102 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
177 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
159 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
38 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
595 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
139 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
23 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
921 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.3 | Japanese for Busy People |
47 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
47 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
29 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
196 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2819 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1453 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1957 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
296 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
2011X | Morohashi |
2266 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
490 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
290 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
309 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
53 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
182 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
27 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 前 【ゼン】 last (i.e. immediately preceding), previous, ex-, former, pre- (e.g. premodern), before, before, earlier
- 前衛 【ゼンエイ】 advance guard, vanguard, avant-garde, forward (player)
- 中前 【チュウゼン】 front of center field, front of centre field
- 風前 【フウゼン】 where the wind blows
Kun reading compounds
- 前 【まえ】 in front (of), before (e.g. a building), before, earlier, previously, prior, ago, (minutes) to (the hour), (the) front, frontal part, fore, head (e.g. of a line), forward, ahead, (in the) presence (of), in front (of someone), previous (e.g. page), prior (e.g. engagement), first (e.g. half), former (e.g. example), portion, helping, front (of one's body or clothing), breast (of a coat, kimono, etc.), privates, private parts, criminal record, previous conviction, (a) prior
- 前売り 【まえうり】 advance sale, booking
- 左前 【ひだりまえ】 wearing a kimono with the right side over the left (normally used only for the dead), going badly (one's business, one's fortune, the economy), being in a bad financial situation, front left, front and left, before and left
- 出前 【でまえ】 home delivery (of food), outside catering
Readings
- Japanese names:
- さき、 さと、 まい
- Korean:
- jeon
Spanish
- antes
- delante de
Portuguese
- em frente
- antes
French
- devant
- avant
943 | 2001 Kanji |
2o7.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-6 | SKIP code |
2-2-7 | SKIP code |
8022.1 | Four corner code |
1-33-16 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
524d | Unicode hex code |
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 白沢 【ハクタク】 bai ze (mythical Chinese animal able to understand human speech, having the body of a lion and eight eyes)
Readings
- Korean:
- taeg, seog
Spanish
Portuguese
French
2704 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
2453 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
958 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
18383 | Morohashi |
778 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3338 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
3a4.18 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-13 | SKIP code |
3614.1 | Four corner code |
1-63-23 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6fa4 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
622 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 友 【ユウ】 friend, affection (for siblings)
- 友愛 【ユウアイ】 fraternity, friendship
- 戦友 【センユウ】 comrade in arms, war buddy, fellow soldier
- 盟友 【メイユウ】 sworn friend
Kun reading compounds
- 友 【とも】 friend, companion, comrade, pal, accompaniment, companion (e.g. book), complement, accessory
- 友達 【ともだち】 friend, companion
- リア友 【リアとも】 real-life friend (as opposed to online friend)
- 酒のお供 【さけのおとも】 appetizer or snack served with drinks, accompaniment to an (alcoholic) drink
Readings
- Japanese names:
- う、 ど、 ゆ
- Korean:
- u
Spanish
- amigo
- compañero
Portuguese
- amigo
French
- ami
145 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
234 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
214 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
543 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
858 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
158 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
30 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
70 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.18 | Japanese for Busy People |
264 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
264 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
79 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
268 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3670 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1873 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2553 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
711 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
3119 | Morohashi |
2952 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
672 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
704 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
760 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
451 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
104 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1467 | 2001 Kanji |
2h2.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-2-2 | SKIP code |
4-4-4 | SKIP code |
4004.7 | Four corner code |
1-45-07 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
53cb | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
103 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 作 【サク】 work (e.g. of art), production, harvest, cultivation, farming, crop, yield, technique
- 作柄 【サクガラ】 crop conditions, quality (of art)
- 大作 【タイサク】 large-scale work, voluminous work, monumental work, great work, masterpiece
- 遺作 【イサク】 posthumous works
- 作 【サク】 work (e.g. of art), production, harvest, cultivation, farming, crop, yield, technique
- 作業 【サギョウ】 work, operation, task
- 所作 【ショサ】 conduct, behaviour, movements, gesture, one's carriage, performance (on stage, etc.), dance, acting, dance (in kabuki), dance play
- 安定操作 【アンテイソウサ】 stabilizing (stock) transaction
Kun reading compounds
- 作る 【つくる】 to make, to produce, to manufacture, to build, to construct, to prepare (food), to brew (alcohol), to raise, to grow, to cultivate, to train, to till, to draw up (a document), to make out, to prepare, to write, to create (an artistic work, etc.), to compose, to coin (a phrase), to organize, to organise, to establish, to found, to have (a child), to make up (one's face, etc.), to fabricate (an excuse, etc.), to give a (false) appearance, to feign (a smile, etc.), to put on a show of emotion, to form (a line, etc.), to set (a record), to commit (a sin, etc.)
- 作り 【つくり】 making, producing, manufacturing, building, construction, make, structure, appearance (attire, make-up, etc.), build, physique, sashimi, forced (smile, etc.)
- 作り上げる 【つくりあげる】 to build up, to complete, to construct, to create, to put together, to make up, to fabricate, to invent, to cook up
Readings
- Japanese names:
- くり、 さか、 さっ、 づくり、 とも、 なお、 はぎ、 まさか
- Korean:
- jag, ja, ju
Spanish
- hacer
- construir
- fabricar
- conducta
- comportamiento
- crear
Portuguese
- fazer
- produção
- preparar
- construção
French
- fabriquer
- produire
- construire
- préparer
82 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
141 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
127 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
99 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
407 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
147 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
116 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
362 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.4 | Japanese for Busy People |
360 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
361 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
137 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
75 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
77 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
49 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
52 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1151 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
518 | Morohashi |
68 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
167 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1142 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1224 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
120 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
144 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2154 | 2001 Kanji |
2a5.10 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-2-5 | SKIP code |
2821.1 | Four corner code |
1-26-78 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
4f5c | Unicode hex code |