1807 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1203 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1062 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1676 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
430 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
389 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1858 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
2014 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
782 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
371 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
274 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
171 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
205 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
503 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
4924 | Morohashi |
233 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
986 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
492 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
531 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1109 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
1832 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 坊 【ボウ】 bonze, monk, monk's dwelling, boy, son, sonny, I, me, little, person who is ...
- 坊さん 【ボウサン】 Buddhist priest, monk, boy
- 本因坊 【ホンインボウ】 Hon'inbō, Honinbo, grandmaster
- 厨房 【チュウボウ】 kitchen, galley, (Internet) troll
- 坊ちゃん 【ボッチャン】 (another's) son, boy, young master, green young man from a well-to-do family, young man innocent of the ways of the world
- 坊ちゃま 【ボッチャマ】 (another's) son, boy, young master, green young man from a well-to-do family, young man innocent of the ways of the world
Readings
- Korean:
- bang
Spanish
- chico
- muchacho
- sacerdote
Portuguese
- menino
- residência do padre
- padre
- seu
- ou seu menino
French
- garçon
- prêtre bouddhiste
- moine
- résidence du moine
1445 | 2001 Kanji |
3b4.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-4 | SKIP code |
4012.7 | Four corner code |
1-43-23 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
574a | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
95 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 主 【シュ】 (one's) master, (one's) employer, (one's) lord, leader (of a country, group, etc.), head, chief, Lord, main thing, chief part, first consideration, primary object, principal aim
- 主 【シュウ】 (one's) master, (one's) employer, (one's) lord
- 自主 【ジシュ】 independence, autonomy, self-reliance
- 盟主 【メイシュ】 leader (of an alliance), leading power
- 主 【ス】 honorific (or familiar) suffix used after a name
- 法主 【ホッス】 high priest
- 座主 【ザス】 temple's head priest
- 主 【シュウ】 (one's) master, (one's) employer, (one's) lord
- 主従 【シュウジュウ】 master and servant, lord and retainer, employer and employee
- 男主 【オトコアルジ】 male head of a household, male owner, landlord, proprietor, male employer
Kun reading compounds
- 主 【ぬし】 head (of a household, etc.), leader, master, owner, proprietor, proprietress, subject (of a rumour, etc.), doer (of a deed), guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers), long-time resident (or employee, etc.), husband, you
- 馬主 【うまぬし】 owner of a horse (esp. racehorse), registered owner (of a racehorse)
- 船主 【せんしゅ】 shipowner
- 主 【おも】 chief, main, principal, important, main secondary or supporting role (in kyogen)
- 主に 【おもに】 mainly, primarily, mostly, largely, chiefly
- 主 【あるじ】 head (of a household), proprietor (of a store), proprietress, landlord, landlady, master (of a servant), entertaining someone as one's guest
- 男主 【おとこあるじ】 male head of a household, male owner, landlord, proprietor, male employer
- 女主 【おんなあるじ】 female owner, proprietress, landlady, female head of a household
Readings
- Japanese names:
- かず、 ず、 もん
- Korean:
- ju
Spanish
- señor
- jefe
- dueño
- patrón
Portuguese
- senhor
- chefe
- mestre
- coisa principal
- principal
French
- maître
- seigneur
- chef
- principal
- propriétaire
- mari
237 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
315 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
299 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
91 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
285 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
49 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
106 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
196 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.10 | Japanese for Busy People |
155 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
155 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
70 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
19 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2437 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1231 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1696 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
272 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
100 | Morohashi |
1938 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
38 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
266 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
284 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
34 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
252 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
472 | 2001 Kanji |
4f1.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-1-4 | SKIP code |
4-5-2 | SKIP code |
2-2-3 | SKIP code |
0010.4 | Four corner code |
1-28-71 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
4e3b | Unicode hex code |
round, full (month), perfection, -ship, pills, make round, roll up, curl up, seduce, explain away
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N2
542 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 丸 【ガン】 fishball, meatball, pill
- 丸剤 【ガンザイ】 pill
- 一丸 【イチガン】 one lump, one body, one group
- 雷丸 【ライガン】 raigan (Omphalia lapidescens), parasitic fungus which grows on bamboo, used in Chinese medicine
Kun reading compounds
- 丸 【まる】 circle, entirety, whole, full, complete, money, dough, moola, enclosure inside a castle's walls, soft-shelled turtle, suffix for ship names, suffix for names of people (esp. infants), suffix for names of swords, armour, musical instruments, etc., suffix for names of dogs, horses, etc.
- 丸い 【まるい】 round, circular, spherical, curved, smooth, harmonious, calm, peaceful, amiable, amicable
- 本丸 【ほんまる】 inner citadel, core, center, centre, focus, crux
- 大丸 【だいまる】 Daimaru, Daimaru (Japanese department store chain)
- 丸める 【まるめる】 to make round, to roll up, to curl up, to seduce, to cajole, to explain away, to round off (a fraction), to shave (one's head), to lump together
- 丸い 【まるい】 round, circular, spherical, curved, smooth, harmonious, calm, peaceful, amiable, amicable
- 丸井 【まるい】 Marui, Marui (retailer)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ま、 わ、 わに
- Korean:
- hwan
Spanish
- redondo
- circular
- círculo
- redondear
Portuguese
- arredondar
- cheio
- mês
- perfeição
- -nave
- pílulas
- espiral para cima
- seduzir
French
- rond
- arrondir
- entier (mois)
- pilule
- perfection
- suffixe des bateaux
- se pelotonner
- se rouler en boule
- séduire
- justifier
101 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
830 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
567 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
155 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
922 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
288 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
40 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
644 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
654 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
591 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
17 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4225 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2134 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2883 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
44 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
94 | Morohashi |
3417 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
34 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
44 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
44 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
82 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1657 | 2001 Kanji |
0a3.28 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-3-4 | SKIP code |
5001.7 | Four corner code |
1-20-61 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
4e38 | Unicode hex code |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
2442 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 貯蓄 【チョチク】 savings
- 儲位 【チョイ】 heirship
- 嫌儲 【ケンチョ】 shady online money-making
Kun reading compounds
- 儲ける 【もうける】 to profit, to get, to earn, to gain, to have (bear, beget) a child, to have a stroke of luck
- 儲かる 【もうかる】 to be profitable, to yield a profit
- 儲け 【もうけ】 profit, earnings
- 儲ける 【もうける】 to profit, to get, to earn, to gain, to have (bear, beget) a child, to have a stroke of luck
- 嫌儲 【けんちょ】 shady online money-making
Readings
- Korean:
- jeo
Spanish
Portuguese
French
565 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
202 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
157 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1284X | Morohashi |
331 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
2118 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2252 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
2a16.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-2-15 | SKIP code |
2426.0 | Four corner code |
2426.3 | Four corner code |
1-44-57 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5132 | Unicode hex code |