91 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
158 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
141 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
461 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2122 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
162 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
188 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
963 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.20 | Japanese for Busy People |
460 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
468 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
96 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
971 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3184 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1644 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2232 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1582 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
13844 | Morohashi |
2576 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2453 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1568 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1690 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
179 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
579 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 春秋 【シュンジュウ】 spring and autumn, spring and fall, years, age, The Spring and Autumn Annals, The Chronicles of Lu, Chunqiu, Ch'un Ch'iu
- 春季 【シュンキ】 spring season
- 昨春 【サクシュン】 last spring, the spring of last year
- 売春 【バイシュン】 prostitution
Kun reading compounds
- 春 【はる】 spring, springtime, New Year, prime (of life), height (of one's prosperity), heyday, adolescence, puberty, sexuality, sexual desire
- 春秋 【しゅんじゅう】 spring and autumn, spring and fall, years, age, The Spring and Autumn Annals, The Chronicles of Lu, Chunqiu, Ch'un Ch'iu
- 小春 【こはる】 10th month of the lunisolar calendar (traditional first month of winter, approx. November), late autumn, late fall
- 毎春 【まいしゅん】 every spring
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あずま、 かす、 すの、 ひ、 わら
- Korean:
- chun
Spanish
- primavera
- comienzo del año
- tiempos de juventud
Portuguese
- primaveril
- primavera (estação)
French
- printemps
1478 | 2001 Kanji |
4c5.13 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-5-4 | SKIP code |
4-9-2 | SKIP code |
5060.3 | Four corner code |
1-29-53 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6625 | Unicode hex code |
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
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) |
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 5
JLPT level N2
482 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 型式 【カタシキ】 model (e.g. of a vehicle), type
- 造形 【ゾウケイ】 molding, moulding, shaping, forming, modelling (i.e. plastic arts), modeling
- 体型 【タイケイ】 figure, body shape, build, physique, form, somatotype, biotype, habitus, (type of) physique
Kun reading compounds
- 型 【かた】 type, style, model, pattern, mold, mould, model, pattern, template, impression, kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts), style (in kabuki, noh, etc.), form, convention, tradition, (standard) form, formula, usage, (set) size, inches (in sizes of displays, disks, image sensors, etc.), (taxonomical) form
- 型式 【かたしき】 model (e.g. of a vehicle), type
- 空手の型 【からてのかた】 kata (in karate)
Readings
- Korean:
- hyeong
Spanish
- tipo
- modelo
- patrón
Portuguese
- bolor
- tipo
- modelo
French
- moule
- modèle
- type
595 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
493 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
468 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
423 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1077 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
685 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
431 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
888 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
909 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1318 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
353 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3266 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1685 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2292 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
687 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
5030 | Morohashi |
2638 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1010 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
680 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
735 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
523 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3272 | 2001 Kanji |
3b6.11 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-6-3 | SKIP code |
1210.4 | Four corner code |
1-23-31 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
578b | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N2
657 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 装 【ソウ】 clothing, dressing, binding (of a book)
- 装甲 【ソウコウ】 armoring, armouring, armor, armour
- 新装 【シンソウ】 redecoration, remodelling, remodeling, refurbishment
- 偽装 【ギソウ】 camouflage, disguise, pretense, feigning, masquerade
- 装束 【ショウゾク】 costume, dress, attire
- 装束能 【ショウゾクノウ】 formal noh performed in full costume
- 舞台衣装 【ブタイイショウ】 (theatrical) costumes
- 婚礼衣装 【コンレイイショウ】 wedding clothes
Kun reading compounds
- 装う 【よそおう】 to dress (oneself in), to attire oneself in, to adorn, to decorate, to pretend, to feign, to affect, to disguise oneself as
- 装い 【よそおい】 dress, outfit, equipment, makeup, adornment, guise, get-up
Readings
- Korean:
- jang
Spanish
- decoración
- adorno
- vestido
- equipar
- proporcionar
- decorar
- vestirse
Portuguese
- vestes
- vestido
- fingir
- disfarce
- manifestar
French
- revêtir
- tenue
- déguisement
- prétendre
- faire semblant
933 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
1524 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
589 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4234 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1391 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
882 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1328 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1411 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1370 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1625 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3327 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1725 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2344 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
405 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
34283P | Morohashi |
2685 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
5455 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
398 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
425 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
951 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1265 | 2001 Kanji |
5e6.8 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-6-6 | SKIP code |
3473.2 | Four corner code |
1-33-85 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
88c5 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1073 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 甲 【コウ】 carapace, shell, 1st in rank, grade A, instep, back of hand, the A party (e.g. in a contract), the first party, plaintiff (label in legal documents)
- 甲状腺 【コウジョウセン】 thyroid (gland)
- 装甲 【ソウコウ】 armoring, armouring, armor, armour
- 亀甲 【キッコウ】 tortoise shell
- 甲 【カン】 treble range (in Japanese music), high note
- 甲板 【カンパン】 deck (of a ship)
Kun reading compounds
- 甲 【きのえ】 first sign of the Chinese calendar
- 甲戌 【きのえいぬ】 Wood Dog (11th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1934, 1994, 2054)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- かぶと、 き、 まさ、 まさる
- Korean:
- gab
Spanish
- caparazón
- armadura
- voz alta
- primero
Portuguese
- armadura
- alto (voz)
- Um grau
- umterior
- peito do pé
- carapaça
French
- armure
- carapace
- haute (voix)
- premier ordre
- première classe
- ancien
- cou-de-pied
- signe du 1er tronc céleste
1243 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1071 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
92 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1082 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1540 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
184 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
982 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1016 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1816 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1331 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4293 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2169 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2923 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1122 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
21725 | Morohashi |
3481 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3725 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1113 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1194 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1053 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3655 | 2001 Kanji |
0a5.34 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-5-1 | SKIP code |
6050.0 | Four corner code |
1-25-35 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7532 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1262 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 巡 【ジュン】 counter for tours, cycles, rounds, circuits, etc.
