| 535 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 634 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 604 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 607 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 642 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 792 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 348 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 349 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 832 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 851 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 662 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 166 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 88 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 57 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 61 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1416 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 1622 | Morohashi |
| 80 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 419 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1404 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1506 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 493 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
667 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 冷 【レイ】 refrigerator, cold, cool, cold sake
- 冷夏 【レイカ】 cool summer, cold summer, cooler-than-normal summer
- 寒冷 【カンレイ】 cold, coldness, chilliness
- 空冷 【クウレイ】 air cooling
Kun reading compounds
- 冷たい 【つめたい】 cold (to the touch), chilly, icy, freezing, (emotionally) cold, coldhearted, unfeeling, indifferent, unfriendly, distant
- 冷たい暗黒物質 【つめたいあんこくぶっしつ】 cold dark matter
- 冷える 【ひえる】 to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator), to get chilly, to cool down
- 冷や 【ひや】 cold water, cold sake, cold, cool, chilled, unheated
- 冷やす 【ひやす】 to cool (from room temperature), to chill, to refrigerate, to calm down, to cool off, to regain one's composure, to relax, to be frightened (at), to be scared (of)
- お冷 【おひや】 cold (drinking) water, (glass of) cold water, cold boiled rice
- 冷ややか 【ひややか】 cold, chilly, cool, cold (attitude, stare, etc.), frigid, indifferent, distant, surly, curt, composed, cool, calm
- 冷やす 【ひやす】 to cool (from room temperature), to chill, to refrigerate, to calm down, to cool off, to regain one's composure, to relax, to be frightened (at), to be scared (of)
- 冷やかす 【ひやかす】 to banter, to make fun of, to jeer at, to cool, to refrigerate, to window-shop, to look at without buying
- 冷める 【さめる】 to cool down, to get cold, to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.), to subside, to dampen, to fade, to wane, to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.), to be composed
- 冷ます 【さます】 to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature), to let cool, to dampen, to throw a damper on, to spoil
Readings
- Korean:
- raeng
Spanish
- frío
- enfriar
- enfriarse
- helarse
- helar
Portuguese
- fresco
- frio (cerveja
- pessoa)
- calafrio
French
- froid
- fraîche (bière)
- froide (personne)
- refroidir
| 344 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2b5.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-2-5 | SKIP code |
| 3812.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-46-68 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 51b7 | Unicode hex code |
雨
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
950 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 雨水 【アマミズ】 rain water, "rain water" solar term (approx. February 19)
- 雨季 【ウキ】 rainy season
- 集中豪雨 【シュウチュウゴウウ】 local downpour, severe rain fall
- 時雨 【シグレ】 rain shower in late autumn (fall) or early winter, seasonable rain
Kun reading compounds
- 雨 【あめ】 rain, rainy day, rainy weather, the November suit (in hanafuda)
- 雨降り 【あめふり】 rainfall, rainy weather, rainy, wet
- 五月雨 【さみだれ】 early-summer rain
- 強い雨 【つよいあめ】 heavy rain (specifically 20-29 mm per hour in JMA use)
Readings
- Korean:
- u
Spanish
- lluvia
Portuguese
- chuva
French
- pluie
| 42 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 69 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 3 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 655 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 5042 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 114 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 97 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 759 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.15 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 30 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 30 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 232 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1858 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4378 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2218 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2983 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 429 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 42210 | Morohashi |
| 3561 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6518 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 422 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 451 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 76 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3153 | 2001 Kanji |
| 8d0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-8-1 | SKIP code |
| 1022.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-17-11 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 96e8 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
473 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 撃墜 【ゲキツイ】 shooting down (aircraft)
- 撃沈 【ゲキチン】 (attacking and) sinking (a ship), sending (a ship) to the bottom
- 銃撃 【ジュウゲキ】 shooting, gunning (down)
- 追撃 【ツイゲキ】 pursuit (of a fleeing enemy), chase, follow-up attack
Kun reading compounds
- 撃つ 【うつ】 to shoot (a gun, person, etc.), to fire
- 討つ 【うつ】 to attack, to destroy, to defeat, to conquer, to avenge
Readings
- Korean:
- gyeog
Spanish
- batida
- ataque
- derrota
- conquista
- batir
- atacar
- derrotar
- conquistar
- disparar
Portuguese
- batida
- ataque
- derrota
- conquista
French
- battre
- attaquer
