22 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
25 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
53 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
7 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1171 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
32 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
40 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
48 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.2 | Japanese for Busy People |
26 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
26 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
87 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
408 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4224 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2133 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2882 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
108 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
5831 | Morohashi |
3416 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1133 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
107 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
112 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
5 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
14 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
大
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
7 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 大 【ダイ】 large, big, great, huge, vast, major, important, serious, severe, great, prominent, eminent, distinguished, -sized, as big as, the size of, university, large (e.g. serving size), large option, long month (i.e. having 31 days)
- 大尉 【タイイ】 captain (Army, US Marine Corps, USAF), lieutenant (Navy), flight lieutenant (RAF, RAAF, RNZAF, etc.)
- 国大 【コクダイ】 national university
- 電通大 【デンツウダイ】 University of Electro-Communications
- 大 【タイ】 nth year in the Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25)
- 大尉 【タイイ】 captain (Army, US Marine Corps, USAF), lieutenant (Navy), flight lieutenant (RAF, RAAF, RNZAF, etc.)
- 御大 【オンタイ】 boss, governor, headman
Kun reading compounds
- 大きい 【おおきい】 big, large, great, loud, extensive, spacious, important, decisive, valuable, older, grown up
Readings
- Japanese names:
- うふ、 お、 おう、 た、 たかし、 とも、 はじめ、 ひろ、 ひろし、 まさ、 まさる、 もと、 わ
- Korean:
- dae, da, tae
Spanish
- grande
- muy
- mucho
Portuguese
- grande
- enorme
French
- grand
1463 | 2001 Kanji |
0a3.18 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-3-4 | SKIP code |
4003.0 | Four corner code |
1-34-71 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5927 | Unicode hex code |
山
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
131 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 山 【サン】 Mt., Mount, temple
- 山陰 【ヤマカゲ】 place in the shade of a mountain, shelter of the mountains, mountain recess
- 治山 【チサン】 forest conservation, afforestation
- 開山 【カイサン】 founding a temple (on a hill-top)
- 山道 【ヤマミチ】 mountain road, mountain trail
- 山海経 【センガイキョウ】 Classic of Mountains and Seas (classic Chinese text)
- 雪山 【セツザン】 snowy mountain, permanently snow-covered mountain, Himalayas
- 須弥山 【シュミセン】 Mount Sumeru (believed to be the centre of the Buddhist world)
Kun reading compounds
- 山 【やま】 mountain, hill, mine (e.g. coal mine), heap, pile, crown (of a hat), thread (of a screw), tread (of a tire), protruding part of an object, high part, climax, peak, critical point, guess, speculation, gamble, criminal case, crime, mountain climbing, mountaineering, festival float (esp. one mounted with a decorative halberd), deck (of playing cards on table, face down, from which cards are drawn), stack, wall, wall tile, temple, temple grounds, wild
- 山陰 【やまかげ】 place in the shade of a mountain, shelter of the mountains, mountain recess
- 奥山 【おくやま】 remote mountain, mountain recesses
- 青山 【せいざん】 lush mountain, green mountain, grave, burial place
Readings
- Japanese names:
- さ、 やの、 やん
- Korean:
- san
Spanish
- montaña
Portuguese
- montanha
French
- montagne
38 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
58 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
24 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
60 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1407 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
21 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
48 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
89 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.11 | Japanese for Busy People |
34 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
34 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
100 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
535 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3658 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1867 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2544 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
775 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
7869 | Morohashi |
2940 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1439 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
768 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
830 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
148 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
17 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1276 | 2001 Kanji |
3o0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-2-1 | SKIP code |
4-3-2 | SKIP code |
2277.0 | Four corner code |
1-27-19 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5c71 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
476 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 観 【カン】 look, appearance, spectacle, sight, observation meditation, outlook on ..., view of ...
- 看過 【カンカ】 overlooking, turning a blind eye
- 客観 【キャッカン】 objectivity, objective, object (philosophical)
- 静観 【セイカン】 watchful waiting, careful supervision
Kun reading compounds
- 見る 【みる】 to see, to look, to watch, to view, to observe, to examine, to look over, to assess, to check, to judge, to look after, to attend to, to take care of, to keep an eye on, to experience, to meet with (misfortune, success, etc.), to try ..., to have a go at ..., to give ... a try, to see (that) ..., to find (that) ...
