1142 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
464 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1053 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
990 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1124 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
278 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1141 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1194 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
893 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
282 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2691 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1369 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1855 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
326 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
3289 | Morohashi |
2167 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
711 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
320 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
342 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
199 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
1064 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
711 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 吉 【キチ】 good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result), good luck, auspiciousness, unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
- 吉祥天 【キッショウテン】 Sri-mahadevi (consort of Vaishravana)
- 大吉 【ダイキチ】 excellent luck
- 中吉 【チュウキチ】 moderately good luck (in fortune telling)
- 吉 【キチ】 good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result), good luck, auspiciousness, unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
- 吉事 【キチジ】 auspicious event
- 嘉吉 【カキツ】 Kakitsu era (1441.2.17-1444.2.5)
- 勿吉 【モッキツ】 Mohe (one of the Tungusic-speaking tribes)
Kun reading compounds
- 吉川神道 【よしかわしんとう】 Yoshikawa Shinto (Confucianist form of Shinto, stripped of Buddhist influence)
- 吉川線 【よしかわせん】 scratch marks on the neck of a body (indicating a struggling victim of strangulation)
- 土吉 【つちよし】 earth form of "good luck" character
- 豊臣秀吉 【とよとみひでよし】 Toyotomi Hideyoshi
Readings
- Japanese names:
- え、 き、 きっ、 きる、 こし、 と、 よ
- Korean:
- gil
Spanish
- buena suerte
- alegría
- felicitaciones
Portuguese
- boa sorte
- prazer
- congratulações
French
- bonne chance
- joie
- félicitations
1477 | 2001 Kanji |
3p3.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-3 | SKIP code |
4060.1 | Four corner code |
1-21-40 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5409 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
2418 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 海芋 【カイウ】 calla (Zantedeschia aethiopica)
- 阿蘭陀海芋 【オランダカイウ】 calla lily (Zantedeschia aethiopica)
Kun reading compounds
- 芋 【いも】 tuber, taro, potato, yam, yokel, bumpkin, dud, worthless thing
- 芋洗い 【いもあらい】 washing potatoes (in a bucket), being very crowded, being packed with people
- 焼き芋 【やきいも】 roasted sweet potato, baked sweet potato
- 唐芋 【とういも】 sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
Readings
- Korean:
- u, hu
Spanish
- patata
- batata
Portuguese
- batata
French
- pomme de terre
1011 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
2001 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3896 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1682 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1694 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
288 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1909 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
2081 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1834 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
639 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2706 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1381 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1868 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1670 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
30670P | Morohashi |
2181 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4964 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1655 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1784 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1088 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1947 | 2001 Kanji |
3k3.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-3 | SKIP code |
4440.1 | Four corner code |
1-16-82 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
828b | Unicode hex code |