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 4
JLPT level N1
1190 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 旗手 【キシュ】 standard-bearer, flag-bearer
- 旗色 【ハタイロ】 situation, outlook, one's allegiance, affiliation, position
- 日章旗 【ニッショウキ】 the Japanese (rising sun) flag
- 校旗 【コウキ】 school flag
Kun reading compounds
- 旗 【はた】 flag, pataka (banner), banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
- 旗揚げ 【はたあげ】 raising an army, raising a banner, launching a new group, launching a business, launching a new party
- 白旗 【しらはた】 white flag, truce flag, surrender flag
- 大会旗 【たいかいはた】 tournament flag
Readings
- Korean:
- gi
Spanish
- bandera nacional
- estandarte
- bandera
Portuguese
- bandeira nacional
- bandeira
- padrão
French
- drapeau
- bannière
- étendard
371 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
474 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
451 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1174 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2093 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
601 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1401 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2093 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1006 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1043 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1528 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
962 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1321 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
716 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
958 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1780 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
13687 | Morohashi |
1047 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2402 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1764 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1901 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
615 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
461 | 2001 Kanji |
4h10.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-10 | SKIP code |
0828.1 | Four corner code |
1-20-90 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
65d7 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
544 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 及第 【キュウダイ】 passing (an examination), making the grade
- 及第者 【キュウダイシャ】 successful examinee
- 波及 【ハキュウ】 spread, extension, influence, aftereffect, ripple
- 責任追及 【セキニンツイキュウ】 pursuing liability, finding out who is at fault, trying to pin the blame on someone
Kun reading compounds
- 及ぶ 【およぶ】 to reach, to amount to, to befall, to happen to, to extend, to go on (for, until), to be up to the task, to come up to, to compare with, to be a match (for), to commit (a crime), to require (to do)
- 及び 【および】 and, as well as
- 及び腰 【およびごし】 bent back, indecisive attitude, timidity, lack of nerve
- 及び 【および】 and, as well as
- 及び腰 【およびごし】 bent back, indecisive attitude, timidity, lack of nerve
- 及ぼす 【およぼす】 to exert (influence), to exercise, to cause (e.g. damage), to do (e.g. harm), to bring about (e.g. benefits), to extend, to have an effect (on)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- おい、 の
- Korean:
- geub
Spanish
- alcanzar
- llegar a
- y
- tocar
- extenderse
- causar
Portuguese
- alcance fora
- exerce
- exercício
French
- allonger
- tendre le bras
- exercice
- s'étendre
- causer
1148 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
748 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
154 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
888 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1120 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
83 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1257 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1328 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1098 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
21 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4192 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2122 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2868 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
695 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
3118P | Morohashi |
3385 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
670 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
688 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
743 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
422 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
1012 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3567 | 2001 Kanji |
0a3.24 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-3-1 | SKIP code |
4-4-1 | SKIP code |
1724.7 | Four corner code |
1-21-58 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
53ca | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
519 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 歌劇 【カゲキ】 opera
- 歌曲 【カキョク】 melody, tune, song
- 演歌 【エンカ】 enka, traditional-style Japanese popular ballad, troubadour
- 和歌 【ワカ】 waka, classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka, often 31 morae
Kun reading compounds
- 歌 【うた】 song, singing, classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka), modern poetry
- 歌合 【うたあわせ】 poetry contest
- 短歌 【たんか】 tanka, 31-mora Japanese poem
- 替え歌 【かえうた】 parody (of a song), new lyrics to an old melody, song parody
- 歌う 【うたう】 to sing, to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem, to express in the form of a poem, to recite (a poem)
- 歌うたい 【うたうたい】 singer, vocalist, nagauta singer (in kabuki), singer of noh chants
Readings
- Korean:
- ga
Spanish
- canción
- cantar
Portuguese
- canção
- cantar
French
- chanson
- chanter
166 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
90 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
84 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
478 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2422 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
256 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
201 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2170 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.18 | Japanese for Busy People |
392 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
395 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
200 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1125 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2296 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1187 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1621 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
480 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
16167 | Morohashi |
1825 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2945 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
469 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
508 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
486 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
230 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3162 | 2001 Kanji |
4j10.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-10-4 | SKIP code |
1768.2 | Four corner code |
1-18-46 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6b4c | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
70 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 関 【カン】 barrier, gate
- 関係 【カンケイ】 relation, relationship, connection, participation, involvement, concern, influence, effect, sexual relations, sexual relationship, related to, connected to
- 連関 【レンカン】 connection, relation, linkage
