1678 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1982 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1335 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1602 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1217 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2181 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1412 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1501 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1378 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
496 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2959 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1519 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2061 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
842 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
7296P | Morohashi |
2345 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1361 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
834 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
897 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1700 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1697 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 寧夏回族自治区 【ネイカカイゾクジチク】 Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region (China)
- 寧日 【ネイジツ】 peaceful day
- 西寧 【セイネイ】 Xining (China)
- 静寧 【セイネイ】 peace, calm, tranquility
Kun reading compounds
- 寧ろ 【むしろ】 rather, better, instead, if anything
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あき、 やす、 やすし、 よし
- Korean:
- nyeong
Spanish
- pacífico
- tranquilo
- bondadoso
Portuguese
- melhor
- preferivelmente
French
- plutôt
- de préférence
- paisible
753 | 2001 Kanji |
3m11.8 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-11 | SKIP code |
3020.1 | Four corner code |
1-39-11 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5be7 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N2
740 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 波 【ハ】 counter for waves (of a repeated occurrence)
- 波及 【ハキュウ】 spread, extension, influence, aftereffect, ripple
- 低周波 【テイシュウハ】 low frequency
- 横波 【ヨコナミ】 transverse wave, beam sea
Kun reading compounds
- 波 【なみ】 wave, ups and downs
- 波間 【なみま】 interval between the waves, gap between waves
- 高波 【たかなみ】 high waves, heavy seas
- 横波 【よこなみ】 transverse wave, beam sea
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ひら、 みな、 みなみ、 わ
- Korean:
- pa
Spanish
- onda
- ola
- Polonia
Portuguese
- ondas
- vagas
- Polônia
French
- onde
- vague
- Pologne
298 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
387 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
367 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
606 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2529 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
484 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
677 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
596 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
666 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
677 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
913 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1177 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
388 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
245 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
292 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
811 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
17308 | Morohashi |
330 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3101 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
803 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
866 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
309 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
367 | 2001 Kanji |
3a5.9 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-5 | SKIP code |
3414.7 | Four corner code |
1-39-40 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6ce2 | Unicode hex code |
Stroke order
Kun reading compounds
- 櫟 【くぬぎ】 sawtooth oak (Quercus acutissima)
- くぬぎ炭 【くぬぎずみ】 sawtooth oak charcoal
Readings
- Japanese names:
- いち
- Korean:
- ryeog
Spanish
Portuguese
French
2395 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
2963 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
15823 | Morohashi |
2906 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
4a15.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-15 | SKIP code |
4299.4 | Four corner code |
1-61-11 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6adf | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
21 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 社 【シャ】 company, firm, office, association, society, (Shinto) shrine, regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour), counter for companies, shrines, etc., incorporated body, corporation, corporate juridical person
- 社員 【シャイン】 company employee, member of a corporation, company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
- 大社 【タイシャ】 grand shrine, famous shrine, Izumo Grand Shrine
- 親会社 【オヤガイシャ】 parent company
Kun reading compounds
- 社 【やしろ】 (Shinto) shrine
- 大社 【たいしゃ】 grand shrine, famous shrine, Izumo Grand Shrine
- 村のお社 【むらのおやしろ】 village shrine
Readings
- Japanese names:
- こそ
- Korean:
- sa
Spanish
- compañía
- asociación
- sociedad
- santuario shintoísta
Portuguese
- companhia
- firme
- escritório
- associação
- templo
French
- temple shinto
- compagnie
- firme
- bureau
- association
234 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
153 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
137 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
30 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3231 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
203 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
76 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
406 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.1 | Japanese for Busy People |
308 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
308 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
60 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1418 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1042 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
562 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
745 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1101 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
24631P | Morohashi |
840 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4065 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1092 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1173 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
82 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
145 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
672 | 2001 Kanji |
4e3.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-3 | SKIP code |
3421.0 | Four corner code |
1-28-50 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
793e | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
3 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 国益 【コクエキ】 national interest
- 国営 【コクエイ】 government management, state management
- 最恵国 【サイケイコク】 most favored nation, most favoured nation, MFN
- 異国 【イコク】 foreign country
Kun reading compounds
- 国 【くに】 country, state, region, national government, central government, home (i.e. hometown, home country), province (of Japan), land, earth
- 国人 【こくじん】 indigenous person, inhabitant of a country, local, native, local lords and samurai, daimyo who did not leave his domains to meet the shogun in Kyoto (during the Muromachi period)
- お国 【おくに】 your native country, your hometown, my home country (i.e. Japan), countryside, country, daimyo's territory (Edo period)
- 現国 【うつしくに】 world of mankind, this world
Readings
- Japanese names:
- くな、 こ
- Korean:
- gug
Spanish
- país
Portuguese
- País
- terra
- nação
French
- pays
79 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
136 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
123 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
8 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1037 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
111 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
36 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
745 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.11 | Japanese for Busy People |
40 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
40 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
151 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
344 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3831 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1964 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2659 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
588 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
4752 | Morohashi |
3087 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
