998 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1670 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
304 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1249 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1131 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1675 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1790 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1804 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
327 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2568 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1310 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1781 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
408 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
3580 | Morohashi |
2068 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
791 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
401 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
428 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1239 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1715 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 哀 【アイ】 pity, sorrow, grief, misery
- 哀悼 【アイトウ】 condolence, regret, tribute, sorrow, sympathy, lament
- 哀々 【アイアイ】 deeply sad
Kun reading compounds
- 哀れ 【あわれ】 pity, sorrow, grief, misery, compassion, pathos, pitiable, pitiful, pathetic, miserable, alack, alas
- 哀れむ 【あわれむ】 to pity, to feel sympathy for, to sympathize with, to sympathise with, to commiserate with, to have mercy on, to enjoy the beauty of, to appreciate, to admire
- 哀れむ 【あわれむ】 to pity, to feel sympathy for, to sympathize with, to sympathise with, to commiserate with, to have mercy on, to enjoy the beauty of, to appreciate, to admire
- 悲しい 【かなしい】 sad, miserable, unhappy, sorrowful, sad, lamentable, deplorable, grievous
- 悲しいかな 【かなしいかな】 sad to say, how sad, alas
Readings
- Korean:
- ae
Spanish
- compasión
- lástima
- miseria
- piedad
- pena
- compadecerse de
Portuguese
- patético
- pesar
- pena
- emoção
- compaixão
- solidariesar
French
- pitoyable
- peine
- chagrin
- pitié
- pathétique
- compatir
465 | 2001 Kanji |
2j7.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-7 | SKIP code |
0073.2 | Four corner code |
1-16-05 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
54c0 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
2171 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 愁傷 【シュウショウ】 grief, sorrow
- 愁色 【シュウショク】 worried look
- 哀愁 【アイシュウ】 pathos, sorrow, grief
- 憂愁 【ユウシュウ】 melancholy, gloom, grief
Kun reading compounds
- 憂える 【うれえる】 to worry about, to be anxious about, to be concerned about, to lament, to grieve, to feel sorrow for
- 憂い 【うれい】 sorrow, grief, anguish, distress, anxiety, worry, trouble, affliction, fear, misgivings
- 憂い顔 【うれいがお】 sad face, sorrowful face, anxious look, sad countenance
Readings
- Korean:
- su
Spanish
- melancolía
- aflicción
- sentimiento
- estar melancólico
- estar afligido
Portuguese
- perigo
- pesar
- lamento
- estar ansioso
French
- détresse
- tristesse
- plainte
- lamentation
- être anxieux
1357 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1737 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1729 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1778 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1306 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1601 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1708 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1700 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
795 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3508 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1811 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2463 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
910 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
10885 | Morohashi |
2829 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1923 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
901 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
967 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1625 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2258 | 2001 Kanji |
4k9.16 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-9-4 | SKIP code |
2933.8 | Four corner code |
1-29-05 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6101 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N2
1344 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 湖 【コ】 lake (in place names)
- 湖沼 【コショウ】 lake, marsh, wetland, inland waters
- 汽水湖 【キスイコ】 brackish lake
- 塩水湖 【エンスイコ】 saltwater or saline lake
Kun reading compounds
- 湖 【みずうみ】 lake
- 白鳥の湖 【はくちょうのみずうみ】 Swan Lake (ballet)
- 白鳥の湖 【はくちょうのみずうみ】 Swan Lake (ballet)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- うみ、 み
- Korean:
- ho
Spanish
- lago
Portuguese
- lago
French
- lac
394 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
293 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
276 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1086 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2628 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
573 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
699 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1584 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
467 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
475 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
453 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1220 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
736 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
439 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
551 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
150 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
17836 | Morohashi |
604 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3240 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
148 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
159 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
396 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
346 | 2001 Kanji |
3a9.8 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-9 | SKIP code |
3712.0 | Four corner code |
1-24-48 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6e56 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N4
404 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 映画館 【エイガカン】 movie theatre, movie theater, cinema
- 映画 【エイガ】 movie, film, motion picture
- 大映 【ダイエイ】 Daiei Motion Picture Company
- 開映 【カイエイ】 beginning of a screening (at a movie theatre), starting a screening
Kun reading compounds
- 映る 【うつる】 to be reflected, to harmonize with (harmonise), to come out (photo), to be projected, to be displayed (on a screen)
- 映す 【うつす】 to project, to reflect, to cast (shadow)
- 映える 【はえる】 to shine, to glow, to look attractive, to look nice, to be set off (by)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あきら、 え、 てる
- Korean:
- yeong
Spanish
- reflejo
- reflexión
- reflejar
- reflejarse
- proyectarse
- proyectar
Portuguese
- reflitir
- reflexão
- projeção
French
- projection
- refléter
- réflexion
830 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
813 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
234 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2118 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
910 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
187 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
840 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.14 | Japanese for Busy People |
352 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
353 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
234 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
985 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1104 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
600 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
793 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1758 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
13838 | Morohashi |
892 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2448 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1742 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1879 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
368 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
876 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3863 | 2001 Kanji |
4c5.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-5 | SKIP code |
6503.0 | Four corner code |
1-17-39 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6620 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
199 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 絵 【エ】 picture, drawing, painting, sketch, image (TV, film, etc.), picture, footage
- 画家 【ガカ】 painter, artist
- 洋画 【ヨウガ】 Western painting, Western film, Western movie
- 邦画 【ホウガ】 Japanese film, Japanese painting
- 画 【カク】 stroke (of a kanji)
- 描く 【エガク】 to draw, to paint, to sketch, to depict, to describe, to picture in one's mind, to imagine, to form a certain shape (e.g. path of an action, appearance of an object, etc.)
- 参画 【サンカク】 taking part (in planning), participation
- 家族計画 【カゾクケイカク】 family planning
- 絵 【エ】 picture, drawing, painting, sketch, image (TV, film, etc.), picture, footage
- 描く 【エガク】 to draw, to paint, to sketch, to depict, to describe, to picture in one's mind, to imagine, to form a certain shape (e.g. path of an action, appearance of an object, etc.)
- 似顔絵 【ニガオエ】 portrait, likeness, sketch (of a face)
- 影絵 【カゲエ】 shadow picture, silhouette, shadowgraph
Kun reading compounds
- 描く 【えがく】 to draw, to paint, to sketch, to depict, to describe, to picture in one's mind, to imagine, to form a certain shape (e.g. path of an action, appearance of an object, etc.)
- 画する 【かくする】 to draw (a line), to demarcate, to mark, to divide, to map out, to plan
Readings
- Korean:
- hwa, hoeg
Spanish
- dibujo
- trazo
- puntuar
- interrumpir
Portuguese
- gravura
French
- trait de plume
- dessin
- écran
- compteur de traits de kanji
167 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
91 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
85 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
150 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
50 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
477 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
222 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
991 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.14 | Japanese for Busy People |
343 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
343 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
235 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
176 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3723 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1904 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2586 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1178 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
21739P | Morohashi |
3000 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3733 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1170 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1254 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
176 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
155 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3175 | 2001 Kanji |
0a8.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-2-6 | SKIP code |
1077.2 | Four corner code |
1-18-72 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
753b | Unicode hex code |