46 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
79 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
41 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
109 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
27 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
123 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
203 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
205 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.17 | Japanese for Busy People |
275 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
275 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
407 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1128 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4296 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2172 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2926 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
385 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
16255 | Morohashi |
3484 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2955 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
379 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
405 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
139 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
42 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N4
143 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 正 【セイ】 (logical) true, regular, 10^40, ten thousand undecillion, original, positive, greater than zero, thesis (in dialectics)
- 正解 【セイカイ】 correct answer, right solution, correct interpretation, right decision, right choice, appropriate judgement
- 検事正 【ケンジセイ】 chief public prosecutor
- 適正 【テキセイ】 reasonable, suitable
- 正 【ショウ】 exactly, precisely, correct, right, true, greater (of equal court ranks), upper, senior, director (highest of the four administrative positions of the ritsuryō period), chief
- 正月 【ショウガツ】 New Year (esp. first three days), first month of the year, January
- 大正 【タイショウ】 Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25), Taisho era
- 賀正 【ガショウ】 A Happy New Year!
Kun reading compounds
- 正しい 【ただしい】 right, correct, proper, righteous, just, honest, truthful, lawful
- 正しい行い 【ただしいおこない】 conducting oneself properly, right conduct, doing the right thing
- 正す 【ただす】 to correct, to rectify, to reform, to amend, to redress, to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.), to adjust
- 糺す 【ただす】 to ascertain, to confirm, to verify, to make sure of
- 正 【まさ】 exact, precise
- 正に 【まさに】 exactly, just, precisely, really, truly, surely, certainly, without doubt, right (when), just (as), just (about to), on the point of, on the verge of, on the brink of, really (ought to), certainly (should), naturally
- 正に 【まさに】 exactly, just, precisely, really, truly, surely, certainly, without doubt, right (when), just (as), just (about to), on the point of, on the verge of, on the brink of, really (ought to), certainly (should), naturally
Readings
- Japanese names:
- おお、 くに、 ま、 まさし、 ただし
- Korean:
- jeong
Spanish
- correcto
- justo
- arreglar
- enderezar
Portuguese
- corrigir
- justiça
- correto
- direito
- 10 elevado a 40
French
- correct
- positif
- juste
- droit
- 10**40
3173 | 2001 Kanji |
2m3.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-5-1 | SKIP code |
1010.1 | Four corner code |
1-32-21 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6b63 | Unicode hex code |
standard, measure
- On:
- キ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
349 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 基準 【キジュン】 standard, basis, criterion, norm, reference, datum
- 規格 【キカク】 standard, norm
- 内規 【ナイキ】 private regulations, bylaws, internal rules, tradition
- 正規 【セイキ】 regular, normal, formal, legal, established, legitimate
Readings
- Japanese names:
- すのり、 ただし、 のり、 み
- Korean:
- gyu
Spanish
- compás
- regla
- medida
- norma
Portuguese
- padrão
- medida
French
- norme
- mesure
577 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
672 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
643 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
488 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4285 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
527 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
888 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1349 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
607 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
617 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
807 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1644 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1231 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
667 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
890 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
849 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
34810 | Morohashi |
978 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
5524 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
841 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
904 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
453 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
728 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1457 | 2001 Kanji |
5c6.9 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-7 | SKIP code |
5601.0 | Four corner code |
1-21-12 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
898f | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
89 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 化 【カ】 change to ..., becoming ..., making into ..., -ization, -ification
- 化学 【カガク】 chemistry
- 機械化 【キカイカ】 mechanization, mechanisation
- 民営化 【ミンエイカ】 privatization, privatisation
- 化粧 【ケショウ】 make-up, makeup, cosmetics, decoration, dressing, veneer
- 化粧水 【ケショウスイ】 skin lotion, face lotion
- 応化 【オウゲ】 assumption of a suitable form (by a buddha or bodhisattva)
- 教化 【キョウケ】 guidance, teaching people and leading them to Buddhism
Kun reading compounds
- 化ける 【ばける】 to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.), to assume the shape of, to turn oneself into, to transform oneself into, to disguise oneself as, to change radically, to metamorphose, to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
- 化かす 【ばかす】 to bewitch, to confuse, to enchant, to delude
- 老ける 【ふける】 to age, to grow old (esp. in appearance), to show marks of age
Readings
- Korean:
- hwa
Spanish
- cambiar
- transformarse
- modificarse
- disfrazarse
Portuguese
- mudança
- tomar a forma de
- influência
- encantar
- iludir
- seduzir
- -isação
French
- transformation
- prendre la forme de
- maquillage
- influence
- fantôme
- enchanter
- tromper
- chimie
- -isation