950 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
581 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
624 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
4 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
158 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3172 | 2001 Kanji |
3s5.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-3-5 | SKIP code |
6010.3 | Four corner code |
1-25-81 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
56fd | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
183 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 際 【サイ】 occasion, time, circumstances, (in) case (of), when
- 際会 【サイカイ】 meeting, facing, confronting
- 学際 【ガクサイ】 interdisciplinary
- 援助交際 【エンジョコウサイ】 paid dating (esp. with an underage girl; oft. involving selling of sex), compensated dating
Kun reading compounds
- 際 【きわ】 edge, brink, verge, side, time, moment of
- 際立つ 【きわだつ】 to be prominent, to be conspicuous, to stand out, to be outstanding, to be remarkable, to be striking, to be notable
- 今際の際 【いまわのきわ】 verge of death, dying moments
Readings
- Japanese names:
- わ
- Korean:
- je
Spanish
- límite
- frontera
- asociación
- unión
- ocasión
Portuguese
- ocasião
- lado
- margem
- limite
- indecente
- ousado
- perigoso
- vez
- quando
French
- occasion
- côté
- accotement
- bord
- dangereux
- aventureux
- indécent
- temps
- quand
612 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
710 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
683 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
300 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
5018 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
424 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
992 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2073 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
618 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
628 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
474 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
750 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
874 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
503 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
646 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1305 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
41820 | Morohashi |
714 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6478 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1296 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1392 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
189 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
789 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3641 | 2001 Kanji |
2d11.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-11 | SKIP code |
1-2-11 | SKIP code |
7729.1 | Four corner code |
1-26-61 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
969b | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N4
304 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 空 【クウ】 empty air, sky, shunyata (the lack of an immutable intrinsic nature within any phenomenon), emptiness, air force, fruitlessness, meaninglessness, void (one of the five elements), empty (e.g. set)
- 空域 【クウイキ】 airspace
- 領空 【リョウクウ】 territorial airspace
- 防空 【ボウクウ】 air defense, air defence
Kun reading compounds
- 空 【そら】 sky, the air, the heavens, weather, far-off place, distant place, state of mind, feeling, (from) memory, (by) heart, falsehood, lie, somehow, vaguely, fake
- 空模様 【そらもよう】 look of the sky, weather
- 定めなき空 【さだめなきそら】 changeable weather
- 晴れた空 【はれたそら】 clear sky, cloudless sky
- 開く 【あく】 to open (e.g. doors), to open (e.g. business, etc.), to be empty, to be vacant, to be available, to be free, to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.), to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.), to come to an end, to open (one's eyes, mouth, etc.), to have a hole, to form a gap, to have an interval (between events)
- 空き 【あき】 space, room, gap, emptiness, vacancy, opening, empty seat, free time, time to spare, disuse, unused thing
- 空き缶 【あきかん】 empty can
- 開ける 【あける】 to open (a door, etc.), to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package), to unlock, to open (for business, etc.), to empty, to remove, to make space, to make room, to move out, to clear out, to be away from (e.g. one's house), to leave (temporarily), to dawn, to grow light, to end (of a period, season), to begin (of the New Year), to leave (one's schedule) open, to make time (for), to make (a hole), to open up (a hole)
- 空 【から】 emptiness, being empty, not carrying anything, unburdened, empty-handed, dishonoured (bill, promise, etc.), false, no-show (reservation), put-on (cheeriness, courage, etc.), empty (compliments), insincere
- 空手 【からて】 karate, being empty-handed, having nothing in one's hands
- もぬけの殻 【もぬけのから】 completely empty (of a residence, etc.), vacant, deserted, body from which the soul has left, corpse, shed skin (of a snake, insect, etc.)
- 空く 【すく】 to become less crowded, to thin out, to get empty, to be hungry
- 空かす 【すかす】 to feel hungry, to get hungry
- 虚しい 【むなしい】 empty, void, vacant, vain, fruitless, futile, ineffective, lifeless
Readings
- Japanese names:
- うつ、 き、 く
- Korean:
- gong
Spanish
- cielo
- atmósfera
- vacío
- vacante
- quedarse vacío
- vaciar
Portuguese
- esvaziar
- ceú
- desocupado
- vazio
- vácuo
French
- vide
- ciel
- vacant
- creux
65 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
66 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
15 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
233 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3317 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
184 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
77 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
723 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.17 | Japanese for Busy People |
140 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
140 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
461 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1452 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2767 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1418 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1913 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1327 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
25415 | Morohashi |
2227 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4192 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1317 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1414 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
304 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
73 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
772 | 2001 Kanji |
3m5.12 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-5 | SKIP code |
2-5-3 | SKIP code |
3010.1 | Four corner code |
1-22-85 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7a7a | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
495 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 港 【コウ】 harbour
- 港内 【コウナイ】 inside the harbour, inside the harbor
- 漁港 【ギョコウ】 fishing harbour, fishing harbor
- 海港 【カイコウ】 port, seaport
Kun reading compounds
- 港 【みなと】 harbour, harbor, port
- 港区 【みなとく】 Minato City (special ward of Tokyo), Minato Ward (Osaka), Minato Ward (Nagoya)
Readings
- Korean:
- hang, gang
Spanish
- puerto
- portuario
Portuguese
- Porto (navios)
French
- port
397 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
296 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
280 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
445 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2630 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
337 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
698 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1583 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.3 | Japanese for Busy People |
669 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
680 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
909 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1221 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
737 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
440 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
552 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1818 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
17783P | Morohashi |
605 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3242 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1800 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1940 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
397 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
356 | 2001 Kanji |
3a9.13 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-9 | SKIP code |
3411.7 | Four corner code |
1-25-33 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6e2f | Unicode hex code |