| 140 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 55 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 71 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 116 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1170 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 131 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 34 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 346 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.3 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 82 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 82 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 82 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 285 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2693 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1371 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1857 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 113 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 3297 | Morohashi |
| 2169 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 716 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 112 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 117 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 140 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 53 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
177 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 名 【メイ】 counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such), first name, famous, great, name, noun
- 名画 【メイガ】 famous picture, masterpiece (painting), excellent film, film classic
- 同名 【ドウメイ】 same name, homonym
- 芸名 【ゲイメイ】 stage name
- 名目 【メイモク】 name, title, appellation, (something) nominal, (under the) pretext (of), pretense
- 苗字 【ミョウジ】 surname, family name, last name
- 仮名 【カメイ】 alias, pseudonym, pen name, nom de plume
- 同名 【ドウメイ】 same name, homonym
Kun reading compounds
- 名 【な】 name, given name, title, fame, renown, reputation, pretext, pretense, justification, appearance
- 名残 【なごり】 remains, traces, vestiges, relics, (the sorrow of) parting, end
- 仮名 【かめい】 alias, pseudonym, pen name, nom de plume
- 片仮名 【かたかな】 katakana, angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for loanwords
Readings
- Japanese names:
- と
- Korean:
- myeong
Spanish
- nombre
- célebre
- distinguido
- reputación
Portuguese
- nome
- fama
- distinção
- reputação
French
- nom
- célèbre
- fameux
- réputation
| 2577 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3d3.12 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-3 | SKIP code |
| 4-6-1 | SKIP code |
| 3-3-3 | SKIP code |
| 2760.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-44-30 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 540d | 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 junior high
JLPT level N1
704 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 江 【コウ】 large river (esp. the Yangtze), Lake Biwa
- 江上 【コウジョウ】 (on the) bank of a large river
- 長江 【チョウコウ】 Yangtze River (China), Changjiang River
- 三角江 【サンカクコウ】 estuary
Kun reading compounds
- 江 【え】 inlet, bay
- 縁 【えん】 fate, destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together), relationship (e.g. between two people), bond, link, connection, family ties, affinity, opportunity, chance (to meet someone and start a relationship), pratyaya (indirect conditions, as opposed to direct causes), narrow open-air veranda
- 堀江 【ほりえ】 canal
- 松江 【まつえ】 Matsue (city in Shimane)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- くん、 とうみ、 み、 りえ
- Korean:
- gang
Spanish
- gran río
- ensenada
- bahía
Portuguese
- riacho
- pequena baía em lagos
- baía
French
- baie
- crique
- anse
- rivière
| 1244 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 517 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2491 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 994 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1458 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 252 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 821 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 840 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 905 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1160 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 257 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 162 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 195 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 141 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 17140 | Morohashi |
| 221 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3045 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 139 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 148 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1085 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 372 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3a3.8 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-3 | SKIP code |
| 3111.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-25-30 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6c5f | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N2
575 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 戸 【コ】 counter for houses, households, apartments, etc.
- 戸外 【コガイ】 open air, outdoors, outside
- 一戸 【イッコ】 one house, household
- 下戸 【ゲコ】 non-drinker, someone who cannot drink
Kun reading compounds
- 戸 【と】 door (esp. Japanese-style), shutter, window shutter, entrance (to a home), narrows
- 戸惑い 【とまどい】 being at sea, losing one's bearings, confusion, wonderment, disorientation upon waking at night, forgetting which house or room to enter
- 鳴門 【なると】 strait with a roaring tidal ebb and flow, whirlpool, maelstrom, kamaboko with a spiral whirlpool-like pattern, cooking technique where ingredients are cut in a spiral pattern, Naruto (city in Tokushima), Naruto Strait, Naruto wakame
- 引き戸 【ひきど】 sliding door
Readings
- Japanese names:
- え、 へ
- Korean:
- ho
Spanish
- puerta
- casa
- puerta corrediza
Portuguese
- Porta
French
- porte
- compteur de maisons
- radical porte (no 63)
| 69 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 120 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 108 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 342 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1817 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 126 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 551 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 59 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 152 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 152 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 534 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 841 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2429 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1227 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1691 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1085 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 11696X | Morohashi |
| 1930 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2048 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1076 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1157 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 90 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3060 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4m0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-1-3 | SKIP code |
| 3020.7 | Four corner code |
| 3027.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-24-45 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6238 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
163 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 百 【ヒャク】 hundred, 100
- １００億 【ヒャクオク】 10,000,000,000, ten billion
- ９００ 【キュウヒャク】 900, nine hundred, fool, idiot
- ５００ 【ゴヒャク】 500, five hundred, many
- 凡百 【ボンピャク】 various, many, all kinds of
Kun reading compounds
- 百 【もも】 hundred, 100, (a great) many
- 百重 【ももえ】 piling up highly, becoming a large pile
Readings
- Japanese names:
- お、 ど、 どう、 なり、 ひゃっ、 ひゅく、 も、 もんど、 ゆう
- Korean:
- baeg, maeg
Spanish
- cien
- muchos
Portuguese
- cem
French
- cent
| 130 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 11 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 67 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 73 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 33 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 82 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 74 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 265 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1.A | Japanese for Busy People |
| 14 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 14 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 11 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1363 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2519 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1279 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1746 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 38 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 22679 | Morohashi |
| 2026 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3864 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 38 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 38 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 218 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 50 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3178 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4c2.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-4 | SKIP code |
| 4-6-1 | SKIP code |
| 1060.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-41-20 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 767e | Unicode hex code |
scenery, view
- On:
- ケイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
419 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 景 【ケイ】 vista, view, scene, scenic view, counter for scenes (in a play)
- 景観 【ケイカン】 scenery
- 八景 【ハッケイ】 eight picturesque sights
- 殺風景 【サップウケイ】 dreary, bleak, monotonous, barren, tasteless, unrefined
Readings
- Japanese names:
- かげ
- Korean:
- gyeong, yeong
Spanish
- paisaje
- vista
- panorama
- escena
Portuguese
- cenário
- visão
French
- paysage
- vue
| 386 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 494 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 469 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 645 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2142 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 509 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 603 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1764 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 853 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 872 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1021 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 975 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3118 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1597 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2179 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 320 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 13983 | Morohashi |
| 2470 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2487 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 314 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 336 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 585 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3841 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4c8.8 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-4-8 | SKIP code |
| 2-6-6 | SKIP code |
| 6090.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-23-42 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 666f | Unicode hex code |