28 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
35 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
32 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
42 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1827 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
37 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
54 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
118 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.19 | Japanese for Busy People |
57 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
57 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
170 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
847 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4267 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2155 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2907 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
644 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
11768 | Morohashi |
3456 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2060 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
637 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
687 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
57 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
30 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
手
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N4
60 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 手術 【シュジュツ】 surgery, operation, procedure, skill with one's hands, sleight of hand
- 手記 【シュキ】 note, memorandum, memo, memoirs, personal account
- 二塁手 【ニルイシュ】 second baseman
- 名手 【メイシュ】 master, expert, brilliant move (in go, shogi, etc.), excellent move
- 交際上手 【コウサイジョウズ】 good at socializing, sociability, being a good mixer
- 処世上手 【ショセイジョウズ】 knowing how to get on in the world, knowing the secret of success in life
Kun reading compounds
- 手 【て】 hand, arm, forepaw, foreleg, handle, hand, worker, help, trouble, care, effort, means, way, trick, move, technique, workmanship, hand, handwriting, kind, type, sort, one's hands, one's possession, ability to cope, hand (of cards), direction, move (in go, shogi, etc.)
- 手足 【てあし】 hands and feet, limbs, person at one's beck and call, person at hand, reliable worker
- 逆手 【ぎゃくて】 underhand grip, backhand grip (e.g. in tennis), unexpected twist, turning the tables (on an opponent)
- 担い手 【にないて】 bearer, carrier, person bearing responsibility, person in charge, supporter
Readings
- Korean:
- su
Spanish
- mano
Portuguese
- mão
French
- main
2247 | 2001 Kanji |
3c0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-4-3 | SKIP code |
2-1-3 | SKIP code |
2050.0 | Four corner code |
1-28-74 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
624b | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
869 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 陪塚 【バイチョウ】 subsidiary burial mound (Kofun period), satellite burial mound
Kun reading compounds
- 塚 【つか】 mound, heap, hillock, burial mound, tomb, tumulus, barrow, gravesite, standing stone, stone signpost, roadside stone statue
- 塚穴 【つかあな】 grave
- 高塚 【たかつか】 tumulus, burial mound
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ずか、 つ
- Korean:
- chong
Spanish
- altozano
- montículo
Portuguese
- morro
- monte
French
- butte
- tertre
- borne
- tombe
1607 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
782 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1104 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1163 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1844 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1751 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1875 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1889 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
381 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
675 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
406 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
509 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1048 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
5345 | Morohashi |
556 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1048 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1039 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1117 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1515 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1451 | 2001 Kanji |
3b9.10 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-9 | SKIP code |
4713.2 | Four corner code |
1-36-45 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
585a | Unicode hex code |
reign, be at peace, calm down, subdue, quell, govt, cure, heal, rule, conserve
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
109 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 治療 【チリョウ】 (medical) treatment, care, therapy, cure, remedy
- 治安 【ジアン】 Jian era (1021.2.2-1024.7.13)
- 完治 【カンチ】 complete recovery
- 政党政治 【セイトウセイジ】 party politics
- 治 【チ】 politics, government, administration, rule, peace, medical treatment, cure
- 治安 【チアン】 public order, public peace, public security, law and order
- 完治 【カンチ】 complete recovery
- 地方自治 【チホウジチ】 local (governmental) autonomy
Kun reading compounds
- 治める 【おさめる】 to rule, to govern, to reign over, to administer, to manage (e.g. a household), to subdue, to suppress, to quell, to settle (e.g. a dispute)
- 治まる 【おさまる】 to die down (storm, anger, conflict, etc.), to calm down, to cool off, to abate, to be settled, to be brought under control, to be at peace, to be governed well, to subside (of pain, symptoms, etc.), to be alleviated, to get better, to ease off
- 治る 【なおる】 to get better, to get well, to recover (from an illness), to be cured, to be restored, to heal
- 治す 【なおす】 to cure, to heal
Readings
- Japanese names:
- し、 ぢ、 はり、 はる、 みち
- Korean:
- chi
Spanish
- reinar
- gobernar
- política
- curar
- calmar
- curarse
Portuguese
- reino
- estar em paz
- acalmar-se
- subjugar
- domar
- governo
- cura
- regra
- conservar
French
- règne
- être en paix
- se calmer
- maîtriser
- réprimer
- gouvernement
- guérir
- réparer
- préserver
468 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
