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 N4
248 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 朝 【チョウ】 dynasty, reign, period, epoch, age, court, North Korea
- 朝刊 【チョウカン】 morning newspaper
- 本朝 【ホンチョウ】 this land, our country, Imperial Court of Japan
- 王朝 【オウチョウ】 dynasty
Kun reading compounds
- 朝 【あさ】 morning, breakfast
- 朝方 【あさがた】 early morning, early hours, early in the morning
- 後の朝 【のちのあした】 the morning after (having slept together)
- 霜朝 【しもあさ】 frosty morning
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あ、 あそ、 ささ、 ちか、 とも
- Korean:
- jo
Spanish
- mañana
- amanecer
- corte imperial
Portuguese
- manhã
- disnastia
- regime
- época
- período
- Coréia do Norte
French
- matin
- dynastie
- régime
- période
- époque
- Corée (Nord)
118 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
191 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
175 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
257 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3788 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
395 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
195 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1672 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.15 | Japanese for Busy People |
469 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
477 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
91 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1009 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2130 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1114 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1513 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
52 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
14374P | Morohashi |
1695 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4838 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
52 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
53 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
217 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
218 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1546 | 2001 Kanji |
4b8.12 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-8-4 | SKIP code |
4742.0 | Four corner code |
1-36-11 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
671d | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
355 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 鮮度 【センド】 (degree of) freshness
- 鮮魚 【センギョ】 fresh fish
- 海鮮 【カイセン】 seafood
- 李氏朝鮮 【リシチョウセン】 Joseon dynasty (of Korea; 1392-1910), Yi dynasty
Kun reading compounds
- 鮮やか 【あざやか】 vivid, bright, brilliant, clear, fresh, vibrant, skillful, skilful, adroit, brilliant (performance, goal, etc.), splendid, superb, magnificent, fine
Readings
- Korean:
- seon
Spanish
- fresco
- vívido
- reciente
- espléndido
- Corea
Portuguese
- fresca
- viva
- limpa
- brilhante
- Coréia
French
- frais
- vif
- clair
- brillant
- Corée
1501 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
833 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
5295 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1350 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1920 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2670 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
701 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
714 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
916 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1932 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2355 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1210 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1656 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
557 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
46133 | Morohashi |
1877 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6864 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
551 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
590 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
471 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
1891 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2555 | 2001 Kanji |
11a6.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-11-6 | SKIP code |
2835.1 | Four corner code |
1-33-15 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
9bae | Unicode hex code |
nucleus, core, kernel
- On:
- カク
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
475 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 核 【カク】 stone (of a fruit), pit, pip, core (of an organization, team, etc.), nucleus, heart, nuclear weapons, nucleus (of an atom), nucleus (of a cell), condensation nucleus, (planetary) core, ring (in a cyclic compound), kernel, core, nucleus (of a cultured pearl)
- 核家族 【カクカゾク】 nuclear family
- 中核 【チュウカク】 kernel, core, nucleus, center, centre
- 放射性同位核 【ホウシャセイドウイカク】 radioisotope
Readings
- Korean:
- haeg
Spanish
- semilla
- núcleo
- centro
- meollo
Portuguese
- núcleo
- centro
- cerne
French
- noyau
- nucléaire
- coeur
1074 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
577 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2254 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1608 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1430 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1212 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1275 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
986 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1089 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1162 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
628 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
836 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1534 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
14743 | Morohashi |
927 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2660 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1520 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1638 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1348 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1862 | 2001 Kanji |
4a6.22 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-6 | SKIP code |
4098.2 | Four corner code |
1-19-43 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6838 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
68 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 実 【ジツ】 truth, reality, sincerity, honesty, fidelity, content, substance, (good) result
- 実演 【ジツエン】 demonstration, presentation, stage show, performance
- 名実 【メイジツ】 in name and in reality, nominally and virtually, form and contents
- 内実 【ナイジツ】 the facts, the truth, the true state of affairs, in truth, in fact, in reality, actually
- 故実 【コジツ】 ancient practices, old customs
Kun reading compounds
- 実 【み】 fruit, nut, seed, (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc., content, substance
- 実り 【みのり】 ripening (of a crop), crop, harvest
- 浮き実 【うきみ】 soup garnish
- 桷 【ずみ】 Toringo crabapple (Malus sieboldii)
