409 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
520 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
493 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
492 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2445 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
315 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
655 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
650 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
661 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
223 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1134 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1179 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
640 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
851 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
816 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
16459 | Morohashi |
943 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2976 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
808 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
871 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
382 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
546 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
380 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 残 【ザン】 remainder, the rest, what is left
- 残虐 【ザンギャク】 cruel, brutal, savage, barbarous
- 敗残 【ハイザン】 survival after defeat, decline (of a person, business, etc.), ruin
- 遺残 【イザン】 persistence, vestigial remnant
Kun reading compounds
- 残る 【のこる】 to remain, to be left
- 残す 【のこす】 to leave (behind), to leave (undone), to not finish, to save, to set aside, to reserve, to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death), to bequeath, to stay (in the ring), to hold on
- 残り 【のこり】 remainder, remnant, the rest, what is left, balance, leftovers
- 残り惜しい 【のこりおしい】 regrettable, reluctant
Readings
- Korean:
- jan
Spanish
- resto
- balance
- quedar
- dejar
Portuguese
- restante
- restos
- balança
French
- reste
- solde (compte)
3159 | 2001 Kanji |
0a10.11 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-6 | SKIP code |
1325.0 | Four corner code |
1-27-36 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6b8b | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1596 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 酷 【コク】 severe, harsh, stringent, rigorous, strict, unfair
- 酷似 【コクジ】 resembling closely, being strikingly similar, bearing a strong likeness
- 残忍冷酷 【ザンニンレイコク】 atrocious and cold-blooded, cruel, brutal, merciless
- 厳酷 【ゲンコク】 severity, rigor, rigour
Kun reading compounds
- 酷い 【ひどい】 cruel, heartless, hard, harsh, severe, violent, intense, strong, heavy, extreme, very bad, terrible, awful, excessive, exorbitant, unreasonable, outrageous, unfair, unjust
- ひどい風邪 【ひどいかぜ】 bad cold
Readings
- Korean:
- hog
Spanish
- severidad
- crueldad
- atrocidad
- injusticia
Portuguese
- injusto
- cruel
- severo
French
- cruel
- atroce
- sévère
- injuste
1273 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1702 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4788 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1591 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1837 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1711 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1828 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1596 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1796 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1967 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1048 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1414 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1443 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
39870P | Morohashi |
1562 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6176 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1431 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1539 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1735 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3277 | 2001 Kanji |
7e7.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-7-7 | SKIP code |
1466.1 | Four corner code |
1-25-83 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
9177 | Unicode hex code |
女
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
151 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 女 【ジョ】 woman, girl, daughter, Chinese "Girl" constellation (one of the 28 mansions), feminine noun
- 女王 【ジョオウ】 queen, female champion
- 処女 【ショジョ】 virgin (usu. female), maiden, virgin (e.g. forest), unspoiled by human activity, debut, maiden (e.g. voyage)
- 一女 【イチジョ】 one daughter, eldest daughter, first-born daughter
- 女王 【ジョオウ】 queen, female champion
- 女房 【ニョウボウ】 wife (esp. one's own wife), court lady, female court attache, woman who served at the imperial palace, woman (esp. as a love interest)
- 老若男女 【ロウニャクナンニョ】 men and women of all ages
- 天女 【テンニョ】 heavenly nymph, celestial maiden, beautiful and kind woman
- 女房 【ニョウボウ】 wife (esp. one's own wife), court lady, female court attache, woman who served at the imperial palace, woman (esp. as a love interest)
- 女官 【ジョカン】 court lady, lady-in-waiting
Kun reading compounds
- 女 【おんな】 woman, female, female lover, girlfriend, mistress, (someone's) woman
- 女形 【おんながた】 onnagata, male actor in female kabuki roles, female partner (in a relationship)
- 醜女 【しゅうじょ】 homely woman, plain-looking woman, female demon
- 囲い女 【かこいおんな】 mistress
- 雌 【め】 female, smaller (of the two), weaker, woman, wife
- 女神 【めがみ】 goddess, female deity
- 早乙女 【さおとめ】 young female rice planter, young girl
- 醜女 【しゅうじょ】 homely woman, plain-looking woman, female demon
Readings
- Japanese names:
- おな、 た、 つき、 な
- Korean:
- nyeo, yeo
Spanish
- femenino
- mujer
Portuguese
- mulher
- fêmea
French
- femme
- féminin
32 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
41 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
35 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
178 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1185 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
62 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
42 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
114 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.13 | Japanese for Busy People |
102 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
102 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
68 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
