137 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
222 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
203 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
554 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2466 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
89 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
65 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
326 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.7 | Japanese for Busy People |
112 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
112 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
74 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1143 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4287 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2165 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2917 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
102 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
16723 | Morohashi |
3475 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3005 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
101 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
105 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
317 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
114 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
570 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 母国 【ボコク】 one's home country, one's homeland
- 母校 【ボコウ】 alma mater
- 養父母 【ヨウフボ】 adoptive parents
- 空母 【クウボ】 aircraft carrier
Kun reading compounds
- 母 【はは】 mother
- 母親 【ははおや】 mother
- 必要は発明の母 【ひつようははつめいのはは】 necessity is the mother of invention
- 失敗は成功の母 【しっぱいはせいこうのはは】 failure is the mother of success
- 母屋 【もや】 purlin (structural beam in a roof), purline, main building (of a manor), central room (in traditional palatial-style architecture)
- 母屋桁 【もやげた】 purlin (structural beam in a roof), purline
- 雲母 【うんも】 mica, isinglass
- 乳母 【うば】 wet nurse, nursing mother
Readings
- Korean:
- mo
Spanish
- madre
- base
- cimientos
Portuguese
- mãe
- materno
French
- maman
- mère
3647 | 2001 Kanji |
0a5.36 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-5-1 | SKIP code |
7750.0 | Four corner code |
1-42-76 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6bcd | Unicode hex code |
子
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
72 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 子 【シ】 child (esp. a boy), viscount, founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius), master, masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature), you, -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
- 子宮 【シキュウ】 womb, uterus
- 中性子 【チュウセイシ】 neutron
- 精子 【セイシ】 sperm, spermatozoon
- 主 【ス】 honorific (or familiar) suffix used after a name
- 恵比寿 【エビス】 Ebisu, god of fishing and commerce
- 久留子 【クルス】 cross sign
- 対子 【トイツ】 pair, eyes
- 七対子 【チートイツ】 seven pairs, winning hand composed of seven pairs
Kun reading compounds
- 子 【こ】 child, kid, teenager, youngster, young (non-adult) person, (one's) child, offspring, young woman, young (animal), offshoot, interest, new share, player who is not a dealer, young geisha, young prostitute, bird egg, -er (often of young women)
- 子 【こう】 child, interest
- 根っこ 【ねっこ】 root (of a plant), stump (of a tree), root (of a problem, etc.), base, foundation, origin, source
- 江戸っ子 【えどっこ】 (true) Tokyoite, Edoite, Tokyo native, Edokko
- 子 【ね】 the Rat (first sign of the Chinese zodiac), hour of the Rat (around midnight, 11pm to 1am, or 12 midnight to 2am), north, eleventh month of the lunar calendar
- 子忌み 【ねいみ】 collecting herbs and pulling out young pine trees by the roots (annual event held on the first day of the Rat of the New Year)
- 庚子 【かのえね】 Metal Rat (37th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1960, 2020, 2080)
- 甲子 【きのえね】 Wood Rat (1st term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1924, 1984, 2044)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- い、 き、 ぎ、 く、 け、 ねっ
- Korean:
- ja
Spanish
- chiquillo
- niño
Portuguese
- criança
French
- enfant
- signe de la 1ère branche terrestre
- signe du Rat (zodiaque)
- 23 h à 01 h
- Nord (0°)
31 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
40 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
25 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
56 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1264 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
61 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
43 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
38 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.18 | Japanese for Busy People |
103 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
103 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
69 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
455 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4196 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2125 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2872 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
96 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
6930 | Morohashi |
3390 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1281 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
95 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
99 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
42 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
18 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3547 | 2001 Kanji |
2c0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-3-1 | SKIP code |
4-2-1 | SKIP code |
1740.7 | Four corner code |
1-27-50 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5b50 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N1
572 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 健康食品 【ケンコウショクヒン】 health foods
- 健康 【ケンコウ】 health, healthy, sound, fit, wholesome
- 豪健 【ゴウケン】 hardy, sturdy, robust
- 質実剛健 【シツジツゴウケン】 unaffected and sincere, with fortitude and vigor (vigour)
Kun reading compounds
- 健やか 【すこやか】 vigorous, healthy, sound
Readings
- Japanese names:
- かつ、 たけ、 たけし、 たて、 とし、 やす、 やすし
- Korean:
- geon, gyeon
Spanish
- salud
- saludable
- vigor
- fuerza
- sano
Portuguese
- saudável
- saúde
- vigor
- persistência
French
- santé
- sain
- bien portant
- force
- persistance
599 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
499 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
474 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
568 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
512 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
364 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
329 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1282 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
893 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
914 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1053 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
118 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
152 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
102 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
117 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
983 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
875 | Morohashi |
134 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
