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 6
JLPT level N3
930 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 探検 【タンケン】 exploration, expedition
- 探求 【タンキュウ】 search, quest, pursuit
- 内探 【ナイタン】 private inquiry, private enquiry, secret investigation
- 独探 【ドクタン】 German spy
Kun reading compounds
- 探る 【さぐる】 to feel around for, to fumble for, to grope for, to search for, to look for, to investigate, to probe into, to spy on, to sound out, to explore (parts unknown), to enjoy (natural beauty)
- 探す 【さがす】 to search for, to look for, to hunt for, to seek, to search (a house, pocket, etc.), to search through, to rummage in (e.g. a drawer), to fish around
Readings
- Korean:
- tam
Spanish
- explorar
- indagar
- buscar
- sondear
Portuguese
- tatear
- pesquisar
- procurar
French
- chercher
- tâtonner
- enquête
942 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
930 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1239 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1949 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1236 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
578 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1316 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
535 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
544 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1258 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
908 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
613 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
374 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
466 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1340 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
12276 | Morohashi |
505 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2211 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1327 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1425 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
927 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1364 | 2001 Kanji |
3c8.16 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-8 | SKIP code |
5709.4 | Four corner code |
1-35-21 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
63a2 | Unicode hex code |
spy
- On:
- テイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1857 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 偵察 【テイサツ】 scouting, reconnaissance
- 偵察衛星 【テイサツエイセイ】 reconnaissance satellite, spy satellite
- 内偵 【ナイテイ】 secret investigation, private enquiry, private inquiry, reconnaissance, scouting
- 密偵 【ミッテイ】 spy, secret agent, spying
Readings
- Korean:
- jeong
Spanish
- espiar
- inquirir
Portuguese
- espião
French
- espion
1619 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1878 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
502 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1839 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1060 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1276 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1928 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
2113 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1765 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
121 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
157 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
106 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
122 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
990 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
898 | Morohashi |
138 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
270 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
981 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1056 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1410 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2161 | 2001 Kanji |
2a9.15 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-2-9 | SKIP code |
2128.6 | Four corner code |
1-36-69 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5075 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
78 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 戦 【セン】 war, battle, match, game, competition
- 戦域 【センイキ】 war area, battlefield, theater, theatre
- 開戦 【カイセン】 outbreak of war, starting a war
- 回戦 【カイセン】 event with ... rounds, innings, legs, etc., nth-round match (in a knockout tournament)
Kun reading compounds
- 戦 【いくさ】 war, battle, campaign, fight, troops, forces
- 戦場 【せんじょう】 battlefield, battleground
- 負け戦 【まけいくさ】 losing a battle, lost battle, battle one cannot win, battle one is doomed to lose
- 野合戦 【のがっせん】 battle in the open, battle on an open field
- 戦う 【たたかう】 to make war (on), to wage war (against), to go to war (with), to fight (with), to do battle (against), to compete (against), to struggle (against adversities, etc.), to fight, to contend, to resist
- 戦く 【おののく】 to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.), to shudder, to tremble
- 戦ぐ 【そよぐ】 to rustle, to sway, to stir, to flutter
- 戦慄く 【わななく】 to tremble, to shiver, to shake
Readings
- Japanese names:
- せ
- Korean:
- jeon
Spanish
- guerra
- batalla
- lucha
- pelear
- batallar
- combatir
- luchar
Portuguese
- guerra
- batalha
- disputa
French
- guerre
- bataille
- match
448 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
555 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
526 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
88 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1810 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
399 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
550 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
301 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
301 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
360 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
839 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2242 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1169 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1590 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1948 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
11631P | Morohashi |
1787 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2037 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1929 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2079 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
32 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
608 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
959 | 2001 Kanji |
4n9.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-9-4 | SKIP code |
9355.0 | Four corner code |
3355.0 | Four corner code |
1-32-79 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6226 | Unicode hex code |
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 慄然 【リツゼン】 terrified, horrified
- 慄烈 【リツレツ】 stinging cold
- 戦々慄々 【センセンリツリツ】 trembling with fear, filled with trepidation
- 震慄 【シンリツ】 tremble, shudder, quiver
Kun reading compounds
- 戦く 【おののく】 to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.), to shudder, to tremble
Readings
- Korean:
- ryul
Spanish
Portuguese
French
1738 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1963 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
791 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
589 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
11042 | Morohashi |
642 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1940 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1736 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
4k10.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-10 | SKIP code |
9109.4 | Four corner code |
1-56-43 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6144 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
373 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 楽 【ガク】 music, old Japanese court music, gagaku
- 楽章 【ガクショウ】 movement
- 邦楽 【ホウガク】 Japanese music (esp. traditional Japanese music)
- 室内楽 【シツナイガク】 chamber music
- 楽 【ラク】 comfort, ease, relief, (at) peace, relaxation, easy, simple, without trouble, without hardships, (economically) comfortable, raku pottery, sukha (happiness)
- 楽園 【ラクエン】 paradise, Eden
- 千秋楽 【センシュウラク】 final day of a performance, closing date, final show, final day of a tournament
- 行楽 【コウラク】 outing, excursion, pleasure trip, going on a picnic
- 猿楽 【サルガク】 sarugaku (form of theatre popular in Japan during the 11th to 14th centuries), noh, fooling around
Kun reading compounds
- 楽しい 【たのしい】 enjoyable, fun, pleasant, happy, delightful
- 楽しい思い出 【たのしいおもいで】 happy memory, sweet memory
- 楽しむ 【たのしむ】 to enjoy, to take pleasure in, to have a good time, to have fun, to look forward to
Readings
- Japanese names:
- さ、 た、 やす、 ら
- Korean:
- ag
Spanish
- música
- divertido
- fácil
- agradable
- disfrutar
- divertirse
Portuguese
- música
- conforto
- facilidade
French
- musique
- agréable
- confort
331 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
98 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
218 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
232 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2324 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
322 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
200 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2029 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.10 | Japanese for Busy People |
358 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
359 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
343 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1064 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3505 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1808 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2460 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1751 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
15213 | Morohashi |
2826 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2790 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1735 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1872 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
481 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
225 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
364 | 2001 Kanji |
4a9.29 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-9-4 | SKIP code |
3290.4 | Four corner code |
1-19-58 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
697d | Unicode hex code |
musical score, music, note, staff, table, genealogy
- On:
- フ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1919 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 譜 【フ】 (sheet) music, (musical) note, (musical) score, genealogy, family tree, record of a game of go, shogi, chess, etc.
- 譜面 【フメン】 sheet music, score
- 系譜 【ケイフ】 genealogy, lineage, family tree, pedigree
- 五線譜 【ゴセンフ】 staff notation
Readings
- Korean:
- bo
Spanish
- registro
- música
- nota
Portuguese
- nota musical
- música
- nota
- pessoal
- tabela
- genealogia
French
- partition
- musique
- note
- portée
- liste
- généalogie
1759 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1407 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4437 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1346 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1770 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1167 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1224 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1583 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1710 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2068 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1085 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1476 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1804 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
35990 | Morohashi |
1637 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
5703 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1787 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1926 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1922 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3078 | 2001 Kanji |
7a12.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-7-12 | SKIP code |
0866.1 | Four corner code |
1-41-72 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
8b5c | Unicode hex code |