139 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
224 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
205 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
103 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
751 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
156 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
24 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
138 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.20 | Japanese for Busy People |
73 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
73 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
42 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
231 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
230 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
147 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
176 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
454 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
2574 | Morohashi |
197 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
581 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
445 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
480 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
282 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
115 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
153 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 北欧 【ホクオウ】 Northern Europe, Nordic countries, Scandinavia
- 北緯 【ホクイ】 north latitude
- 極北 【キョクホク】 extreme north, North Pole
- 西北 【セイホク】 north-west
Kun reading compounds
- 北 【きた】 north, the North, northern territories, North Korea, north wind
- 北アイルランド 【きたアイルランド】 Northern Ireland
- 西北 【せいほく】 north-west
Readings
- Japanese names:
- きら、 ほう、 ほっ、 ほつ
- Korean:
- bug, bae
Spanish
- Norte
- huir
- perder
Portuguese
- norte
French
- nord
1256 | 2001 Kanji |
0a5.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-2 | SKIP code |
1111.0 | Four corner code |
1-43-44 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5317 | Unicode hex code |
九
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
55 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 九 【キュウ】 nine, 9
- 九州 【キュウシュウ】 Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
- 十九 【ジュウキュウ】 nineteen, 19
- 29 【ニジュウキュウ】 29, twenty nine, 5am
- 九 【キュウ】 nine, 9
- 9月 【クガツ】 September, ninth month of the lunar calendar
- 九九 【クク】 multiplication table, times table
- 第九 【ダイク】 ninth, Beethoven's Ninth Symphony
Kun reading compounds
- 九 【きゅう】 nine, 9
- 九重 【ここのえ】 ninefold, imperial palace, the Court
- 九つ 【ここのつ】 nine, nine years of age, twelve o'clock (old time system)
- 九つ時 【ここのつどき】 (approx.) twelve o'clock (am or pm, old time system), noon, midnight
Readings
- Japanese names:
- いちじく、 いちのく、 この、 ひさし
- Korean:
- gu, gyu
Spanish
- nueve
- 9
Portuguese
- nove
French
- neuf
9 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
9 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
12 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
58 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
146 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
11 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
8 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
16 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1.A | Japanese for Busy People |
11 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
11 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
9 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
26 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4176 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2112 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2858 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
9 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
167 | Morohashi |
3369 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
57 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
9 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
9 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
112 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
5 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1657 | 2001 Kanji |
0a2.15 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-2-4 | SKIP code |
4001.7 | Four corner code |
1-22-69 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
4e5d | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N2
386 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 州 【シュウ】 state (of the US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.), province (e.g. of Canada), county (e.g. of the UK), region (e.g. of Italy), canton, oblast, continent, province (of Japan), province (of ancient China), prefecture, department, dear
- 州政府 【シュウセイフ】 state government
- 広州 【コウシュウ】 Guangzhou (China), Canton
- 沿海州 【エンカイシュウ】 Primorskaya Oblast (Russia)
- 州 【ス】 sandbank, sandbar
- 洲浜 【スハマ】 sandy beach, sandbar that projects into the ocean, particularly in a wavy form, designs and objects with a wavy pattern, sweet mochi cake
- 白州 【シラス】 white sandbar, white sandbank, area in a garden or entrance of a house laid with white sand or pebbles, gravel separating a noh stage from the audience, court of law in the Edo period, in which the parties sat on white sand
- 中州 【ナカス】 sandbank (in a river), sandbar
Kun reading compounds
- 州 【す】 sandbank, sandbar
- 洲浜 【すはま】 sandy beach, sandbar that projects into the ocean, particularly in a wavy form, designs and objects with a wavy pattern, sweet mochi cake
- 白州 【しらす】 white sandbar, white sandbank, area in a garden or entrance of a house laid with white sand or pebbles, gravel separating a noh stage from the audience, court of law in the Edo period, in which the parties sat on white sand
- 中州 【なかす】 sandbank (in a river), sandbar