423 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4226 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2135 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2884 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
99 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
6036 | Morohashi |
3418 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1173 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
98 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
102 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
60 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
19 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1769 | 2001 Kanji |
3e0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-3-4 | SKIP code |
4040.0 | Four corner code |
1-29-87 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5973 | Unicode hex code |
punish, penalty, sentence, punishment
- On:
- ケイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
864 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 刑 【ケイ】 penalty, sentence, punishment
- 刑事 【ケイジ】 (police) detective, criminal matter
- 量刑 【リョウケイ】 judge's sentence, assessment of a case
- 求刑 【キュウケイ】 recommended sentence, prosecution's demand for punishment
Readings
- Japanese names:
- おさか、 ぎょう
- Korean:
- hyeong
Spanish
- pena
- sentencia
- castigo
Portuguese
- Punir
- penalidade
- sentença
- punição
French
- peine
- sanction
- condamnation
- punition
1193 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
848 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
670 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1001 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1091 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
258 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
887 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
908 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1052 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
185 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1024 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
555 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
734 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
686 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
1886 | Morohashi |
830 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
461 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
679 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
734 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1061 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3243 | 2001 Kanji |
2f4.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-2 | SKIP code |
1240.0 | Four corner code |
1-23-26 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5211 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1220 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 罰 【バツ】 punishment, penalty
- 罰一 【バツイチ】 being once divorced, one-time divorcee, one x mark (i.e. one name struck from the family register)
- 賞罰 【ショウバツ】 reward and punishment
- 行政罰 【ギョウセイバツ】 administrative punishment, administrative penalty
- 罰 【バチ】 (divine) punishment, curse, retribution
- 罰当たり 【バチアタリ】 damned, cursed, accursed
- 仏罰 【ブツバチ】 punishment by Buddha, divine retribution
Kun reading compounds
- 罰する 【ばっする】 to punish, to penalize, to penalise
Readings
- Korean:
- beol
Spanish
- pena
- castigo
Portuguese
- penalidade
- punição
French
- punition
- châtiment
1709 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1374 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3646 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
936 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1654 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
886 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
907 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1317 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1467 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3228 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1675 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2266 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
841 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
28315 | Morohashi |
2613 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4647 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
833 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
896 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1726 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3643 | 2001 Kanji |
5g9.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-5-9 | SKIP code |
6062.0 | Four corner code |
1-40-19 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7f70 | Unicode hex code |
history, chronicle
- On:
- シ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
511 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 史 【シ】 history
- 史家 【シカ】 historian
- 通史 【ツウシ】 overview of history
- 正史 【セイシ】 official history, authorized history
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あきら、 あや、 お、 こ、 ちか、 とし、 なか、 のぶ、 ひさ、 ひと、 ふみ
- Korean:
- sa
Spanish
- historia
- crónica
Portuguese
- história
- crônica
French
- histoire
- chronique
411 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
523 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
496 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
563 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
91 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
81 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
398 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
183 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
332 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
332 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
705 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
317 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4324 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2188 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2946 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
699 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
3249 | Morohashi |
3510 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
697 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
692 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
747 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
300 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
450 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1666 | 2001 Kanji |
0a5.38 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-5-4 | SKIP code |
5004.6 | Four corner code |
5000.6 | Four corner code |
1-27-43 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
53f2 | Unicode hex code |