461 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
356 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
336 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
55 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2067 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
370 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
476 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
405 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
365 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
366 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
363 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
502 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1025 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
556 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
735 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1742 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
7419 | Morohashi |
831 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1375 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1726 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1862 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
39 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
286 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
vis-a-vis, opposite, even, equal, versus, anti-, compare
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
34 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 対 【タイ】 versus, against, vs., v., to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180), toward ..., to ..., with ..., against ..., anti-, equal footing, equal terms, opposite
- 対案 【タイアン】 counter-proposal, counter-suggestion
- 国対 【コクタイ】 Committee of the National Diet
- 相対 【ソウタイ】 relativity, relative, facing (e.g. a problem), confronting
- 対 【ツイ】 pair, couple, set, antithesis, counter for items that come in pairs, counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
- 対句 【ツイク】 couplet, antithesis
- 一対 【イッツイ】 pair, couple
- 双対 【ソウツイ】 duality
Kun reading compounds
- 対手 【たいしゅ】 opponent (in combat)
- 向かう 【むかう】 to face, to go towards, to head towards
Readings
- Japanese names:
- つし
- Korean:
- dae
Spanish
- opuesto
- contrario
- por serie
Portuguese
- vis-um-vis
- contrário
- até mesmo
- igual
- versus
- anti-
- compara
French
- vis-à-vis
- en face
- régulier
- égal
- opposition
- anti-
- comparer
448 | 2001 Kanji |
2j5.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-3 | SKIP code |
0440.0 | Four corner code |
1-34-48 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5bfe | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N2
1004 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 照射 【ショウシャ】 irradiation, radiation, beaming, exposure (to light), illumination
- 照会 【ショウカイ】 inquiry, query, enquiry, referral (e.g. to a doctor or court)
- 日照 【ニッショウ】 sunlight
- 残照 【ザンショウ】 afterglow
Kun reading compounds
- 照る 【てる】 to shine, to look slightly upward (of a noh mask; indicating joy, etc.)
- てるてる坊主 【てるてるぼうず】 paper doll to which children pray for fine weather (usu. white, and shaped like a Buddhist priest)
- 照らす 【てらす】 to shine on, to illuminate, to compare (with), to refer to
- 天照 【あまてらす】 Amaterasu, sun goddess who is the ancestress of the Imperial House of Japan
- 照れる 【てれる】 to be shy, to be bashful, to feel awkward, to feel embarrassed
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あき、 てる
- Korean:
- jo
Spanish
- iluminar
- brillar
- comparar
- tener vergüenza
Portuguese
- iluminar
- brilhar
- comparar
- tímido
French
- illuminer
- briller
- comparer
- timide
433 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
541 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
510 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1072 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2785 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
675 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
719 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
998 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1035 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
868 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1281 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3506 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1809 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2461 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
172 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
19226 | Morohashi |
2827 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3457 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
170 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
182 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
606 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3840 | 2001 Kanji |
4d9.12 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-9-4 | SKIP code |
6733.6 | Four corner code |
1-30-40 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7167 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
722 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 臨界 【リンカイ】 boundary, (nuclear) criticality, critical (mass, pressure, temperature, state, point, etc.)
