79 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
136 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
123 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
8 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1037 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
111 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
36 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
745 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.11 | Japanese for Busy People |
40 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
40 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
151 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
344 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3831 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1964 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2659 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
588 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
4752 | Morohashi |
3087 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
950 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
581 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
624 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
4 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
158 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
3 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 国益 【コクエキ】 national interest
- 国営 【コクエイ】 government management, state management
- 最恵国 【サイケイコク】 most favored nation, most favoured nation, MFN
- 異国 【イコク】 foreign country
Kun reading compounds
- 国 【くに】 country, state, region, national government, central government, home (i.e. hometown, home country), province (of Japan), land, earth
- 国人 【こくじん】 indigenous person, inhabitant of a country, local, native, local lords and samurai, daimyo who did not leave his domains to meet the shogun in Kyoto (during the Muromachi period)
- お国 【おくに】 your native country, your hometown, my home country (i.e. Japan), countryside, country, daimyo's territory (Edo period)
- 現国 【うつしくに】 world of mankind, this world
Readings
- Japanese names:
- くな、 こ
- Korean:
- gug
Spanish
- país
Portuguese
- País
- terra
- nação
French
- pays
3172 | 2001 Kanji |
3s5.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-3-5 | SKIP code |
6010.3 | Four corner code |
1-25-81 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
56fd | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N2
852 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 庫内 【コナイ】 inside (a refrigerator, warehouse, etc.)
- 住宅金融公庫 【ジュウタクキンユウコウコ】 Government Housing Loan Corporation
- 公庫 【コウコ】 finance corporation
- 蔵 【クラ】 warehouse, storehouse, cellar, magazine, granary, godown, depository, treasury, elevator
- 庫院 【クイン】 kitchen-cum-office of a Zen temple or monastery, where meals are prepared and senior priests have their offices
Kun reading compounds
- 蔵 【くら】 warehouse, storehouse, cellar, magazine, granary, godown, depository, treasury, elevator
- 蔵入れ 【くらいれ】 warehousing, storing in a warehouse
- 神庫 【ほくら】 small shrine, depository for sacred objects
Readings
- Korean:
- go
Spanish
- almacén
- bodega
Portuguese
- depósito
- armazém
French
- entrepôt
- stock
- magasin
206 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
292 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
275 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
656 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1512 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
582 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
511 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1243 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
825 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
844 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
544 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
589 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3864 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1985 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2682 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
596 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
9330 | Morohashi |
3112 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1617 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
589 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
633 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
354 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
555 | 2001 Kanji |
3q7.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-3-7 | SKIP code |
0025.6 | Four corner code |
1-24-43 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5eab | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N2
332 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 補 【ホ】 assistant ..., probationary ...
- 補完 【ホカン】 complementation, supplementation, completion
- 増補 【ゾウホ】 extending (e.g. a book), augmenting, enlarging, supplementing
- 追補 【ツイホ】 supplement, appendix, addendum
Kun reading compounds
- 補う 【おぎなう】 to supplement, to make up for, to compensate for, to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.), to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
Readings
- Korean:
- bo
Spanish
- suplir
- resarcir
- compensar
Portuguese
- suplemento
- oferta
- cumprir
- indenizar
- compensar
- assistente
- aprendiz
French
- complément
- supplément
- améliorer
- compenser
- assistant
- stagiaire
868 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
981 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
970 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
516 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4242 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
744 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
884 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1644 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
889 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
910 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1001 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1632 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1529 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
809 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1103 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1857 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
34320 | Morohashi |
1194 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
5464 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1840 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1983 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
955 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
653 | 2001 Kanji |
5e7.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-5-7 | SKIP code |
3322.7 | Four corner code |
1-42-68 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
88dc | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
397 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 助 【ジョ】 help, rescue, assistant
- 助演 【ジョエン】 supporting performance, playing a supporting role
- 互助 【ゴジョ】 mutual aid, cooperation, benefit
- 介助 【カイジョ】 help, assistance, aid
Kun reading compounds
- 助ける 【たすける】 to save, to rescue, to spare, to help, to assist, to support (financially), to contribute (to), to provide aid, to facilitate, to stimulate, to promote, to contribute to
- 助かる 【たすかる】 to be saved, to be rescued, to survive, to escape harm, to be spared damage, to be helped, to be saved trouble
- 助 【すけ】 assistance, help, helper, babe, chick, broad
- 助っ人 【すけっと】 helper, supporter, second, backer, foreign player (hired to strengthen a team)
- 福助 【ふくすけ】 large-headed dwarf statue, bringer of good luck
- デコ助 【デコすけ】 big forehead, fivehead, asshole
Readings
- Korean:
- jo
Spanish
- ayudar
- rescatar
- salvar
- ser salvado
- ser ayudado
Portuguese
- ajuda
- resgate
- auxiliar
French
- aider
- secourir
- assister
248 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
330 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
314 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
407 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
719 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
346 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
367 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
431 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
623 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
633 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
826 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
211 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1440 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
764 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1037 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1800 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
2313 | Morohashi |
1121 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
530 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1782 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1921 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
248 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
284 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3945 | 2001 Kanji |
2g5.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-5-2 | SKIP code |
7412.7 | Four corner code |
1-29-85 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
52a9 | Unicode hex code |