107 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
836 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1539 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1560 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1419 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1268 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
95 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
212 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
212 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
592 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
604 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4193 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2120 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2869 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1239 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
9692 | Morohashi |
3383 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1678 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1231 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1317 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
83 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
弓
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N1
1802 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 弓 【キュウ】 bow (and arrow), unit of distance to an archery target (approx. six feet), unit of distance for land surveying (approx. eight feet)
- 弓矢 【ユミヤ】 bow and arrow, weapon, arms
- 洋弓 【ヨウキュウ】 (Western) archery, Western-style bow
- 鰓弓 【サイキュウ】 branchial arch, gill arch
Kun reading compounds
- 弓 【ゆみ】 bow (weapon), archery, bow (for a violin, etc.)
- 弓矢 【ゆみや】 bow and arrow, weapon, arms
- 大弓 【だいきゅう】 bow, longbow
- 上げ弓 【あげゆみ】 up-bow (technique used when playing a string instrument)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- こ、 ゆ
- Korean:
- gung
Spanish
- arco
Portuguese
- arquear
- arco (arma
- violino)
French
- arc
- archet
3552 | 2001 Kanji |
3h0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-3-1 | SKIP code |
4-4-1 | SKIP code |
1720.7 | Four corner code |
1772.7 | Four corner code |
1-21-61 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5f13 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
387 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 武 【ブ】 the art of war, martial arts, military arts, military force, the sword, valor, bravery, military officer, military man
- 武器 【ブキ】 weapon, arms, ordnance, weapon (something used to gain an advantage), asset
- 文武 【ブンブ】 literary and military arts, the pen and the sword
- 威武 【イブ】 authority and force
- 武者 【ムシャ】 warrior
- 武者修行 【ムシャシュギョウ】 traveling about to gain skill in combat (travelling)
- 建武 【ケンム】 Kenmu era (of unified Japan; 1334.1.29-1336.2.29), Kenmu era (of the Northern Court; 1336.2.29-1338.8.28)
- 玄武 【ゲンブ】 Black Tortoise (god said to rule over the northern heavens), seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the northern heavens
Kun reading compounds
- 武し 【たけし】 brave
- 武田薬品工業 【たけだやくひんこうぎょう】 Takeda Pharmaceutical
- 武し 【たけし】 brave
Readings
- Japanese names:
- う、 お、 たけし、 たけん、 ん
- Korean:
- mu
Spanish
- guerrero
- armas
- valor
Portuguese
- guerreiro
- militar
- cavalaria
- armas
French
- guerrier
- militaire
- chevalerie
- armes
708 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
802 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
781 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
448 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
51 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
596 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
651 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
751 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1031 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1071 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1165 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1129 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3979 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2046 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2764 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
383 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
16273 | Morohashi |
3210 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2959 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
377 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
403 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
461 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
694 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3056 | 2001 Kanji |
4n5.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-4-4 | SKIP code |
4-8-4 | SKIP code |
1314.0 | Four corner code |
1-41-80 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6b66 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N1
525 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 器 【キ】 device, instrument, vessel, container, ability, capacity, calibre, caliber
- 機械 【キカイ】 machine, mechanism, instrument, appliance, apparatus
- 呼吸器 【コキュウキ】 respiratory organs
- 化学兵器 【カガクヘイキ】 chemical weapon
Kun reading compounds
- 器 【うつわ】 bowl, vessel, container, ability, capacity, calibre, caliber
- 器物 【きぶつ】 receptacle, container, vessel, utensil, implement, furniture, personal property, calibre, talent, ability
- 横綱の器 【よこづなのうつわ】 mental characteristics expected of a grand champion
Readings
- Korean:
- gi
Spanish
- utensilio
- vasija
- receptáculo
- envase
- caldera
Portuguese
- utensilio
- vasol
- receptaculo
- implementar
- instrumento
- capacidade
- recipiente
- ferramenta
- conjunto
French
- ustensile
- récipient
- instrument
- appareil
- capacité
- outil
- service (de table)
372 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
475 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
452 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
483 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
994 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
398 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
419 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2378 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
527 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
536 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
682 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
334 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3367 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1742 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2368 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
122 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
4349P | Morohashi |
2713 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
898 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
121 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
127 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
624 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3777 | 2001 Kanji |
3d12.13 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-6-9 | SKIP code |
4-15-1 | SKIP code |
6666.3 | Four corner code |
1-20-79 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5668 | Unicode hex code |