1629 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1017 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1637 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1638 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1286 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2451 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1422 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1511 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1147 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
638 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
894 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
510 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
659 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
895 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
10245 | Morohashi |
726 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1771 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
886 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
951 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1760 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
penetrate, clear, pierce, strike home, sit up (all night)
- On:
- テツ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
968 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 徹夜 【テツヤ】 staying up all night
- 徹カラ 【テツカラ】 all-night karaoke
- 冷徹 【レイテツ】 cool-headed, level-headed, hard-headed
- 透徹 【トウテツ】 transparency, clarity, coherence
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あき、 つ、 てっ、 とおる
- Korean:
- cheol
Spanish
- penetrar
- atravesar
- estar en vela
Portuguese
- penetrar
- limpar
- furar
- ficar acordado ( noite toda)
French
- pénétrer
- clair (limpide)
- percer
- toucher (cible)
- toute la nuit (sans dormir)
2066 | 2001 Kanji |
3i12.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-12 | SKIP code |
2824.0 | Four corner code |
1-37-16 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5fb9 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N2
867 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 底 【テイ】 base (logarithmic, exponential, number system), radix, base (triangle, cone, cylinder, etc.), type, kind, extent, degree
- 底辺 【テイヘン】 base (of a polygon), bottom (of the social scale), lower levels, lower classes, base (e.g. of support), foundation, basis
- 奥底 【オクソコ】 depths, deep place, bottom (of one's heart)
- 水底 【スイテイ】 sea or river bottom
Kun reading compounds
- 底 【そこ】 bottom, sole
- 底入れ 【そこいれ】 bottoming out (of prices)
- 水底 【すいてい】 sea or river bottom
- 奥底 【おくそこ】 depths, deep place, bottom (of one's heart)
Readings
- Korean:
- ji, jeo
Spanish
- fondo
- suelo
- parte más baja
- base
Portuguese
- único
- fundo
- profundidade
- preço baixo
- base
- espécie
- tipo
French
- partie basse
- fond
- semelle
- profondeur
- prix plancher
- base
- sorte
475 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
576 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
549 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
791 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1508 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
590 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
508 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
992 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
562 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
571 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
745 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
585 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3827 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1961 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2656 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1850 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
9262 | Morohashi |
3084 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1612 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1833 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1975 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
510 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
556 | 2001 Kanji |
3q5.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-3-5 | SKIP code |
0024.2 | Four corner code |
1-36-76 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5e95 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
368 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 究明 【キュウメイ】 investigation (esp. in academic and scientific contexts)
- 究極 【キュウキョク】 ultimate, final, last, eventual
- 最新研究 【サイシンケンキュウ】 the newest research
- 学究 【ガッキュウ】 scholar, student
- 究竟 【クキョウ】 culmination, conclusion
- 究竟 【クッキョウ】 after all, in the end, finally, excellent, superb, handy, appropriate, ideal, robust, brawny, muscular, strong, sturdy
Kun reading compounds
- 究める 【きわめる】 to investigate thoroughly, to research thoroughly, to master, to understand completely
Readings
- Japanese names:
- きゅ
- Korean:
- gu
Spanish
- estudio
- investigación
- profundización
- último
- final
- dominar
- profundizar en el estudio de
Portuguese
- pesquisa
- estudo
French
- recherche
- étudier
185 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
271 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
253 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
427 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3314 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
599 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
234 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
492 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.8 | Japanese for Busy People |
895 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
917 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
298 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1451 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2729 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1398 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1885 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1331 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
25409 | Morohashi |
2203 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4189 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1320 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1417 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
261 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
278 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
757 | 2001 Kanji |
3m4.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-4 | SKIP code |
2-5-2 | SKIP code |
3041.7 | Four corner code |
1-21-70 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7a76 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
67 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 明 【メイ】 brightness, discernment, insight, an eye (for), eyesight, vision, nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
- 明暗 【メイアン】 light and darkness, light and shade
- 公明 【コウメイ】 fairness, openness, impartiality, Komeito (Japanese political party)
- 英明 【エイメイ】 intelligent, wise, bright, brilliant, clear-sighted
- 明 【ミョウ】 vidya (wisdom), mantra, the coming (July 4, etc.)
- 明日 【アシタ】 tomorrow, near future
- 光明 【コウミョウ】 bright light, hope, bright future, light emanating from a buddha or bodhisattva, symbolizing their wisdom and compassion
- 内明 【ナイミョウ】 adhyatma vidya (one of the five sciences of ancient India), science of spirituality
- 明 【ミン】 Ming dynasty (of China; 1368-1644)
- 明楽 【ミンガク】 Ming-era Chinese music (popularized in Japan during the early 17th century)
- 胡志明 【ホーチミン】 Ho Chi Minh (1890-1969), Nguyen Tat Thanh, Ho Chi Minh (Vietnam)
Kun reading compounds
- 明かり 【あかり】 light, illumination, glow, gleam, lamp, light
- 明り先 【あかりさき】 source of light
- 明るい 【あかるい】 light, well-lit, well-lighted, bright (of a colour), brightly-coloured, brightly-colored, cheerful, bright, spirited, sunny (e.g. disposition), encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.), promising, of fair prospects, familiar (with), knowledgeable (about), well versed (in), fair (e.g. politics), clean, impartial
- 明るむ 【あかるむ】 to brighten, to grow light
- 明らむ 【あからむ】 to become luminous at dawn (esp. the sky)
- 明らか 【あきらか】 clear, obvious, evident, plain, definite, bright, light
- 明らかにする 【あきらかにする】 to make clear, to clarify, to disclose, to make public
- 開ける 【あける】 to open (a door, etc.), to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package), to unlock, to open (for business, etc.), to empty, to remove, to make space, to make room, to move out, to clear out, to be away from (e.g. one's house), to leave (temporarily), to dawn, to grow light, to end (of a period, season), to begin (of the New Year), to leave (one's schedule) open, to make time (for), to make (a hole), to open up (a hole)
- 開く 【あく】 to open (e.g. doors), to open (e.g. business, etc.), to be empty, to be vacant, to be available, to be free, to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.), to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.), to come to an end, to open (one's eyes, mouth, etc.), to have a hole, to form a gap, to have an interval (between events)
- 明くる 【あくる】 next (day, morning, etc.), following
- 明くる 【あくる】 next (day, morning, etc.), following
- あくる日 【あくるひ】 next day, following day
- 明かす 【あかす】 to pass (the night), to spend, to reveal, to divulge, to disclose, to expose, to prove, to verify
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あきら、 あけ、 あす、 きら、 け、 さや、 さやか、 とし、 はる、 み、 め
- Korean:
- myeong
Spanish
- luz
- brillo
- claridad
- listo
- inteligente
- claro
- luminoso
- iluminar
- aclarar
Portuguese
- brilhante
- luz
French
- clair
- lumière
141 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
228 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
208 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
84 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2110 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
58 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
186 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
623 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.9 | Japanese for Busy People |
18 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
18 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
106 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
984 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1060 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
572 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
756 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
20 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
13805 | Morohashi |
855 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2435 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
20 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
20 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
152 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
167 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3846 | 2001 Kanji |
4c4.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-4 | SKIP code |
6702.0 | Four corner code |
1-44-32 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
660e | Unicode hex code |