17 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
19 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
60 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
316 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1050 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
19 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
37 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
42 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1.A | Japanese for Busy People |
24 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
24 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
22 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
347 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4211 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2127 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2875 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
152 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
4867 | Morohashi |
3403 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
966 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
150 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
161 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
360 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
22 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
土
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
307 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 土 【ド】 Saturday, earth, dirt, soil, land, lands, ground, earth (third of the five elements)
- 土地 【トチ】 plot of land, lot, soil, locality, region, place
- 浄土 【ジョウド】 pure land (esp. the Western Pure Land paradise of Amitabha), (Buddhist) paradise, Pure Land Buddhism
- 郷土 【キョウド】 native place, birth-place, one's old home, province, region, locality
- 土 【ト】 Turkey
- 時計 【トケイ】 clock, watch, timepiece
- 下土 【カド】 lower world, this world, the earth
- 率土 【ソット】 ends of the earth, outer reaches, borderland
Kun reading compounds
- 土 【つち】 earth, soil, dirt, clay, mud, the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens), the ground, the land, low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud), (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
- 土方 【どかた】 construction worker, laborer (labourer), navvy
- 盛り土 【もりど】 embankment (for road, railway, etc.), raising the ground level, fill
- 赤土 【あかつち】 red clay, red earth, laterite, dark-red paint
Readings
- Japanese names:
- つく、 は、 ひじ
- Korean:
- to, du
Spanish
- suelo
- tierra
- Turquía
Portuguese
- solo
- terra
- chão
- Turquia
French
- sol
- terre
- terrain
- Turquie
1472 | 2001 Kanji |
3b0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-3-2 | SKIP code |
4010.0 | Four corner code |
1-37-58 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
571f | Unicode hex code |
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- サ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N1
474 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 佐保姫 【サホヒメ】 Saohime, goddess of Spring
- 佐織養護学校 【サオリヨウゴガッコウ】 Saori Special Needs School (older name style)
- 中佐 【チュウサ】 lieutenant colonel, commander (navy)
- 二佐 【ニサ】 lieutenant colonel (JGSDF)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- すけ
- Korean:
- jwa
Spanish
- ayuda
- asistencia
- rango militar
Portuguese
- assistente
- ajuda
French
- assistant
- aide
1283 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
285 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
392 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1322 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1043 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
365 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1744 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1867 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1002 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
74 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
76 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
48 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
51 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
961 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
506 | Morohashi |
67 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
155 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
952 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1024 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
381 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
1093 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2172 | 2001 Kanji |
2a5.9 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-2-5 | SKIP code |
2421.1 | Four corner code |
1-26-20 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
4f50 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N2
672 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 鉄 【テツ】 iron (Fe), steel, iron (will, discipline, lady, etc.), railway, railway enthusiast
- 鉄製 【テッセイ】 made of iron
- 国鉄 【コクテツ】 national railway, Japan National Railways (1949-1987)
- 新日本製鐵 【シンニッポンセイテツ】 Nippon Steel Corporation
Kun reading compounds
- 黒金 【くろがね】 iron
Readings
- Japanese names:
- けん、 てっ
- Korean:
- cheol
Spanish
- hierro
- acero
Portuguese
- ferro
French
- fer
283 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
374 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
353 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
327 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4844 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
242 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
976 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1948 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.1 | Japanese for Busy People |
312 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
312 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
147 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1814 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2147 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1126 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1527 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
854 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
40285 | Morohashi |
1711 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6253 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
846 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
909 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
449 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
422 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2863 | 2001 Kanji |
8a5.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-8-5 | SKIP code |
8513.0 | Four corner code |
1-37-20 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
9244 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
207 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 道 【ドウ】 road, path, street, route, way, set of practices, rules for conducting oneself, moral education, Buddhist teachings, Taoism, administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido), administrative region of Japan (Tokaido, Tosando, etc.), province (administrative region of Korea), circuit (administrative region of China), province (Tang-era administrative region of China)