278 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
974 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1048 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
564 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2167 | 2001 Kanji |
2a8.34 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-2-9 | SKIP code |
1-2-8 | SKIP code |
2524.0 | Four corner code |
1-23-82 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5065 | Unicode hex code |
ease, peace
- On:
- コウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N1
760 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 康安 【コウアン】 Kōan era (of the Northern Court; 1361.3.29-1362.9.23)
- 康永 【コウエイ】 Kōei era (of the Northern Court; 1342.4.27-1345.10.21)
- 小康 【ショウコウ】 lull, breathing spell, respite, remission (of an illness), becoming stable
- 安康 【アンコウ】 calm and peaceful period of time
Readings
- Japanese names:
- かん、 こ、 みち、 やす、 やすし
- Korean:
- gang
Spanish
- tranquilo
- calmado
- sano
Portuguese
- facilidade
- paz
French
- tranquille
- paisible
608 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
506 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
480 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
783 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1518 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
860 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
513 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1509 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
894 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
916 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1054 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
592 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3877 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1994 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2693 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1167 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
9376 | Morohashi |
3124 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1621 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1159 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1243 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
565 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
542 | 2001 Kanji |
3q8.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-3-8 | SKIP code |
0023.2 | Four corner code |
1-25-15 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5eb7 | Unicode hex code |
手
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N4
60 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 手術 【シュジュツ】 surgery, operation, procedure, skill with one's hands, sleight of hand
- 手記 【シュキ】 note, memorandum, memo, memoirs, personal account
- 二塁手 【ニルイシュ】 second baseman
- 名手 【メイシュ】 master, expert, brilliant move (in go, shogi, etc.), excellent move
- 交際上手 【コウサイジョウズ】 good at socializing, sociability, being a good mixer
- 処世上手 【ショセイジョウズ】 knowing how to get on in the world, knowing the secret of success in life
Kun reading compounds
- 手 【て】 hand, arm, forepaw, foreleg, handle, hand, worker, help, trouble, care, effort, means, way, trick, move, technique, workmanship, hand, handwriting, kind, type, sort, one's hands, one's possession, ability to cope, hand (of cards), direction, move (in go, shogi, etc.)
- 手足 【てあし】 hands and feet, limbs, person at one's beck and call, person at hand, reliable worker
- 逆手 【ぎゃくて】 underhand grip, backhand grip (e.g. in tennis), unexpected twist, turning the tables (on an opponent)
- 担い手 【にないて】 bearer, carrier, person bearing responsibility, person in charge, supporter
Readings
- Korean:
- su
Spanish
- mano
Portuguese
- mão
French
- main
28 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
35 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
32 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
42 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1827 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
37 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
54 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
118 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.19 | Japanese for Busy People |
57 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
57 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
170 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
847 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4267 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2155 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2907 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
644 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
11768 | Morohashi |
3456 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2060 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
637 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
687 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
57 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
30 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2247 | 2001 Kanji |
3c0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-4-3 | SKIP code |
2-1-3 | SKIP code |
2050.0 | Four corner code |
1-28-74 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
624b | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N1
1459 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 帳 【チョウ】 book, register
- 帳消し 【チョウケシ】 writing off (a debt), cancellation, balancing the books, cancelling out (gains or losses), making even, making up (for), offsetting, undoing, wiping out
- 記帳 【キチョウ】 registry, entry, book-keeping, signature
- 台帳 【ダイチョウ】 account book, ledger, register
Kun reading compounds
- 帳 【とばり】 curtain, hanging, bunting
- 夜の帳 【よるのとばり】 veil of darkness, curtain of night
Readings
- Korean:
- jang
Spanish
- registro
- libro de cuentas
Portuguese
- caderno
- livro contábil
- álbum
French
- cahier
- livre de comptes
- album
470 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
368 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
347 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1181 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1478 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
851 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1251 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1107 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1159 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1184 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
567 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
572 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
347 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
430 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1941 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
8939 | Morohashi |
473 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1568 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1922 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2072 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
381 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1665 | 2001 Kanji |
3f8.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-8 | SKIP code |
4123.2 | Four corner code |
1-36-02 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5e33 | Unicode hex code |