989 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
977 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
836 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4026 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1250 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1252 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1989 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1432 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1521 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1157 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
570 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2937 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1509 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2044 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
416 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
9051X | Morohashi |
2335 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1578 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
409 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
437 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
967 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
835 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 幕 【マク】 curtain, act (in a play), falling of the curtain, end (of a scene), end, close, case, occasion, role (to play), part, place, makuuchi, top division
- 幕開け 【マクアケ】 rise of the curtain, opening of a play, beginning (e.g. of an era), start, opening (of a tournament, festival, etc.)
- 入幕 【ニュウマク】 advancing to the first grade
- 閉幕 【ヘイマク】 falling of the curtain, (coming to an) end, close
- 幕末 【バクマツ】 Bakumatsu period, closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate, end of the Edo period
- 幕府 【バクフ】 shogunate, bakufu, shogun's headquarters, Imperial Guards office, residence of the Imperial Guards commander
- 帷幕 【イバク】 curtain, field staff headquarters, secret meeting place
- 倒幕 【トウバク】 overthrow of the shogunate
Readings
- Korean:
- mag
Spanish
- cortina
- telón
- acto de una obra
- del gobierno shogun
- final
Portuguese
- cortina
- pano p/ decoração
- atuar em peças teatrais
French
- rideaux
- guirlande
- acte (théâtre)
1944 | 2001 Kanji |
3k10.19 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-10 | SKIP code |
2-10-3 | SKIP code |
2-7-6 | SKIP code |
4422.7 | Four corner code |
1-43-75 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5e55 | Unicode hex code |
counter for bows & stringed instruments, stretch, spread, put up (tent)
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N1
403 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 張 【チョウ】 Chinese "Extended Net" constellation (one of the 28 mansions), counter for objects with stretched strings (i.e. bows, kotos), curtains, papers, etc.
- 張本人 【チョウホンニン】 originator, ringleader, perpetrator, main culprit, person responsible
- 海外出張 【カイガイシュッチョウ】 overseas business trip
- 伸長 【シンチョウ】 expansion, extension, elongation, stretching
Kun reading compounds
- 張る 【はる】 to stick, to paste, to affix, to stretch, to spread, to strain, to tighten, to put up (e.g. a tent), to form (e.g. ice on a pond), to fill, to swell, to stick out, to push out, to post (a link, etc. online), to be expensive, to keep a watch on, to be on the lookout, to slap, to become one tile away from completion, to span, to generate
Readings
- Japanese names:
- はり、 わり
- Korean:
- jang
Spanish
- expansión
- ensanchamiento
- exageración
- ensanchar
- hinchar
- desplegar
Portuguese
- alongar
- sufixo para contagem de para arcos & instrumentos de corda
- esticar
- espalhar
- erguer (tenda)
French
- allonger
- étirer
- étaler
- compteur d'arcs et instruments à cordes
- monter (tente)
675 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
775 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
752 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
462 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1570 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
681 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
516 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1879 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.4 | Japanese for Busy People |
1106 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1158 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1185 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
612 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
573 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
348 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
431 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1940 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
9812 | Morohashi |
474 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1694 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1921 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2071 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
744 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3565 | 2001 Kanji |
3h8.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-8 | SKIP code |
1123.2 | Four corner code |
1-36-05 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5f35 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
10 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 本 【ホン】 book, volume, script, this, present, current, ... in question, ... at issue, main, head, principal, real, genuine, regular, proper, counter for long, cylindrical things, counter for films, TV shows, etc., counter for goals, home runs, etc., counter for telephone calls
- 本位 【ホンイ】 standard, basis, principle
- 社会資本 【シャカイシホン】 social capital, SOC
- 配本 【ハイホン】 distribution of books
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)
- 本木 【もとき】 original stock
- 大本 【おおもと】 root, origin, source, cause, basis, foundation, Ōmoto (religion)
- 旗本 【はたもと】 shogunal vassal, direct retainer of a shogun
Readings
- Japanese names:
- まと、 ごう
- Korean:
- bon
Spanish
- libro
- origen
- base
- contador de cosas alargadas
Portuguese
- livro
- presente
- real
- verdadeiro
- principal
- sufixo p/ contagem De coisas longas
French
- livre
- présent
- essentiel
- origine
- principal
- réalité
- vérité
- compteur d'objets allongés
45 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
76 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
70 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
15 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
96 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
20 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
61 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
212 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.1 | Japanese for Busy People |
25 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
25 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
37 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1046 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4314 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2183 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2937 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
215 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
14421 | Morohashi |
3502 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2536 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
211 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
224 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
6 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
47 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1855 | 2001 Kanji |
0a5.25 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-5-3 | SKIP code |
5023.0 | Four corner code |
1-43-60 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
672c | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
1077 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 郷 【キョウ】 hometown, rural township (of China)
- 郷愁 【キョウシュウ】 nostalgia, homesickness
- 同郷 【ドウキョウ】 same village, same town, same province
- 故郷 【コキョウ】 hometown, birthplace, native place, one's old home
- 郷 【ゴウ】 countryside, country, 50-home township (comprised of 2-3 neighbourhoods)
- 郷学 【ゴウガク】 village school (esp. in Edo-era Japan, and ancient Korea and China)
- 水郷 【スイゴウ】 beautiful riverside location, lakeside district, canal district
- 大西郷 【ダイサイゴウ】 the Great Saigo
Kun reading compounds
- 里 【さと】 village, hamlet, countryside, country, home (of one's parents, etc.), hometown, one's origins, one's upbringing, one's past
- 無何有の郷 【むかうのさと】 utopia, (natural) paradise
- 第二の故郷 【だいにのこきょう】 one's second home, home away from home
Readings
- Japanese names:
- くに
- Korean:
- hyang
Spanish
- ciudad natal
- pueblo
- lugar donde hay algo especial
Portuguese
- cidade natal
- aldeia
- lugar de nascimento
- distrito
French
- village natal
- village
- lieu de naissance
- région
852 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
841 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1004 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4766 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1165 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1830 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2112 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
855 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
874 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1024 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
760 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
664 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
403 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
501 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1866 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
39498P | Morohashi |
549 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6145 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1849 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1993 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
920 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2744 | 2001 Kanji |
2d8.14 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-8 | SKIP code |
1-3-7 | SKIP code |
2772.7 | Four corner code |
1-22-31 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
90f7 | Unicode hex code |
station
- On:
- エキ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
724 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 駅 【エキ】 railway station, train station, staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan), counter for railway stations and bus stations
- 駅員 【エキイン】 (train) station attendant, station employee, station staff
- 宿駅 【シュクエキ】 relay station, post station, stage
- 終着駅 【シュウチャクエキ】 terminal station
Readings
- Korean:
- yeog
Spanish
- estación
Portuguese
- estação
French
- gare
158 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
253 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
233 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
384 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
5199 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
189 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
101 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2172 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.12 | Japanese for Busy People |
284 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
284 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
56 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1915 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2292 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1184 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1618 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
2003 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
44633P | Morohashi |
1822 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6735 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1984 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2138 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
426 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3462 | 2001 Kanji |
10a4.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-10-4 | SKIP code |
7738.7 | Four corner code |
1-17-56 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
99c5 | Unicode hex code |