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 |
reign, be at peace, calm down, subdue, quell, govt, cure, heal, rule, conserve
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
109 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 治療 【チリョウ】 (medical) treatment, care, therapy, cure, remedy
- 治安 【ジアン】 Jian era (1021.2.2-1024.7.13)
- 完治 【カンチ】 complete recovery
- 政党政治 【セイトウセイジ】 party politics
- 治 【チ】 politics, government, administration, rule, peace, medical treatment, cure
- 治安 【チアン】 public order, public peace, public security, law and order
- 完治 【カンチ】 complete recovery
- 地方自治 【チホウジチ】 local (governmental) autonomy
Kun reading compounds
- 治める 【おさめる】 to rule, to govern, to reign over, to administer, to manage (e.g. a household), to subdue, to suppress, to quell, to settle (e.g. a dispute)
- 治まる 【おさまる】 to die down (storm, anger, conflict, etc.), to calm down, to cool off, to abate, to be settled, to be brought under control, to be at peace, to be governed well, to subside (of pain, symptoms, etc.), to be alleviated, to get better, to ease off
- 治る 【なおる】 to get better, to get well, to recover (from an illness), to be cured, to be restored, to heal
- 治す 【なおす】 to cure, to heal
Readings
- Japanese names:
- し、 ぢ、 はり、 はる、 みち
- Korean:
- chi
Spanish
- reinar
- gobernar
- política
- curar
- calmar
- curarse
Portuguese
- reino
- estar em paz
- acalmar-se
- subjugar
- domar
- governo
- cura
- regra
- conservar
French
- règne
- être en paix
- se calmer
- maîtriser
- réprimer
- gouvernement
- guérir
- réparer
- préserver
468 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
527 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
544 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
181 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2528 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
214 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
672 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
825 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
493 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
502 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
531 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1174 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
393 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
250 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
297 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
754 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
17256 | Morohashi |
335 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3100 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
746 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
807 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
88 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
506 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
377 | 2001 Kanji |
3a5.28 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-5 | SKIP code |
3316.0 | Four corner code |
1-28-03 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6cbb | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
287 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 少 【ショウ】 small, little, few
- 少輔 【ショウ】 assistant vice-minister (ritsuryō system, early Meiji period)
- 最少 【サイショウ】 fewest, least, smallest (number), lowest, minimum, youngest
- 過少 【カショウ】 too few, too little, insufficient
Kun reading compounds
- 少ない 【すくない】 few, little, small (amount), low, scarce, insufficient, seldom, rare
- 少し 【すこし】 a little, a bit, a small amount, a few, some, slightly, somewhat, a little while, a short time, a moment, a minute, a little way, a short distance
- 少しも 【すこしも】 (not) at all, (not) a bit, (not) in the least, (not) in the slightest
Readings
- Korean:
- so
Spanish
- poco
- pequeño
- un poco
- apenas
Portuguese
- poucos
- pequenos
French
- un petit peu
- un peu
93 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
160 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
143 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
231 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
166 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
129 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
47 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
88 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.17 | Japanese for Busy People |
144 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
144 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
105 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
512 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4278 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2163 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2915 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
107 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
7475 | Morohashi |
3467 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1390 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
106 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
111 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
153 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
95 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1160 | 2001 Kanji |
3n1.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-4-4 | SKIP code |
1-1-3 | SKIP code |
9020.0 | Four corner code |
1-30-15 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5c11 | 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 |
Inst., institution, temple, mansion, school
- On:
- イン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
150 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 院 【イン】 house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.), graduate school, postgraduate school, institution (often medical), institutional building, government office, sub-temple, minor temple building, temple, cloister, imperial palace, title bestowed on empresses, princesses, etc., former (esp. of emperors, daimyos, etc.), late
- 院長 【インチョウ】 director (of a hospital, institution, academy, etc.), superintendent, rector
- 議院 【ギイン】 parliament, congress, diet, house (of parliament, etc.), chamber
- 棋院 【キイン】 go institution, go club, go hall
Readings
- Korean:
- weon
Spanish
- institución
- templo
- hospital
Portuguese
- instituição
- templo
- mansão
- escola
French
- temple
- institution
- résidence
- école
- hôpital
350 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
249 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
229 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
236 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4991 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
237 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
271 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1055 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.6 | Japanese for Busy People |
614 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
624 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
230 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
729 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
544 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
331 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
410 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1313 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
41665 | Morohashi |
454 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6447 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1304 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1401 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
412 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
350 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3657 | 2001 Kanji |
2d7.9 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-7 | SKIP code |
1-2-7 | SKIP code |
7321.1 | Four corner code |
1-17-01 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
9662 | Unicode hex code |