536 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
1394 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
215 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2212 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
884 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1419 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
869 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
696 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
709 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
970 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1075 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1075 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
580 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
769 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
793 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
14516 | Morohashi |
864 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2592 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
785 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
848 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
483 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
508 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N1
471 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 松竹梅 【ショウチクバイ】 pine, bamboo and plum (an auspicious grouping), high, middle and low (ranking), top, middle and bottom, upper, medium, lower, first, second and third (class)
- 鰹 【カツオ】 skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis), oceanic bonito, victorfish
- 老松 【ロウショウ】 old pine tree
- 翠松 【スイショウ】 verdant pine, green pine
Kun reading compounds
- 松 【まつ】 pine tree (Pinus spp.), highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
- 松下電工 【まつしたでんこう】 Matsushita Electric Works
- 赤松 【あかまつ】 Japanese red pine (Pinus densiflora), Japanese umbrella pine, tanyosho pine
- 浜松 【はままつ】 Hamamatsu (city)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- おお、 しょ、 ま、 まっ
- Korean:
- song
Spanish
- pino
Portuguese
- pinheiro
French
- pin
1871 | 2001 Kanji |
4a4.16 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-4 | SKIP code |
4893.2 | Four corner code |
1-30-30 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
677e | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
875 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 尾 【ビ】 Chinese "Tail" constellation (one of the 28 mansions), counter for fish, shrimp, etc.
- 尾行 【ビコウ】 shadow, tail, following
- 最後尾 【サイコウビ】 end (e.g. of a line), tail end, rear, backmost part
- 交尾 【コウビ】 copulation (among animals), mating, treading, covering, serving
Kun reading compounds
- 尾 【お】 tail (of an animal), cauda, tail (of a kite, etc.), tail end, tail (of a comet), slope at the foot of a mountain
- 尾根 【おね】 (mountain) ridge
- ガスの尾 【ガスのお】 gas tail (of a comet)
- 虎の尾 【とらのお】 tiger's tail, gooseneck loosestrife (Lysimachia clethroides), Asplenium incisum (species of spleenwort)
Readings
- Korean:
- mi
Spanish
- cola
- final
- parte trasera
- contador de peces
Portuguese
- rabo
- fim
- sufixo para contagem de p/ peixes
- fundo de uma rampa
French
- queue
- bout
- compteur de poissons
- bas de pente (montagne)
1734 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
675 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1383 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1005 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1230 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
505 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1868 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
2028 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1723 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
526 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3799 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1942 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2635 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1934 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
7650 | Morohashi |
3062 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1411 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1915 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2064 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1117 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3756 | 2001 Kanji |
3r4.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-3-4 | SKIP code |
7721.4 | Four corner code |
1-40-88 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5c3e | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N2
253 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 村 【ムラ】 village
- 村議会 【ソンギカイ】 village assembly
- 町村 【チョウソン】 towns and villages
- 農村 【ノウソン】 agricultural community, farm village, rural
Kun reading compounds
- 村 【むら】 village
- 村長 【そんちょう】 village headman, village mayor
- 選手村 【せんしゅむら】 Olympic village, athlete's village
- 隣村 【りんそん】 neighboring village, neighbouring village
Readings
- Japanese names:
- え、 むた、 ら
- Korean:
- chon
Spanish
- ciudad
- pueblo
Portuguese
- cidade
- aldeia
French
- village
- ville
107 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
62 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
52 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
210 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2191 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
154 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
196 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
424 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
191 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
191 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
364 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1073 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1029 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
558 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
738 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
212 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
14464 | Morohashi |
834 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2564 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
208 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
221 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
241 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
65 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1848 | 2001 Kanji |
4a3.11 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-3 | SKIP code |
4490.0 | Four corner code |
1-34-28 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6751 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N2
787 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 岩盤 【ガンバン】 bedrock
- 岩石 【ガンセキ】 rock
- 砂岩 【サガン】 sandstone
- 石灰岩 【セッカイガン】 limestone
Kun reading compounds
- 岩 【いわ】 rock, boulder, crag
- 岩間 【いわま】 among rocks
- 一枚岩 【いちまいいわ】 monolith, large slab of rock, unity (of a group, organization, etc.), unanimity, solidarity
- 浮岩 【うきいわ】 rock partially submerged in water, rock partially emerging from the water, pumice stone
Readings
- Korean:
- am
Spanish
- roca
Portuguese
- rochedo
- rocha
- penhedo
French
- rocher
- roc
- falaise
178 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
102 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
249 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
744 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1414 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
821 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
487 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
942 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1345 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1428 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
457 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
538 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2778 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1423 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1921 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
777 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
7985 | Morohashi |
2235 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1461 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
770 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
832 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
156 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1277 | 2001 Kanji |
3o5.10 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-5 | SKIP code |
2260.1 | Four corner code |
1-20-68 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5ca9 | Unicode hex code |
手
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N4
60 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 手術 【シュジュツ】 surgery, operation, procedure, skill with one's hands, sleight of hand
- 手記 【シュキ】 note, memorandum, memo, memoirs, personal account
- 二塁手 【ニルイシュ】 second baseman
- 名手 【メイシュ】 master, expert, brilliant move (in go, shogi, etc.), excellent move
- 交際上手 【コウサイジョウズ】 good at socializing, sociability, being a good mixer
- 処世上手 【ショセイジョウズ】 knowing how to get on in the world, knowing the secret of success in life
Kun reading compounds
- 手 【て】 hand, arm, forepaw, foreleg, handle, hand, worker, help, trouble, care, effort, means, way, trick, move, technique, workmanship, hand, handwriting, kind, type, sort, one's hands, one's possession, ability to cope, hand (of cards), direction, move (in go, shogi, etc.)
- 手足 【てあし】 hands and feet, limbs, person at one's beck and call, person at hand, reliable worker
- 逆手 【ぎゃくて】 underhand grip, backhand grip (e.g. in tennis), unexpected twist, turning the tables (on an opponent)
- 担い手 【にないて】 bearer, carrier, person bearing responsibility, person in charge, supporter
Readings
- Korean:
- su
Spanish
- mano
Portuguese
- mão
French
- main
28 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
35 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
32 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
42 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1827 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
37 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
54 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
118 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.19 | Japanese for Busy People |
57 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
57 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
170 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
847 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4267 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2155 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2907 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
644 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
11768 | Morohashi |
3456 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2060 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
637 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
687 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
57 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
30 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2247 | 2001 Kanji |
3c0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-4-3 | SKIP code |
2-1-3 | SKIP code |
2050.0 | Four corner code |
1-28-74 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
624b | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N2
140 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 県 【ケン】 prefecture (Japan), county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.), department (France), province (Italy, Spain, etc.)
- 県営 【ケンエイ】 (under) prefectural management
- 都道府県 【トドウフケン】 prefectures (of Japan), largest administrative divisions of Japan: Tokyo-to, Osaka-fu, Kyoto-fu, Hokkaido and the remaining prefectures
- 同県 【ドウケン】 the same prefecture, the said prefecture
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あがた、 がた
- Korean:
- hyeon
Spanish
- prefectura
Portuguese
- Condado
- prefeitura (região)
French
- préfecture
- département
203 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
291 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
273 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
195 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1362 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
381 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
226 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1252 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
194 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
194 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
336 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1380 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3269 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1687 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2294 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
126 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
23210P | Morohashi |
2641 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3918 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
513 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
552 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
326 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1241 | 2001 Kanji |
3n6.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-6-3 | SKIP code |
3-4-5 | SKIP code |
2-5-4 | SKIP code |
2690.1 | Four corner code |
1-24-09 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
770c | Unicode hex code |