- 道義 【ドウギ】 morality, moral principles
- 正道 【セイドウ】 path of righteousness, path of duty, right track, correct path
- 海道 【カイドウ】 sea route
- 有道 【ユウドウ】 being good, being virtuous, virtuous person
- 不道 【フドウ】 inhuman, immoral, unreasonable, outrageous, wicked, barbarity (one of the eight unpardonable crimes, incl. killing three people in one family, or dismembering a corpse)
Kun reading compounds
- 道 【みち】 road, path, street, lane, passage, route, way, distance, journey, road (e.g. to victory), course, way (of living, proper conduct, etc.), moral principles, teachings (esp. Confucian or Buddhist), dogma, field (e.g. of medicine), subject, speciality, means, way, method
- 道筋 【みちすじ】 path, route, itinerary
- 花道 【はなみち】 elevated walkway through the audience to the stage, honourable end to a career
- 横道 【よこみち】 byway, side street, cross street, wrong way, digression
Readings
- Japanese names:
- さ、 じ、 ど、 みつ、 おさむ
- Korean:
- do
Spanish
- camino
- razón
- modo
- decir
- senda
- método
Portuguese
- Caminho
- estrada
- rua
- distrito
- viagem
- curso
- moral
- ensinamentos
- filosofia
French
- voie
- route
- rue
- région
- voyage
- morale
- enseignements
122 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
205 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
188 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
129 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4724 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
141 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
93 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1811 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.7 | Japanese for Busy People |
149 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
149 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
66 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
710 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3888 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2000 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2701 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
283 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
39010P | Morohashi |
3134 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6091 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
277 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
295 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
123 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
220 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
979 | 2001 Kanji |
2q9.14 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-3-9 | SKIP code |
3-2-9 | SKIP code |
3830.6 | Four corner code |
1-38-27 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
9053 | Unicode hex code |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level N1
1126 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 阿 【ア】 first Sanskrit alphabet letter, Africa, Awa (old province of Japan), prefixed to names to show intimacy
- 阿呆 【アホ】 fool, idiot, simpleton
- 南ア 【ナンア】 South Africa
- 阿蘭陀 【オランダ】 Netherlands, Holland
- お亀 【オカメ】 homely woman (esp. one with a small low nose, high flat forehead, and bulging cheeks), plain woman, soba in soup with slices of boiled fish paste, shiitake mushrooms, greens, seaweed, etc.
- 加加阿 【カカオ】 cacao tree (Theobroma cacao), cocoa tree
Kun reading compounds
- 阿る 【おもねる】 to flatter, to play up (to), to curry favor (with), to fawn (on), to cater (to)
- 隈 【くま】 corner, nook, recess, shade, shadow, dark area, dark circles (under the eyes), dark rings, bend (in a road, river, etc.), shading, gradation, kumadori, style of kabuki makeup used for violent roles
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ほとり、 あず、 あわ、 おか、 きた、 な
- Korean:
- a, og
Spanish
- A fonética
- África
- meandro
- adular
- halagar
Portuguese
French
- flatter
- flagorner
- Afrique
- coin
- recoin
1515 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4985 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
569 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2258 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
408 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
256 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
305 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1304 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
41599 | Morohashi |
346 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6435 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1295 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1391 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
2d5.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-5 | SKIP code |
7122.0 | Four corner code |
1-16-04 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
963f | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N2
382 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 線 【セン】 line, stripe, stria, line (e.g. telephone line), wire, ray (e.g. X-ray), beam, line (e.g. of a railroad), track, route, lane, outline, contours, form, level, division, line (of action), position, approach, policy, principle, impression one leaves, air one gives off
- 繊維 【センイ】 fibre, fiber, textile
- 横線 【オウセン】 horizontal line
- 赤外線 【セキガイセン】 infrared rays, infrared radiation
Readings
- Korean:
- seon
Spanish
- línea
- cable
- frontera
- raíl
- carril
Portuguese
- linha
- trilha
French
- ligne
- voie
447 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
176 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
329 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
247 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3580 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
389 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
826 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2.20 | Japanese for Busy People |
299 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
299 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
841 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1551 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1760 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
944 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1273 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1351 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
27641 | Morohashi |
1392 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4548 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1339 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1438 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
236 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2742 | 2001 Kanji |
6a9.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-6-9 | SKIP code |
2693.2 | Four corner code |
1-32-94 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7dda | Unicode hex code |