671 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
569 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
542 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
593 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
139 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
390 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
382 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
919A | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
300 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
300 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
359 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
516 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2805 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1444 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1946 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1947 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
2752 | Morohashi |
2256 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
620 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1928 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2078 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
348 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
530 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
586 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 単 【タン】 single, simple, singles (tennis, badminton, etc.), win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
- 単位 【タンイ】 unit, denomination, credit (in school), in units of (e.g. "in thousands"), in amounts of
- 菜単 【サイタン】 menu (at a Chinese restaurant)
- 指定単 【シテイタン】 designated money trust
Kun reading compounds
- 一重 【ひとえ】 one layer, single layer, monopetalous, unlined kimono, single-edged eyelid, eyelid with an epicanthic fold, upper eyelid with no fold
- 単衣 【たんい】 unlined kimono, one kimono, a single kimono
- 十二単 【じゅうにひとえ】 twelve-layered ceremonial kimono (worn by a court lady), ajuga (Ajuga nipponensis), bugle
Readings
- Korean:
- dan, seon
Spanish
- sencillo
- uno
- unidad
- sólo
- único
Portuguese
- Simples
- um
- solteiro
- meramente
French
- simple
- un
- unique
- seulement
955 | 2001 Kanji |
3n6.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-6 | SKIP code |
9050.6 | Four corner code |
3250.6 | Four corner code |
1-35-17 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5358 | Unicode hex code |
弓
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N1
1802 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 弓 【キュウ】 bow (and arrow), unit of distance to an archery target (approx. six feet), unit of distance for land surveying (approx. eight feet)
- 弓矢 【ユミヤ】 bow and arrow, weapon, arms
- 洋弓 【ヨウキュウ】 (Western) archery, Western-style bow
- 鰓弓 【サイキュウ】 branchial arch, gill arch
Kun reading compounds
- 弓 【ゆみ】 bow (weapon), archery, bow (for a violin, etc.)
- 弓矢 【ゆみや】 bow and arrow, weapon, arms
- 大弓 【だいきゅう】 bow, longbow
- 上げ弓 【あげゆみ】 up-bow (technique used when playing a string instrument)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- こ、 ゆ
- Korean:
- gung
Spanish
- arco
Portuguese
- arquear
- arco (arma
- violino)
French
- arc
- archet
107 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
836 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1539 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1560 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1419 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1268 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
95 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
212 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
212 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
592 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
604 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4193 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2120 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2869 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1239 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
9692 | Morohashi |
3383 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1678 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1231 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1317 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
83 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3552 | 2001 Kanji |
3h0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-3-1 | SKIP code |
4-4-1 | SKIP code |
1720.7 | Four corner code |
1772.7 | Four corner code |
1-21-61 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5f13 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1053 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 綱 【コウ】 class
- 綱領 【コウリョウ】 general plan, main points, summary, platform (e.g. for a campaign), mission statement
- 要綱 【ヨウコウ】 main principle, gist, general plan, guidelines, outline
- 大綱 【タイコウ】 fundamental principles, main lines, outline, summary, general features
Kun reading compounds
- 綱 【つな】 rope, cord, line, grand champion's braided belt
- 綱引き 【つなひき】 tug of war, forward puller (of a rickshaw)
- 命の綱 【いのちのつな】 the thread of life
- 望みの綱 【のぞみのつな】 one's last hope, one's only hope, the last hope
Readings
- Korean:
- gang
Spanish
- soga
- cuerda
- cordón
- categoría
Portuguese
- amarrio
- classe (gênero em biologia)
- corda
- cabo
French
- haussière
- classe (genre)
- corde
- câble
1264 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1250 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3561 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1052 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1635 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2661 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1609 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1716 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1566 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1541 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1735 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
928 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1253 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1982 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
27576 | Morohashi |
1372 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4525 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1963 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2114 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1723 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2753 | 2001 Kanji |
6a8.23 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-6-8 | SKIP code |
2792.0 | Four corner code |
1-25-43 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7db1 | Unicode hex code |