Readings
- Japanese names:
- くに
- Korean:
- ju
Spanish
- estado
- provincia
- banco de arena
Portuguese
- estado
- província
French
- province
- état
424 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
320 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
304 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
542 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
99 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
445 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
490 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
224 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
195 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
195 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
553 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
549 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
64 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
39 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
40 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
130 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
8678 | Morohashi |
57 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1529 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
128 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
135 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
271 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1254 | 2001 Kanji |
2f4.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-2-4 | SKIP code |
1-1-5 | SKIP code |
3200.0 | Four corner code |
1-29-03 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5dde | Unicode hex code |
blessing, fortune, luck, wealth
- On:
- フク
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
467 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 福 【フク】 good fortune, happiness, blessing, good luck
- 福祉 【フクシ】 welfare, well-being, social welfare, social security, social service
- 大福 【ダイフク】 great fortune, good luck, rice cake stuffed with bean jam
- 慶福 【ケイフク】 happy event, happiness
Readings
- Japanese names:
- とし、 とみ、 ふ、 ふき、 ふっ、 ぼく、 よし
- Korean:
- bog
Spanish
- fortuna
- suerte
- dicha
Portuguese
- benção
- fortuna
- sorte
- riqueza
French
- bénédiction
- fortune
- chance
- richesse
506 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
409 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
386 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
450 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3256 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
629 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
777 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1888 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1379 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1466 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
895 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1427 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1303 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
705 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
944 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1099 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
24768P | Morohashi |
1029 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4105 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1090 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1171 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
424 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
676 | 2001 Kanji |
4e9.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-9 | SKIP code |
3126.6 | Four corner code |
1-42-01 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
798f | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
463 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 岡陵 【コウリョウ】 hill
Kun reading compounds
- 丘 【おか】 hill, height, knoll, rising ground, bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
- 岡三 【おかさん】 Okasan
- 盛岡 【もりおか】 Morioka (city in Iwate)
Readings
- Korean:
- gang
Spanish
- monte
- colina
- cima de una colina
Portuguese
French
- mont
- colline
- butte
370 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
621 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1889 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
987 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1440 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
3719 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2584 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1980 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
7962 | Morohashi |
2997 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1460 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1961 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2112 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
3653 | 2001 Kanji |
2r6.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-2-6 | SKIP code |
7722.0 | Four corner code |
1-18-12 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5ca1 | Unicode hex code |
大
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
7 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 大 【ダイ】 large, big, great, huge, vast, major, important, serious, severe, great, prominent, eminent, distinguished, -sized, as big as, the size of, university, large (e.g. serving size), large option, long month (i.e. having 31 days)
- 大尉 【タイイ】 captain (Army, US Marine Corps, USAF), lieutenant (Navy), flight lieutenant (RAF, RAAF, RNZAF, etc.)
- 国大 【コクダイ】 national university
- 電通大 【デンツウダイ】 University of Electro-Communications
- 大 【タイ】 nth year in the Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25)
- 大尉 【タイイ】 captain (Army, US Marine Corps, USAF), lieutenant (Navy), flight lieutenant (RAF, RAAF, RNZAF, etc.)
