198 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
285 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
266 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
700 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
899 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
479 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
403 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
515 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
793 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
807 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1289 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
287 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3974 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2045 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2762 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1170 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
3323 | Morohashi |
3206 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
746 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1162 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1246 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
204 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
280 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
947 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 君 【クン】 Mr, master, boy, Ms, miss, sir, madam
- 君子 【クンシ】 man of virtue, wise man, (true) gentleman, person of high rank, the four gentlemen (plum, chrysanthemum, orchid, and bamboo)
- 夫君 【フクン】 (another's) husband
- 名君 【メイクン】 wise ruler, enlightened monarch, benevolent lord
Kun reading compounds
- 君 【きみ】 you, buddy, pal, monarch, ruler, sovereign, (one's) master, he, she
- 君が代 【きみがよ】 Imperial reign, Kimigayo (Japanese national anthem)
- 大君 【おおきみ】 emperor, prince, princess
- 嫁が君 【よめがきみ】 mouse
Readings
- Japanese names:
- み
- Korean:
- gun
Spanish
- señor
- don
- tú (familiarmente)
Portuguese
- rapaz
- sufixo p/ nome
French
- jeune homme
- tu
- suffixe de nom (-kun)
3577 | 2001 Kanji |
3d4.23 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-4-3 | SKIP code |
4-7-1 | SKIP code |
1760.7 | Four corner code |
1-23-15 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
541b | Unicode hex code |
子
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
72 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 子 【シ】 child (esp. a boy), viscount, founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius), master, masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature), you, -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
- 子宮 【シキュウ】 womb, uterus
- 中性子 【チュウセイシ】 neutron
- 精子 【セイシ】 sperm, spermatozoon
- 主 【ス】 honorific (or familiar) suffix used after a name
- 恵比寿 【エビス】 Ebisu, god of fishing and commerce
- 久留子 【クルス】 cross sign
- 対子 【トイツ】 pair, eyes
- 七対子 【チートイツ】 seven pairs, winning hand composed of seven pairs
Kun reading compounds
- 子 【こ】 child, kid, teenager, youngster, young (non-adult) person, (one's) child, offspring, young woman, young (animal), offshoot, interest, new share, player who is not a dealer, young geisha, young prostitute, bird egg, -er (often of young women)
- 子 【こう】 child, interest
- 根っこ 【ねっこ】 root (of a plant), stump (of a tree), root (of a problem, etc.), base, foundation, origin, source
- 江戸っ子 【えどっこ】 (true) Tokyoite, Edoite, Tokyo native, Edokko
- 子 【ね】 the Rat (first sign of the Chinese zodiac), hour of the Rat (around midnight, 11pm to 1am, or 12 midnight to 2am), north, eleventh month of the lunar calendar
- 子忌み 【ねいみ】 collecting herbs and pulling out young pine trees by the roots (annual event held on the first day of the Rat of the New Year)
- 庚子 【かのえね】 Metal Rat (37th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1960, 2020, 2080)
- 甲子 【きのえね】 Wood Rat (1st term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1924, 1984, 2044)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- い、 き、 ぎ、 く、 け、 ねっ
- Korean:
- ja
Spanish
- chiquillo
- niño
Portuguese
- criança
French
- enfant
- signe de la 1ère branche terrestre
- signe du Rat (zodiaque)
- 23 h à 01 h
- Nord (0°)
31 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
40 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
25 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
56 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1264 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
61 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
43 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
38 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.18 | Japanese for Busy People |
103 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
103 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
69 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
455 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4196 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2125 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2872 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
96 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
6930 | Morohashi |
3390 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1281 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
95 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
99 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
42 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
18 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3547 | 2001 Kanji |
2c0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-3-1 | SKIP code |
4-2-1 | SKIP code |
1740.7 | Four corner code |
1-27-50 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5b50 | Unicode hex code |
mingle, mixing, association, coming & going
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
178 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 交 【コウ】 association, fellowship, change (of season, year, etc.)
