568 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
462 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
438 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
182 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1163 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
620 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
401 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
277 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.17 | Japanese for Busy People |
642 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
652 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
851 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
281 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2692 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1370 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1856 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
297 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
3281 | Morohashi |
2168 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
714 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
291 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
311 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
363 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
463 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N2
243 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 各 【カク】 each, every, all
- 各自 【カクジ】 each (person), everyone, individual, respective
Kun reading compounds
- 各々 【おのおの】 each, you (plural)
- 各々方 【おのおのがた】 all of you
Readings
- Japanese names:
- かか、 かが
- Korean:
- gag
Spanish
- cada uno
- cada
- respectivamente
Portuguese
- cada
- todo
- um ou outro
French
- chacun
- chaque
2577 | 2001 Kanji |
4i3.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-3 | SKIP code |
4-6-1 | SKIP code |
2760.4 | Four corner code |
1-19-38 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5404 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
111 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 務歯 【ムシ】 zipper teeth, zip teeth
- 務所 【ムショ】 prison, jail, slammer, pen
- 政務 【セイム】 government affairs
- 外務 【ガイム】 foreign affairs
Kun reading compounds
- 勤める 【つとめる】 to work (for), to be employed (at), to serve (in), to serve (as), to act (as), to fill (the position of), to play the role (of), to conduct a religious service
Readings
- Japanese names:
- つかさ、 み
- Korean:
- mu
Spanish
- tarea
- obligaciones
- deber
- cargo
- servir
- desempeñar un cargo
Portuguese
- tarefa
- deveres
French
- tâche
- devoir
- travail
722 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
815 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
795 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
140 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3167 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
491 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
372 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1377 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.5 | Japanese for Busy People |
235 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
235 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
388 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
222 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1505 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
797 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1085 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1235 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
2394 | Morohashi |
1173 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
546 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1227 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1313 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
244 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
747 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3545 | 2001 Kanji |
4i7.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-5-6 | SKIP code |
1822.7 | Four corner code |
1-44-19 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
52d9 | Unicode hex code |
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)
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) |
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 2
JLPT level N3
42 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 市 【シ】 city
- 市営 【シエイ】 (under) municipal management (transport, housing, etc.), city facility management
- 同市 【ドウシ】 same city
- 田園都市 【デンエントシ】 garden city
Kun reading compounds
- 市 【いち】 market, fair
- 市中 【しちゅう】 in the city, in the community
- 骨董市 【こっとういち】 antique market, flea market
- 草市 【くさいち】 flower market during Obon, fair of plants and flowers (as offerings)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- い、 ち
- Korean:
- si
Spanish
- mercado
- ciudad
Portuguese
- mercado
- cidade
French
- marché
- ville
- cité
222 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
144 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
130 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
78 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
284 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
119 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
162 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
195 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.4 | Japanese for Busy People |
181 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
181 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
547 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
556 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2487 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1258 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1724 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
419 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
8775 | Morohashi |
1993 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1549 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
412 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
440 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
305 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
109 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
444 | 2001 Kanji |
2j3.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-3 | SKIP code |
4-4-3 | SKIP code |
0022.7 | Four corner code |
1-27-52 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5e02 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
315 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 役 【ヤク】 role, assignment, responsibility, duty, function, job, service, position (of responsibility), post, office, part (in a play, film, etc.), role, character, scoring combination, hand, yaku, meld
- 役員 【ヤクイン】 director, executive, officer, official, person in charge
- 悪役 【アクヤク】 villain, baddie, the villain's part
- 大役 【タイヤク】 important task, important role, great duty, important mission, major part (in a film, play, etc.), leading role, high-scoring combination
- 役 【エキ】 war, campaign, battle, unpaid work (ritsuryō system), forced labor
- 役務 【エキム】 labor, labour, service
- 荷役 【ニエキ】 handling cargo, loading and unloading
- 就役 【シュウエキ】 being placed on duty, going into commission (of a warship, freighter, etc.), being placed in commission
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ちゃく
- Korean:
