646 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1022 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2025 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
144 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
96 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
109 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1669 | Morohashi |
128 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
424 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
2136 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2263 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level N1
2423 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 凌雲 【リョウウン】 skyscraping, very high, above the clouds, above this mortal world
- 凌駕 【リョウガ】 excelling, surpassing, outdoing
Kun reading compounds
- 凌ぐ 【しのぐ】 to endure, to keep out (e.g. rain), to stave off (e.g. starvation), to pull through, to get over, to survive, to surpass, to outdo, to excel, to eclipse, to defy, to slight
Readings
- Korean:
- reung
Spanish
- aguantar
- soportar
- resistir
- rechazar
- oponerse
- desafiar
Portuguese
French
2b8.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-2-8 | SKIP code |
3414.7 | Four corner code |
1-46-31 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
51cc | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N3
1290 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 煙突 【エントツ】 chimney, smokestack, funnel (of a ship), stovepipe, carrying a passenger without turning on the taximeter
- 煙草 【タバコ】 tobacco, cigarette, cigar, tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
- 噴煙 【フンエン】 (eruption of) smoke
- 黒煙 【コクエン】 black smoke
Kun reading compounds
- 煙る 【けむる】 to smoke (e.g. fire), to billow smoke, to smoulder, to smolder, to be hazy, to look dim
- 煙 【けむり】 smoke, fumes
- 煙感知器 【けむりかんちき】 smoke detector
- 黒煙 【こくえん】 black smoke
- 砂煙 【すなけむり】 cloud of sand (dust, etc.)
- 煙い 【けむい】 smoky
Readings
- Japanese names:
- たば
- Korean:
- yeon, in
Spanish
- humo
- humeante
- fumarolas
- humear
Portuguese
- fumaça
French
- fumée
1027 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1147 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2784 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
914 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
718 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
919 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
941 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1045 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1269 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1294 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
700 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
936 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1626 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
19203X | Morohashi |
1021 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3456 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1612 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1739 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1645 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1172 | 2001 Kanji |
4d9.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-9 | SKIP code |
1-1-12 | SKIP code |
9181.4 | Four corner code |
1-17-76 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7159 | Unicode hex code |
tower, tall building, palace
- On:
- カク
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
444 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 閣内 【カクナイ】 (inside the) Cabinet
- 閣議 【カクギ】 cabinet meeting
- 倒閣 【トウカク】 overthrow of government
- 影の内閣 【カゲノナイカク】 shadow cabinet
Readings
- Korean:
- gag
Spanish
- torre
- edificio alto
- palacio
- gabinete
Portuguese
- torre
- edifício alto
- palácio
French
- tour
- tour (immeuble)
- palais
837 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
822 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
480 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4957 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1373 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1862 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
837 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
856 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1193 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1843 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4128 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2098 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2841 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1638 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
41300 | Morohashi |
3327 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6401 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1624 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1752 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
970 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3877 | 2001 Kanji |
8e6.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-8-6 | SKIP code |
7760.4 | Four corner code |
1-19-53 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
95a3 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
9 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 二 【ニ】 two, 2
- 二院 【ニイン】 the two houses of legislature
- 一二 【イチニ】 the first and second, a few
- 十二 【ジュウニ】 twelve, 12, queen
- 次男 【ジナン】 second son
- 二黒 【ジコク】 second of nine traditional astrological signs (corresponding to Saturn and southwest)
- 不二 【フジ】 being two sides of the same coin, being the same (while appearing different), Very sincerely yours, peerless, unparalleled, unparallelled
- 唯一不二 【ユイイツフジ】 one and only, unique
Kun reading compounds
- 二 【に】 two, 2
- 二重 【にじゅう】 double, two-fold, two layers, duplex, diplo-, dipl-, double-edged eyelid, double eyelid, creased eyelid
- 二つ 【ふたつ】 two
- 二つ目 【ふたつめ】 one after next, second
- 再び 【ふたたび】 again, once more, a second time
Readings
- Japanese names:
- おと、 つぐ、 つぎ、 にい、 は、 ふ、 ふたつ、 ふだ、 わ
- Korean:
- i
Spanish
- dos
- 2
Portuguese
- dois
French
- deux
- radical deux (no. 2)
2 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
2 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
61 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
6 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
273 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
2 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
9 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
4 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1.A | Japanese for Busy People |
3 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
3 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
2 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
31 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2421 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1224 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1688 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
2 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
247 | Morohashi |
1922 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
72 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
2 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
11 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
2 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3072 | 2001 Kanji |
0a2.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-1-1 | SKIP code |
1010.0 | Four corner code |
1-38-83 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
4e8c | Unicode hex code |
十
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
8 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 十 【ジュウ】 ten, 10, ten years of age, book containing a collection of poems
- 十一 【ジュウイチ】 eleven, 11, jack
- 90 【キュウジュウ】 ninety, 90
- 第十 【ダイジュウ】 tenth
- 十種競技 【ジッシュキョウギ】 decathlon
- 十指 【ジッシ】 the ten fingers
- 十指 【ジッシ】 the ten fingers
- 十回 【ジッカイ】 ten times
Kun reading compounds
- 十 【じゅう】 ten, 10, ten years of age, book containing a collection of poems
- 10日 【とおか】 10th day of the month, ten days
- 釈迦十 【しゃかじゅう】 10 of batons (in mekuri karuta)
- 十 【じゅう】 ten, 10, ten years of age, book containing a collection of poems
- 10日 【とおか】 10th day of the month, ten days
- 算盤 【そろばん】 abacus, soroban, calculation (esp. of profit and loss), reckoning
Readings
- Japanese names:
- い、 か、 ぎ、 さ、 し、 そ、 そう、 ち、 とう、 ね、 ま、 る、 わ
- Korean:
- sib
Spanish
- diez
- 10
Portuguese
- dez
French
- dix
10 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
10 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
