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) |
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
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 |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
111 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 務歯 【ムシ】 zipper teeth, zip teeth
- 務所 【ムショ】 prison, jail, slammer, pen
- 政務 【セイム】 government affairs
- 外務 【ガイム】 foreign affairs
Kun reading compounds
- 勤める 【つとめる】 to work (for), to be employed (at), to serve (in), to serve (as), to act (as), to fill (the position of), to play the role (of), to conduct a religious service
Readings
- Japanese names:
- つかさ、 み
- Korean:
- mu
Spanish
- tarea
- obligaciones
- deber
- cargo
- servir
- desempeñar un cargo
Portuguese
- tarefa
- deveres
French
- tâche
- devoir
- travail
722 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
815 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
795 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
140 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3167 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
491 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
372 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1377 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.5 | Japanese for Busy People |
235 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
235 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
388 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
222 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1505 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
797 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1085 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1235 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
2394 | Morohashi |
1173 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
546 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1227 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1313 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
244 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
747 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3545 | 2001 Kanji |
4i7.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-5-6 | SKIP code |
1822.7 | Four corner code |
1-44-19 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
52d9 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N1
794 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 博 【ハク】 doctor, PhD, exposition, fair, exhibition
- 博物 【ハクブツ】 natural history, wide learning, broad area of learning
- 文博 【ブンハク】 doctor of literature
- 医博 【イハク】 doctor of medicine, MD
- 博 【ハク】 doctor, PhD, exposition, fair, exhibition
- 博徒 【バクト】 gambler
- 賭博 【トバク】 gambling
- 伝助賭博 【デンスケトバク】 deceptive betting game (such as the shell game), street fraud, trickery, densuke, roulette-like deceptive street gambling
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ぐれ、 と、 はか、 ひろ
- Korean:
- bag
Spanish
- Dr. (doctorado, Ph.D.)
- exposición
- feria
- estima
- ovación
- vencedor por aclamación
Portuguese
- Dr.
- comando
- estima
- vencedor por aclamação
- Ph.D.
- exposição
- feira
French
- docteur
- ovation
- estimé
- exposition
- foire
- gain
695 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
593 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
564 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
802 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
787 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
525 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1112 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1534 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
601 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
611 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
798 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
249 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
170 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
112 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
129 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
47 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
2761P | Morohashi |
151 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
621 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
47 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
48 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
596 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1448 | 2001 Kanji |
2k10.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-2-10 | SKIP code |
4304.6 | Four corner code |
1-39-78 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
535a | Unicode hex code |
士
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N1
526 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 士 【シ】 man (esp. one who is well-respected), samurai, person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed), member
- 士官 【シカン】 officer
- 飛行士 【ヒコウシ】 pilot
- 公認会計士 【コウニンカイケイシ】 certified public accountant
Kun reading compounds
- 侍 【さむらい】 warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period), samurai, man in attendance (on a person of high standing), retainer
- 二四六九士 【にしむくさむらい】 nishimuku samurai (mnemonic for remembering the months with fewer than 31 days)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- お、 ま
- Korean:
- sa
Spanish
- caballero
- samurai
- hombre
Portuguese
- cavalheiro
- samurai
French
- gentilhomme
- samouraï
- radical samouraï (no. 33)
410 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
521 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
494 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
301 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1160 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
59 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1173 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
41 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
572 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
581 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
755 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
393 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4213 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2129 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2877 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
325 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
5638 | Morohashi |
3405 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1117 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
319 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
341 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
386 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
441 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1472 | 2001 Kanji |
3p0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-3-2 | SKIP code |
4010.0 | Four corner code |
1-27-46 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
58eb | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N2
506 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 専 【セン】 exclusively doing ..., person who exclusively does ..., fetish for ..., someone with a fetish for ..., first, most important thing, number one priority
- 専業 【センギョウ】 special occupation, principal occupation, specialty, monopoly
- 住専 【ジュウセン】 housing-loan corporation
- 高専 【コウセン】 technical college, higher schools and colleges
Kun reading compounds
