38 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
58 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
24 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
60 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1407 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
21 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
48 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
89 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.11 | Japanese for Busy People |
34 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
34 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
100 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
535 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3658 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1867 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2544 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
775 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
7869 | Morohashi |
2940 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1439 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
768 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
830 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
148 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
17 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
山
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
131 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 山 【サン】 Mt., Mount, temple
- 山陰 【ヤマカゲ】 place in the shade of a mountain, shelter of the mountains, mountain recess
- 治山 【チサン】 forest conservation, afforestation
- 開山 【カイサン】 founding a temple (on a hill-top)
- 山道 【ヤマミチ】 mountain road, mountain trail
- 山海経 【センガイキョウ】 Classic of Mountains and Seas (classic Chinese text)
- 雪山 【セツザン】 snowy mountain, permanently snow-covered mountain, Himalayas
- 須弥山 【シュミセン】 Mount Sumeru (believed to be the centre of the Buddhist world)
Kun reading compounds
- 山 【やま】 mountain, hill, mine (e.g. coal mine), heap, pile, crown (of a hat), thread (of a screw), tread (of a tire), protruding part of an object, high part, climax, peak, critical point, guess, speculation, gamble, criminal case, crime, mountain climbing, mountaineering, festival float (esp. one mounted with a decorative halberd), deck (of playing cards on table, face down, from which cards are drawn), stack, wall, wall tile, temple, temple grounds, wild
- 山陰 【やまかげ】 place in the shade of a mountain, shelter of the mountains, mountain recess
- 奥山 【おくやま】 remote mountain, mountain recesses
- 青山 【せいざん】 lush mountain, green mountain, grave, burial place
Readings
- Japanese names:
- さ、 やの、 やん
- Korean:
- san
Spanish
- montaña
Portuguese
- montanha
French
- montagne
1276 | 2001 Kanji |
3o0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-2-1 | SKIP code |
4-3-2 | SKIP code |
2277.0 | Four corner code |
1-27-19 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5c71 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
341 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 南 【ナン】 south wind tile, winning hand with a pung (or kong) of south wind tiles
- 南海 【ナンカイ】 southern sea
- 東南 【トウナン】 south-east
- 西南 【セイナン】 south-west
- 南 【ナン】 south wind tile, winning hand with a pung (or kong) of south wind tiles
- 南海 【ナンカイ】 southern sea
Kun reading compounds
- 南 【みなみ】 south
- 南アフリカ 【みなみアフリカ】 South Africa
- 東南 【とうなん】 south-east
- 西南 【せいなん】 south-west
Readings
- Japanese names:
- なみ、 は、 みな、 みまみ
- Korean:
- nam
Spanish
- Sur
Portuguese
- sul
French
- sud
124 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
208 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
190 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
205 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
778 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
157 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
29 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
912 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.20 | Japanese for Busy People |
74 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
74 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
41 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
247 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2584 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1320 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1791 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1627 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
2750 | Morohashi |
2082 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
619 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1613 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1740 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
401 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
186 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1553 | 2001 Kanji |
2k7.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-7 | SKIP code |
3-4-5 | SKIP code |
4022.7 | Four corner code |
1-38-78 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5357 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N2
1078 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 敬 【ケイ】 reverence, respect
- 敬意 【ケイイ】 respect, honour, honor
- 失敬 【シッケイ】 rudeness, impoliteness, disrespect, impertinence, leaving, going (on one's way), saying goodbye, taking without permission, stealing, pinching, pilfering, my apologies, I must be going now, so long
- 愛敬 【アイギョウ】 love and respect
- ご愛嬌 【ゴアイキョウ】 entertainment, amusement, fun
- 男は度胸女は愛敬 【オトコハドキョウオンナハアイキョウ】 men should be brave, women should be affable
Kun reading compounds
- 敬う 【うやまう】 to show respect for, to revere, to honour, to honor, to worship, to hold in esteem
Readings
- Japanese names:
- け、 たか、 たかし、 たけ、 とし、 のり、 ひろ、 ゆき、 よし
- Korean:
- gyeong
Spanish
- respeto
- honor
- mostrar respeto
- respetar
Portuguese
- temor
- respeito
- honra
- reverencia
French
- respect
- déférence
- honorer
- révérer
766 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
856 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
846 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1247 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2055 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
857 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
591 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1691 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
705 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
718 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
478 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
943 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2136 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1117 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1517 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
340 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
13285P | Morohashi |
1701 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2351 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
334 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
356 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
943 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1966 | 2001 Kanji |
4i8.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-8-4 | SKIP code |
4864.0 | Four corner code |
1-23-41 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
656c | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
397 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 助 【ジョ】 help, rescue, assistant
- 助演 【ジョエン】 supporting performance, playing a supporting role
- 互助 【ゴジョ】 mutual aid, cooperation, benefit
- 介助 【カイジョ】 help, assistance, aid
Kun reading compounds
- 助ける 【たすける】 to save, to rescue, to spare, to help, to assist, to support (financially), to contribute (to), to provide aid, to facilitate, to stimulate, to promote, to contribute to
- 助かる 【たすかる】 to be saved, to be rescued, to survive, to escape harm, to be spared damage, to be helped, to be saved trouble
- 助 【すけ】 assistance, help, helper, babe, chick, broad
- 助っ人 【すけっと】 helper, supporter, second, backer, foreign player (hired to strengthen a team)
- 福助 【ふくすけ】 large-headed dwarf statue, bringer of good luck
- デコ助 【デコすけ】 big forehead, fivehead, asshole
Readings
- Korean:
- jo
Spanish
- ayudar
- rescatar
- salvar
- ser salvado
- ser ayudado
Portuguese
- ajuda
- resgate
- auxiliar
French
- aider
- secourir
- assister
248 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
330 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
314 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
407 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
719 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
346 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
367 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
431 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
623 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
633 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
826 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
211 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1440 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
764 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1037 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1800 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
2313 | Morohashi |
1121 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
530 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1782 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1921 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
248 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
284 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3945 | 2001 Kanji |
2g5.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-5-2 | SKIP code |
7412.7 | Four corner code |
1-29-85 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
52a9 | Unicode hex code |