519 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
416 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
394 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
388 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
430 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
387 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
411 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
671 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
578 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
587 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
997 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
325 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2553 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1303 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1772 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1412 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
3473 | Morohashi |
2058 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
767 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1400 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1502 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
249 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
316 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
465 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 命 【メイ】 order, command, decree, life, destiny, fate
- 命運 【メイウン】 fate, destiny
- 延命 【エンメイ】 keeping alive longer, prolonging life, life extension, life-support
- 十月革命 【ジュウガツカクメイ】 October Revolution
- 命婦 【ミョウブ】 title for high-ranking court ladies
- 延命 【エンメイ】 keeping alive longer, prolonging life, life extension, life-support
- 安心立命 【アンシンリツメイ】 spiritual peace and enlightenment, keeping an unperturbed mind through faith
Kun reading compounds
- 命 【いのち】 life, life force, lifetime, lifespan, most important thing, foundation, core, paired tattoos of the "life" kanji on the upper arms of a man and woman (indicating unwavering love), fate, destiny, karma
- 命からがら 【いのちからがら】 for dear life, barely escaping alive
- 貴い命 【たっといいのち】 precious life
- 露の命 【つゆのいのち】 life as evanescent as the dew
Readings
- Korean:
- myeong
Spanish
- orden
- mandato
- vida
Portuguese
- destino
- comando
- decreto
- vida
French
- destinée
- destin
- ordre
- décret
- vie
- nommer (à un poste)
2844 | 2001 Kanji |
2a6.26 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-6 | SKIP code |
2-3-5 | SKIP code |
8062.7 | Four corner code |
1-44-31 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
547d | Unicode hex code |
orders, laws, command, decree, good
- On:
- レイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N2
804 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 令 【レイ】 command, order, dictation, nth year in the Reiwa era (May 1, 2019-)
- 令状 【レイジョウ】 warrant, summons, written order
- 号令 【ゴウレイ】 order (esp. to a number of people), command, ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
- 政令 【セイレイ】 government ordinance, cabinet order
Readings
- Japanese names:
- のり、 りょう、 れ
- Korean:
- ryeong
Spanish
- órdenes
- leyes
Portuguese
- pedidos
- leis antigas
- comando
- decreto
French
- ordre
- anciennes lois
- décret
736 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
633 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
603 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
668 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
360 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
496 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
303 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
155 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
831 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
850 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
998 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
46 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2489 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1259 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1725 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1413 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
387 | Morohashi |
1995 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
121 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1401 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1503 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
460 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2844 | 2001 Kanji |
2a3.9 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-3 | SKIP code |
2-3-2 | SKIP code |
8030.7 | Four corner code |
8022.7 | Four corner code |
1-46-65 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
4ee4 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
122 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 取 【シュ】 appropriation, obtaining
- 取材 【シュザイ】 gathering material (for an article, novel, etc.), collecting information, covering (an event, incident, etc.), reporting, interview (for a news story)
- 先取 【センシュ】 earning the first (runs), preoccupation
- 聴取 【チョウシュ】 hearing (of a statement, opinion, explanation, etc.), asking, questioning (e.g. a suspect), enquiry, listening (e.g. to the radio)
Kun reading compounds
