202 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
289 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
271 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
94 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2509 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
230 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
667 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
402 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.5 | Japanese for Busy People |
356 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
357 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
277 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1163 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
308 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
197 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
233 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1656 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
17174 | Morohashi |
263 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3070 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1641 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1770 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
138 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
281 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
71 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 決 【ケツ】 decision, vote
- 決意 【ケツイ】 decision, determination, resolution
- 表決 【ヒョウケツ】 vote, voting
- 強行採決 【キョウコウサイケツ】 forced passage (of a bill, measure, resolution, etc.), railroading, steamrolling, steamrollering
Kun reading compounds
- 決める 【きめる】 to decide, to choose, to determine, to make up one's mind, to resolve, to set one's heart on, to settle, to arrange, to set, to appoint, to fix, to clinch (a victory), to decide (the outcome of a match), to persist in doing, to go through with, to always do, to have made a habit of, to take for granted, to assume, to dress up, to dress to kill, to dress to the nines, to carry out successfully (a move in sports, a pose in dance, etc.), to succeed in doing, to immobilize with a double-arm lock (in sumo, judo, etc.), to eat or drink something, to take illegal drugs
- 決まる 【きまる】 to be decided, to be settled, to be fixed, to be arranged, to be unchanging, to be the same (as always), to be fixed, to be set, to be a fixed rule, to be destined, to be a convention, to be a custom, to be common knowledge, to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.), to go well, to succeed, to connect (of a punch), to look good (of clothing), to look sharp, to be stylish, to suit one, to be held in place (of a hairdo), to be struck and held (of a pose in kabuki)
- 決る 【しゃくる】 to dig out, to gouge out, to hollow out, to scoop, to ladle, to bail, to jerk (one's chin)
Readings
- Korean:
- gyeol
Spanish
- decidir
- fijar
- quedar decidido
Portuguese
- decida
- fixar
- concordar sobre
- nomear
French
- décider
- fixer
- se mettre d'accord
- arrangement
363 | 2001 Kanji |
3a4.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-4 | SKIP code |
3513.0 | Four corner code |
1-23-72 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6c7a | Unicode hex code |
settle (debt, etc.), relieve (burden), finish, come to an end, excusable, need not
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N3
168 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 済州 【チェジュ】 Jeju (special self-governing province and island in South Korea)
- 済州大学 【サイシュウダイガク】 Cheju National University
- 決済 【ケッサイ】 settlement (of an account), liquidation of debts, payment
- 弁済 【ベンサイ】 repayment, settlement (of a debt), paying off, reimbursement (of expenses)
- 済世 【サイセイ】 saving the world, promoting national welfare
- 済美 【セイビ】 achieving virtue
- 既済 【キサイ】 already settled, paid-up
Kun reading compounds
- 済む 【すむ】 to finish, to end, to be completed, to merely result in something less severe than expected, to feel at ease, to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone, to be sorry
- 済まない 【すまない】 inexcusable, unjustifiable, unpardonable, sorry, remorseful, apologetic, conscience-stricken, contrite, excuse me, (I'm) sorry, thank you
- 済ます 【すます】 to finish, to get it over with, to conclude, to settle, to pay back, to get along (without something), to make do with (without)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- すむ、 なり、 わたる
- Korean:
- je
Spanish
- ayudar
- rescatar
- terminar
- finalizar
- acabar
- concluir
- reembolsar
- devolver
Portuguese
- fim
- terminar
- desculpável
- não necessário
French
- achever
- finir
- excusable
- s'en sortir sans
792 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
881 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
871 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
288 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2597 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
536 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
693 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1336 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
549 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
558 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
516 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1208 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
634 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
383 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
478 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1747 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
17749 | Morohashi |
522 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3197 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1731 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1868 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
131 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
921 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
354 | 2001 Kanji |
3a8.30 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-8 | SKIP code |
3012.4 | Four corner code |
1-26-49 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6e08 | Unicode hex code |
方
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
46 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 方 【ホウ】 direction, way, side, area (in a particular direction), side (of an argument, etc.), one's part, type, category, field (of study, etc.), indicates one side of a comparison, way, method, manner, means, length (of each side of a square)
- 方言 【ホウゲン】 dialect, provincialism
- 途方 【トホウ】 way, destination, reason
- 処方 【ショホウ】 prescription (of medicine), formula
Kun reading compounds
- 方 【かた】 direction, way, person, lady, gentleman, method of, manner of, way of, care of ..., person in charge of ..., side (e.g. "on my mother's side")
- 方々 【かたがた】 people, (all) persons, everyone, ladies and gentlemen, you (usu. plural)
- 親方 【おやかた】 master, boss, chief, foreman, supervisor, stable master, craftsman, artisan, foster parent
- 出方 【でかた】 attitude, approach, move, theater usher, theatre usher
Readings
- Japanese names:
- から、 な、 なた、 ふさ、 まさ、 みち、 も、 わ
- Korean:
- bang
Spanish
- dirección
- lado
- cuadrado
- método
- manera
- persona
- forma de hacer
Portuguese
- direção
- pessoa
- alternativa
French
- direction
- personne
- alternative
138 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
223 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
204 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
28 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2082 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
26 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
182 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
85 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.5 | Japanese for Busy People |
70 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
70 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
43 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
957 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2459 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1243 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1709 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
501 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
13620 | Morohashi |
1963 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2389 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
490 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
529 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
25 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
102 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
445 | 2001 Kanji |
4h0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-2 | SKIP code |
3-3-1 | SKIP code |
0022.7 | Four corner code |
1-42-93 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
65b9 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
100 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 法 【ホウ】 law, act, principle, method, mood, dharma, law
- 法案 【ホウアン】 bill (law), measure
- 航法 【コウホウ】 sailing, navigation
- 会社更生法 【カイシャコウセイホウ】 Corporate Rehabilitation Law
- 法被 【ハッピ】 happi coat, happy coat, workman's livery coat, traditional Japanese straight-sleeved coat
- 法度 【ハット】 ban, prohibition, taboo, something forbidden, law, ordinance (esp. in the middle ages)
- 法師 【ホウシ】 Buddhist priest, bonze, layman dressed like a priest, person
- 法華経 【ホケキョウ】 Lotus Sutra
Kun reading compounds
- 法 【のり】 rule, law, regulation, model, pattern, teachings of Buddha, Buddhist doctrine, transverse measurement, measurement across, side-slope, slope
- 法の筵 【のりのむしろ】 preaching place
- 内法 【うちのり】 inside measure
- 外法 【そとのり】 outside measurements
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ほ
- Korean:
- beob
Spanish
- método
- ley
- doctrina
Portuguese
- método
- lei
- regra
- princípio
- modelo
- sistema
French
- méthode
- loi
- règle
- principe
- modèle
- système
513 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
612 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
584 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
145 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2535 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
213 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
676 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
824 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
123 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
123 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
518 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1181 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
391 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
248 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
295 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
758 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
17290 | Morohashi |
333 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3107 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
751 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
813 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
100 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
516 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
371 | 2001 Kanji |
3a5.20 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-5 | SKIP code |
3413.1 | Four corner code |
1-43-01 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6cd5 | Unicode hex code |