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 3
JLPT level N4
59 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 開花 【カイカ】 flowering, blooming, blossoming, coming into bloom, flowering (of a civilization, talent, etc.), blossoming, blooming, bearing fruit (of efforts)
- 開演 【カイエン】 curtain raising, starting (e.g. play, concert)
- 疎開 【ソカイ】 evacuation (to the country), spreading out (troops), deployment, dispersal
- 非公開 【ヒコウカイ】 private, non-public, secret, closed-door, closed
Kun reading compounds
- 開く 【ひらく】 to open, to undo, to unseal, to unpack, to bloom, to unfold, to spread out, to open (for business, e.g. in the morning), to be wide (gap, etc.), to widen, to hold (meeting, party, etc.), to give, to open, to found (nation, dynasty, sect, etc.), to open (a new business), to set up, to establish, to start, to open (ports, borders, etc.), to open (an account), to open up (new land, path, etc.), to clear, to develop, to open (a file, etc.), to extract (root), to reduce (equation), to cut open (fish), to change (kanji into hiragana), to flare (e.g. skirt), to slacken (into a poor posture)
- 開き 【ひらき】 opening, gap, dried and opened fish
- 開き直る 【ひらきなおる】 to become defiant, to fight back, to turn upon, to take the offensive
- 開ける 【ひらける】 to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.), to spread out, to become clear (of a road, visibility, etc.), to open up, to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.), to get better, to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.), to become civilized, to modernize, to grow, to advance (of knowledge, ideas, etc.), to be sensible, to be understanding, to be enlightened, to open (of a new road, railway, etc.), to be opened to traffic, to become populous, to become densely built, to become bustling
- 開く 【あく】 to open (e.g. doors), to open (e.g. business, etc.), to be empty, to be vacant, to be available, to be free, to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.), to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.), to come to an end, to open (one's eyes, mouth, etc.), to have a hole, to form a gap, to have an interval (between events)
- 開ける 【あける】 to open (a door, etc.), to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package), to unlock, to open (for business, etc.), to empty, to remove, to make space, to make room, to move out, to clear out, to be away from (e.g. one's house), to leave (temporarily), to dawn, to grow light, to end (of a period, season), to begin (of the New Year), to leave (one's schedule) open, to make time (for), to make (a hole), to open up (a hole)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- はる、 か、 ひらき
- Korean:
- gae
Spanish
- abrir
- desdoblar
- dar comienzo
- abrirse
- estar abierto
Portuguese
- abrir
- desdobrar
- deslacrar
French
- ouvrir
- s'ouvrir
- briser le sceau
171 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
261 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
241 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
80 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4950 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
550 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
270 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1821 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.13 | Japanese for Busy People |
396 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
400 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
215 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1840 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4121 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2092 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2835 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1636 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
41233 | Morohashi |
3321 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6393 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1622 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1750 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
290 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
391 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3855 | 2001 Kanji |
8e4.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-8-4 | SKIP code |
7744.1 | Four corner code |
1-19-11 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
958b | Unicode hex code |
departure, discharge, publish, emit, start from, disclose, counter for gunshots
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
32 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 発 【ハツ】 departure, departing from ..., leaving at (e.g. 8:30), sent from ..., (a letter, etc.) dated ..., datelined ..., counter for engines (on an aircraft), counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc., counter for bullets, bombs, etc., counter for blows (punches), counter for jokes, puns, etc., counter for ideas, thoughts or guesses, counter for ejaculations or sexual intercourse
- 発 【ハツ】 green dragon tile, winning hand with a pung (or kong) of green dragon tiles
- 偶発 【グウハツ】 sudden outbreak, accidental, incidental
- 電源開発 【デンゲンカイハツ】 development of electrical power resources
- 発熱 【ハツネツ】 generation of heat, (attack of) fever, pyrexia
- 発議 【ハツギ】 proposal, suggestion, motion, initiative
Kun reading compounds
- 発つ 【たつ】 to depart (on a journey, trip, etc.), to leave, to set off, to start
- 立つ鳥跡を濁さず 【たつとりあとをにごさず】 it is simply common courtesy to clean up after yourself, a bird does not foul the nest it is about to leave, on leaving a place, one should see that all is in good order
- 暴く 【あばく】 to disclose, to divulge, to expose, to open (a grave), to dig out
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ば、 わ
- Korean:
- bal
Spanish
- abrir
- exponer
- suceder
Portuguese
- liberar
- partida
- publicar
- emitir
- a partir de
- revelar
French
- départ
- décharge
- dégagement
- publier
- émettre
- partir de
- divulguer
- compteur de coups de feu
303 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
392 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
370 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
43 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3092 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
186 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
225 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
953 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.7 | Japanese for Busy People |
96 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
96 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
286 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1360 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3174 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1634 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2222 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1721 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
22662P | Morohashi |
2565 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3860 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1705 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1840 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
102 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
342 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3557 | 2001 Kanji |
0a9.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-5-4 | SKIP code |
1241.5 | Four corner code |
1-40-15 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
767a | 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 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 |