24 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
27 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
36 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
63 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1355 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
33 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
46 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
21 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.15 | Japanese for Busy People |
27 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
27 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
88 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
511 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
7 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
106 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
7473 | Morohashi |
7 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1389 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
105 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
110 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
126 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
15 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
小
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
114 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 小 【ショウ】 smallness, small item, short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days), elementary school, smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name), inferior, younger (of two people with the same name), junior, unit of field area (approx. 400 sq m)
- 小雨 【コサメ】 light rain, drizzle
- 微小 【ビショウ】 microscopic
- 中小 【チュウショウ】 small and medium
Kun reading compounds
- 小さい 【ちいさい】 small, little, tiny, slight, below average (in degree, amount, etc.), minor, small, low (e.g. sound), soft (e.g. voice), unimportant, petty, insignificant, trifling, trivial, young, juvenile
- 小さい頃 【ちいさいころ】 as a child, when one was a child
Readings
- Japanese names:
- いさら、 こう、 さざ、 しゃお、 ちいさ
- Korean:
- so
Spanish
- poco
- pequeño
Portuguese
- Pequeno
- pouco
French
- petit
1141 | 2001 Kanji |
3n0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-1-2 | SKIP code |
9000.0 | Four corner code |
1-30-14 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5c0f | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
324 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 切 【セツ】 eager, earnest, ardent, kind, keen, acute, OFF (on switch)
- 切実 【セツジツ】 earnest, sincere, acute, keen, fervent, pressing, urgent, serious, severe, pertinent, appropriate
- 懇切 【コンセツ】 kind and careful (instruction, explanation, etc.), considerate, helpful, thoughtful, detailed, scrupulous
- 哀切 【アイセツ】 pathetic, plaintive
- 家財一切 【カザイイッサイ】 complete set of household goods
- 費用一切 【ヒヨウイッサイ】 all expenses
Kun reading compounds
- 切る 【きる】 to cut, to cut through, to perform (surgery), to sever (connections, ties), to turn off (e.g. the light), to terminate (e.g. a conversation), to hang up (the phone), to disconnect, to punch (a ticket), to tear off (a stub), to open (something sealed), to start, to set (a limit), to do (something) in less or within a certain time, to issue (cheques, vouchers, etc.), to reduce, to decrease, to discount, to shake off (water, etc.), to let drip-dry, to let drain, to cross, to traverse, to criticize sharply, to act decisively, to do (something noticeable), to go first, to make (certain facial expressions, in kabuki), to turn (vehicle, steering wheel, etc.), to curl (a ball), to bend, to cut, to shuffle (cards), to discard a tile, to dismiss, to sack, to let go, to expel, to excommunicate, to dig (a groove), to cut (a stencil, on a mimeograph), to trump, to cut (the connection between two groups), to start a fire (with wood-wood friction or by striking a metal against stone), to draw (a shape) in the air (with a sword, etc.), to do completely, to finish doing, to be completely ..., to be totally ..., to be terribly ..., to do clearly, to do decisively, to do firmly
- 切り 【きり】 end, finish, place to stop, bound, limit, end, delivery date (of a futures contract), finale (of a noh song), end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki), final performance of the day (in vaudeville), trump card, king (court card; in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta), counter for slices (esp. thick slices), counter for cuts (of fish, meat, etc.), only, just, (ever) since, after, continuously, remaining (in a particular state)
- 切り替え 【きりかえ】 exchange, conversion, replacement, switching (to), switchover
- 爪切り 【つめきり】 nail clippers
- 押し切り 【おしきり】 straw cutter, short mane, pressing and cutting
- 切れる 【きれる】 to break, to snap, to be cut, to split, to crack, to be injured, to wear out, to be worn out, to break, to burst, to collapse, to wear off, to stop working, to go dead, to expire (time limit, etc.), to run out, to become due, to run out (of stock, etc.), to be exhausted, to be used up, to be sold out, to be out of, to be broken off (e.g. of a relationship), to break up, to have severed ties, to be cut off, to be disconnected, to cut well, to be sharp, to be sharp-minded, to be keen, to be shrewd, to be quick-witted, to be able, to be short of, to drop under (a certain figure), to beat (e.g. a record time), to dry off, to curve, to veer, to shuffle (cards), to get angry, to snap, to blow one's top, to lose one's temper, to flip, to be able to do completely
- 切れ 【きれ】 piece, slice, strip, scrap, cloth, sharpness, agility, counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
- 切れ味 【きれあじ】 sharpness, cutting ability, quickness (of wit), incisiveness, technical proficiency, skill, peppiness (of a ball)
- 布切れ 【ぬのぎれ】 piece of cloth
Readings
- Japanese names:
- きつ、 きり、 ぎり
- Korean:
- jeol, che
Spanish
- cortar
- urgente
- apremiante
- completo
- cortar bien
- agotarse
Portuguese
- corte
- talho
- afiar
French
- couper
- trancher
- tranchant
- passionné
- sérieux
99 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
173 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
156 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
204 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
667 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
36 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
126 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
51 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.3 | Japanese for Busy People |
39 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
39 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
250 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
179 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
30 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
15 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
15 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
86 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
1858 | Morohashi |
27 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
453 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
85 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
89 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
208 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
97 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1445 | 2001 Kanji |
2f2.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-2-2 | SKIP code |
4772.0 | Four corner code |
1-32-58 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5207 | Unicode hex code |
手
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N4
60 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 手術 【シュジュツ】 surgery, operation, procedure, skill with one's hands, sleight of hand
- 手記 【シュキ】 note, memorandum, memo, memoirs, personal account
- 二塁手 【ニルイシュ】 second baseman
- 名手 【メイシュ】 master, expert, brilliant move (in go, shogi, etc.), excellent move
- 交際上手 【コウサイジョウズ】 good at socializing, sociability, being a good mixer
- 処世上手 【ショセイジョウズ】 knowing how to get on in the world, knowing the secret of success in life
Kun reading compounds
- 手 【て】 hand, arm, forepaw, foreleg, handle, hand, worker, help, trouble, care, effort, means, way, trick, move, technique, workmanship, hand, handwriting, kind, type, sort, one's hands, one's possession, ability to cope, hand (of cards), direction, move (in go, shogi, etc.)
