374 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
274 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
256 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
419 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1310 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
546 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1209 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1184 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
721 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
734 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
929 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
482 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2828 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1459 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1964 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1042 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
7156 | Morohashi |
2274 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1336 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1033 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1110 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
353 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N1
367 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 宮 【キュウ】 palace, tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale), ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women), zodiacal sign
- 宮中 【キュウチュウ】 imperial court
- 離宮 【リキュウ】 imperial villa, royal villa, detached palace
- 巨蟹宮 【キョカイキュウ】 Cancer (4th zodiacal sign), the Crab
- 宮司 【グウジ】 chief priest
- 宮寺 【グウジ】 Buddhist temple within a Shinto shrine
- 二宮 【ニグウ】 the Two Ise Shrines
- 東宮 【トウグウ】 crown prince
- 宮内庁 【クナイチョウ】 Imperial Household Agency
- 宮内 【クナイ】 inside the Imperial Palace, Department of the Imperial Household
- 月宮 【ゲッキュウ】 moon palace of the Hindu god Chandra
- 夙 【シュク】 outcasts common around the Kyoto region from the Kamakura period to the Edo period
- 内宮 【ナイクウ】 Inner Ise Shrine
- 外宮 【ゲクウ】 outer shrine of the Ise Grand Shrine
Kun reading compounds
- 宮 【みや】 shrine, palace, imperial residence, Imperial prince, Imperial princess, headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc., temple
- 宮家 【みやけ】 house of an imperial prince
- 若宮 【わかみや】 young imperial prince, child of the imperial family, shrine dedicated to a child of the god of the main shrine, newly built shrine (to which a divided tutelary deity has just been transferred)
- 大宮 【おおみや】 imperial palace, shrine, Grand Empress Dowager, Empress Dowager, woman of imperial lineage who has borne a child, elderly woman of imperial lineage
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ぐ、 み
- Korean:
- gung
Spanish
- príncipe
- familia imperial
- santuario
Portuguese
- Templo Shinto
- constelação
- palácio
- princesa
French
- sanctuaire
- constellations
- palais
- princesse
777 | 2001 Kanji |
3m7.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-7 | SKIP code |
3060.6 | Four corner code |
1-21-60 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5bae | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
40 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 地 【チ】 earth, ground, land, soil, place, territory, bottom (of a package, book, etc.), earth (one of the five elements)
- 地位 【チイ】 (social) position, status, standing, position (in a company, organization, etc.), post, rank
- 奥地 【オクチ】 interior, backwoods, hinterland, back regions
- 対地 【タイチ】 ground to ground
- 地 【ジ】 ground, land, earth, soil, the region in question, the local area, skin, texture, fabric, material, weave, base, background, one's true nature, narrative (i.e. descriptive part of a story), real life, actuality, captured territory, noh chorus, accompaniment music (in Japanese dance), basic phrase (in Japanese music; usu. repetitive), base part (of multiple shamisens)
- 地合い 【ジアイ】 texture (cloth, fabric, paper), market tone, undertone, balance between the position of white and black stones
- 下地 【シタジ】 groundwork, foundation, inclination, aptitude, elementary knowledge (of), grounding (in), undercoat, first coat, soy sauce
- 築地 【ツイジ】 mud wall with a roof, roofed mud wall
Readings
- Japanese names:
- どま
- Korean:
- ji
Spanish
- suelo
- tierra
- terreno
- posición
Portuguese
- terra
- chão
French
- sol
- terre
111 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
184 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
167 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
40 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1056 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
143 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
143 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
241 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.1 | Japanese for Busy People |
118 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
118 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
146 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
367 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
236 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
152 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
181 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
521 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
4890 | Morohashi |
204 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
976 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
515 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
554 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
45 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
130 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1456 | 2001 Kanji |
3b3.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-3 | SKIP code |
4411.2 | Four corner code |
1-35-47 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5730 | Unicode hex code |
昌
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level N1
1372 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 昌運 【ショウウン】 prosperity, fortune
- 昌泰 【ショウタイ】 Shōtai era (898.4.26-901.7.15)
- 隆昌 【リュウショウ】 prosperity
- 南昌 【ナンショウ】 Nanchang (China)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- まさ、 まさし、 よし、 あき、 あきら、 さかえ、 あつ、 すけ
- Korean:
- chang
Spanish
- claro
- próspero
- brillante
Portuguese
French
- prospère
- brillant
- clair
1552 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2105 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1950 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
715 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2089 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
3069 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1564 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2140 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
25 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
13803 | Morohashi |
2414 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2428 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
25 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
25 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
4c4.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-4-4 | SKIP code |
6060.0 | Four corner code |
1-30-27 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
660c | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
786 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 幸 【サチ】 good luck, fortune, happiness, harvest, yield
- 幸運 【コウウン】 good luck, fortune
- 親不孝 【オヤフコウ】 lack of filial piety, disobedience to one's parents
- 御幸 【ギョウキ】 imperial visit, imperial outing
Kun reading compounds
- 幸い 【さいわい】 happiness, blessedness, luck, fortune, felicity, luckily, fortunately
- 幸いあれ 【さいわいあれ】 be happy!, cheer up!
- 幸 【さち】 good luck, fortune, happiness, harvest, yield
- 幸ある 【さちある】 fortunate, happy, lucky
- 川の幸 【かわのさち】 catch (fish) of the river, products of the river, fruits of the river
- 山幸 【やまさち】 food of the mountains (wild game, mountain vegetables, mushrooms, etc.), fruits of the land
- 幸せ 【しあわせ】 happiness, good fortune, luck, blessing
- 幸せにする 【しあわせにする】 to bring someone happiness, to make someone happy
Readings
- Japanese names:
- こ、 さき、 さし、 さっ、 とも、 ひろ、 みゆき、 ゆ、 ゆき、 よし
- Korean:
- haeng
Spanish
- felicidad
- bendición
- fortuna
- buena suerte
Portuguese
- felicidade
- benção
- fortuna
French
- joie
- bénédiction
- fortune
395 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
295 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
279 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
683 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1073 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
712 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
504 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
661 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
684 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
697 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
894 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
575 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2755 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1408 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1901 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1519 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
9176 | Morohashi |
2216 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1595 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1505 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1622 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
423 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
297 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1455 | 2001 Kanji |
3b5.9 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-5 | SKIP code |
4040.1 | Four corner code |
1-25-12 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5e78 | Unicode hex code |