- 取る 【とる】 to take, to pick up, to grab, to catch, to pass, to hand, to give, to get, to obtain, to acquire, to win, to receive, to earn, to take (e.g. a vacation), to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.), to take (a measure, attitude, etc.), to choose, to remove, to get rid of, to take off, to take away, to steal, to rob, to eat, to have (e.g. lunch), to take (e.g. vitamins), to pick (e.g. flowers), to gather, to extract (e.g. juice), to catch (e.g. fish), to harvest (a crop), to take up (time, space), to occupy, to spare, to set aside, to secure, to reserve, to save, to put aside, to keep, to take (e.g. a joke), to interpret, to understand, to make out, to grasp, to record, to take down, to subscribe to (e.g. a newspaper), to take, to buy, to get, to order, to have delivered, to charge, to fine, to take (tax), to take (e.g. a wife), to take on (e.g. an apprentice), to adopt, to accept, to compete (in sumo, cards, etc.), to play
- 取るに足らない 【とるにたらない】 insignificant, inconsequential, trifling, negligible, of little importance
- 取り 【とり】 taking, taker, collecting, collector, remover, removal, last performer of the day (usu. the star performer), last performance of the day, active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration), emphatic or formal prefix
- 取り扱い 【とりあつかい】 treatment, service, handling, management
- 関取 【せきとり】 ranking wrestler in the makuuchi (senior-grade) or juryo (junior-grade) divisions
- 買取 【かいとり】 purchase, buying, buying out, buying used articles as a company, trade-in, buy back, purchase on a no-return policy, lump-sum payment, flat fee
- 取り 【とり】 taking, taker, collecting, collector, remover, removal, last performer of the day (usu. the star performer), last performance of the day, active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration), emphatic or formal prefix
- 取り扱い 【とりあつかい】 treatment, service, handling, management
- 関取 【せきとり】 ranking wrestler in the makuuchi (senior-grade) or juryo (junior-grade) divisions
- 買取 【かいとり】 purchase, buying, buying out, buying used articles as a company, trade-in, buy back, purchase on a no-return policy, lump-sum payment, flat fee
Readings
- Japanese names:
- どる
- Korean:
- chwi
Spanish
- tomar
- coger
Portuguese
- tomar
- trazer
- recolher
French
- prendre
- aller chercher
238 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
317 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
301 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
190 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3699 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
108 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
393 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
650 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
65 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
65 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
270 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
269 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1613 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
847 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1162 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
827 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
3158 | Morohashi |
1262 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
679 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
819 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
882 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
194 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
303 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3267 | 2001 Kanji |
6e2.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-6-2 | SKIP code |
1714.0 | Four corner code |
1-28-72 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
53d6 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
13 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 出 【シュツ】 coming out, emerging, being born into (a certain family), being a native of (a particular place)
- 出演 【シュツエン】 appearance (in a film, play, TV show, etc.), performance
- 輩出 【ハイシュツ】 producing (people) in great numbers, appearing one after the other
- 歳出 【サイシュツ】 annual expenditure
- 出納 【スイトウ】 receipts and expenditure (disbursements)
- 出納簿 【スイトウボ】 cashbook
Kun reading compounds
- 出る 【でる】 to leave, to exit, to go out, to come out, to get out, to leave (on a journey), to depart, to start out, to set out, to move forward, to come to, to get to, to lead to, to reach, to appear, to come out, to emerge, to surface, to come forth, to turn up, to be found, to be detected, to be discovered, to be exposed, to show, to be exhibited, to be on display, to appear (in print), to be published, to be announced, to be issued, to be listed, to come out, to attend, to participate, to take part, to enter (an event), to play in, to perform, to be stated, to be expressed, to come up, to be brought up, to be raised, to sell, to exceed, to go over, to stick out, to protrude, to break out, to occur, to start, to originate, to be produced, to come from, to be derived from, to be given, to get, to receive, to be offered, to be provided, to be presented, to be submitted, to be handed in, to be turned in, to be paid, to answer (phone, door, etc.), to get, to assume (an attitude), to act, to behave, to pick up (speed, etc.), to gain, to flow (e.g. tears), to run, to bleed, to graduate, to ejaculate, to cum
- 出る杭は打たれる 【でるくいはうたれる】 the nail that sticks out gets hammered down, people that stick out too much get punished, tall trees catch much wind, people that excel at something become disliked
- 出す 【だす】 to take out, to get out, to put out, to reveal, to show, to submit (e.g. thesis), to turn in, to publish, to make public, to send (e.g. letter), to produce (a sound), to start (fire), to serve (food), ... out (e.g. to jump out, to carry out), to begin ..., to start to ..., to burst into ...
