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 4
JLPT level N2
719 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 芸 【ゲイ】 art, craft, accomplishment, artistic skill, technique, performance
- 芸者 【ゲイシャ】 geisha, professional female entertainer, usu. at traditional banquets
- 民芸 【ミンゲイ】 folk craft, folk art
- 文芸 【ブンゲイ】 literature, the arts, art and literature, liberal arts
- 芸香 【ウンコウ】 common rue (Ruta graveolens)
- 芸艸堂 【ウンソウドウ】 Unsodo
- 耕耘 【コウウン】 plowing and weeding, farming, cultivation, tillage
Readings
- Japanese names:
- き、 げ、 なり
- Korean:
- un, ye
Spanish
- arte
- técnica
Portuguese
- técnica
- arte
- ofício
- performance
- representação
- truque
- façanha
French
- art
- technique
- métier
- interprétation
- tour
- cascade
388 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
495 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
470 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
588 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3908 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
421 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
862 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
689 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
435 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
441 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
566 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
642 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2738 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1403 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1892 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
428 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
30741P | Morohashi |
2209 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4978 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
421 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
450 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
479 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1971 | 2001 Kanji |
3k4.12 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-4 | SKIP code |
4473.1 | Four corner code |
1-23-61 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
82b8 | Unicode hex code |
evaluate, criticism, comment
- On:
- ヒョウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N1
454 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 評 【ヒョウ】 criticism, commentary, review
- 評価 【ヒョウカ】 valuation, appraisal, evaluation, assessment, estimation, rating, judging, appreciation, recognition, acknowledgement, rating highly, praising
- 総評 【ソウヒョウ】 general comment
- 大好評 【ダイコウヒョウ】 very highly commended, highly lauded, very well-received, very popular
Readings
- Korean:
- pyeong
Spanish
- criticar
- crítica
- comentario
Portuguese
- avaliar
- críticar
- comentário
- crítica
French
- évaluer
- critiquer
- commenter
863 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
797 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
776 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
428 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4339 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
627 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
899 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1663 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1028 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1067 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
948 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1676 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1895 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1005 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1361 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1499 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
35383X | Morohashi |
1501 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
5587 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1487 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1599 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
358 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
764 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3055 | 2001 Kanji |
7a5.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-7-5 | SKIP code |
0164.9 | Four corner code |
1-41-30 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
8a55 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N3
227 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 論 【ロン】 argument, discussion, dispute, controversy, discourse, debate, theory (e.g. of evolution), doctrine, essay, treatise, comment
- 論客 【ロンキャク】 controversialist, polemic, disputant
- 公論 【コウロン】 public opinion, unbiased criticism, unbiassed criticism
- 対論 【タイロン】 arguing face to face
Kun reading compounds
- 論う 【あげつらう】 to discuss, to find fault with, to criticize, to criticise
Readings
- Korean:
- ron, yun
Spanish
- teoría
- argumento
- discurso
Portuguese
- argumento
- discurso
French
- argumentation
- discours
881 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
1006 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
996 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
267 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4391 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
406 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
908 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2320 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
293 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
293 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
496 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1700 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1981 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1058 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1424 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1837 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
35658 | Morohashi |
1574 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
5646 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1820 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1961 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
110 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
989 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3053 | 2001 Kanji |
7a8.13 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-7-8 | SKIP code |
0862.7 | Four corner code |
1-47-32 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
8ad6 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
133 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 家 【カ】 -ist, -er
- 家屋 【カオク】 house, building
- 研究家 【ケンキュウカ】 researcher, student (of)
- 活動家 【カツドウカ】 activist
- 家 【ケ】 house, family
- 家来 【ケライ】 retainer, retinue, servant
- 本家 【ホンケ】 head house (family), birthplace, originator
- 公家 【クゲ】 court noble, nobility, kuge, Imperial Court
Kun reading compounds
- 家 【いえ】 house, residence, dwelling, family, household, lineage, family name
- 家主 【やぬし】 landlord, landlady, house owner, home owner, head of the household
- 本家 【ほんけ】 head house (family), birthplace, originator
- 小家 【こいえ】 small and simple home
- 屋 【や】 shop, store, restaurant, someone who sells (something) or works as (something), someone with a (certain) personality trait, house, roof
- 家内 【かない】 (my) wife, inside the home, one's family
- 長屋 【ながや】 tenement house, row house
- 本家 【ほんけ】 head house (family), birthplace, originator
- 家 【うち】 one's house, one's home, one's family, one's household, house
- 内 【うち】 inside, within, while (e.g. one is young), during, within (e.g. a day), in the course of, among, amongst, (out) of, between, in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.), amidst, with (e.g. success), within oneself, one's feelings, inner thoughts, we, our company, our organization, one's home, one's family, my spouse, my husband, my wife, signed on behalf of (husband's name) by his wife, I, me, imperial palace grounds, emperor
- お家 【おうち】 your home, your family, their home, their family, (my) home
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あり、 え、 く、 つか、 べ
- Korean:
- ga
Spanish
- casa
- hogar
- especialista
Portuguese
- casa
- lar
French
- maison
53 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
89 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
83 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
81 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1311 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
151 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
158 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1185 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.8 | Japanese for Busy People |
165 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
165 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
52 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
480 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2827 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1458 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1963 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
547 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
7169 | Morohashi |
2273 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1337 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
541 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
580 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
46 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
189 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
751 | 2001 Kanji |
3m7.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-7 | SKIP code |
3023.2 | Four corner code |
1-18-40 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5bb6 | Unicode hex code |