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) |
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)
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 |
marquis, lord, daimyo
- On:
- コウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
2363 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 侯 【コウ】 marquis, second highest rank of the five ranks of nobility, daimyo
- 候補 【コウホ】 candidate, contender, prospect, pick, choice, list, candidacy, candidature, nomination
- 王侯 【オウコウ】 the king and his feudal lords
- 仙台侯 【センダイコウ】 Lord of Sendai
Readings
- Korean:
- hu
Spanish
- marqués
- señor feudal
- daimyo
Portuguese
- marques
- senhor
- daimyo
French
- marquis
- seigneur
- daimyo
1256 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
2014 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
443 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1479 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
777 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1924 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
2107 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1876 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
95 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
109 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
74 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
79 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1654 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
633 | Morohashi |
98 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
211 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1639 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1767 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1227 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2163 | 2001 Kanji |
2a7.21 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-2-7 | SKIP code |
2723.4 | Four corner code |
1-24-84 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
4faf | Unicode hex code |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level N1
1655 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 晋 【シン】 Jin dynasty (of China; 265-420 CE), Chin dynasty
- 晋山 【シンザン】 taking up a new position as chief priest of a Buddhist temple
- 西晋 【セイシン】 Western Jin dynasty (of China; 265-317 CE), Western Chin dynasty
- 後晋 【コウシン】 Later Jin dynasty (of China; 936-947), Later Chin dynasty
Kun reading compounds
- 晋 【しん】 Jin dynasty (of China; 265-420 CE), Chin dynasty
Readings
- Japanese names:
- すすむ、 ゆき、 くに、 すすみ、 のぶ
- Korean:
- jin
Spanish
- avanzar
- antigua región de China
Portuguese
French
55 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1953 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1215 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2093 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
3290 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1701 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2312 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
13899 | Morohashi |
2656 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2455 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
2436 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2514 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
4c6.8 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-6-4 | SKIP code |
1060.1 | Four corner code |
1-31-24 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
664b | Unicode hex code |