| 133 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 218 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 199 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 35 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 578 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 35 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 22 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 64 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.2 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 38 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 38 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 26 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 180 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2466 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1247 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1713 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 788 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 1853 | Morohashi |
| 1972 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 454 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 781 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 844 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 28 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 101 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
part, minute of time, segment, share, degree, one's lot, duty, understand, know, rate, 1%, chances, shaku/100
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
24 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 分 【ブン】 part, portion, share, amount, worth (as in "two days' worth"), enough (for), one's means, one's place, one's lot, one's social position, one's duty, one's part, condition, state (of affairs), extent, rate (as in "at this rate"), in proportion to, just as much as, to the same degree, content (e.g. alcohol), percentage, equivalent to (e.g. an old brother)
- 分化 【ブンカ】 specialization, specialisation, differentiation
- 応分 【オウブン】 according to one's abilities, appropriate, reasonable
- 細分 【サイブン】 subdivision (into small parts)
- 分 【フン】 minute (unit of time), fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
- 分別 【フンベツ】 discretion, prudence, good sense, judgement, judgment, wisdom, discernment
- 毎分 【マイフン】 every minute, per minute
- 壊変毎分 【カイヘンマイフン】 disintegration per minute, dpm
- 分 【ブ】 one-tenth, one percent (one-tenth of a wari), 3 mm (one-tenth of a sun), 2.4 mm (one-tenth of a mon, a traditional unit used to measure shoe sizes), 0.1 degree (one-tenth of a do, used to measure body temperature on any temperature scale), one-quarter of a ryō (obsolete unit of currency), thickness, advantageous circumstances, one-tenth of a monme of silver
- 分 【ブン】 part, portion, share, amount, worth (as in "two days' worth"), enough (for), one's means, one's place, one's lot, one's social position, one's duty, one's part, condition, state (of affairs), extent, rate (as in "at this rate"), in proportion to, just as much as, to the same degree, content (e.g. alcohol), percentage, equivalent to (e.g. an old brother)
- 一分 【イチブ】 one tenth, one hundredth, one percent, one tenth of a sun, one quarter ryō (an old coin)
- 節分 【セツブン】 setsubun, last day of winter in the traditional Japanese calendar (usu. February 3 or 4), day of the bean scattering ceremony, last day of any season (according to the traditional Japanese calendar)
Kun reading compounds
- 分ける 【わける】 to divide (into), to split (into), to part, to separate, to divide up, to classify, to sort out, to divide out, to share, to distribute, to deal out, to dish out, to distinguish, to discriminate, to differentiate (between), to break up (a fight), to mediate, to call a draw, to tie, to push one's way through (a crowd), to sell
- 分け 【わけ】 division, splitting, classification, sharing, distribution, draw, tie
- 分ける 【わける】 to divide (into), to split (into), to part, to separate, to divide up, to classify, to sort out, to divide out, to share, to distribute, to deal out, to dish out, to distinguish, to discriminate, to differentiate (between), to break up (a fight), to mediate, to call a draw, to tie, to push one's way through (a crowd), to sell
- 申し訳 【もうしわけ】 apology, excuse
- 追分 【おいわけ】 forked road
- 分かれる 【わかれる】 to branch, to fork, to diverge, to separate, to split, to divide, to disperse, to scatter
- 分かる 【わかる】 to understand, to comprehend, to grasp, to see, to get, to follow, to become clear, to be known, to be discovered, to be realized, to be realised, to be found out, I know!, I think so too!
