11 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
13 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
62 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2097 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
5 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
56 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
77 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1.A | Japanese for Busy People |
5 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
5 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
16 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
963 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3759 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1915 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2606 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
12 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
13733 | Morohashi |
3027 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2410 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
12 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
12 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
3 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
33 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
日
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
1 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 日 【ニチ】 Sunday, nth day (of the month), counter for days, Japan
- 日時 【ニチジ】 date and time (of a meeting, departure, etc.), days and hours
- 抗日 【コウニチ】 resistance against Japanese aggression, anti-Japanese (campaign, movement, etc.)
- 在日 【ザイニチ】 resident in Japan (of a foreigner), situated in Japan (e.g. of an embassy), Zainichi, Zainichi Korean, North or South Korean national with permanent residency in Japan (who came to the country before 1945, or a descendant of such a person)
- 日月 【ジツゲツ】 sun and moon, time, days and months, years, Sunday and Monday
- 日外 【ジツガイ】 at one time, some time ago, once
- 両日 【リョウジツ】 both days, two days
- 三十日 【ミソカ】 last day of the month
Kun reading compounds
- 日 【ひ】 day, days, sun, sunshine, sunlight, (the) day, daytime, daylight, date, deadline, (past) days, time (e.g. of one's childhood), case (esp. unfortunate), event
- 日陰 【ひかげ】 shade, shadow, sunshine, sunlight
- 在りし日 【ありしひ】 past days, bygone days, days of yore, the olden days, while still alive, during one's lifetime
- あくる日 【あくるひ】 next day, following day
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あ、 あき、 いる、 く、 くさ、 こう、 す、 たち、 に、 にっ、 につ、 へ
- Korean:
- il
Spanish
- día
- solar
- Japón
- sol
- rayo de sol
Portuguese
- dia
- sol
- Japão
French
- jour
- soleil
- Japon
- compteur de jours
3878 | 2001 Kanji |
4c0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-3-1 | SKIP code |
4-4-1 | SKIP code |
6010.0 | Four corner code |
1-38-92 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
65e5 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
10 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 本 【ホン】 book, volume, script, this, present, current, ... in question, ... at issue, main, head, principal, real, genuine, regular, proper, counter for long, cylindrical things, counter for films, TV shows, etc., counter for goals, home runs, etc., counter for telephone calls
- 本位 【ホンイ】 standard, basis, principle
- 社会資本 【シャカイシホン】 social capital, SOC
- 配本 【ハイホン】 distribution of books
Kun reading compounds
- 元 【もと】 origin, source, beginning, basis, base, foundation, root, cause, (raw) material, ingredient, base, mix (e.g. for a cake), (soup) stock, (one's) side, capital, principal, cost price, root (of a plant), (tree) trunk, part (of a brush, chopsticks, etc.) one holds (with the hand), first three lines of a waka, counter for plants or trees, counter for falcons (in falconry)
- 本木 【もとき】 original stock
- 大本 【おおもと】 root, origin, source, cause, basis, foundation, Ōmoto (religion)
- 旗本 【はたもと】 shogunal vassal, direct retainer of a shogun
Readings
- Japanese names:
- まと、 ごう
- Korean:
- bon
Spanish
- libro
- origen
- base
- contador de cosas alargadas
Portuguese
- livro
- presente
- real
- verdadeiro
- principal
- sufixo p/ contagem De coisas longas
French
- livre
- présent
- essentiel
- origine
- principal
- réalité
- vérité
- compteur d'objets allongés
45 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
76 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
70 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
15 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
96 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
20 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
61 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
212 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.1 | Japanese for Busy People |
25 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
25 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
37 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1046 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4314 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2183 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2937 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
215 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
14421 | Morohashi |
3502 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2536 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
211 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
224 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
6 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
47 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1855 | 2001 Kanji |
0a5.25 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-5-3 | SKIP code |
5023.0 | Four corner code |
1-43-60 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
672c | Unicode hex code |
mail, stagecoach stop
- On:
- ユウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N2
917 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 郵政省 【ユウセイショウ】 (former) Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications (now Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications)
- 郵政 【ユウセイ】 postal system
- 電郵 【デンユウ】 (an item of) electronic mail (e-mail), e-mail message, electronic mail (e-mail) service, electronic mail (e-mail) system
- 携帯電郵 【ケイタイデンユウ】 email from a cell phone or mobile phone
Readings
- Korean:
- u
Spanish
- correo
- servicio postal
Portuguese
- correio
- parada de diligência
French
- courrier
- relais de poste
994 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
983 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
