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 |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
3 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 国益 【コクエキ】 national interest
- 国営 【コクエイ】 government management, state management
- 最恵国 【サイケイコク】 most favored nation, most favoured nation, MFN
- 異国 【イコク】 foreign country
Kun reading compounds
- 国 【くに】 country, state, region, national government, central government, home (i.e. hometown, home country), province (of Japan), land, earth
- 国人 【こくじん】 indigenous person, inhabitant of a country, local, native, local lords and samurai, daimyo who did not leave his domains to meet the shogun in Kyoto (during the Muromachi period)
- お国 【おくに】 your native country, your hometown, my home country (i.e. Japan), countryside, country, daimyo's territory (Edo period)
- 現国 【うつしくに】 world of mankind, this world
Readings
- Japanese names:
- くな、 こ
- Korean:
- gug
Spanish
- país
Portuguese
- País
- terra
- nação
French
- pays
79 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
136 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
123 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
8 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1037 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
111 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
36 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
745 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.11 | Japanese for Busy People |
40 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
40 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
151 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
344 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3831 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1964 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2659 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
588 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
4752 | Morohashi |
3087 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
950 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
581 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
624 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
4 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
158 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3172 | 2001 Kanji |
3s5.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-3-5 | SKIP code |
6010.3 | Four corner code |
1-25-81 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
56fd | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N1
891 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 街 【ガイ】 street, quarter, district, area
- 街宣車 【ガイセンシャ】 sound truck (used for campaigning, advertising or propaganda), loudspeaker van, (right-wing) propaganda vehicle
- ウォール街 【ウォールガイ】 Wall Street
- 中華街 【チュウカガイ】 Chinatown
- 街道 【カイドウ】 highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period), main road, highway (e.g. to success), path (to becoming ...), subdistrict (in China)
- 街道筋 【カイドウスジ】 highway route (Edo period), main route
Kun reading compounds
- 町 【まち】 town, block, neighbourhood, neighborhood, downtown, main street, street, road
- 街角 【まちかど】 street corner
- 眠らない街 【ねむらないまち】 city that never sleeps
- 街々 【まちまち】 streets
Readings
- Japanese names:
- また
- Korean:
- ga
Spanish
- avenida
- calle
- ciudad
Portuguese
- bulevar
- rua
- cidade
French
- boulevard
- rue
- ville
461 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
819 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
790 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1626 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1181 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1721 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1570 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
186 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
186 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
371 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1615 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
702 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
421 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
528 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
899 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
34051 | Morohashi |
576 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1759 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
890 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
955 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
580 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2053 | 2001 Kanji |
3i9.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-9 | SKIP code |
2122.1 | Four corner code |
2110.4 | Four corner code |
1-19-25 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
8857 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
207 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 道 【ドウ】 road, path, street, route, way, set of practices, rules for conducting oneself, moral education, Buddhist teachings, Taoism, administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido), administrative region of Japan (Tokaido, Tosando, etc.), province (administrative region of Korea), circuit (administrative region of China), province (Tang-era administrative region of China)
- 道義 【ドウギ】 morality, moral principles
- 正道 【セイドウ】 path of righteousness, path of duty, right track, correct path
- 海道 【カイドウ】 sea route
- 有道 【ユウドウ】 being good, being virtuous, virtuous person
- 不道 【フドウ】 inhuman, immoral, unreasonable, outrageous, wicked, barbarity (one of the eight unpardonable crimes, incl. killing three people in one family, or dismembering a corpse)
Kun reading compounds
- 道 【みち】 road, path, street, lane, passage, route, way, distance, journey, road (e.g. to victory), course, way (of living, proper conduct, etc.), moral principles, teachings (esp. Confucian or Buddhist), dogma, field (e.g. of medicine), subject, speciality, means, way, method
- 道筋 【みちすじ】 path, route, itinerary
- 花道 【はなみち】 elevated walkway through the audience to the stage, honourable end to a career
- 横道 【よこみち】 byway, side street, cross street, wrong way, digression
Readings
- Japanese names:
- さ、 じ、 ど、 みつ、 おさむ
- Korean:
- do
Spanish
- camino
- razón
- modo
- decir
- senda
- método
Portuguese
- Caminho
- estrada
- rua
- distrito
- viagem
- curso
- moral
- ensinamentos
- filosofia
French
- voie
- route
- rue
- région
- voyage
- morale
- enseignements
