261 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
167 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
150 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
631 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1034 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
388 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
142 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
502 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.16 | Japanese for Busy People |
339 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
339 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
329 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
342 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3809 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1951 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2645 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1188 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
4734P | Morohashi |
3071 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
947 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1180 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1264 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
146 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
539 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 図 【ズ】 drawing, picture, diagram, figure, illustration, chart, graph, map, sight, scene
- 図鑑 【ズカン】 pictorial book, picture book, illustrated reference book, identification manual, field guide
- 一途 【イチズ】 wholehearted, earnest, determined, intent, single-minded, straightforward, devoted to, doing nothing but
- 構図 【コウズ】 composition (of painting), structural outline, compositional arrangement
- 図書館 【トショカン】 library
- 図書 【トショ】 books
- 異図 【イト】 treasonable intent
- 隠された意図 【カクサレタイト】 hidden agenda
Kun reading compounds
- 図る 【はかる】 to plan, to attempt, to devise, to plot, to conspire, to scheme, to aim for, to strive for, to work towards, to seek, to deceive, to trick, to take in
Readings
- Japanese names:
- づ
- Korean:
- do
Spanish
- dibujo
- ilustración
- consulta
- estrategia
- planear
- diseñar
Portuguese
- mapa
- desenho
- plano
- inesperado
- acidentalmente
French
- carte
- dessin
- plan
- inattendu
- accidentellement
366 | 2001 Kanji |
3s4.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-3-4 | SKIP code |
6040.3 | Four corner code |
6040.0 | Four corner code |
1-31-62 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
56f3 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
418 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 形 【ケイ】 form, tense, adjective, i-adjective (in Japanese)
- 形式 【ケイシキ】 form (as opposed to substance), format, form, style, manner, formality, form, mode, form, form (bilinear, quadratic, etc.)
- 造形 【ゾウケイ】 molding, moulding, shaping, forming, modelling (i.e. plastic arts), modeling
- 体型 【タイケイ】 figure, body shape, build, physique, form, somatotype, biotype, habitus, (type of) physique
- 形相 【ギョウソウ】 look (esp. an angry or upset look), expression
- 奇形 【キケイ】 deformity, malformation, strange shape, unusual shape
- 大仰 【オオギョウ】 exaggerated, overblown, overdone
Kun reading compounds
- 形 【かた】 shape, form, style, security, collateral, obverse of an old zeni coin
- 形 【かたち】 form, shape, figure, visage
- 借金のカタ 【しゃっきんのカタ】 security for a loan, collateral
- 館 【やかた】 mansion, palace, manor house, castle, nobleman, noblewoman, dignitary, cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
- 形 【かたち】 form, shape, figure, visage
- 形作る 【かたちづくる】 to form, to shape, to make, to mold, to mould, to build up
- 顔かたち 【かおかたち】 features, looks
- 姿形 【すがたかたち】 appearance, figure, shape, form
- 形 【なり】 style, way, shape, form, appearance, state
- 形体 【なりかたち】 one's appearance
- 生成り 【きなり】 unbleached cloth, unbleached colour (color), unbleached, undyed
- 鉤状 【かぎなり】 hooklike, hook-shaped, unciform
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ち
- Korean:
- hyeong
Spanish
- forma
- figura
- tipo
Portuguese
- forma
- formulário
- estilo
French
- forme
- style
200 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
115 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
104 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
408 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1589 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
223 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
518 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
414 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.6 | Japanese for Busy People |
395 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
399 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
509 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
615 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1050 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
565 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
749 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1727 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
9969 | Morohashi |
846 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1713 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1711 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1847 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
306 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
141 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3260 | 2001 Kanji |
3j4.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-3 | SKIP code |
1242.2 | Four corner code |
1-23-33 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5f62 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
149 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 記 【キ】 account, history, chronicle, annals, record, notice, note, as follows, Kojiki (earliest historical record of Japan, compiled in 712 CE), Records of Ancient Matters
- 記憶 【キオク】 memory, recollection, remembrance, memory, storage
- 手記 【シュキ】 note, memorandum, memo, memoirs, personal account
- 左記 【サキ】 undermentioned (statement), the following, at left
Kun reading compounds
- 記す 【しるす】 to write down, to note down, to jot down, to take a note of, to mention, to describe, to give an account of, to inscribe, to mark, to brand, to remember, to engrave (in one's mind)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- のり
- Korean:
- gi
Spanish
- crónica
- narración
- memorizar
- anotar
- consignar por escrito
Portuguese
- escriba
- contar
- narrativa
- narrar
French
- inscrire
- compte-rendu
- narration
180 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
105 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
95 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