835 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4768 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
964 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
970 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
524 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
533 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
226 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
763 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2121 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1107 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1506 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1864 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
39485 | Morohashi |
1687 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6147 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1847 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1990 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
935 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2244 | 2001 Kanji |
2d8.12 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-8-3 | SKIP code |
1-8-2 | SKIP code |
2712.7 | Four corner code |
1-45-25 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
90f5 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
17 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 政 【マツリゴト】 rule, government
- 政界 【セイカイ】 (world of) politics, political world, political circles
- 農政 【ノウセイ】 agricultural administration
- 帝政 【テイセイ】 imperial government, imperialism, monarchical rule
- 摂政 【セッショウ】 regency, regent
Kun reading compounds
- 政 【まつりごと】 rule, government
- 政所 【まんどころ】 official in charge of the administration of domains and general affairs of powerful noble families (from the middle of the Heian period), titled lady (legal wife of an important official), government office related to finances (Kamakura and Muromachi periods), clerk working for large temples and shrines
- 太政 【おおまつりごと】 (Japanese) imperial government
- 政所 【まんどころ】 official in charge of the administration of domains and general affairs of powerful noble families (from the middle of the Heian period), titled lady (legal wife of an important official), government office related to finances (Kamakura and Muromachi periods), clerk working for large temples and shrines
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ただ、 まさ
- Korean:
- jeong
Spanish
- política
- gobierno
- reglas
Portuguese
- política
- governo
French
- politique
- gouvernement
646 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
746 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
724 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
50 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2045 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
124 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
586 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
881 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
483 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
492 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
530 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
937 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1468 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
779 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1058 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
387 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
13135X | Morohashi |
1142 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2335 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
381 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
407 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
23 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
700 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3166 | 2001 Kanji |
4i5.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-5-4 | SKIP code |
1814.0 | Four corner code |
1-32-15 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
653f | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
118 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 公 【コウ】 public affair, government matter, the state, the government, the public, duke, prince, Sir, Lord, familiar or derogatory suffix
- 公安 【コウアン】 public safety, public welfare
- 大公 【タイコウ】 archduke
- 乃公 【ダイコウ】 I, me
- 公家 【クゲ】 court noble, nobility, kuge, Imperial Court
- 公廨 【クガイ】 government office
- 夙 【シュク】 outcasts common around the Kyoto region from the Kamakura period to the Edo period
Kun reading compounds
- 公 【おおやけ】 official, governmental, formal, public (use, matter, forum, etc.), common, being public knowledge, being out in the open, exposure to public view
- 公所 【おおやけどころ】 imperial court, government office, imperial land, government land
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あきら、 き、 きみ、 きん、 たか、 ただし、 とも、 ひろ、 まさ
- Korean:
- gong
Spanish
- público
- imparcial
- oficial
Portuguese
- público
- príncipe
- oficial
- governamental
French
- public
- prince
- officiel
- gouvernemental
210 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
126 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
277 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
122 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
579 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
219 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
341 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
156 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
126 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
126 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
323 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
152 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2468 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1249 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1715 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
792 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
1452 | Morohashi |
1974 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
372 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
784 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
847 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
212 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
92 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2071 | 2001 Kanji |
2o2.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-2 | SKIP code |
8073.0 | Four corner code |
8073.2 | Four corner code |
1-24-88 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
516c | 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 |