872 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
617 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
794 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
801 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
179 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
626 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
615 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
210 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
306 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
306 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
583 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1048 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4318 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2185 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2941 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
221 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
14419 | Morohashi |
3506 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2535 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
216 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
229 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
458 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
un-, not yet, hitherto, still, even now, sign of the ram, 1-3PM, eighth sign of Chinese zodiac
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
650 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 未 【ミ】 not yet, un-
- 未解決 【ミカイケツ】 unsolved, unresolved, unsettled, pending, outstanding
- 過現未 【カゲンミ】 past, present and future, three states of existence
- 未央柳 【ビヨウヤナギ】 Chinese hypericum (Hypericum monogynum)
- 丁未 【ヒノトヒツジ】 Fire Sheep (44th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1907, 1967, 2027)
- 己未 【ツチノトヒツジ】 Earth Sheep (56th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1919, 1979, 2039)
Kun reading compounds
- 未だ 【まだ】 still, as yet, only, (not) yet, more, (more) still, at least, comparatively, relatively, unfinished, incomplete, not yet done
- 未だかつて 【いまだかつて】 never (before)
- 未だ 【まだ】 still, as yet, only, (not) yet, more, (more) still, at least, comparatively, relatively, unfinished, incomplete, not yet done
- 未だしも 【まだしも】 rather, better
- 未 【ひつじ】 the Sheep (eighth sign of the Chinese zodiac), the Ram, the Goat, hour of the Sheep (around 2pm, 1-3pm, or 2-4pm), south-southwest, sixth month of the lunar calendar
- 未草 【ひつじぐさ】 pygmy waterlily (Nymphaea tetragona)
- 辛未 【かのとひつじ】 Metal Sheep (8th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1931, 1991, 2051)
- 乙未 【きのとひつじ】 Wood Sheep (32nd term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1955, 2015, 2075)
Readings
- Korean:
- mi
Spanish
- aún no
- todavía
- hasta ahora
Portuguese
- já-
- não ainda
- até aqui
- ainda
- até mesmo agora
French
- non-
- encore
- pas encore
- jusqu'ici
- même maintenant
- signe de la 8ème branche terrestre
- signe du Mouton (zodiaque)
- 13 à 15 heures
1464 | 2001 Kanji |
0a5.27 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-5-3 | SKIP code |
5090.0 | Four corner code |
1-44-04 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
672a | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
116 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 成果 【セイカ】 (good) result, outcome, fruits (of one's labors), product, accomplishment
- 成案 【セイアン】 definite plan
- 合成 【ゴウセイ】 composition, synthesis, compounding, combining, composite photo, (function) composition
- 集大成 【シュウタイセイ】 (large) compilation, culmination (of hard work)
- 成仏 【ジョウブツ】 attaining Buddhahood, becoming a Buddha, entering Nirvana, going to heaven, resting in peace, dying (peacefully)
- 成就 【ジョウジュ】 fulfillment, fulfilment, realization, realisation, completion
Kun reading compounds
- 成る 【なる】 to become, to get, to grow, to turn, to reach, to attain, to result in, to turn out, to end up, to prove (to be), to consist of, to be composed of, to be made up of, to be completed, to be realized, to succeed, to be attained, to be accomplished, to change (into), to turn (into), to transform, to come (to do), to begin (to do), to grow (to do), to come to, to amount to, to add up to, to make, to play (the part of), to act as, to be used for, to be useful for, to serve as, to be promoted, to do ...
- 成るべく 【なるべく】 as (much) as possible, as (much) as one can, wherever practicable, if possible
- 為す 【なす】 to build up, to establish, to form, to become (a state), to accomplish, to achieve, to succeed in, to change into, to do, to perform, to intend to, to attempt, to try
- なす角 【なすかく】 formed angle, angle made
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あき、 あきら、 しげ、 そん、 たえ、 なお、 なり、 なる、 のり、 ひら、 まさ、 よし、 り
- Korean:
- seong
Spanish
- convertirse en
- resultar
- consistir en
- hacerse
- llegar a ser
- llevar a cabo
- lograr
Portuguese
- tornar-se
- obter
- crescer
- passar
- alcançar
French
- se changer en
- devenir
- obtenir
- croissance
- s'écouler
- accomplir
439 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
545 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
515 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
115 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1799 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
224 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
549 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
322 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
261 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
261 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
377 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
836 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4352 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2202 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2964 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
367 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
11542P | Morohashi |
3537 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2025 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
361 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
386 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
160 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
466 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1459 | 2001 Kanji |
4n2.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-6-4 | SKIP code |
3-5-1 | SKIP code |
5320.0 | Four corner code |
1-32-14 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6210 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
6 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 年 【ネン】 year, counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school), period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
- 年会 【ネンカイ】 conference, annual convention
- 往年 【オウネン】 years gone by, earlier years, former years, the past
- 平年 【ヘイネン】 non-leap year, average year (for rainfall, temperature, etc.), normal year
Kun reading compounds
- 年 【とし】 year, age, years, past one's prime, old age
- 年明け 【としあけ】 beginning of the year, early in the New Year
- いい年 【いいとし】 mature age, advanced age, maturity, age when one is old enough to know better
- 御年 【おんとし】 age (esp. advanced)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ね
- Korean:
- nyeon
Spanish
- año
- edad
Portuguese
- Ano
French
- année
- compteur d'années
126 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
20 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
64 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
3 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
188 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
64 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
51 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
342 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.3 | Japanese for Busy People |
45 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
45 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
24 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
574 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2528 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1284 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1752 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1045 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
9168 | Morohashi |
