339 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
441 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
417 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
436 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2829 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
456 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
545 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2018 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
259 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
259 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1079 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
790 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3133 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1606 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2191 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
745 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
10947 | Morohashi |
2492 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1927 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
737 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
796 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
268 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
602 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
640 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 愛 【アイ】 love, affection, care, attachment, craving, desire, agape, Ireland
- 愛犬 【アイケン】 pet dog, beloved dog, love of dogs, fondness for dogs
- 友愛 【ユウアイ】 fraternity, friendship
- 同性愛 【ドウセイアイ】 homosexuality, homosexual love
Kun reading compounds
- 愛しい 【いとしい】 lovely, dear, beloved, darling, dearest, pitiable, pitiful
- 悲しい 【かなしい】 sad, miserable, unhappy, sorrowful, sad, lamentable, deplorable, grievous
- 愛でる 【めでる】 to love, to cherish, to admire, to appreciate
- 惜しむ 【おしむ】 to be frugal, to be sparing, to value, to hold dear, to regret (e.g. a loss), to feel sorry (for), to be unwilling, to be reluctant
- 愛 【まな】 beloved, dear
- 愛弟子 【まなでし】 favorite pupil, favourite pupil, teacher's pet
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あ、 あし、 え、 かな、 なる、 めぐ、 めぐみ、 よし、 ちか
- Korean:
- ae
Spanish
- amor
- afecto
- favorito
Portuguese
- amor
- afeição
- favorito
French
- amour
- affection
- favori
2067 | 2001 Kanji |
4i10.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-4-9 | SKIP code |
2-6-7 | SKIP code |
2-1-12 | SKIP code |
2024.7 | Four corner code |
1-16-06 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
611b | Unicode hex code |
Stroke order
Readings
- Korean:
- tang
Spanish
Portuguese
French
1289 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
2771 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1917 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
7103 | Morohashi |
1316 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
3m5.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-5 | SKIP code |
3060.1 | Four corner code |
1-37-70 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5b95 | Unicode hex code |
round, full (month), perfection, -ship, pills, make round, roll up, curl up, seduce, explain away
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N2
542 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 丸 【ガン】 fishball, meatball, pill
- 丸剤 【ガンザイ】 pill
- 一丸 【イチガン】 one lump, one body, one group
- 雷丸 【ライガン】 raigan (Omphalia lapidescens), parasitic fungus which grows on bamboo, used in Chinese medicine
Kun reading compounds
- 丸 【まる】 circle, entirety, whole, full, complete, money, dough, moola, enclosure inside a castle's walls, soft-shelled turtle, suffix for ship names, suffix for names of people (esp. infants), suffix for names of swords, armour, musical instruments, etc., suffix for names of dogs, horses, etc.
- 丸い 【まるい】 round, circular, spherical, curved, smooth, harmonious, calm, peaceful, amiable, amicable
- 本丸 【ほんまる】 inner citadel, core, center, centre, focus, crux
- 大丸 【だいまる】 Daimaru, Daimaru (Japanese department store chain)
- 丸める 【まるめる】 to make round, to roll up, to curl up, to seduce, to cajole, to explain away, to round off (a fraction), to shave (one's head), to lump together
- 丸い 【まるい】 round, circular, spherical, curved, smooth, harmonious, calm, peaceful, amiable, amicable
- 丸井 【まるい】 Marui, Marui (retailer)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ま、 わ、 わに
- Korean:
- hwan
Spanish
- redondo
- circular
- círculo
- redondear
Portuguese
- arredondar
- cheio
- mês
- perfeição
- -nave
- pílulas
- espiral para cima
- seduzir
French
- rond
- arrondir
- entier (mois)
- pilule
- perfection
- suffixe des bateaux
- se pelotonner
- se rouler en boule
- séduire
- justifier
101 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
830 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
567 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
155 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
922 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
288 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
40 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
644 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
654 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
591 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
17 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4225 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2134 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2883 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
44 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
94 | Morohashi |
3417 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
34 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
44 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
44 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
82 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1657 | 2001 Kanji |
0a3.28 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-3-4 | SKIP code |
5001.7 | Four corner code |
1-20-61 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
4e38 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
6 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 年 【ネン】 year, counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school), period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
- 年会 【ネンカイ】 conference, annual convention
- 往年 【オウネン】 years gone by, earlier years, former years, the past
- 平年 【ヘイネン】 non-leap year, average year (for rainfall, temperature, etc.), normal year
Kun reading compounds
- 年 【とし】 year, age, years, past one's prime, old age
- 年明け 【としあけ】 beginning of the year, early in the New Year
- いい年 【いいとし】 mature age, advanced age, maturity, age when one is old enough to know better
- 御年 【おんとし】 age (esp. advanced)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ね
- Korean:
- nyeon
Spanish
- año
- edad
Portuguese
- Ano
French
- année
- compteur d'années
126 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
20 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
64 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
3 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
188 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
64 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
51 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
342 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.3 | Japanese for Busy People |
45 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
45 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
24 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
574 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2528 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1284 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1752 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1045 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
9168 | Morohashi |
2035 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1593 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1036 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1114 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
13 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
51 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2355 | 2001 Kanji |
0a6.16 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-4 | SKIP code |
4-6-3 | SKIP code |
8050.0 | Four corner code |
1-39-15 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5e74 | Unicode hex code |