153 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
242 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
223 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
128 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1283 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
98 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
45 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
472 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.5 | Japanese for Busy People |
105 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
105 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
84 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
464 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2695 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1373 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1859 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
193 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
7072 | Morohashi |
2171 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1311 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
190 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
202 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
165 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
263 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
144 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 安価 【アンカ】 low-priced, cheap, inexpensive, shallow (e.g. sympathy), superficial, cheap (e.g. government), link back to discussion group, bulletin board, etc. posting
- 安易 【アンイ】 easy, simple, easygoing, lighthearted, simplistic, irresponsible, careless, quick (to do)
- 平安 【ヘイアン】 peace, tranquility, tranquillity, Heian period (794-1185)
- 慰安 【イアン】 solace, relaxation
Kun reading compounds
- 安い 【やすい】 cheap, inexpensive, calm, peaceful, quiet
- 休まる 【やすまる】 to be rested, to feel at ease, to repose, to be relieved
- 安 【やす】 cheap, rash, thoughtless, careless, indiscreet, frivolous
- 安上がり 【やすあがり】 cheap, economical
- 目安 【めやす】 criterion, standard, yardstick, reference, aim, rough estimate, approximation
- 最安 【さいやす】 cheapest, least expensive, lowest-price
- 安らか 【やすらか】 peaceful, tranquil, calm, restful
- 安らかにお眠りください 【やすらかにおねむりください】 rest in peace, requiescat in pace, RIP
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あ、 あす、 あず、 あっ、 や
- Korean:
- an
Spanish
- barato
- tranquilo
- pacífico
Portuguese
- relaxar
- calmo
- baixo
- barato
- descansado
- pacífico
- satisfeito
French
- paisible
- calme
- tranquille
- pas cher
- reposant
- satisfait
769 | 2001 Kanji |
3m3.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-3 | SKIP code |
3040.4 | Four corner code |
1-16-34 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5b89 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
373 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 楽 【ガク】 music, old Japanese court music, gagaku
- 楽章 【ガクショウ】 movement
- 邦楽 【ホウガク】 Japanese music (esp. traditional Japanese music)
- 室内楽 【シツナイガク】 chamber music
- 楽 【ラク】 comfort, ease, relief, (at) peace, relaxation, easy, simple, without trouble, without hardships, (economically) comfortable, raku pottery, sukha (happiness)
- 楽園 【ラクエン】 paradise, Eden
- 千秋楽 【センシュウラク】 final day of a performance, closing date, final show, final day of a tournament
- 行楽 【コウラク】 outing, excursion, pleasure trip, going on a picnic
- 猿楽 【サルガク】 sarugaku (form of theatre popular in Japan during the 11th to 14th centuries), noh, fooling around
Kun reading compounds
- 楽しい 【たのしい】 enjoyable, fun, pleasant, happy, delightful
- 楽しい思い出 【たのしいおもいで】 happy memory, sweet memory
- 楽しむ 【たのしむ】 to enjoy, to take pleasure in, to have a good time, to have fun, to look forward to
Readings
- Japanese names:
- さ、 た、 やす、 ら
- Korean:
- ag
Spanish
- música
- divertido
- fácil
- agradable
- disfrutar
- divertirse
Portuguese
- música
- conforto
- facilidade
French
- musique
- agréable
- confort
331 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
98 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
218 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
232 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2324 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
322 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
200 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2029 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.10 | Japanese for Busy People |
358 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
359 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
343 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1064 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3505 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1808 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2460 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1751 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
15213 | Morohashi |
2826 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2790 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1735 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1872 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
481 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
225 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
364 | 2001 Kanji |
4a9.29 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-9-4 | SKIP code |
3290.4 | Four corner code |
1-19-58 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
697d | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
118 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 公 【コウ】 public affair, government matter, the state, the government, the public, duke, prince, Sir, Lord, familiar or derogatory suffix
- 公安 【コウアン】 public safety, public welfare
- 大公 【タイコウ】 archduke
- 乃公 【ダイコウ】 I, me
- 公家 【クゲ】 court noble, nobility, kuge, Imperial Court
- 公廨 【クガイ】 government office
- 夙 【シュク】 outcasts common around the Kyoto region from the Kamakura period to the Edo period
Kun reading compounds
- 公 【おおやけ】 official, governmental, formal, public (use, matter, forum, etc.), common, being public knowledge, being out in the open, exposure to public view
- 公所 【おおやけどころ】 imperial court, government office, imperial land, government land
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あきら、 き、 きみ、 きん、 たか、 ただし、 とも、 ひろ、 まさ
- Korean:
- gong
Spanish
- público
- imparcial
- oficial
Portuguese
- público
- príncipe
- oficial
- governamental
French
- public
- prince
- officiel
- gouvernemental
210 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
126 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
277 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
122 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
579 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
219 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
341 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
156 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
126 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
126 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
323 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
152 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2468 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1249 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1715 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
792 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
1452 | Morohashi |
1974 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
372 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
784 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
847 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
212 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
92 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2071 | 2001 Kanji |
2o2.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-2 | SKIP code |
8073.0 | Four corner code |
8073.2 | Four corner code |
1-24-88 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
516c | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
95 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 主 【シュ】 (one's) master, (one's) employer, (one's) lord, leader (of a country, group, etc.), head, chief, Lord, main thing, chief part, first consideration, primary object, principal aim
- 主 【シュウ】 (one's) master, (one's) employer, (one's) lord
- 自主 【ジシュ】 independence, autonomy, self-reliance
- 盟主 【メイシュ】 leader (of an alliance), leading power
- 主 【ス】 honorific (or familiar) suffix used after a name
- 法主 【ホッス】 high priest
- 座主 【ザス】 temple's head priest
- 主 【シュウ】 (one's) master, (one's) employer, (one's) lord
- 主従 【シュウジュウ】 master and servant, lord and retainer, employer and employee
- 男主 【オトコアルジ】 male head of a household, male owner, landlord, proprietor, male employer
Kun reading compounds
- 主 【ぬし】 head (of a household, etc.), leader, master, owner, proprietor, proprietress, subject (of a rumour, etc.), doer (of a deed), guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers), long-time resident (or employee, etc.), husband, you
- 馬主 【うまぬし】 owner of a horse (esp. racehorse), registered owner (of a racehorse)
- 船主 【せんしゅ】 shipowner
- 主 【おも】 chief, main, principal, important, main secondary or supporting role (in kyogen)
- 主に 【おもに】 mainly, primarily, mostly, largely, chiefly
- 主 【あるじ】 head (of a household), proprietor (of a store), proprietress, landlord, landlady, master (of a servant), entertaining someone as one's guest
- 男主 【おとこあるじ】 male head of a household, male owner, landlord, proprietor, male employer
- 女主 【おんなあるじ】 female owner, proprietress, landlady, female head of a household
Readings
- Japanese names:
- かず、 ず、 もん
- Korean:
- ju
Spanish
- señor
- jefe
- dueño
- patrón
Portuguese
- senhor
- chefe
- mestre
- coisa principal
- principal
French
- maître
- seigneur
- chef
- principal
- propriétaire
- mari
237 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
315 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
299 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
91 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
285 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
49 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
106 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
196 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.10 | Japanese for Busy People |
155 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
155 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
70 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
19 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2437 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1231 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1696 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
272 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
100 | Morohashi |
1938 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
38 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
266 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
284 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
34 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
252 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
472 | 2001 Kanji |
4f1.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-1-4 | SKIP code |
4-5-2 | SKIP code |
2-2-3 | SKIP code |
0010.4 | Four corner code |
1-28-71 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
4e3b | Unicode hex code |