708 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
802 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
781 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
448 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
51 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
596 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
651 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
751 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1031 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1071 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1165 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1129 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3979 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2046 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2764 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
383 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
16273 | Morohashi |
3210 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2959 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
377 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
403 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
461 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
694 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
387 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 武 【ブ】 the art of war, martial arts, military arts, military force, the sword, valor, bravery, military officer, military man
- 武器 【ブキ】 weapon, arms, ordnance, weapon (something used to gain an advantage), asset
- 文武 【ブンブ】 literary and military arts, the pen and the sword
- 威武 【イブ】 authority and force
- 武者 【ムシャ】 warrior
- 武者修行 【ムシャシュギョウ】 traveling about to gain skill in combat (travelling)
- 建武 【ケンム】 Kenmu era (of unified Japan; 1334.1.29-1336.2.29), Kenmu era (of the Northern Court; 1336.2.29-1338.8.28)
- 玄武 【ゲンブ】 Black Tortoise (god said to rule over the northern heavens), seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the northern heavens
Kun reading compounds
- 武し 【たけし】 brave
- 武田薬品工業 【たけだやくひんこうぎょう】 Takeda Pharmaceutical
- 武し 【たけし】 brave
Readings
- Japanese names:
- う、 お、 たけし、 たけん、 ん
- Korean:
- mu
Spanish
- guerrero
- armas
- valor
Portuguese
- guerreiro
- militar
- cavalaria
- armas
French
- guerrier
- militaire
- chevalerie
- armes
3056 | 2001 Kanji |
4n5.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-4-4 | SKIP code |
4-8-4 | SKIP code |
1314.0 | Four corner code |
1-41-80 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6b66 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N2
468 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 蔵 【ゾウ】 possession, ownership, Tibet, Tibetan people
- 蔵書 【ゾウショ】 collection of books, (personal) library
- 地蔵 【ジゾウ】 Kshitigarbha (bodhisattva who looks over children, travellers and the underworld), Ksitigarbha, Jizō
- 内蔵 【ナイゾウ】 internal (e.g. disk), built-in, equipped (with)
- 秘蔵 【ヒゾウ】 treasuring, cherishing, prizing, holding dear
Kun reading compounds
- 蔵 【くら】 warehouse, storehouse, cellar, magazine, granary, godown, depository, treasury, elevator
- 蔵元 【くらもと】 brewery (sake, soy), brewer, warehouse overseer
- 大蔵 【おおくら】 Ministry of Finance
- お蔵 【おくら】 shelving (a play, movie, etc.), closing down, cancelling, canceling, rice storehouse (of the Edo shogunate)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- くらし、 くらん、 くろう、 さし、 ざ、 ろう
- Korean:
- jang
Spanish
- almacén
- depósito
- bodega
- esconder
- guardar
Portuguese
- armazém
- esconder
- possuir
- ter
French
- entrepôt
- salle de stockage
- cacher
- avoir
- posséder
833 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
936 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
923 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
429 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4042 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
779 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
873 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2424 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1286 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1360 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1111 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
667 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2995 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1530 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2088 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
858 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
31885P | Morohashi |
2364 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
5182 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
850 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
913 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
986 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1959 | 2001 Kanji |
3k12.17 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-12 | SKIP code |
2-3-11 | SKIP code |
4425.3 | Four corner code |
1-34-02 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
8535 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1405 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 丘陵 【キュウリョウ】 hill, hillock, rolling hills, foothills
- 丘疹 【キュウシン】 pimple, papule
- 墳丘 【フンキュウ】 tumulus, grave mound
- 砂丘 【サキュウ】 sand dune, sand hill
Kun reading compounds
- 丘 【おか】 hill, height, knoll, rising ground, bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
- 岡辺 【おかべ】 vicinity of a hill
- 小高い丘 【こだかいおか】 small hill, low hill, hillock
- 嵐が丘 【あらしがおか】 Wuthering Heights (novel by Emily Bronte)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- たかし
- Korean:
- gu
Spanish
- colina
Portuguese
- morro
- colina
French
- colline
- butte
1149 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1169 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
174 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1689 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1026 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
219 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1357 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1441 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1202 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
12 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4307 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2177 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2931 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1341 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
33 | Morohashi |
3495 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
19 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1329 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1427 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1035 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2673 | 2001 Kanji |
0a5.12 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-5-2 | SKIP code |
7210.1 | Four corner code |
1-21-54 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
4e18 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N2
689 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 短 【タン】 fault, defect, weak point, minor, 5-point card, short
- 短歌 【タンカ】 tanka, 31-mora Japanese poem
- 長短 【チョウタン】 (relative) length, advantages and disadvantages, pluses and minuses, strong and weak points, merits and demerits
- 車高短 【シャコウタン】 lowered car, car with lowered suspension
Kun reading compounds
- 短い 【みじかい】 short, brief
Readings
- Korean:
- dan
Spanish
- pequeño
- breve
- defecto
- corto
Portuguese
- curto
- brevidade
- falta
- defeito
- ponto fraco
French
- court
- bref
- faute
- défaut
- point faible
466 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
362 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
342 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
789 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3172 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
261 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
230 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1633 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
215 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
