1038 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
878 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
240 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
930 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
448 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1798 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
476 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
484 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
71 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
419 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3503 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1806 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2458 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
937 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
5981 | Morohashi |
2824 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1165 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
928 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
997 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1520 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
1018 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 奥地 【オクチ】 interior, backwoods, hinterland, back regions
- 奥義 【オウギ】 secret techniques (of an art or skill), inner mysteries, essence, quintessence, heart
- 最奥 【サイオウ】 deep inside, innermost place
- 内奥 【ナイオウ】 inner part, depths
Kun reading compounds
- 奥 【おく】 inner part, interior, back (of a drawer, one's throat, etc.), depths (e.g. of a forest), recesses (e.g. of a cave), heart, end (of a road, garden, etc.), living quarters (at the back of a house), inner room, recesses (of one's mind), bottom (of one's heart), behind (someone's words), mysteries (of an art)
- 奥地 【おくち】 interior, backwoods, hinterland, back regions
- 山奥 【やまおく】 deep in the mountains, mountain recesses
- 大奥 【おおおく】 inner palace (in Edo Castle), palace's ladies chambers, shogun's harem
- 奥まる 【おくまる】 to lie deep in, to extend far back
Readings
- Japanese names:
- お、 おお、 おん、 つ、 のく
- Korean:
- o, ug
Spanish
- profundo
- interior
- esposa
Portuguese
- coração
- interior
French
- intérieur
- coeur
- fond
- épouse
863 | 2001 Kanji |
6b6.9 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-9-3 | SKIP code |
4-12-4 | SKIP code |
2-10-2 | SKIP code |
2743.0 | Four corner code |
1-17-92 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5965 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N2
879 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 寺 【ジ】 counter for temples
- 寺院 【ジイン】 Buddhist temple, religious building, church, cathedral, mosque
- 国分寺 【コクブンジ】 state-supported provincial temple (Nara period)
- 古寺 【コジ】 old temple
Kun reading compounds
- 寺 【てら】 temple (Buddhist)
- 寺子屋 【てらこや】 temple elementary school (during the Edo period)
- 宮寺 【ぐうじ】 Buddhist temple within a Shinto shrine
Readings
- Korean:
- sa, si
Spanish
- templo budista
- templo
Portuguese
- Templo Budista
French
- temple bouddhiste
228 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
149 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
133 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
687 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1054 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
45 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
475 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
268 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
41 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
41 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
328 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
500 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2687 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1367 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1853 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
160 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
7414 | Morohashi |
2164 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1373 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
158 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
170 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
125 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1448 | 2001 Kanji |
3b3.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-3 | SKIP code |
4034.1 | Four corner code |
1-27-91 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5bfa | Unicode hex code |
assistant, help
- On:
- サ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N1
474 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 佐保姫 【サホヒメ】 Saohime, goddess of Spring
- 佐織養護学校 【サオリヨウゴガッコウ】 Saori Special Needs School (older name style)
- 中佐 【チュウサ】 lieutenant colonel, commander (navy)
- 二佐 【ニサ】 lieutenant colonel (JGSDF)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- すけ
- Korean:
- jwa
Spanish
- ayuda
- asistencia
- rango militar
Portuguese
- assistente
- ajuda
French
- assistant
- aide
1283 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
285 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
392 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1322 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1043 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
365 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1744 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1867 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1002 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
74 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
76 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
48 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
51 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
961 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
506 | Morohashi |
67 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
155 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
952 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1024 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
381 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
1093 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2172 | 2001 Kanji |
2a5.9 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-2-5 | SKIP code |
2421.1 | Four corner code |
1-26-20 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
4f50 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N3
446 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 渡航 【トコウ】 voyage, passage, travelling
- 渡欧 【トオウ】 going to Europe, trip to Europe
- 過渡 【カト】 crossing, ferry, transient, changing old to new
- 譲渡 【ジョウト】 transfer, assignment, conveyance
Kun reading compounds
- 渡る 【わたる】 to cross over, to go across, to extend, to cover, to range, to span
- 渡る世間に鬼はない 【わたるせけんにおにはない】 all people aren't evil, don't distrust everyone, there is kindness to be found everywhere
- 渡す 【わたす】 to ferry across (e.g. a river), to carry across, to traverse, to lay across, to build across, to hand over, to hand in, to pass, to give, to transfer
Readings
- Japanese names:
- お、 たり、 わたな、 わたら、 わたり
- Korean:
- do
Spanish
- vadear
- cruzar
- pasar
- emigrar
- entregar
Portuguese
- transito
- vau
- balsa
- cruzar
- importar
- entregar
- diâmetro
- emigrar
French
- transit
- gué
- bac
- traversée
- import
- livrer
- diamètre
- migrer
1636 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
615 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2635 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
897 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
695 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1586 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.14 | Japanese for Busy People |
378 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
379 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
205 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1225 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
746 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
445 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
560 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1203 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
17765 | Morohashi |
611 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3247 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1195 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1279 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1561 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
367 | 2001 Kanji |
3a9.35 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-9 | SKIP code |
1-3-8 | SKIP code |
3014.7 | Four corner code |
1-37-47 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6e21 | Unicode hex code |
子
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
72 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 子 【シ】 child (esp. a boy), viscount, founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius), master, masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature), you, -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
- 子宮 【シキュウ】 womb, uterus
- 中性子 【チュウセイシ】 neutron
- 精子 【セイシ】 sperm, spermatozoon
- 主 【ス】 honorific (or familiar) suffix used after a name
- 恵比寿 【エビス】 Ebisu, god of fishing and commerce
- 久留子 【クルス】 cross sign
- 対子 【トイツ】 pair, eyes
- 七対子 【チートイツ】 seven pairs, winning hand composed of seven pairs
Kun reading compounds
- 子 【こ】 child, kid, teenager, youngster, young (non-adult) person, (one's) child, offspring, young woman, young (animal), offshoot, interest, new share, player who is not a dealer, young geisha, young prostitute, bird egg, -er (often of young women)
- 子 【こう】 child, interest
- 根っこ 【ねっこ】 root (of a plant), stump (of a tree), root (of a problem, etc.), base, foundation, origin, source
- 江戸っ子 【えどっこ】 (true) Tokyoite, Edoite, Tokyo native, Edokko
- 子 【ね】 the Rat (first sign of the Chinese zodiac), hour of the Rat (around midnight, 11pm to 1am, or 12 midnight to 2am), north, eleventh month of the lunar calendar
- 子忌み 【ねいみ】 collecting herbs and pulling out young pine trees by the roots (annual event held on the first day of the Rat of the New Year)
- 庚子 【かのえね】 Metal Rat (37th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1960, 2020, 2080)
- 甲子 【きのえね】 Wood Rat (1st term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1924, 1984, 2044)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- い、 き、 ぎ、 く、 け、 ねっ
- Korean:
- ja
Spanish
- chiquillo
- niño
Portuguese
- criança
French
- enfant
- signe de la 1ère branche terrestre
- signe du Rat (zodiaque)
- 23 h à 01 h
- Nord (0°)
31 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
40 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
25 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
56 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1264 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
61 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
43 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
38 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.18 | Japanese for Busy People |
103 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
103 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
69 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
455 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4196 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2125 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2872 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
96 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
6930 | Morohashi |
3390 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1281 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
95 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
99 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
42 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
18 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3547 | 2001 Kanji |
2c0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-3-1 | SKIP code |
4-2-1 | SKIP code |
1740.7 | Four corner code |
1-27-50 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5b50 | Unicode hex code |