57 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
45 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
10 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
33 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1271 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
66 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
44 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
719 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.9 | Japanese for Busy People |
109 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
109 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
50 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
460 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3162 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1625 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2211 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
330 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
6974 | Morohashi |
2555 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1294 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
324 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
346 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
15 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
71 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
63 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 学 【ガク】 learning, scholarship, study, erudition, knowledge, education, study of ..., -ology, -ics
- 学位 【ガクイ】 (academic) degree
- 短期大学 【タンキダイガク】 junior college, vocationally oriented two or three year post-secondary education institution
- 法医学 【ホウイガク】 forensic medicine, forensic pathology, medical jurisprudence, legal medicine
Kun reading compounds
- 学ぶ 【まなぶ】 to learn, to study, to take lessons in
Readings
- Japanese names:
- たか、 のり
- Korean:
- hag
Spanish
- estudio
- aprendizaje
- ciencia
- estudiar
Portuguese
- estudo
- aprendizagem
- ciência
French
- étudier
- apprendre
- science
947 | 2001 Kanji |
3n4.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-5-3 | SKIP code |
2-3-4 | SKIP code |
2-5-2 | SKIP code |
2-3-5 | SKIP code |
3240.7 | Four corner code |
9040.7 | Four corner code |
1-19-56 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5b66 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
6 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 年 【ネン】 year, counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school), period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
- 年会 【ネンカイ】 conference, annual convention
- 往年 【オウネン】 years gone by, earlier years, former years, the past
- 平年 【ヘイネン】 non-leap year, average year (for rainfall, temperature, etc.), normal year
Kun reading compounds
- 年 【とし】 year, age, years, past one's prime, old age
- 年明け 【としあけ】 beginning of the year, early in the New Year
- いい年 【いいとし】 mature age, advanced age, maturity, age when one is old enough to know better
- 御年 【おんとし】 age (esp. advanced)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ね
- Korean:
- nyeon
Spanish
- año
- edad
Portuguese
- Ano
French
- année
- compteur d'années
126 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
20 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
64 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
3 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
188 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
64 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
51 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
342 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.3 | Japanese for Busy People |
45 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
45 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
24 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
574 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2528 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1284 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1752 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1045 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
9168 | Morohashi |
2035 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1593 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1036 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1114 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
13 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
51 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2355 | 2001 Kanji |
0a6.16 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-4 | SKIP code |
4-6-3 | SKIP code |
8050.0 | Four corner code |
1-39-15 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5e74 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N4
214 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 別 【ベツ】 distinction, difference, discrimination, separate, different, another, extra, exception, exclusion, classified by, ranked by, according to
- 別院 【ベツイン】 branch temple
- 無差別 【ムサベツ】 indiscrimination, without discrimination, indiscriminate
- 告別 【コクベツ】 farewell, leave-taking
Kun reading compounds
- 別れる 【わかれる】 to part (usu. of people), to part from, to part with, to be apart from, to separate (of a couple), to break up, to divorce, to lose (e.g. one's mother), to be bereaved
- 分ける 【わける】 to divide (into), to split (into), to part, to separate, to divide up, to classify, to sort out, to divide out, to share, to distribute, to deal out, to dish out, to distinguish, to discriminate, to differentiate (between), to break up (a fight), to mediate, to call a draw, to tie, to push one's way through (a crowd), to sell
Readings
- Japanese names:
- べっ
- Korean:
- byeol
Spanish
- separar
- aparte
- distinto
- dividirse
Portuguese
- separar
- ramo desligado
- divergir
- garfo
- outro
- extra
- especialmente
French
- séparer
- spécialement
- diverger
- extra
- un autre
508 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
607 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
579 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
255 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
674 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
288 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
127 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
435 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.12 | Japanese for Busy People |
267 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
267 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
397 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
188 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1434 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
760 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1032 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
91 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
1924 | Morohashi |
1117 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
467 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
90 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
94 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
