 | Four corner code |
1-17-01 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
9662 | Unicode hex code |
日
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
1 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 日 【ニチ】 Sunday, nth day (of the month), counter for days, Japan
- 日時 【ニチジ】 date and time (of a meeting, departure, etc.), days and hours
- 抗日 【コウニチ】 resistance against Japanese aggression, anti-Japanese (campaign, movement, etc.)
- 在日 【ザイニチ】 resident in Japan (of a foreigner), situated in Japan (e.g. of an embassy), Zainichi, Zainichi Korean, North or South Korean national with permanent residency in Japan (who came to the country before 1945, or a descendant of such a person)
- 日月 【ジツゲツ】 sun and moon, time, days and months, years, Sunday and Monday
- 日外 【ジツガイ】 at one time, some time ago, once
- 両日 【リョウジツ】 both days, two days
- 三十日 【ミソカ】 last day of the month
Kun reading compounds
- 日 【ひ】 day, days, sun, sunshine, sunlight, (the) day, daytime, daylight, date, deadline, (past) days, time (e.g. of one's childhood), case (esp. unfortunate), event
- 日陰 【ひかげ】 shade, shadow, sunshine, sunlight
- 在りし日 【ありしひ】 past days, bygone days, days of yore, the olden days, while still alive, during one's lifetime
- あくる日 【あくるひ】 next day, following day
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あ、 あき、 いる、 く、 くさ、 こう、 す、 たち、 に、 にっ、 につ、 へ
- Korean:
- il
Spanish
- día
- solar
- Japón
- sol
- rayo de sol
Portuguese
- dia
- sol
- Japão
French
- jour
- soleil
- Japon
- compteur de jours
11 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
13 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
62 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2097 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
5 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
56 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
77 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1.A | Japanese for Busy People |
5 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
5 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
16 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
963 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3759 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1915 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2606 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
12 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
13733 | Morohashi |
3027 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2410 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
12 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
12 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
3 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
33 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3878 | 2001 Kanji |
4c0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-3-1 | SKIP code |
4-4-1 | SKIP code |
6010.0 | Four corner code |
1-38-92 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
65e5 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
10 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 本 【ホン】 book, volume, script, this, present, current, ... in question, ... at issue, main, head, principal, real, genuine, regular, proper, counter for long, cylindrical things, counter for films, TV shows, etc., counter for goals, home runs, etc., counter for telephone calls
- 本位 【ホンイ】 standard, basis, principle
- 社会資本 【シャカイシホン】 social capital, SOC
- 配本 【ハイホン】 distribution of books
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)
- 本木 【もとき】 original stock
- 大本 【おおもと】 root, origin, source, cause, basis, foundation, Ōmoto (religion)
- 旗本 【はたもと】 shogunal vassal, direct retainer of a shogun
Readings
- Japanese names:
- まと、 ごう
- Korean:
- bon
Spanish
- libro
- origen
- base
- contador de cosas alargadas
Portuguese
- livro
- presente
- real
- verdadeiro
- principal
- sufixo p/ contagem De coisas longas
French
- livre
- présent
- essentiel
- origine
- principal
- réalité
- vérité
- compteur d'objets allongés
45 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
76 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
70 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
15 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
96 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
20 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
61 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
212 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.1 | Japanese for Busy People |
25 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
25 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
37 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1046 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4314 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2183 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2937 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
215 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
14421 | Morohashi |
3502 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2536 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
211 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
224 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
6 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
47 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1855 | 2001 Kanji |
0a5.25 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-5-3 | SKIP code |
5023.0 | Four corner code |
1-43-60 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
672c | Unicode hex code |