262 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
168 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
151 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
188 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2057 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
429 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
592 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2169 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.6 | Japanese for Busy People |
225 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
225 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
529 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
945 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2245 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1170 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1591 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
938 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
13319 | Morohashi |
1790 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2353 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
929 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
998 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
159 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
227 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
148 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 数 【スウ】 several, a number of, quantity, amount, counting, figures, numbers, number, numeral, figure, number, destiny, fate, course of events, trend
- 数億年 【スウオクネン】 several hundred million years
- 複数 【フクスウ】 plural, multiple, plural (number)
- 枚数 【マイスウ】 the number of flat things, win-loss difference which influences the ranking of wrestlers
- 数 【スウ】 several, a number of, quantity, amount, counting, figures, numbers, number, numeral, figure, number, destiny, fate, course of events, trend
- 数億年 【スウオクネン】 several hundred million years
- 数牌 【シューパイ】 suited tiles
Kun reading compounds
- 数 【かず】 number, amount
- 数多く 【かずおおく】 in great numbers
- 手数 【てすう】 trouble, bother, number of moves (in go, shogi, etc.), number of punches
- 口数 【くちかず】 number of words a person speaks, number of dependents, number of mouths to feed, number of shares, items, applications, etc.
- 数える 【かぞえる】 to count, to enumerate
- 屡々 【しばしば】 often, again and again, frequently, repeatedly
Readings
- Japanese names:
- じゅ
- Korean:
- su, chog
Spanish
- número
- cifra
- contar
Portuguese
- número
- vigor
- destino
- lei
- figuras
French
- nombre
- compter
- destin
- loi
- chiffres
1066 | 2001 Kanji |
4i9.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-9-4 | SKIP code |
9844.0 | Four corner code |
1-31-84 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6570 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N4
485 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 字 【ジ】 character (esp. kanji), letter, written text, handwriting, penmanship, the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
- 字形 【ジケイ】 character style, character form
- 題字 【ダイジ】 title lettering
- 英字 【エイジ】 English letter, alphabetic character
Kun reading compounds
- 字 【あざ】 section of village
- 字 【あざな】 Chinese courtesy name (name formerly given to adult Chinese men, used in place of their given name in formal situations), nickname, section of a village
- 大字 【おおあざ】 larger section (of village)
- 小字 【こあざ】 small administrative unit (of a village)
- 字 【あざな】 Chinese courtesy name (name formerly given to adult Chinese men, used in place of their given name in formal situations), nickname, section of a village
Readings
- Korean:
- ja
Spanish
- carácter
- letra
- palabra
Portuguese
- caracter
- letra
- palavra
- seção de aldeia
French
- caractère
- lettre
- mot
- hameau
86 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
78 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
28 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
612 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1281 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
121 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
156 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2.17 | Japanese for Busy People |
110 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
110 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
528 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
457 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2696 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1374 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1860 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
188 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
6942 | Morohashi |
2172 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1285 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
185 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
197 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
57 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
747 | 2001 Kanji |
3m2.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-3 | SKIP code |
2-3-2 | SKIP code |
3040.7 | Four corner code |
1-27-90 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5b57 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
203 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 利 【リ】 advantage, benefit, profit, interest
- 利上げ 【リアゲ】 increase in interest rates
- 低利 【テイリ】 low interest rate
- 水利 【スイリ】 utilization of water, water supply, irrigation, water transportation, navigability (e.g. of a river)
Kun reading compounds
- 効く 【きく】 to be effective, to take effect, to be good (for), to work, to function well, to be possible (to do, use, etc.), to be able to, to taste (alcohol), to try
Readings
- Japanese names:
- かが、 と、 とし、 のり、 み、 りい
- Korean:
- ri
Spanish
- ganancia
- ventaja
- beneficio
- ser efectivo
Portuguese
- lucro
- vantagem
- benefício
French
- profit
- avantage
- bénéfice
528 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
626 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
596 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
219 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3264 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
200 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
355 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
436 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.19 | Japanese for Busy People |
329 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
329 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
248 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
189 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1431 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
757 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1029 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
915 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
1932 | Morohashi |
1114 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
466 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