227 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
490 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3743 | 2001 Kanji |
2f5.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-5-2 | SKIP code |
6220.0 | Four corner code |
1-42-44 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5225 | Unicode hex code |
Sino-, China
- On:
- カン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
1487 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 漢 【カン】 China, Han dynasty (of China; 202 BCE-220 CE), Han (majority Chinese ethnic group), man
- 漢字 【カンジ】 kanji, Chinese character
- 巨漢 【キョカン】 giant
- 門外漢 【モンガイカン】 outsider, layman, amateur
Readings
- Japanese names:
- はん
- Korean:
- han
Spanish
- antigua región de China
- China
- hombre
Portuguese
- Sino-
- China
French
- sino-
- Chine
572 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
265 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
442 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1394 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2662 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
401 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
212 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1860 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.19 | Japanese for Busy People |
556 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
565 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
527 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1230 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
808 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
471 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
602 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1592 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
18068P | Morohashi |
657 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3281 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1578 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1701 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
418 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
363 | 2001 Kanji |
3a10.17 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-10 | SKIP code |
3413.4 | Four corner code |
1-20-33 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6f22 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N4
485 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 字 【ジ】 character (esp. kanji), letter, written text, handwriting, penmanship, the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
- 字形 【ジケイ】 character style, character form
- 題字 【ダイジ】 title lettering
- 英字 【エイジ】 English letter, alphabetic character
Kun reading compounds
- 字 【あざ】 section of village
- 字 【あざな】 Chinese courtesy name (name formerly given to adult Chinese men, used in place of their given name in formal situations), nickname, section of a village
- 大字 【おおあざ】 larger section (of village)
- 小字 【こあざ】 small administrative unit (of a village)
- 字 【あざな】 Chinese courtesy name (name formerly given to adult Chinese men, used in place of their given name in formal situations), nickname, section of a village
Readings
- Korean:
- ja
Spanish
- carácter
- letra
- palabra
Portuguese
- caracter
- letra
- palavra
- seção de aldeia
French
- caractère
- lettre
- mot
- hameau
86 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
78 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
28 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
612 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1281 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
121 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
156 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2.17 | Japanese for Busy People |
110 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
110 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
528 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
457 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2696 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1374 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1860 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
188 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
6942 | Morohashi |
2172 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1285 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
185 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
197 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
57 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
747 | 2001 Kanji |
3m2.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-3 | SKIP code |
2-3-2 | SKIP code |
3040.7 | Four corner code |
1-27-90 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5b57 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
359 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 配給 【ハイキュウ】 distribution (e.g. films, rice), rationing (e.g. food, gasoline), food ration
- 配管 【ハイカン】 plumbing, piping
- 無配 【ムハイ】 without dividend
- 宅配 【タクハイ】 home delivery
Kun reading compounds
- 配る 【くばる】 to distribute, to hand out, to deliver, to deal out, to serve out, to allot, to allocate, to place (staff, soldiers, etc.), to station
Readings
- Korean:
- bae
Spanish
- distribuir
- racionar
Portuguese
- distribuir
- cônjuge
- exílio
- racionamento
French
- distribuer
- épouse
- exiler
- rationner
299 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
388 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
368 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
304 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4779 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
430 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
971 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1141 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.14 | Japanese for Busy People |
515 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
524 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
727 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1790 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1853 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
981 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1330 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1448 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
39771 | Morohashi |
1460 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6163 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1436 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1544 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
308 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
363 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3256 | 2001 Kanji |
7e3.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-7-3 | SKIP code |
1761.7 | Four corner code |
1-39-59 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
914d | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
91 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 当 【トウ】 this, our, the ... in question, the said ..., right, justice, fairness, checking account
- 当確 【トウカク】 projected to win, sure to be elected, home free