- 分かつ 【わかつ】 to divide, to separate, to share, to distribute, to distinguish
Readings
- Japanese names:
- いた、 わけ
- Korean:
- bun
Spanish
- parte
- segmento
- minuto
- dividir
- separar
Portuguese
- parte
- minuto
- segmento
- grau
- dever
- compreender
- saber
- valor
- 1%
- oportunidades
- shaku/100
French
- portion
- minute
- section
- part
- degré
- son lot dans la vie
- comprendre
- savoir
- devoir
- taux
- 1%
- chances
- bu = 1/100 de shaku = 3.03 mm
| 2045 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2o2.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-2 | SKIP code |
| 8022.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-42-12 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5206 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
758 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 散骨 【サンコツ】 scattering of ashes (cremated remains)
- 散会 【サンカイ】 adjournment
- 離散 【リサン】 dispersal, scattering, discrete
- 集散 【シュウサン】 collection (gathering) and distribution
Kun reading compounds
- 散る 【ちる】 to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves), to scatter, to be dispersed, to disappear, to dissolve, to break up, to spread, to run, to blur, to die a noble death
- 散らす 【ちらす】 to scatter, to cause a shower of, to disperse, to distribute, to spread, to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.), to relieve, to get rid of, to cure, to distract, to divert, to do ... wildly (i.e. disorderly or frequently), to do ... all over the place
- 散らかす 【ちらかす】 to scatter around, to leave untidy, to make a mess
- 散らかる 【ちらかる】 to be in disorder, to lie scattered around
- 散らばる 【ちらばる】 to be scattered about, to disperse, to be littered (with)
- 散 【ばら】 loose articles (not packaged with other things), bulk items, individual items, coins, small change
- ばら撒く 【ばらまく】 to scatter, to disseminate (e.g. a rumor), to spread (e.g. germs), to broadcast, to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets), to hand out freely, to spend recklessly
- 散ける 【ばらける】 to come apart, to unravel, to come loose, to become disarrayed (e.g. of hair)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ちる
- Korean:
- san
Spanish
- esparcir
- dispersar
- derramar
- caer
- esparcirse
- estar desordenado
Portuguese
- dispersar
- espalhar
- gastar
- dissipar
French
- disperser
- éparpiller
- dépenser
- gaspiller
| 407 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 519 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 492 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 611 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2056 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 465 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 590 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1689 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 767 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 781 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 721 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 944 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2137 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1118 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1518 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1197 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 13265 | Morohashi |
| 1702 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2352 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1189 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1273 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 588 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1966 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4i8.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-8-4 | SKIP code |
| 4824.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-27-22 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6563 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
420 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 落語 【ラクゴ】 rakugo, traditional Japanese comic storytelling, comic story (told by a professional storyteller)
- 落書き 【ラクガキ】 scrawl, scribble, graffiti, doodle
- 崩落 【ホウラク】 collapse, break, cave-in, crash, market decline, market crash
- 当落 【トウラク】 result (of an election), success or defeat (in an election), winning or losing (a lottery, raffle, etc.)
Kun reading compounds
- 落ちる 【おちる】 to fall, to drop, to come down, to crash, to collapse, to cave in, to give way, to set (of the sun or moon), to sink, to dip, to go down, to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.), to fall, to drop, to go down, to decline, to deteriorate, to abate (of wind), to be inferior (to), to be not as good (as), to fall short (of), to come off (of dirt, paint, makeup, etc.), to come out (of a stain), to fade (of colour), to be removed (of an illness, possessing spirit, etc.), to disappear (of excess fat), to become thinner, to become leaner, to be left out, to be omitted, to be missing, to fail (an exam), to lose (a contest, election, etc.), to be unsuccessful, to decline (of morals, character, etc.), to become vulgar (e.g. of a conversation), to stoop (to), to sink (so low), to be ruined, to go under, to fall (into hell), to fall (in love, asleep, etc.), to fall (into someone's hands), to be accepted (of a bid), to be won (of a tender), to be honoured (of a bill), to fall into (a trap), to fall for (a trick), to give in, to confess, to own up, to come to (a conclusion, topic, etc.), to arrive at (in the end), to leave (a city, castle, etc.), to (be defeated and) flee, to sink in, to be accepted (in one's heart), to fall (to the enemy), to be defeated, to come in (of money), to fall (upon; of light, a shadow, one's gaze, etc.), to pass out (in judo), to fall unconscious, to go down (of a website, server, etc.), to crash, to log out (of an online game, chat room, etc.), to drop out, to leave, to go offline, to move to deeper water (of a fish in cold weather), to die (of an animal)
- 落ち 【おち】 slip, omission, upshot, denouement, outcome, final result, punch line (of a joke)
