194 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
280 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
262 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
194 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1384 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
422 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
482 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
514 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
170 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
170 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
228 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
524 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3800 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1943 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2636 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1075 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
7653 | Morohashi |
3063 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1412 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1066 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1147 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
228 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
279 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
bureau, board, office, affair, conclusion, court lady, lady-in-waiting, her apartment
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
286 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 局 【キョク】 bureau, department, office (e.g. post, telephone), broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio), channel, exchange, affair, situation, game (of go, shogi, etc.)
- 局員 【キョクイン】 clerk, (bureau, post-office) staff
- 医局 【イキョク】 medical office (esp. in a hospital), doctor's office
- 開局 【カイキョク】 opening (of a broadcasting station, post office, bureau, etc.), establishment
Kun reading compounds
- 局 【つぼね】 court lady (Heian period), lady-in-waiting, separate room in a palace (esp. for a lady; Heian period), room for a very low class prostitute, very low class prostitute
- 局女郎 【つぼねじょろう】 prostitute of the lowest class (Edo period)
- 御局 【おつぼね】 court lady with her own private chamber or office, low-class prostitute (Edo period)
- お局 【おつぼね】 senior female worker who supervises junior employees in a domineering fashion
Readings
- Korean:
- gug
Spanish
- oficina
- departamento
Portuguese
- junta
- escritório
- caso
- conclusão
- dama da corte
- amante
- apartamento dela
French
- local
- pièce
- bureau
- affaire
- conclusion
- dame de cour
- dame d'honneur
- son appartement à elle
3749 | 2001 Kanji |
3r4.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-3-4 | SKIP code |
3-4-3 | SKIP code |
7722.7 | Four corner code |
1-22-41 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5c40 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
221 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 所 【ショ】 counter for places
- 署員 【ショイン】 staff member, station employee, official
- 高所 【コウショ】 high place, high ground, height, (high) altitude, elevation, broad (point of) view
- 随所 【ズイショ】 everywhere, all over the place, here and there, at every turn
Kun reading compounds
- 所 【ところ】 place, spot, scene, site, address, district, area, locality, one's house, point, aspect, side, facet, passage (in text), part, space, room, thing, matter, whereupon, as a result, about to, on the verge of, was just doing, was in the process of doing, have just done, just finished doing, approximately, around, about
- 所が 【ところが】 even so, however, still, whereupon, even though, nevertheless, on the contrary, as a matter of fact, despite
- 一所 【いっしょ】 one place, the same place, one person, together
- 痛いところ 【いたいところ】 one's weak point, one's sore spot, raw nerve
- 所か 【どころか】 far from, anything but, not at all ... but rather ..., not ..., on the contrary, ..., instead of, rather than, let alone, to say nothing of, not to mention, much less, not only ... (but also ...)
- 所じゃない 【どころじゃない】 not the time for, not the place for, far from, anything but, ... is out of the question, ... isn't the word for it
- 大所 【おおどころ】 wealthy family, important person, bigwig
- 居所 【いどころ】 whereabouts, address, place of temporary residence
- 所 【ところ】 place, spot, scene, site, address, district, area, locality, one's house, point, aspect, side, facet, passage (in text), part, space, room, thing, matter, whereupon, as a result, about to, on the verge of, was just doing, was in the process of doing, have just done, just finished doing, approximately, around, about
- 所が 【ところが】 even so, however, still, whereupon, even though, nevertheless, on the contrary, as a matter of fact, despite
- 早いとこ 【はやいとこ】 promptly, quickly
- 僕んとこ 【ぼくんとこ】 at my place
Readings
- Japanese names:
- せ
- Korean:
- so
Spanish
- lugar
Portuguese
- Lugar
French
- lieu
246 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
328 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
312 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
107 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1821 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
137 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
177 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
600 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.3 | Japanese for Busy People |
153 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
153 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
149 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
843 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1056 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
568 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
752 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1137 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
11715X | Morohashi |
851 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2054 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1127 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1208 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
129 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
305 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3054 | 2001 Kanji |
4m4.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-4 | SKIP code |
3222.1 | Four corner code |
7222.1 | Four corner code |
1-29-74 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6240 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1314 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 恒常 【コウジョウ】 constancy, permanence
- 恒久 【コウキュウ】 permanence, perpetuity
Kun reading compounds
- 常 【つね】 usual state of things
Readings
- Japanese names:
- のぶ、 ひさ、 ひさし
- Korean:
- hang, geung
Spanish
- eterno
- siempre
Portuguese
- constância
- sempre
French
- constance
- toujours
1251 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1403 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1683 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1225 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1292 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
809 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1275 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1349 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1785 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
813 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
438 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
271 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
327 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
627 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
10527 | Morohashi |
367 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1849 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
620 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
667 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1255 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1172 | 2001 Kanji |
4k6.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-6 | SKIP code |
1-1-8 | SKIP code |
9101.6 | Four corner code |
