412 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
524 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
497 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
712 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
877 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
761 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
400 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
164 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
842 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
861 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1204 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
318 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3648 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1861 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2538 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1881 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
3257 | Morohashi |
2931 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
698 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1863 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2007 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
451 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N1
759 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 司 【シ】 office (government department beneath a bureau under the ritsuryō system)
- 司会 【シカイ】 leading a meeting, presiding over a meeting, officiating at a ceremony, chairmanship, chairman, presenter, host, moderator, master of ceremonies
- 公司 【コンス】 company (in China), firm
- にぎり寿司 【ニギリズシ】 nigirizushi, hand-pressed vinegared rice topped with seafood
Kun reading compounds
- 司る 【つかさどる】 to be in charge of, to manage, to direct, to administer, to preside over, to rule, to govern, to control
Readings
- Japanese names:
- つ、 つか、 つかさ
- Korean:
- sa
Spanish
- dirigir
- gobernar
- ordenar
Portuguese
- diretor
- oficial
- escritório do govt
- regra
- administrar
French
- directeur
- fonctionnaire
- bureau administratif
- gouverner
- administrer
3549 | 2001 Kanji |
3d2.14 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-1-4 | SKIP code |
1762.0 | Four corner code |
1-27-42 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
53f8 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
100 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 法 【ホウ】 law, act, principle, method, mood, dharma, law
- 法案 【ホウアン】 bill (law), measure
- 航法 【コウホウ】 sailing, navigation
- 会社更生法 【カイシャコウセイホウ】 Corporate Rehabilitation Law
- 法被 【ハッピ】 happi coat, happy coat, workman's livery coat, traditional Japanese straight-sleeved coat
- 法度 【ハット】 ban, prohibition, taboo, something forbidden, law, ordinance (esp. in the middle ages)
- 法師 【ホウシ】 Buddhist priest, bonze, layman dressed like a priest, person
- 法華経 【ホケキョウ】 Lotus Sutra
Kun reading compounds
- 法 【のり】 rule, law, regulation, model, pattern, teachings of Buddha, Buddhist doctrine, transverse measurement, measurement across, side-slope, slope
- 法の筵 【のりのむしろ】 preaching place
- 内法 【うちのり】 inside measure
- 外法 【そとのり】 outside measurements
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ほ
- Korean:
- beob
Spanish
- método
- ley
- doctrina
Portuguese
- método
- lei
- regra
- princípio
- modelo
- sistema
French
- méthode
- loi
- règle
- principe
- modèle
- système
513 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
612 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
584 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
145 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2535 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
213 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
676 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
824 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
123 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
123 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
518 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1181 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
391 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
248 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
295 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
758 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
17290 | Morohashi |
333 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3107 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
751 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
813 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
100 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
516 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
371 | 2001 Kanji |
3a5.20 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-5 | SKIP code |
3413.1 | Four corner code |
1-43-01 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6cd5 | Unicode hex code |
bureaucrat, the government, organ
- On:
- カン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
230 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 官 【カン】 government service, the bureaucracy
- 官界 【カンカイ】 bureaucracy
- 代官 【ダイカン】 local governor (Edo period), local magistrate, bailiff, deputy official (Middle Ages), acting administrator
- 自衛官 【ジエイカン】 Japanese Self-Defense Force official, Self-Defense Force official
Readings
- Korean:
- gwan
Spanish
- gobierno
- gubernamental (lugar
- persona)
- órgano del cuerpo
Portuguese
- burocracia
- o governo
French
- fonctionnaire
- gouvernemental
364 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
465 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
441 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
225 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1295 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
318 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
462 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
672 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
326 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
326 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
540 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
469 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2766 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1417 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1912 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1279 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
7107 | Morohashi |
2226 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1322 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1271 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1363 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
202 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
498 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
777 | 2001 Kanji |
3m5.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-5 | SKIP code |
3077.7 | Four corner code |
1-20-17 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5b98 | Unicode hex code |