1677 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1373 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1648 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1060 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1288 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
463 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1414 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1503 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1775 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
771 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2750 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1407 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1899 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
604 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
10312P | Morohashi |
2212 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1787 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
597 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
642 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1122 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1700 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 忍 【ニン】 endurance, forbearance, patience, self-restraint
- 忍耐 【ニンタイ】 endurance, perseverance, patience
- 無生法忍 【ムショウホウニン】 anutpattika-dharma-ksanti (recognition that nothing really arises or perishes)
- 中忍 【チュウニン】 ninja commander
Kun reading compounds
- 忍 【しのぶ】 squirrel's foot fern (Davallia mariesii), Lepisorus thunbergianus (species of fern), color of clothing layers under one's overcoat (light green on blue), shinobu-wake (Edo-period women's hairstyle), clothing patterned using squirrel's foot fern
- 忍ぶ 【しのぶ】 to conceal oneself, to hide, to endure, to bear, to stand, to put up with
- 軒忍 【のきしのぶ】 weeping fern (Lepisorus thunbergianus)
- 立忍 【たちしのぶ】 Japanese claw fern (Onychium japonicum), carrot fern
- 忍ばせる 【しのばせる】 to conceal, to hide
Readings
- Japanese names:
- おし
- Korean:
- in
Spanish
- resistencia
- aguante
- oculto
- escondido
- resistir
- aguantar
- soportar
- ocultarse
- esconderse
- ir a hurtadillas
Portuguese
- suporte
- carregar
- tolerar
- esconder
- ocultar
- espionar
- furtivo
French
- supporter
- endurer
- dissimuler
- cacher
- secret
- espion
- se glisser
- subrepticement
3558 | 2001 Kanji |
4k3.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-4 | SKIP code |
1733.2 | Four corner code |
1-39-06 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5fcd | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
38 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 者 【シャ】 person, -er, expert, geisha, prostitute
- 芸者 【ゲイシャ】 geisha, professional female entertainer, usu. at traditional banquets
- 加害者 【カガイシャ】 perpetrator, wrong-doer, aggressor, assailant, offender
Kun reading compounds
- 者 【もの】 person
- 者ども 【ものども】 you, people
- 弱き者 【よわきもの】 weak person, the weak
- 若い者 【わかいもの】 young person, young people, youth, youngsters, young employee, young manservant, young follower
Readings
- Korean:
- ja
Spanish
- persona
Portuguese
- alguém
- pessoa
French
- personne
- quelqu'un
235 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
314 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
298 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
22 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3685 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
56 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
240 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
769 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.6 | Japanese for Busy People |
164 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
164 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
148 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1578 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3980 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2047 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2765 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1264 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
28852 | Morohashi |
3211 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4698 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1256 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1345 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
19 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
302 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1478 | 2001 Kanji |
4c4.13 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-4-4 | SKIP code |
4-8-2 | SKIP code |
2-4-4 | SKIP code |
4460.0 | Four corner code |
1-28-52 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
8005 | Unicode hex code |
Jinmeiyō variant of a jōyō kanji, used in names
1734 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 竜 【リュウ】 dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon), naga, semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology, promoted rook
- 竜王 【リュウオウ】 Dragon King, promoted rook
- 青龍 【セイリョウ】 blue dragon (an auspicious creature in Chinese mythology), Azure Dragon (god said to rule over the eastern heavens)
- 応竜 【オウリュウ】 Yinglong, dragon and rain deity in Chinese mythology
- 竜 【リュウ】 dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon), naga, semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology, promoted rook
- 竜駕 【リョウガ】 imperial carriage
- 青龍 【セイリョウ】 blue dragon (an auspicious creature in Chinese mythology), Azure Dragon (god said to rule over the eastern heavens)
- 蛟竜 【コウリョウ】 mizuchi, aquatic, dragon-like beast with four feet, horns and poisonous breath, unfulfilled genius, dormant talent
Kun reading compounds
- 竜 【りゅう】 dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon), naga, semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology, promoted rook
- 竜巻 【たつまき】 tornado, whirlwind, waterspout, twister
Readings
- Japanese names:
- りゅ
- Korean:
- ryong, rong
Spanish
Portuguese
French
