1628 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1297 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
931 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1108 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1132 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1227 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1397 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1486 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1010 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
291 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3402 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1753 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2386 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1140 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
3667 | Morohashi |
2738 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
811 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1131 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1212 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1317 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1093 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 哲 【テツ】 sage, wise man, philosopher, disciple, sagacity, wisdom, intelligence
- 哲学 【テツガク】 philosophy
- 変哲 【ヘンテツ】 something unusual, something odd, something out of the ordinary
- 西哲 【セイテツ】 distinguished Western philosopher, great Western thinker, Western philosophy
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あき、 あきら、 さと、 さとし、 さとる、 てっ、 てつん、 のり、 よし
- Korean:
- cheol
Spanish
- sabio
- sagaz
- filosofía
Portuguese
- filosofia
- clarear
French
- philosophie
- clair
1377 | 2001 Kanji |
3d7.13 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-7-3 | SKIP code |
5260.2 | Four corner code |
1-37-15 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
54f2 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
997 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 宗 【シュウ】 sect, denomination, tenets (of a religious sect)
- 宗教 【シュウキョウ】 religion, religious affiliation, belief, faith, creed, religious activity
- 浄土真宗 【ジョウドシンシュウ】 Jōdo Shinshū (offshoot of the Jōdo sect), True Pure Land School
- 浄土宗 【ジョウドシュウ】 Pure Land sect (of Buddhism), Jodo (sect)
- 宗 【ソウ】 origin, source, virtuous ancestor
- 宗家 【ソウケ】 head of family, originator
- 大宗 【タイソウ】 leading figure, foundation
- 皇宗 【コウソウ】 imperial ancestors
Kun reading compounds
- 旨 【むね】 principle, aim, main purpose, central part, pillar, purport, gist, drift, meaning, instructions, orders, intention, wishes
- 正宗 【まさむね】 famous sword, sword blade by Masamune, sake, Japanese rice wine, brand of sake from Nada region during Tenpō era (1830-1844)
- 独眼竜政宗 【どくがんりゅうまさむね】 Dokuganryū Masamune (NHK Taiga drama, 1987)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- かず、 し、 そ、 そお、 たか、 とし、 のり、 ひろ、 むな、 もと、 よし
- Korean:
- jong
Spanish
- enseñanzas religiosas
- fundamento
- origen
Portuguese
- religião
- seita
- denominação
- ponto principal
- origem
- essência
French
- religion
- secte
- confession
- point principal
- origine
- essence
805 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
899 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
889 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1023 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1294 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
248 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1206 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
679 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
616 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
626 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
816 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
471 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2769 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1419 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1915 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1109 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
7106 | Morohashi |
2228 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1321 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1100 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1181 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
865 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
741 | 2001 Kanji |
3m5.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-5 | SKIP code |
3090.1 | Four corner code |
1-29-01 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5b97 | Unicode hex code |
dwell, Sung dynasty
- On:
- ソウ
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
2058 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 宋 【ソウ】 Song dynasty (of China; 960-1279), Sung dynasty, Liu Song dynasty (of China; 420-479), Liu Sung dynasty, Song (ancient Chinese state; 11th century-286 BCE), Sung
- 宋音 【ソウオン】 sō-on, Song reading, on reading of a kanji based on Song dynasty and later Chinese (esp. in words related to Zen Buddhism)
- 北宋 【ホクソウ】 Northern Song dynasty (of China; 960-1127)
- 入宋 【ニッソウ】 journeying to Song China during the Heian and Kamakura periods
Readings
- Korean:
- song
Spanish
- dinastía china Sung
Portuguese
French
1285 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
468 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2730 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1886 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
7078 | Morohashi |
1313 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
2215 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2326 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
3m4.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-4 | SKIP code |
3090.4 | Four corner code |
1-33-55 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5b8b | Unicode hex code |