39 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
59 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
48 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
111 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1447 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
41 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
49 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
20 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.10 | Japanese for Busy People |
33 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
33 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
101 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
548 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
6 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
129 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
8673 | Morohashi |
6 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1526 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
127 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
134 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
196 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
21 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
川
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
181 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 川柳 【センリュウ】 senryū, comic haiku, humorous seventeen-mora poem
- 川きゅう 【センキュウ】 cnidium rhizome (Cnidium officinale)
- 山川 【サンセン】 mountains and rivers
- 四川 【シセン】 Sichuan (China), Szechuan, Szechwan
Kun reading compounds
- 川 【かわ】 river, stream, River, the ... river
- 川上 【かわかみ】 upper reaches of a river, upstream
- 堀川 【ほりかわ】 canal
- 山川 【さんせん】 mountains and rivers
Readings
- Japanese names:
- か、 こ、 さわ
- Korean:
- cheon
Spanish
- arroyo
- río
Portuguese
- corrente
- rio
French
- rivière
- fleuve
- radical rivière (no. 47)
1254 | 2001 Kanji |
0a3.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-1-2 | SKIP code |
2200.0 | Four corner code |
1-32-78 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5ddd | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
192 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 元 【ゲン】 unknown (e.g. in an equation), element (of a set), yuan (monetary unit of China), New Taiwan dollar, Yuan dynasty (of China; 1271-1368), Yüan dynasty, Mongol dynasty
- 原価 【ゲンカ】 cost price
- 中元 【チュウゲン】 15th day of the 7th lunar month, (last day of) Bon lantern festival, mid-year gift, summer gift, Bon Festival gifts
- 抗原 【コウゲン】 antigen
- 元祖 【ガンソ】 originator, pioneer, inventor, founder, progenitor, primogenitor, founder of a family line
- 元日 【ガンジツ】 New Year's Day
Kun reading compounds
- 元 【もと】 origin, source, beginning, basis, base, foundation, root, cause, (raw) material, ingredient, base, mix (e.g. for a cake), (soup) stock, (one's) side, capital, principal, cost price, root (of a plant), (tree) trunk, part (of a brush, chopsticks, etc.) one holds (with the hand), first three lines of a waka, counter for plants or trees, counter for falcons (in falconry)
- 元 【もと】 former, ex-, past, one-time, earlier times, the past, previous state, formerly, previously, originally, before
- 家元 【いえもと】 head of a school (of music, dance), head family of a school
- 胸元 【むなもと】 breast, chest, pit of the stomach, solar plexus, epigastrium
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ちか、 はじめ、 はる、 ゆき、 よし
- Korean:
- weon
Spanish
- comienzo
- principio
- origen
- jefe
Portuguese
- começo
- tempo anterior
- origem
French
- commencement
- origine
- ancien temps
68 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
117 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
106 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
328 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
275 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
106 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
121 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
60 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.10 | Japanese for Busy People |
137 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
137 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
245 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
141 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2428 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1226 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1690 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
59 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
1340 | Morohashi |
1929 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
343 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
59 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
63 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
408 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
89 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3057 | 2001 Kanji |
0a4.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-1-3 | SKIP code |
1021.1 | Four corner code |
1-24-21 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5143 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
203 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 利 【リ】 advantage, benefit, profit, interest
- 利上げ 【リアゲ】 increase in interest rates
- 低利 【テイリ】 low interest rate
- 水利 【スイリ】 utilization of water, water supply, irrigation, water transportation, navigability (e.g. of a river)
Kun reading compounds
- 効く 【きく】 to be effective, to take effect, to be good (for), to work, to function well, to be possible (to do, use, etc.), to be able to, to taste (alcohol), to try
Readings
- Japanese names:
- かが、 と、 とし、 のり、 み、 りい
- Korean:
- ri
Spanish
- ganancia
- ventaja
- beneficio
- ser efectivo
Portuguese
- lucro
- vantagem
- benefício
French
- profit
- avantage
- bénéfice
528 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
626 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
596 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
219 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3264 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
200 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
355 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
436 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.19 | Japanese for Busy People |
329 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
329 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
248 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
189 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1431 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
757 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1029 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
915 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
1932 | Morohashi |
1114 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
466 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
906 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
972 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
180 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
491 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2243 | 2001 Kanji |
5d2.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-5-2 | SKIP code |
2290.0 | Four corner code |
1-45-88 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5229 | Unicode hex code |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level N1
1149 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 浩瀚 【コウカン】 bulky, voluminous
- 浩然 【コウゼン】 broadminded, magnanimous, abundant (of flowing water), plentiful
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ひろ、 ひろし、 ゆたか、 こお
- Korean:
- ho
Spanish
- amplio
- extenso
- vasto
- inmenso
Portuguese
French
2563 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1939 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1068 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2140 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
525 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
322 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
396 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
17479P | Morohashi |
438 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3147 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
2311 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2404 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
3a7.9 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-7 | SKIP code |
3416.1 | Four corner code |
1-25-32 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6d69 | Unicode hex code |