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 |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
1229 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 菱亜鉛鉱 【リョウアエンコウ】 smithsonite, zinc spar, szaskaite, calamine, dry-bone ore
- 菱花 【リョウカ】 water chestnut flower, water caltrop flower
Kun reading compounds
- 菱 【ひし】 water caltrop (esp. Trapa japonica), water chestnut, caltrop (weapon)
- 菱垣廻船 【ひがきかいせん】 large Japanese junk
Readings
- Korean:
- reung
Spanish
- castaño de agua
- rombo
- diamante
Portuguese
French
- losange
- mâcre nageante (trapa japonica)
- rhombe
980 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3977 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1449 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2879 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2003 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1531 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
31219X | Morohashi |
5092 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1517 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1635 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1967 | 2001 Kanji |
3k8.20 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-8 | SKIP code |
2-4-8 | SKIP code |
4440.7 | Four corner code |
1-41-09 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
83f1 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
667 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 冷 【レイ】 refrigerator, cold, cool, cold sake
- 冷夏 【レイカ】 cool summer, cold summer, cooler-than-normal summer
- 寒冷 【カンレイ】 cold, coldness, chilliness
- 空冷 【クウレイ】 air cooling
Kun reading compounds
- 冷たい 【つめたい】 cold (to the touch), chilly, icy, freezing, (emotionally) cold, coldhearted, unfeeling, indifferent, unfriendly, distant
- 冷たい暗黒物質 【つめたいあんこくぶっしつ】 cold dark matter
- 冷える 【ひえる】 to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator), to get chilly, to cool down
- 冷や 【ひや】 cold water, cold sake, cold, cool, chilled, unheated
- 冷やす 【ひやす】 to cool (from room temperature), to chill, to refrigerate, to calm down, to cool off, to regain one's composure, to relax, to be frightened (at), to be scared (of)
- お冷 【おひや】 cold (drinking) water, (glass of) cold water, cold boiled rice
- 冷ややか 【ひややか】 cold, chilly, cool, cold (attitude, stare, etc.), frigid, indifferent, distant, surly, curt, composed, cool, calm
- 冷やす 【ひやす】 to cool (from room temperature), to chill, to refrigerate, to calm down, to cool off, to regain one's composure, to relax, to be frightened (at), to be scared (of)
- 冷やかす 【ひやかす】 to banter, to make fun of, to jeer at, to cool, to refrigerate, to window-shop, to look at without buying
- 冷める 【さめる】 to cool down, to get cold, to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.), to subside, to dampen, to fade, to wane, to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.), to be composed
- 冷ます 【さます】 to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature), to let cool, to dampen, to throw a damper on, to spoil
Readings
- Korean:
- raeng
Spanish
- frío
- enfriar
- enfriarse
- helarse
- helar
Portuguese
- fresco
- frio (cerveja
- pessoa)
- calafrio
French
- froid
- fraîche (bière)
- froide (personne)
- refroidir
535 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
634 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
604 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
607 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
642 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
792 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
348 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
349 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
832 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
851 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
662 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
166 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
88 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
57 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
61 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1416 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
1622 | Morohashi |
80 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
419 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1404 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1506 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
493 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
344 | 2001 Kanji |
2b5.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-2-5 | SKIP code |
3812.7 | Four corner code |
1-46-68 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
51b7 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
700 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 熱 【ネツ】 heat, fever, temperature, zeal, passion, enthusiasm, mania, craze, rage
- 熱意 【ネツイ】 zeal, enthusiasm, ardor, ardour
- 発熱 【ハツネツ】 generation of heat, (attack of) fever, pyrexia
- 解熱 【ゲネツ】 lowering a fever, alleviation of fever
Kun reading compounds
- 熱い 【あつい】 hot (to the touch), passionate (feelings, etc.), ardent, hot (e.g. gaze), hot (e.g. temper), zealous, enthusiastic, fired up, intense, severe, extreme, hot (topic), of interest
- 熱い暗黒物質 【あついあんこくぶっしつ】 hot dark matter
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あた
- Korean:
- yeol
Spanish
- calor
- fiebre
- pasión
- caliente
Portuguese
- calor
- temperatura
- febre
- mania
- paixão
French
- chaleur
- fièvre
- température
- manie
- passion
490 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
589 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
560 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
629 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2797 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
300 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
720 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2408 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
645 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
655 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
866 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1283 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3555 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1834 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2495 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1530 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
19360 | Morohashi |
2866 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3473 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1516 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1634 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
627 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1440 | 2001 Kanji |
4d11.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-11-4 | SKIP code |
4433.1 | Four corner code |
4533.1 | Four corner code |
1-39-14 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
71b1 | Unicode hex code |
工
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
299 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 工 【コウ】 (factory) worker
- 工員 【コウイン】 factory worker
- 起工 【キコウ】 setting to work
- 商工 【ショウコウ】 commerce and industry
- 工夫 【クフウ】 devising (a way), contriving, inventing, thinking up, figuring out, coming up with, working out, device, design, idea, plan, invention, dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
- 工面 【クメン】 contrivance, managing (to raise money), one's financial condition
- 竹細工 【タケザイク】 bamboo work, bamboo ware
- 寄せ木細工 【ヨセギザイク】 wooden mosaic work, parquetry, wooden mosaic (e.g. on a piece of furniture), marquetry, marqueterie
- 具合 【グアイ】 condition, state, health, state (of health), way, manner, circumstance, luck, face, dignity, decency, propriety
- 工面 【クメン】 contrivance, managing (to raise money), one's financial condition
Readings
- Japanese names:
- もく
- Korean:
- gong
Spanish
- construcción
- fabricación
- obrero
Portuguese
- ofício
- construção
French
- ingénierie
- industrie
- construction
- radical katakana E (no. 48)
71 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
125 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
113 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
169 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1451 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
77 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
161 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
39 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.16 | Japanese for Busy People |
139 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
139 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
379 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
550 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4190 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2118 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2866 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
76 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
8714 | Morohashi |
3381 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1532 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
76 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
80 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
173 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
84 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3172 | 2001 Kanji |
0a3.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-3-1 | SKIP code |
1010.0 | Four corner code |
1-25-09 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5de5 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
43 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 業 【ギョウ】 work, business, company, agency, study
- 業界 【ギョウカイ】 business world, business circles, (the) industry
- 鉱業 【コウギョウ】 mining industry
- 興業 【コウギョウ】 promotion of industry, inauguration of a new industrial enterprise
- 業 【ゴウ】 karma, result of one's karma, fate, destiny, uncontrollable temper
- 業因 【ゴウイン】 karma
- 罪業 【ザイゴウ】 sin, iniquity, crime
- 正業 【ショウゴウ】 right action, correct meditative activity (in Jodo, saying the name of Amitabha)
Kun reading compounds
- 業 【わざ】 deed, act, work, performance
- 業師 【わざし】 tricky wrestler, shrewd fellow
- 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
- Japanese names:
- なり、 のぶ
- Korean:
- eob
Spanish
- negocio
- industria
- trabajo
Portuguese
- negócios
- vocação
- artes
- performance
French
- activité
- vocation
- arts
- représentation
- karma
380 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
278 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
260 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
54 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
143 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
292 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
199 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2024 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.1 | Japanese for Busy People |
279 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
279 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
307 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1066 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3227 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1674 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2265 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1809 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
15170 | Morohashi |
2612 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2789 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1792 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1931 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
74 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
419 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1064 | 2001 Kanji |
0a13.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-5-8 | SKIP code |
3290.4 | Four corner code |
1-22-40 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
696d | Unicode hex code |