215 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
90 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1395 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1515 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
801 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1093 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1454 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
23978 | Morohashi |
1182 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3982 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1442 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1550 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
403 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2373 | 2001 Kanji |
3d9.27 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-5-7 | SKIP code |
8141.8 | Four corner code |
1-35-27 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
77ed | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
117 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 期 【キ】 period, time, opportunity, chance, occasion, age, term (e.g. in office), session (e.g. of parliament), stage (e.g. of a disease), season (e.g. of a TV series)
- 期間 【キカン】 period, term, interval
- 周期 【シュウキ】 cycle, period
- 当期 【トウキ】 current term (period)
- 期 【ゴ】 time, moment, limit, time of death, last moment, midnight in red-light districts during the Edo period
- 期日 【キジツ】 fixed date, appointed date, set date, deadline, due date
- 一期 【イチゴ】 one's whole life, one's lifetime
- 非業の最期 【ヒゴウノサイゴ】 unnatural death, violent death
Readings
- Korean:
- gi
Spanish
- período
- plazo
- intención
- propósito
Portuguese
- período
- tempo
- data
- termo
French
- période
- temps
- date
- terme
183 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
269 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
251 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
119 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3785 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
619 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
614 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1671 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
449 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
456 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
690 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1008 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2139 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1120 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1520 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1781 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
14378 | Morohashi |
1704 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4836 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1765 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1902 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
247 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
394 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1946 | 2001 Kanji |
4b8.11 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-8-4 | SKIP code |
4782.0 | Four corner code |
1-20-92 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
671f | Unicode hex code |
大
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
7 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 大 【ダイ】 large, big, great, huge, vast, major, important, serious, severe, great, prominent, eminent, distinguished, -sized, as big as, the size of, university, large (e.g. serving size), large option, long month (i.e. having 31 days)
- 大尉 【タイイ】 captain (Army, US Marine Corps, USAF), lieutenant (Navy), flight lieutenant (RAF, RAAF, RNZAF, etc.)
- 国大 【コクダイ】 national university
- 電通大 【デンツウダイ】 University of Electro-Communications
- 大 【タイ】 nth year in the Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25)
- 大尉 【タイイ】 captain (Army, US Marine Corps, USAF), lieutenant (Navy), flight lieutenant (RAF, RAAF, RNZAF, etc.)
- 御大 【オンタイ】 boss, governor, headman
Kun reading compounds
- 大きい 【おおきい】 big, large, great, loud, extensive, spacious, important, decisive, valuable, older, grown up
Readings
- Japanese names:
- うふ、 お、 おう、 た、 たかし、 とも、 はじめ、 ひろ、 ひろし、 まさ、 まさる、 もと、 わ
- Korean:
- dae, da, tae
Spanish
- grande
- muy
- mucho
Portuguese
- grande
- enorme
French
- grand
22 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
25 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
53 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
7 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1171 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
32 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
40 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
48 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.2 | Japanese for Busy People |
26 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
26 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
87 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
408 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4224 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2133 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2882 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
108 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
5831 | Morohashi |
3416 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1133 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
107 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
112 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
5 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
14 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1463 | 2001 Kanji |
0a3.18 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-3-4 | SKIP code |
4003.0 | Four corner code |
1-34-71 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5927 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
63 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 学 【ガク】 learning, scholarship, study, erudition, knowledge, education, study of ..., -ology, -ics
- 学位 【ガクイ】 (academic) degree
- 短期大学 【タンキダイガク】 junior college, vocationally oriented two or three year post-secondary education institution
- 法医学 【ホウイガク】 forensic medicine, forensic pathology, medical jurisprudence, legal medicine
Kun reading compounds
- 学ぶ 【まなぶ】 to learn, to study, to take lessons in
Readings
- Japanese names:
- たか、 のり
- Korean:
- hag
Spanish
- estudio
- aprendizaje
- ciencia
- estudiar
Portuguese
- estudo
- aprendizagem
- ciência
French
- étudier
- apprendre
- science
57 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
45 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
10 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
33 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1271 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
66 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
44 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
719 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.9 | Japanese for Busy People |
109 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
109 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
50 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
460 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3162 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1625 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2211 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
330 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
6974 | Morohashi |
2555 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1294 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
324 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
346 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
15 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
71 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
947 | 2001 Kanji |
3n4.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-5-3 | SKIP code |
2-3-4 | SKIP code |
2-5-2 | SKIP code |
2-3-5 | SKIP code |
3240.7 | Four corner code |
9040.7 | Four corner code |
1-19-56 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5b66 | Unicode hex code |