- 手足 【てあし】 hands and feet, limbs, person at one's beck and call, person at hand, reliable worker
- 逆手 【ぎゃくて】 underhand grip, backhand grip (e.g. in tennis), unexpected twist, turning the tables (on an opponent)
- 担い手 【にないて】 bearer, carrier, person bearing responsibility, person in charge, supporter
Readings
- Korean:
- su
Spanish
- mano
Portuguese
- mão
French
- main
28 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
35 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
32 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
42 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1827 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
37 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
54 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
118 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.19 | Japanese for Busy People |
57 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
57 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
170 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
847 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4267 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2155 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2907 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
644 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
11768 | Morohashi |
3456 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2060 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
637 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
687 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
57 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
30 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2247 | 2001 Kanji |
3c0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-4-3 | SKIP code |
2-1-3 | SKIP code |
2050.0 | Four corner code |
1-28-74 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
624b | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
81 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 外 【ガイ】 outside ..., beyond ..., not included in ...
- 外圧 【ガイアツ】 external pressure, outside pressure, foreign pressure
- 渉外 【ショウガイ】 public relations, client liaison, client relations
- 在外 【ザイガイ】 overseas, abroad
- 外科 【ゲカ】 surgery (branch of medicine), department of surgery
- 外科医 【ゲカイ】 surgeon
Kun reading compounds
- 外 【そと】 outside, exterior, the open (air), other place, somewhere else, outside one's group (family, company, etc.)
- 外壁 【がいへき】 outer wall
- 大外 【おおそと】 far out wide, far outside
- 家の外 【いえのそと】 outside the house
- 他 【ほか】 another place, some other place, somewhere else, outside, another (person or thing), other, different, something else, someone else, the rest, et al., beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.), outside, except, but, other than, apart from, besides, in addition to, as well as, on top of
- 他に 【ほかに】 else, in addition, besides
- この外 【このほか】 besides, moreover, in addition
- 思いのほか 【おもいのほか】 unexpectedly, surprisingly
- 外す 【はずす】 to remove, to take off, to detach, to unfasten, to undo, to drop (e.g. from a team), to remove (from a position), to exclude, to expel, to leave (e.g. one's seat), to go away from, to step out, to slip away, to dodge (a question, blow, etc.), to evade, to sidestep, to avoid (e.g. peak season), to miss (a target, chance, punch, etc.)
- 外れる 【はずれる】 to be disconnected, to get out of place, to be off, to be out (e.g. of gear), to miss the mark, to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation), to draw a blank (e.g. lottery), to be removed, to be excluded, to be contrary to, to go against
Readings
- Japanese names:
- うい、 け、 ふか
- Korean:
- oe
Spanish
- fuera
- exterior
- otro
- desatar
- estar desatado
- estar desconectado
Portuguese
- Exterior
French
- extérieur
56 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
96 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
91 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
120 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1168 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
42 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
38 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
139 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.11 | Japanese for Busy People |
83 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
83 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
150 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
404 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
215 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
135 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
163 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
112 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
5750 | Morohashi |
186 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1125 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
111 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
116 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
69 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
105 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2554 | 2001 Kanji |
2m3.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-2 | SKIP code |
2320.0 | Four corner code |
1-19-16 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5916 | Unicode hex code |
mingle, mixing, association, coming & going
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
178 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 交 【コウ】 association, fellowship, change (of season, year, etc.)
- 交易 【コウエキ】 trade, commerce
- 親交 【シンコウ】 intimacy, friendship, friendly relations
- 国交 【コッコウ】 diplomatic relations
Kun reading compounds
- 交わる 【まじわる】 to cross, to intersect, to join, to meet, to associate with, to mingle with, to consort with, to have a sexual relationship, to copulate
- 交える 【まじえる】 to mix, to combine, to include, to exchange (words, fire, etc.), to cross (e.g. swords), to join together
- 混じる 【まじる】 to be mixed, to be blended with, to be combined, to associate with, to mingle with, to interest, to join
- 混じる 【まじる】 to be mixed, to be blended with, to be combined, to associate with, to mingle with, to interest, to join
- 混ざる 【まざる】 to be mixed, to be blended with, to associate with, to mingle with, to join
- 混ぜる 【まぜる】 to mix, to stir, to blend
- 交わす 【かわす】 to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.), to intersect, to cross, to interlace, ... with one another, ... to each other
- 交わす 【かわす】 to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.), to intersect, to cross, to interlace, ... with one another, ... to each other
- 交々 【こもごも】 alternately, in succession
Readings
- Japanese names:
- かた
- Korean:
- gyo
Spanish
- cambio
- reemplazo
- mezcla
- asociación
- cruzarse
- mezclarse
- cruzar
- mezclar
Portuguese
- Misturar-se
- misturando
- associação
- vindo & indo
French
- mélanger
- échanges
- association
- mêler
- aller et venir
212 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
128 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
115 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
200 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
290 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
86 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
298 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
293 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
114 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
114 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
504 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
38 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2508 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1272 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1738 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1283 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
291 | Morohashi |
2015 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
90 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1275 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1368 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
269 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
120 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
466 | 2001 Kanji |
2j4.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-4 | SKIP code |
2-4-2 | SKIP code |
0040.8 | Four corner code |
1-24-82 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
4ea4 | Unicode hex code |