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 |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
1077 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 郷 【キョウ】 hometown, rural township (of China)
- 郷愁 【キョウシュウ】 nostalgia, homesickness
- 同郷 【ドウキョウ】 same village, same town, same province
- 故郷 【コキョウ】 hometown, birthplace, native place, one's old home
- 郷 【ゴウ】 countryside, country, 50-home township (comprised of 2-3 neighbourhoods)
- 郷学 【ゴウガク】 village school (esp. in Edo-era Japan, and ancient Korea and China)
- 水郷 【スイゴウ】 beautiful riverside location, lakeside district, canal district
- 大西郷 【ダイサイゴウ】 the Great Saigo
Kun reading compounds
- 里 【さと】 village, hamlet, countryside, country, home (of one's parents, etc.), hometown, one's origins, one's upbringing, one's past
- 無何有の郷 【むかうのさと】 utopia, (natural) paradise
- 第二の故郷 【だいにのこきょう】 one's second home, home away from home
Readings
- Japanese names:
- くに
- Korean:
- hyang
Spanish
- ciudad natal
- pueblo
- lugar donde hay algo especial
Portuguese
- cidade natal
- aldeia
- lugar de nascimento
- distrito
French
- village natal
- village
- lieu de naissance
- région
852 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
841 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1004 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4766 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1165 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1830 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2112 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
855 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
874 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1024 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
760 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
664 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
403 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
501 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1866 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
39498P | Morohashi |
549 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6145 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1849 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1993 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
920 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2744 | 2001 Kanji |
2d8.14 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-8 | SKIP code |
1-3-7 | SKIP code |
2772.7 | Four corner code |
1-22-31 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
90f7 | Unicode hex code |