124 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
208 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
190 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
205 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
778 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
157 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
29 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
912 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.20 | Japanese for Busy People |
74 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
74 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
41 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
247 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2584 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1320 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1791 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1627 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
2750 | Morohashi |
2082 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
619 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1613 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1740 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
401 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
186 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
341 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 南 【ナン】 south wind tile, winning hand with a pung (or kong) of south wind tiles
- 南海 【ナンカイ】 southern sea
- 東南 【トウナン】 south-east
- 西南 【セイナン】 south-west
- 南 【ナン】 south wind tile, winning hand with a pung (or kong) of south wind tiles
- 南海 【ナンカイ】 southern sea
Kun reading compounds
- 南 【みなみ】 south
- 南アフリカ 【みなみアフリカ】 South Africa
- 東南 【とうなん】 south-east
- 西南 【せいなん】 south-west
Readings
- Japanese names:
- なみ、 は、 みな、 みまみ
- Korean:
- nam
Spanish
- Sur
Portuguese
- sul
French
- sud
1553 | 2001 Kanji |
2k7.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-7 | SKIP code |
3-4-5 | SKIP code |
4022.7 | Four corner code |
1-38-78 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5357 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
74 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 京 【キョウ】 imperial capital (esp. Kyoto), final word of an iroha poem, 10^16, 10,000,000,000,000,000, ten quadrillion
- 京都 【キョウト】 Kyoto (city, prefecture)
- 帝京 【テイキョウ】 the capital
- 在京 【ザイキョウ】 being in the capital (i.e. Tokyo, or formerly Kyoto)
- 京 【キョウ】 imperial capital (esp. Kyoto), final word of an iroha poem, 10^16, 10,000,000,000,000,000, ten quadrillion
- 京阪 【ケイハン】 Kyoto and Osaka, Kyoto-Osaka area
- 英京 【エイキョウ】 British capital, London
- キン族 【キンゾク】 Kinh (people), Vietnamese (people)
- 南京 【ナンキン】 Nanjing (China), Nanking, pumpkin, squash, Chinese, Southeast Asian, foreign, rare, precious, cute
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
- 長岡京 【ながおかきょう】 Nagaoka-kyō (capital of Japan 784-794), Nagaokakyō (city)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- たか
- Korean:
- gyeong
Spanish
- capital
Portuguese
- capital
- 10 elevado a 16
French
- capitale
- 10**16
63 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
110 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
99 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
16 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
295 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
172 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
109 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
663 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.10 | Japanese for Busy People |
189 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
189 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
233 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
39 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2546 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1297 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1766 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
318 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
299 | Morohashi |
2052 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
93 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
312 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
334 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
303 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
157 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
441 | 2001 Kanji |
2j6.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-6 | SKIP code |
0090.6 | Four corner code |
1-21-94 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
4eac | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
977 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 海浦 【カイホ】 seaside
- 曲浦 【キョクホ】 winding coast (beach)
Kun reading compounds
- 浦 【うら】 inlet, seashore, beach
- 浦内笛鯛 【うらうちふえだい】 Papuan black snapper (Lutjanus goldiei)
- 津々浦々 【つつうらうら】 all over the country, throughout the land, every nook and cranny of the land, far and wide, (in) every port and harbor
Readings
- Korean:
- po
Spanish
- bahía
- ensenada
- golfo
Portuguese
- baía
- riacho
- pequena baía
- golfo
- praia
- costa
French
- baie
- crique
- anse
- golfe
- rivage
- côte
- plage
1785 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
856 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2571 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1015 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1474 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1067 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1442 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1534 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1846 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1198 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
524 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
321 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
395 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1854 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
17475 | Morohashi |
437 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3156 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1837 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1980 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1360 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