163 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
258 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
238 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
100 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
350 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
76 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
378 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
56 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.19 | Japanese for Busy People |
254 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
254 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
414 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
55 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
22 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
12 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
12 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1017 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
2572X | Morohashi |
21 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
580 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1008 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1083 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
104 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
242 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2156 | 2001 Kanji |
2a2.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-2-2 | SKIP code |
2121.0 | Four corner code |
2421.0 | Four corner code |
1-18-29 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5316 | Unicode hex code |
throw, discard, abandon, launch into, join, invest in, hurl, give up, sell at a loss
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
236 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 投 【トウ】 pitching ability, counter for throws (of a javelin, bowling ball, etc.), counter for casts (of a line)
- 投下 【トウカ】 throwing down, dropping, airdrop, investment
- 好投 【コウトウ】 good (nice) pitching
- 継投 【ケイトウ】 relieving the (starting) pitcher
Kun reading compounds
- 投げる 【なげる】 to throw, to hurl, to fling, to toss, to cast, to give up, to abandon, to throw away, to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
Readings
- Korean:
- tu
Spanish
- lanzar
- arrojar
Portuguese
- arremessar
- descartar
- desembaraçar
- lançar
- unir
- investir
- atirar
- desistir
- vender com perdas
French
- jeter
- mettre au rebut
- abandonner
- lancer
- investir
- se lancer dans
- vendre à perte
291 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
378 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
357 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
273 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1856 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
653 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
559 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1021 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1060 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
282 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
862 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
300 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
192 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
228 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
713 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
11887 | Morohashi |
256 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2095 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
706 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
762 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
287 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1368 | 2001 Kanji |
3c4.18 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-4 | SKIP code |
5704.7 | Four corner code |
1-37-74 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6295 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
464 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 影響 【エイキョウ】 influence, effect, impact
- 影響力 【エイキョウリョク】 influence, clout, leverage
- 遺影 【イエイ】 portrait of a deceased person
- 投影 【トウエイ】 projection
Kun reading compounds
- 影 【かげ】 shadow, silhouette, figure, shape, reflection, image, ominous sign, light (stars, moon), trace, shadow (of one's former self), behind, background, other side
- 陰口 【かげぐち】 malicious gossip, backbiting, speaking ill behind someone's back
- 山陰 【やまかげ】 place in the shade of a mountain, shelter of the mountains, mountain recess
- 夕影 【ゆうかげ】 light of the setting sun, figure lit by the evening sun
Readings
- Korean:
- yeong
Spanish
- sombra
- silueta
- forma
- parte contraria
- reverso
Portuguese
- sombra
- silhueta
- fantasma
French
- ombre portée
- silhouette
- fantôme
1017 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
630 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1594 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
929 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1276 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2357 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
854 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
873 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1022 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
619 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2381 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1216 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1671 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1728 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
10019 | Morohashi |
1889 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1722 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1712 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1848 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
494 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
1758 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3860 | 2001 Kanji |
3j12.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-12-3 | SKIP code |
6292.2 | Four corner code |
1-17-38 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5f71 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N3
588 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 座 【ザ】 seat, place, position, status, gathering, party, company, atmosphere (of a gathering), stand, pedestal, platform, trade guild, attaches to the names of constellations, attaches to the names of theatres, cinemas and theatrical troupes, counter for theatres, deities, Buddhist images, tall mountains, and satokagura songs
- 座敷 【ザシキ】 tatami room, tatami mat room, formal Japanese room, dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
