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 5
JLPT level N3
183 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 際 【サイ】 occasion, time, circumstances, (in) case (of), when
- 際会 【サイカイ】 meeting, facing, confronting
- 学際 【ガクサイ】 interdisciplinary
- 援助交際 【エンジョコウサイ】 paid dating (esp. with an underage girl; oft. involving selling of sex), compensated dating
Kun reading compounds
- 際 【きわ】 edge, brink, verge, side, time, moment of
- 際立つ 【きわだつ】 to be prominent, to be conspicuous, to stand out, to be outstanding, to be remarkable, to be striking, to be notable
- 今際の際 【いまわのきわ】 verge of death, dying moments
Readings
- Japanese names:
- わ
- Korean:
- je
Spanish
- límite
- frontera
- asociación
- unión
- ocasión
Portuguese
- ocasião
- lado
- margem
- limite
- indecente
- ousado
- perigoso
- vez
- quando
French
- occasion
- côté
- accotement
- bord
- dangereux
- aventureux
- indécent
- temps
- quand
612 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
710 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
683 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
300 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
5018 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
424 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
992 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2073 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
618 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
628 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
474 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
750 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
874 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
503 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
646 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1305 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
41820 | Morohashi |
714 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6478 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1296 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1392 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
189 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
789 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3641 | 2001 Kanji |
2d11.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-11 | SKIP code |
1-2-11 | SKIP code |
7729.1 | Four corner code |
1-26-61 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
969b | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N2
1289 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 乳製品 【ニュウセイヒン】 dairy products
- 乳児 【ニュウジ】 infant (below 1 year old), suckling baby
- 豆乳 【トウニュウ】 soy milk
- 生乳 【セイニュウ】 raw milk
Kun reading compounds
- 乳 【ちち】 milk, breast, loop, decorative bump (on a hanging bell)
- 乳首 【ちくび】 nipple, teat
- 無い乳 【ないちち】 very small breasts
- もらい乳 【もらいぢち】 having one's baby nursed by another woman, wet-nursing, breast milk received from another woman
- 乳 【ちち】 milk, breast, loop, decorative bump (on a hanging bell)
- 乳房 【ちぶさ】 breast, udder
- 無い乳 【ないちち】 very small breasts
- もらい乳 【もらいぢち】 having one's baby nursed by another woman, wet-nursing, breast milk received from another woman
Readings
- Korean:
- yu
Spanish
- leche
- pecho
Portuguese
- leite
- peitos
French
- lait
- seins
961 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
951 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
873 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
266 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1216 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
291 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
657 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
939 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
969 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
821 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
29 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1823 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
964 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1306 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
737 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
190X | Morohashi |
1438 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
61 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
729 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
786 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
871 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2056 | 2001 Kanji |
3n4.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-7-1 | SKIP code |
1-6-1 | SKIP code |
2241.0 | Four corner code |
1-38-93 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
4e73 | Unicode hex code |
made in..., manufacture
- On:
- セイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N1
488 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 製 【セイ】 make, manufacture, -made, made of ..., made in ...
- 製鋼 【セイコウ】 steel manufacture
- 縫製 【ホウセイ】 sewing (by machine)
- 既製 【キセイ】 ready-made, off the shelf
Readings
- Korean:
- je
Spanish
- fabricar
- construir
- hecho en
Portuguese
- feito em...
