413 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
146 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
498 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1329 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1207 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
120 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
154 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
847 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.15 | Japanese for Busy People |
407 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
411 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
77 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
438 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
336 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
210 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
253 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
420 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
6165 | Morohashi |
280 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1201 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
413 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
442 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
159 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
1473 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 姉 【シ】 honorific suffix used after the name of a woman of equal or higher status
- 姉妹 【シマイ】 sisters
- 実姉 【ジッシ】 biological older sister, real elder sister
- 兄姉 【ケイシ】 brother and sister
Kun reading compounds
- 姉 【あね】 older sister, elder sister
- 姉さん 【ねえさん】 older sister, elder sister, young lady, miss, ma'am
- 大姉 【おおあね】 eldest sister
Readings
- Korean:
- ja
Spanish
- hermana mayor
Portuguese
- irmã mais velha
French
- soeur aînée
1744 | 2001 Kanji |
3e5.8 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-5 | SKIP code |
1-3-4 | SKIP code |
4042.7 | Four corner code |
1-27-48 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
59c9 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
1446 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 妹君 【イモウトギミ】 (younger) sister
- 義妹 【ギマイ】 sister-in-law (spouse's younger sister or younger brother's wife), younger stepsister, younger adopted sister, non-blood-related younger sister
- 弟妹 【テイマイ】 younger brother and sister
Kun reading compounds
- 妹 【いもうと】 younger sister
- 妹君 【いもうとぎみ】 (younger) sister
Readings
- Japanese names:
- す、 せ、 も
- Korean:
- mae
Spanish
- hermana menor
Portuguese
- irmã mais jovem
French
- soeur cadette
319 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
226 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
207 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1204 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1204 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
427 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
153 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
848 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.15 | Japanese for Busy People |
408 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
412 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
78 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
441 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
333 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
208 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
250 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
225 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
6138 | Morohashi |
278 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1199 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
220 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
234 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
166 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1764 | 2001 Kanji |
3e5.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-5 | SKIP code |
4549.0 | Four corner code |
1-43-69 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
59b9 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
301 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 語 【ゴ】 word, language, speech
- 語学 【ゴガク】 study of foreign languages, linguistics
- 標語 【ヒョウゴ】 motto, slogan, catchword
- 造語 【ゾウゴ】 coinage, invention of a new word, coined word
Kun reading compounds
- 語る 【かたる】 to talk about, to speak of, to tell, to narrate, to recite, to chant, to indicate, to show
- 語るに落ちる 【かたるにおちる】 to let slip a secret, to let the cat out of the bag
- 語らう 【かたらう】 to talk, to tell, to recite, to pledge, to conspire with
Readings
- Korean:
- eo
Spanish
- palabra
- discurso
- lenguaje
- hablar
- conversar
- narrar
Portuguese
- palavra
- discurso
- língua
French
- langage
- mot
- raconter
209 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
124 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
112 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
274 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4374 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
231 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
87 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2136 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.1 | Japanese for Busy People |
67 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
67 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
154 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1685 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1944 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1040 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1402 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
353 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
35533 | Morohashi |
1543 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
5628 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
347 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
371 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
211 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
231 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3077 | 2001 Kanji |
7a7.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-7-7 | SKIP code |
0166.1 | Four corner code |
1-24-76 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
8a9e | Unicode hex code |