355 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
255 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
235 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
297 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2361 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
470 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
644 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2301 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
781 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
795 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
34 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1111 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1350 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
733 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
979 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1767 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
15484P | Morohashi |
1066 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2854 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1751 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1888 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
432 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
480 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 横線 【オウセン】 horizontal line
- 横行 【オウコウ】 being rampant, being widespread, being prevalent, walking sideways, staggering, striding
- 縦横 【ジュウオウ】 length and width, length and breadth, lengthwise and crosswise, vertical and horizontal, the four cardinal points, every direction, all directions, as one wishes, as one pleases, at will
- 専横 【センオウ】 arbitrariness, despotism, high-handedness, tyranny
Kun reading compounds
- 横 【よこ】 horizontal (as opposed to vertical), lying down, side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back), width, breadth, side (of a box, etc.), beside, aside, next to, unconnected
- 邪 【よこしま】 wicked, evil, wrong, bad
- 真横 【まよこ】 (right at the) side, just beside
- 縦中横 【たてちゅうよこ】 using horizontal characters in vertical writing
Readings
- Korean:
- hoeng
Spanish
- lateral
- lado
- horizontal
- egoísta
- incorrecto
- costado
Portuguese
- De lado
- lado
- horizontal
- largura
- trama (tecidos)
French
- latéral
- côté
- horizontal
- largeur
- trame (tissu)
1861 | 2001 Kanji |
4a11.13 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-11 | SKIP code |
4498.6 | Four corner code |
1-18-03 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6a2a | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1339 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 須恵器 【スエキ】 Sue ware (type of unglazed pottery made from the middle of the Kofun era through the Heian era)
- 須義 【スギ】 cobia (Rachycentron canadum), sergeant fish
- 恵比寿 【エビス】 Ebisu, god of fishing and commerce
- 提宇子 【ダイウス】 God
- 須髯 【シュゼン】 beard
- 須弥山 【シュミセン】 Mount Sumeru (believed to be the centre of the Buddhist world)
Kun reading compounds
- 須らく 【すべからく】 absolutely (ought to), by all means, all, entirely
Readings
- Japanese names:
- もとむ、 ぞ
- Korean:
- su
Spanish
- instante
- desear
- anhelar
- esperar
Portuguese
French
- nécessité
- certainement
- devrait faire
936 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1592 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1946 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1544 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2263 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1531 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
700 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
419 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
526 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1734 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
43352 | Morohashi |
574 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6618 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1718 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1854 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
3j9.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-9 | SKIP code |
2128.6 | Four corner code |
1-31-60 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
9808 | Unicode hex code |
congratulations, joy
- On:
- ガ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N1
1056 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 賀 【ガ】 congratulation, celebration
- 賀正 【ガショウ】 A Happy New Year!
- 年賀 【ネンガ】 New Year's greetings, New Year's call, New Year's gift
- 祝賀 【シュクガ】 celebration, congratulations
Readings
- Japanese names:
- か、 のり、 よし、 より
- Korean:
- ha
Spanish
- felicitaciones
- enhorabuena
- alegría
Portuguese
- congratulações
- prazer
French
- félicitations
- joie
565 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
660 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
630 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
778 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4501 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
615 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1780 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1756 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
756 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
769 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1019 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1728 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3212 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1663 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2253 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
877 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
36725 | Morohashi |
2599 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
5790 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
868 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
933 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
751 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1661 | 2001 Kanji |
7b5.10 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-5-7 | SKIP code |
4680.6 | Four corner code |
1-18-76 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
8cc0 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N2
719 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 芸 【ゲイ】 art, craft, accomplishment, artistic skill, technique, performance
- 芸者 【ゲイシャ】 geisha, professional female entertainer, usu. at traditional banquets
- 民芸 【ミンゲイ】 folk craft, folk art
- 文芸 【ブンゲイ】 literature, the arts, art and literature, liberal arts
- 芸香 【ウンコウ】 common rue (Ruta graveolens)
- 芸艸堂 【ウンソウドウ】 Unsodo
- 耕耘 【コウウン】 plowing and weeding, farming, cultivation, tillage
Readings
- Japanese names:
- き、 げ、 なり
- Korean:
- un, ye
Spanish
- arte
- técnica
Portuguese
- técnica
- arte
- ofício
- performance
- representação
- truque
- façanha
French
- art
- technique
- métier
- interprétation
- tour
- cascade
388 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
495 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
470 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
588 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3908 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
421 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
862 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
689 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
435 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
441 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
