1158 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2253 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1929 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1102 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2109 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1163 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
629 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
837 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
202 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
14755 | Morohashi |
928 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2659 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
198 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
210 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level N1
1651 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 桂 【ケイ】 knight
- 桂庵 【ケイアン】 agency for employing servants and arranging marriages (Edo period), mediator, go-between, flattery, flatterer, Keian era (1648.2.15-1652.9.18)
- 月桂 【ゲッケイ】 bay laurel (Laurus nobilis), bay tree, sweet bay, laurel tree, moon, moonlight, katsura tree on the moon (in Chinese legends)
- 肉桂 【ニッケイ】 cinnamon, cinnamon tree (Cinnamomum sieboldii)
Kun reading compounds
- 桂 【かつら】 katsura (Cercidiphyllum japonicum), Japanese Judas tree
- 桂男 【かつらおとこ】 man in the moon
- 広葉桂 【ひろはかつら】 Cercidiphyllum magnificum (species of katsura)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- かつ、 よし、 か
- Korean:
- gye
Spanish
- árbol aromático
- árbol de judas
Portuguese
French
- gainier japonais
- arbre de Judée japonais
1872 | 2001 Kanji |
4a6.13 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-6 | SKIP code |
4491.4 | Four corner code |
1-23-43 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6842 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N2
1092 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 皮肉 【ヒニク】 irony, sarcasm, cynicism, satire, unexpected, different from what one expected, not as one had planned, (only) surface, something superficial, skin and bone, body
- 皮革 【ヒカク】 leather, hide
- 表皮 【ヒョウヒ】 epidermis, cuticle, bark, epidermis, facade
- 上皮 【ウワカワ】 outer layer (e.g. of skin), cuticle, epidermis, bark, rind, crust, film (on the surface of a liquid), scum, epithelium
Kun reading compounds
- 皮 【かわ】 skin, hide, pelt, fur, rind, peel, husk, bark, shell, sheath, wrapping, mask (hiding one's true nature), seeming
- 皮切り 【かわきり】 beginning, start
- 一皮 【ひとかわ】 unmasking
- 薄皮 【うすかわ】 thin skin
Readings
- Korean:
- pi
Spanish
- pellejo
- piel
- cuero
- pelaje
Portuguese
- pelego
- pele
- esconder
- couro
French
- peau
- cuir
- fourrure
- radical peau (no. 107)
307 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
396 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
374 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
939 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3109 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
863 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
755 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
975 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1008 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1144 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1367 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3771 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1923 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2615 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
810 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
22823 | Morohashi |
3037 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3878 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
802 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
865 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
258 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1667 | 2001 Kanji |
2h3.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-3-2 | SKIP code |
4-5-4 | SKIP code |
4024.7 | Four corner code |
1-40-73 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
76ae | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N1
1218 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 酸 【サン】 acid, sourness, sour taste
- 酸化 【サンカ】 oxidation, oxidization
- 炭酸 【タンサン】 carbonic acid, carbonated water, carbonated drink, baking soda, sodium carbonate
- アミノ酸 【アミノサン】 amino acid
Kun reading compounds
- 酸い 【すい】 sour, acid
- 酸葉 【すいば】 sorrel (Rumex acetosa), Common sorrel, garden sorrel, spinach dock
Readings
- Korean:
- san
Spanish
- ácido
- agrio
Portuguese
- ácido
- amargo
- azedo
- picante
French
- acide
- aigre
- amer
- sur (goût)
618 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
715 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
689 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1027 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4789 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
819 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1838 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
516 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
525 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1420 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1797 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1968 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1049 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1415 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1449 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
39871 | Morohashi |
1563 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6177 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1437 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1545 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
791 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3267 | 2001 Kanji |
7e7.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-7-7 | SKIP code |
1364.7 | Four corner code |
1-27-32 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
9178 | Unicode hex code |