527 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
544 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
181 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2528 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
214 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
672 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
825 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
493 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
502 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
531 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1174 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
393 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
250 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
297 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
754 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
17256 | Morohashi |
335 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3100 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
746 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
807 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
88 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
506 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
377 | 2001 Kanji |
3a5.28 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-5 | SKIP code |
3316.0 | Four corner code |
1-28-03 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6cbb | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N2
1351 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 虫垂炎 【チュウスイエン】 appendicitis
- 虫えい 【チュウエイ】 gall (abnormal plant growth formed by insects)
- 幼虫 【ヨウチュウ】 larva, grub, maggot
- 寄生虫 【キセイチュウ】 parasite
- 虫部 【キブ】 insect radical, worm radical
- 蟻巻 【アリマキ】 aphid, plant louse, plant lice
Kun reading compounds
- 虫 【むし】 insect, bug, cricket, moth, worm, roundworm, thing inside one's body believed to influence one's thoughts and feelings, (one's) unconscious, nervousness, fretfulness, person devoted to one thing, single-minded person, valve core, mushi (type of game played with a stripped deck)
- 虫歯 【むしば】 tooth decay, cavity, decayed tooth, dental caries
- 苦虫 【にがむし】 bitter-tasting bug
- 馬追虫 【うまおいむし】 Hexacentrus japonicus (species of katydid), Hexacentrus unicolor (species of katydid)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- む
- Korean:
- hwe, chung
Spanish
- insecto
- bicho
Portuguese
- inseto
- bichinho
- temperamento
French
- insecte
- vermine
- ver
- reptile
- colère
114 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
74 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
56 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1073 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4115 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
133 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
875 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
324 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
873 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
893 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
466 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1604 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4343 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2199 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2959 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
523 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
32804 | Morohashi |
3530 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
5275 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
517 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
556 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
60 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1671 | 2001 Kanji |
6d0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-6-3 | SKIP code |
2-4-2 | SKIP code |
5013.6 | Four corner code |
1-35-78 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
866b | Unicode hex code |
文
sentence, literature, style, art, decoration, figures, plan, literary radical (no. 67)
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N4
190 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 文 【ブン】 sentence, composition, text, writings, the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts), academia, literature, statement
- 文化 【ブンカ】 culture, civilization, civilisation, Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
- 公文 【コウブン】 official document, archives
- 異文 【イブン】 variant (in a manuscript or book), part of a text that differs from other versions
- 文 【モン】 mon, one-thousandth of a kan (unit of currency 1336-1870), mon, traditional unit used for shoe and sock sizes (approx. 2.4 cm), letter, character, sentence, scripture, incantation
- 紋 【モン】 (family) crest, coat of arms, pattern, figure, playing card suit (in karuta)
- 人文 【ジンブン】 humanity, civilization, civilisation, culture
- 縄文 【ジョウモン】 straw-rope pattern pressed into earthenware, Jōmon period (ca. 14000-1000 BCE)
Kun reading compounds
- 文 【ふみ】 letter, note, mail, book, writings, literary arts, learning, scholarship
- 文香 【ふみこう】 scented insert (to enclose with a letter), perfumed insert
- 御文 【おふみ】 Gobunsho (The Epistles, a collection of letters written by Rennyo)
- 雁の文 【かりのふみ】 (a) letter
- 綾 【あや】 figure, design, twill weave, pattern of diagonal stripes, style (of writing), figure (of speech), design, plot, plan, minor market fluctuation, technical correction, cat's cradle, lease rod (in a loom)
- 文つける 【あやつける】 to make a false accusation, to invent a pretext for a quarrel
- 言葉は身の文 【ことばはみのあや】 words betray one's character
Readings
- Japanese names:
- かざり、 ふ、 も
- Korean:
- mun
Spanish
- letras
- literatura
Portuguese
- sentença
- literatura
- estilo
- arte
- decoração
- figuras
- plano
French
- phrase
- littérature
- style
- art
- décoration
- figure (de style)
- plan
- radical littéraire (no. 67)
134 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
77 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
68 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
136 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2064 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
