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 |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
105 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 的 【テキ】 -ical, -ive, -al, -ic, -y, -like, -ish, -sort of, -kind of, (something) like, along the lines of, -wise, in terms of, for, from the viewpoint of, from a ... standpoint, as far as ... is concerned, Mr., Ms., Mrs.
- 的確 【テキカク】 accurate, precise, exact, appropriate, apt, right
- 公的 【コウテキ】 public, official
- 人為的 【ジンイテキ】 artificial, unnatural, human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster), man-made
Kun reading compounds
- 的 【まと】 mark, target, object, subject, focus, point (e.g. of argument)
- 的外れ 【まとはずれ】 off the mark, off base, misdirected, irrelevant
- 憧れの的 【あこがれのまと】 object of adoration, longing
- 小的 【こまと】 small mark, small target
Readings
- Japanese names:
- いくは、 ゆくは
- Korean:
- jeog
Spanish
- objetivo
- propósito
- sufijo para formar adjetivos
Portuguese
- Centro do alvo
- marca
- alvo
- objeto
French
- cible
- but
- objectif
- terminaison d'adjectif
478 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
578 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
551 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
39 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3097 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
372 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
753 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
635 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.20 | Japanese for Busy People |
210 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
210 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
380 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1364 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1444 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
767 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1040 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
69 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
22692 | Morohashi |
1125 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3867 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
69 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
73 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
7 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
511 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
852 | 2001 Kanji |
4c4.12 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-5-3 | SKIP code |
2762.0 | Four corner code |
1-37-10 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7684 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
218 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 引退 【インタイ】 retirement
- 引責 【インセキ】 taking responsibility
- 誘引 【ユウイン】 enticement, inducement, attraction
- 吸引 【キュウイン】 absorption, suction, aspiration, attraction, draw
Kun reading compounds
- 引く 【ひく】 to pull, to tug, to lead (e.g. a horse), to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.), to attract (e.g. interest), to draw back (e.g. one's hand), to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.), to pull in, to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.), to draw (a line, plan, etc.), to catch (a cold), to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument), to look up (in a dictionary, phone book, etc.), to consult, to check, to haul, to pull (vehicles), to subtract, to deduct, to recede, to ebb, to fade, to be descend from, to inherit (a characteristic), to quote, to cite, to raise (as evidence), to lay on (electricity, gas, etc.), to install (e.g. a telephone), to supply (e.g. water), to hold (e.g. a note), to apply (e.g. lipstick), to oil (e.g. a pan), to wax (e.g. a floor), to move back, to draw back, to recede, to fall back, to retreat, to lessen, to subside, to ebb, to go down (e.g. of swelling), to resign, to retire, to quit
- 引く手 【ひくて】 admirer, inducer
- 引ける 【ひける】 to close, to be over, to break up (e.g. school), to lose one's nerve, to feel daunted
Readings
- Japanese names:
- いな、 ひき、 ひけ、 びき
- Korean:
- in
Spanish
- tirar
- remolcar
- retroceder
- ser guiado
- arrastrar
- tocar (instrumento de cuerda)
Portuguese
- puxar
- rebocar
- sacudir
- permitir
- instalar
- citação
- referir-se
French
- tirer
- admettre
- installer
- citation
- référence
- jouer (musique)
- attraper (froid)
156 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
81 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
77 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
238 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1562 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
271 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
167 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
144 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.2 | Japanese for Busy People |
216 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
216 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
257 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
605 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
207 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
133 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
160 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1240 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
9699 | Morohashi |
181 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1681 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1232 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1318 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
263 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
87 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3554 | 2001 Kanji |
3h1.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-1 | SKIP code |
1220.0 | Four corner code |
1-16-90 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5f15 | Unicode hex code |
用
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
107 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 用 【ヨウ】 business, task, errand, engagement, use, purpose, for the use of ..., used for ..., made for ..., call of nature, excretion
- 用意 【ヨウイ】 preparation, arrangements, provision, getting ready, laying out (e.g. a meal)
- 登用 【トウヨウ】 appointment, assignment, promotion
- 効用 【コウヨウ】 use, utility, effect, benefit
Kun reading compounds
- 用いる 【もちいる】 to use, to make use of, to utilize, to utilise
Readings
- Japanese names:
- たから
- Korean:
- yong
Spanish
- uso
- empleo
- trabajo
- usar
- hacer uso de
Portuguese
- utilizar
- negócios
- serviço
- usar
- empregar
French
- se servir de
- affaires
- service
- utiliser
