154 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
243 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
224 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1044 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2154 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
576 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
191 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1883 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
348 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
348 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
107 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
992 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1273 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
689 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
921 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
491 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
14065 | Morohashi |
1010 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2503 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
480 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
519 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
415 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
1040 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 暗 【アン】 darkness
- 暗雲 【アンウン】 dark clouds, threatening signs, ominous indications
- 明暗 【メイアン】 light and darkness, light and shade
- 冥暗 【メイアン】 gloom, shade
Kun reading compounds
- 暗い 【くらい】 dark, gloomy, murky, depressed, dispirited, down in the dumps, dark (mood), dark (in colour), dull, ill-boding, dark (e.g. past), suspicious, unlikely (to succeed), hopeless, unpromising, unfamiliar (with), ignorant (of)
- 暗い過去 【くらいかこ】 shadowy past, murky past
- 眩む 【くらむ】 to be dazzled by, to be dizzied by, to be disoriented by, to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.), to become dark
- 暮れる 【くれる】 to get dark, to grow dark, to end (of a day, year, season, etc.), to come to an end, to close, to be sunk in (e.g. despair), to be lost in (e.g. thought), to be overcome with
Readings
- Korean:
- am
Spanish
- oscuro
- poco claro
- memorizar
- sombrío
Portuguese
- escuridão
- desaparecer
- sombra
- informal
- escurecer
- cegar
French
- obscurité
- disparaître
- ombre
- informel
- s'assombrir
- être aveuglé
3878 | 2001 Kanji |
4c9.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-9 | SKIP code |
6006.1 | Four corner code |
1-16-37 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6697 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1338 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 黙祷 【モクトウ】 silent prayer
- 黙示 【モクシ】 (tacitly) implying, implication, revelation
- 寡黙 【カモク】 untalkative, quiet, taciturn, reticent, uncommunicative
- 温厚寡黙 【オンコウカモク】 gentle and reticent
Kun reading compounds
- 黙る 【だまる】 to be silent, to say nothing
Readings
- Korean:
- mug
Spanish
- silencio
- callarse
- dejar de hablar
Portuguese
- silêncio
- tornar-se silencioso
- parar de falar
- deixar como está
French
- silence
- se taire
- laisser en l'état
1856 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1418 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2796 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1581 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1925 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2405 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1578 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1684 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
869 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1941 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3554 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1833 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2494 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
245 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
48063P | Morohashi |
2865 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
7055 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
240 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
255 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1819 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3640 | 2001 Kanji |
4d11.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-11-4 | SKIP code |
6333.3 | Four corner code |
1-44-59 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
9ed9 | Unicode hex code |
complete, finish
- On:
- リョウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
792 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 了 【リョウ】 finish, completion, the end
- 諒 【リョウ】 fact, truth, understanding, consideration
- 満了 【マンリョウ】 expiration, termination
- 未了 【ミリョウ】 unfinished, unfilled (order), unexecuted
Readings
- Japanese names:
- さとる
- Korean:
- ryo
Spanish
- completar
- alcanzar un fin
- finalizar
- comprender
Portuguese
- Completar
- fim
French
- achevé
- fini
1905 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
919 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
268 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1018 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
293 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
9 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
941 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
971 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
818 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
273 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4157 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2107 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2852 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
98 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
226 | Morohashi |
3350 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
67 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
97 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
101 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1008 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3553 | 2001 Kanji |
2c0.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-2-1 | SKIP code |
4-1-1 | SKIP code |
1720.7 | Four corner code |
1-46-27 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
4e86 | Unicode hex code |
unravel, notes, key, explanation, understanding, untie, undo, solve, answer, cancel, absolve, explain, minute
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
176 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 解 【カイ】 solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.), root (e.g. of a polynomial), solution (to a given problem), answer, explanation, interpretation
- 解禁 【カイキン】 lifting a ban, raising an embargo, opening a season (hunting, fishing, etc.), publishing contents, revealing information
- 瓦解 【ガカイ】 collapse, downfall
- 明解 【メイカイ】 clear explanation
- 解熱 【ゲネツ】 lowering a fever, alleviation of fever
- 解脱 【ゲダツ】 liberation from earthly desires and the woes of man, deliverance of one's soul, moksha, mukti, vimukti
- 雪消 【ユキゲ】 snow melting, water from melting snow
- 義解 【ギゲ】 explanation (of the meaning), interpretation
Kun reading compounds
- 解く 【とく】 to untie, to unfasten, to unwrap, to undo, to unbind, to unpack, to unsew, to unstitch, to solve, to work out, to answer, to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.), to clear up, to remove (suspicion), to appease, to dissolve (a contract), to cancel, to remove (a prohibition), to lift (a ban), to raise (a siege), to release (from duty), to relieve, to dismiss, to comb (out), to card, to untangle (hair)
- 溶かす 【とかす】 to dissolve, to melt
- 梳かす 【とかす】 to comb out, to brush, to untangle, to unravel
- 解ける 【とける】 to be solved, to be resolved, to loosen, to come untied, to come undone, to be removed (of restrictions), to be lifted (e.g. a ban), to be broken (spells, curses, etc.), to dissipate (of anger, tension, etc.), to melt away, to ease, to be appeased, to be resolved (of a dispute, misunderstanding, etc.), to be cleared up
- 溶ける 【とける】 to melt, to thaw, to fuse, to dissolve
- 解く 【ほどく】 to undo, to untie, to unfasten, to unlace, to unravel, to loosen, to unpack
- 解す 【ほぐす】 to unravel, to untie, to untangle, to loosen, to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.), to relax, to ease
- 分かる 【わかる】 to understand, to comprehend, to grasp, to see, to get, to follow, to become clear, to be known, to be discovered, to be realized, to be realised, to be found out, I know!, I think so too!
Readings
- Japanese names:
- さとる、 とけ
- Korean:
- hae, gae
Spanish
- desenredar
- desatar
- liberar
- aclarar
- resolver
- peinarse
- aflojar
Portuguese
- solucionar
- notas
- chave
- explicação
- compreensão
- desamarrar
- desfazer
- resolveer
- resposta
- cancelar
- absolver
- explicar
- deta
French
- délier
- notes
- clé
- explication
- compréhension
- défaire
- résoudre
- répondre
- annuler
- absoudre
- expliquer
- minute
567 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
662 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
632 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
192 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4306 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
577 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
892 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1923 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
474 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
482 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
293 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1651 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1913 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1017 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1375 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1831 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
35067 | Morohashi |
1517 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
5548 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1814 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1955 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
142 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
769 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2555 | 2001 Kanji |
4g9.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-7-6 | SKIP code |
2725.2 | Four corner code |
1-18-82 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
89e3 | Unicode hex code |