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 |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N1
734 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 興行 【コウギョウ】 show, performance, act, entertainment industry, show business
- 興業 【コウギョウ】 promotion of industry, inauguration of a new industrial enterprise
- 新興 【シンコウ】 rising, developing, emergent, burgeoning, new
- 再興 【サイコウ】 revival, restoration, resuscitation
- 興 【キョウ】 interest, entertainment, pleasure, implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
- 興味 【キョウミ】 interest (in something), curiosity (about something), zest (for)
- 一興 【イッキョウ】 amusement, fun, brief entertainment
- 遊興 【ユウキョウ】 merrymaking (esp. wine and women), pleasures
Kun reading compounds
- 興る 【おこる】 to rise, to flourish
- 興す 【おこす】 to vitalize (e.g. an industry), to invigorate, to energize, to revive, to promote, to make prosperous, to establish (e.g. a company), to build up, to set up, to launch, to commence
Readings
- Japanese names:
- おき、 おこっ、 とも
- Korean:
- heung
Spanish
- popularizarse
- popularizar
- interés
- prosperar
- poner en marcha
- promover
Portuguese
- entreter
- reviver
- recuperar
- interesse
- prazer
French
- intérêt
- divertir
- ranimer
- rétablir (fortune)
- plaisir
- prospérer
589 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
702 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
652 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
695 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
615 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
338 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1687 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2586 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
368 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
369 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
631 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
158 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3622 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1852 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2525 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1438 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
30226 | Morohashi |
2909 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4913 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1426 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1533 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
490 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
814 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2661 | 2001 Kanji |
2o14.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-14-2 | SKIP code |
7780.1 | Four corner code |
1-22-29 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
8208 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
3 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 国益 【コクエキ】 national interest
- 国営 【コクエイ】 government management, state management
- 最恵国 【サイケイコク】 most favored nation, most favoured nation, MFN
- 異国 【イコク】 foreign country
Kun reading compounds
- 国 【くに】 country, state, region, national government, central government, home (i.e. hometown, home country), province (of Japan), land, earth
- 国人 【こくじん】 indigenous person, inhabitant of a country, local, native, local lords and samurai, daimyo who did not leave his domains to meet the shogun in Kyoto (during the Muromachi period)
- お国 【おくに】 your native country, your hometown, my home country (i.e. Japan), countryside, country, daimyo's territory (Edo period)
- 現国 【うつしくに】 world of mankind, this world
Readings
- Japanese names:
- くな、 こ
- Korean:
- gug
Spanish
- país
Portuguese
- País
- terra
- nação
French
- pays
79 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
136 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
123 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
8 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1037 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
111 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
36 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
745 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.11 | Japanese for Busy People |
40 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
40 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
151 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
344 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3831 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1964 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2659 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
588 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
4752 | Morohashi |
3087 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
950 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
581 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
624 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
4 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
158 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3172 | 2001 Kanji |
3s5.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-3-5 | SKIP code |
6010.3 | Four corner code |
1-25-81 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
56fd | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N2
610 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 競演 【キョウエン】 contest (between performers), competitive performance, competition between theatres putting on the same show
- 競泳 【キョウエイ】 competitive swimming, swimming race
- 競馬 【ケイバ】 horse racing
- 競売 【キョウバイ】 auction
Kun reading compounds
- 競う 【きそう】 to compete, to contend, to vie, to contest
- 競る 【せる】 to compete, to bid, to sell at auction
- 比べる 【くらべる】 to compare, to make a comparison, to compete, to vie
Readings
- Japanese names:
- かい、 わたなべ
- Korean:
- gyeong
Spanish
- competir
- rivalizar
- comparar
Portuguese
- imitar
- competir com
- oferta
- vender em leilão
- disputa
- competição
- corrida
French
- compétition
- rivaliser
- enchère
- vente aux enchères
- combat
- concours
- course
379 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
487 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
463 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
609 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3364 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
464 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
789 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2927 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
852 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
871 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1020 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1463 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2322 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1200 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1639 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
441 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
25831 | Morohashi |
1847 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4244 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
434 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
465 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
640 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
457 | 2001 Kanji |
5b15.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-10-10 | SKIP code |
2-10-10 | SKIP code |
0021.6 | Four corner code |
1-22-05 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7af6 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
434 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 技 【ワザ】 technique, art, skill, move
