205 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
119 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
107 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
132 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
825 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
202 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
388 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1231 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
136 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
136 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
405 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
260 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3733 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1910 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2593 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
136 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
2973 | Morohashi |
3009 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
652 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
134 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
142 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
113 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
192 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
172 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 原 【ゲン】 original, primitive, primary, fundamental, proto-
- 原案 【ゲンアン】 original plan, original bill, original motion, draft
- 中原 【チュウゲン】 middle of a field, middle of a country, field of contest
- 抗原 【コウゲン】 antigen
Kun reading compounds
- 原 【はら】 field, plain, prairie, tundra, moor, wilderness
- 原っぱ 【はらっぱ】 open field, empty lot, plain
- 笹原 【ささはら】 field of bamboo grass
- 関ヶ原 【せきがはら】 Sekigahara (battle site, 1600), decisive battle, critical battle
Readings
- Japanese names:
- た、 ばる、 ら、 わた、 わら
- Korean:
- weon
Spanish
- origen
- pradera
- prado
- campo
Portuguese
- prado
- original
- primitivo
- campo
- planície
- pradaria
- tundra
- sertão
French
- pré
- prairie
- champ
- original
- primitif
- toundra
- désert (étendue sauvage)
3341 | 2001 Kanji |
2p8.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-2-8 | SKIP code |
7129.6 | Four corner code |
1-24-22 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
539f | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
244 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 始発 【シハツ】 first departure (of the day), first train, first bus, departing one's home station (of a train, bus, etc.)
- 始業 【シギョウ】 start of work, commencement, opening
- 年始 【ネンシ】 beginning of the year, new year, New Year's call, New Year's greetings
- 創始 【ソウシ】 creation, founding, initiating
Kun reading compounds
- 始める 【はじめる】 to start, to begin, to commence, to initiate, to originate, to start up (a business, society, etc.), to open (e.g. a store), to establish, to start ..., to begin to ...
- 始まる 【はじまる】 to begin, to start, to commence, to happen (again), to begin (anew), to date (from), to originate (in)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- もと
- Korean:
- si
Spanish
- comenzar
- empezar
- empezar (trans.)
- empezar (intrans.)
Portuguese
- iniciar
- começar
French
- commencer
- débuter
225 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
304 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
288 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
465 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1208 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
545 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
155 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1092 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.16 | Japanese for Busy People |
494 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
503 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
129 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
439 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
335 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
211 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
252 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
755 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
6166 | Morohashi |
281 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1203 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
747 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
809 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
321 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
299 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1777 | 2001 Kanji |
3e5.9 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-5 | SKIP code |
4346.0 | Four corner code |
1-27-47 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
59cb | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
275 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 再 【サイ】 re-, again, repeated, deutero-, deuto-, deuter-
- 再演 【サイエン】 another showing (of a play), playing the same role again (i.e. of an actor), recapitulation
- 一再 【イッサイ】 once or twice, repeatedly
- 再 【サイ】 re-, again, repeated, deutero-, deuto-, deuter-
- 再演 【サイエン】 another showing (of a play), playing the same role again (i.e. of an actor), recapitulation
Kun reading compounds
- 再び 【ふたたび】 again, once more, a second time
- 再び取る 【ふたたびとる】 to reassume
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ふた
- Korean:
- jae
Spanish
- de nuevo
- otra vez
- re-
- repetidamente
Portuguese
- outra vez
- duas vezes
- segundo tempo
French
- encore une fois
- deux fois
- une deuxième fois
788 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
706 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
679 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
360 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
35 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
543 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
347 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
782 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
796 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
992 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
162 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4332 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2192 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2950 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1832 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
1524 | Morohashi |
3519 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
391 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1815 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1956 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
252 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
658 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3147 | 2001 Kanji |
0a6.26 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-6-1 | SKIP code |
1055.7 | Four corner code |
1044.7 | Four corner code |
1-26-38 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
518d | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
504 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 帰還 【キカン】 return (home), repatriation, feedback (in an electronic circuit, biological system, etc.)