- manufaturado
French
- "fabriqué en"
- fabrication
648 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
749 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
726 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
318 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4249 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
570 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
885 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2388 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
428 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
434 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
686 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1628 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3478 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1792 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2441 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
426 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
34380 | Morohashi |
2803 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
5476 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
419 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
448 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
793 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2465 | 2001 Kanji |
5e8.9 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-8-6 | SKIP code |
2273.2 | Four corner code |
1-32-29 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
88fd | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
225 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 品 【ヒン】 elegance, grace, refinement, class, dignity, article, item, counter for items (of food, etc.), counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
- 品位 【ヒンイ】 dignity, grace, nobility, grade, quality, fineness, carat, karat
- 小品 【ショウヒン】 short piece (of music, writing), small work (painting, sculpture, etc.), literary sketch, essay, small article, small item
- 遺品 【イヒン】 things left (to one) by the deceased, inherited item, estate, memento, keepsake, lost item, lost property
- 品 【ホン】 court rank, level, grade, chapter, section, volume
- 品題 【ホンダイ】 chapter title, section title, volume title
- 九品 【クホン】 nine levels of Amitabha's Pure Land, Amitabha's Pure Land, nine-tiered lotus leaf platform in Amitabha's Pure Land
Kun reading compounds
- 品 【しな】 article, item, thing, goods, stock, quality, flirtatiousness, coquetry
- 品目 【ひんもく】 item, commodity, list of articles
- 一品 【いっぴん】 item, article, dish, course, finest item
- 極め付きの品 【きわめつきのしな】 article of certified genuineness
Readings
- Korean:
- pum
Spanish
- producto
- artículo
- bienes
Portuguese
- bens
- refinamento
- dignidade
- artigo
- sufixo para contagem de para pratos de refeição
French
- marchandise
- dignité
- raffinement
- article
- compteur de plats
311 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
405 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
382 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
138 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
923 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
146 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
138 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
916 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.11 | Japanese for Busy People |
230 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
230 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
683 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
328 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2795 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1437 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1937 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
23 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
3581 | Morohashi |
2248 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
792 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
23 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
23 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
372 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
345 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3777 | 2001 Kanji |
3d6.15 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-6 | SKIP code |
6066.0 | Four corner code |
1-41-42 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
54c1 | Unicode hex code |
co-, cooperation
- On:
- キョウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N2
121 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 協議 【キョウギ】 conference, consultation, discussion, negotiation
- 協会 【キョウカイ】 association, society, organization, organisation
- 農協 【ノウキョウ】 agricultural cooperative
- 経協 【ケイキョウ】 management association, management conference, management institute
Readings
- Korean:
- hyeob
Spanish
- cooperación
- colaboración
Portuguese
- co-
- cooperação
French
- coopération
- co-
377 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
485 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
461 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
209 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
774 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
572 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
381 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
548 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
234 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
234 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
444 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
244 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
103 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
70 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
74 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
881 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
2742 | Morohashi |
93 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
617 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
872 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
937 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
193 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
501 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1445 | 2001 Kanji |
2k6.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-2-6 | SKIP code |
4402.7 | Four corner code |
1-22-08 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5354 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
4 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 会 【カイ】 meeting, assembly, party, gathering, conference, athletic meet, society, association, club
- 会員 【カイイン】 member, the membership
- 例会 【レイカイ】 regular meeting
- 際会 【サイカイ】 meeting, facing, confronting
- 会 【エ】 gathering (esp. Buddhist, festive, etc.)
- 会釈 【エシャク】 slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude), nod, salutation, consideration, thoughtfulness
- 法会 【ホウエ】 Buddhist service (e.g. memorial service)
- 御斎会 【ゴサイエ】 imperial event at which high monks recited the Golden Light Sutra to pray for national security and good harvests (held annually at the palace from the 8th to the 14th of the first lunar month, between the Nara and Muromachi periods)
Kun reading compounds
- 会う 【あう】 to meet, to encounter, to see, to have an accident, to have a bad experience
- 逢うは別れの始め 【あうはわかれのはじめ】 we meet only to part, meeting is the first step to parting
- 会わせる 【あわせる】 to make (someone) to meet, to let (someone) meet, to expose to, to subject to
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あい、 い
- Korean:
- hoe, goe, gwal
Spanish
- asociación
- reunión
- encontrarse con
- reunirse
Portuguese
- encontro
- reunião
- festa
- associação
- entrevista
- une
French
- réunion
- rencontre
- meeting
- parti
- association
- entrevue
- rejoindre
54 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
93 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
87 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
12 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
381 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
116 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
14 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
454 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.1 | Japanese for Busy People |
158 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
158 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
59 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
47 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2512 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1275 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1741 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
759 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
460 | Morohashi |
2020 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
143 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
752 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
814 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
16 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
119 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2871 | 2001 Kanji |
2a4.19 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-4 | SKIP code |
2-3-3 | SKIP code |
8073.1 | Four corner code |
1-18-81 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
4f1a | Unicode hex code |