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 |
yonder, facing, beyond, confront, defy, tend toward, approach
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
182 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 向上 【コウジョウ】 elevation, rise, improvement, advancement, progress
- 向後 【コウゴ】 hereafter
- 趣向 【シュコウ】 plan, idea, design, plot, taste, liking, preference
- 性向 【セイコウ】 inclination, tendency, nature, character
Kun reading compounds
- 向く 【むく】 to turn toward, to look (up, down, etc.), to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.), to look out on, to front (on), to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.), to be suited to, to be fit for, to go towards, to turn to (of one's interests, feelings, etc.), to be inclined (to do)
- 向いている 【むいている】 to be cut out for (e.g. a job), to be suited (to)
- 向ける 【むける】 to turn (towards), to face, to point, to aim, to direct to, to head to, to go towards, to allot, to allocate, to send, to dispatch (e.g. a person), to aim for, to pursue
- 向かう 【むかう】 to face, to go towards, to head towards
- 向かうところ敵無し 【むかうところてきなし】 unbeatable, invincible, irresistible
- 向い 【むかい】 facing, opposite, across the street, other side
- 向かい合う 【むかいあう】 to be opposite, to face each other
- 向こう 【むこう】 opposite side, other side, opposite direction, over there, that way, far away, beyond, the other party, the other person, future (starting now)
- 向こう側 【むこうがわ】 other side, opposite side, other party
- 向こう 【むこう】 opposite side, other side, opposite direction, over there, that way, far away, beyond, the other party, the other person, future (starting now)
- 向こう側 【むこうがわ】 other side, opposite side, other party
- 向い 【むかい】 facing, opposite, across the street, other side
- 向かい合う 【むかいあう】 to be opposite, to face each other
Readings
- Japanese names:
- こお、 た、 な、 むか、 むかい、 むこう
- Korean:
- hyang, sang
Spanish
- mirar hacia
- volverse
- hacer frente
- oponerse
Portuguese
- Aquele lá
- em frente
- além de
- confronta
- desafia
- tende para
- aproximação
French
- se diriger vers
- direction
- en face
- de l'autre côté
- éloigné
- confronter
- défier
- approcher
- avoir tendance
213 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
294 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
278 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
217 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
101 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
215 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
402 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
312 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
199 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
199 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
557 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
319 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3790 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1934 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2627 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
186 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
3301 | Morohashi |
3052 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
712 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
183 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
195 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
192 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
266 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
849 | 2001 Kanji |
3d3.10 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-3-3 | SKIP code |
2722.0 | Four corner code |
1-24-94 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5411 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
680 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 余 【ヨ】 other, another, remaining, leftover, over, more than, I, me
- 余韻 【ヨイン】 reverberation, swelling (of a hymn), trailing note, lingering memory, aftertaste, suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
- 残余 【ザンヨ】 remainder, the rest, residue
- 窮余 【キュウヨ】 extremity, desperation
Kun reading compounds
- 余る 【あまる】 to remain, to be left over, to be in excess, to be too many
- 余り 【あまり】 remainder, remnant, rest, balance, surplus, remains (of a meal), leftovers, (not) very, (not) much, too much, excessively, overly, extreme, great, severe, tremendous, terrible, more than, over
- 余りに 【あまりに】 too (much), overly, excessively
- 余す 【あます】 to save, to leave over, to spare
- 余すところなく 【あますところなく】 fully, thoroughly
- 余り 【あまり】 remainder, remnant, rest, balance, surplus, remains (of a meal), leftovers, (not) very, (not) much, too much, excessively, overly, extreme, great, severe, tremendous, terrible, more than, over
- 余りに 【あまりに】 too (much), overly, excessively
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あまる
- Korean:
- yeo
Spanish
- remanente
- exceso
- resto
- otro
- distinto
- uno mismo
- quedar
- sobrar
- ser demasiado
Portuguese
- demais
- eu mesmo
- excedente
- outro
- restante
French
- trop
- moi-même
- surplus
- autre
- reste
728 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
820 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
800 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
735 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
408 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
483 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
313 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
448 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1063 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1109 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
959 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
50 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2535 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1289 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1757 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1673 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
515 | Morohashi |
2042 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
168 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1657 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1786 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
468 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
675 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2841 | 2001 Kanji |
2a5.24 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-5 | SKIP code |
8090.4 | Four corner code |
1-45-30 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
4f59 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1773 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 弦 【ゲン】 bowstring, string (of a shamisen, etc.), stringed instrument, chord, hypotenuse
- 弦楽 【ゲンガク】 music for strings, string music
- 三弦 【サンゲン】 shamisen, samisen, sanxian (Chinese lute), the three string instruments used in gagaku (biwa, wagon and sou), three strings, three-stringed instrument
- 移弦 【イゲン】 string-crossing (violin, cello, etc.)
Kun reading compounds
- 弦 【つる】 bowstring, string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.), bail (arched pot handle), diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu
- 弦音 【つるおと】 sound of vibrating bowstring
Readings
- Korean:
- hyeon
Spanish
- cuerda (arco
- instrumento musical)
- media luna
- hipotenusa
Portuguese
- Corda (arco
- violão)
- corda
- hipotenusa
French
- corde d'arc
- corde
- hypoténuse
1228 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1617 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1568 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1624 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1270 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1345 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1226 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1290 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1446 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
608 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
343 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
213 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
257 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1398 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
9754 | Morohashi |
287 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1688 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1386 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1487 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1169 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3571 | 2001 Kanji |
3h5.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-5 | SKIP code |
1023.2 | Four corner code |
1-24-25 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5f26 | Unicode hex code |