- 落ち込む 【おちこむ】 to feel down, to feel sad, to be depressed, to be in low spirits, to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.), to be in an unfavourable condition, to fall into (e.g. a hole)
- 付け落ち 【つけおち】 omission in a bill
- 鳩尾 【みぞおち】 pit of the stomach, solar plexus, place where water falls
- 落とす 【おとす】 to drop, to lose, to let fall, to shed (light), to cast (one's gaze), to pour in (liquid), to leave behind, to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.), to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair), to lose, to spend money at a certain place, to omit, to leave out, to secretly let escape, to lose (a match), to reject (an applicant), to fail (a course), to defeat (in an election), to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice), to lessen (e.g. production or body weight), to worsen (quality), to reduce (e.g. rank or popularity), to speak badly of, to make light of, to fall into straitened circumstances, to fall into (e.g. a dilemma or sin), to make one's own, to have one's bid accepted, to force surrender, to take (e.g. an enemy camp or castle), to forcefully convince, to press for a confession, to deal with, to download, to copy from a computer to another medium, to make someone swoon (judo), to finish a story (e.g. with the punch line), to finish (a period, e.g. of fasting), to win over, to seduce, to conquer (unwillingness)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- おち
- Korean:
- rag
Spanish
- caer
- ser inferior
- ser omitido
- suspender
- caerse
- dejar caer
- perder
Portuguese
- cair
- gotejar
- descer
French
- tomber
- chute
- perdre
| 330 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 431 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 408 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 393 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4003 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 557 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 869 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1733 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 839 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 858 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 280 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 664 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2907 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1494 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2019 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 305 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 31362P | Morohashi |
| 2318 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5130 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 299 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 320 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 327 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 414 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1977 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3k9.13 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-9 | SKIP code |
| 4416.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-45-78 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 843d | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
1366 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 穴 【ケツ】 ass, arse, buttocks, rear, end, acupuncture point, hole, notch
- 穴隙 【ケツゲキ】 crevice, aperture
- 横穴 【ヨコアナ】 cave, tunnel, tunnel tomb (Kofun period)
- 経穴 【ケイケツ】 acupuncture point
Kun reading compounds
- 穴 【あな】 hole, opening, orifice, perforation, pit, hollow, cavity, hole (e.g. in the ground), burrow, den, lair, holt, hole, deficit, shortage, (financial) hole, loss, gap (left by a missing employee, team member, etc.), vacancy, opening, flaw, fault, defect, weak point, hole (in a theory, plan, etc.), loophole, good place not many people know about, well-kept secret, upset victory (with a large payoff), long shot, dark horse, (partitioned) box (type of floor seating in a traditional Japanese theatre), hiding place, hideout
- 穴埋め 【あなうめ】 filling (up) a hole, filling in (for a gap, vacancy, etc.), stopgap, filler (e.g. article), making up (for a loss, damage, etc.), covering (a deficit), compensation, cloze deletion (test format)
- 風穴 【かざあな】 air hole, windhole, ventilator
- 横穴 【よこあな】 cave, tunnel, tunnel tomb (Kofun period)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- けな、 しし、 な
- Korean:
- hyeol
Spanish
- agujero
- hueco
- cueva
- lugar poco conocido
- lugar escondido
Portuguese
- buraco
- orifício
- brecha
- caverna
- gruta
French
- trou
- orifice
- fente
- grotte
- tanière
| 860 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 849 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1201 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3313 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 984 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1595 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 158 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 899 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 921 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1122 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1450 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2682 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1366 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1852 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1326 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 25406 | Morohashi |
| 2159 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4187 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1316 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1413 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 834 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 762 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3m2.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-2 | SKIP code |
| 3080.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-23-74 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7a74 | Unicode hex code |