207 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
122 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
110 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
98 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
162 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
140 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
27 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
112 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.17 | Japanese for Busy People |
49 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
49 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
28 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
241 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2478 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1254 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1720 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
575 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
2703 | Morohashi |
1984 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
604 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
568 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
610 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
91 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
154 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 午前 【ゴゼン】 morning, a.m.
- 午後 【ゴゴ】 afternoon, p.m.
- 端午 【タンゴ】 Boys' Day celebration (May 5), Dragon Boat Festival (China)
- 亭午 【テイゴ】 noon
Kun reading compounds
- 午 【うま】 the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac), hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm), south, fifth month of the lunar calendar
- 午年 【うまどし】 year of the Horse
- 庚午 【かのえうま】 Metal Horse (7th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1930, 1990, 2050)
- 甲午 【きのえうま】 Wood Horse (31st term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1954, 2014, 2074)
Readings
- Korean:
- o
Spanish
- mediodía
Portuguese
- meio-dia
French
- midi
- signe de la 7ème branche terrestre
- signe du Cheval (zodiaque)
- 11 h à 13 h
- Sud (180°)
2355 | 2001 Kanji |
2k2.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-2 | SKIP code |
4-4-3 | SKIP code |
8040.0 | Four corner code |
1-24-65 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5348 | Unicode hex code |
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
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) |
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 1
JLPT level N5
642 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 休刊 【キュウカン】 suspension of publication
- 休暇 【キュウカ】 holiday, day off, furlough, absence (from work)
- 帰休 【キキュウ】 leave, furlough, temporary layoff
- 定休 【テイキュウ】 regular holiday, fixed day off, regular closing day
Kun reading compounds
- 休む 【やすむ】 to be absent, to take a day off, to rest, to have a break, to go to bed, to (lie down to) sleep, to turn in, to retire, to stop doing some ongoing activity for a time, to suspend business
- 休まる 【やすまる】 to be rested, to feel at ease, to repose, to be relieved
- 休める 【やすめる】 to rest, to suspend, to give relief
Readings
- Korean:
- hyu
Spanish
- descanso
- descansar
- tomarse un descanso
- estar descansado
- dar descanso
Portuguese
- descanso
- dia desligado
- aposentar
- sono
French
- repos
- jour de repos
- se coucher
- dormir
61 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
80 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
13 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
583 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
380 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
153 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
13 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
233 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.6 | Japanese for Busy People |
60 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
60 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
138 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
64 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
56 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
36 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
37 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
974 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
440 | Morohashi |
52 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
142 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
965 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1038 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
56 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2164 | 2001 Kanji |
2a4.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-2-4 | SKIP code |
2429.0 | Four corner code |
1-21-57 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
4f11 | Unicode hex code |