829 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
811 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
757 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1280 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1286 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
459 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
285 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
990 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1027 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1252 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
465 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2699 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1377 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1863 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1672 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
7067 | Morohashi |
2175 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1309 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1656 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1785 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
839 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
eaves, roof, house, heaven
- On:
- ウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N2
883 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 宇 【ウ】 Ukraine
- 宇 【ウ】 counter for buildings, roofs, tents, etc.
- 大宇 【ダイウ】 Daewoo (car company)
- 航宇 【コウウ】 aerospace
Readings
- Japanese names:
- いえ、 たか、 ひろ、 ひろし
- Korean:
- u
Spanish
- edificio grande
- cielo
- sensación
Portuguese
- Beira de telhado
- teto
- casa
- paraíso
French
- firmament
- cieux
- auvent
- toit
- maison
747 | 2001 Kanji |
3m3.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-3 | SKIP code |
3040.1 | Four corner code |
1-17-07 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5b87 | Unicode hex code |
mid-air, air, space, sky, memorization, interval of time
- On:
- チュウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
1005 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 宙 【チュウ】 space, air, midair, (from) memory, (by) heart
- 宙返り 【チュウガエリ】 somersault, looping-the-loop
- 小宇宙 【ショウウチュウ】 microcosmos, microcosm
- 大宇宙 【ダイウチュウ】 macrocosmos, macrocosm, the universe, the cosmos
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ひろ、 ゆ
- Korean:
- ju
Spanish
- en el aire
- espacio
- cielo
- firmamento
Portuguese
- aéreo
- ar
- espaço
- céu
- memorização
- intervalo de tempo
French
- plein ciel
- air
- espace
- mémorisation
- intervalle de temps
947 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
935 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
993 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1291 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1303 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
463 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
673 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
991 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1028 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1253 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
472 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2761 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1413 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1907 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1118 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
7108 | Morohashi |
2221 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1318 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1109 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1190 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
868 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
776 | 2001 Kanji |
3m5.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-5 | SKIP code |
3060.2 | Four corner code |
1-35-72 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5b99 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N3
696 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 背後 【ハイゴ】 back, rear, background, behind the scenes
- 背景 【ハイケイ】 background, scenery, backdrop, setting, background (of an incident, situation, etc.), circumstances, context, backing, support (from behind the scenes)
- 違背 【イハイ】 violation, transgression
- 向背 【コウハイ】 one's attitude, state of affairs
Kun reading compounds
- 背 【せ】 back, reverse, rear side, back (e.g. of a chair), spine (of a book), height, stature, ridge (of a mountain)
- 背 【せい】 height, stature
- 膝皿貝 【ひざらがい】 chiton (any marine mollusk of the class Polyplacophora), sea cradle, Japanese chiton (Acanthopleura japonica)
- 角背 【かくせ】 flat back (book spine), square back
- 背 【せい】 height, stature
- 背丈 【せたけ】 stature, height
- 背く 【そむく】 to run counter to, to go against, to disobey, to infringe
- 背ける 【そむける】 to turn (one's face) away, to avert (one's eyes)
Readings
- Korean:
- bae, pae
Spanish
- espalda
- detrás
- estatura
- desobedecer
- infringir
- rebelarse
Portuguese
- estatura
- altura
- costas
- atrás
- desobedecer
- desafiar
- quebrar promesum
- rebelar
French
- stature
- taille
- dos
- arrière
- désobéir
- défier
- revenir sur
- se rebeller
967 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
957 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
796 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3754 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
933 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
845 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
957 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1265 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1338 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1085 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1017 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3182 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1641 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2230 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
455 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
29363 | Morohashi |
2573 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4794 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
446 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
481 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
893 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1246 | 2001 Kanji |
4b5.15 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-5-4 | SKIP code |
1222.7 | Four corner code |
1122.7 | Four corner code |
1-39-56 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
80cc | Unicode hex code |
scenery, view
- On:
- ケイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
419 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 景 【ケイ】 vista, view, scene, scenic view, counter for scenes (in a play)
