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 |
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 N3
494 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 財 【ザイ】 fortune, riches, goods, incorporated foundation
- 財界 【ザイカイ】 financial world, business circles
- 無形文化財 【ムケイブンカザイ】 intangible cultural asset
- 文化財 【ブンカザイ】 cultural assets, cultural property
- 財布 【サイフ】 wallet, purse, coin purse, billfold, pocketbook
- 財布の紐を締める 【サイフノヒモヲシメル】 to tighten the purse strings, to tighten one's belt
Kun reading compounds
- 宝 【たから】 treasure
Readings
- Korean:
- jae
Spanish
- propiedad
- dinero
- riqueza
- fortuna
- activos
Portuguese
- propriedade
- dinheiro
- riqueza
- bens
French
- propriété
- argent
- fortune
- actifs
793 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
712 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
685 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
569 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4490 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
285 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
919 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1143 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
553 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
562 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
741 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1741 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1849 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
978 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1326 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
689 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
36664 | Morohashi |
1457 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
5773 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
682 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
737 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
491 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
713 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3947 | 2001 Kanji |
7b3.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-7-3 | SKIP code |
6480.0 | Four corner code |
1-26-66 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
8ca1 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
685 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 返 【ヘン】 reply, answer
- 遍 【ヘン】 number of times
- 代返 【ダイヘン】 answer a roll call for another
- 往返 【オウヘン】 round trip
Kun reading compounds
- 返す 【かえす】 to return (something), to restore, to put back, to turn over, to turn upside down, to overturn, to pay back, to retaliate, to reciprocate, to respond (with), to retort, to reply, to say back, to do ... back (e.g. speak back, throw back), to do again, to do repeatedly
- 返す刀 【かえすかたな】 attacking one opponent then immediately attacking another
- 返る 【かえる】 to return, to come back, to go back, to turn over, to become extremely, to become completely
Readings
- Korean:
- ban
Spanish
- regresar
- devolver
Portuguese
- retornar
- responder
- desvanecer
- pagar
French
- rendre
- répondre
- s'estomper
- rembourser
316 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
412 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
389 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
586 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4670 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
307 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
950 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
3.11 | Japanese for Busy People |
442 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
448 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
184 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
681 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3797 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1940 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2633 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
733 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
38758P | Morohashi |
3060 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6020 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
725 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
782 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
477 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
289 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3367 | 2001 Kanji |
2q4.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-3-4 | SKIP code |
3130.4 | Four corner code |
1-42-54 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
8fd4 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
910 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 還元 【カンゲン】 restoration, return, reduction, resolution, deoxidization, deoxidation
- 環境 【カンキョウ】 environment, surroundings, circumstances
- 奪還 【ダッカン】 recapture, retaking, recovery, taking back
- 送還 【ソウカン】 sending home, repatriation, deportation
Kun reading compounds
- 帰る 【かえる】 to return, to come home, to go home, to go back, to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.), to get home, to get to home plate
Readings
- Korean:
- hwan, seon
Spanish
- volver
- regresar
- devolver
Portuguese
- devolver
- voltar
French
- renvoyer
- retour
1114 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1139 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4750 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1557 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1823 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2588 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
866 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
885 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1215 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
723 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3945 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2032 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2743 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
845 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
39174P | Morohashi |
3180 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6121 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
837 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
900 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1856 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3665 | 2001 Kanji |
2q13.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-3-13 | SKIP code |
3630.3 | Four corner code |
1-20-52 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
9084 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
64 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 問 【モン】 counter for questions
- 問責 【モンセキ】 blame, censure, reproof, reprimand, rebuke
- 設問 【セツモン】 posing a question, question
- 弔問 【チョウモン】 condolence call, visiting a bereaved family to offer condolences
Kun reading compounds
- 問う 【とう】 to ask, to inquire, to blame (someone) for, to accuse of, to pursue (question of responsibility), to charge with, to care about, to regard as important, to call into question, to doubt, to question
- 問うに落ちず語るに落ちる 【とうにおちずかたるにおちる】 to keep a secret when asked about it, but let it slip inadvertently when chatting on another occasion
- 問い 【とい】 question, query
- 問い合わせ 【といあわせ】 inquiry, query, enquiry
- 更問 【さらとい】 follow-up question, additional question
- 問屋 【とんや】 wholesale store, wholesale dealer, wholesaler
Readings
- Japanese names:
- はる
- Korean:
- mun
Spanish
- duda
- pregunta
- problema
- preguntar
- acusar
Portuguese
- perguntar
- pergunta
- problema
French
- question
- demander
- problème
520 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
418 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
396 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
75 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4944 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
175 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
140 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1524 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.16 | Japanese for Busy People |
162 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
162 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
239 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
331 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4117 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2091 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2833 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1631 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
3814 | Morohashi |
3320 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
830 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1617 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1744 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
41 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
387 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3877 | 2001 Kanji |
8e3.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-8-3 | SKIP code |
7760.7 | Four corner code |
1-44-68 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
554f | Unicode hex code |
topic, subject
- On:
- ダイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
96 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 題 【ダイ】 title, subject, theme, topic, problem (on a test), question, counter for questions (on a test)
- 題材 【ダイザイ】 subject, theme
- 表題 【ヒョウダイ】 title, index, heading, headline, caption
- 命題 【メイダイ】 proposition, thesis, notion, theory, problem, issue, challenge
Readings
- Korean:
- je
Spanish
- objeto
- tema
- materia
Portuguese
- tópico
- assunto
French
- sujet
464 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
360 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
340 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
123 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2164 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
393 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
276 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2.16 | Japanese for Busy People |
354 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
355 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
327 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1895 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4139 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2103 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2848 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
396 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
43584 | Morohashi |
3337 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6645 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
389 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
415 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
51 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
440 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3870 | 2001 Kanji |
9a9.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-9-9 | SKIP code |
6180.8 | Four corner code |
1-34-74 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
984c | Unicode hex code |