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 6
JLPT level N1
1077 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 郷 【キョウ】 hometown, rural township (of China)
- 郷愁 【キョウシュウ】 nostalgia, homesickness
- 同郷 【ドウキョウ】 same village, same town, same province
- 故郷 【コキョウ】 hometown, birthplace, native place, one's old home
- 郷 【ゴウ】 countryside, country, 50-home township (comprised of 2-3 neighbourhoods)
- 郷学 【ゴウガク】 village school (esp. in Edo-era Japan, and ancient Korea and China)
- 水郷 【スイゴウ】 beautiful riverside location, lakeside district, canal district
- 大西郷 【ダイサイゴウ】 the Great Saigo
Kun reading compounds
- 里 【さと】 village, hamlet, countryside, country, home (of one's parents, etc.), hometown, one's origins, one's upbringing, one's past
- 無何有の郷 【むかうのさと】 utopia, (natural) paradise
- 第二の故郷 【だいにのこきょう】 one's second home, home away from home
Readings
- Japanese names:
- くに
- Korean:
- hyang
Spanish
- ciudad natal
- pueblo
- lugar donde hay algo especial
Portuguese
- cidade natal
- aldeia
- lugar de nascimento
- distrito
French
- village natal
- village
- lieu de naissance
- région
852 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
841 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1004 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4766 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1165 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1830 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2112 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
855 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
874 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1024 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
760 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
664 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
403 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
501 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1866 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
39498P | Morohashi |
549 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6145 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1849 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1993 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
920 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2744 | 2001 Kanji |
2d8.14 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-8 | SKIP code |
1-3-7 | SKIP code |
2772.7 | Four corner code |
1-22-31 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
90f7 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
347 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 神 【シン】 spirit, psyche, god, deity, divinity, kami
- 神学 【シンガク】 theology, divinity
- 鬼神 【キシン】 fierce god
- 祭神 【サイジン】 enshrined deity
- 神 【シン】 spirit, psyche, god, deity, divinity, kami
- 神宮 【ジングウ】 high-status Shinto shrine with connection to imperial family, imperial Shinto shrine
- 天神 【テンジン】 heavenly god, heavenly gods, spirit of Sugawara no Michizane, Tenmangu shrine (dedicated to Michizane's spirit), pit of a dried plum, dried plum, tenjin hairstyle, prostitute of the second-highest class (Edo period), tuning peg (on a biwa or shamisen)
- 石神 【シャクジン】 stone which is worshipped, image of a god in stone
Kun reading compounds
- 神 【かみ】 god, deity, divinity, spirit, kami, incredible, fantastic, amazing, Emperor (of Japan), thunder
- 神様 【かみさま】 God, god, ace, king, superior person, god (amongst men)
- 大神 【おおかみ】 god
- ギ神 【ギかみ】 Greek mythology
Readings
- Japanese names:
- か、 かぐ、 かな、 かも、 くま、 こ、 こは、 だま、 み
- Korean:
- sin
Spanish
- dios
- alma
Portuguese
- Deus
- mente
- alma
- divindade
- divino
French
- divinité
- esprit
- âme
257 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
340 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
324 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
229 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3245 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
205 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
774 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
853 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
310 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
310 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
586 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1422 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1143 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
615 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
821 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1128 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
24673P | Morohashi |
912 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4087 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1119 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1200 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
191 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
333 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
655 | 2001 Kanji |
4e5.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-5 | SKIP code |
3520.6 | Four corner code |
1-31-32 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
795e | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
21 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 社 【シャ】 company, firm, office, association, society, (Shinto) shrine, regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour), counter for companies, shrines, etc., incorporated body, corporation, corporate juridical person
- 社員 【シャイン】 company employee, member of a corporation, company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
- 大社 【タイシャ】 grand shrine, famous shrine, Izumo Grand Shrine
- 親会社 【オヤガイシャ】 parent company
Kun reading compounds
- 社 【やしろ】 (Shinto) shrine
- 大社 【たいしゃ】 grand shrine, famous shrine, Izumo Grand Shrine
- 村のお社 【むらのおやしろ】 village shrine
Readings
- Japanese names:
- こそ
- Korean:
- sa
Spanish
- compañía
- asociación
- sociedad
- santuario shintoísta
Portuguese
- companhia
- firme
- escritório
- associação
- templo
French
- temple shinto
- compagnie
- firme
- bureau
- association
234 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
153 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
137 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
30 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3231 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
203 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
76 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
406 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.1 | Japanese for Busy People |
308 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
308 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
60 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1418 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1042 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
562 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
745 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1101 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
24631P | Morohashi |
840 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4065 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1092 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1173 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
82 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
145 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
672 | 2001 Kanji |
4e3.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-3 | SKIP code |
3421.0 | Four corner code |
1-28-50 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
793e | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1011 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 渋滞 【ジュウタイ】 (traffic) congestion, traffic jam, gridlock, delay, stagnation
- 渋面 【ジュウメン】 grimace, sullen face
- 難渋 【ナンジュウ】 suffering, distress, difficulty, hardship, misery, being bogged down, hurdle
- 晦渋 【カイジュウ】 ambiguous, obscure, equivocal
Kun reading compounds
- 渋 【しぶ】 kakishibu, astringent persimmon juice used as a dye or to treat wood, paper, etc.