- 技巧 【ギコウ】 technique, finesse
- 国技 【コクギ】 national sport
- 陸上競技 【リクジョウキョウギ】 track-and-field events
Kun reading compounds
- 技 【わざ】 technique, art, skill, move
- 技あり 【わざあり】 waza-ari (in judo, a half-point awarded for good but incomplete execution)
- 寝技 【ねわざ】 pinning technique (in wrestling or judo), underhanded dealings
- 投げ技 【なげわざ】 throw or throwing technique (sumo, judo)
Readings
- Korean:
- gi
Spanish
- habilidad
- arte
- técnica
Portuguese
- habilidade
- arte
- ofício
- capacidade
- façanha
- performance
- vocação
- artes
French
- habileté
- art
- technique
- jeu (d'acteur)
- prouesse
- métier
- vocation
- arts
579 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
673 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
644 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
387 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1853 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
463 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
558 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
381 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
871 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
891 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
369 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
857 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
292 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
185 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
221 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
719 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
11855 | Morohashi |
248 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2092 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
712 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
769 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
665 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1367 | 2001 Kanji |
3c4.16 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-4 | SKIP code |
5404.7 | Four corner code |
1-21-27 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6280 | Unicode hex code |
大
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
7 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 大 【ダイ】 large, big, great, huge, vast, major, important, serious, severe, great, prominent, eminent, distinguished, -sized, as big as, the size of, university, large (e.g. serving size), large option, long month (i.e. having 31 days)
- 大尉 【タイイ】 captain (Army, US Marine Corps, USAF), lieutenant (Navy), flight lieutenant (RAF, RAAF, RNZAF, etc.)
- 国大 【コクダイ】 national university
- 電通大 【デンツウダイ】 University of Electro-Communications
- 大 【タイ】 nth year in the Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25)
- 大尉 【タイイ】 captain (Army, US Marine Corps, USAF), lieutenant (Navy), flight lieutenant (RAF, RAAF, RNZAF, etc.)
- 御大 【オンタイ】 boss, governor, headman
Kun reading compounds
- 大きい 【おおきい】 big, large, great, loud, extensive, spacious, important, decisive, valuable, older, grown up
Readings
- Japanese names:
- うふ、 お、 おう、 た、 たかし、 とも、 はじめ、 ひろ、 ひろし、 まさ、 まさる、 もと、 わ
- Korean:
- dae, da, tae
Spanish
- grande
- muy
- mucho
Portuguese
- grande
- enorme
French
- grand
22 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
25 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
53 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
7 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1171 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
32 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
40 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
48 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.2 | Japanese for Busy People |
26 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
26 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
87 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
408 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4224 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2133 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2882 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
108 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
5831 | Morohashi |
3416 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1133 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
107 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
112 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
5 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
14 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1463 | 2001 Kanji |
0a3.18 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-3-4 | SKIP code |
4003.0 | Four corner code |
1-34-71 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5927 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
4 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 会 【カイ】 meeting, assembly, party, gathering, conference, athletic meet, society, association, club
- 会員 【カイイン】 member, the membership
- 例会 【レイカイ】 regular meeting
- 際会 【サイカイ】 meeting, facing, confronting
- 会 【エ】 gathering (esp. Buddhist, festive, etc.)
- 会釈 【エシャク】 slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude), nod, salutation, consideration, thoughtfulness
- 法会 【ホウエ】 Buddhist service (e.g. memorial service)
- 御斎会 【ゴサイエ】 imperial event at which high monks recited the Golden Light Sutra to pray for national security and good harvests (held annually at the palace from the 8th to the 14th of the first lunar month, between the Nara and Muromachi periods)
Kun reading compounds
- 会う 【あう】 to meet, to encounter, to see, to have an accident, to have a bad experience
- 逢うは別れの始め 【あうはわかれのはじめ】 we meet only to part, meeting is the first step to parting
- 会わせる 【あわせる】 to make (someone) to meet, to let (someone) meet, to expose to, to subject to
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あい、 い
- Korean:
- hoe, goe, gwal
Spanish
- asociación
- reunión
- encontrarse con
- reunirse
Portuguese
- encontro
- reunião
- festa
- associação
- entrevista
- une
French
- réunion
- rencontre
- meeting
- parti
- association
- entrevue
- rejoindre
54 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
93 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
87 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
12 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
381 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
116 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
14 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
454 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.1 | Japanese for Busy People |
158 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
158 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
59 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
47 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2512 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1275 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1741 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
759 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
460 | Morohashi |
2020 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
143 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
752 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
814 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
16 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
119 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2871 | 2001 Kanji |
2a4.19 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-4 | SKIP code |
2-3-3 | SKIP code |
8073.1 | Four corner code |
1-18-81 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
4f1a | Unicode hex code |