906 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
972 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
180 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
491 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2243 | 2001 Kanji |
5d2.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-5-2 | SKIP code |
2290.0 | Four corner code |
1-45-88 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5229 | Unicode hex code |
用
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
107 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 用 【ヨウ】 business, task, errand, engagement, use, purpose, for the use of ..., used for ..., made for ..., call of nature, excretion
- 用意 【ヨウイ】 preparation, arrangements, provision, getting ready, laying out (e.g. a meal)
- 登用 【トウヨウ】 appointment, assignment, promotion
- 効用 【コウヨウ】 use, utility, effect, benefit
Kun reading compounds
- 用いる 【もちいる】 to use, to make use of, to utilize, to utilise
Readings
- Japanese names:
- たから
- Korean:
- yong
Spanish
- uso
- empleo
- trabajo
- usar
- hacer uso de
Portuguese
- utilizar
- negócios
- serviço
- usar
- empregar
French
- se servir de
- affaires
- service
- utiliser
- employer
146 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
235 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
215 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
102 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2993 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
110 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
219 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
193 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.19 | Japanese for Busy People |
107 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
107 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
308 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1329 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3694 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1889 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2569 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1189 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
21703 | Morohashi |
2976 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3721 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1181 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1265 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
177 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
116 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3653 | 2001 Kanji |
2r3.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-2-3 | SKIP code |
4-5-1 | SKIP code |
7722.0 | Four corner code |
1-45-49 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7528 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
38 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 者 【シャ】 person, -er, expert, geisha, prostitute
- 芸者 【ゲイシャ】 geisha, professional female entertainer, usu. at traditional banquets
- 加害者 【カガイシャ】 perpetrator, wrong-doer, aggressor, assailant, offender
Kun reading compounds
- 者 【もの】 person
- 者ども 【ものども】 you, people
- 弱き者 【よわきもの】 weak person, the weak
- 若い者 【わかいもの】 young person, young people, youth, youngsters, young employee, young manservant, young follower
Readings
- Korean:
- ja
Spanish
- persona
Portuguese
- alguém
- pessoa
French
- personne
- quelqu'un
235 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
314 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
298 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
22 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3685 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
56 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
240 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
769 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.6 | Japanese for Busy People |
164 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
164 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
148 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1578 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3980 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2047 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2765 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1264 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
28852 | Morohashi |
3211 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4698 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1256 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1345 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
19 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
302 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1478 | 2001 Kanji |
4c4.13 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-4-4 | SKIP code |
4-8-2 | SKIP code |
2-4-4 | SKIP code |
4460.0 | Four corner code |
1-28-52 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
8005 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
496 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 識 【シキ】 acquaintanceship, vijnana, consciousness, written by...
- 識者 【シキシャ】 well-informed person, thinking person, intelligent person
- 光学式文字認識 【コウガクシキモジニンシキ】 optical character recognition, OCR
- 目的意識 【モクテキイシキ】 sense of purpose
Kun reading compounds
- 知る 【しる】 to know, to be aware (of), to be conscious (of), to learn (of), to find out, to discover, to sense, to feel, to notice, to realize, to understand, to comprehend, to grasp, to appreciate, to remember, to be familiar with, to be acquainted with, to experience, to go through, to know (e.g. hardship), to get acquainted with (a person), to get to know, to have to do with, to be concerned with, to be one's concern, to be one's responsibility
- 記す 【しるす】 to write down, to note down, to jot down, to take a note of, to mention, to describe, to give an account of, to inscribe, to mark, to brand, to remember, to engrave (in one's mind)
- 記す 【しるす】 to write down, to note down, to jot down, to take a note of, to mention, to describe, to give an account of, to inscribe, to mark, to brand, to remember, to engrave (in one's mind)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- さと、 さとる
- Korean:
- sig, ji
Spanish
- discernir
- distinguir
- símbolo
Portuguese
- discriminação
- saber
- escrever
French
- discernement
- connaissance
- écrire
627 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
725 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
698 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
617 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4438 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
486 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
911 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2810 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
681 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
694 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
