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 N3
30 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 連 【レン】 two reams (of paper), 1000 sheets (of paper), stanza, verse, tribe (in taxonomy), forecast (bet), bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet), party, company, group, set, things strung in a line, e.g. pearls, dried fish, spans of a bridge, etc., falcon
- 連関 【レンカン】 connection, relation, linkage
- 労連 【ロウレン】 labour union, labor union
- 常連 【ジョウレン】 regular customer, regular patron, regular visitor, frequenter, constant companion
Kun reading compounds
- 連なる 【つらなる】 to extend, to stretch out, to stand in a row, to attend, to participate in, to enrol, to enroll, to join, to have a connection, to be related, to be linked
- 連ねる 【つらねる】 to line up, to put in a row, to add (to a group), to accept (as a member of an organization, etc.), to join (e.g. a list), to link, to put together, to string together (e.g. compliments), to enumerate, to take along with, to bring with
- 連れる 【つれる】 to take (someone) with one, to bring along, to go with, to be accompanied by
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ずれ、 つれ、 むらじ、 れ
- Korean:
- ryeon
Spanish
- unir
- acompañar
- estar junto
- grupo
- agrupar
Portuguese
- Levar pelo caminho
- primazia
- unir
- conectar
- partido
- gangue
- grupo
French
- emmener
- se mettre en rang
- s'unir
- série
- parti
- bande
- clique
538 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
637 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
607 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
87 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4702 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
383 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
960 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1238 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
440 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
446 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
299 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
699 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3849 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1976 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2672 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
293 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
38902P | Morohashi |
3103 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6062 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
287 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
305 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
101 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
560 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1555 | 2001 Kanji |
2q7.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-3-7 | SKIP code |
3530.0 | Four corner code |
1-47-02 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
9023 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
128 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 平 【ヘイ】 nth year in the Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
- 平安 【ヘイアン】 peace, tranquility, tranquillity, Heian period (794-1185)
- 和平 【ワヘイ】 peace
- 公平 【コウヘイ】 fairness, impartiality, justice, objectivity
- 平等 【ビョウドウ】 equality, impartiality, evenness
- 平常心 【ビョウジョウシン】 everyday feelings, usual feelings
- 寛平 【カンピョウ】 Kanpyō era (889.4.27-898.4.26), Kanbyō era
- 天平 【テンピョウ】 Tenpyō era (729.8.5-749.4.14), Tenbyō era, Tenhei era
- 平韻 【ヒョウイン】 level-tone rhyme (of Chinese)
- 平声 【ヒョウショウ】 first tone in old Chinese phonetics, level tone, (of a Japanese accent) having a low, flat tone
Kun reading compounds
- 平ら 【たいら】 flat, level, even, smooth, calm, tranquil, placid, composed, stable, relaxed (sitting posture), comfortable, plateau, tableland, plain
- 平らか 【たいらか】 level, just, peaceful
- 平らげる 【たいらげる】 to eat up (completely), to put down (a rebellion), to suppress, to subjugate, to make flat, to level out
- 平 【ひら】 something broad and flat, common, ordinary, plain, rank-and-file, low-ranking employee, freshman, novice, private
- 平泳ぎ 【ひらおよぎ】 breaststroke (swimming)
- 嘉平次平 【かへいじひら】 hakama fabric made from meisen silk
- 金平 【かねひら】 Acheilognathus rhombeus (species of cyprinid)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- たいら、 たら、 はち、 ひ、 ひとし、 へ、 へん
- Korean:
- pyeong, pyeon
Spanish
- llanura
- liso
- llano
- plano
- sencillo
Portuguese
- até mesmo
- apartamento
- paz
French
- plan(e)
- plat
- paix
315 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
411 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
388 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
143 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
26 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
136 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
503 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
203 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
202 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
202 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
351 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
573 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4291 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2167 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2921 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1496 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
9167X | Morohashi |
3478 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1590 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1484 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1596 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
98 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
260 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3155 | 2001 Kanji |
2k3.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-5-1 | SKIP code |
1040.9 | Four corner code |
1-42-31 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5e73 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
124 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 和 【ワ】 sum, harmony, peace, Japan, Japanese-style
- 和歌 【ワカ】 waka, classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka, often 31 morae
- 講和 【コウワ】 reconciliation (between warring nations), (making of) peace
- 英和 【エイワ】 English-Japanese, English-Japanese dictionary
- 阿蘭陀 【オランダ】 Netherlands, Holland
- 和尚 【オショウ】 priestly teacher, preceptor, monk (esp. the head monk of a temple), priest, head priest, second highest priestly rank in Buddhism, master (of one's art, trade, etc.)
- 和声 【ワセイ】 harmony, concord, consonance
- 和尚 【オショウ】 priestly teacher, preceptor, monk (esp. the head monk of a temple), priest, head priest, second highest priestly rank in Buddhism, master (of one's art, trade, etc.)
