983 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
971 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
661 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1293 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
981 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
465 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
676 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
296 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
296 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
576 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
474 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2764 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1415 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1910 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
263 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
7122 | Morohashi |
2224 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1320 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
257 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
273 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
874 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N2
1139 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 宝飾 【ホウショク】 jewels and ornaments, jewelry, jewellery
- 宝庫 【ホウコ】 treasury, treasure house, storehouse, repository, treasure trove, rich source (of)
- 人間国宝 【ニンゲンコクホウ】 living national treasure
- 至宝 【シホウ】 greatest treasure, most valuable asset, pride (of)
Kun reading compounds
- 宝 【たから】 treasure
- 宝くじ 【たからくじ】 lottery, lottery ticket
- お宝 【おたから】 treasure, precious article, valuable possession, thing one treasures, picture of a treasure ship, money, cash
- 正直は一生の宝 【しょうじきはいっしょうのたから】 honesty is the best policy
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ほ
- Korean:
- bo
Spanish
- tesoro
- bienes de valor
Portuguese
- tesouro
- riqueza
- valores
French
- trésor
- richesses
- objets de valeur
772 | 2001 Kanji |
3m5.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-5 | SKIP code |
3010.3 | Four corner code |
1-42-85 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5b9d | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
102 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 来 【ライ】 next (year, spring, etc.), coming, since (e.g. last month), for (e.g. 20 years)
- 来客 【ライキャク】 visitor, caller
- 在来 【ザイライ】 pre-existing, already there, conventional
- 再来 【サイライ】 return, coming back, second coming (e.g. of Christ), second advent, reincarnation
Kun reading compounds
- 来る 【くる】 to come (spatially or temporally), to approach, to arrive, to come back, to do ... and come back, to come to be, to become, to get, to grow, to continue, to come from, to be caused by, to derive from, to come to (e.g. "when it comes to spinach ...")
- 来る年 【くるとし】 the coming year
- 来る 【きたる】 next (e.g. "next April"), forthcoming, coming, to come, to arrive, to be due to
- 来るべき 【きたるべき】 expected to arrive (occur) in the near future
- 来す 【きたす】 to cause, to induce, to bring about a result or state, to produce
- 来す 【きたす】 to cause, to induce, to bring about a result or state, to produce
- 来る 【きたる】 next (e.g. "next April"), forthcoming, coming, to come, to arrive, to be due to
- 来るべき 【きたるべき】 expected to arrive (occur) in the near future
- 来合わせる 【きあわせる】 to happen to come along
- 来掛かる 【きかかる】 to happen to come
- 不出来 【ふでき】 bad job, poor workmanship, bungle
- 行ってき 【いってき】 bye, see ya (afterwards), have fun, get going, now
- 来い 【こい】 come!, come on!
- 来し方 【きしかた】 the past
Readings
- Japanese names:
- くり、 くる、 ごろ、 さ
- Korean:
- rae
Spanish
- venir
- llegar
- acercarse
- aproximarse
Portuguese
- Vir
- devido
- próximo
- causa
- tornar-se
French
- venir
- dû à
- suivant
- causer
- devenir
147 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
237 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
217 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
113 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
202 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
25 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
62 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
538 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.5 | Japanese for Busy People |
69 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
69 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
133 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
36 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4366 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2211 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2975 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1902 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
14489 | Morohashi |
3551 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2565 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1884 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2029 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
27 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
153 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1464 | 2001 Kanji |
0a7.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-7-3 | SKIP code |
5090.0 | Four corner code |
1-45-72 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6765 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1142 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 麻布 【アサヌノ】 hemp cloth, linen
- 麻酔 【マスイ】 anaesthesia, anesthesia
- 大麻 【タイマ】 hemp, cannabis, marijuana, pot, hashish, Shinto paper offerings
- 胡麻 【ゴマ】 sesame seeds, sesame (Sesamum indicum)
- 麻雀 【マージャン】 mahjong, mah-jongg
Kun reading compounds
- 麻 【あさ】 cannabis (Cannabis sativa), hemp (plant), hemp (fiber), linen, flax, jute
- 麻布 【あさぬの】 hemp cloth, linen
- 大麻 【たいま】 hemp, cannabis, marijuana, pot, hashish, Shinto paper offerings
- 絹麻 【きぬあさ】 thin linen polished to appear like silk
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あ、 あざ、 お
- Korean:
- ma
Spanish
- cáñamo
- lino
- entumecerse
Portuguese
- cânhamo
- linho
French
- chanvre
- lin
1829 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1118 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
5390 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1480 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1924 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1508 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1529 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1630 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1414 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1938 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3878 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1995 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2694 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