353 | 2001 Kanji |
3a7.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-7 | SKIP code |
3312.7 | Four corner code |
1-17-26 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6d66 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1617 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 鎮 【チン】 a weight, temple supervisor, town (of China)
- 鎮圧 【チンアツ】 suppression (of a riot, revolt, etc.), repression, putting down, quelling
- 重鎮 【ジュウチン】 leader, authority, mainstay
- 郷鎮 【ゴウチン】 township and village enterprises (in China), TVE
Kun reading compounds
- 静める 【しずめる】 to quiet (a child, crowd, etc.), to quieten, to make quiet, to calm (one's nerves, excitement, etc.), to compose (oneself), to appease (someone's anger), to pacify, to settle (e.g. discord), to suppress (a rebellion, riot, fire, etc.), to quell, to put down, to get under control, to relieve (a cough, pain, etc.), to soothe, to alleviate, to ease, to appease (a spirit, soul, etc.), to pacify, to soothe
- 静まる 【しずまる】 to become quiet, to quiet down, to quieten down, to calm down, to die down, to subside, to abate, to be suppressed
Readings
- Japanese names:
- しげ、 じん、 ちか、 しん
- Korean:
- jin
Spanish
- tranquilo
- calmado
- tranquilizarse
- calmarse
- tranquilizar
- calmar
Portuguese
- tranqüilizar
- centros para preservação da paz
French
- tranquilliser
1605 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1520 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4903 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1348 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1857 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2751 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1786 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1919 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1606 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1833 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2210 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1154 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1570 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
282 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
40745 | Morohashi |
1759 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6328 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
276 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
294 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1909 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2861 | 2001 Kanji |
8a10.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-8-10 | SKIP code |
8418.1 | Four corner code |
1-36-35 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
93ae | Unicode hex code |
車
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
333 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 車 【シャ】 car, vehicle, van, truck, wagon, lorry, (train) car, carriage
- 車検 【シャケン】 vehicle inspection
- 軽自動車 【ケイジドウシャ】 light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp), k-car, kei car
- 台車 【ダイシャ】 platform truck, hand truck, trolley, dolly, cart, truck, bogie
Kun reading compounds
- 車 【くるま】 car, automobile, vehicle, wheel, castor, caster
- 車椅子 【くるまいす】 wheelchair
- 火の車 【ひのくるま】 fiery chariot (that carries the souls of sinners into hell), desperate financial situation, dire straits
Readings
- Japanese names:
- くら、 くろま
- Korean:
- cha, geo
Spanish
- coche
- vehículo
- rueda
Portuguese
- carro
French
- véhicule
- voiture
88 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
63 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
31 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
162 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4608 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
54 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
91 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
532 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.2 | Japanese for Busy People |
133 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
133 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
62 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1769 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4367 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2212 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2976 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
292 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
38172 | Morohashi |
3552 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
5939 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
286 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
304 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
231 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
64 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1555 | 2001 Kanji |
7c0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-7-3 | SKIP code |
5000.6 | Four corner code |
1-28-54 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
8eca | Unicode hex code |
counter for large vehicles
- On:
- リョウ
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 輛 【リョウ】 counter for carriages (e.g. in a train), counter for vehicles
- 一両 【イチリョウ】 one vehicle, one ryō (an old coin)
Readings
- Korean:
- ryang
Spanish
Portuguese
French
4628 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
2000 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
38361 | Morohashi |
1590 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
5969 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
7c8.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-7-8 | SKIP code |
5102.7 | Four corner code |
1-77-49 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
8f1b | Unicode hex code |
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 廠舎 【ショウシャ】 barracks, cantonment, temporary lodging with roof but no walls (esp. for military exercises)
- 造兵廠 【ゾウヘイショウ】 armory, armoury, arms factory, arsenal
- 工廠 【コウショウ】 arsenal, arms and ammunition factory
Readings
- Korean:
- chang
Spanish
Portuguese
French
1536 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
9490X | Morohashi |
1643 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
3q12.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-3-12 | SKIP code |
0024.8 | Four corner code |
1-30-19 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5ee0 | Unicode hex code |