191 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
112 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
101 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
97 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2052 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
247 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
179 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1408 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.18 | Japanese for Busy People |
245 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
245 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
214 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
940 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1887 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1002 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1356 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1262 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
13213 | Morohashi |
1493 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2345 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1254 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1343 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
58 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
202 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
166 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 教育委員会 【キョウイクイインカイ】 Board of Education
- 教育 【キョウイク】 education, schooling, training, instruction, teaching, upbringing, culture, cultivation, education
- 政教 【セイキョウ】 religion and politics, church and state
- 正教 【セイキョウ】 orthodoxy, (Greek) orthodox church
Kun reading compounds
- 教える 【おしえる】 to teach, to instruct, to tell, to inform, to show, to preach
- 教わる 【おそわる】 to be taught, to learn, to take lessons in
Readings
- Japanese names:
- のり、 ひさ
- Korean:
- gyo
Spanish
- educación
- enseñanza
- enseñar
- instruir
- ser enseñado
Portuguese
- ensinar
- fé
- doutrina
French
- enseigner
- foi
- doctrine
1466 | 2001 Kanji |
4i6.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-7-4 | SKIP code |
1-6-4 | SKIP code |
4844.0 | Four corner code |
1-22-21 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6559 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
135 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 世 【セイ】 counter for generations, epoch
- 世紀 【セイキ】 century, era, of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
- 近世 【キンセイ】 recent past, recent times, early modern period (from the Azuchi-Momoyama period to the end of the Edo period)
- 創世 【ソウセイ】 creation of the world
- 世 【セイ】 counter for generations, epoch
- 世紀 【セイキ】 century, era, of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
- 夜店 【ヨミセ】 night stall, night shop, night fair
- 救世 【キュウセイ】 salvation
Kun reading compounds
- 世 【よ】 world, society, public, life, lifetime, age, era, period, epoch, generation, reign, rule, the times, world (of existence)
- 世の中 【よのなか】 society, the world, the times
- 千代 【ちよ】 thousand years, very long period, forever
- 君が代 【きみがよ】 Imperial reign, Kimigayo (Japanese national anthem)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- とし、 ゆ、 ゆき
- Korean:
- se
Spanish
- generación
- mundo
- edad
Portuguese
- geração
- mundo
- sociedade
- pública
French
- génération
- monde
- société
- public
263 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
344 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
327 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
152 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
95 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
177 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
105 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
335 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.13 | Japanese for Busy People |
252 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
252 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
156 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
13 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4308 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2178 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2932 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
28 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
31 | Morohashi |
3496 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
20 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
28 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
28 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
81 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
254 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1975 | 2001 Kanji |
0a5.37 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-5-2 | SKIP code |
4-4-4 | SKIP code |
4-5-4 | SKIP code |
4-4-2 | SKIP code |
4471.7 | Four corner code |
1-32-04 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
4e16 | Unicode hex code |
world, boundary
- On:
- カイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
158 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 界 【カイ】 community, circles, world, kingdom, erathem, field (electrical), border, boundary, division
- 界隈 【カイワイ】 neighborhood, neighbourhood, vicinity
- 球界 【キュウカイ】 the baseball world
- 経済界 【ケイザイカイ】 economic world, financial circles, business community
Readings
- Korean:
- gye
Spanish
- borde
- frontera
- extensión
- ámbito
Portuguese
- mundo
French
- monde
170 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
260 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
240 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
170 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2998 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
269 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
223 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
967 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.8 | Japanese for Busy People |
454 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
461 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
157 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1336 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3172 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1632 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2220 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
257 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
21775 | Morohashi |
2563 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3739 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
251 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
266 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
164 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
320 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3654 | 2001 Kanji |
5f4.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-5-4 | SKIP code |
6022.8 | Four corner code |
1-19-06 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
754c | Unicode hex code |
大
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
7 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 大 【ダイ】 large, big, great, huge, vast, major, important, serious, severe, great, prominent, eminent, distinguished, -sized, as big as, the size of, university, large (e.g. serving size), large option, long month (i.e. having 31 days)
- 大尉 【タイイ】 captain (Army, US Marine Corps, USAF), lieutenant (Navy), flight lieutenant (RAF, RAAF, RNZAF, etc.)
