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 grade 3
JLPT level N4
119 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 持 【ジ】 draw (in go, poetry contest, etc.), tie
- 持久 【ジキュウ】 endurance, persistence
- 堅持 【ケンジ】 holding on to, sticking to
- 護持 【ゴジ】 defend and maintain, support, protection
Kun reading compounds
- 持つ 【もつ】 to hold (in one's hand), to take, to carry, to possess, to have, to own, to maintain, to keep, to last, to be durable, to keep, to survive, to take charge of, to be in charge of, to hold (meeting, etc.), to have (opportunity, etc.), to have "it", to have that special something, to be blessed with good luck
- 持子 【もつご】 stone moroko (Pseudorasbora parva), topmouth gudgeon
- 持てる 【もてる】 to be able to possess (hold, get, etc.), to be well liked, to be popular, to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.), to be welcomed, to endure (the tests of time, the elements, etc.), to last, possessed, held, rich, wealthy, affluent
- 持てる者 【もてるもの】 (the) haves, those who have
Readings
- Japanese names:
- もち、 もつ
- Korean:
- ji
Spanish
- duración
- propiedad
- cargo
- sostener
- mantener
Portuguese
- segurar
- ter
French
- avoir
- tenir
231 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
310 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
294 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
184 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1903 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
50 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
178 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
801 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.15 | Japanese for Busy People |
451 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
458 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
142 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
889 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
447 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
275 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
333 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
667 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
12019 | Morohashi |
374 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2151 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
660 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
712 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
94 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
328 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1348 | 2001 Kanji |
3c6.8 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-6 | SKIP code |
5404.1 | Four corner code |
1-27-93 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6301 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
274 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 無 【ム】 nothing, naught, nought, nil, zero, un-, non-
- 無意識 【ムイシキ】 unconsciousness, unconscious, involuntary, automatic, mechanical, unintentional, spontaneous, the unconscious
- 皆無 【カイム】 nonexistent, nil, none, nothing (at all), bugger-all
- 虚無 【キョム】 nihility, nothingness
- 無 【ブ】 un-, non-, bad ..., poor ...
- 不気味 【ブキミ】 weird, eerie, ominous, creepy, uncanny, unearthly
Kun reading compounds
- 無い 【ない】 nonexistent, not being (there), unowned, not had, unpossessed, unique, not, impossible, won't happen, not, to not be, to have not
- 【ないといけない】 have to (verb), must (verb), is indispensable, absolutely necessary
- 苦無 【くない】 ninja throwing knives, mediaeval farming tool for digging, prying, etc.
Readings
- Korean:
- mu
Spanish
- nada
- inexistente
- prefijo negativo
- no hay
Portuguese
- Sem valor
- nada
- não sou/ estou
- nihil
- não
French
- néant
- rien
- ne pas
- non
- in-
- négatif
723 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
620 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
796 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
227 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2773 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
386 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
715 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1789 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
93 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
93 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
400 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1280 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2648 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1351 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1832 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1791 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
19113 | Morohashi |
2135 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3439 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1775 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1913 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
179 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
600 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2340 | 2001 Kanji |
4d8.8 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-10 | SKIP code |
2-8-4 | SKIP code |
8033.1 | Four corner code |
1-44-21 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7121 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1897 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 沙 【シャ】 one hundred-millionth
- 砂漠 【サバク】 desert
- 流砂 【リュウサ】 quicksand
- 秋沙 【アイサ】 merganser (any duck of genus Mergus)
- 沙 【シャ】 one hundred-millionth
- 砂丘 【サキュウ】 sand dune, sand hill
- 流砂 【リュウサ】 quicksand
- 泥砂 【デイサ】 mud and sand
Kun reading compounds
- 砂 【すな】 sand, grit
- 砂子 【すなご】 gold dust, silver dust, sand, grit
- 白砂 【はくしゃ】 white sand
Readings
- Korean:
- sa
Spanish
- arena
- gravilla
- desierto
Portuguese
French
2504 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
392 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2135 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1205 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
311 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
199 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
236 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
17212 | Morohashi |
266 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3063 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
2296 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
151 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
3a4.13 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-4 | SKIP code |
3912.0 | Four corner code |
1-26-27 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6c99 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 自然淘汰 【シゼントウタ】 natural selection
- 淘汰 【トウタ】 weeding out, elimination (e.g. of unneeded employees), culling, selection, selection
Readings
- Korean:
- tae
Spanish
- clasificar
- seleccionar
Portuguese
French
2496 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
2136 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1206 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
312 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
200 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
237 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
17160 | Morohashi |
3055 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
2316 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
149 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
3a4.8 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-4 | SKIP code |
3413.0 | Four corner code |
1-34-33 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6c70 | Unicode hex code |