614 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
515 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
488 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
546 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2454 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
419 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
657 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1138 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
576 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
585 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
610 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1140 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1677 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
889 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1208 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1507 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
16629 | Morohashi |
1324 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2994 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1493 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1607 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
470 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
545 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
kill, murder, butcher, slice off, split, diminish, reduce, spoil
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
581 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 殺意 【サツイ】 intent to kill, intent to murder, urge to kill, murderous impulse
- 殺害 【サツガイ】 killing, murder
- 他殺 【タサツ】 murder
- 併殺 【ヘイサツ】 double play
- 相殺 【ソウサイ】 offset, offsetting each other, cancelling each other out, counterbalancing, set-off, setoff, killing each other
- 減殺 【ゲンサイ】 lessening, diminishing, reducing
- 殺害 【サツガイ】 killing, murder
- 刹那 【セツナ】 moment, instant, kshana, duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second), shortest possible interval of time
- 歳殺 【サイセツ】 Saisetsu, one of the eight gods of the traditional calendar
Kun reading compounds
- 殺す 【ころす】 to kill, to slay, to murder, to slaughter, to suppress, to block, to hamper, to destroy (e.g. talent), to eliminate (e.g. an odour), to spoil (e.g. a flavour), to kill (e.g. one's speed), to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.), to hold back, to stifle (a yawn, laugh, etc.), to hold (one's breath), to put out (a runner), to pawn, to put in hock
- 削ぐ 【そぐ】 to chip (off), to shave off, to slice off, to cut off, to sharpen, to dampen (one's enthusiasm, interest, etc.), to reduce, to diminish, to weaken, to spoil
- 殺める 【あやめる】 to wound, to murder
Readings
- Korean:
- sal, soe
Spanish
- matar
- quitar la vida
Portuguese
- matar
- assassinato
- açougueiro
- fatiar
- partir
- diminuir
- reduzir
- corromper
French
- tuer
- meurtre
- massacrer
- abattre
- trancher
- fendre
- diminuer
- réduire
- gâcher
2968 | 2001 Kanji |
4a6.35 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-6-4 | SKIP code |
4794.7 | Four corner code |
1-27-06 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6bba | Unicode hex code |
germ, fungus, bacteria
- On:
- キン
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1586 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 菌 【キン】 fungus, germ, bacterium, bacillus
- 菌類 【キンルイ】 fungus, fungi
- 球菌 【キュウキン】 coccus
- 抗菌 【コウキン】 antibacterial, antimicrobial
Readings
- Korean:
- gyun
Spanish
- germen
- hongo
- bacteria
Portuguese
- germe
- fungo
- bactérias
French
- germe (microbien)
- champignon
- bactérie
1177 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1016 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3976 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1651 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1703 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1441 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1222 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1285 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1368 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
659 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2876 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1484 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2000 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
927 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
31156P | Morohashi |
2304 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
5091 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
918 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
985 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1480 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1964 | 2001 Kanji |
3k8.32 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-8 | SKIP code |
4460.0 | Four corner code |
1-22-61 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
83cc | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1151 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 剤 【ザイ】 medicine, agent, (chemical) substance, drug, dose
- 剤形 【ザイケイ】 dosage form
- 薬剤 【ヤクザイ】 medicine, drug, chemical
- 覚醒剤 【カクセイザイ】 stimulant (e.g. psychoactive drugs like methamphetamine, ritalin, etc.)
Readings
- Korean:
- je, ja
Spanish
- medicina
- droga
Portuguese
- dose
- remédio
- droga
French
- dose
- médicament
- drogue
- produit pour...
1296 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
949 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
5424 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1497 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1096 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
550 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
559 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1780 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
200 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2102 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1094 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1491 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1746 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
2076P | Morohashi |
1669 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
493 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1730 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1867 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1312 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
443 | 2001 Kanji |
2f8.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-8-2 | SKIP code |
0220.0 | Four corner code |
1-26-62 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5264 | Unicode hex code |
agriculture, farmers
- On:
- ノウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N2
385 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 農 【ノウ】 farming, agriculture
- 農園 【ノウエン】 farm, plantation
- 酪農 【ラクノウ】 dairy farming
- 営農 【エイノウ】 farming, agriculture
Readings
- Japanese names:
- な、 の、 み
- Korean:
- nong
Spanish
- agricultura
- granjero
Portuguese
- agricultura
- fazendeiros
French
- agriculture
- fermier
491 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
386 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
366 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
362 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4658 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
394 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
946 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2205 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
369 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
370 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
626 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1787 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3345 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1733 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2353 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
2033 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
38688 | Morohashi |
2698 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6008 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
2014 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2170 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
229 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
423 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1965 | 2001 Kanji |
2p11.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-6-7 | SKIP code |
5523.2 | Four corner code |
1-39-32 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
8fb2 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
702 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 薬 【ヤク】 dope, narcotic, drug
- 薬価 【ヤッカ】 drug price, cost of medicine
- 製薬 【セイヤク】 medicine manufacture, drug manufacture
- 医薬 【イヤク】 medicine, Pharmaceutical and Food Safety Bureau
Kun reading compounds
- 薬 【くすり】 medicine, pharmaceuticals, (legal) drugs, pill, ointment, salve, efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.), (pottery) glaze, (illegal) drug, narcotic, small bribe
- 薬指 【くすりゆび】 ring finger, third finger, fourth finger (in piano-playing), fourth toe
Readings
- Japanese names:
- み
- Korean:
- yag
Spanish
- medicina
- droga
Portuguese
- remédio
- produto químico
- esmalte
- pólvora
- benefício
French
- médicament
- produit chimique
- émail
- poudre à canon
- bénéfice
521 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
420 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
398 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
541 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4074 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
323 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
247 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2568 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.6 | Japanese for Busy People |
359 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
360 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
315 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
672 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3011 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1539 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2100 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1752 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
32188PX | Morohashi |
2375 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
5224 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1736 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1873 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
439 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1964 | 2001 Kanji |
3k13.15 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-13 | SKIP code |
4490.4 | Four corner code |
1-44-84 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
85ac | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
543 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 他 【タ】 other (esp. people and abstract matters)
- 他国 【タコク】 foreign country, other country, another province, strange land, alien land
- 自他 【ジタ】 oneself and others, subject and object, transitivity, transitive and intransitive verbs, first person and third person, self-salvation and salvation by faith
- 排他 【ハイタ】 exclusion
Kun reading compounds
- 他 【ほか】 another place, some other place, somewhere else, outside, another (person or thing), other, different, something else, someone else, the rest, et al., beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.), outside, except, but, other than, apart from, besides, in addition to, as well as, on top of
- 他に 【ほかに】 else, in addition, besides
- 思いのほか 【おもいのほか】 unexpectedly, surprisingly
- 殊の外 【ことのほか】 exceedingly, extremely, exceptionally, unusually, unexpectedly
Readings
- Korean:
- ta
Spanish
- otro
- los demás
Portuguese
- outro
- outrem
- os outros
French
- autre
- un autre
- les autres
459 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
354 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
334 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
355 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
361 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
520 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
301 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
129 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
120 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
120 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
415 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
60 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
39 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
22 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
23 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
970 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
370 | Morohashi |
35 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
122 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
961 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1034 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
172 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
255 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2156 | 2001 Kanji |
2a3.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-2-3 | SKIP code |
2421.2 | Four corner code |
1-34-30 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
4ed6 | Unicode hex code |