620 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
522 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
495 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
177 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2478 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
361 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1456 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
223 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
566 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
575 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
744 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1148 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3669 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1872 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2552 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1845 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
17026 | Morohashi |
2951 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3020 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1828 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1970 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
223 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
443 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
氏
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N1
84 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 氏 【シ】 Mr, Mrs, Ms, Miss, clan, he, him, counter for people
- 氏族 【シゾク】 clan, family
- 両氏 【リョウシ】 both persons
- 同氏 【ドウシ】 the said person, he, she, same surname
Kun reading compounds
- 氏 【うじ】 family name, lineage, birth, clan
- 氏名 【しめい】 (full) name, identity
- 杜氏 【とうじ】 chief brewer at a sake brewery
- 漢氏 【あやうじ】 Aya clan
Readings
- Korean:
- ssi, ji
Spanish
- apellido
- clan
- señor
Portuguese
- nome de família
- sobrenome
- clã
French
- nom de famille
- nom
- clan
- Monsieur
2656 | 2001 Kanji |
0a4.25 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-2-2 | SKIP code |
4-4-4 | SKIP code |
7274.0 | Four corner code |
1-27-65 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6c0f | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
133 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 家 【カ】 -ist, -er
- 家屋 【カオク】 house, building
- 研究家 【ケンキュウカ】 researcher, student (of)
- 活動家 【カツドウカ】 activist
- 家 【ケ】 house, family
- 家来 【ケライ】 retainer, retinue, servant
- 本家 【ホンケ】 head house (family), birthplace, originator
- 公家 【クゲ】 court noble, nobility, kuge, Imperial Court
Kun reading compounds
- 家 【いえ】 house, residence, dwelling, family, household, lineage, family name
- 家主 【やぬし】 landlord, landlady, house owner, home owner, head of the household
- 本家 【ほんけ】 head house (family), birthplace, originator
- 小家 【こいえ】 small and simple home
- 屋 【や】 shop, store, restaurant, someone who sells (something) or works as (something), someone with a (certain) personality trait, house, roof
- 家内 【かない】 (my) wife, inside the home, one's family
- 長屋 【ながや】 tenement house, row house
- 本家 【ほんけ】 head house (family), birthplace, originator
- 家 【うち】 one's house, one's home, one's family, one's household, house
- 内 【うち】 inside, within, while (e.g. one is young), during, within (e.g. a day), in the course of, among, amongst, (out) of, between, in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.), amidst, with (e.g. success), within oneself, one's feelings, inner thoughts, we, our company, our organization, one's home, one's family, my spouse, my husband, my wife, signed on behalf of (husband's name) by his wife, I, me, imperial palace grounds, emperor
- お家 【おうち】 your home, your family, their home, their family, (my) home
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あり、 え、 く、 つか、 べ
- Korean:
- ga
Spanish
- casa
- hogar
- especialista
Portuguese
- casa
- lar
French
- maison
53 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
89 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
83 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
81 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1311 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
151 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
158 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1185 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.8 | Japanese for Busy People |
165 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
165 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
52 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
480 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2827 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1458 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1963 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
547 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
7169 | Morohashi |
2273 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1337 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
541 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
580 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
46 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
189 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
751 | 2001 Kanji |
3m7.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-7 | SKIP code |
3023.2 | Four corner code |
1-18-40 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5bb6 | Unicode hex code |
straightaway, honesty, frankness, fix, repair
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
246 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 直 【チョク】 direct, honest, frank, straightforward, candid, easygoing, lighthearted, friendly, night duty, night watch, being on duty (in a factory), shift
- 直営 【チョクエイ】 direct management
- 司直 【シチョク】 judge, judiciary, administration of justice, judicial authorities
- 愚直 【グチョク】 simple honesty, tactless frankness
- 直 【ジキ】 soon, in a moment, before long, shortly, nearby, close, direct, spot transaction, cash transaction
- 直に 【ジキニ】 immediately, right away, at once, soon, shortly, in a moment, before long, easily, readily
- 高直 【コウジキ】 expensive, valuable
- バカ正直 【バカショウジキ】 honest to a fault, foolishly honest, naively honest
- 直 【ジカ】 direct