- 渋い 【しぶい】 astringent, bitter, puckery, rough, harsh, tart, austere, elegant (and unobtrusive), refined, quiet (and simple), sober, sombre, subdued, tasteful (in a quiet way), understated, sour (look), glum, grim, sullen, sulky, stingy, tight-fisted
- 柿渋 【かきしぶ】 kakishibu, astringent persimmon juice used as a dye or to treat wood, paper, etc.
- 鉄渋 【かなしぶ】 aqueous iron rust
- 渋い 【しぶい】 astringent, bitter, puckery, rough, harsh, tart, austere, elegant (and unobtrusive), refined, quiet (and simple), sober, sombre, subdued, tasteful (in a quiet way), understated, sour (look), glum, grim, sullen, sulky, stingy, tight-fisted
- 渋い顔をする 【しぶいかおをする】 to frown (on), to be grim-faced, to look sullen
- 渋る 【しぶる】 to be reluctant (to do), to be unwilling (to do), to hesitate (to do), to grudge, to be tardy (in doing), to put off (doing), to falter, to slacken, to slow down, to have a frequent urge to defecate but difficulty passing stool, to suffer from tenesmus
Readings
- Korean:
- sab
Spanish
- astringente
- austero
- tacaño
- renuente
- tener diarrea
Portuguese
- adstringente
- hesitar
- relutante
- ter diarréia
French
- astringent
- hésiter
- rechigner
- diarrhée
- chic
1364 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
729 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2600 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1025 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1483 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1334 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1693 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1809 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1400 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1209 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
625 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
377 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
471 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1754 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
17750P | Morohashi |
513 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3200 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1738 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1875 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1455 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
340 | 2001 Kanji |
3a8.19 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-8 | SKIP code |
3113.2 | Four corner code |
1-29-34 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6e0b | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N2
508 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 谷底平野 【コクテイヘイヤ】 valley plain
- 渓谷 【ケイコク】 valley (with a river running through it), gorge, ravine, canyon
- 盤谷 【バンコク】 Bangkok (Thailand)
Kun reading compounds
- 谷 【たに】 valley
- 谷間 【たにま】 valley, ravine, gorge, chasm, cleavage (of breasts), part or place that has been left behind, blind spot, bottom (of society), (economic) trough, gap (in activity, one's work, etc.), lull, opening
- 死の谷 【しのたに】 valley of death (barrier between product development and commercialization stages)
- 気圧の谷 【きあつのたに】 low pressure trough
- 極まる 【きわまる】 to reach an extreme, to reach a limit, to terminate, to come to an end, extremely, to be stuck, to be in a dilemma, to be at a loss, to be decided, to be settled
Readings
- Japanese names:
- がい、 がえ、 がや、 せ、 たり、 たん、 や
- Korean:
- gog, yog
Spanish
- valle
Portuguese
- vale
French
- vallée
78 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
135 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
122 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
249 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4458 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
528 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
914 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
449 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
653 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
664 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
458 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1714 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2536 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1290 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1758 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
796 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
36182 | Morohashi |
2043 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
5730 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
788 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
851 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
143 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2077 | 2001 Kanji |
2o5.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-5 | SKIP code |
8060.8 | Four corner code |
1-35-11 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
8c37 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N2
137 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 区 【ク】 ward, borough, city (in Tokyo), district (e.g. electoral), section, zone (e.g. postal)
- 区域 【クイキ】 area, zone, district, quarter, section, limits, boundary
- 学区 【ガック】 school district, school area
- 鉱区 【コウク】 mining area, mine lot
Readings
- Korean:
- gu, u
Spanish
- barrio
- distrito
- sección
Portuguese
- waº
- distrito
French
- circonscription
- arrondissement
591 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
282 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
465 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
67 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
757 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
168 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
131 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
183 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
183 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
548 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
233 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3681 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1879 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2559 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1712 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
2674 | Morohashi |
2963 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
585 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1696 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1831 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
243 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3475 | 2001 Kanji |
2t2.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-2-2 | SKIP code |
7171.4 | Four corner code |
1-22-72 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
533a | Unicode hex code |