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 5
JLPT level N3
350 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 術 【ジュツ】 art, technique, means, way, trick, trap, plot, stratagem, magic
- 術後 【ジュツゴ】 postoperative, after surgery
- 奇術 【キジュツ】 magic, conjuring, sleight of hand, legerdemain
- 占星術 【センセイジュツ】 astrology
Kun reading compounds
- 術 【すべ】 way, method, means
- 術無し 【すべなし】 having no choice, at a loss for what to do, at one's wits' end
- なす術 【なすすべ】 means, method, way
- 為ん術 【せんすべ】 (proper) methods
Readings
- Korean:
- sul
Spanish
- arte
- técnica
- manera de hacer las cosas
Portuguese
- arte
- técnica
- habilidade
- meios
- truque
- recursos
- mágica
French
- technique
- art
- moyens
- tour
- ressources
- magie
636 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
732 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
708 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
299 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1621 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
447 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
877 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1298 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
187 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
187 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
370 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1614 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
575 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
350 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
433 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1539 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
34046P | Morohashi |
476 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1754 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1525 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1644 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
322 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
736 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2053 | 2001 Kanji |
3i8.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-8 | SKIP code |
2122.1 | Four corner code |
2190.4 | Four corner code |
1-29-49 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
8853 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
3 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 国益 【コクエキ】 national interest
- 国営 【コクエイ】 government management, state management
- 最恵国 【サイケイコク】 most favored nation, most favoured nation, MFN
- 異国 【イコク】 foreign country
Kun reading compounds
- 国 【くに】 country, state, region, national government, central government, home (i.e. hometown, home country), province (of Japan), land, earth
- 国人 【こくじん】 indigenous person, inhabitant of a country, local, native, local lords and samurai, daimyo who did not leave his domains to meet the shogun in Kyoto (during the Muromachi period)
- お国 【おくに】 your native country, your hometown, my home country (i.e. Japan), countryside, country, daimyo's territory (Edo period)
- 現国 【うつしくに】 world of mankind, this world
Readings
- Japanese names:
- くな、 こ
- Korean:
- gug
Spanish
- país
Portuguese
- País
- terra
- nação
French
- pays
79 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
136 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
123 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
8 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1037 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
111 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
36 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
745 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.11 | Japanese for Busy People |
40 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
40 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
151 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
344 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3831 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1964 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2659 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
588 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
4752 | Morohashi |
3087 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
950 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
581 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
624 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
4 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
158 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3172 | 2001 Kanji |
3s5.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-3-5 | SKIP code |
6010.3 | Four corner code |
1-25-81 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
56fd | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
183 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 際 【サイ】 occasion, time, circumstances, (in) case (of), when
- 際会 【サイカイ】 meeting, facing, confronting
- 学際 【ガクサイ】 interdisciplinary
- 援助交際 【エンジョコウサイ】 paid dating (esp. with an underage girl; oft. involving selling of sex), compensated dating
Kun reading compounds
- 際 【きわ】 edge, brink, verge, side, time, moment of
- 際立つ 【きわだつ】 to be prominent, to be conspicuous, to stand out, to be outstanding, to be remarkable, to be striking, to be notable
- 今際の際 【いまわのきわ】 verge of death, dying moments
Readings
- Japanese names:
- わ
- Korean:
- je
Spanish
- límite
- frontera
- asociación
- unión
- ocasión
Portuguese
- ocasião
- lado
- margem
- limite
- indecente
- ousado
- perigoso
- vez
- quando
French
- occasion
- côté
- accotement
- bord
- dangereux
- aventureux
- indécent
- temps
- quand
612 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
710 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
683 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
300 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
5018 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
424 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
992 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2073 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
618 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
628 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
474 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
750 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
874 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
503 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
646 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1305 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
41820 | Morohashi |
714 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6478 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1296 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1392 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
189 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
789 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3641 | 2001 Kanji |
2d11.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-11 | SKIP code |
1-2-11 | SKIP code |
7729.1 | Four corner code |
1-26-61 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
969b | Unicode hex code |
bureau, board, office, affair, conclusion, court lady, lady-in-waiting, her apartment
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
286 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 局 【キョク】 bureau, department, office (e.g. post, telephone), broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio), channel, exchange, affair, situation, game (of go, shogi, etc.)
- 局員 【キョクイン】 clerk, (bureau, post-office) staff
- 医局 【イキョク】 medical office (esp. in a hospital), doctor's office
- 開局 【カイキョク】 opening (of a broadcasting station, post office, bureau, etc.), establishment
Kun reading compounds
- 局 【つぼね】 court lady (Heian period), lady-in-waiting, separate room in a palace (esp. for a lady; Heian period), room for a very low class prostitute, very low class prostitute
- 局女郎 【つぼねじょろう】 prostitute of the lowest class (Edo period)
- 御局 【おつぼね】 court lady with her own private chamber or office, low-class prostitute (Edo period)
- お局 【おつぼね】 senior female worker who supervises junior employees in a domineering fashion
Readings
- Korean:
- gug
Spanish
- oficina
- departamento
Portuguese
- junta
- escritório
- caso
- conclusão
- dama da corte
- amante
- apartamento dela
French
- local
- pièce
- bureau
- affaire
- conclusion
- dame de cour
- dame d'honneur
- son appartement à elle
194 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
280 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
262 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
194 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1384 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
422 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
482 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
514 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
170 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
170 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
228 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
524 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3800 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1943 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2636 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1075 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
7653 | Morohashi |
3063 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1412 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1066 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1147 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
228 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
279 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3749 | 2001 Kanji |
3r4.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-3-4 | SKIP code |
3-4-3 | SKIP code |
7722.7 | Four corner code |
1-22-41 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5c40 | Unicode hex code |