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
965 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 郡 【グン】 district, county, district (of 2-20 50-home neighbourhoods or townships, in the ritsuryō period), commandery (in China)
- 郡部 【グンブ】 rural districts, counties
- 共産国家郡 【キョウサンコッカグン】 Communist bloc
- 国郡 【コクグン】 provinces and districts
Kun reading compounds
- 郡 【ぐん】 district, county, district (of 2-20 50-home neighbourhoods or townships, in the ritsuryō period), commandery (in China)
- 郡司 【ぐんじ】 district governor (under the ritsuryō system)
Readings
- Korean:
- gun
Spanish
- condado
- distrito
Portuguese
- condado
- distrito
- comarca
French
- comté
- arrondissement
384 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
491 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
467 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
797 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4764 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
480 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1828 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1146 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
193 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
193 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
552 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
758 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1858 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
984 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1333 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1860 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
39436 | Morohashi |
1466 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6143 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1843 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1986 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
541 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3544 | 2001 Kanji |
2d7.12 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-7-3 | SKIP code |
1-7-2 | SKIP code |
1762.7 | Four corner code |
1-23-20 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
90e1 | Unicode hex code |
里
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
1096 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 里 【リ】 Japanese league, ri, old Japanese unit of distance, approx. 3.927 km or 2.44 miles, neighbourhood (under the ritsuryō system; orig. of 50 homes), unit of area (approx. 654 m by 654 m)
- 俚諺 【リゲン】 proverb, saying
- 万里 【バンリ】 thousands of miles
- 海里 【カイリ】 nautical mile
Kun reading compounds
- 里 【さと】 village, hamlet, countryside, country, home (of one's parents, etc.), hometown, one's origins, one's upbringing, one's past
- 里親 【さとおや】 foster parent, foster parents, (pet) caretaker
- お里 【おさと】 one's parents' home, one's origins, one's upbringing, one's past
- 夏山冬里 【なつやまふゆさと】 pasturing cattle in summer and feeding them indoors during winter, rotated grazing
Readings
- Japanese names:
- さ
- Korean:
- ri
Spanish
- ri (unidad de medida)
- aldea
- pueblo
- lugar natal
Portuguese
- aldeia
- casa paterna
- légua
French
- hameau
- village natal
- maison de ses parents
- ri (3965 mètres)
332 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
238 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
219 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1077 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4813 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
101 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1842 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
517 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
142 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
142 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1025 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1801 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4356 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2206 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2968 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
175 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
40131 | Morohashi |
3542 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6206 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
173 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
185 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
154 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3672 | 2001 Kanji |
0a7.9 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-7-1 | SKIP code |
6010.4 | Four corner code |
1-46-04 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
91cc | Unicode hex code |
system, law, rule
- On:
- セイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
108 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 制 【セイ】 system, organization, organisation, imperial command, laws, regulation, control, government, suppression, restraint, holding back, establishment
- 制圧 【セイアツ】 gaining total control (of people or counties), suppression, oppression, control, mastery, ascendancy, supremacy
- 天皇制 【テンノウセイ】 the Emperor System
- 帝政 【テイセイ】 imperial government, imperialism, monarchical rule
Readings
- Korean:
- je
Spanish
- determinar
- establecer
- comprobar
- cesar
- poner fin
- sistema
- construir
Portuguese
- sistema
- lei
- regra
French
- système
- règle
- loi
- régime
- contrôle
823 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
744 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
722 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
196 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
683 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
635 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
357 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
656 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
427 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
433 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
687 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
193 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1624 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
854 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1170 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
425 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
1961 | Morohashi |
1274 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
481 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
418 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
447 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
161 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
689 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2443 | 2001 Kanji |
2f6.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-6-2 | SKIP code |
2220.0 | Four corner code |
1-32-09 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5236 | Unicode hex code |