Readings
- Korean:
- gwan
Spanish
- punto de vista
- mirar cuidadosamente
- mostrar
Portuguese
- perspectiva
- olhar
- aparecimento
- condição
- visão
French
- perspective
- vue
- aspect
- apparence
- condition (état)
367 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
468 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
445 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
463 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4296 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
567 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
890 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2765 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
604 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
614 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
805 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1649 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2359 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1212 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1659 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
579 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
34955 | Morohashi |
1880 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
5538 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
572 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
614 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
302 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
634 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2357 | 2001 Kanji |
5c13.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-11-7 | SKIP code |
8621.0 | Four corner code |
1-20-49 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
89b3 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
527 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 光学 【コウガク】 optics
- 光栄 【コウエイ】 honour, honor, glory, privilege
- 脚光 【キャッコウ】 footlight, limelight
- 発光 【ハッコウ】 emission (of light), radiation (of light), luminescence
Kun reading compounds
- 光る 【ひかる】 to shine, to glitter, to be bright
- 光る棒 【ひかるぼう】 glowstick, neon light stick
- 光 【ひかり】 light, illumination, ray, beam, gleam, glow, happiness, hope, influence, power, vision, eyesight, optical fiber, optical fibre
- 光り輝く 【ひかりかがやく】 to shine, to glitter
- 越光 【こしひかり】 Koshihikari (variety of rice)
- 柔らかな光 【やわらかなひかり】 soft light
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あき、 あきら、 こお、 てる、 ひこ、 み、 みつ
- Korean:
- gwang
Spanish
- rayo
- luz
- paisaje
- honor
- brillar
- brillo
Portuguese
- raio
- luz
French
- rayon
- lumière
72 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
129 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
116 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
417 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1358 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
217 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
123 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
281 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
138 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
138 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
464 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
143 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3043 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1550 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2121 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
120 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
1350 | Morohashi |
2391 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
349 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
119 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
125 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
345 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
121 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1057 | 2001 Kanji |
3n3.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-4-2 | SKIP code |
2-3-3 | SKIP code |
9021.1 | Four corner code |
1-24-87 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5149 | Unicode hex code |
electricity
- On:
- デン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
268 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 電化 【デンカ】 electrification
- 電圧 【デンアツ】 voltage
- 送電 【ソウデン】 transmission of electricity, electricity supply, power supply
- 配電 【ハイデン】 distribution of electricity
Readings
- Korean:
- jeon
Spanish
- electricidad
- eléctrico
Portuguese
- eletricidade
French
- électricité
286 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
197 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
180 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
125 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
5050 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
222 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
98 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2025 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.2 | Japanese for Busy People |
108 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
108 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
61 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1862 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3465 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1784 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2431 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
541 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
42253 | Morohashi |
2790 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6526 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
535 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
574 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
332 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
228 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3156 | 2001 Kanji |
8d5.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-8-5 | SKIP code |
1071.6 | Four corner code |
1-37-37 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
96fb | 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 6
JLPT level N1
1246 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 鋼 【ハガネ】 steel, sword steel, sword
- 鋼材 【コウザイ】 steel material
- 粗鋼 【ソコウ】 crude steel
- 製鋼 【セイコウ】 steel manufacture
Kun reading compounds
- 鋼 【はがね】 steel, sword steel, sword
- 鋼色 【はがねいろ】 steel blue
- 玉鋼 【たまはがね】 traditional Japanese steel made from iron sand (esp. for use in swords)
Readings
- Korean:
- gang
Spanish
- acero
Portuguese
- aço
French
- acier
874 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
864 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
867 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4883 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1509 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1851 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1608 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1715 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1337 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1825 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2183 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1145 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1551 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1981 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
40509 | Morohashi |
1740 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6302 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1962 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2113 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
992 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2853 | 2001 Kanji |
8a8.20 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-8-8 | SKIP code |
8712.0 | Four corner code |
1-25-61 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
92fc | Unicode hex code |
cord, rope, searching, inquiring
- On:
- サク
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1127 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 索 【サク】 rope, cord
- 索引 【サクイン】 index (in a book)
- 模索 【モサク】 groping (for), fumbling around (for), searching (for an answer, solution, etc.), trying to find
- 神経索 【シンケイサク】 nerve cord
Readings
- Korean:
- sag, saeg
Spanish
- soga
- cordón
- cuerda
- buscar
- disperso
Portuguese
- corda
- cabo
French
- câble
- corde
- chercher (index)
1299 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1155 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
782 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1762 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1625 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1703 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1059 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1104 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1301 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1505 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3105 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1587 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2168 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1377 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
27306 | Morohashi |
2455 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4449 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1365 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1465 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1378 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1541 | 2001 Kanji |
2k8.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-4-6 | SKIP code |
2-2-8 | SKIP code |
4090.3 | Four corner code |
1-26-87 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7d22 | 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 |