986 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
974 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1095 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
291 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1004 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
528 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1374 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1461 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
209 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
772 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2529 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1285 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1753 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
603 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
10333 | Morohashi |
2036 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1784 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
596 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
640 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
855 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N3
1129 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 忘年会 【ボウネンカイ】 year-end party, "forget-the-year" party, bōnenkai
- 忘却 【ボウキャク】 lapse of memory, forgetting completely, (consigning to) oblivion
- 両忘 【リョウボウ】 detachment from dichotomies, detachment from objectivity and subjectivity
- 備忘 【ビボウ】 reminder
Kun reading compounds
- 忘れる 【わすれる】 to forget, to leave carelessly, to be forgetful of, to forget about, to forget (an article)
Readings
- Korean:
- mang
Spanish
- olvidar
- dejar atrás
Portuguese
- Esquecer
French
- oublier
458 | 2001 Kanji |
2j5.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-5 | SKIP code |
0033.1 | Four corner code |
1-43-26 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5fd8 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
186 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 面 【メン】 face, mask, face guard, striking the head (in kendo), surface (esp. a geometrical surface), page, aspect, facet, side, chamfer, counter for broad, flat objects, levels or stages, e.g. in a video game
- 面会 【メンカイ】 meeting (face-to-face), seeing, visit, interview
- 平面 【ヘイメン】 level surface, plane
- 対面 【タイメン】 meeting face-to-face, seeing in person, facing (each other), opposing (traffic, etc.), confronting
Kun reading compounds
- 面 【おもて】 face, surface, mask (esp. a noh or kyogen mask)
- 面影 【おもかげ】 face, looks, countenance, vestige, trace, reminder
- 水の面 【みのも】 surface of the water, face of the water
- 面 【おもて】 face, surface, mask (esp. a noh or kyogen mask)
- 面伏せ 【おもてぶせ】 being so embarrassed as to keep one's face down
- 細面 【ほそおもて】 slender face
- 面 【つら】 face, mug, surface, cheek meat, cheek, cheeks, surrounding area
- 面当て 【つらあて】 spiteful remarks
- 赤面 【あかつら】 red face, villain (in kabuki, jōruri, etc.)
- 横面 【よこつら】 side of the face, side
Readings
- Japanese names:
- お、 ずら、 ほおつき、 も
- Korean:
- myeon
Spanish
- cara
- semblante
- superficie
Portuguese
- máscara
- rosto
- recursos
- superfície
French
- masque
- face
- traits
- surface
322 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
417 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
395 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
165 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
5087 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
321 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1002 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
904 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.16 | Japanese for Busy People |
274 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
274 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
438 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1876 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2590 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1324 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1796 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1910 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
42618 | Morohashi |
2087 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6566 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1892 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2039 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
117 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
347 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3176 | 2001 Kanji |
3s6.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-7 | SKIP code |
3-5-4 | SKIP code |
1060.0 | Four corner code |
1-44-44 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
9762 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
464 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 影響 【エイキョウ】 influence, effect, impact
- 影響力 【エイキョウリョク】 influence, clout, leverage
- 遺影 【イエイ】 portrait of a deceased person
- 投影 【トウエイ】 projection
Kun reading compounds
- 影 【かげ】 shadow, silhouette, figure, shape, reflection, image, ominous sign, light (stars, moon), trace, shadow (of one's former self), behind, background, other side
- 陰口 【かげぐち】 malicious gossip, backbiting, speaking ill behind someone's back
- 山陰 【やまかげ】 place in the shade of a mountain, shelter of the mountains, mountain recess
- 夕影 【ゆうかげ】 light of the setting sun, figure lit by the evening sun
Readings
- Korean:
- yeong
Spanish
- sombra
- silueta
- forma
- parte contraria
- reverso
Portuguese
- sombra
- silhueta
- fantasma
French
- ombre portée
- silhouette
- fantôme
1017 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
630 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1594 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
929 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1276 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2357 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
854 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
873 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1022 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
619 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2381 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1216 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1671 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1728 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
10019 | Morohashi |
1889 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1722 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1712 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1848 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
494 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
1758 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3860 | 2001 Kanji |
3j12.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-12-3 | SKIP code |
6292.2 | Four corner code |
1-17-38 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5f71 | Unicode hex code |
bend, music, melody, composition, pleasure, injustice, fault, curve, crooked, perverse, lean
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
810 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 曲 【キョク】 composition, piece of music, song, track (on a record), tune, melody, air, enjoyment, fun, interest, pleasure
- 曲折 【キョクセツ】 bending, winding, meandering, zigzagging, ups and downs, twists and turns, complications, difficulties, vicissitudes
- 歌謡曲 【カヨウキョク】 kayōkyoku, form of Japanese popular music that developed during the Showa era, (Western) pop song
- 名曲 【メイキョク】 famous piece of music, excellent song, (musical) masterpiece
Kun reading compounds
- 曲がる 【まがる】 to bend, to curve, to warp, to wind, to twist, to turn, to be awry, to be askew, to be crooked
- 曲げる 【まげる】 to bend, to crook, to bow, to curve, to curl, to lean, to tilt, to incline, to slant, to bend (the truth), to distort, to twist, to pervert, to yield (a point), to depart (from a principle), to ignore (what one really thinks), to pawn
- 隈 【くま】 corner, nook, recess, shade, shadow, dark area, dark circles (under the eyes), dark rings, bend (in a road, river, etc.), shading, gradation, kumadori, style of kabuki makeup used for violent roles
Readings
- Japanese names:
- まがた
- Korean:
- gog
Spanish
- melodía
- curva
- encorvado
- torcer
- doblar
- torcerse
- girarse
Portuguese
- tender
- música
- melodia
- composição
- prazer
- injustiça
- falta
- curva
- tortuoso
- perverso
- inclinar
French
- courber
- musique
- mélodie
- composition
- plaisir
- injustice
- faute
- malhonnête
- pervers
- pencher
381 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
279 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
261 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
604 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
103 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
715 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
609 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
327 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
366 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
367 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
625 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
996 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4340 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2197 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2956 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1180 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
14280 | Morohashi |
3527 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2418 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1172 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1256 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
264 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1976 | 2001 Kanji |
0a6.27 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-6-2 | SKIP code |
5560.0 | Four corner code |
1-22-42 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
66f2 | Unicode hex code |