421 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
316 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
300 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
564 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1282 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
352 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
460 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
284 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
490 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
499 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
537 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
466 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2697 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1375 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1861 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
189 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
7071 | Morohashi |
2173 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1310 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
186 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
198 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
364 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
270 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
457 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 守備 【シュビ】 defense, defence
- 守勢 【シュセイ】 (being on the) defensive
- 好守 【コウシュ】 good fielding
- 攻守 【コウシュ】 offense and defense, offence and defence, batting and fielding
- 守護 【シュゴ】 protection, safeguard, shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
- 都寺 【ツウス】 one of the six administrators of a Zen temple
- 居留守 【イルス】 pretending to be out
Kun reading compounds
- 守る 【まもる】 to protect, to guard, to defend, to keep (i.e. a promise), to abide (by the rules), to observe, to obey, to follow
- 守り 【まもり】 protection, defense, defence, providence, amulet, charm, talisman
- 守り神 【まもりがみ】 guardian deity
- 島主 【とうしゅ】 island chief
- 山守 【やまもり】 ranger (forest), mountain guardian
- 守り 【もり】 babysitting, babysitter, protecting, keeping, keeper
- 守り立てる 【もりたてる】 to support, to back up, to rally round, to revive (e.g. a company), to boost (e.g. morale), to bring up, to raise
- 井守 【いもり】 newt (esp. the Japanese fire belly newt, Cynops pyrrhogaster)
- 足無井守 【あしなしいもり】 caecilian (any burrowing legless amphibian of the order Gymnophiona)
- 守 【かみ】 director (of the provincial governors under the ritsuryō system)
- 肥後守 【ひごのかみ】 higonokami, type of folding knife with metal handle
- 出羽守 【でわのかみ】 director of Dewa province, person who frequently makes comparisons with other countries, industries, etc. when complaining about an issue or situation
Readings
- Japanese names:
- う、 し、 も、 て
- Korean:
- su
Spanish
- guardar proteger
- defender
- guardar
- proteger
Portuguese
- vigia
- protege
- defende
- obedece
French
- garder
- protéger
- défendre
- obéir
- respect (des règles)
748 | 2001 Kanji |
3m3.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-3 | SKIP code |
3034.2 | Four corner code |
1-28-73 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5b88 | Unicode hex code |
山
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
131 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 山 【サン】 Mt., Mount, temple
- 山陰 【ヤマカゲ】 place in the shade of a mountain, shelter of the mountains, mountain recess
- 治山 【チサン】 forest conservation, afforestation
- 開山 【カイサン】 founding a temple (on a hill-top)
- 山道 【ヤマミチ】 mountain road, mountain trail
- 山海経 【センガイキョウ】 Classic of Mountains and Seas (classic Chinese text)
- 雪山 【セツザン】 snowy mountain, permanently snow-covered mountain, Himalayas
- 須弥山 【シュミセン】 Mount Sumeru (believed to be the centre of the Buddhist world)
Kun reading compounds
- 山 【やま】 mountain, hill, mine (e.g. coal mine), heap, pile, crown (of a hat), thread (of a screw), tread (of a tire), protruding part of an object, high part, climax, peak, critical point, guess, speculation, gamble, criminal case, crime, mountain climbing, mountaineering, festival float (esp. one mounted with a decorative halberd), deck (of playing cards on table, face down, from which cards are drawn), stack, wall, wall tile, temple, temple grounds, wild
- 山陰 【やまかげ】 place in the shade of a mountain, shelter of the mountains, mountain recess
- 奥山 【おくやま】 remote mountain, mountain recesses
- 青山 【せいざん】 lush mountain, green mountain, grave, burial place
Readings
- Japanese names:
- さ、 やの、 やん
- Korean:
- san
Spanish
- montaña
Portuguese
- montanha
French
- montagne
38 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
58 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
24 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
60 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1407 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
21 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
48 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
89 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.11 | Japanese for Busy People |
34 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
34 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
100 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
535 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3658 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1867 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2544 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
775 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
7869 | Morohashi |
2940 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1439 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
768 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
830 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
148 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
17 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1276 | 2001 Kanji |
3o0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-2-1 | SKIP code |
4-3-2 | SKIP code |
2277.0 | Four corner code |
1-27-19 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5c71 | Unicode hex code |
station
- On:
- エキ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
724 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 駅 【エキ】 railway station, train station, staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan), counter for railway stations and bus stations
- 駅員 【エキイン】 (train) station attendant, station employee, station staff
- 宿駅 【シュクエキ】 relay station, post station, stage
- 終着駅 【シュウチャクエキ】 terminal station
Readings
- Korean:
- yeog
Spanish
- estación
Portuguese
- estação
French
- gare
158 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
253 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
233 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
384 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
5199 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
189 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
101 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2172 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.12 | Japanese for Busy People |