- 連座 【レンザ】 implication (in a crime), involvement, sitting in a row (in the same seat)
- 同坐 【ドウザ】 sitting together, the same theater (theatre), involvement, entanglement, implication
Kun reading compounds
- 座る 【すわる】 to sit, to squat, to assume (a position), to hold steady, to hold still
Readings
- Korean:
- jwa
Spanish
- sitio
- asiento
- constelación
- sentarse
Portuguese
- agachar
- assento
- almofada
- reunião
- sentar
French
- s'accroupir
- s'asseoir
- siège
- coussin
- rassemblement
- théâtre
- constellation
880 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
870 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
377 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1515 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1089 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
510 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1245 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
786 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
800 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
175 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
590 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3868 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1989 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2686 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1033 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
9319 | Morohashi |
3116 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1619 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1024 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1100 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
900 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
572 | 2001 Kanji |
3q7.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-3-7 | SKIP code |
0021.4 | Four corner code |
1-26-34 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5ea7 | Unicode hex code |
signpost, seal, mark, stamp, imprint, symbol, emblem, trademark, evidence, souvenir, target
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N1
686 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 標 【ヒョウ】 mark, sign, target, plain wood showing the seating order of officials at court, nameplate
- 標高 【ヒョウコウ】 elevation, height above sea level
- 商標 【ショウヒョウ】 trademark
- 登録商標 【トウロクショウヒョウ】 registered trademark
Kun reading compounds
- 導 【しるべ】 guidance, guide
- 印 【しるし】 mark, sign, symbol, emblem, badge, crest, flag, evidence, proof, token (of gratitude, affection, etc.)
- 標旗 【ひょうき】 identification, marking flag
Readings
- Japanese names:
- しべ
- Korean:
- pyo
Spanish
- marca
- signo
- modelo
Portuguese
- Sinal de tráfego
- carimbo
- marca
- selo
- sinal impresso
- símbolo
- emblema
- marca registrada
- evidência
- lembrança
- alvo
French
- panneau
- sceau
- marque
- tampon
- empreinte
- symbole
- emblème
- évidence
- souvenir
- cible
704 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
599 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
571 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
776 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2359 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
858 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
642 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2298 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
923 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
945 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1200 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1114 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1347 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
730 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
976 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1622 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
15442 | Morohashi |
1064 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2852 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1608 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1734 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
628 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1841 | 2001 Kanji |
4a11.8 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-11 | SKIP code |
4199.1 | Four corner code |
1-41-24 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6a19 | Unicode hex code |
lineage, system
- On:
- ケイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
567 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 系 【ケイ】 system, lineage, group, corollary, system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period), (taxonomical) series
- 系統 【ケイトウ】 system, lineage, ancestry, family line, group (e.g. of colors) (colours), family (e.g. of languages), party, school (of thought), close (evolutionary) relationship, a population sharing a common ancestor (in genetics), strain (e.g. bacterial)
- 日系 【ニッケイ】 (of) Japanese descent, non-Japanese of Japanese descent, nikkeijin, company, etc. set up with Japanese capital, company managed by Japanese or non-Japanese of Japanese descent
- 水系 【スイケイ】 water system, river system, drainage system
Readings
- Korean:
- gye
Spanish
- sistema
- conexión
- relación
- linaje
Portuguese
- linhagem
- sistema
French
- lignée
- système
765 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
855 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
844 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
786 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
195 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
634 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1617 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
977 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
908 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
930 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
449 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1504 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2443 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1236 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1701 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1403 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
27223 | Morohashi |
1944 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4433 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1391 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1492 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
849 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2241 | 2001 Kanji |
6a1.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-1-6 | SKIP code |
4-7-4 | SKIP code |
2-4-3 | SKIP code |
2090.3 | Four corner code |
1-23-47 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7cfb | Unicode hex code |