- 国大 【コクダイ】 national university
- 電通大 【デンツウダイ】 University of Electro-Communications
- 大 【タイ】 nth year in the Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25)
- 大尉 【タイイ】 captain (Army, US Marine Corps, USAF), lieutenant (Navy), flight lieutenant (RAF, RAAF, RNZAF, etc.)
- 御大 【オンタイ】 boss, governor, headman
Kun reading compounds
- 大きい 【おおきい】 big, large, great, loud, extensive, spacious, important, decisive, valuable, older, grown up
Readings
- Japanese names:
- うふ、 お、 おう、 た、 たかし、 とも、 はじめ、 ひろ、 ひろし、 まさ、 まさる、 もと、 わ
- Korean:
- dae, da, tae
Spanish
- grande
- muy
- mucho
Portuguese
- grande
- enorme
French
- grand
22 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
25 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
53 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
7 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1171 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
32 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
40 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
48 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.2 | Japanese for Busy People |
26 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
26 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
87 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
408 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4224 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2133 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2882 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
108 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
5831 | Morohashi |
3416 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1133 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
107 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
112 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
5 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
14 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1463 | 2001 Kanji |
0a3.18 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-3-4 | SKIP code |
4003.0 | Four corner code |
1-34-71 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5927 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
63 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 学 【ガク】 learning, scholarship, study, erudition, knowledge, education, study of ..., -ology, -ics
- 学位 【ガクイ】 (academic) degree
- 短期大学 【タンキダイガク】 junior college, vocationally oriented two or three year post-secondary education institution
- 法医学 【ホウイガク】 forensic medicine, forensic pathology, medical jurisprudence, legal medicine
Kun reading compounds
- 学ぶ 【まなぶ】 to learn, to study, to take lessons in
Readings
- Japanese names:
- たか、 のり
- Korean:
- hag
Spanish
- estudio
- aprendizaje
- ciencia
- estudiar
Portuguese
- estudo
- aprendizagem
- ciência
French
- étudier
- apprendre
- science
57 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
45 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
10 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
33 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1271 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
66 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
44 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
719 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.9 | Japanese for Busy People |
109 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
109 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
50 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
460 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3162 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1625 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2211 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
330 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
6974 | Morohashi |
2555 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1294 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
324 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
346 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
15 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
71 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
947 | 2001 Kanji |
3n4.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-5-3 | SKIP code |
2-3-4 | SKIP code |
2-5-2 | SKIP code |
2-3-5 | SKIP code |
3240.7 | Four corner code |
9040.7 | Four corner code |
1-19-56 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5b66 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
30 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 連 【レン】 two reams (of paper), 1000 sheets (of paper), stanza, verse, tribe (in taxonomy), forecast (bet), bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet), party, company, group, set, things strung in a line, e.g. pearls, dried fish, spans of a bridge, etc., falcon
- 連関 【レンカン】 connection, relation, linkage
- 労連 【ロウレン】 labour union, labor union
- 常連 【ジョウレン】 regular customer, regular patron, regular visitor, frequenter, constant companion
Kun reading compounds
- 連なる 【つらなる】 to extend, to stretch out, to stand in a row, to attend, to participate in, to enrol, to enroll, to join, to have a connection, to be related, to be linked
- 連ねる 【つらねる】 to line up, to put in a row, to add (to a group), to accept (as a member of an organization, etc.), to join (e.g. a list), to link, to put together, to string together (e.g. compliments), to enumerate, to take along with, to bring with
- 連れる 【つれる】 to take (someone) with one, to bring along, to go with, to be accompanied by
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ずれ、 つれ、 むらじ、 れ
- Korean:
- ryeon
Spanish
- unir
- acompañar
- estar junto
- grupo
- agrupar
Portuguese
- Levar pelo caminho
- primazia
- unir
- conectar
- partido
- gangue
- grupo
French
- emmener
- se mettre en rang
- s'unir
- série
- parti
- bande
- clique
538 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
637 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
607 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
87 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4702 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
383 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
960 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1238 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
440 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
446 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
299 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
699 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3849 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1976 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2672 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
293 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
38902P | Morohashi |
3103 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6062 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
287 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
305 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
101 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
560 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1555 | 2001 Kanji |
2q7.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-3-7 | SKIP code |
3530.0 | Four corner code |
1-47-02 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
9023 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
41 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 合 【ゴウ】 gō, traditional unit of volume, approx. 180 ml, gō, traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 square meters, one-tenth of the distance from the base to the summit of a mountain, conjunction, sum, total, synthesis (in dialectics), minor premise (in hetuvidya), counter for covered containers, counter for matches, battles, etc.
