501 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
601 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
573 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
265 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
164 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
51 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
445 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
104 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
315 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
315 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
595 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
411 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4271 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2157 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2909 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
846 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
5835 | Morohashi |
3460 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1136 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
838 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
901 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
220 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
445 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
335 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 夫妻 【フサイ】 husband and wife, married couple
- 夫婦 【フウフ】 married couple, husband and wife, man and wife
- 継夫 【ケイフ】 second husband
- 炊夫 【スイフ】 male cook
- 夫婦 【フウフ】 married couple, husband and wife, man and wife
- 夫子 【フウシ】 teacher, wise man, sage, master, Confucius, the person concerned, you, he, she
- 一工夫 【ヒトクフウ】 a bit of contrivance, some fiddling, a little ingenuity
- 創意工夫 【ソウイクフウ】 ingenuity, inventiveness, creative originality
- 夫人 【フジン】 wife, Mrs, madam, wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.), consort of the emperor
- 賦役 【フエキ】 slave labour, slave labor, compulsory service, forced labour, forced labor, exacted service
- 大夫 【ダイブ】 high steward, grand master
- 右京大夫 【ウキョウノダイブ】 Ukyō no Daibu (title under the ritsuryō system), high steward
Kun reading compounds
- 夫 【おっと】 husband
- 夫選び 【おっとえらび】 choosing a husband
- DV夫 【ディーブイおっと】 (physically) abusive husband, wife beater
- 元夫 【もとおっと】 ex-husband, former husband
- 其れ其れ 【それぞれ】 each, respectively
Readings
- Japanese names:
- お、 と、 ゆう、 よ
- Korean:
- bu
Spanish
- marido
- hombre
- esposo
Portuguese
- marido
- homem
French
- mari
- homme
1463 | 2001 Kanji |
0a4.31 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-4-4 | SKIP code |
5003.0 | Four corner code |
1-41-55 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
592b | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
671 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 婦 【フ】 married woman, woman, lady
- 婦女暴行 【フジョボウコウ】 sexual assault (of a woman), rape
- 保健婦 【ホケンフ】 district health nurse, public health nurse
- 老婦 【ロウフ】 old woman
Kun reading compounds
- 嫁 【よめ】 bride, (one's) daughter-in-law, wife
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ね
- Korean:
- bu
Spanish
- señora
- mujer
- esposa
Portuguese
- dama
- mulher
- esposa
- noiva
French
- femme mariée
- épouse
- dame
- femme
707 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
800 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
779 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
481 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1237 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
313 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
454 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1603 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
316 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
316 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
597 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
448 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
565 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
343 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
426 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1159 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
6432P | Morohashi |
469 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1243 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1151 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1234 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
746 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1744 | 2001 Kanji |
3e8.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-8 | SKIP code |
4742.7 | Four corner code |
1-41-56 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5a66 | 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 |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
918 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 束 【ソク】 lattice, counter for large bundles (e.g. 10 sheafs of rice, 200 sheets of calligraphy paper, 20 whistling arrows, 100 fish), handbreadth (unit for measuring the length of arrows)
- 束縛 【ソクバク】 restraint, restriction, fetters, yoke, shackles, binding, confinement with rope
- 結束 【ケッソク】 union, unity, solidarity, bundling, binding, tying, putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)
- 口約束 【クチヤクソク】 verbal promise, one's word
Kun reading compounds
- 束 【たば】 bundle, bunch, sheaf
- 束ねる 【たばねる】 to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters), to bundle, to sheathe, to govern, to manage, to control, to administer, to fold (one's arms), to put together (one's hands)
- 鍵束 【かぎたば】 bunch of keys
- 麦束 【むぎたば】 wheat sheaf, stacked wheat
- 束ねる 【たばねる】 to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters), to bundle, to sheathe, to govern, to manage, to control, to administer, to fold (one's arms), to put together (one's hands)
- 束 【つか】 strut, short vertical post, thickness (of a book minus the cover, a sheaf of paper, etc.), handbreadth, bundle
- 束ねる 【たばねる】 to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters), to bundle, to sheathe, to govern, to manage, to control, to administer, to fold (one's arms), to put together (one's hands)
- 不束 【ふつつか】 inexperienced, incompetent, inept, incapable, careless
- 矢束 【やつか】 arrow length, bundle of arrows
- 束ねる 【たばねる】 to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters), to bundle, to sheathe, to govern, to manage, to control, to administer, to fold (one's arms), to put together (one's hands)
Readings
- Korean:
- sog
Spanish
- manojo
- legajo (papeles)
- haz (leños)
- gavilla
- racimo
- bobina
Portuguese
- pacote
- molho
- feixe
- amarra em pacotes
- governar
- administrar
French
- fagot
- gerbe
- bouquet
- promesse
- mettre en liasse
- rame (papier)
- gouverner
- diriger
- contrôler
561 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
1535 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
998 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
196 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1126 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
620 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
536 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.20 | Japanese for Busy People |
501 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
510 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
382 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1051 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4369 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2214 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2978 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1680 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
14480 | Morohashi |
3554 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2559 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1664 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1793 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
486 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1564 | 2001 Kanji |
0a7.8 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-7-3 | SKIP code |
5090.6 | Four corner code |
1-34-11 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
675f | Unicode hex code |