428 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
535 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
507 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
261 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4215 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
636 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
353 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
427 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.20 | Japanese for Busy People |
679 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
692 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
440 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
181 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1433 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
759 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1031 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
411 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
1911 | Morohashi |
1116 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
469 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
404 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
431 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
279 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
483 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
152 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 初夏 【ショカ】 early summer, fourth month of the lunar calendar
- 初演 【ショエン】 first performance
- 年初 【ネンショ】 beginning of the year
- 原初 【ゲンショ】 origin, source, beginning, starting point
Kun reading compounds
- 始め 【はじめ】 beginning, start, outset, opening, first (in line, etc.), origin, such as ..., not to mention ...
- 初めて 【はじめて】 for the first time, only after ... is it ..., only when ... do you ..., not until ... do you ..., first time, (one's) first
- 月初め 【つきはじめ】 beginning of the month
- 初めて 【はじめて】 for the first time, only after ... is it ..., only when ... do you ..., not until ... do you ..., first time, (one's) first
- 初 【はつ】 first, new
- 初夏 【しょか】 early summer, fourth month of the lunar calendar
- 業界初 【ぎょうかいはつ】 the industry's first ...
- 人生初 【じんせいはつ】 (for the) first time in one's life
Readings
- Japanese names:
- し、 はっ
- Korean:
- cho
Spanish
- comienzo
- primero
Portuguese
- primeiros tempos
- começo
French
- première fois
- commencement
645 | 2001 Kanji |
5e2.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-5-2 | SKIP code |
3722.0 | Four corner code |
1-29-73 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
521d | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
433 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 頭 【トウ】 counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle), counter for insects in a collection, counter for helmets, masks, etc.
- 頭角 【トウカク】 top of the head
- 教頭 【キョウトウ】 deputy head teacher, vice principal
- 会頭 【カイトウ】 society president
- 頭 【ズ】 head
- 頭打ち 【アタマウチ】 reaching a peak, reaching the limit, plateauing, maxing out
- 馬頭 【メズ】 horse-headed demon (in hell)
- 竜頭 【リュウズ】 crown (of a watch), stem, canon (of a bell), something in the shape of a dragon's head (esp. a helmet crest)
- 頭 【トウ】 counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle), counter for insects in a collection, counter for helmets, masks, etc.
- 頭角 【トウカク】 top of the head
- 鳥兜 【トリカブト】 aconite (esp. species Aconitum japonicum), wolfsbane, monkshood, traditional bugaku hat
Kun reading compounds
- 頭 【あたま】 head, hair (on one's head), mind, brains, intellect, leader, chief, boss, captain, top, tip, beginning, start, head, person, down payment, deposit, top structural component of a kanji, pair
- 頭打ち 【あたまうち】 reaching a peak, reaching the limit, plateauing, maxing out
- 石頭 【いしあたま】 obstinate person, stubbornness, pigheadedness, hard head (like a rock)
- ごま塩頭 【ごましおあたま】 salt and pepper hair, dark hair streaked with gray
- 頭 【あたま】 head, hair (on one's head), mind, brains, intellect, leader, chief, boss, captain, top, tip, beginning, start, head, person, down payment, deposit, top structural component of a kanji, pair
- 頭文字 【かしらもじ】 first letter of a word, capital letter (at the start of a word or sentence), initials (of one's name)
- お頭 【おかしら】 leader, chief, head, boss, (another person's) head
- 鯛の尾より鰯の頭 【たいのおよりいわしのかしら】 better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion
- 頭 【かぶり】 head
- 頭を振る 【かぶりをふる】 to shake one's head (in denial)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- かみ、 がみ、 ちゃん、 つむり、 づ
- Korean:
- du
Spanish
- cabeza
- principio
- delantera
Portuguese
- cabeça
- sufixo para contagem de animais grandes
French
- tête
- compteur de gros animaux
294 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
203 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
186 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
386 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4469 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
519 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
275 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2504 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
276 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
276 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
166 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1889 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2019 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1073 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1450 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1453 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
43490 | Morohashi |
1604 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6639 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1441 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1549 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
234 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
238 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3061 | 2001 Kanji |
9a7.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-7-9 | SKIP code |
1118.6 | Four corner code |
1-38-12 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
982d | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
538 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 効 【コウ】 efficacy, benefit, efficiency, effect, result, success
- 効果 【コウカ】 effect, effectiveness, efficacy, result, effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
- 実効 【ジッコウ】 practical effect, efficacy, efficiency
- 時効 【ジコウ】 statute of limitations, lapse of rights after a period of time, prescription (including acquisitive and extinctive prescription), becoming invalid or void after a set time, ageing, aging
Kun reading compounds
- 効く 【きく】 to be effective, to take effect, to be good (for), to work, to function well, to be possible (to do, use, etc.), to be able to, to taste (alcohol), to try
- 効き目 【ききめ】 effect, virtue, efficacy, impression, one's dominant eye
Readings
- Korean:
- hyo
Spanish
- eficacia
- eficiencia
- efecto
- ser efectivo
Portuguese
- mérito
- eficácia
- eficiência
- benefício
French
- efficacité
- bénéfique
- mérite
782 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
697 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
671 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
515 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
722 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
623 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
370 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
653 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
816 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
835 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
501 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
216 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1617 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
849 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1164 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1284 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
2334 | Morohashi |
1265 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
535 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1276 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1369 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
682 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
445 | 2001 Kanji |
2g6.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-6-2 | SKIP code |
0442.7 | Four corner code |
1-24-90 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
52b9 | Unicode hex code |
fruit, reward, carry out, achieve, complete, end, finish, succeed
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
258 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 果 【カ】 phala (attained state, result), enlightenment (as the fruits of one's Buddhist practice), fruit, counter for pieces of fruit
- 果敢 【カカン】 resolute, determined, bold
- 青果 【セイカ】 fruits and vegetables, produce
- 研究結果 【ケンキュウケッカ】 results of a scientific investigation, findings
Kun reading compounds
- 果たす 【はたす】 to accomplish, to achieve, to carry out, to fulfill, to fulfil, to realize, to execute, to perform, to do, to do ... completely, to do ... entirely
- 果たす 【はたす】 to accomplish, to achieve, to carry out, to fulfill, to fulfil, to realize, to execute, to perform, to do, to do ... completely, to do ... entirely
- 果てる 【はてる】 to end, to be finished, to be exhausted, to die, to perish, to do utterly, to do completely
- 果て 【はて】 the end, the extremity, the limit, the limits, the result
- 果てしない 【はてしない】 endless, boundless, everlasting
Readings
- Japanese names:
- み
- Korean:
- gwa
Spanish
- fruto
- resultado
- llevar a cabo
- finalizar
Portuguese
- fruta
- recompensa
- levar a cabo
- alcançar
- completar
- fim
- bem-sucedido
French
- fruit
- récompense
- remplir (tâche)
- achever
- compléter
- finir
- réussir
- atteindre un but
560 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
454 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
627 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
277 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
107 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
375 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
625 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
770 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
487 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
496 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
502 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1052 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4377 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2217 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2982 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1130 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
14556 | Morohashi |
3560 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2594 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1121 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1202 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
250 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
496 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3664 | 2001 Kanji |
0a8.8 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-8-1 | SKIP code |
6090.4 | Four corner code |
1-18-44 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
679c | Unicode hex code |