- yeog
Spanish
- oficio
- deber
- servicio
- papel
- (guerra)
Portuguese
- dever
- guerra
- campanha
- esboço
- escritório
- serviço
- papel
French
- rôle
- fonctions
- guerre
- campagne
- corvée
- poste
- service
324 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
419 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
397 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
315 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1598 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
171 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
519 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
368 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
375 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
376 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
609 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
620 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
288 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
181 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
217 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
893 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
10057 | Morohashi |
244 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1726 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
884 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
949 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
266 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
290 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2068 | 2001 Kanji |
3i4.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-4 | SKIP code |
2724.7 | Four corner code |
1-44-82 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5f79 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
221 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 所 【ショ】 counter for places
- 署員 【ショイン】 staff member, station employee, official
- 高所 【コウショ】 high place, high ground, height, (high) altitude, elevation, broad (point of) view
- 随所 【ズイショ】 everywhere, all over the place, here and there, at every turn
Kun reading compounds
- 所 【ところ】 place, spot, scene, site, address, district, area, locality, one's house, point, aspect, side, facet, passage (in text), part, space, room, thing, matter, whereupon, as a result, about to, on the verge of, was just doing, was in the process of doing, have just done, just finished doing, approximately, around, about
- 所が 【ところが】 even so, however, still, whereupon, even though, nevertheless, on the contrary, as a matter of fact, despite
- 一所 【いっしょ】 one place, the same place, one person, together
- 痛いところ 【いたいところ】 one's weak point, one's sore spot, raw nerve
- 所か 【どころか】 far from, anything but, not at all ... but rather ..., not ..., on the contrary, ..., instead of, rather than, let alone, to say nothing of, not to mention, much less, not only ... (but also ...)
- 所じゃない 【どころじゃない】 not the time for, not the place for, far from, anything but, ... is out of the question, ... isn't the word for it
- 大所 【おおどころ】 wealthy family, important person, bigwig
- 居所 【いどころ】 whereabouts, address, place of temporary residence
- 所 【ところ】 place, spot, scene, site, address, district, area, locality, one's house, point, aspect, side, facet, passage (in text), part, space, room, thing, matter, whereupon, as a result, about to, on the verge of, was just doing, was in the process of doing, have just done, just finished doing, approximately, around, about
- 所が 【ところが】 even so, however, still, whereupon, even though, nevertheless, on the contrary, as a matter of fact, despite
- 早いとこ 【はやいとこ】 promptly, quickly
- 僕んとこ 【ぼくんとこ】 at my place
Readings
- Japanese names:
- せ
- Korean:
- so
Spanish
- lugar
Portuguese
- Lugar
French
- lieu
246 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
328 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
312 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
107 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1821 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
137 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
177 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
600 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.3 | Japanese for Busy People |
153 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
153 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
149 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
843 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1056 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
568 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
752 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1137 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
11715X | Morohashi |
851 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2054 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1127 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1208 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
129 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
305 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3054 | 2001 Kanji |
4m4.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-4 | SKIP code |
3222.1 | Four corner code |
7222.1 | Four corner code |
1-29-74 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6240 | 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 |
station
- On:
- エキ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
724 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 駅 【エキ】 railway station, train station, staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan), counter for railway stations and bus stations
- 駅員 【エキイン】 (train) station attendant, station employee, station staff
- 宿駅 【シュクエキ】 relay station, post station, stage
- 終着駅 【シュウチャクエキ】 terminal station
Readings
- Korean:
- yeog
Spanish
- estación
Portuguese
- estação
French
- gare
158 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
253 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
233 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
384 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
5199 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
189 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
101 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2172 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.12 | Japanese for Busy People |
284 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
284 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
56 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1915 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2292 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1184 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1618 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
2003 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
44633P | Morohashi |
1822 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6735 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1984 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2138 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
426 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3462 | 2001 Kanji |
10a4.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-10-4 | SKIP code |
7738.7 | Four corner code |
1-17-56 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
99c5 | Unicode hex code |