- vaincre
- conquérir
| 1209 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 433 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1986 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 997 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1381 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1016 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1054 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1041 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 851 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3552 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1831 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2492 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 716 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 12674P | Morohashi |
| 2863 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2265 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 709 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 766 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 407 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 1767 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1547 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3c11.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-11-4 | SKIP code |
| 5750.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-23-66 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6483 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
94 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 約 【ヤク】 approximately, about, promise, appointment, engagement, shortening, reduction, simplification, contraction (in phonetics)
- 約束 【ヤクソク】 promise, agreement, arrangement, one's word, contract, pact, appointment, engagement, date, convention, rule, destiny, fate
- 締約 【テイヤク】 conclusion of a treaty
- 成約 【セイヤク】 conclusion of a contract
Kun reading compounds
- 約まる 【つづまる】 to compress, to shrink
- 約める 【つづめる】 to abridge, to shorten, to economize
- 約やか 【つづまやか】 concise, brief, humble, frugal, modest, discrete
Readings
- Korean:
- yag, yo
Spanish
- promesa
- aproximadamente
- encogerse
- economizar
Portuguese
- promessa
- aproximadamente
- recuar
French
- environ
- promettre
- abréger
- raccourcir
| 726 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 621 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 591 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 137 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3499 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 451 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 808 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2.12 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 211 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 211 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 381 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1516 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1632 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 860 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1177 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1374 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 27242X | Morohashi |
| 1280 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4440 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1362 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1462 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 258 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 534 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2752 | 2001 Kanji |
| 6a3.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-6-3 | SKIP code |
| 2792.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-44-83 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7d04 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
918 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 束 【ソク】 lattice, counter for large bundles (e.g. 10 sheafs of rice, 200 sheets of calligraphy paper, 20 whistling arrows, 100 fish), handbreadth (unit for measuring the length of arrows)
- 束縛 【ソクバク】 restraint, restriction, fetters, yoke, shackles, binding, confinement with rope
- 結束 【ケッソク】 union, unity, solidarity, bundling, binding, tying, putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)
- 口約束 【クチヤクソク】 verbal promise, one's word
Kun reading compounds
- 束 【たば】 bundle, bunch, sheaf
- 束ねる 【たばねる】 to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters), to bundle, to sheathe, to govern, to manage, to control, to administer, to fold (one's arms), to put together (one's hands)
- 鍵束 【かぎたば】 bunch of keys
- 麦束 【むぎたば】 wheat sheaf, stacked wheat
- 束ねる 【たばねる】 to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters), to bundle, to sheathe, to govern, to manage, to control, to administer, to fold (one's arms), to put together (one's hands)
- 束 【つか】 strut, short vertical post, thickness (of a book minus the cover, a sheaf of paper, etc.), handbreadth, bundle
- 束ねる 【たばねる】 to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters), to bundle, to sheathe, to govern, to manage, to control, to administer, to fold (one's arms), to put together (one's hands)
- 不束 【ふつつか】 inexperienced, incompetent, inept, incapable, careless
- 矢束 【やつか】 arrow length, bundle of arrows
- 束ねる 【たばねる】 to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters), to bundle, to sheathe, to govern, to manage, to control, to administer, to fold (one's arms), to put together (one's hands)
Readings
- Korean:
- sog
Spanish
- manojo
- legajo (papeles)
- haz (leños)
- gavilla
- racimo
- bobina
Portuguese
- pacote
- molho
- feixe
- amarra em pacotes
- governar
- administrar
French
- fagot
- gerbe
- bouquet
- promesse
- mettre en liasse
- rame (papier)
- gouverner
- diriger
- contrôler
