878 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
868 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
860 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1033 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
969 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
422 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
3.9 | Japanese for Busy People |
558 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
567 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
254 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
341 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3808 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1950 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2644 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
586 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
4717 | Morohashi |
3070 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
946 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
579 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
621 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
437 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
851 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N3
843 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 困惑 【コンワク】 bewilderment, perplexity, embarrassment, discomfiture, bafflement
- 困難 【コンナン】 difficulty, hardship, trouble, distress, infeasibility, inability (to carry out)
- 絶対貧困 【ゼッタイヒンコン】 absolute poverty
- 絶対的貧困 【ゼッタイテキヒンコン】 absolute poverty
Kun reading compounds
- 困る 【こまる】 to be troubled, to have difficulty, to be in a fix, to be at a loss, to be stumped, to be embarrassed, to be bothered, to be inconvenienced, to be annoyed, to be badly off, to be hard up, to be in straitened circumstances
Readings
- Korean:
- gon
Spanish
- dificultades
- preocupaciones
- sufrir
- afligirse
- hallarse en apuros
Portuguese
- dúvida
- torna-se angustiado
- aborrecido
- incerteza
- dilema
French
- embarras
- affligé
- ennuyé
1864 | 2001 Kanji |
3s4.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-3-4 | SKIP code |
6090.4 | Four corner code |
1-26-04 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
56f0 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1756 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 窮屈 【キュウクツ】 narrow, tight, cramped, formal, stiff, strict, ceremonious, rigid, constrained, uncomfortable, tight (e.g. finances)
- 究極 【キュウキョク】 ultimate, final, last, eventual
- 無窮 【ムキュウ】 eternity, infinitude, immortality
- 天壌無窮 【テンジョウムキュウ】 as eternal as heaven and earth
Kun reading compounds
- 極める 【きわめる】 to carry to extremes, to go to the end of something, to reach the limits of something, to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc), to be extremely (e.g. busy), to exhaust completely, to have nothing left (e.g. to say)
- 極まる 【きわまる】 to reach an extreme, to reach a limit, to terminate, to come to an end, extremely, to be stuck, to be in a dilemma, to be at a loss, to be decided, to be settled
- 極まり 【きわまり】 extremity, end, bound, limit
- 極まりない 【きわまりない】 extremely, in the extreme, knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness), unparalleled, boundless (e.g. universe, ocean), limitless
- 極み 【きわみ】 height, acme, extremity, peak, end, limit
- 窮みなき 【きわみなき】 without limit, endless
Readings
- Korean:
- gung
Spanish
- final
- extremo
- finalizar
- acabar
- llevar al extremo
- llevar a cabo
Portuguese
- endurecer
- destituído
- sofrer
- criar obstáculos
- encurralar
French
- extrêmement
- indigent
- fauché
- souffrir
- perplexe
- acculé
1152 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1821 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3337 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1259 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1598 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2573 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
897 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
919 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1675 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1457 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2983 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1525 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2078 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1338 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
25593 | Morohashi |
2358 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4212 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1326 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1424 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1787 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
752 | 2001 Kanji |
3m12.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-12 | SKIP code |
2-5-10 | SKIP code |
3022.7 | Four corner code |
1-21-71 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7aae | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
38 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 者 【シャ】 person, -er, expert, geisha, prostitute
- 芸者 【ゲイシャ】 geisha, professional female entertainer, usu. at traditional banquets
- 加害者 【カガイシャ】 perpetrator, wrong-doer, aggressor, assailant, offender
Kun reading compounds
- 者 【もの】 person
- 者ども 【ものども】 you, people
- 弱き者 【よわきもの】 weak person, the weak
- 若い者 【わかいもの】 young person, young people, youth, youngsters, young employee, young manservant, young follower
Readings
- Korean:
- ja
Spanish
- persona
Portuguese
- alguém
- pessoa
French
- personne
- quelqu'un
235 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
314 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
298 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
22 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3685 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
56 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
240 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
769 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.6 | Japanese for Busy People |
164 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
164 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
148 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1578 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3980 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2047 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2765 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1264 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
28852 | Morohashi |
3211 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4698 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1256 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1345 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
19 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
302 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1478 | 2001 Kanji |
4c4.13 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-4-4 | SKIP code |
4-8-2 | SKIP code |
2-4-4 | SKIP code |
4460.0 | Four corner code |
1-28-52 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
8005 | Unicode hex code |