71 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
180 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
86 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.19 | Japanese for Busy People |
111 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
111 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
320 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
949 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2458 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1242 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1708 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1741 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
13450 | Morohashi |
1962 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2364 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1725 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1861 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
89 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
35 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
466 | 2001 Kanji |
2j2.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-2 | SKIP code |
0040.0 | Four corner code |
1-42-24 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6587 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
89 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 化 【カ】 change to ..., becoming ..., making into ..., -ization, -ification
- 化学 【カガク】 chemistry
- 機械化 【キカイカ】 mechanization, mechanisation
- 民営化 【ミンエイカ】 privatization, privatisation
- 化粧 【ケショウ】 make-up, makeup, cosmetics, decoration, dressing, veneer
- 化粧水 【ケショウスイ】 skin lotion, face lotion
- 応化 【オウゲ】 assumption of a suitable form (by a buddha or bodhisattva)
- 教化 【キョウケ】 guidance, teaching people and leading them to Buddhism
Kun reading compounds
- 化ける 【ばける】 to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.), to assume the shape of, to turn oneself into, to transform oneself into, to disguise oneself as, to change radically, to metamorphose, to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
- 化かす 【ばかす】 to bewitch, to confuse, to enchant, to delude
- 老ける 【ふける】 to age, to grow old (esp. in appearance), to show marks of age
Readings
- Korean:
- hwa
Spanish
- cambiar
- transformarse
- modificarse
- disfrazarse
Portuguese
- mudança
- tomar a forma de
- influência
- encantar
- iludir
- seduzir
- -isação
French
- transformation
- prendre la forme de
- maquillage
- influence
- fantôme
- enchanter
- tromper
- chimie
- -isation
163 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
258 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
238 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
100 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
350 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
76 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
378 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
56 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.19 | Japanese for Busy People |
254 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
254 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
414 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
55 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
22 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
12 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
12 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1017 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
2572X | Morohashi |
21 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
580 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1008 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1083 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
104 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
242 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2156 | 2001 Kanji |
2a2.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-2-2 | SKIP code |
2121.0 | Four corner code |
2421.0 | Four corner code |
1-18-29 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5316 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
426 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 賞 【ショウ】 prize, award
- 賞金 【ショウキン】 prize money, monetary award, reward
- 副賞 【フクショウ】 extra prize
- 表彰 【ヒョウショウ】 (official) commendation, public recognition (of someone's achievements, good deeds, etc.), awarding, honouring
Kun reading compounds
- 褒める 【ほめる】 to praise, to commend, to compliment, to speak well of, to speak highly of
Readings
- Korean:
- sang
Spanish
- premio
- recompensa
Portuguese
- prêmio
- recompensa
- elogio
French
- prix
- récompense
- louanges
641 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
542 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
511 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
507 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1372 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
621 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
930 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2377 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
500 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
509 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
711 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1738 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3237 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1677 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2274 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
804 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
36813 | Morohashi |
2618 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
5815 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
796 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
859 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
625 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1061 | 2001 Kanji |
3n12.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-5-10 | SKIP code |
2-3-12 | SKIP code |
9080.6 | Four corner code |
1-30-62 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
8cde | Unicode hex code |