- 出すことは舌を出すも嫌い 【だすことはしたをだすもきらい】 being exceptionally stingy
- 出でる 【いでる】 to go, to come
Readings
- Japanese names:
- いず、 いづ、 いで、 じ、 すっ、 すつ、 てん
- Korean:
- chul, chu
Spanish
- salir
- dejar
- sacar
Portuguese
- saída
- deixa
French
- sortir
- quitter
- présence
90 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
29 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
34 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
17 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
97 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
40 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
21 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
523 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.4 | Japanese for Busy People |
53 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
53 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
185 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
174 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4310 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2180 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2934 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
774 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
1811 | Morohashi |
3498 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
445 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
767 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
829 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
8 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
41 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1276 | 2001 Kanji |
0a5.22 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-5-2 | SKIP code |
2277.2 | Four corner code |
1-29-48 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
51fa | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N3
479 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 段 【ダン】 step, stair, rung, (flight of) steps, shelf, layer, tier, grade, level, class, dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.), rank, paragraph, passage, column (of print), act (in kabuki, joruri, etc.), section, scene, row of the multiplication table (e.g. five times table), stage (in a process), phase, occasion, time, moment, situation, matter, occasion, degree, extent, counter for breaks in written language or speech
- 段階 【ダンカイ】 stage, step, phase, level, rank, grade, gradation, order, stairs
- 特段 【トクダン】 exceptional, unusual, special, especially, exceptionally, unusually
- 中段 【チュウダン】 half-way up a slope or stairway, landing, center of three (horizontal) columns (of print) (centre)
- 反 【タン】 variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width), for kimonos: at least 10 m in length, for haori: at least 7.27 m in length, for other clothes: at least 6.06 m in length, 300 tsubo (991.74 meters square, 0.24506 acres), six ken (10.91 m)
- 反物 【タンモノ】 fabric, cloth, textiles, drapery, dry-goods, piece goods, measure of kimono material
- 減反 【ゲンタン】 reduction (of crop size), reduction of acreage (under cultivation)
- 一反 【イッタン】 one-tenth hectare
Readings
- Korean:
- dan
Spanish
- escalón
- escalera
- grado
Portuguese
- grau
- passos
- escada
French
- étape
- marche
- escalier
944 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
931 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
340 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2452 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
911 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
656 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
874 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.18 | Japanese for Busy People |
362 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
363 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
608 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1139 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1471 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
780 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1059 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1876 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
16619 | Morohashi |
1144 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2991 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1859 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2003 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
425 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
891 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2668 | 2001 Kanji |
2s7.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-5-4 | SKIP code |
7744.7 | Four corner code |
1-35-42 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6bb5 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N2
513 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 階 【カイ】 storey, story, floor, stairs, stage (in chronostratigraphy), counter for storeys and floors of a building
- 階級 【カイキュウ】 (social) class, rank, grade
- 中二階 【チュウニカイ】 mezzanine floor
- 位階 【イカイ】 court rank
Kun reading compounds
- 階 【きざはし】 stairs, stairs at the front of a noh stage
Readings
- Japanese names:
- しな、 と、 はし
- Korean:
- gye
Spanish
- piso
- nivel
- grado
- posición
Portuguese
- Andar de edifícios
- grau
- sufixo para contagem de andares de um edifício
French
- étage
- niveau
- compteur d'étages
361 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
262 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
242 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
253 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
5011 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
436 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
991 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1840 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.18 | Japanese for Busy People |
588 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
597 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
607 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
743 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
761 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
451 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
569 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1318 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
41755 | Morohashi |
624 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6469 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1309 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1406 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
328 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
392 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3678 | 2001 Kanji |
2d9.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-9 | SKIP code |
1-2-9 | SKIP code |
7226.2 | Four corner code |
7126.1 | Four corner code |
1-19-12 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
968e | Unicode hex code |