33 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
43 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
49 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
201 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
571 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
65 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
16 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
280 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.18 | Japanese for Busy People |
50 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
50 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
48 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
145 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3046 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1552 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2123 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
254 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
1349 | Morohashi |
2394 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
350 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
248 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
263 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
115 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
54 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
173 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 先 【セン】 former, previous, old, first move (in go, shogi, etc.), opening move
- 先駆 【センク】 forerunner, precursor, pioneer, leader, outrider, outriding
- 機先 【キセン】 forestall
- 互先 【タガイセン】 even game (esp. in go)
Kun reading compounds
- 先 【さき】 point, tip, end, nozzle, head (of a line), front, first, before, ahead (of), (the way) ahead, beyond, future, previous, prior, former, recent, last, destination, address, place where you do something, rest (e.g. of a story), continuation, remaining part, the other party
- 先行き 【さきゆき】 the future, future prospects
- 小手先 【こてさき】 tip of the hand, (use of) one's hands, cheap trick, superficial wit, superficial cleverness, cheap, makeshift (e.g. measures), shortsighted, perfunctory, halfhearted
- 矛先 【ほこさき】 point of a spear, spearhead, focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.), aim, target, brunt, force (of an argument), edge
- 先ず 【まず】 first (of all), firstly, to begin with, before anything else, probably, most likely, almost certainly, virtually, more or less (satisfactory), on the whole, reasonably, anyway, at any rate, for now (at least), for the time being
- まず第一に 【まずだいいちに】 first of all, in the first place, to begin with, for starters
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ぽん
- Korean:
- seon
Spanish
- antes
- adelante
- previo
- precedencia
- extremo
- punta
- final
- anterior
Portuguese
- antes
- prévio
- na frente
- futuro
- precedência
French
- avant
- devant
- précédent
- futur
- antériorité
2457 | 2001 Kanji |
3b3.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-4-2 | SKIP code |
2421.1 | Four corner code |
1-32-72 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5148 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
354 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 導入 【ドウニュウ】 introduction, bringing in, installation, setting up, importation, introduction (to a story, lecture, etc.), introductory part
- 導火線 【ドウカセン】 fuse
- 超伝導 【チョウデンドウ】 superconductivity, super-conductivity
- 主導 【シュドウ】 leadership, initiative, spearhead
Kun reading compounds
- 導く 【みちびく】 to guide, to lead, to show the way, to conduct, to derive, to deduce
Readings
- Japanese names:
- みち
- Korean:
- do
Spanish
- guía
- enseñanza
- conductor
- guiar
- ser guiado
Portuguese
- orientação
- conduzindo
- conduta
- organizador
French
- directives
- mener
- guider
- conduire
684 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
782 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
759 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
524 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1354 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
755 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
481 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2413 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
703 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
716 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
480 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
510 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3587 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1845 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2509 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
284 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
7463P | Morohashi |
2888 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1388 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
278 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
296 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
810 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
948 | 2001 Kanji |
5c9.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-12-3 | SKIP code |
3-5-9 | SKIP code |
3-6-9 | SKIP code |
2-11-3 | SKIP code |
3834.3 | Four corner code |
1-38-19 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5c0e | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
104 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 性 【セイ】 nature (of a person), sex, gender, sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.), gender, -ty, -ity, -ness, -cy
- 性格 【セイカク】 character (of a person), personality, disposition, nature, characteristics, nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
- 耐性 【タイセイ】 resistance (e.g. to antibiotics), tolerance (e.g. drug tolerance)
- 社会性 【シャカイセイ】 sociality
- 性 【ショウ】 nature, disposition, temperament, character, quality, that which does not change according to external influences
- 性根 【ショウネ】 nature, character, disposition
- 冷え性 【ヒエショウ】 sensitivity to cold
- 凝り性 【コリショウ】 tendency to become totally absorbed in something, monomania, perfectionism, fastidiousness, meticulousness, susceptibility for a stiffening of the shoulders
Kun reading compounds
- 性 【さが】 one's nature, one's destiny, custom, tradition, habit, convention
Readings
- Korean:
- seong
Spanish
- sexo
- género
- naturaleza
- temperamento
Portuguese
- sexo
- gênero
- natureza
French
- sexe
- genre
- nature
- propriétés
645 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
745 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
723 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
199 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1666 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
280 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
535 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
564 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.13 | Japanese for Busy People |
98 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
98 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
421 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
811 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
357 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
222 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
266 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1572 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
10478 | Morohashi |
299 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1822 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1558 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1679 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
119 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
690 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1172 | 2001 Kanji |
4k5.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-5 | SKIP code |
1-1-7 | SKIP code |
9501.0 | Four corner code |
1-32-13 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6027 | Unicode hex code |