- 合意 【ゴウイ】 (coming to an) agreement, consent, mutual understanding, accord, consensus
- 複合 【フクゴウ】 composite, combined, complex
- 整合 【セイゴウ】 adjustment, coordination, integration, conformity
- 合宿 【ガッシュク】 lodging together, training camp, boarding house
- 合作 【ガッサク】 collaboration, joint work
- 合戦 【カッセン】 battle, fight, fighting, engagement, contest
- 合羽 【カッパ】 raincoat
Kun reading compounds
- 合う 【あう】 to come together, to merge, to unite, to meet, to fit, to match, to suit, to agree with, to be correct, to be profitable, to be equitable, to do ... to each other, to do ... together
- 合うも不思議、合わぬも不思議 【あうもふしぎ、あわぬもふしぎ】 dreams and fortune-telling are hit-and-miss
- 合い 【あい】 between-season wear, spring and autumn clothing, spring and fall clothing, together, condition, situation, state, -ish
- 合言葉 【あいことば】 password, watchword, motto, slogan
- 立会い 【たちあい】 presence (e.g. of an observer), observation, observer, witness, trading session (at an exchange), rising from a crouch to charge, initial charge, face-off
- 地合い 【じあい】 texture (cloth, fabric, paper), market tone, undertone, balance between the position of white and black stones
- 合わす 【あわす】 to match (rhythm, speed, etc.), to join together, to unite, to combine, to add up, to face, to be opposite (someone), to compare, to check with, to cause to meet (e.g. an unpleasant fate), to place together, to connect, to overlap, to mix, to combine, to put blade to blade, to fight
- 合わせる 【あわせる】 to match (rhythm, speed, etc.), to join together, to unite, to combine, to add up, to face, to be opposite (someone), to compare, to check with, to cause to meet (e.g. an unpleasant fate), to place together, to connect, to overlap, to mix, to combine, to put blade to blade, to fight
- 合わせる顔がない 【あわせるかおがない】 too ashamed to meet
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あう、 あん、 い、 か、 こう、 ごお、 に、 ね、 や、 わい
- Korean:
- hab
Spanish
- adecuado
- apropiado
- correcto
- sentar bien
- ser adecuado
- ser correcto
- hacer juego
Portuguese
- encaixe
- unir
French
- correspondre
- convenir
- joindre
- go (0,18 l ou 0,33 m)
77 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
134 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
121 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
46 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
383 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
195 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
135 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
270 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.2 | Japanese for Busy People |
159 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
159 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
271 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
284 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2511 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1274 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1740 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
259 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
3287 | Morohashi |
2019 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
715 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
253 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
269 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
33 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
124 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2877 | 2001 Kanji |
2a4.18 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-4 | SKIP code |
8060.1 | Four corner code |
1-25-71 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5408 | Unicode hex code |