600 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
47888 | Morohashi |
3125 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
7040 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
593 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
637 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1502 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
564 | 2001 Kanji |
3q8.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-3-8 | SKIP code |
0029.4 | Four corner code |
1-43-67 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
9ebb | Unicode hex code |
chronicle, account, narrative, history, annals, geologic period
- On:
- キ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N1
780 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 紀 【キ】 period, Nihon Shoki (second oldest work of Japanese history, compiled in 720 CE), Nihongi, Chronicles of Japan, Kii (former province located in present-day Wakayama and southern Mie prefectures)
- 紀元前 【キゲンゼン】 pre-era, BC, BCE
- デボン紀 【デボンキ】 Devonian period
- 前世紀 【ゼンセイキ】 last century, previous century, ancient times, old times
Readings
- Japanese names:
- おさむ、 ただす、 とし、 とも、 のり、 もと
- Korean:
- gi
Spanish
- crónica
- normas
- era
Portuguese
- crônica
- contos
- narrativa
- história
- anais
- período geológico
French
- chronique
- compte-rendu
- narration
- histoire
- annales
- ère géologique
578 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
472 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
449 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
930 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3497 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
666 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1619 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1424 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
372 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
373 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
634 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1512 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1628 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
856 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1173 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1366 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
27234 | Morohashi |
1276 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4439 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1354 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1454 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
521 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2756 | 2001 Kanji |
6a3.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-6-3 | SKIP code |
2791.7 | Four corner code |
1-21-10 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7d00 | Unicode hex code |
子
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
72 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 子 【シ】 child (esp. a boy), viscount, founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius), master, masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature), you, -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
- 子宮 【シキュウ】 womb, uterus
- 中性子 【チュウセイシ】 neutron
- 精子 【セイシ】 sperm, spermatozoon
- 主 【ス】 honorific (or familiar) suffix used after a name
- 恵比寿 【エビス】 Ebisu, god of fishing and commerce
- 久留子 【クルス】 cross sign
- 対子 【トイツ】 pair, eyes
- 七対子 【チートイツ】 seven pairs, winning hand composed of seven pairs
Kun reading compounds
- 子 【こ】 child, kid, teenager, youngster, young (non-adult) person, (one's) child, offspring, young woman, young (animal), offshoot, interest, new share, player who is not a dealer, young geisha, young prostitute, bird egg, -er (often of young women)
- 子 【こう】 child, interest
- 根っこ 【ねっこ】 root (of a plant), stump (of a tree), root (of a problem, etc.), base, foundation, origin, source
- 江戸っ子 【えどっこ】 (true) Tokyoite, Edoite, Tokyo native, Edokko
- 子 【ね】 the Rat (first sign of the Chinese zodiac), hour of the Rat (around midnight, 11pm to 1am, or 12 midnight to 2am), north, eleventh month of the lunar calendar
- 子忌み 【ねいみ】 collecting herbs and pulling out young pine trees by the roots (annual event held on the first day of the Rat of the New Year)
- 庚子 【かのえね】 Metal Rat (37th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1960, 2020, 2080)
- 甲子 【きのえね】 Wood Rat (1st term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1924, 1984, 2044)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- い、 き、 ぎ、 く、 け、 ねっ
- Korean:
- ja
Spanish
- chiquillo
- niño
Portuguese
- criança
French
- enfant
- signe de la 1ère branche terrestre
- signe du Rat (zodiaque)
- 23 h à 01 h
- Nord (0°)
31 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
40 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
25 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
56 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1264 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
61 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
43 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
38 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.18 | Japanese for Busy People |
103 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
103 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
69 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
455 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4196 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2125 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2872 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
96 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
6930 | Morohashi |
3390 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1281 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
95 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
99 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
42 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
18 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3547 | 2001 Kanji |
2c0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-3-1 | SKIP code |
4-2-1 | SKIP code |
1740.7 | Four corner code |
1-27-50 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5b50 | Unicode hex code |