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 junior high
JLPT level N2
1271 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 沈着 【チンチャク】 composure, calmness, self-possession, presence of mind, depositing (at the bottom), deposition, accumulation, adherence
- 沈下 【チンカ】 sinking, subsidence
- 浮沈 【フチン】 floating and sinking, rise and fall, ebb and flow, ups and downs
- 撃沈 【ゲキチン】 (attacking and) sinking (a ship), sending (a ship) to the bottom
- 沈香 【ジンコウ】 agarwood, aloeswood, gharuwood, eaglewood, agalloch, agallochum, aquilaria tree, lign aloes
- 沈香も焚かず屁も放らず 【ジンコウモタカズヘモヒラズ】 having few faults as well as few virtues, not burning agarwood (incense); not passing wind
Kun reading compounds
- 沈む 【しずむ】 to sink, to go under, to submerge, to go down (e.g. sun), to set, to descend, to feel depressed, to become subdued, to become somber
- 沈む瀬あれば浮かぶ瀬あり 【しずむせあればうかぶせあり】 life has its ups and downs, he who falls today may rise tomorrow
- 沈める 【しずめる】 to sink (e.g. a ship), to submerge, to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair), to floor (an opponent)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- しん
- Korean:
- chim, sim
Spanish
- hundido
- sumergido
- deprimido
- desanimado
- hundirse
- sumergirse
- deprimirse
- desanimarse
Portuguese
- afundar
- submergir
- abaixar
- deprimir-se
- aloés
French
- couler
- être submergé
- s'enfoncer
- être déprimé
- aloès
1601 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1319 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2508 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1097 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
668 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
399 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
936 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
964 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1129 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1166 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
306 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
195 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
231 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1906 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
17189 | Morohashi |
261 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3069 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1888 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2033 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1139 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
357 | 2001 Kanji |
3a4.9 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-4 | SKIP code |
3411.2 | Four corner code |
1-36-32 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6c88 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1338 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 黙祷 【モクトウ】 silent prayer
- 黙示 【モクシ】 (tacitly) implying, implication, revelation
- 寡黙 【カモク】 untalkative, quiet, taciturn, reticent, uncommunicative
- 温厚寡黙 【オンコウカモク】 gentle and reticent
Kun reading compounds
- 黙る 【だまる】 to be silent, to say nothing
Readings
- Korean:
- mug
Spanish
- silencio
- callarse
- dejar de hablar
Portuguese
- silêncio
- tornar-se silencioso
- parar de falar
- deixar como está
French
- silence
- se taire
- laisser en l'état
1856 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1418 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2796 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1581 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1925 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2405 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1578 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1684 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
869 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1941 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3554 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1833 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2494 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
245 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
48063P | Morohashi |
2865 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
7055 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
240 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
255 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1819 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3640 | 2001 Kanji |
4d11.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-11-4 | SKIP code |
6333.3 | Four corner code |
1-44-59 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
9ed9 | Unicode hex code |
part, minute of time, segment, share, degree, one's lot, duty, understand, know, rate, 1%, chances, shaku/100
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
24 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 分 【ブン】 part, portion, share, amount, worth (as in "two days' worth"), enough (for), one's means, one's place, one's lot, one's social position, one's duty, one's part, condition, state (of affairs), extent, rate (as in "at this rate"), in proportion to, just as much as, to the same degree, content (e.g. alcohol), percentage, equivalent to (e.g. an old brother)
- 分化 【ブンカ】 specialization, specialisation, differentiation
- 応分 【オウブン】 according to one's abilities, appropriate, reasonable
- 細分 【サイブン】 subdivision (into small parts)
- 分 【フン】 minute (unit of time), fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
- 分別 【フンベツ】 discretion, prudence, good sense, judgement, judgment, wisdom, discernment
- 毎分 【マイフン】 every minute, per minute
- 壊変毎分 【カイヘンマイフン】 disintegration per minute, dpm
- 分 【ブ】 one-tenth, one percent (one-tenth of a wari), 3 mm (one-tenth of a sun), 2.4 mm (one-tenth of a mon, a traditional unit used to measure shoe sizes), 0.1 degree (one-tenth of a do, used to measure body temperature on any temperature scale), one-quarter of a ryō (obsolete unit of currency), thickness, advantageous circumstances, one-tenth of a monme of silver
- 分 【ブン】 part, portion, share, amount, worth (as in "two days' worth"), enough (for), one's means, one's place, one's lot, one's social position, one's duty, one's part, condition, state (of affairs), extent, rate (as in "at this rate"), in proportion to, just as much as, to the same degree, content (e.g. alcohol), percentage, equivalent to (e.g. an old brother)
- 一分 【イチブ】 one tenth, one hundredth, one percent, one tenth of a sun, one quarter ryō (an old coin)
- 節分 【セツブン】 setsubun, last day of winter in the traditional Japanese calendar (usu. February 3 or 4), day of the bean scattering ceremony, last day of any season (according to the traditional Japanese calendar)
Kun reading compounds
- 分ける 【わける】 to divide (into), to split (into), to part, to separate, to divide up, to classify, to sort out, to divide out, to share, to distribute, to deal out, to dish out, to distinguish, to discriminate, to differentiate (between), to break up (a fight), to mediate, to call a draw, to tie, to push one's way through (a crowd), to sell
- 分け 【わけ】 division, splitting, classification, sharing, distribution, draw, tie
- 分ける 【わける】 to divide (into), to split (into), to part, to separate, to divide up, to classify, to sort out, to divide out, to share, to distribute, to deal out, to dish out, to distinguish, to discriminate, to differentiate (between), to break up (a fight), to mediate, to call a draw, to tie, to push one's way through (a crowd), to sell
- 申し訳 【もうしわけ】 apology, excuse
- 追分 【おいわけ】 forked road
- 分かれる 【わかれる】 to branch, to fork, to diverge, to separate, to split, to divide, to disperse, to scatter
- 分かる 【わかる】 to understand, to comprehend, to grasp, to see, to get, to follow, to become clear, to be known, to be discovered, to be realized, to be realised, to be found out, I know!, I think so too!
- 分かつ 【わかつ】 to divide, to separate, to share, to distribute, to distinguish
Readings
- Japanese names:
- いた、 わけ
- Korean:
- bun
Spanish
- parte
- segmento
- minuto
- dividir
- separar
Portuguese
- parte
- minuto
- segmento
- grau
- dever
- compreender
- saber
- valor
- 1%
- oportunidades
- shaku/100
French
- portion
- minute
- section
- part
- degré
- son lot dans la vie
- comprendre
- savoir
- devoir
- taux
- 1%
- chances
- bu = 1/100 de shaku = 3.03 mm
133 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
218 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
199 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
35 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
578 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
35 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
22 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
64 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.2 | Japanese for Busy People |
38 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
38 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
26 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
180 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2466 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1247 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1713 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
788 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
1853 | Morohashi |
1972 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
454 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
781 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
844 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
28 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
101 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2045 | 2001 Kanji |
2o2.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-2 | SKIP code |
8022.7 | Four corner code |
1-42-12 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5206 | Unicode hex code |