284 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
284 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
56 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1915 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2292 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1184 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1618 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
2003 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
44633P | Morohashi |
1822 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6735 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1984 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2138 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
426 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3462 | 2001 Kanji |
10a4.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-10-4 | SKIP code |
7738.7 | Four corner code |
1-17-56 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
99c5 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N1
1563 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 滋養 【ジヨウ】 nourishment, nutrition
- 慈雨 【ジウ】 welcome rain, beneficial rain, blessed rain, rain that comes after a drought
- 京滋 【ケイジ】 Kyoto-Shiga, Kyoto and Shiga
- 茂る 【シゲル】 to grow thickly, to be in full leaf, to be rampant, to luxuriate, to be luxurious
- 滋賀 【シガ】 Shiga (prefecture)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- し、 しげ、 しげる
- Korean:
- ja
Spanish
- florecer
- ser exuberante
- nutritivo
Portuguese
- nutrir
- mais & mais
- ser luxuriante
- planta
- turbidez
French
- nourrissant
- de plus en plus
- luxuriant
- plantation
- turbidité
1327 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1625 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2626 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1395 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1489 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2460 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1549 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1651 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1776 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1222 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
734 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
437 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
549 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1400 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
17919P | Morohashi |
602 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3238 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1388 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1489 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1559 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
371 | 2001 Kanji |
3a9.27 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-9 | SKIP code |
3813.2 | Four corner code |
1-28-02 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6ecb | Unicode hex code |
congratulations, joy
- On:
- ガ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N1
1056 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 賀 【ガ】 congratulation, celebration
- 賀正 【ガショウ】 A Happy New Year!
- 年賀 【ネンガ】 New Year's greetings, New Year's call, New Year's gift
- 祝賀 【シュクガ】 celebration, congratulations
Readings
- Japanese names:
- か、 のり、 よし、 より
- Korean:
- ha
Spanish
- felicitaciones
- enhorabuena
- alegría
Portuguese
- congratulações
- prazer
French
- félicitations
- joie
565 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
660 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
630 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
778 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4501 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
615 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1780 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1756 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
756 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
769 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1019 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1728 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3212 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1663 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2253 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
877 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
36725 | Morohashi |
2599 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
5790 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
868 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
933 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
751 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1661 | 2001 Kanji |
7b5.10 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-5-7 | SKIP code |
4680.6 | Four corner code |
1-18-76 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
8cc0 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N2
140 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 県 【ケン】 prefecture (Japan), county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.), department (France), province (Italy, Spain, etc.)
- 県営 【ケンエイ】 (under) prefectural management
- 都道府県 【トドウフケン】 prefectures (of Japan), largest administrative divisions of Japan: Tokyo-to, Osaka-fu, Kyoto-fu, Hokkaido and the remaining prefectures
- 同県 【ドウケン】 the same prefecture, the said prefecture
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あがた、 がた
- Korean:
- hyeon
Spanish
- prefectura
Portuguese
- Condado
- prefeitura (região)
French
- préfecture
- département
203 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
291 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
273 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
195 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1362 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
381 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
226 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1252 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
194 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
194 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
336 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1380 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3269 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1687 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2294 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
126 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
23210P | Morohashi |
2641 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3918 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
513 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
552 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
326 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1241 | 2001 Kanji |
3n6.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-6-3 | SKIP code |
3-4-5 | SKIP code |
2-5-4 | SKIP code |
2690.1 | Four corner code |
1-24-09 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
770c | Unicode hex code |