- 臨海 【リンカイ】 coastal, seaside, oceanfront, maritime
- 意臨 【イリン】 copying calligraphy without sticking to the model (calligraphy), copying freely
- 形臨 【ケイリン】 copying calligraphy from a model
Kun reading compounds
- 臨む 【のぞむ】 to look out on, to overlook, to front onto, to face (a situation, crisis, etc.), to meet (e.g. death), to be confronted by, to deal with (an issue), to attend (e.g. a function), to appear (e.g. in court), to be present at, to go to (e.g. a place), to take part in, to participate, to join
Readings
- Japanese names:
- み
- Korean:
- rim
Spanish
- asistir
- encontrar
- encarar
- enfrentarse
- confrontar
Portuguese
- considerar
- enfrentar
- reunião
- confrontar
- coparecer
- invocar
French
- faire face à
- rencontrer
- affronter
- assister à
- passer voir
- se rendre sur place
- exceptionnel
880 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
1004 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
994 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
897 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3840 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
783 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1683 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
836 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
855 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1229 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1806 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2059 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1083 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1470 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
862 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
30087 | Morohashi |
1630 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4899 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
854 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
918 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1004 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3477 | 2001 Kanji |
2t15.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-7-11 | SKIP code |
1-6-11 | SKIP code |
7876.6 | Four corner code |
1-46-55 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
81e8 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
1175 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 床 【ショウ】 counter for beds
- 床几 【ショウギ】 camp stool, folding stool
- 臨床 【リンショウ】 clinical (e.g. pathology, physiology)
- 温床 【オンショウ】 hotbed, breeding ground
Kun reading compounds
- 床 【とこ】 bed, bedding, sickbed, alcove, riverbed, seedbed, straw "core" of a tatami mat, floor
- 床の間 【とこのま】 tokonoma (alcove where art or flowers are displayed)
- 鋏 【やっとこ】 pincers, nippers, pliers
- 金床 【かなとこ】 anvil
- 床 【ゆか】 floor, stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player), dining platform built across a river
- 床下 【ゆかした】 under the floor
- 河床 【かしょう】 riverbed, raised platform on the bank of a river for enjoying the cool in summer
- 納涼床 【のうりょうゆか】 raised platform on the bank of a river for enjoying the summer cool
Readings
- Korean:
- sang
Spanish
- suelo
- cama
- alcoba
- peluquería
Portuguese
- cama
- andar
- estofamento
- tatami
French
- plancher
- lit
- rembourrage
- tatami
- compteur de lits
1389 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1240 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1503 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
959 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
507 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
508 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
826 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
845 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
543 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
584 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3805 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1947 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2641 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
599 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
9242 | Morohashi |
3067 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1608 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
592 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
636 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1135 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
564 | 2001 Kanji |
3q4.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-3-4 | SKIP code |
0029.4 | Four corner code |
1-30-18 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5e8a | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N4
392 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 試 【シ】 testing, experiment, test, examination, exam, trial
- 試合 【シアイ】 match, game, bout, contest
- 公試 【コウシ】 national examinations
- 考試 【コウシ】 test, exam
Kun reading compounds
- 試みる 【こころみる】 to try, to attempt, to have a go (at)
- 試す 【ためす】 to try (out), to have a try (at), to test, to put to the test
- 試筋 【ためすじ】 patron, effective means
Readings
- Korean:
- si
Spanish
- prueba
- ensayo
- experimento
- probar
- experimentar
- intentar
Portuguese
- teste
- tentativa
- testar
- experimento
- prova
French
- test
- essai
- tentative
- expérience
- épreuve
416 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
525 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
499 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
409 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4361 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
354 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
250 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1932 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.9 | Japanese for Busy People |
526 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
535 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
795 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1680 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1925 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1025 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1385 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
360 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
35415 | Morohashi |
1525 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
5611 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
354 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
378 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
604 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3056 | 2001 Kanji |
7a6.18 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-7-6 | SKIP code |
0364.0 | Four corner code |
1-27-78 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
8a66 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N4
410 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 験 【ゲン】 effect, efficacy, omen
- 験者 【ケンザ】 mountaineering ascetic, practitioner of mountain asceticism
- 治験 【チケン】 clinical trial
- 筆記試験 【ヒッキシケン】 written examination
- 験 【ゲン】 effect, efficacy, omen
- ゲン担ぎ 【ゲンカツギ】 superstition, acting superstitiously (for good luck)
- 霊験 【レイゲン】 miraculous efficacy, miracle, miraculous virtue
Kun reading compounds
- 徴 【しるし】 sign, indication, omen
- 試す 【ためす】 to try (out), to have a try (at), to test, to put to the test
- 試し 【ためし】 trial, test
Readings
- Korean:
- heom
Spanish
- prueba
- intento
- efecto
Portuguese
- verificação
- efeito
- teste
French
- vérification
- examen
- effet
600 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
500 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
475 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
404 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
5220 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
355 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
282 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2.9 | Japanese for Busy People |
532 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
541 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
793 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1920 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2306 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1192 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1628 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1999 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
44835 | Morohashi |
1833 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6758 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1980 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2134 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
385 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
635 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3463 | 2001 Kanji |
10a8.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-10-8 | SKIP code |
7833.6 | Four corner code |
1-24-19 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
9a13 | Unicode hex code |