1821 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1431 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
5404 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1494 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1167 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2230 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1705 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1821 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1695 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
363 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3423 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1763 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2400 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
177 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
5469X | Morohashi |
2753 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1086 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
175 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
187 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1696 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1616 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 墨 【ボク】 Mexico, Mohism, ink, tattooing (as a form of punishment in ancient China)
- 墨書 【ボクショ】 writing in India ink
- 遺墨 【イボク】 autographs (brushwork) of departed person
- 水墨 【スイボク】 water and ink, ink painting
Kun reading compounds
- 墨 【すみ】 sumi, India ink, Chinese ink, ink stick, ink-cake, squid ink, octopus ink, carpenter's inking string
- 墨付き 【すみつき】 certificate, certified document, authorization, authorisation, (the) thumbs up, seal of approval, paper with signature of the shogun or lord
- 烏賊墨 【いかすみ】 squid ink
- 雪と墨 【ゆきとすみ】 diametric opposites, night and day, black and white, snow and ink
Readings
- Japanese names:
- すの
- Korean:
- mug
Spanish
- tinta
- negro
- Méjico
Portuguese
- tinta preta
- tinta da Índia
- pau de tinta
- nanquin
- México
French
- encre noire
- encre de Chine
- bâtonnet d'encre
- Mexique
3672 | 2001 Kanji |
3b11.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-7-7 | SKIP code |
6010.4 | Four corner code |
1-43-47 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
58a8 | Unicode hex code |
西
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
259 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 西 【セイ】 Spain
- 西欧 【セイオウ】 Western Europe, the West, the Occident, Europe
- 南西 【ナンセイ】 southwest
- 北北西 【ホクホクセイ】 north-northwest
- 西方 【セイホウ】 western direction, Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise), western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
- 西遊 【セイユウ】 westward trip, trip to the West
- 西瓜 【スイカ】 watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)
- 西班牙 【スペイン】 Spain
Kun reading compounds
- 西 【にし】 west
- 西方 【せいほう】 western direction, Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise), western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
- 南西 【なんせい】 southwest
- 京都外大西 【きょうとがいだいにし】 Kyoto Gaidainishi
Readings
- Japanese names:
- いり、 ひし、 むら
- Korean:
- seo
Spanish
- Oeste
- España
Portuguese
- oeste
- Espanha
French
- Ouest
- Espagne
96 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
169 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
152 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
167 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4273 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
28 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
83 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
336 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.20 | Japanese for Busy People |
72 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
72 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
40 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1638 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4333 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2193 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2951 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1616 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
34763 | Morohashi |
3520 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
5514 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1602 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1728 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
198 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
128 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3275 | 2001 Kanji |
0a6.20 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-6-1 | SKIP code |
1060.0 | Four corner code |
1-32-30 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
897f | Unicode hex code |
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 歌留多 【カルタ】 karuta, traditional Japanese playing cards, esp. hyakunin isshu karuta or iroha karuta
- 哥老会 【カロウカイ】 Gelaohui (secret Chinese society of the late Qing dynasty)
- インド八哥 【インドハッカ】 common myna (Acridotheres tristis), Indian myna, common mynah, Indian mynah
- 哥倫比亜 【コロンビア】 Colombia
- 摩納哥 【モナコ】 Monaco
- 五色青海鸚哥 【ゴシキゼイガイインコ】 rainbow lorikeet (Trichoglossus haematodus), rainbow lory
Kun reading compounds
- うた沢 【うたざわ】 slow-paced style of shamisen music with vocal accompaniment (popular during the late Edo period)
- うた沢節 【うたざわぶし】 slow-paced style of shamisen music with vocal accompaniment (popular during the late Edo period)
Readings
- Korean:
- ga
Spanish
Portuguese
French
56 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1193 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3641 | Morohashi |
801 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
3d7.16 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-5-5 | SKIP code |
1062.1 | Four corner code |
1-51-07 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
54e5 | Unicode hex code |