- 交易 【コウエキ】 trade, commerce
- 親交 【シンコウ】 intimacy, friendship, friendly relations
- 国交 【コッコウ】 diplomatic relations
Kun reading compounds
- 交わる 【まじわる】 to cross, to intersect, to join, to meet, to associate with, to mingle with, to consort with, to have a sexual relationship, to copulate
- 交える 【まじえる】 to mix, to combine, to include, to exchange (words, fire, etc.), to cross (e.g. swords), to join together
- 混じる 【まじる】 to be mixed, to be blended with, to be combined, to associate with, to mingle with, to interest, to join
- 混じる 【まじる】 to be mixed, to be blended with, to be combined, to associate with, to mingle with, to interest, to join
- 混ざる 【まざる】 to be mixed, to be blended with, to associate with, to mingle with, to join
- 混ぜる 【まぜる】 to mix, to stir, to blend
- 交わす 【かわす】 to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.), to intersect, to cross, to interlace, ... with one another, ... to each other
- 交わす 【かわす】 to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.), to intersect, to cross, to interlace, ... with one another, ... to each other
- 交々 【こもごも】 alternately, in succession
Readings
- Japanese names:
- かた
- Korean:
- gyo
Spanish
- cambio
- reemplazo
- mezcla
- asociación
- cruzarse
- mezclarse
- cruzar
- mezclar
Portuguese
- Misturar-se
- misturando
- associação
- vindo & indo
French
- mélanger
- échanges
- association
- mêler
- aller et venir
212 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
128 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
115 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
200 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
290 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
86 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
298 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
293 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
114 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
114 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
504 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
38 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2508 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1272 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1738 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1283 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
291 | Morohashi |
2015 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
90 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1275 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1368 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
269 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
120 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
466 | 2001 Kanji |
2j4.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-4 | SKIP code |
2-4-2 | SKIP code |
0040.8 | Four corner code |
1-24-82 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
4ea4 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1436 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 淡々 【タンタン】 uninterested, unconcerned, indifferent, dispassionate, matter-of-fact, detached, plain, light, simple, bland, flowing gently
- 淡水 【タンスイ】 fresh water (i.e. not salt water)
- 濃淡 【ノウタン】 light and shade, shade (of colour, color), depth (of flavor), complexity, strength and weakness (of flavor)
- 平淡 【ヘイタン】 simple, quiet
Kun reading compounds
- 淡い 【あわい】 light, faint, pale, fleeting
Readings
- Korean:
- dam
Spanish
- claro
- pálido
- fugaz
- efímero
Portuguese
- magro
- desmaiar
- passageiro
- pálido
French
- dilué
- vague
- pâle
- éphémère
1565 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1478 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2602 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1065 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1479 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1340 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1337 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1420 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1401 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1214 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
640 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
389 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
484 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
166 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
17660 | Morohashi |
528 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3202 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
164 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
176 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1458 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
362 | 2001 Kanji |
3a8.15 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-8 | SKIP code |
3918.9 | Four corner code |
1-35-24 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6de1 | Unicode hex code |
水
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
223 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 水 【スイ】 Wednesday, shaved ice (served with flavored syrup), water (fifth of the five elements)
- 水位 【スイイ】 water level
- 用水 【ヨウスイ】 irrigation water, water for fire, city water, cistern water
- 浄水 【ジョウスイ】 clean water, purified water
Kun reading compounds
- 水 【みず】 water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water), fluid (esp. in an animal tissue), liquid, flood, floodwaters, water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout, break granted to wrestlers engaged in a prolonged bout
- 水揚げ 【みずあげ】 landing, unloading (e.g. a ship), catch (of fish), takings, sales (of a shop), defloration (e.g. of a geisha), preservation (of cut flowers, in ikebana)
- 飲み水 【のみみず】 drinking water, potable water
- 呼び水 【よびみず】 pump-priming, rousing, stimulation
Readings
- Japanese names:
- うず、 ずみ、 つ、 ど、 み、 みさ、 みつ、 みな、 みん
- Korean:
- su
Spanish
- agua
Portuguese
- água
French
- eau
14 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
16 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
40 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
144 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2482 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
16 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
68 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
54 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1.A | Japanese for Busy People |
21 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
21 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
19 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1151 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
10 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
132 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
17083 | Morohashi |
10 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3030 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
130 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
137 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
166 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
31 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1142 | 2001 Kanji |
3a0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-1-3 | SKIP code |
4-4-3 | SKIP code |
1223.0 | Four corner code |
1-31-69 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6c34 | Unicode hex code |