- 御大 【オンタイ】 boss, governor, headman
Kun reading compounds
- 大きい 【おおきい】 big, large, great, loud, extensive, spacious, important, decisive, valuable, older, grown up
Readings
- Japanese names:
- うふ、 お、 おう、 た、 たかし、 とも、 はじめ、 ひろ、 ひろし、 まさ、 まさる、 もと、 わ
- Korean:
- dae, da, tae
Spanish
- grande
- muy
- mucho
Portuguese
- grande
- enorme
French
- grand
22 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
25 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
53 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
7 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1171 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
32 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
40 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
48 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.2 | Japanese for Busy People |
26 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
26 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
87 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
408 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4224 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2133 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2882 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
108 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
5831 | Morohashi |
3416 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1133 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
107 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
112 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
5 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
14 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1463 | 2001 Kanji |
0a3.18 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-3-4 | SKIP code |
4003.0 | Four corner code |
1-34-71 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5927 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
123 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 都 【ト】 Metropolis (of Tokyo), (Tokyo) Metropolitan District, metropolitan prefecture, counter for cities and towns, capital
- 都営 【トエイ】 (under) metropolitan government management
- 遷都 【セント】 relocation of the capital, transfer of the capital
- 東都 【トウト】 the Eastern Capital (now Tokyo), Yedo, Edo
- 都度 【ツド】 each (every) time, whenever
- 都合 【ツゴウ】 circumstances, condition, convenience, arranging, managing, lending money, raising money, in all, in total, all told
Kun reading compounds
- 都 【みやこ】 capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital), seat of government, capital (of music, fashion, etc.), city (e.g. of light), location of the Imperial Palace
- 都入り 【みやこいり】 arriving in the capital
- 京の都 【きょうのみやこ】 Kyoto
- 花の都 【はなのみやこ】 City of Flowers (nickname for various cities, esp. Paris and Florence)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- くに、 ず、 ち、 づめ、 みや
- Korean:
- do
Spanish
- metrópoli
- capital
Portuguese
- metropole
- capital
French
- métropole
- capitale
287 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
376 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
355 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
92 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4769 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
173 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
265 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1419 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.12 | Japanese for Busy People |
188 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
188 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
338 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
761 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2120 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1106 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1505 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1863 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
39497P | Morohashi |
1686 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6148 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1846 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1989 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
384 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1444 | 2001 Kanji |
2d8.13 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-8-3 | SKIP code |
1-8-2 | SKIP code |
4762.7 | Four corner code |
1-37-52 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
90fd | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
42 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 市 【シ】 city
- 市営 【シエイ】 (under) municipal management (transport, housing, etc.), city facility management
- 同市 【ドウシ】 same city
- 田園都市 【デンエントシ】 garden city
Kun reading compounds
- 市 【いち】 market, fair
- 市中 【しちゅう】 in the city, in the community
- 骨董市 【こっとういち】 antique market, flea market
- 草市 【くさいち】 flower market during Obon, fair of plants and flowers (as offerings)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- い、 ち
- Korean:
- si
Spanish
- mercado
- ciudad
Portuguese
- mercado
- cidade
French
- marché
- ville
- cité
222 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
144 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
130 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
78 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
284 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
119 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
162 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
195 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.4 | Japanese for Busy People |
181 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
181 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
547 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
556 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2487 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1258 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1724 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
419 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
8775 | Morohashi |
1993 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1549 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
412 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
440 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
305 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
109 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
444 | 2001 Kanji |
2j3.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-3 | SKIP code |
4-4-3 | SKIP code |
0022.7 | Four corner code |
1-27-52 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5e02 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1216 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 圏 【ケン】 sphere, circle, range, area, zone, bloc, category
- 圏内 【ケンナイ】 inside (a region, area, etc.), within the range (of), within the sphere (of influence, etc.)
- 成層圏 【セイソウケン】 stratosphere
- 勢力圏 【セイリョクケン】 sphere of influence
Readings
- Korean:
- gweon
Spanish
- esfera
- círculo
- radio
- rango
Portuguese
- esfera
- círculo
- raio
- série
French
- sphère
- domaine
- bloc
- orbite
- rayon
- zone
1216 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1402 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1045 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1160 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1147 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
508 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
517 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1251 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
345 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3904 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2012 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2714 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1216 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
4815P | Morohashi |
3148 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
960 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1208 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1293 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1511 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1056 | 2001 Kanji |
3s9.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-3-9 | SKIP code |
6071.7 | Four corner code |
1-23-87 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
570f | Unicode hex code |