256 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
165 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
148 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
36 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2080 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
178 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
55 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1965 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.5 | Japanese for Busy People |
174 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
174 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
85 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
956 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2239 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1166 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1587 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1516 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
13572 | Morohashi |
1784 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2387 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1502 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1619 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
80 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
226 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
51 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 新 【シン】 new, neo-, newness, novelty, Gregorian calendar, Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE), Hsin dynasty
- 新鋭 【シンエイ】 young and energetic, up-and-coming, new and excellent, newly produced, up-and-comer
- 維新 【イシン】 reformation, revolution, renewal, Meiji Restoration, Nippon Ishin no Kai, Japan Innovation Party
- 改新 【カイシン】 reformation
Kun reading compounds
- 新しい 【あたらしい】 new, novel, fresh, recent, latest, up-to-date, modern
- 新しい女 【あたらしいおんな】 liberated woman
- 新た 【あらた】 new, fresh, novel
- 新田 【しんでん】 new rice field, newly developed rice field, wasteland or marshland newly reclaimed as a rice field (Edo period)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あせ、 あたらし、 し、 に、 にっ、 につ、 よし
- Korean:
- sin
Spanish
- nuevo
- fresco
Portuguese
- novo
French
- nouveau
454 | 2001 Kanji |
5b8.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-9-4 | SKIP code |
0292.1 | Four corner code |
1-31-23 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
65b0 | Unicode hex code |
人
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
5 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 人 【ジン】 -ian (e.g. Italian), -ite (e.g. Tokyoite), -er (e.g. performer, etc.), person working with ..., man, person, people
- 人為 【ジンイ】 human work, human agency, art, artificiality
- 米人 【ベイジン】 American person
- 俳人 【ハイジン】 haiku poet
- 人 【ニン】 counter for people
- 人気 【ニンキ】 popularity, public favor, condition (e.g. market), tone, character, nature
- 同人 【ドウジン】 same person, said person, the person in question, coterie, clique, fraternity, kindred spirits, comrade, colleague, dōjin, doujin, Japanese fans or hobbyists who produce their own magazines, manga, software, etc.
- 代人 【ダイニン】 substitute, deputy, proxy, representative, agent
Kun reading compounds
- 人 【ひと】 person, someone, somebody, human beings, mankind, man, people, humans, human (Homo sapiens), (other) people, others, character, personality, nature, capable person, competent person, suitable person, right person, adult, grown-up, I, me, one
- 人一倍 【ひといちばい】 (much) more than others, exceedingly, extremely, unusually
- 貴人 【きじん】 aristocrat, nobleman, dignitary, person of high rank
- いい人 【いいひと】 good-natured person, good person, (one's) lover, boyfriend, girlfriend
Readings
- Japanese names:
- じ、 と、 ね、 ひこ、 ふみ
- Korean:
- in
Spanish
- persona
Portuguese
- pessoa
French
- être humain
- personne
30 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
39 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
39 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
9 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
339 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
4 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
11 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
14 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.5 | Japanese for Busy People |
1 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
15 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
42 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4175 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2111 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2857 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
960 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
344 | Morohashi |
3368 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
99 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
951 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1023 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
2 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
7 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1262 | 2001 Kanji |
2a0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-2-4 | SKIP code |
8000.0 | Four corner code |
1-31-45 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
4eba | Unicode hex code |
王
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N3
684 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 王 【オウ】 king, ruler, sovereign, monarch, tycoon, magnate, champion, master, king (of the senior player)
- 王女 【オウジョ】 princess
- 竜王 【リュウオウ】 Dragon King, promoted rook
- 大王 【ダイオウ】 great king
Readings
- Japanese names:
- おお、 おおきみ、 わ
- Korean:
- wang
Spanish
- rey
- regla
- magnate
Portuguese
- rei
- regra
- magnata
- governo
French
- roi
- régner
- magnat
49 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
47 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
5 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
499 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2922 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
310 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
733 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
90 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
294 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
294 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
577 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1315 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4247 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2145 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2895 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
261 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
20823 | Morohashi |
3439 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3619 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
255 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
271 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
26 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3172 | 2001 Kanji |
4f0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-4-1 | SKIP code |
