222 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
144 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
130 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
78 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
284 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
119 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
162 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
195 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.4 | Japanese for Busy People |
181 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
181 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
547 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
556 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2487 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1258 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1724 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
419 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
8775 | Morohashi |
1993 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1549 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
412 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
440 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
305 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
109 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
42 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 市 【シ】 city
- 市営 【シエイ】 (under) municipal management (transport, housing, etc.), city facility management
- 同市 【ドウシ】 same city
- 田園都市 【デンエントシ】 garden city
Kun reading compounds
- 市 【いち】 market, fair
- 市中 【しちゅう】 in the city, in the community
- 骨董市 【こっとういち】 antique market, flea market
- 草市 【くさいち】 flower market during Obon, fair of plants and flowers (as offerings)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- い、 ち
- Korean:
- si
Spanish
- mercado
- ciudad
Portuguese
- mercado
- cidade
French
- marché
- ville
- cité
444 | 2001 Kanji |
2j3.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-3 | SKIP code |
4-4-3 | SKIP code |
0022.7 | Four corner code |
1-27-52 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5e02 | Unicode hex code |
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)
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) |
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 junior high
JLPT level N1
1192 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 雅 【ガ】 elegance, grace, festal song (genre of the Shi Jing)
- 雅致 【ガチ】 artistry, good taste, elegance, grace
- 清雅 【セイガ】 graceful, elegant
- 大雅 【タイガ】 major festal song (subgenre of the Shi Jing)
Kun reading compounds
- 雅 【みやび】 refinement, elegance, grace
- 雅び男 【みやびお】 elegant and refined man
Readings
- Japanese names:
- う、 お、 か、 ただし、 のり、 まさ、 まさし、 よし
- Korean:
- a
Spanish
- elegante
- refinado
- gracioso
Portuguese
- elegante
- benévolo
- gracioso
- refinado
French
- bon goût
- élégant
- gracieux
- raffiné
1057 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1271 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2850 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1211 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1885 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1913 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1456 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1550 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1638 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1853 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1532 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
811 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1106 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1926 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
41973 | Morohashi |
1197 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6505 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1907 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2056 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1684 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3275 | 2001 Kanji |
8c5.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-5-8 | SKIP code |
1021.4 | Four corner code |
7021.4 | Four corner code |
1-18-77 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
96c5 | Unicode hex code |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level N1
1117 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 諸彦 【ショゲン】 many accomplished persons
- 俊彦 【シュンゲン】 gifted man, accomplished man
Kun reading compounds
- 彦 【ひこ】 boy
- 彦星 【ひこぼし】 Altair (star in the constellation Aquila), Alpha Aquilae
- 猿田彦 【さるたひこ】 Sarutahiko (deity)
- 長髄彦 【ながすねひこ】 Nagasunehiko, legendary clan leader who opposed Emperor Jimmu's unification of Japan and was subsequently killed by the deity Nigihayahi
Readings
- Japanese names:
- よし、 こ、 ひろ、 やす
- Korean:
- eon
Spanish
- hombre bello
- muchacho
Portuguese
French
- bonhomme
- écho (phon.)
1076 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3347 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1931 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1007 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2067 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
4085 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2072 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2808 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1732 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
9981 | Morohashi |
3295 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1714 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1716 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1852 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
460 | 2001 Kanji |
5b4.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-6-3 | SKIP code |
2-4-5 | SKIP code |
2-2-7 | SKIP code |
0022.2 | Four corner code |
1-41-07 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5f66 | Unicode hex code |