122 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
205 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
188 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
129 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4724 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
141 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
93 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1811 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.7 | Japanese for Busy People |
149 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
149 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
66 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
710 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3888 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2000 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2701 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
283 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
39010P | Morohashi |
3134 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6091 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
277 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
295 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
123 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
220 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
979 | 2001 Kanji |
2q9.14 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-3-9 | SKIP code |
3-2-9 | SKIP code |
3830.6 | Four corner code |
1-38-27 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
9053 | Unicode hex code |
faith, truth, fidelity, trust
- On:
- シン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
208 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 信 【シン】 honesty, sincerity, fidelity, trust, reliance, confidence, (religious) faith, devotion, counter for received messages
- 信金 【シンキン】 credit union
- 配信 【ハイシン】 distribution (of information, news, etc.), broadcast, delivery, transmission, streaming (over the Internet)
- 外信 【ガイシン】 external communication
Readings
- Japanese names:
- し、 しが、 しな、 しの、 しぶ、 とき、 のび、 のぶ、 まこと
- Korean:
- sin
Spanish
- confianza
- sinceridad
- información
- verdad
Portuguese
- fé
- verdade
- fidelidade
- confiança
French
- foi
- vérité
- fidélité
- confiance
- communication
437 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
544 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
513 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
198 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
454 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
149 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
320 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
782 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
157 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
157 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
640 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
97 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
115 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
75 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
84 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
978 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
707 | Morohashi |
100 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
221 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
969 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1043 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
181 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
527 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2177 | 2001 Kanji |
2a7.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-2-7 | SKIP code |
2026.1 | Four corner code |
1-31-14 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
4fe1 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N3
897 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 越 【エツ】 Yue (kingdom in ancient China; 6th C-334 BCE), Guangdong Province (China), Canton, Kwangtung, Vietnam
- 越年 【エツネン】 seeing the old year out, greeting the New Year, passing the winter, hibernation, playing more than the usual 12 rounds in one game
- 中越 【チュウエツ】 Chūetsu (region in Niigata), China and Vietnam, Sino-Vietnamese
- 上越 【ジョウエツ】 area on Japan Sea side of Japan, including Niigata
- 越年 【エツネン】 seeing the old year out, greeting the New Year, passing the winter, hibernation, playing more than the usual 12 rounds in one game
- 越年蝶 【オツネンチョウ】 eastern pale clouded yellow (butterfly, Colias erate)
- 檀越 【ダンオツ】 alms-giver, person who donates to a monk or a temple, dana-pati
Kun reading compounds
- 越す 【こす】 to cross over (e.g. mountain), to go across, to get over (e.g. hardship), to pass time (e.g. a winter), to surpass, to be better than, to exceed, to move house, to go, to come
- 越える 【こえる】 to cross over, to cross, to pass through, to pass over (out of), to go beyond, to go past, to exceed, to surpass, to be more (than)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- えち、 えっ、 お、 こえ、 こし、 ごえ、 ごし、 ごや
- Korean:
- weol, hwal
Spanish
- sobrepasar
- cruzar
- exceder
- moverse
Portuguese
- superar
- exceder
- Vietnã
French
- doubler
- traverser
- muter
- surpasser
- Vietnam
1021 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
529 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4542 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1021 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
934 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2052 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1001 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1038 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1073 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1756 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4108 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2085 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2825 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
393 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
37110 | Morohashi |
3314 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
5851 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
387 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
413 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1588 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1470 | 2001 Kanji |
4n8.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-7-5 | SKIP code |
4380.5 | Four corner code |
1-17-59 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
8d8a | Unicode hex code |