1010.4 | Four corner code |
1-18-06 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
738b | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
78 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 戦 【セン】 war, battle, match, game, competition
- 戦域 【センイキ】 war area, battlefield, theater, theatre
- 開戦 【カイセン】 outbreak of war, starting a war
- 回戦 【カイセン】 event with ... rounds, innings, legs, etc., nth-round match (in a knockout tournament)
Kun reading compounds
- 戦 【いくさ】 war, battle, campaign, fight, troops, forces
- 戦場 【せんじょう】 battlefield, battleground
- 負け戦 【まけいくさ】 losing a battle, lost battle, battle one cannot win, battle one is doomed to lose
- 野合戦 【のがっせん】 battle in the open, battle on an open field
- 戦う 【たたかう】 to make war (on), to wage war (against), to go to war (with), to fight (with), to do battle (against), to compete (against), to struggle (against adversities, etc.), to fight, to contend, to resist
- 戦く 【おののく】 to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.), to shudder, to tremble
- 戦ぐ 【そよぐ】 to rustle, to sway, to stir, to flutter
- 戦慄く 【わななく】 to tremble, to shiver, to shake
Readings
- Japanese names:
- せ
- Korean:
- jeon
Spanish
- guerra
- batalla
- lucha
- pelear
- batallar
- combatir
- luchar
Portuguese
- guerra
- batalha
- disputa
French
- guerre
- bataille
- match
448 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
555 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
526 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
88 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1810 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
399 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
550 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
301 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
301 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
360 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
839 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2242 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1169 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1590 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1948 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
11631P | Morohashi |
1787 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2037 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1929 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2079 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
32 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
608 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
959 | 2001 Kanji |
4n9.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-9-4 | SKIP code |
9355.0 | Four corner code |
3355.0 | Four corner code |
1-32-79 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6226 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
771 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 囲碁 【イゴ】 go (board game)
- 囲郭村 【イカクソン】 walled settlement, walled town
- 解囲 【カイイ】 breaking the enemy siege
- 外囲 【ガイイ】 periphery, surroundings
Kun reading compounds
- 囲む 【かこむ】 to surround, to encircle, to enclose, to fence, to wall in, to besiege, to lay siege to, to play (go, shogi, etc.)
- 囲う 【かこう】 to enclose, to surround, to encircle, to fence, to wall in, to shelter (e.g. a criminal), to shield, to hide, to protect, to keep (e.g. a mistress), to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.), to preserve, to protect
- 囲い 【かこい】 enclosure, fence, wall, pen, paling, storage (of fruit, vegetables, etc.), partitioned area of a room for conducting tea ceremonies, mistress, castle, strong defensive position
- 囲い女 【かこいおんな】 mistress
Readings
- Korean:
- wi
Spanish
- circunferencia
- rodear
- cercar
Portuguese
- circundar
- sitiar
- loja
- paliçada
- cerca
- preservar
- guardar
French
- entourer
- assiéger
- enceinte
- palissade
- encercler
- réserve
- garder
343 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
446 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
422 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
945 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1032 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
803 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
423 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
501A | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1194 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1257 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1062 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
340 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3807 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1949 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2643 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1825 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
4722 | Morohashi |
3069 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
945 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1807 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1948 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
474 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1955 | 2001 Kanji |
3s4.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-3-4 | SKIP code |
6055.0 | Four corner code |
1-16-47 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
56f2 | Unicode hex code |
Go
- On:
- ゴ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1609 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 碁 【ゴ】 go (board game)
- 碁盤 【ゴバン】 Go board
- 囲碁 【イゴ】 go (board game)
- 相碁 【アイゴ】 go played by two equally skilled players
Readings
- Korean:
- gi
Spanish
- juego del Go
Portuguese
- Jogo de Go
French
- Go
1240 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1541 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3202 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1757 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1572 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1834 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1984 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1828 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1406 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3346 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1734 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2354 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1782 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
24261 | Morohashi |
2699 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4020 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1766 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1903 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1652 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1977 | 2001 Kanji |
5a8.9 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-6-7 | SKIP code |
2-8-5 | SKIP code |
4460.1 | Four corner code |
1-24-75 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7881 | Unicode hex code |