- 実る 【みのる】 to bear fruit, to ripen, to produce (good) results, to show results, to bear fruit
- 実るほど頭の下がる稲穂かな 【みのるほどあたまのさがるいなほかな】 the more learned, the more humble, the boughs bearing the most hang lowest
- 誠 【まこと】 truth, reality, fact, sincerity, honesty, faithfulness, good faith, indeed, really, absolutely, truly, actually, very, quite
- 実に 【じつに】 indeed, really, absolutely, truly, actually, very, quite
- 嘘から出たまこと 【うそからでたまこと】 something intended as a lie or joke which (by chance) ends up being true, lie turned truth
- 実り 【みのり】 ripening (of a crop), crop, harvest
- 実る 【みのる】 to bear fruit, to ripen, to produce (good) results, to show results, to bear fruit
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ぐみ、 さね
- Korean:
- sil
Spanish
- realidad
- verdad
- fruta
- nuez
- semilla
- contenido
- buen resultado
- dar frutos
- madurar
Portuguese
- realidade
- verdade
French
- réalité
- vérité
233 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
312 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
296 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
89 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1297 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
233 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
466 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
678 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.20 | Japanese for Busy People |
203 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
203 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
672 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
470 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2765 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1416 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1911 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1586 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
7124 | Morohashi |
2225 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1324 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1572 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1694 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
37 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
301 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
763 | 2001 Kanji |
3m5.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-5 | SKIP code |
3053.0 | Four corner code |
1-28-34 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5b9f | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N4
410 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 験 【ゲン】 effect, efficacy, omen
- 験者 【ケンザ】 mountaineering ascetic, practitioner of mountain asceticism
- 治験 【チケン】 clinical trial
- 筆記試験 【ヒッキシケン】 written examination
- 験 【ゲン】 effect, efficacy, omen
- ゲン担ぎ 【ゲンカツギ】 superstition, acting superstitiously (for good luck)
- 霊験 【レイゲン】 miraculous efficacy, miracle, miraculous virtue
Kun reading compounds
- 徴 【しるし】 sign, indication, omen
- 試す 【ためす】 to try (out), to have a try (at), to test, to put to the test
- 試し 【ためし】 trial, test
Readings
- Korean:
- heom
Spanish
- prueba
- intento
- efecto
Portuguese
- verificação
- efeito
- teste
French
- vérification
- examen
- effet
600 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
500 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
475 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
404 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
5220 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
355 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
282 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2.9 | Japanese for Busy People |
532 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
541 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
793 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1920 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2306 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1192 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1628 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1999 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
44835 | Morohashi |
1833 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6758 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1980 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2134 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
385 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
635 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3463 | 2001 Kanji |
10a8.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-10-8 | SKIP code |
7833.6 | Four corner code |
1-24-19 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
9a13 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
6 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 年 【ネン】 year, counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school), period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
- 年会 【ネンカイ】 conference, annual convention
- 往年 【オウネン】 years gone by, earlier years, former years, the past
- 平年 【ヘイネン】 non-leap year, average year (for rainfall, temperature, etc.), normal year
Kun reading compounds
- 年 【とし】 year, age, years, past one's prime, old age
- 年明け 【としあけ】 beginning of the year, early in the New Year
- いい年 【いいとし】 mature age, advanced age, maturity, age when one is old enough to know better
- 御年 【おんとし】 age (esp. advanced)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ね
- Korean:
- nyeon
Spanish
- año
- edad
Portuguese
- Ano
French
- année
- compteur d'années
126 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
20 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
64 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
3 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
188 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
64 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
51 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
342 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.3 | Japanese for Busy People |
45 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
45 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
24 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
574 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2528 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1284 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1752 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1045 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
9168 | Morohashi |
2035 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1593 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1036 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1114 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
13 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
51 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2355 | 2001 Kanji |
0a6.16 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-4 | SKIP code |
4-6-3 | SKIP code |
8050.0 | Four corner code |
1-39-15 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5e74 | Unicode hex code |