33 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
5 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
768 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
12 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
25 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
18 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1.A | Japanese for Busy People |
12 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
12 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
10 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
239 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4172 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2110 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2855 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
10 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
2695 | Morohashi |
3365 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
598 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
10 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
10 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
22 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
6 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1455 | 2001 Kanji |
2k0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-2-3 | SKIP code |
4000.0 | Four corner code |
1-29-29 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5341 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
47 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 四 【シ】 four, 4
- 4月 【シガツ】 April, fourth month in the lunar calendar
- 十四 【ジュウシ】 fourteen, 14
- 炭素14 【タンソジュウシ】 carbon-14
Kun reading compounds
- 四 【し】 four, 4
- 四畳半 【よじょうはん】 four and a half tatami mats, four-and-a-half-mat room, small room esp. for assignations
- 四つ 【よっつ】 four, 4, four years of age, ten o'clock (in the old time system), burakumin, cross grips
- 四つ角 【よつかど】 four corners, crossroads, intersecting street, street corner
- 四つ 【よっつ】 four, 4, four years of age, ten o'clock (in the old time system), burakumin, cross grips
- 四つの自由 【よっつのじゆう】 the Four Freedoms (as defined by Franklin D. Roosevelt: freedom of speech, freedom of worship, freedom from want, freedom from fear)
- 四 【し】 four, 4
- 40 【よんじゅう】 forty, 40
- 十四 【じゅうし】 fourteen, 14
- 軽四 【けいよん】 four-wheeled light vehicle
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あ、 つ、 よつ
- Korean:
- sa
Spanish
- cuatro
- 4
Portuguese
- quatro
French
- quatre
4 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
4 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
26 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
18 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1025 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
6 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
35 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
188 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1.A | Japanese for Busy People |
6 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
6 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
4 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
335 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3778 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1928 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2620 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
4 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
4682 | Morohashi |
3044 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
938 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
4 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
4 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
114 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
37 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3675 | 2001 Kanji |
3s2.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-3-2 | SKIP code |
4-5-1 | SKIP code |
6021.0 | Four corner code |
1-27-45 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
56db | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N1
857 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 功 【コウ】 merit, success, meritorious deed, achievement, accumulated experience
- 功績 【コウセキ】 achievement, meritorious deed, distinguished service, contribution
- 即効 【ソッコウ】 immediate effect, instant effect
- 奏功 【ソウコウ】 success, achievement, fruition
- 工夫 【クフウ】 devising (a way), contriving, inventing, thinking up, figuring out, coming up with, working out, device, design, idea, plan, invention, dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
- 効能 【コウノウ】 effect, effectiveness, efficacy, virtue, benefit
Kun reading compounds
- 勲 【いさお】 distinguished service, meritorious service
Readings
- Japanese names:
- いさ、 かつ、 くぬ、 ぐう、 こと、 つとむ、 とし、 のり、 よし
- Korean:
- gong
Spanish
- logro
- méritos
- éxito
- servicio
Portuguese
- realização
- méritos
- sucesso
- honra
- crédito
French
- réussite
- réalisation
- succès
- mérite
- honneur
- crédit
605 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
502 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
477 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
765 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1454 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
467 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1099 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
135 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
818 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
837 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
378 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
209 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
218 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
138 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
165 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
871 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
2295 | Morohashi |
189 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
522 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
863 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
927 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
448 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3145 | 2001 Kanji |
2g3.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-2 | SKIP code |
1412.7 | Four corner code |
1-24-89 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
529f | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N2
1249 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 臣 【オミ】 retainer, attendant, Omi (hereditary title; orig. one of the two highest such titles, later demoted to sixth highest of eight), I, me
- 臣下 【シンカ】 retainer, subject, vassal, servant
- 忠臣 【チュウシン】 loyal retainer, loyal subject
- 重臣 【ジュウシン】 chief vassal, senior statesman
- 国務大臣 【コクムダイジン】 minister of state, cabinet minister (in Japan)
- 内大臣 【ナイダイジン】 Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal (1885-1945), Minister of the Interior (669-1868)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- おみ、 たか、 と、 とみ、 み
- Korean:
- sin
Spanish
- criado
- súbdito
Portuguese
- servente
- servo
- subalterno
French
- servant
- serviteur
- sujet
436 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
543 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
512 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
981 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3837 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
435 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
855 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
527 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
835 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
854 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1003 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1805 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3806 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1948 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2642 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
856 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
30068 | Morohashi |
3068 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4894 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
848 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
911 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
484 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3475 | 2001 Kanji |
2t4.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-3-4 | SKIP code |
7171.7 | Four corner code |
1-31-35 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
81e3 | Unicode hex code |