- 順当 【ジュントウ】 proper, right, reasonable
- 過当 【カトウ】 excessive, exorbitant
Kun reading compounds
- 当たる 【あたる】 to be hit, to strike, to touch, to be in contact, to be affixed, to be equivalent to, to be applicable, to apply to, to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.), to be selected (in a lottery, etc.), to win, to be successful, to go well, to be a hit, to face, to confront, to lie (in the direction of), to undertake, to be assigned, to be stricken (by food poisoning, heat, etc.), to be afflicted, to be called on (e.g. by a teacher), to treat (esp. harshly), to lash out at, to be unnecessary, to be hitting well, to be on a hitting streak, to feel a bite (in fishing), (of fruit, etc.) to be bruised, to spoil, to feel (something) out, to probe into, to check (i.e. by comparison), to shave, to be a relative of a person, to be a ... in relation to ..., to stand in a relationship
- 当たるも八卦当たらぬも八卦 【あたるもはっけあたらぬもはっけ】 a prediction may or may not come true, only god knows what will happen
- 当たり 【あたり】 hit, success, guess, prediction, affability, friendliness, sensation, touch, bruise (on fruit), situation in which a stone or chain of stones may be captured on the next move, bite (of a fish on a hook), strike, per, each
- 当たり前 【あたりまえ】 natural, reasonable, obvious, usual, common, ordinary, commonplace, the norm
- 坪当たり 【つぼあたり】 per tsubo (approx. 3.3 square meters)
- 当てる 【あてる】 to hit, to expose, to apply (e.g. patch), to put on, to put against, to hold on, to hold against, to allot, to call on someone (e.g. in class), to guess (an answer), to make a hit (e.g. in a lottery)
- 当て 【あて】 aim, object, purpose, end, expectations, prospects, hopes, something that can be relied upon, snack served with alcoholic drink, pad, guard, blow, strike, addressed to, per
- 当てる 【あてる】 to hit, to expose, to apply (e.g. patch), to put on, to put against, to hold on, to hold against, to allot, to call on someone (e.g. in class), to guess (an answer), to make a hit (e.g. in a lottery)
- 引き当て 【ひきあて】 mortgage, security
- 額当て 【ひたいあて】 (military) headband with reinforced metal plate, red headband
- 当に 【まさに】 really (ought to), certainly (should), naturally
Readings
- Japanese names:
- たい
- Korean:
- dang
Spanish
- acertar
- realizarse
- tocar
- ganar
- adivinar
Portuguese
- golpear
- direita
- apropriada
- ele próprio
French
- frapper
- juste
- approprié
- lui-même
290 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
200 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
183 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
93 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1359 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
96 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
517 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
282 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
77 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
77 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
402 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
513 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2701 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1378 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1865 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1161 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
9913 | Morohashi |
2177 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1706 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1153 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1236 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
68 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
132 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1075 | 2001 Kanji |
3n3.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-3 | SKIP code |
9017.7 | Four corner code |
1-37-86 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5f53 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
77 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 表 【ヒョウ】 table, chart, list, memorial to an emperor
- 表記 【ヒョウキ】 expression in writing, written representation, notation, transcription, orthography, writing on the surface (e.g. an address on an envelope), inscribing on the face
- 一覧表 【イチランヒョウ】 list, table, schedule, catalogue, catalog
- 意表 【イヒョウ】 surprise, something unexpected
Kun reading compounds
- 表 【おもて】 surface, face (i.e. the visible side of an object), front (of a building, etc.), obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin, outside, exterior, appearance, public, first half (of an inning), top (of an inning), cover (for tatami mats, etc.), foreground, Omotesenke school of tea ceremony
- 表裏 【ひょうり】 front and back, inside and outside, two sides, both sides, duplicity, double-dealing, being two-faced
- 京表 【きょうおもて】 vicinity of Kyoto
- 中表 【なかおもて】 cloth folded inside out
- 表す 【あらわす】 to represent, to signify, to stand for, to reveal, to show, to display, to express, to make widely known
- 現れる 【あらわれる】 to appear, to come in sight, to become visible, to come out, to embody, to materialize, to materialise, to be expressed (e.g. emotions), to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
- 表す 【あらわす】 to represent, to signify, to stand for, to reveal, to show, to display, to express, to make widely known
Readings
- Korean:
- pyo
Spanish
- superficie
- tabla
- diagrama
- expresar
- mostrar
Portuguese
- superfície
- tabela
- gráfico
- diagrama
French
- surface (apparente)
- face
- tableau
- graphique
- diagramme
309 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
402 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
379 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
124 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
108 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
308 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
879 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
914 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.16 | Japanese for Busy People |
272 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
272 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
437 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1620 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3083 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1572 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2151 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1560 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
34105 | Morohashi |
2429 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
5422 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1546 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1666 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
178 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
311 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1465 | 2001 Kanji |
0a8.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-4-4 | SKIP code |
5073.2 | Four corner code |
1-41-29 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
8868 | Unicode hex code |