1217 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
914 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1096 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
995 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1155 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1796 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1289 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1363 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1228 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
356 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3502 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1805 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2457 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
861 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
5210 | Morohashi |
2823 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1038 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
853 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
917 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1513 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1049 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 堅 【ケン】 strength, solidity, firmness, armour, armor
- 堅持 【ケンジ】 holding on to, sticking to
- 中堅 【チュウケン】 nucleus, backbone, mainstay, key figure, medium-level, mid-level, middle-ranking, midsize, main body (of troops), crack troops, select troops, center field, centre field, center fielder, centre fielder, athlete competing in the middle-number match in a team competition, i.e. second in 3-on-3, third in 5-on-5 (kendo, judo, etc.)
- 米利堅 【メリケン】 America, American, fist
Kun reading compounds
- 硬い 【かたい】 hard, solid, tough, stiff, tight, wooden, unpolished (e.g. writing), strong, firm (not viscous or easily moved), safe, steady, honest, steadfast, obstinate, stubborn, bookish, formal, stuffy
- 堅い商売 【かたいしょうばい】 sound business
Readings
- Japanese names:
- きん
- Korean:
- gyeon
Spanish
- duro
- sólido
- firme
- apretado
- estricto
Portuguese
- de confiança
- apertado
- duro
- sólido
- firme
- estrito
French
- tenace
- dur
- strict
- solide
- ferme
- fiable
3472 | 2001 Kanji |
3b9.13 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-9-3 | SKIP code |
2-8-3 | SKIP code |
7710.4 | Four corner code |
1-23-88 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5805 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
433 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 頭 【トウ】 counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle), counter for insects in a collection, counter for helmets, masks, etc.
- 頭角 【トウカク】 top of the head
- 教頭 【キョウトウ】 deputy head teacher, vice principal
- 会頭 【カイトウ】 society president
- 頭 【ズ】 head
- 頭打ち 【アタマウチ】 reaching a peak, reaching the limit, plateauing, maxing out
- 馬頭 【メズ】 horse-headed demon (in hell)
- 竜頭 【リュウズ】 crown (of a watch), stem, canon (of a bell), something in the shape of a dragon's head (esp. a helmet crest)
- 頭 【トウ】 counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle), counter for insects in a collection, counter for helmets, masks, etc.
- 頭角 【トウカク】 top of the head
- 鳥兜 【トリカブト】 aconite (esp. species Aconitum japonicum), wolfsbane, monkshood, traditional bugaku hat
Kun reading compounds
- 頭 【あたま】 head, hair (on one's head), mind, brains, intellect, leader, chief, boss, captain, top, tip, beginning, start, head, person, down payment, deposit, top structural component of a kanji, pair
- 頭打ち 【あたまうち】 reaching a peak, reaching the limit, plateauing, maxing out
- 石頭 【いしあたま】 obstinate person, stubbornness, pigheadedness, hard head (like a rock)
- ごま塩頭 【ごましおあたま】 salt and pepper hair, dark hair streaked with gray
- 頭 【あたま】 head, hair (on one's head), mind, brains, intellect, leader, chief, boss, captain, top, tip, beginning, start, head, person, down payment, deposit, top structural component of a kanji, pair
- 頭文字 【かしらもじ】 first letter of a word, capital letter (at the start of a word or sentence), initials (of one's name)
- お頭 【おかしら】 leader, chief, head, boss, (another person's) head
- 鯛の尾より鰯の頭 【たいのおよりいわしのかしら】 better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion
- 頭 【かぶり】 head
- 頭を振る 【かぶりをふる】 to shake one's head (in denial)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- かみ、 がみ、 ちゃん、 つむり、 づ
- Korean:
- du
Spanish
- cabeza
- principio
- delantera
Portuguese
- cabeça
- sufixo para contagem de animais grandes
French
- tête
- compteur de gros animaux
294 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
203 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
186 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
386 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4469 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
519 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
275 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2504 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
276 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
276 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
166 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1889 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2019 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1073 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1450 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1453 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
43490 | Morohashi |
1604 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6639 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1441 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1549 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
234 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
238 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3061 | 2001 Kanji |
9a7.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-7-9 | SKIP code |
1118.6 | Four corner code |
1-38-12 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
982d | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1195 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 竜 【リュウ】 dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon), naga, semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology, promoted rook
- 竜王 【リュウオウ】 Dragon King, promoted rook
- 鎧竜 【ガイリュウ】 ankylosaur (any dinosaur of infraorder Ankylosauria)
- 青龍 【セイリョウ】 blue dragon (an auspicious creature in Chinese mythology), Azure Dragon (god said to rule over the eastern heavens)
- 竜 【リュウ】 dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon), naga, semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology, promoted rook
- 竜駕 【リョウガ】 imperial carriage
- 青龍 【セイリョウ】 blue dragon (an auspicious creature in Chinese mythology), Azure Dragon (god said to rule over the eastern heavens)
- 蛟竜 【コウリョウ】 mizuchi, aquatic, dragon-like beast with four feet, horns and poisonous breath, unfulfilled genius, dormant talent
Kun reading compounds
- 竜 【りゅう】 dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon), naga, semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology, promoted rook
- 竜巻 【たつまき】 tornado, whirlwind, waterspout, twister
- 伊勢海老 【いせえび】 spiny lobster (esp. Japanese spiny lobster, Panulirus japonicus)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- りう
- Korean:
- ryong, nong
Spanish
- dragón
Portuguese
- dragão imperial
French
- dragon
- impérial
1899 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1110 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
5440 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1992 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1600 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1199 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1758 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1886 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1867 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1930 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2603 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1332 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1805 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
542 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
25751 | Morohashi |
2099 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4232 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
536 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
575 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1406 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
456 | 2001 Kanji |
5b5.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-8 | SKIP code |
2-5-5 | SKIP code |
0071.6 | Four corner code |
1-46-21 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7adc | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
678 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 類 【ルイ】 kind, sort, type, class, genus, order, family, similar example, parallel, the like
- 類似 【ルイジ】 resemblance, similarity, likeness, analogy
- 魚類 【ギョルイ】 fish, fishes
- 魚介類 【ギョカイルイ】 marine products, seafood, fish and shellfish
Kun reading compounds
- 類い 【たぐい】 kind, sort, type, equal, match, peer
- 類いする 【たぐいする】 to be equal to, to be as good as, to be a match for, to rival
Readings
- Korean:
- ryu
Spanish
- variedad
- clase
- parecido
- afectar
Portuguese
- espécie
- tipo
- variedade
- classe
- gênero
French
- sorte
- variété
- classe
- genre
534 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
632 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
602 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
680 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
5138 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
493 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1012 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2755 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.16 | Japanese for Busy People |
226 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
226 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
563 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1896 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2275 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1176 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1606 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
940 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
43608P | Morohashi |
1807 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6647 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
931 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1000 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
480 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
636 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1061 | 2001 Kanji |
9a9.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-9-9 | SKIP code |
9148.6 | Four corner code |
1-46-64 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
985e | Unicode hex code |