2265 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1600 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
48818 | Morohashi |
1801 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
7103 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
2981 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2985 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
5b5.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-9-7 | SKIP code |
0121.1 | Four corner code |
1-46-22 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
9f8d | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1305 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 剣 【ケン】 sword (esp. a large, double-edged one), blade, bayonet, swordsmanship, stinger, ovipositor, dart
- 剣士 【ケンシ】 swordsman, swordswoman, fencer
- 銃剣 【ジュウケン】 bayonet, guns and swords
- 刀剣 【トウケン】 sword, dagger, knife, bayonet
Kun reading compounds
- 剣 【けん】 sword (esp. a large, double-edged one), blade, bayonet, swordsmanship, stinger, ovipositor, dart
- 剣の舞 【つるぎのまい】 Sabre Dance
- 月の剣 【つきのつるぎ】 new moon, crescent moon
- 草薙の剣 【くさなぎのつるぎ】 Kusanagi no Tsurugi (alternate name for Ama-no-Murakumo no Tsurugi; the sword of the Imperial regalia), grass-mowing sword
Readings
- Korean:
- geom
Spanish
- sable
- espada
- hoja de espada
Portuguese
- sabre
- espada
- lâmina
- ponteiro de relógio
French
- sabre
- épée
- lame
- aiguille de montre
1214 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1248 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
696 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1436 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1095 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1151 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
879 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
900 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
791 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
198 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2104 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1096 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1493 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1687 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
2076 | Morohashi |
1672 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
498 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1671 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1801 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1310 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2843 | 2001 Kanji |
2f8.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-8-2 | SKIP code |
8250.0 | Four corner code |
1-23-85 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5263 | Unicode hex code |
transmit, go along, walk along, follow, report, communicate, legend, tradition
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
416 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 伝 【デン】 legend, tradition, biography, life, method, way, horseback transportation and communication relay system used in ancient Japan
- 伝記 【デンキ】 biography, life story
- 駅伝 【エキデン】 long-distance relay race, stagecoach, post horse
- 評伝 【ヒョウデン】 critical biography
- 転手 【テンジュ】 tuning peg (on a biwa or shamisen)
- 伝奏 【テンソウ】 delivering a message to the emperor
Kun reading compounds
- 伝わる 【つたわる】 to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.), to travel, to circulate, to go around, to be passed around, to become known, to be handed down (from generation to generation), to be passed down, to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.), to be brought, to come, to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.), to be felt, to come across, to travel (of sound, electricity, etc.), to propagate, to be conducted, to be transmitted, to go along, to move along
- 伝える 【つたえる】 to convey, to report, to transmit, to communicate, to tell, to impart, to propagate, to teach, to bequeath
- 伝う 【つたう】 to go along, to walk along, to follow
- 伝 【つて】 means of making contact, intermediary, go-between, connections, influence, pull, good offices
- 伝言 【つてこと】 (verbal) message, word (from someone), rumour, rumor
- 風のつて 【かぜのつて】 hearsay, rumor, grapevine
Readings
- Japanese names:
- つたえ
- Korean:
- jeon
Spanish
- transmitir
- tradición
- ser transmitido
- comunicar
- seguir
Portuguese
- transmitir
- progredir
- andar ao longo
- seguir
- relatório
- comunicar
- lenda
- tradição
French
- transmettre
- côtoyer
- suivre
- rapporter
- communiquer
- légende
- tradition
681 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
580 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
553 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
494 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
379 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
554 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
308 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
359 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.3 | Japanese for Busy People |
434 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
440 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
278 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
68 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
48 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
28 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
29 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
972 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
462P | Morohashi |
44 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
141 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
963 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1036 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
331 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
470 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2171 | 2001 Kanji |
2a4.14 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-2-4 | SKIP code |
2123.1 | Four corner code |
1-37-33 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
4f1d | Unicode hex code |