- 帰化 【キカ】 naturalization, naturalisation
- 社会復帰 【シャカイフッキ】 rehabilitation (in society)
- 回帰 【カイキ】 return (to), revolution, recurrence, regression
Kun reading compounds
- 帰る 【かえる】 to return, to come home, to go home, to go back, to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.), to get home, to get to home plate
- 帰す 【かえす】 to send (someone) back, to send (someone) home
Readings
- Korean:
- gwi, gwe
Spanish
- regreso
- vuelta
- retorno
- regresar
- volver
Portuguese
- Retôrno a casa
- chegar em
- conduzir-se
- resultar
French
- retour à la maison
- arriver à
- mener à
- aboutir à
- renvoyer
182 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
106 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
96 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
454 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1582 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
263 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
163 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1018 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.6 | Japanese for Busy People |
317 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
317 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
134 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
562 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
148 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
98 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
113 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1238 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
8930 | Morohashi |
130 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1564 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1230 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1316 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
265 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
191 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1244 | 2001 Kanji |
2f8.8 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-2-8 | SKIP code |
1-1-9 | SKIP code |
2702.7 | Four corner code |
1-21-02 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5e30 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
70 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 関 【カン】 barrier, gate
- 関係 【カンケイ】 relation, relationship, connection, participation, involvement, concern, influence, effect, sexual relations, sexual relationship, related to, connected to
- 連関 【レンカン】 connection, relation, linkage
- 通関 【ツウカン】 customs clearance
Kun reading compounds
- 関 【せき】 barrier, gate, seki, mutual life
- 関取 【せきとり】 ranking wrestler in the makuuchi (senior-grade) or juryo (junior-grade) divisions
- 霞ヶ関 【かすみがせき】 Kasumigaseki, district of Tokyo where most of Japan's government ministry offices are located, government ministries (of Japan), Japanese government bureaucracy
- 関わる 【かかわる】 to be affected, to be influenced, to be concerned with, to have to do with, to stick to (opinions)
- 覗き機関 【のぞきからくり】 peep show, device with lens mounted on a stand or in a box to view enlarged pictures
- 水機関 【みずからくり】 puppet powered by (falling) water, water-powered contrivance, show using such a device (in Edo-period Osaka)
Readings
- Korean:
- gwan, wan
Spanish
- barrera
- puerta
- relación
- mecanismo
- valla
Portuguese
- conexão
- obstáculo
- passagem
- emvolver
- concernente
French
- relation
- barrière
- lien
- rapport
- concerner
365 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
467 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
444 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
104 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4958 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
289 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
982 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2245 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.7 | Japanese for Busy People |
398 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
402 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
446 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1844 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4129 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2099 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2842 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
2036 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
41297 | Morohashi |
3328 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6402 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
2017 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2173 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
84 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
614 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3863 | 2001 Kanji |
8e6.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-8-6 | SKIP code |
7743.0 | Four corner code |
1-20-56 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
95a2 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
148 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 数 【スウ】 several, a number of, quantity, amount, counting, figures, numbers, number, numeral, figure, number, destiny, fate, course of events, trend
- 数億年 【スウオクネン】 several hundred million years
- 複数 【フクスウ】 plural, multiple, plural (number)
- 枚数 【マイスウ】 the number of flat things, win-loss difference which influences the ranking of wrestlers
- 数 【スウ】 several, a number of, quantity, amount, counting, figures, numbers, number, numeral, figure, number, destiny, fate, course of events, trend
- 数億年 【スウオクネン】 several hundred million years
- 数牌 【シューパイ】 suited tiles
Kun reading compounds
- 数 【かず】 number, amount
- 数多く 【かずおおく】 in great numbers
- 手数 【てすう】 trouble, bother, number of moves (in go, shogi, etc.), number of punches
- 口数 【くちかず】 number of words a person speaks, number of dependents, number of mouths to feed, number of shares, items, applications, etc.
- 数える 【かぞえる】 to count, to enumerate
- 屡々 【しばしば】 often, again and again, frequently, repeatedly
Readings
- Japanese names:
- じゅ
- Korean:
- su, chog
Spanish
- número
- cifra
- contar
Portuguese
- número
- vigor
- destino
- lei
- figuras
French
- nombre
- compter
- destin
- loi
- chiffres
262 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
168 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
151 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
188 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2057 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
429 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
592 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2169 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.6 | Japanese for Busy People |
225 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
225 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
529 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
945 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2245 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1170 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1591 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
938 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
13319 | Morohashi |
1790 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2353 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
929 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
998 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
159 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
227 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1066 | 2001 Kanji |
4i9.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-9-4 | SKIP code |
9844.0 | Four corner code |
1-31-84 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6570 | Unicode hex code |