1-25-17 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6052 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N2
844 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 星 【セイ】 Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions), Singapore
- 星座 【セイザ】 constellation, astrological sign, star sign, zodiac sign
- 新星 【シンセイ】 nova, new face, new star
- 小惑星 【ショウワクセイ】 asteroid
- 客星 【カクセイ】 celestial body seen only for a short time (e.g. comet)
- 七星 【シチセイ】 the Big Dipper (asterism), the Plough, the Plow
Kun reading compounds
- 星 【ほし】 star (usu. excluding the Sun), planet (usu. excluding Earth), heavenly body, star (glyph, symbol, shape), asterisk, star (actor, player, etc.), dot, spot, fleck, bullseye, perp, perpetrator, culprit, offender, suspect, one's star (that determines one's fate), one's fortune, point, score, star point (intersection marked with a dot), hoshi, (pyrotechnic) star
- 星空 【ほしぞら】 starry sky
- 四三の星 【しそうのほし】 the Big Dipper (asterism), the Plough, the Plow
- 希望の星 【きぼうのほし】 ray of light, ray of hope, promising talent
Readings
- Korean:
- seong
Spanish
- estrella
- punto pequeño
- resultado de un juego
Portuguese
- estrela
- ponto
- marca
French
- étoile
- point
- marque
264 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
171 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
154 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
877 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2121 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
838 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
599 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
946 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
730 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
743 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
463 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
973 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3089 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1577 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2156 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1570 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
13837 | Morohashi |
2435 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2452 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1556 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1676 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
181 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3872 | 2001 Kanji |
4c5.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-4-5 | SKIP code |
6010.4 | Four corner code |
1-32-17 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
661f | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
33 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 間 【カン】 interval, period of time, among, between, inter-, good opportunity, chance, estrangement, discord, alienation, spy, secret agent
- 間隔 【カンカク】 space, interval, space character, whitespace
- 短期間 【タンキカン】 short term, short time
- 右中間 【ウチュウカン】 between right and center fielders (centre)
- 間 【ケン】 ken (6 shaku, approx. 1.818 m), counter used to number the gaps between pillars
- 間数 【ケンスウ】 number of ken (in length or breadth)
- 世間 【セケン】 world, society, people, the public
- 六百間 【ロッピャッケン】 roppyakken (type of game)
Kun reading compounds
- 間 【あいだ】 space (between), gap, interval, distance, stretch, period of time (during, while), duration, interval, between (two parties or things), among (a group), relations (between), relationship, midpoint, average, halfway, middle ground, due to, because of
- 間中 【あいだじゅう】 during
- 候間 【そうろうあいだ】 as ...
- ついこの間 【ついこのあいだ】 just the other day, quite recently
- 間 【ま】 time, pause, space, room
- 間際 【まぎわ】 the point just before ..., the point of (doing), the verge (of), the eve (of), (just before the) edge
- 茶の間 【ちゃのま】 (Japanese-style) living room
- 床の間 【とこのま】 tokonoma (alcove where art or flowers are displayed)
- 間 【あいだ】 space (between), gap, interval, distance, stretch, period of time (during, while), duration, interval, between (two parties or things), among (a group), relations (between), relationship, midpoint, average, halfway, middle ground, due to, because of
- 間中 【あいだじゅう】 during
- 波間 【なみま】 interval between the waves, gap between waves
- 幕間 【まくあい】 intermission (between acts), interlude
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ちか、 は、 はざ、 はし
- Korean:
- gan
Spanish
- intervalo
- espacio
- habitación
Portuguese
- intervalo
- espaço
French
- intervalle
- espace
58 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
100 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
92 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
27 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4949 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
174 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
96 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1822 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.7 | Japanese for Busy People |
43 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
43 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
161 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1841 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4122 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2094 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2836 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1634 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
41249 | Morohashi |
3323 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6391 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1620 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1747 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
31 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
215 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3878 | 2001 Kanji |
8e4.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-8-4 | SKIP code |
7760.7 | Four corner code |
1-20-54 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
9593 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N2
1256 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 雲散霧消 【ウンサンムショウ】 vanishing like mist
- 雲海 【ウンカイ】 sea of clouds
- 青雲 【セイウン】 blue sky, erudition, detachment from the world, high rank
- 星雲 【セイウン】 nebula, galaxy
Kun reading compounds
- 雲 【くも】 cloud
- 雲行き 【くもゆき】 weather, look of the sky, situation, turn of affairs, signs, way the wind is blowing
- 白雲 【しらくも】 white clouds
- 八重雲 【やえぐも】 layers of clouds
Readings
- Japanese names:
- き、 ずも、 のめ
- Korean:
- un
Spanish
- nube
Portuguese
- nuvem
French
- nuage
47 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
83 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
78 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1124 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
5046 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
478 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
997 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2027 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
636 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
646 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
844 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1860 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3447 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1774 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2415 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
430 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
42235 | Morohashi |
2773 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6522 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
423 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
452 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
213 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3171 | 2001 Kanji |
8d4.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-8-4 | SKIP code |
1073.1 | Four corner code |
1-17-32 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
96f2 | Unicode hex code |