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 |
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 |
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 篩管 【シカン】 sieve tube
- 篩骨 【シコツ】 ethmoid bone (of the skull)
Kun reading compounds
- 篩う 【ふるう】 to sieve (flour), to eliminate (possibilities)
Readings
- Korean:
- sa
Spanish
Portuguese
French
3433 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
26359 | Morohashi |
4339 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
6f10.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-6-10 | SKIP code |
8872.7 | Four corner code |
1-68-33 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7be9 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N2
936 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 骨 【コツ】 knack, skill, trick, secret, know-how, the ropes, hang, bone, skeleton, cremated remains (esp. the bones), ashes
- 骨髄 【コツズイ】 bone marrow, medulla, true spirit, one's mind
- 白骨 【ハッコツ】 white (bleached) bone, skeleton
- 鉄骨 【テッコツ】 steel frame, steel beam, steel girder
Kun reading compounds
- 骨 【ほね】 bone, frame, outline, core, backbone, spirit, fortitude, laborious, troublesome, difficult
- 骨抜き 【ほねぬき】 boning (fish or meat), deboning, watering down (a plan, bill, etc.), dilution, emasculation, taking the backbone out of, weakening
- 河骨 【こうほね】 Japanese spatterdock (species of water lily, Nuphar japonica)
- お骨 【おこつ】 cremated remains (esp. the bones), ashes
Readings
- Korean:
- gol
Spanish
- hueso
- esqueleto
Portuguese
- esqueleto
- osso
- permanecer
- moldura
French
- os
- squelette
- restes
- charpente
877 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
867 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1081 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
5236 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
971 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1017 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1213 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1266 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1340 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1104 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1922 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3288 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1699 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2310 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1297 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
45098 | Morohashi |
2654 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6784 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1288 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1383 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
899 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3646 | 2001 Kanji |
4b6.14 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-6-4 | SKIP code |
7722.7 | Four corner code |
1-25-92 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
9aa8 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1723 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 縫製 【ホウセイ】 sewing (by machine)
- 縫腋 【ホウエキ】 stitched side of some traditional Japanese clothing, clothing with such a stitched side, robe with a round collar, stitched sides and a ran, worn by the emperor and high-ranking officials
- 弥縫 【ビホウ】 patching up
- 天衣無縫 【テンイムホウ】 perfect beauty with no trace of artifice, flawless
Kun reading compounds
- 縫う 【ぬう】 to sew, to stitch, to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ぬい
- Korean:
- bong
Spanish
- cosido
- zurcido
- bordado
- coser
- zurcir
- bordar
Portuguese
- costurar
- cozer
- borda
French
- coudre
- suturer
- broder
1804 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1327 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3582 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1235 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1645 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2746 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1349 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1432 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1571 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1557 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1781 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
950 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1284 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1577 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
27805P | Morohashi |
1406 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4550 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1563 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1685 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1846 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2755 | 2001 Kanji |
6a9.15 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-6-10 | SKIP code |
1-6-9 | SKIP code |
2793.4 | Four corner code |
1-43-05 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7e2b | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
41 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 合 【ゴウ】 gō, traditional unit of volume, approx. 180 ml, gō, traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 square meters, one-tenth of the distance from the base to the summit of a mountain, conjunction, sum, total, synthesis (in dialectics), minor premise (in hetuvidya), counter for covered containers, counter for matches, battles, etc.
- 合意 【ゴウイ】 (coming to an) agreement, consent, mutual understanding, accord, consensus
- 複合 【フクゴウ】 composite, combined, complex
- 整合 【セイゴウ】 adjustment, coordination, integration, conformity
- 合宿 【ガッシュク】 lodging together, training camp, boarding house
- 合作 【ガッサク】 collaboration, joint work
- 合戦 【カッセン】 battle, fight, fighting, engagement, contest
- 合羽 【カッパ】 raincoat
Kun reading compounds
- 合う 【あう】 to come together, to merge, to unite, to meet, to fit, to match, to suit, to agree with, to be correct, to be profitable, to be equitable, to do ... to each other, to do ... together
- 合うも不思議、合わぬも不思議 【あうもふしぎ、あわぬもふしぎ】 dreams and fortune-telling are hit-and-miss
- 合い 【あい】 between-season wear, spring and autumn clothing, spring and fall clothing, together, condition, situation, state, -ish
- 合言葉 【あいことば】 password, watchword, motto, slogan
- 立会い 【たちあい】 presence (e.g. of an observer), observation, observer, witness, trading session (at an exchange), rising from a crouch to charge, initial charge, face-off
- 地合い 【じあい】 texture (cloth, fabric, paper), market tone, undertone, balance between the position of white and black stones
- 合わす 【あわす】 to match (rhythm, speed, etc.), to join together, to unite, to combine, to add up, to face, to be opposite (someone), to compare, to check with, to cause to meet (e.g. an unpleasant fate), to place together, to connect, to overlap, to mix, to combine, to put blade to blade, to fight
- 合わせる 【あわせる】 to match (rhythm, speed, etc.), to join together, to unite, to combine, to add up, to face, to be opposite (someone), to compare, to check with, to cause to meet (e.g. an unpleasant fate), to place together, to connect, to overlap, to mix, to combine, to put blade to blade, to fight
- 合わせる顔がない 【あわせるかおがない】 too ashamed to meet
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あう、 あん、 い、 か、 こう、 ごお、 に、 ね、 や、 わい
- Korean:
- hab
Spanish
- adecuado
- apropiado
- correcto
- sentar bien
- ser adecuado
- ser correcto
- hacer juego
Portuguese
- encaixe
- unir
French
- correspondre
- convenir
- joindre
- go (0,18 l ou 0,33 m)
77 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
134 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
121 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
46 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
383 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
195 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
135 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
270 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.2 | Japanese for Busy People |
159 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
159 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
271 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
284 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2511 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1274 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1740 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
259 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
3287 | Morohashi |
2019 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
715 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
253 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
269 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
33 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
124 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2877 | 2001 Kanji |
2a4.18 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-4 | SKIP code |
8060.1 | Four corner code |
1-25-71 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5408 | Unicode hex code |