- employer
146 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
235 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
215 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
102 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2993 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
110 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
219 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
193 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.19 | Japanese for Busy People |
107 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
107 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
308 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1329 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3694 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1889 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2569 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1189 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
21703 | Morohashi |
2976 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3721 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1181 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1265 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
177 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
116 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3653 | 2001 Kanji |
2r3.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-2-3 | SKIP code |
4-5-1 | SKIP code |
7722.0 | Four corner code |
1-45-49 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7528 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
439 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 仕 【シ】 official, civil service
- 試合 【シアイ】 match, game, bout, contest
- 勤労奉仕 【キンロウホウシ】 labor service, labour service
- 中仕 【ナカシ】 longshoreman, baggageman
- 仕込み 【ジコミ】 learned at ..., acquired at ...
- 仕丁 【シチョウ】 men pressed into forced labor (ritsuryō system), palanquin bearer (Edo period)
- 致仕 【チシ】 resignation, seventy years of age
Kun reading compounds
- 仕える 【つかえる】 to serve, to work for, to attend
Readings
- Korean:
- sa
Spanish
- trabajo
- servir
- asistir
Portuguese
- atender
- ação
- oficial
- servir
French
- servir
- faire
- officiel
221 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
301 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
285 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
397 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
362 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
75 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
110 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
124 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.7 | Japanese for Busy People |
333 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
333 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
236 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
58 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
37 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
21 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
21 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
969 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
368 | Morohashi |
34 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
123 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
960 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1033 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
271 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
250 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2172 | 2001 Kanji |
2a3.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-2-3 | SKIP code |
2421.0 | Four corner code |
1-27-37 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
4ed5 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
493 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 様 【ヨウ】 appearing ..., looking ..., way to ..., method of ...ing, form, style, design, like, similar to, thing (thought or spoken)
- 様式 【ヨウシキ】 style, form, pattern
- 文様 【モンヨウ】 pattern, design
- 一様 【イチヨウ】 uniform, equal, even, the same, identical, common, ordinary, usual
Kun reading compounds
- 様 【さま】 Mr, Mrs, Miss, Ms, makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions), state, situation, appearance, manner
- 様変わり 【さまがわり】 changing completely, transformation
- 殿様 【とのさま】 nobleman, dignitary, lord, feudal lord (of the Edo period), daimyo, man brought up away from the world, arrogant man with little knowledge of the ways of the world
- ご馳走様 【ごちそうさま】 thank you (for the meal), that was a delicious meal, thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
- 唐行きさん 【からゆきさん】 karayuki-san, young Japanese women who were sent to work (mainly as prostitutes) in foreign countries, esp. in Southeast Asia (Meiji to early Showa)
- 愛様 【いとさん】 daughter (of a good family)
Readings
- Korean:
- yang
Spanish
- forma
- manera
- situación
- estilo
- señor
- señora
- srta.
Portuguese
- Senhor
- estilo
- modos
- sufixo polido para senhor.
French
- Monsieur, Madame
- apparence
- manière
- sorte
- état
- suffixe de politesse
328 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
430 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
407 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
472 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2341 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
309 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
641 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2099 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.15 | Japanese for Busy People |
403 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
407 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
677 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1110 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1332 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
723 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
969 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
942 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
15352P | Morohashi |
1052 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2821 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
933 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1003 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
216 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
429 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1842 | 2001 Kanji |
4a10.25 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-10 | SKIP code |
4893.2 | Four corner code |
1-45-45 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
69d8 | Unicode hex code |