138 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
223 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
204 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
28 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2082 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
26 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
182 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
85 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.5 | Japanese for Busy People |
70 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
70 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
43 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
957 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2459 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1243 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1709 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
501 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
13620 | Morohashi |
1963 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2389 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
490 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
529 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
25 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
102 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
方
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
46 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 方 【ホウ】 direction, way, side, area (in a particular direction), side (of an argument, etc.), one's part, type, category, field (of study, etc.), indicates one side of a comparison, way, method, manner, means, length (of each side of a square)
- 方言 【ホウゲン】 dialect, provincialism
- 途方 【トホウ】 way, destination, reason
- 処方 【ショホウ】 prescription (of medicine), formula
Kun reading compounds
- 方 【かた】 direction, way, person, lady, gentleman, method of, manner of, way of, care of ..., person in charge of ..., side (e.g. "on my mother's side")
- 方々 【かたがた】 people, (all) persons, everyone, ladies and gentlemen, you (usu. plural)
- 親方 【おやかた】 master, boss, chief, foreman, supervisor, stable master, craftsman, artisan, foster parent
- 出方 【でかた】 attitude, approach, move, theater usher, theatre usher
Readings
- Japanese names:
- から、 な、 なた、 ふさ、 まさ、 みち、 も、 わ
- Korean:
- bang
Spanish
- dirección
- lado
- cuadrado
- método
- manera
- persona
- forma de hacer
Portuguese
- direção
- pessoa
- alternativa
French
- direction
- personne
- alternative
445 | 2001 Kanji |
4h0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-2 | SKIP code |
3-3-1 | SKIP code |
0022.7 | Four corner code |
1-42-93 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
65b9 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
69 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 円 【エン】 yen (Japanese monetary unit), circle
- 円滑 【エンカツ】 smooth, undisturbed, uninterrupted, harmonious
- 楕円 【ダエン】 ellipse
- 同心円 【ドウシンエン】 concentric circles
Kun reading compounds
- 丸い 【まるい】 round, circular, spherical, curved, smooth, harmonious, calm, peaceful, amiable, amicable
- 丸 【まる】 circle, entirety, whole, full, complete, money, dough, moola, enclosure inside a castle's walls, soft-shelled turtle, suffix for ship names, suffix for names of people (esp. infants), suffix for names of swords, armour, musical instruments, etc., suffix for names of dogs, horses, etc.
- 丸い 【まるい】 round, circular, spherical, curved, smooth, harmonious, calm, peaceful, amiable, amicable
- 黒円 【くろまる】 black spot, black dot, bull's-eye, middle dot, interpunct
- 円居 【まどい】 sitting in a circle, pleasant gathering
- 円か 【まどか】 round, tranquil, contentedly at ease
- 円か 【まどか】 round, tranquil, contentedly at ease
- 円やか 【まろやか】 round, circular, spherical, mellow (flavour, voice, etc.), mild, smooth
Readings
- Japanese names:
- つぶら、 のぶ、 まどか、 みつ
- Korean:
- weon
Spanish
- circular
- redondo
- yen
Portuguese
- círculo
- iene
- redondo
French
- cercle
- yen
- rond
48 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
50 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
4 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
2 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
617 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
159 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
20 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
78 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.12 | Japanese for Busy People |
13 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
13 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
14 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
159 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3673 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1875 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2555 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
185 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
1513 | Morohashi |
2955 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
385 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1811 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1952 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
260 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
25 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3645 | 2001 Kanji |
2r2.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-2-2 | SKIP code |
7722.0 | Four corner code |
1-17-63 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5186 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
21 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 社 【シャ】 company, firm, office, association, society, (Shinto) shrine, regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour), counter for companies, shrines, etc., incorporated body, corporation, corporate juridical person
- 社員 【シャイン】 company employee, member of a corporation, company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
- 大社 【タイシャ】 grand shrine, famous shrine, Izumo Grand Shrine
- 親会社 【オヤガイシャ】 parent company
Kun reading compounds
- 社 【やしろ】 (Shinto) shrine
- 大社 【たいしゃ】 grand shrine, famous shrine, Izumo Grand Shrine
- 村のお社 【むらのおやしろ】 village shrine
Readings
- Japanese names:
- こそ
- Korean:
- sa
Spanish
- compañía
- asociación
- sociedad
- santuario shintoísta
Portuguese
- companhia
- firme
- escritório
- associação
- templo
French
- temple shinto
- compagnie
- firme
- bureau
- association
234 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
153 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
137 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
30 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3231 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
203 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
76 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
406 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.1 | Japanese for Busy People |
308 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
308 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
60 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1418 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1042 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
562 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
745 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1101 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
24631P | Morohashi |
840 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4065 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1092 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1173 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
82 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
145 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
672 | 2001 Kanji |
4e3.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-3 | SKIP code |
3421.0 | Four corner code |
1-28-50 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
793e | Unicode hex code |