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 4
JLPT level N1
533 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 崎崖 【キガイ】 steepness of a mountain
- 崎嶇 【キク】 steep (mountain), precipitous, hard (life), difficult, troubled
- 川崎 【カワサキ】 Kawasaki (city)
- 長崎 【ナガサキ】 Nagasaki (city, prefecture)
Kun reading compounds
- 崎 【さき】 small peninsula, cape, promontory, headland
- 川崎 【かわさき】 Kawasaki (city)
- 長崎 【ながさき】 Nagasaki (city, prefecture)
- 岬 【みさき】 cape (on coast)
Readings
- Korean:
- gi
Spanish
- promontorio
- cabo
- espita
Portuguese
- promontorio
- cabo
- ponta
French
- promontoire
- cap
- pointe
1297 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
457 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1426 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1898 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1243 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1592 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1362 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1447 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1293 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
545 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
569 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
345 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
428 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
785 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
8169 | Morohashi |
472 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1485 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
778 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
840 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1424 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1249 | 2001 Kanji |
3o8.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-8 | SKIP code |
2472.1 | Four corner code |
1-26-74 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5d0e | Unicode hex code |
straightaway, honesty, frankness, fix, repair
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
246 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 直 【チョク】 direct, honest, frank, straightforward, candid, easygoing, lighthearted, friendly, night duty, night watch, being on duty (in a factory), shift
- 直営 【チョクエイ】 direct management
- 司直 【シチョク】 judge, judiciary, administration of justice, judicial authorities
- 愚直 【グチョク】 simple honesty, tactless frankness
- 直 【ジキ】 soon, in a moment, before long, shortly, nearby, close, direct, spot transaction, cash transaction
- 直に 【ジキニ】 immediately, right away, at once, soon, shortly, in a moment, before long, easily, readily
- 高直 【コウジキ】 expensive, valuable
- バカ正直 【バカショウジキ】 honest to a fault, foolishly honest, naively honest
- 直 【ジカ】 direct
- 直に 【ジカニ】 directly, in person, firsthand
Kun reading compounds
- 直ちに 【ただちに】 at once, immediately, right away, without delay, directly (face, lead to, etc.), automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
- 直す 【なおす】 to repair, to mend, to fix, to correct (a mistake, bad habit, etc.), to put right, to restore, to straighten (e.g. a tie), to tidy up (one's hair, make-up, etc.), to revive (one's spirits), to change, to alter, to convert, to translate, to put back, to put away, to cure, to heal, to move up, to promote, to do over again, to redo
- 直る 【なおる】 to get mended, to be repaired, to be fixed, to return to normal, to recover (e.g. one's temper), to be restored, to improve, to rally, to come right, to be corrected, to get put right, to be rectified, to come right, to cure (itself), to get cured, to sit properly, to be promoted, to rise, to have one's crimes forgiven
- 直き 【なおき】 straight, upright
- 直木三十五賞 【なおきさんじゅうごしょう】 Naoki Prize (literary award)
- 直ぐ 【すぐ】 immediately, at once, right away, directly, soon, before long, shortly, easily, readily, without difficulty, right (near), nearby, just (handy), honest, upright, frank, straightforward
- 直ぐさま 【すぐさま】 immediately, promptly
- 真直ぐ 【ますぐ】 straight (ahead), direct, upright, erect, straightforward, honest, frank
Readings
- Japanese names:
- すぐ、 なお、 のう、 のお
- Korean:
- jig
Spanish
- derecho
- recto
- correcto
- de inmediato
- arreglar
- reparar
- arreglarse
- repararse
Portuguese
- retidão
- honestidade
- franqueza
- consertar
- reparo
French
- droit devant
- directement
- honnêteté
- franchise
- réparer
- guérir
- tout de suite
472 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
192 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
349 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
329 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
775 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
304 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
758 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
988 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.3 | Japanese for Busy People |
423 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
429 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
220 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1377 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3649 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1862 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2539 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
73 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
23136 | Morohashi |
2932 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3908 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
73 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
77 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
214 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
162 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1575 | 2001 Kanji |
2k6.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-1-7 | SKIP code |
2-2-6 | SKIP code |
4071.6 | Four corner code |
1-36-30 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
76f4 | Unicode hex code |
方
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
46 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 方 【ホウ】 direction, way, side, area (in a particular direction), side (of an argument, etc.), one's part, type, category, field (of study, etc.), indicates one side of a comparison, way, method, manner, means, length (of each side of a square)
- 方言 【ホウゲン】 dialect, provincialism
- 途方 【トホウ】 way, destination, reason
- 処方 【ショホウ】 prescription (of medicine), formula
Kun reading compounds
- 方 【かた】 direction, way, person, lady, gentleman, method of, manner of, way of, care of ..., person in charge of ..., side (e.g. "on my mother's side")
- 方々 【かたがた】 people, (all) persons, everyone, ladies and gentlemen, you (usu. plural)
- 親方 【おやかた】 master, boss, chief, foreman, supervisor, stable master, craftsman, artisan, foster parent
- 出方 【でかた】 attitude, approach, move, theater usher, theatre usher
Readings
- Japanese names:
- から、 な、 なた、 ふさ、 まさ、 みち、 も、 わ
- Korean:
- bang
Spanish
- dirección
- lado
- cuadrado
- método
- manera
- persona
- forma de hacer
Portuguese
- direção
- pessoa
- alternativa
French
- direction
- personne
- alternative
138 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
223 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
204 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
28 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2082 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
26 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
182 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
85 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.5 | Japanese for Busy People |
70 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
70 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
43 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
957 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2459 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1243 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1709 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
501 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
13620 | Morohashi |
1963 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2389 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
490 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
529 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
25 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
102 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
445 | 2001 Kanji |
4h0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-2 | SKIP code |
3-3-1 | SKIP code |
0022.7 | Four corner code |
1-42-93 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
65b9 | Unicode hex code |