566 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
642 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2738 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1403 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1892 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
428 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
30741P | Morohashi |
2209 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4978 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
421 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
450 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
479 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1971 | 2001 Kanji |
3k4.12 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-4 | SKIP code |
4473.1 | Four corner code |
1-23-61 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
82b8 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
350 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 術 【ジュツ】 art, technique, means, way, trick, trap, plot, stratagem, magic
- 術後 【ジュツゴ】 postoperative, after surgery
- 奇術 【キジュツ】 magic, conjuring, sleight of hand, legerdemain
- 占星術 【センセイジュツ】 astrology
Kun reading compounds
- 術 【すべ】 way, method, means
- 術無し 【すべなし】 having no choice, at a loss for what to do, at one's wits' end
- なす術 【なすすべ】 means, method, way
- 為ん術 【せんすべ】 (proper) methods
Readings
- Korean:
- sul
Spanish
- arte
- técnica
- manera de hacer las cosas
Portuguese
- arte
- técnica
- habilidade
- meios
- truque
- recursos
- mágica
French
- technique
- art
- moyens
- tour
- ressources
- magie
636 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
732 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
708 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
299 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1621 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
447 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
877 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1298 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
187 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
187 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
370 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1614 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
575 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
350 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
433 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1539 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
34046P | Morohashi |
476 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1754 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1525 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1644 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
322 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
736 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2053 | 2001 Kanji |
3i8.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-8 | SKIP code |
2122.1 | Four corner code |
2190.4 | Four corner code |
1-29-49 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
8853 | Unicode hex code |
drama, play
- On:
- ゲキ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N2
662 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 劇 【ゲキ】 drama, play, powerful drug
- 劇画 【ゲキガ】 comic strip with dramatic story
- 新劇 【シンゲキ】 shingeki, new drama (movement), form of Japanese theater developed towards the end of the Meiji period inspired by modern Western theater
- 京劇 【キョウゲキ】 classical Chinese opera
Readings
- Korean:
- geug
Spanish
- drama
- obra
- teatro
- violento
- intenso
Portuguese
- drama
- jogo
French
- théâtre
- pièce (théâtre)
858 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
848 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
458 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
247 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1078 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
365 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
797 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
811 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1140 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
206 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2399 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1221 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1681 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
2016 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
2218 | Morohashi |
1904 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
517 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1997 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2152 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
982 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1243 | 2001 Kanji |
2f13.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-13-2 | SKIP code |
2220.0 | Four corner code |
1-23-64 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5287 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
52 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 場 【ジョウ】 place, spot, grounds, arena, stadium, range, course
- 場外 【ジョウガイ】 outside the hall (or stadium, market, etc.), off the grounds, off the premises, off-track
- 斎場 【サイジョウ】 funeral hall, ceremony site
- 開場 【カイジョウ】 opening (the doors of a venue), inauguration (of a new building, facility, etc.)
Kun reading compounds
- 場 【ば】 place, spot, space, field, discipline, sphere, realm, occasion, situation, scene (of a play, movie, etc.), session, field, table, area in which cards are laid out (in a card game), round (east, south, etc.), field, field (in Gestalt psychology)
- 場合 【ばあい】 case, occasion, situation, circumstances
- 木場 【きば】 lumberyard
- 漁場 【ぎょじょう】 fishing grounds, permitted fishing zone
Readings
- Korean:
- jang
Spanish
- lugar
- situación
- momento
Portuguese
- localização
- lugar
French
- lieu
- place
- aire
- champ (magnétique)
252 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
161 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
144 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
34 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1113 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
250 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
145 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
3.2 | Japanese for Busy People |
154 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
154 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
335 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
380 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
678 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
408 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
512 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
551 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
5278 | Morohashi |
558 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1058 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
545 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
584 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
49 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
216 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1451 | 2001 Kanji |
3b9.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-9 | SKIP code |
4612.7 | Four corner code |
1-30-76 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5834 | Unicode hex code |