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 |
tax, duty
- On:
- ゼイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
289 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 税 【ゼイ】 tax
- 税関 【ゼイカン】 customs, customs house
- 地方税 【チホウゼイ】 local tax, council tax
- 納税 【ノウゼイ】 payment of taxes
Readings
- Japanese names:
- さい
- Korean:
- se, tal
Spanish
- impuesto
- arancel
Portuguese
- imposto
- dever
French
- taxe
- droits
826 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
750 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
727 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
383 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3287 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
488 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
782 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1642 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
399 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
403 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
670 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1438 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1525 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
807 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1101 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
904 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
25070P | Morohashi |
1191 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4146 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
895 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
961 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
755 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2257 | 2001 Kanji |
5d7.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-5-7 | SKIP code |
2891.6 | Four corner code |
1-32-39 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7a0e | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
874 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 犯 【ハン】 perpetrators of (some) crime, (some type of) crime
- 犯行 【ハンコウ】 crime, criminal act, offence, offense
- 共犯 【キョウハン】 complicity
- 防犯 【ボウハン】 prevention of crime, security (device, camera, etc.)
- 違犯 【イハン】 offense (against the law), offence, violation
- 重犯 【ジュウハン】 felony, major offence, felon, old offender
Kun reading compounds
- 犯す 【おかす】 to commit (e.g. crime), to perpetrate, to make (e.g. mistake), to break (e.g. rule), to violate, to transgress, to contravene, to rape, to violate, to ravish, to deflower
Readings
- Korean:
- beom
Spanish
- crimen
- delito
- ofensa
- cometer
- perpetrar un delito
- violar
Portuguese
- crime
- pecado
- ofensa
French
- crime
- péché
- délit
859 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
789 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
768 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
711 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2869 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
771 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
726 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
882 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
903 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1046 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1299 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
229 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
146 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
175 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1426 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
20238 | Morohashi |
196 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3554 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1414 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1517 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
652 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2956 | 2001 Kanji |
3g2.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-2 | SKIP code |
4721.2 | Four corner code |
1-40-40 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
72af | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
753 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 則 【ソク】 counter for rules, rule, regulation
- 即する 【ソクスル】 to conform to, to agree with, to be adapted to, to be based on
- 反則 【ハンソク】 foul, breaking the rules, violation (of the law, regulations, etc.), infringement, breach, infraction
- 正則 【セイソク】 correct, proper, formal, regular, systematic, normal, invertible (matrix), holomorphic
Kun reading compounds
- 則る 【のっとる】 to conform to, to be in accordance with, to follow (rule, tradition, example, etc.)
- 法 【のり】 rule, law, regulation, model, pattern, teachings of Buddha, Buddhist doctrine, transverse measurement, measurement across, side-slope, slope
- 即ち 【すなわち】 that is (to say), namely, i.e., precisely, exactly, just, nothing but, neither more nor less, (and) then
Readings
- Korean:
- jeug, chig, cheug
Spanish
- regla
- norma
- ley
- decisión
Portuguese
- regra
- seguir
- basear em
- ter como modelo
French
- règlement
- règle
- suivre
- norme
- loi (science, nature)
666 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
764 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
742 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
855 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4487 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
499 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
362 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
902 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
608 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
618 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
808 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
197 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1831 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
967 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1311 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
89 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
1994 | Morohashi |
1444 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
487 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
88 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
92 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
702 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3943 | 2001 Kanji |
7b2.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-7-2 | SKIP code |
6280.0 | Four corner code |
1-34-07 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5247 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