- 通関 【ツウカン】 customs clearance
Kun reading compounds
- 関 【せき】 barrier, gate, seki, mutual life
- 関取 【せきとり】 ranking wrestler in the makuuchi (senior-grade) or juryo (junior-grade) divisions
- 霞ヶ関 【かすみがせき】 Kasumigaseki, district of Tokyo where most of Japan's government ministry offices are located, government ministries (of Japan), Japanese government bureaucracy
- 関わる 【かかわる】 to be affected, to be influenced, to be concerned with, to have to do with, to stick to (opinions)
- 覗き機関 【のぞきからくり】 peep show, device with lens mounted on a stand or in a box to view enlarged pictures
- 水機関 【みずからくり】 puppet powered by (falling) water, water-powered contrivance, show using such a device (in Edo-period Osaka)
Readings
- Korean:
- gwan, wan
Spanish
- barrera
- puerta
- relación
- mecanismo
- valla
Portuguese
- conexão
- obstáculo
- passagem
- emvolver
- concernente
French
- relation
- barrière
- lien
- rapport
- concerner
365 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
467 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
444 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
104 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4958 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
289 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
982 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2245 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.7 | Japanese for Busy People |
398 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
402 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
446 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1844 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4129 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2099 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2842 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
2036 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
41297 | Morohashi |
3328 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6402 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
2017 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2173 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
84 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
614 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3863 | 2001 Kanji |
8e6.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-8-6 | SKIP code |
7743.0 | Four corner code |
1-20-56 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
95a2 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
100 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 法 【ホウ】 law, act, principle, method, mood, dharma, law
- 法案 【ホウアン】 bill (law), measure
- 航法 【コウホウ】 sailing, navigation
- 会社更生法 【カイシャコウセイホウ】 Corporate Rehabilitation Law
- 法被 【ハッピ】 happi coat, happy coat, workman's livery coat, traditional Japanese straight-sleeved coat
- 法度 【ハット】 ban, prohibition, taboo, something forbidden, law, ordinance (esp. in the middle ages)
- 法師 【ホウシ】 Buddhist priest, bonze, layman dressed like a priest, person
- 法華経 【ホケキョウ】 Lotus Sutra
Kun reading compounds
- 法 【のり】 rule, law, regulation, model, pattern, teachings of Buddha, Buddhist doctrine, transverse measurement, measurement across, side-slope, slope
- 法の筵 【のりのむしろ】 preaching place
- 内法 【うちのり】 inside measure
- 外法 【そとのり】 outside measurements
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ほ
- Korean:
- beob
Spanish
- método
- ley
- doctrina
Portuguese
- método
- lei
- regra
- princípio
- modelo
- sistema
French
- méthode
- loi
- règle
- principe
- modèle
- système
513 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
612 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
584 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
145 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2535 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
213 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
676 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
824 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
123 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
123 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
518 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1181 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
391 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
248 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
295 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
758 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
17290 | Morohashi |
333 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3107 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
751 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
813 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
100 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
516 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
371 | 2001 Kanji |
3a5.20 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-5 | SKIP code |
3413.1 | Four corner code |
1-43-01 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6cd5 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N2
992 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 律 【リツ】 law (esp. ancient East Asian criminal code), regulation, vinaya (rules for the monastic community), Ritsu (school of Buddhism), lüshi (style of Chinese poem), (musical) pitch, six odd-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale, Japanese seven-tone gagaku scale, similar to Dorian mode (corresponding to: re, mi, fa, so, la, ti, do), step (in traditional Eastern music, corresponding to a Western semitone)
- 律令 【リツリョウ】 ritsuryō, criminal, administrative and civil codes of the Nara and Heian eras based on Chinese models
- 一律 【イチリツ】 uniform, even, across-the-board, equal
- 自律 【ジリツ】 autonomy (in Kantian ethics), self-control
- 律儀 【リチギ】 upright, honest, faithful, conscientious, sincere
- 律義者 【リチギモノ】 honest person, conscientious person
- 呂律 【ロレツ】 articulation
Readings
- Japanese names:
- たかし、 のり
- Korean:
- ryul
Spanish
- ley
- regulación
- regla
- ritmo (musical)
Portuguese
- ritmo
- lei
- regulamento
- medida
- controle
French
- rythme
- ordonner
- loi
- régulation
- contrôle
- jauge
877 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
1003 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
993 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1048 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1608 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
526 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
521 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
787 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
667 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
678 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
519 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
627 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
433 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
268 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
322 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
883 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
10097 | Morohashi |
363 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1740 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
874 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
939 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
895 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2055 | 2001 Kanji |
3i6.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-6 | SKIP code |
2520.7 | Four corner code |
1-46-07 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5f8b | Unicode hex code |