- 巡回 【ジュンカイ】 going around, patrol, round, tour
- 一巡 【イチジュン】 one round, one tour, one circuit, one patrol
- 軽巡 【ケイジュン】 light cruiser
Kun reading compounds
- 巡る 【めぐる】 to go around, to make a circle around, to surround, to circle, to enclose, to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.), to return, to repeat, to circulate (of blood, money, etc.), to travel around, to make a tour of, to concern (a matter), to surround
- 巡り 【めぐり】 circumference, girth, tour, pilgrimage, circulation (e.g. of blood)
- めぐり合う 【めぐりあう】 to meet fortuitously, to meet by chance, to happen across
Readings
- Korean:
- sun
Spanish
- patrullar
- circular
- dar vueltas
Portuguese
- patrulhar
- dar uma volta
- circunferência
French
- patrouille
- faire le tour
- pèlerinage
- circonférence
1374 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1066 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4667 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
905 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1245 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
777 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
791 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1743 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
677 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3781 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1930 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2622 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
291 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
8680P | Morohashi |
3047 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1528 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
285 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
303 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1090 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2762 | 2001 Kanji |
2q3.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-3-3 | SKIP code |
3-2-3 | SKIP code |
3230.3 | Four corner code |
1-29-68 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5de1 | Unicode hex code |
ocean, sea, foreign, Western style
- On:
- ヨウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
763 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 洋 【ヨウ】 Occident and Orient (esp. the Occident), ocean, sea, foreign, Western, European
- 洋画 【ヨウガ】 Western painting, Western film, Western movie
- 南氷洋 【ナンヒョウヨウ】 Antarctic Ocean
- 環太平洋 【カンタイヘイヨウ】 Pacific Rim
Readings
- Japanese names:
- なだ、 ひろ、 ひろし、 よ、 よし
- Korean:
- yang
Spanish
- océano
- de estilo occidental
- cada una de las dos mitades del mundo
Portuguese
- oceano
- estilo ocidental
French
- océan
- style occidental
526 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
427 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
404 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
366 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2550 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
305 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
209 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
822 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.4 | Japanese for Busy People |
289 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
289 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
917 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1193 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
468 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
292 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
353 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
555 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
17363 | Morohashi |
392 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3130 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
549 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
588 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
411 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
348 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
355 | 2001 Kanji |
3a6.19 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-6 | SKIP code |
3815.1 | Four corner code |
1-45-46 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6d0b | Unicode hex code |
warship
- On:
- カン
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1363 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 艦 【カン】 warship
- 艦船 【カンセン】 warships and other vessels, naval vessels
- 駆逐艦 【クチクカン】 destroyer (ship)
- 巡洋艦 【ジュンヨウカン】 cruiser (warship)
Readings
- Korean:
- ham
Spanish
- buque de guerra
Portuguese
- navio de guerra
French
- navire de guerre
1116 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1299 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3881 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
942 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1693 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1665 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1779 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1892 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1598 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1817 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
963 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1303 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1893 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
30571 | Morohashi |
1435 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4950 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1875 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2020 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1938 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
874 | 2001 Kanji |
6c15.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-6-15 | SKIP code |
1-6-14 | SKIP code |
2841.7 | Four corner code |
1-20-47 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
8266 | Unicode hex code |