920 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1872 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
412 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
309 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
3577 | Morohashi |
788 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
2159 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
628 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 咽喉 【インコウ】 throat, vital passage, key position
- 咽喉頭異常感症 【インコウトウイジョウカンショウ】 globus pharyngis, lump in one's throat, pharyngolaryngeal paresthesia
- 嚥下 【エンゲ】 swallowing, deglutition
- 哀咽 【アイエツ】 being choked with tears
- 嗚咽 【オエツ】 sobbing, weeping, fit of crying
Kun reading compounds
- 咽ぶ 【むせぶ】 to be choked, to be stifled, to be smothered
- 噎せる 【むせる】 to choke, to be choked by, to be stifled by
- 喉 【のど】 throat, singing voice, gutter (inner margins of a book)
- 喉から手が出る 【のどからてがでる】 (wanting something so badly that) one can almost taste it, a hand reaches out from one's throat
Readings
- Korean:
- in, yeol
Spanish
- garganta
- sofoco
- atragantamiento
- asfixia
Portuguese
French
3d6.14 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-6 | SKIP code |
6600.0 | Four corner code |
1-16-86 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
54bd | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
433 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 頭 【トウ】 counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle), counter for insects in a collection, counter for helmets, masks, etc.
- 頭角 【トウカク】 top of the head
- 教頭 【キョウトウ】 deputy head teacher, vice principal
- 会頭 【カイトウ】 society president
- 頭 【ズ】 head
- 頭打ち 【アタマウチ】 reaching a peak, reaching the limit, plateauing, maxing out
- 馬頭 【メズ】 horse-headed demon (in hell)
- 竜頭 【リュウズ】 crown (of a watch), stem, canon (of a bell), something in the shape of a dragon's head (esp. a helmet crest)
- 頭 【トウ】 counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle), counter for insects in a collection, counter for helmets, masks, etc.
- 頭角 【トウカク】 top of the head
- 鳥兜 【トリカブト】 aconite (esp. species Aconitum japonicum), wolfsbane, monkshood, traditional bugaku hat
Kun reading compounds
- 頭 【あたま】 head, hair (on one's head), mind, brains, intellect, leader, chief, boss, captain, top, tip, beginning, start, head, person, down payment, deposit, top structural component of a kanji, pair
- 頭打ち 【あたまうち】 reaching a peak, reaching the limit, plateauing, maxing out
- 石頭 【いしあたま】 obstinate person, stubbornness, pigheadedness, hard head (like a rock)
- ごま塩頭 【ごましおあたま】 salt and pepper hair, dark hair streaked with gray
- 頭 【あたま】 head, hair (on one's head), mind, brains, intellect, leader, chief, boss, captain, top, tip, beginning, start, head, person, down payment, deposit, top structural component of a kanji, pair
- 頭文字 【かしらもじ】 first letter of a word, capital letter (at the start of a word or sentence), initials (of one's name)
- お頭 【おかしら】 leader, chief, head, boss, (another person's) head
- 鯛の尾より鰯の頭 【たいのおよりいわしのかしら】 better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion
- 頭 【かぶり】 head
- 頭を振る 【かぶりをふる】 to shake one's head (in denial)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- かみ、 がみ、 ちゃん、 つむり、 づ
- Korean:
- du
Spanish
- cabeza
- principio
- delantera
Portuguese
- cabeça
- sufixo para contagem de animais grandes
French
- tête
- compteur de gros animaux
294 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
203 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
186 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
386 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4469 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
519 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
275 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2504 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
276 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
276 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
166 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1889 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2019 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1073 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1450 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1453 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
43490 | Morohashi |
1604 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6639 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1441 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1549 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
234 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
238 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3061 | 2001 Kanji |
9a7.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-7-9 | SKIP code |
1118.6 | Four corner code |
1-38-12 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
982d | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
191 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 反 【ハン】 anti-, antithesis, fanqie, traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
- 反映 【ハンエイ】 reflection (of light), reflection (of society, attitudes, etc.), application (of an update, changes, etc.), taking effect
- 離反 【リハン】 estrangement, alienation, disaffection, desertion, defection, breakaway
- 造反 【ゾウハン】 rebellion
- 反故 【ホゴ】 wastepaper, scrap paper
- 謀反 【ムホン】 rebellion, revolt, insurrection, treason
- 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
- 反故 【ホゴ】 wastepaper, scrap paper
- 反古籠 【ホグカゴ】 wastebasket
Kun reading compounds
- 反る 【そる】 to warp, to curve, to arch, to bend, to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
- 反らす 【そらす】 to bend, to warp, to curve
- 返す 【かえす】 to return (something), to restore, to put back, to turn over, to turn upside down, to overturn, to pay back, to retaliate, to reciprocate, to respond (with), to retort, to reply, to say back, to do ... back (e.g. speak back, throw back), to do again, to do repeatedly
- 返る 【かえる】 to return, to come back, to go back, to turn over, to become extremely, to become completely
Readings
- Japanese names:
- そり、 た
- Korean:
- ban, beon
Spanish
- anti-
- opuesto
- devolver
- reflejar
- curvarse
Portuguese
- anti-
French
- anti-
492 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
393 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
371 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
183 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
817 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
342 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
391 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
69 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.19 | Japanese for Busy People |
324 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
324 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
362 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
267 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3663 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1869 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2549 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
730 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
3127 | Morohashi |
2945 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
674 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
722 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
779 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
146 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
244 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3367 | 2001 Kanji |
2p2.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-2-2 | SKIP code |
4-4-1 | SKIP code |
7124.7 | Four corner code |
1-40-31 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
53cd | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
937 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 射 【シャ】 archery, mapping, map, morphism, arrow
- 射撃 【シャゲキ】 firing, shooting, fire, gunshot, marksmanship
- 照射 【ショウシャ】 irradiation, radiation, beaming, exposure (to light), illumination
- 投射 【トウシャ】 projection (of an image)
Kun reading compounds
- 射る 【いる】 to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
- 射す 【さす】 to shine
- 撃つ 【うつ】 to shoot (a gun, person, etc.), to fire
Readings
- Korean:
- sa, seog
Spanish
- disparar
- tirar
- radiar
- liberar
Portuguese
- dispare
- brilha dentro
- sobre
- arte do arco e flexa
French
- lancer une flèche
- tir à l'arc
- sur
- briller
893 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
882 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1000 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4603 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
989 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1222 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1144 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
900 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
922 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1015 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
505 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1850 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
979 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1327 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1257 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
7434 | Morohashi |
1458 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1380 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1249 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1338 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
902 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
848 | 2001 Kanji |
0a10.8 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-7-3 | SKIP code |
2440.0 | Four corner code |
2420.0 | Four corner code |
1-28-45 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5c04 | Unicode hex code |