512 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1709 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2070 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1086 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1477 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
493 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
35974 | Morohashi |
1639 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
5704 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
482 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
521 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
416 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
824 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3059 | 2001 Kanji |
7a12.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-7-12 | SKIP code |
0365.0 | Four corner code |
1-28-17 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
8b58 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N4
214 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 別 【ベツ】 distinction, difference, discrimination, separate, different, another, extra, exception, exclusion, classified by, ranked by, according to
- 別院 【ベツイン】 branch temple
- 無差別 【ムサベツ】 indiscrimination, without discrimination, indiscriminate
- 告別 【コクベツ】 farewell, leave-taking
Kun reading compounds
- 別れる 【わかれる】 to part (usu. of people), to part from, to part with, to be apart from, to separate (of a couple), to break up, to divorce, to lose (e.g. one's mother), to be bereaved
- 分ける 【わける】 to divide (into), to split (into), to part, to separate, to divide up, to classify, to sort out, to divide out, to share, to distribute, to deal out, to dish out, to distinguish, to discriminate, to differentiate (between), to break up (a fight), to mediate, to call a draw, to tie, to push one's way through (a crowd), to sell
Readings
- Japanese names:
- べっ
- Korean:
- byeol
Spanish
- separar
- aparte
- distinto
- dividirse
Portuguese
- separar
- ramo desligado
- divergir
- garfo
- outro
- extra
- especialmente
French
- séparer
- spécialement
- diverger
- extra
- un autre
508 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
607 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
579 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
255 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
674 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
288 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
127 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
435 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.12 | Japanese for Busy People |
267 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
267 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
397 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
188 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1434 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
760 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1032 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
91 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
1924 | Morohashi |
1117 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
467 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
90 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
94 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
227 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
490 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3743 | 2001 Kanji |
2f5.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-5-2 | SKIP code |
6220.0 | Four corner code |
1-42-44 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5225 | Unicode hex code |
子
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
72 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 子 【シ】 child (esp. a boy), viscount, founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius), master, masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature), you, -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
- 子宮 【シキュウ】 womb, uterus
- 中性子 【チュウセイシ】 neutron
- 精子 【セイシ】 sperm, spermatozoon
- 主 【ス】 honorific (or familiar) suffix used after a name
- 恵比寿 【エビス】 Ebisu, god of fishing and commerce
- 久留子 【クルス】 cross sign
- 対子 【トイツ】 pair, eyes
- 七対子 【チートイツ】 seven pairs, winning hand composed of seven pairs
Kun reading compounds
- 子 【こ】 child, kid, teenager, youngster, young (non-adult) person, (one's) child, offspring, young woman, young (animal), offshoot, interest, new share, player who is not a dealer, young geisha, young prostitute, bird egg, -er (often of young women)
- 子 【こう】 child, interest
- 根っこ 【ねっこ】 root (of a plant), stump (of a tree), root (of a problem, etc.), base, foundation, origin, source
- 江戸っ子 【えどっこ】 (true) Tokyoite, Edoite, Tokyo native, Edokko
- 子 【ね】 the Rat (first sign of the Chinese zodiac), hour of the Rat (around midnight, 11pm to 1am, or 12 midnight to 2am), north, eleventh month of the lunar calendar
- 子忌み 【ねいみ】 collecting herbs and pulling out young pine trees by the roots (annual event held on the first day of the Rat of the New Year)
- 庚子 【かのえね】 Metal Rat (37th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1960, 2020, 2080)
- 甲子 【きのえね】 Wood Rat (1st term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1924, 1984, 2044)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- い、 き、 ぎ、 く、 け、 ねっ
- Korean:
- ja
Spanish
- chiquillo
- niño
Portuguese
- criança
French
- enfant
- signe de la 1ère branche terrestre
- signe du Rat (zodiaque)
- 23 h à 01 h
- Nord (0°)
31 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
40 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
25 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
56 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1264 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
61 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
43 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
38 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.18 | Japanese for Busy People |
103 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
103 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
69 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
455 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4196 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2125 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2872 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
96 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
6930 | Morohashi |
3390 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1281 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
95 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
99 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
42 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
18 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3547 | 2001 Kanji |
2c0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-3-1 | SKIP code |
4-2-1 | SKIP code |
1740.7 | Four corner code |
1-27-50 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5b50 | Unicode hex code |