- 直に 【ジカニ】 directly, in person, firsthand
Kun reading compounds
- 直ちに 【ただちに】 at once, immediately, right away, without delay, directly (face, lead to, etc.), automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
- 直す 【なおす】 to repair, to mend, to fix, to correct (a mistake, bad habit, etc.), to put right, to restore, to straighten (e.g. a tie), to tidy up (one's hair, make-up, etc.), to revive (one's spirits), to change, to alter, to convert, to translate, to put back, to put away, to cure, to heal, to move up, to promote, to do over again, to redo
- 直る 【なおる】 to get mended, to be repaired, to be fixed, to return to normal, to recover (e.g. one's temper), to be restored, to improve, to rally, to come right, to be corrected, to get put right, to be rectified, to come right, to cure (itself), to get cured, to sit properly, to be promoted, to rise, to have one's crimes forgiven
- 直き 【なおき】 straight, upright
- 直木三十五賞 【なおきさんじゅうごしょう】 Naoki Prize (literary award)
- 直ぐ 【すぐ】 immediately, at once, right away, directly, soon, before long, shortly, easily, readily, without difficulty, right (near), nearby, just (handy), honest, upright, frank, straightforward
- 直ぐさま 【すぐさま】 immediately, promptly
- 真直ぐ 【ますぐ】 straight (ahead), direct, upright, erect, straightforward, honest, frank
Readings
- Japanese names:
- すぐ、 なお、 のう、 のお
- Korean:
- jig
Spanish
- derecho
- recto
- correcto
- de inmediato
- arreglar
- reparar
- arreglarse
- repararse
Portuguese
- retidão
- honestidade
- franqueza
- consertar
- reparo
French
- droit devant
- directement
- honnêteté
- franchise
- réparer
- guérir
- tout de suite
472 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
192 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
349 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
329 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
775 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
304 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
758 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
988 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.3 | Japanese for Busy People |
423 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
429 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
220 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1377 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3649 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1862 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2539 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
73 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
23136 | Morohashi |
2932 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3908 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
73 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
77 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
214 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
162 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1575 | 2001 Kanji |
2k6.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-1-7 | SKIP code |
2-2-6 | SKIP code |
4071.6 | Four corner code |
1-36-30 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
76f4 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
192 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 元 【ゲン】 unknown (e.g. in an equation), element (of a set), yuan (monetary unit of China), New Taiwan dollar, Yuan dynasty (of China; 1271-1368), Yüan dynasty, Mongol dynasty
- 原価 【ゲンカ】 cost price
- 中元 【チュウゲン】 15th day of the 7th lunar month, (last day of) Bon lantern festival, mid-year gift, summer gift, Bon Festival gifts
- 抗原 【コウゲン】 antigen
- 元祖 【ガンソ】 originator, pioneer, inventor, founder, progenitor, primogenitor, founder of a family line
- 元日 【ガンジツ】 New Year's Day
Kun reading compounds
- 元 【もと】 origin, source, beginning, basis, base, foundation, root, cause, (raw) material, ingredient, base, mix (e.g. for a cake), (soup) stock, (one's) side, capital, principal, cost price, root (of a plant), (tree) trunk, part (of a brush, chopsticks, etc.) one holds (with the hand), first three lines of a waka, counter for plants or trees, counter for falcons (in falconry)
- 元 【もと】 former, ex-, past, one-time, earlier times, the past, previous state, formerly, previously, originally, before
- 家元 【いえもと】 head of a school (of music, dance), head family of a school
- 胸元 【むなもと】 breast, chest, pit of the stomach, solar plexus, epigastrium
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ちか、 はじめ、 はる、 ゆき、 よし
- Korean:
- weon
Spanish
- comienzo
- principio
- origen
- jefe
Portuguese
- começo
- tempo anterior
- origem
French
- commencement
- origine
- ancien temps
68 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
117 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
106 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
328 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
275 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
106 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
121 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
60 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.10 | Japanese for Busy People |
137 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
137 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
245 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
141 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2428 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1226 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1690 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
59 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
1340 | Morohashi |
1929 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
343 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
59 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
63 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
408 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
89 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3057 | 2001 Kanji |
0a4.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-1-3 | SKIP code |
1021.1 | Four corner code |
1-24-21 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5143 | Unicode hex code |