542 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
639 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
610 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
309 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
720 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
274 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
369 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
491A | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
233 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
233 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
443 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
214 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3155 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1619 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2205 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
868 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
2329 | Morohashi |
2548 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
531 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
860 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
924 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
145 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
494 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
398 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 労 【ロウ】 labor, labour, toil, trouble, pains, work, effort, striving
- 労組 【ロウソ】 labor union, labour union, trade union
- 国労 【コクロウ】 National Railway Workers Union
- 功労 【コウロウ】 meritorious deed, services
Kun reading compounds
- 労する 【ろうする】 to work, to labor, to labour, to put to work, to make (someone) work
- 労る 【いたわる】 to pity, to sympathize with, to sympathise with, to treat with sympathy, to console, to be kind to, to tend to (e.g. an injury), to care for, to nurse, to soothe, to appreciate, to recognize (someone's efforts), to reward for
- 労き 【いたずき】 pain, trouble, illness
- 労い 【ねぎらい】 expression of appreciation (for someone's efforts), thanks
- 労う 【ねぎらう】 to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status), to thank for, to reward for
- 労う 【ねぎらう】 to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status), to thank for, to reward for
Readings
- Korean:
- ro
Spanish
- trabajo duro
- cansancio
- compensación
Portuguese
- trabalho
- agradecer
- recompensar
- dificuldade
French
- labeur
- remerciement pour
- récompense pour
- être plein d'attentions
- soucis
945 | 2001 Kanji |
3n4.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-5-2 | SKIP code |
2-3-4 | SKIP code |
3242.7 | Four corner code |
9042.7 | Four corner code |
1-47-11 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
52b4 | Unicode hex code |
use, send on a mission, order, messenger, envoy, ambassador, cause
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
219 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 使 【シ】 messenger, police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods), klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
- 使者 【シシャ】 messenger, envoy, emissary
- 特使 【トクシ】 special envoy
- 実力行使 【ジツリョクコウシ】 use of force
Kun reading compounds
- 使う 【つかう】 to use (a tool, method, etc.), to make use of, to put to use, to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.), to employ, to handle, to manage, to manipulate, to use (time, money, etc.), to spend, to consume, to use (language), to speak
- 使い 【つかい】 errand, mission, going on an errand, messenger, bearer, errand boy, errand girl, familiar spirit, use, usage, user, trainer, tamer, handler, charmer
- 使い方 【つかいかた】 way of using (something), way to use, how to use, usage, use, way of handling (employees, subordinates, etc.), way of treating, treatment, management
- オズの魔法使い 【オズのまほうつかい】 The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (novel by L. F. Baum, 1900), The Wizard of Oz (film, 1939)
- 春の使い 【はるのつかい】 Japanese bush warbler, messenger of spring
Readings
- Korean:
- sa
Spanish
- usar
- manejar
- emplear
Portuguese
- Uso
- usar
French
- utiliser
224 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
303 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
287 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
226 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
432 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
210 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
117 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
556 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.3 | Japanese for Busy People |
331 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
331 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
199 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
89 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
100 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
68 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
72 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
999 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
573 | Morohashi |
90 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
196 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
990 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1065 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
239 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
298 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2166 | 2001 Kanji |
2a6.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-2-6 | SKIP code |
2520.6 | Four corner code |
1-27-40 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
4f7f | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
994 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 紛争 【フンソウ】 dispute, conflict, trouble, strife
- 紛糾 【フンキュウ】 complication, confusion, disorder, chaos, dispute, conflict, trouble, quarrel
- 人工授粉 【ジンコウジュフン】 artificial pollination, hand pollination, mechanical pollination
Kun reading compounds
- 紛れる 【まぎれる】 to disappear into, to be lost in, to slip into, to get mixed in among, to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.), to be almost indistinguishable, to be confusingly similar, to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.), to forget about, to be distracted by, to be too absorbed in
- 紛らす 【まぎらす】 to divert (e.g. one's mind), to distract, to relieve (boredom, sorrow, etc.), to drown (one's sorrows), to beguile (the time), to conceal (e.g. one's grief with a smile), to hide, to shift (the conversation), to change (the subject)
- 紛らわす 【まぎらわす】 to divert (e.g. one's mind), to distract, to relieve (boredom, sorrow, etc.), to drown (one's sorrows), to beguile (the time), to conceal (e.g. one's grief with a smile), to hide, to shift (the conversation), to change (the subject)
- 紛らわしい 【まぎらわしい】 easily mixed up (e.g. similar words), easily mistaken, confusing, misleading, equivocal, ambiguous
Readings
- Korean:
- bun
Spanish
- revuelto
- difuminado
- confuso
- ambiguo
- desviar
- confundir
- estar confuso
Portuguese
- distrair
- ser incorreto para
- desviar-se
- desviar
French
- emmêler
- confusion
- s'égarer
- détourner
1768 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1100 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3506 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1499 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1622 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1702 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1818 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1298 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1520 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1648 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
873 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1191 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1370 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
27295 | Morohashi |
1296 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4452 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1358 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1458 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1379 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2745 | 2001 Kanji |
6a4.8 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-6-4 | SKIP code |
2892.7 | Four corner code |
1-42-22 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7d1b | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
271 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 争奪 【ソウダツ】 struggle (for), scramble, contest
- 争議 【ソウギ】 dispute, quarrel, strike
- 係争 【ケイソウ】 dispute, contention, conflict, controversy
- 政争 【セイソウ】 political strife
Kun reading compounds
- 争う 【あらそう】 to compete, to contest, to contend, to quarrel, to argue, to dispute, to be at variance, to oppose, to deny (e.g. evidence)
- 争うべからざる 【あらそうべからざる】 indisputable
Readings
- Korean:
- jaeng
Spanish
- pelear
- disputar
- discutir
- competir
Portuguese
- lutar
- disputar
- discutir
French
- se quereller
- se disputer
451 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
558 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
529 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
271 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
186 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
311 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
295 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
344 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
302 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
302 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
361 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
274 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2523 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1281 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1749 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1162 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
236 | Morohashi |
2030 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
69 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1154 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1238 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
107 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
467 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2547 | 2001 Kanji |
2n4.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-4 | SKIP code |
2750.7 | Four corner code |
1-33-72 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
4e89 | Unicode hex code |