301 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
211 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
192 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
131 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1067 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
47 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
147 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
466 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.8 | Japanese for Busy People |
239 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
239 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
187 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
397 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2722 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1391 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1878 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
329 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
5647P | Morohashi |
2196 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
990 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
323 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
345 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
313 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
151 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
202 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 売春 【バイシュン】 prostitution
- 売却 【バイキャク】 selling off, disposal by sale, sale
- 乱売 【ランバイ】 underselling, panic selling
- 転売 【テンバイ】 resale
Kun reading compounds
- 売る 【うる】 to sell, to betray, to sell out (one's friend, country, etc.), to make (oneself) known, to establish (a reputation) for oneself, to pick (a fight, quarrel, etc.), to provoke, to force on someone
- 売れる 【うれる】 to sell (well), to be well known, to be popular, to be famous
Readings
- Japanese names:
- うり、 うる、 め
- Korean:
- mae
Spanish
- vender
- ensanchar
- propagar
- ser vendido
Portuguese
- Vender
French
- vendre
1457 | 2001 Kanji |
3p4.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-4 | SKIP code |
4021.2 | Four corner code |
1-39-68 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
58f2 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
520 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 買収 【バイシュウ】 acquisition (esp. corporate), buy-out, takeover, purchase, bribery, buying off, corruption
- 買収計画 【バイシュウケイカク】 purchasing plan, acquisition plan
- 不買 【フバイ】 not buying
- 人身売買 【ジンシンバイバイ】 slave trade, white-slave trade, human trafficking
Kun reading compounds
- 買う 【かう】 to buy, to purchase, to value (highly), to think highly of, to have a high opinion of, to appreciate, to recognize, to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.), to elicit (e.g. sneers), to invite (e.g. scorn), to evoke, to arouse, to win (someone's favour), to accept, to take on, to take up, to pay for (a prostitute, geisha, etc.)
Readings
- Korean:
- mae
Spanish
- comprar
Portuguese
- comprar
French
- acheter
300 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
212 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
193 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
330 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3637 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
48 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
89 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1753 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.8 | Japanese for Busy People |
241 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
241 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
188 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1731 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3211 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1662 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2252 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
839 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
36708 | Morohashi |
2598 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
5793 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
831 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
894 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
433 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
221 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3661 | 2001 Kanji |
5g7.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-5-7 | SKIP code |
6080.6 | Four corner code |
1-39-67 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
8cb7 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
898 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 契約 【ケイヤク】 contract, compact, agreement
- 契機 【ケイキ】 opportunity, chance, trigger, cause
- 幽契 【ユウケイ】 secret promise made to the gods
- 黙契 【モッケイ】 implicit agreement, tacit understanding
Kun reading compounds
- 契る 【ちぎる】 to pledge, to vow, to promise, to swear, to have sexual intercourse (esp. between husband and wife), to share a bed
Readings
- Korean:
- gye, geul
Spanish
- compromiso
- promesa
- voto
- prometer
- dar su palabra
Portuguese
- penhor
- promessa
- voto
French
- engagement
- promesse
- voeux
1195 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1153 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1177 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1132 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1179 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
980 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
565 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
574 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
751 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
417 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3267 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1686 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2293 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1563 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
5917X | Morohashi |
2639 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1155 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1549 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1669 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1242 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1463 | 2001 Kanji |
2f7.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-6-3 | SKIP code |
5743.2 | Four corner code |
1-23-32 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5951 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
94 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 約 【ヤク】 approximately, about, promise, appointment, engagement, shortening, reduction, simplification, contraction (in phonetics)
- 約束 【ヤクソク】 promise, agreement, arrangement, one's word, contract, pact, appointment, engagement, date, convention, rule, destiny, fate
- 締約 【テイヤク】 conclusion of a treaty
- 成約 【セイヤク】 conclusion of a contract
Kun reading compounds
- 約まる 【つづまる】 to compress, to shrink
- 約める 【つづめる】 to abridge, to shorten, to economize
- 約やか 【つづまやか】 concise, brief, humble, frugal, modest, discrete
Readings
- Korean:
- yag, yo
Spanish
- promesa
- aproximadamente
- encogerse
- economizar
Portuguese
- promessa
- aproximadamente
- recuar
French
- environ
- promettre
- abréger
- raccourcir
726 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
621 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
591 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
137 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3499 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
451 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
808 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2.12 | Japanese for Busy People |
211 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
211 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
381 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1516 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1632 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
860 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1177 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1374 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
27242X | Morohashi |
1280 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4440 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1362 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1462 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
258 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
534 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2752 | 2001 Kanji |
6a3.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-6-3 | SKIP code |
2792.0 | Four corner code |
1-44-83 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7d04 | Unicode hex code |