121 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
201 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
184 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
11 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
213 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
27 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
63 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
771 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.10 | Japanese for Busy People |
71 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
71 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
39 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1053 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4385 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2221 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2987 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
516 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
14499 | Morohashi |
3568 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2596 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
504 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
543 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
108 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
164 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
37 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 東欧 【トウオウ】 Eastern Europe
- 東亜 【トウア】 East Asia, the Orient
- 北北東 【ホクホクトウ】 north-northeast, north-north-east
- 東北東 【トウホクトウ】 east-northeast, ENE
Kun reading compounds
- 東 【ひがし】 east
- 東方 【とうほう】 eastern direction, the Orient, eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)
- 犬が西向きゃ尾は東 【いぬがにしむきゃおはひがし】 that goes without saying, water is wet, when a dog turns west, its tail turns east
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あい、 あがり、 あずま、 あづま、 こち、 さき、 しの、 とお、 はる、 ひが、 もと
- Korean:
- dong
Spanish
- Este
Portuguese
- Oriente
French
- Est
1564 | 2001 Kanji |
0a8.9 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-8-3 | SKIP code |
5090.6 | Four corner code |
1-37-76 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6771 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
153 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 北欧 【ホクオウ】 Northern Europe, Nordic countries, Scandinavia
- 北緯 【ホクイ】 north latitude
- 極北 【キョクホク】 extreme north, North Pole
- 西北 【セイホク】 north-west
Kun reading compounds
- 北 【きた】 north, the North, northern territories, North Korea, north wind
- 北アイルランド 【きたアイルランド】 Northern Ireland
- 西北 【せいほく】 north-west
Readings
- Japanese names:
- きら、 ほう、 ほっ、 ほつ
- Korean:
- bug, bae
Spanish
- Norte
- huir
- perder
Portuguese
- norte
French
- nord
139 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
224 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
205 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
103 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
751 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
156 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
24 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
138 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.20 | Japanese for Busy People |
73 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
73 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
42 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
231 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
230 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
147 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
176 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
454 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
2574 | Morohashi |
197 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
581 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
445 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
480 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
282 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
115 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1256 | 2001 Kanji |
0a5.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-2 | SKIP code |
1111.0 | Four corner code |
1-43-44 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5317 | Unicode hex code |
blessing, fortune, luck, wealth
- On:
- フク
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
467 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 福 【フク】 good fortune, happiness, blessing, good luck
- 福祉 【フクシ】 welfare, well-being, social welfare, social security, social service
- 大福 【ダイフク】 great fortune, good luck, rice cake stuffed with bean jam
- 慶福 【ケイフク】 happy event, happiness
Readings
- Japanese names:
- とし、 とみ、 ふ、 ふき、 ふっ、 ぼく、 よし
- Korean:
- bog
Spanish
- fortuna
- suerte
- dicha
Portuguese
- benção
- fortuna
- sorte
- riqueza
French
- bénédiction
- fortune
- chance
- richesse
506 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
409 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
386 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
450 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3256 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
629 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
777 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1888 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1379 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1466 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
895 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1427 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1303 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
705 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
944 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1099 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
24768P | Morohashi |
1029 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4105 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1090 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1171 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
424 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
676 | 2001 Kanji |
4e9.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-9 | SKIP code |
3126.6 | Four corner code |
1-42-01 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
798f | Unicode hex code |
welfare, happiness
- On:
- シ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1063 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 祉福 【シフク】 prosperity, happiness, blessedness and joy
- 老人福祉 【ロウジンフクシ】 welfare for the aged
- 健康福祉 【ケンコウフクシ】 health and welfare
Readings
- Korean:
- ji
Spanish
- bienestar
- felicidad
- bendición
Portuguese
- bem-estar
- felicidade
French
- bien-être
- bonheur
1316 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1441 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3232 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1803 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1577 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
608 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1390 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1479 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
896 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1420 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1087 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
589 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
780 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1100 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
24641P | Morohashi |
876 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4069 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1091 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1172 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1212 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
673 | 2001 Kanji |
4e4.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-4 | SKIP code |
3121.0 | Four corner code |
1-27-67 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7949 | Unicode hex code |
大
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
7 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 大 【ダイ】 large, big, great, huge, vast, major, important, serious, severe, great, prominent, eminent, distinguished, -sized, as big as, the size of, university, large (e.g. serving size), large option, long month (i.e. having 31 days)
- 大尉 【タイイ】 captain (Army, US Marine Corps, USAF), lieutenant (Navy), flight lieutenant (RAF, RAAF, RNZAF, etc.)