- 諧和 【カイワ】 gentle mutual affection, harmony, harmony
Kun reading compounds
- 和らぐ 【やわらぐ】 to soften, to calm down, to be eased, to be mitigated, to subside, to abate
- 和らげる 【やわらげる】 to soften, to moderate, to relieve
- 和む 【なごむ】 to be softened, to calm down
- 和やか 【なごやか】 mild, calm, gentle, quiet, congenial, amicable, amiable, friendly, genial, harmonious, peaceful
- 和える 【あえる】 to dress (vegetables, salad, etc.)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あい、 いず、 かず、 かつ、 かつり、 かづ、 たけ、 ち、 とも、 な、 にぎ、 まさ、 やす、 よし、 より、 わだこ、 わっ
- Korean:
- hwa
Spanish
- armonía
- paz
- estilo japonés
- suavizar
- calmar
- tranquilo
- armonioso
Portuguese
- harmonia
- estilo Japonês
- paz
- amaciar
- Japão
French
- harmonie
- style japonais
- paix
- adoucir
- Japon
338 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
440 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
416 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
151 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3268 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
277 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
412 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
638 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.5 | Japanese for Busy People |
124 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
124 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
352 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
326 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1450 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
769 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1044 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
906 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
3490 | Morohashi |
1130 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
770 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
897 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
963 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
85 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
318 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2277 | 2001 Kanji |
5d3.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-5-3 | SKIP code |
2690.0 | Four corner code |
1-47-34 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
548c | Unicode hex code |
fiber, tie, rope
- On:
- イ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
643 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 維持 【イジ】 maintenance, preservation, improvement
- 維新 【イシン】 reformation, revolution, renewal, Meiji Restoration, Nippon Ishin no Kai, Japan Innovation Party
- 化学繊維 【カガクセンイ】 synthetic fiber, synthetic fibre, chemical fiber, chemical fibre
- 合成繊維 【ゴウセイセンイ】 synthetic fibre, synthetic fiber
Readings
- Japanese names:
- これ、 たもつ、 つぐ、 ゆい、 ゆき
- Korean:
- yu
Spanish
- soga
- cuerda
- atar
- énfasis
Portuguese
- fibra
- laço
- corda
French
- fibre
- cordon
- corde
- conservation
1007 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
926 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3552 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1187 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1634 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2540 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1231 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1295 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1297 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1540 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1733 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
926 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1251 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1353 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
27568 | Morohashi |
1370 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4516 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1341 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1441 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1722 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2775 | 2001 Kanji |
6a8.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-6-8 | SKIP code |
2091.4 | Four corner code |
1-16-61 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7dad | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
119 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 持 【ジ】 draw (in go, poetry contest, etc.), tie
- 持久 【ジキュウ】 endurance, persistence
- 堅持 【ケンジ】 holding on to, sticking to
- 護持 【ゴジ】 defend and maintain, support, protection
Kun reading compounds
- 持つ 【もつ】 to hold (in one's hand), to take, to carry, to possess, to have, to own, to maintain, to keep, to last, to be durable, to keep, to survive, to take charge of, to be in charge of, to hold (meeting, etc.), to have (opportunity, etc.), to have "it", to have that special something, to be blessed with good luck
- 持子 【もつご】 stone moroko (Pseudorasbora parva), topmouth gudgeon
- 持てる 【もてる】 to be able to possess (hold, get, etc.), to be well liked, to be popular, to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.), to be welcomed, to endure (the tests of time, the elements, etc.), to last, possessed, held, rich, wealthy, affluent
- 持てる者 【もてるもの】 (the) haves, those who have
Readings
- Japanese names:
- もち、 もつ
- Korean:
- ji
Spanish
- duración
- propiedad
- cargo
- sostener
- mantener
Portuguese
- segurar
- ter
French
- avoir
- tenir
231 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
310 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
294 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
184 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1903 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
50 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
178 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
801 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.15 | Japanese for Busy People |
451 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
458 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
142 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
889 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
447 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
275 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
333 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
667 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
12019 | Morohashi |
374 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2151 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
660 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
712 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
94 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
328 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1348 | 2001 Kanji |
3c6.8 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-6 | SKIP code |
5404.1 | Four corner code |
1-27-93 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6301 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N2
189 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 軍 【グン】 army, armed forces, troops, military authorities, team, group, troupe
- 軍医 【グンイ】 military physician or surgeon
- 両軍 【リョウグン】 both armies, both teams, both sides
- 従軍 【ジュウグン】 military service, serving in a war, taking part in a campaign
Kun reading compounds
- 戦 【いくさ】 war, battle, campaign, fight, troops, forces
- 軍神 【ぐんしん】 god of war, war hero (who died in battle)
- 海兵遠征軍 【かいへいえんせいいくさ】 Marine Expeditionary Force (US)
- 大軍 【おおいくさ】 great war, great battle
Readings
- Korean:
- gun
Spanish
- ejército
- tropas
Portuguese
- exército
- força
- tropas
- guerra
- batalha
French
- armée
- forces
- troupes
- guerriers
- bataille
593 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
490 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
466 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
193 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
628 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
100 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
938 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
906 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
438 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
444 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
778 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1771 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2582 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1318 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1789 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
307 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
38179 | Morohashi |
2080 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
5943 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
301 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
323 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
36 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
522 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3655 | 2001 Kanji |
2i7.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-7 | SKIP code |
3750.6 | Four corner code |
1-23-19 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
8ecd | Unicode hex code |