2035 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1593 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1036 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1114 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
13 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
51 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2355 | 2001 Kanji |
0a6.16 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-4 | SKIP code |
4-6-3 | SKIP code |
8050.0 | Four corner code |
1-39-15 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5e74 | Unicode hex code |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
1638 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 柴胡 【サイコ】 Bupleurum root, Radix Bupleuri
- 西貢 【サイゴン】 Saigon, Ho Chi Minh City
- 鹿砦 【ロクサイ】 abatis
- 柴 【シバ】 brushwood, firewood
- 柴犬 【シバイヌ】 shiba inu (dog breed), shiba, brushwood dog
Kun reading compounds
- 柴 【しば】 brushwood, firewood
- 柴犬 【しばいぬ】 shiba inu (dog breed), shiba, brushwood dog
- 火柴 【かしば】 match, lucifer
- 噛柴 【たむしば】 willow-leafed magnolia (Magnolia salicifolia), anise magnolia
Readings
- Korean:
- si, chae
Spanish
- maleza
- leña
Portuguese
French
2251 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1221 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3287 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2309 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
14664X | Morohashi |
2653 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2657 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
2044 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2202 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
4a6.33 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-6-4 | SKIP code |
2-5-4 | SKIP code |
2190.4 | Four corner code |
1-28-38 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
67f4 | Unicode hex code |
田
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N4
90 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 田畑 【タハタ】 fields (of rice and other crops)
- 田園 【デンエン】 the country, countryside, rural districts, cultivated land, fields
- 桑田 【ソウデン】 mulberry plantation
- 水田 【スイデン】 (water-filled) paddy field
Kun reading compounds
- 田 【た】 rice field
- 田植え 【たうえ】 rice planting
- 新田 【しんでん】 new rice field, newly developed rice field, wasteland or marshland newly reclaimed as a rice field (Edo period)
- 塩田 【えんでん】 saltpan, field for drying salt
Readings
- Japanese names:
- いなか、 おか、 たん、 で、 とう、 や
- Korean:
- jeon
Spanish
- campo de arroz
- arrozal
Portuguese
- campo de arroz
- arroz sem beneficiar
French
- rizière
40 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
60 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
59 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
24 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2994 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
52 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
220 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
189 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.18 | Japanese for Busy People |
35 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
35 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
103 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1330 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3775 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1925 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2617 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
14 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
21723 | Morohashi |
3041 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3727 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
14 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
14 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
61 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
45 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3676 | 2001 Kanji |
5f0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-3-2 | SKIP code |
4-5-1 | SKIP code |
6040.0 | Four corner code |
1-37-36 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7530 | Unicode hex code |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level N1
1629 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 純朴 【ジュンボク】 simple and honest, unsophisticated, simpleminded, naive, unspoiled
- 淳久堂 【ジュンクドウ】 Junkudo (Japanese bookstore chain)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あつ、 あつし、 きよ、 きよし、 まこと、 すなお
- Korean:
- sun
Spanish
- grueso
- espeso
- puro
Portuguese
French
2590 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1947 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1337 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2141 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
626 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
378 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
472 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
17690 | Morohashi |
514 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3189 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
2318 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2410 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
347 | 2001 Kanji |
3a7.19 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-8 | SKIP code |
1-3-7 | SKIP code |
3014.7 | Four corner code |
1-29-63 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6df3 | Unicode hex code |
bend, music, melody, composition, pleasure, injustice, fault, curve, crooked, perverse, lean
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
810 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 曲 【キョク】 composition, piece of music, song, track (on a record), tune, melody, air, enjoyment, fun, interest, pleasure
- 曲折 【キョクセツ】 bending, winding, meandering, zigzagging, ups and downs, twists and turns, complications, difficulties, vicissitudes
- 歌謡曲 【カヨウキョク】 kayōkyoku, form of Japanese popular music that developed during the Showa era, (Western) pop song
- 名曲 【メイキョク】 famous piece of music, excellent song, (musical) masterpiece
Kun reading compounds
- 曲がる 【まがる】 to bend, to curve, to warp, to wind, to twist, to turn, to be awry, to be askew, to be crooked
- 曲げる 【まげる】 to bend, to crook, to bow, to curve, to curl, to lean, to tilt, to incline, to slant, to bend (the truth), to distort, to twist, to pervert, to yield (a point), to depart (from a principle), to ignore (what one really thinks), to pawn
- 隈 【くま】 corner, nook, recess, shade, shadow, dark area, dark circles (under the eyes), dark rings, bend (in a road, river, etc.), shading, gradation, kumadori, style of kabuki makeup used for violent roles
Readings
- Japanese names:
- まがた
- Korean:
- gog
Spanish
- melodía
- curva
- encorvado
- torcer
- doblar
- torcerse
- girarse
Portuguese
- tender
- música
- melodia
- composição
- prazer
- injustiça
- falta
- curva
- tortuoso
- perverso
- inclinar
French
- courber
- musique
- mélodie
- composition
- plaisir
- injustice
- faute
- malhonnête
- pervers
- pencher
381 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
279 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
261 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
604 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
103 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
715 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
609 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
327 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
366 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
367 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
625 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
996 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4340 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2197 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2956 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1180 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
14280 | Morohashi |
3527 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2418 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1172 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1256 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
264 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1976 | 2001 Kanji |
0a6.27 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-6-2 | SKIP code |
5560.0 | Four corner code |
1-22-42 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
66f2 | Unicode hex code |