- 景観 【ケイカン】 scenery
- 八景 【ハッケイ】 eight picturesque sights
- 殺風景 【サップウケイ】 dreary, bleak, monotonous, barren, tasteless, unrefined
Readings
- Japanese names:
- かげ
- Korean:
- gyeong, yeong
Spanish
- paisaje
- vista
- panorama
- escena
Portuguese
- cenário
- visão
French
- paysage
- vue
386 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
494 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
469 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
645 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2142 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
509 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
603 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1764 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
853 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
872 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1021 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
975 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3118 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1597 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2179 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
320 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
13983 | Morohashi |
2470 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2487 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
314 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
336 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
585 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3841 | 2001 Kanji |
4c8.8 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-4-8 | SKIP code |
2-6-6 | SKIP code |
6090.6 | Four corner code |
1-23-42 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
666f | Unicode hex code |
set free, release, fire, shoot, emit, banish, liberate
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
288 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 放火 【ホウカ】 arson, setting fire
- 放映 【ホウエイ】 televising, broadcasting, airing
- 豪放 【ゴウホウ】 largehearted, frank, unaffected
- 性解放 【セイカイホウ】 sexual liberation, emancipation from gender restrictions
Kun reading compounds
- 放す 【はなす】 to release, to let go, to free, to set free, to let loose, to turn loose, to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
- 放つ 【はなつ】 to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.), to shoot, to hit (e.g. baseball), to break wind, to set free, to release, to let loose, to emit (e.g. light), to give off (e.g. a scent), to send out (a person to carry out a duty), to set fire to
- 放れる 【はなれる】 to get free (from), to be freed, to be released
- 放く 【こく】 to expel (from the body), to let off (a fart), to let out, to utter (a lie, nonsense, etc.), to say, to do
- 放る 【ほうる】 to throw, to fling, to hurl, to toss, to neglect, to abandon, to leave alone, to give up on, to leave undone, to leave unfinished
Readings
- Japanese names:
- はなれ
- Korean:
- bang
Spanish
- dejar libre
- soltar
- liberar
- emitir
- separarse
- abandonar
Portuguese
- libertar
- liberação
- fogo
- disparar
- emitir
- banir
- liberar
French
- libérer
- relâcher
- renvoyer
- enflammer
- bannir
- émettre
512 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
414 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
391 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
282 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2084 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
287 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
585 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
606 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
512 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
521 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
723 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
935 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1058 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
570 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
754 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
507 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
13133 | Morohashi |
853 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2333 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
496 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
535 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
325 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
314 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
466 | 2001 Kanji |
4h4.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-4 | SKIP code |
0824.0 | Four corner code |
1-42-92 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
653e | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
937 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 射 【シャ】 archery, mapping, map, morphism, arrow
- 射撃 【シャゲキ】 firing, shooting, fire, gunshot, marksmanship
- 照射 【ショウシャ】 irradiation, radiation, beaming, exposure (to light), illumination
- 投射 【トウシャ】 projection (of an image)
Kun reading compounds
- 射る 【いる】 to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
- 射す 【さす】 to shine
- 撃つ 【うつ】 to shoot (a gun, person, etc.), to fire
Readings
- Korean:
- sa, seog
Spanish
- disparar
- tirar
- radiar
- liberar
Portuguese
- dispare
- brilha dentro
- sobre
- arte do arco e flexa
French
- lancer une flèche
- tir à l'arc
- sur
- briller
893 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
882 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1000 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4603 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
989 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1222 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1144 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
900 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
922 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1015 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
505 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1850 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
979 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1327 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1257 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
7434 | Morohashi |
1458 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1380 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1249 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1338 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
902 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
848 | 2001 Kanji |
0a10.8 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-7-3 | SKIP code |
2440.0 | Four corner code |
2420.0 | Four corner code |
1-28-45 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5c04 | Unicode hex code |