122 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 取 【シュ】 appropriation, obtaining
- 取材 【シュザイ】 gathering material (for an article, novel, etc.), collecting information, covering (an event, incident, etc.), reporting, interview (for a news story)
- 先取 【センシュ】 earning the first (runs), preoccupation
- 聴取 【チョウシュ】 hearing (of a statement, opinion, explanation, etc.), asking, questioning (e.g. a suspect), enquiry, listening (e.g. to the radio)
Kun reading compounds
- 取る 【とる】 to take, to pick up, to grab, to catch, to pass, to hand, to give, to get, to obtain, to acquire, to win, to receive, to earn, to take (e.g. a vacation), to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.), to take (a measure, attitude, etc.), to choose, to remove, to get rid of, to take off, to take away, to steal, to rob, to eat, to have (e.g. lunch), to take (e.g. vitamins), to pick (e.g. flowers), to gather, to extract (e.g. juice), to catch (e.g. fish), to harvest (a crop), to take up (time, space), to occupy, to spare, to set aside, to secure, to reserve, to save, to put aside, to keep, to take (e.g. a joke), to interpret, to understand, to make out, to grasp, to record, to take down, to subscribe to (e.g. a newspaper), to take, to buy, to get, to order, to have delivered, to charge, to fine, to take (tax), to take (e.g. a wife), to take on (e.g. an apprentice), to adopt, to accept, to compete (in sumo, cards, etc.), to play
- 取るに足らない 【とるにたらない】 insignificant, inconsequential, trifling, negligible, of little importance
- 取り 【とり】 taking, taker, collecting, collector, remover, removal, last performer of the day (usu. the star performer), last performance of the day, active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration), emphatic or formal prefix
- 取り扱い 【とりあつかい】 treatment, service, handling, management
- 関取 【せきとり】 ranking wrestler in the makuuchi (senior-grade) or juryo (junior-grade) divisions
- 買取 【かいとり】 purchase, buying, buying out, buying used articles as a company, trade-in, buy back, purchase on a no-return policy, lump-sum payment, flat fee
- 取り 【とり】 taking, taker, collecting, collector, remover, removal, last performer of the day (usu. the star performer), last performance of the day, active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration), emphatic or formal prefix
- 取り扱い 【とりあつかい】 treatment, service, handling, management
- 関取 【せきとり】 ranking wrestler in the makuuchi (senior-grade) or juryo (junior-grade) divisions
- 買取 【かいとり】 purchase, buying, buying out, buying used articles as a company, trade-in, buy back, purchase on a no-return policy, lump-sum payment, flat fee
Readings
- Japanese names:
- どる
- Korean:
- chwi
Spanish
- tomar
- coger
Portuguese
- tomar
- trazer
- recolher
French
- prendre
- aller chercher
238 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
317 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
301 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
190 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3699 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
108 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
393 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
650 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
65 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
65 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
270 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
269 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1613 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
847 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1162 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
827 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
3158 | Morohashi |
1262 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
679 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
819 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
882 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
194 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
303 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3267 | 2001 Kanji |
6e2.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-6-2 | SKIP code |
1714.0 | Four corner code |
1-28-72 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
53d6 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
797 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 締約 【テイヤク】 conclusion of a treaty
- 締結 【テイケツ】 conclusion, execution (of a contract), entering (into treaty), fastening (as in a joint)
Kun reading compounds
- 閉まる 【しまる】 to be shut, to close, to be closed, to be firm (of a body, face, etc.), to be well-knit, to be locked, to tighten, to be tightened, to become sober, to become tense
- 締まり 【しまり】 closing, shutting, firmness, tightness, discipline, control
- 締まり屋 【しまりや】 thrifty person, stingy person, tight-fisted person
- 締める 【しめる】 to tie, to fasten, to tighten, to wear (necktie, belt), to put on, to total, to sum, to be strict with, to economize, to economise, to cut down on, to salt, to marinate, to pickle, to make sushi adding a mixture of vinegar and salt, to kill (fish, poultry, etc.)
Readings
- Korean:
- che
Spanish
- abrochar
- apretar
- atar
- amarrar
- liar
Portuguese
- apertar
- amarrar
- fechar
- travar
French
- serrer
- lier
- fermer
- verrouiller
- attacher
1622 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
740 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3581 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1243 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1638 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1180 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1239 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1067 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1552 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1761 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
945 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1274 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1352 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
27651 | Morohashi |
1393 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4549 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1340 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1440 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1794 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2744 | 2001 Kanji |
6a9.11 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-6-9 | SKIP code |
2092.7 | Four corner code |
1-36-89 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7de0 | 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 |