- 専ら 【もっぱら】 wholly, solely, entirely, exclusively, devotedly, fixedly, principally, mostly, chiefly, mainly
- 専らにする 【もっぱらにする】 devote oneself to, to do as one pleases, to act selfishly
Readings
- Korean:
- jeon
Spanish
- especialidad
- exclusivo
- solamente
- totalmente
- enteramente
Portuguese
- exclusividade
- exclusivo
- principalmente
- somente
French
- spécialité
- exclusivement
- principalement
- uniquement
830 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
925 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
914 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
526 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1350 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
413 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
478 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
973 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
600 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
610 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
797 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
503 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3272 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1690 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2297 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
46 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
2644 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1377 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
46 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
47 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
886 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1548 | 2001 Kanji |
0a9.16 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-6-3 | SKIP code |
5034.6 | Four corner code |
1-32-76 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5c02 | Unicode hex code |
門
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N2
452 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 門 【モン】 gate, branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master, division, phylum, counter for cannons
- 門下 【モンカ】 one's pupil, one's student, one's follower
- 入門 【ニュウモン】 becoming a pupil (of), becoming a disciple, entering an institution, beginning training, introduction (to), primer, guide, entering through a gate
- 宗門 【シュウモン】 (religious) denomination, sect
Kun reading compounds
- 門 【もん】 gate, branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master, division, phylum, counter for cannons
- 門出 【かどで】 setting off (on a long journey), setting out, departure (e.g. for the front), leaving home, starting a new life, starting life anew
- 帝 【みかど】 emperor (of Japan), mikado, (the gates of an) imperial residence
- 口は災いの門 【くちはわざわいのかど】 words can lead to disaster, the tongue is the root of calamities, the more you open your mouth the more likely you are to put your foot in it
- 戸 【と】 door (esp. Japanese-style), shutter, window shutter, entrance (to a home), narrows
- 門浪 【となみ】 waves in narrow straits
- 鳴門 【なると】 strait with a roaring tidal ebb and flow, whirlpool, maelstrom, kamaboko with a spiral whirlpool-like pattern, cooking technique where ingredients are cut in a spiral pattern, Naruto (city in Tokushima), Naruto Strait, Naruto wakame
- 長門 【ながと】 Nagato (former province located in the west of present-day Yamaguchi Prefecture)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- じょう、 も、 と、 ゆき
- Korean:
- mun
Spanish
- puerta
Portuguese
- portões
French
- portail
- compteur de canons
143 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
231 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
211 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
385 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4940 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
105 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
269 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
601 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
161 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
161 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
445 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1838 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1100 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
597 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
789 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1630 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
41208 | Morohashi |
888 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6381 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1616 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1743 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
376 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
168 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3853 | 2001 Kanji |
8e0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-4 | SKIP code |
3-8-0 | SKIP code |
7777.7 | Four corner code |
7777.0 | Four corner code |
1-44-71 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
9580 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
305 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 職 【ショク】 job, work, employment, occupation, position, duties, trade, skill
- 職員 【ショクイン】 staff member, employee, worker, personnel
- 住職 【ジュウショク】 chief priest (of a Buddhist temple)
- 休職 【キュウショク】 temporary retirement, leave of absence, suspension from office
- 職 【ショク】 job, work, employment, occupation, position, duties, trade, skill
- 有職 【ユウショク】 holding a job, being employed, gainful employment, being learned, being knowledgeable, having great artistic talent, being a skilled performer, being well-versed in usages or practices of the court or military households
Readings
- Japanese names:
- もと
- Korean:
- jig
Spanish
- puesto
- empleo
- ocupación
Portuguese
- posto
- emprego
- trabalho
French
- poste de travail
- emploi
- travail
819 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
743 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
721 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
335 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3718 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
432 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
839 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2734 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
385 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
386 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
513 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1586 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1803 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
960 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1297 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
832 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
29183 | Morohashi |
1425 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4742 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
824 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
887 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
253 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
823 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3259 | 2001 Kanji |
6e12.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-6-12 | SKIP code |
1315.0 | Four corner code |
1-31-06 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
8077 | Unicode hex code |