- 国大 【コクダイ】 national university
- 電通大 【デンツウダイ】 University of Electro-Communications
- 大 【タイ】 nth year in the Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25)
- 大尉 【タイイ】 captain (Army, US Marine Corps, USAF), lieutenant (Navy), flight lieutenant (RAF, RAAF, RNZAF, etc.)
- 御大 【オンタイ】 boss, governor, headman
Kun reading compounds
- 大きい 【おおきい】 big, large, great, loud, extensive, spacious, important, decisive, valuable, older, grown up
Readings
- Japanese names:
- うふ、 お、 おう、 た、 たかし、 とも、 はじめ、 ひろ、 ひろし、 まさ、 まさる、 もと、 わ
- Korean:
- dae, da, tae
Spanish
- grande
- muy
- mucho
Portuguese
- grande
- enorme
French
- grand
22 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
25 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
53 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
7 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1171 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
32 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
40 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
48 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.2 | Japanese for Busy People |
26 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
26 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
87 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
408 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4224 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2133 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2882 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
108 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
5831 | Morohashi |
3416 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1133 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
107 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
112 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
5 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
14 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1463 | 2001 Kanji |
0a3.18 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-3-4 | SKIP code |
4003.0 | Four corner code |
1-34-71 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5927 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
27 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 前 【ゼン】 last (i.e. immediately preceding), previous, ex-, former, pre- (e.g. premodern), before, before, earlier
- 前衛 【ゼンエイ】 advance guard, vanguard, avant-garde, forward (player)
- 中前 【チュウゼン】 front of center field, front of centre field
- 風前 【フウゼン】 where the wind blows
Kun reading compounds
- 前 【まえ】 in front (of), before (e.g. a building), before, earlier, previously, prior, ago, (minutes) to (the hour), (the) front, frontal part, fore, head (e.g. of a line), forward, ahead, (in the) presence (of), in front (of someone), previous (e.g. page), prior (e.g. engagement), first (e.g. half), former (e.g. example), portion, helping, front (of one's body or clothing), breast (of a coat, kimono, etc.), privates, private parts, criminal record, previous conviction, (a) prior
- 前売り 【まえうり】 advance sale, booking
- 左前 【ひだりまえ】 wearing a kimono with the right side over the left (normally used only for the dead), going badly (one's business, one's fortune, the economy), being in a bad financial situation, front left, front and left, before and left
- 出前 【でまえ】 home delivery (of food), outside catering
Readings
- Japanese names:
- さき、 さと、 まい
- Korean:
- jeon
Spanish
- antes
- delante de
Portuguese
- em frente
- antes
French
- devant
- avant
102 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
177 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
159 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
38 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
595 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
139 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
23 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
921 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.3 | Japanese for Busy People |
47 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
47 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
29 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
196 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2819 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1453 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1957 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
296 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
2011X | Morohashi |
2266 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
490 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
290 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
309 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
53 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
182 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
943 | 2001 Kanji |
2o7.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-6 | SKIP code |
2-2-7 | SKIP code |
8022.1 | Four corner code |
1-33-16 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
524d | Unicode hex code |
station
- On:
- エキ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
724 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 駅 【エキ】 railway station, train station, staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan), counter for railway stations and bus stations
- 駅員 【エキイン】 (train) station attendant, station employee, station staff
- 宿駅 【シュクエキ】 relay station, post station, stage
- 終着駅 【シュウチャクエキ】 terminal station
Readings
- Korean:
- yeog
Spanish
- estación
Portuguese
- estação
French
- gare
158 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
253 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
233 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
384 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
5199 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
189 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
101 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2172 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.12 | Japanese for Busy People |
284 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
284 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
56 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1915 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2292 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1184 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1618 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
2003 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
44633P | Morohashi |
1822 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6735 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1984 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2138 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
426 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3462 | 2001 Kanji |
10a4.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-10-4 | SKIP code |
7738.7 | Four corner code |
1-17-56 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
99c5 | Unicode hex code |