147 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4318 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
301 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
895 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1149 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
371 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
372 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
633 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1660 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1843 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
974 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1321 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
535 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
35244 | Morohashi |
1453 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
5563 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
529 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
568 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
209 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
190 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3056 | 2001 Kanji |
7a3.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-7-3 | SKIP code |
0761.7 | Four corner code |
1-21-13 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
8a18 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
379 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 述 【ジュツ】 dictation, verbal statement
- 述語 【ジュツゴ】 predicate, predicate
- 詳述 【ショウジュツ】 detailed explanation
- 公述 【コウジュツ】 speaking at a public hearing
Kun reading compounds
- 述べる 【のべる】 to state, to express, to say, to tell, to mention
Readings
- Korean:
- sul
Spanish
- mencionar
- expresar
- contar
Portuguese
- Mencionar
- explanar
- falar
French
- mentionner
- déclarer
- parler
- raconter
809 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
731 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
707 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
736 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4675 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
770 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
951 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
748 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
968 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1000 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
963 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
682 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3816 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1954 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2648 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1538 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
38803P | Morohashi |
3075 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6030 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1524 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1643 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
686 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1464 | 2001 Kanji |
2q5.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-3-5 | SKIP code |
3-2-5 | SKIP code |
3330.9 | Four corner code |
1-29-50 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
8ff0 | Unicode hex code |
子
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
72 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 子 【シ】 child (esp. a boy), viscount, founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius), master, masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature), you, -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
- 子宮 【シキュウ】 womb, uterus
- 中性子 【チュウセイシ】 neutron
- 精子 【セイシ】 sperm, spermatozoon
- 主 【ス】 honorific (or familiar) suffix used after a name
- 恵比寿 【エビス】 Ebisu, god of fishing and commerce
- 久留子 【クルス】 cross sign
- 対子 【トイツ】 pair, eyes
- 七対子 【チートイツ】 seven pairs, winning hand composed of seven pairs
Kun reading compounds
- 子 【こ】 child, kid, teenager, youngster, young (non-adult) person, (one's) child, offspring, young woman, young (animal), offshoot, interest, new share, player who is not a dealer, young geisha, young prostitute, bird egg, -er (often of young women)
- 子 【こう】 child, interest
- 根っこ 【ねっこ】 root (of a plant), stump (of a tree), root (of a problem, etc.), base, foundation, origin, source
- 江戸っ子 【えどっこ】 (true) Tokyoite, Edoite, Tokyo native, Edokko
- 子 【ね】 the Rat (first sign of the Chinese zodiac), hour of the Rat (around midnight, 11pm to 1am, or 12 midnight to 2am), north, eleventh month of the lunar calendar
- 子忌み 【ねいみ】 collecting herbs and pulling out young pine trees by the roots (annual event held on the first day of the Rat of the New Year)
- 庚子 【かのえね】 Metal Rat (37th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1960, 2020, 2080)
- 甲子 【きのえね】 Wood Rat (1st term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1924, 1984, 2044)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- い、 き、 ぎ、 く、 け、 ねっ
- Korean:
- ja
Spanish
- chiquillo
- niño
Portuguese
- criança
French
- enfant
- signe de la 1ère branche terrestre
- signe du Rat (zodiaque)
- 23 h à 01 h
- Nord (0°)
31 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
40 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
25 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
56 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1264 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
61 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
43 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
38 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.18 | Japanese for Busy People |
103 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
103 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
69 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
455 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4196 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2125 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2872 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
96 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
6930 | Morohashi |
3390 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1281 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
95 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
99 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
42 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
18 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3547 | 2001 Kanji |
2c0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-3-1 | SKIP code |
4-2-1 | SKIP code |
1740.7 | Four corner code |
1-27-50 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5b50 | Unicode hex code |