| 561 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 1535 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 998 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 196 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1126 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 620 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 536 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.20 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 501 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 510 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 382 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1051 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4369 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2214 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2978 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1680 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 14480 | Morohashi |
| 3554 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2559 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1664 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1793 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 486 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1564 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a7.8 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-7-3 | SKIP code |
| 5090.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-34-11 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 675f | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1013 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 銃 【ジュウ】 gun, rifle, small arms
- 銃器 【ジュウキ】 small arms
- 短銃 【タンジュウ】 pistol
- 小銃 【ショウジュウ】 rifle, small arms
Kun reading compounds
- 捧げ銃 【ささげつつ】 presenting arms
Readings
- Korean:
- chong
Spanish
- arma
- pistola
- rifle
Portuguese
- Armas
- arma de fogo
French
- fusil
- armes
| 1365 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1163 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4854 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1185 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1847 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 829 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 848 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1599 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1818 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2157 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1134 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1535 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 769 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 40359 | Morohashi |
| 1723 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6267 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 762 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 824 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1736 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2857 | 2001 Kanji |
| 8a6.9 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-8-6 | SKIP code |
| 8011.3 | Four corner code |
| 1-29-38 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9283 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
853 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 弾 【ダン】 counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.), counter for bullets
- 弾圧 【ダンアツ】 oppression, suppression, pressure
- 防弾 【ボウダン】 bulletproof, bombproof
- 砲弾 【ホウダン】 shell, cannonball
- 弾棋 【ダンギ】 ancient Chinese board game similar to go
- 弾指 【ダンシ】 snapping the fingers (esp. by striking the side of the middle finger with the thumb; to indicate consent, joy, a warning, etc.), moment, instant, criticism, shunning, rejection
Kun reading compounds
- 弾く 【ひく】 to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
- 弾む 【はずむ】 to spring, to bound, to bounce, to be stimulated, to be encouraged, to get lively, to pay handsomely, to splurge, to part eagerly with (money, etc.), to breathe hard, to pant, to be out of breath
- 玉 【たま】 ball, sphere, globe, orb, bead (of sweat, dew, etc.), drop, droplet, ball (in sports), pile (of noodles, etc.), bullet, bulb (i.e. a light bulb), lens (of glasses, etc.), bead (of an abacus), ball (i.e. a testicle), gem, jewel (esp. spherical; sometimes used figuratively), pearl, female entertainer (e.g. a geisha), person (when commenting on their nature), character, item, funds or person used as part of a plot, egg, okonomiyaki, coin, precious, beautiful, excellent
- 弾傷 【たまきず】 bullet wound, gunshot wound
- 弾く 【はじく】 to flip, to snap, to flick, to repel, to use (an abacus), to calculate, to strum, to pluck the strings (of a guitar, etc.)
- 弾ける 【はじける】 to burst open, to split open, to pop, to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor), to bounce, to bound
- 弾正台 【だんじょうだい】 Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office (1869-1871), Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office (under the ritsuryō system)
Readings
- Korean:
- tan
Spanish
- bala
- pelota
- chasquido
- golpe seco
- chasquear
- tocar (piano
- guitarra
- etc.)
Portuguese
- Bala (arma)
- fanhoso
- sacudidela
- estalo
French
- boulet
- rebond
- chiquenaude
- vibration
| 1570 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 933 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1575 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1099 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1272 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1880 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1539 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1641 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 590 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 613 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 697 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 418 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 524 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1950 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 9836P | Morohashi |
| 572 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1699 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1931 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2081 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1529 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3555 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3h9.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-9 | SKIP code |
| 1925.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-35-38 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5f3e | Unicode hex code |