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
563 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 師 【シ】 teacher, master, mentor, religious leader, specialist, five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)
- 獅子 【シシ】 lion, left-hand (stone) guardian lion-dog at a Shinto shrine
- 大師 【ダイシ】 great teacher (i.e. a buddha, bodhisattva or high monk, esp. Kobo Daishi)
- 歯科医師 【シカイシ】 dentist
Readings
- Japanese names:
- のし、 のり、 もろ、 かず、 つかさ、 みつ、 もと
- Korean:
- sa
Spanish
- maestro
- profesor
- experto
- técnico
Portuguese
- perito
- professor
- mestre
- exército
- guerra
French
- maître
- expert
- professeur
- exemplaire
- modèle
- armée
- guerre
624 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
720 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
693 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
490 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
113 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
547 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
496 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1130 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
409 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
415 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
967 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
563 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1680 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
892 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1211 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1277 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
8916 | Morohashi |
1326 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1562 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1269 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1361 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
438 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
714 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
844 | 2001 Kanji |
3f7.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-6-4 | SKIP code |
2172.7 | Four corner code |
1-27-53 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5e2b | Unicode hex code |
人
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
5 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 人 【ジン】 -ian (e.g. Italian), -ite (e.g. Tokyoite), -er (e.g. performer, etc.), person working with ..., man, person, people
- 人為 【ジンイ】 human work, human agency, art, artificiality
- 米人 【ベイジン】 American person
- 俳人 【ハイジン】 haiku poet
- 人 【ニン】 counter for people
- 人気 【ニンキ】 popularity, public favor, condition (e.g. market), tone, character, nature
- 同人 【ドウジン】 same person, said person, the person in question, coterie, clique, fraternity, kindred spirits, comrade, colleague, dōjin, doujin, Japanese fans or hobbyists who produce their own magazines, manga, software, etc.
- 代人 【ダイニン】 substitute, deputy, proxy, representative, agent
Kun reading compounds
- 人 【ひと】 person, someone, somebody, human beings, mankind, man, people, humans, human (Homo sapiens), (other) people, others, character, personality, nature, capable person, competent person, suitable person, right person, adult, grown-up, I, me, one
- 人一倍 【ひといちばい】 (much) more than others, exceedingly, extremely, unusually
- 貴人 【きじん】 aristocrat, nobleman, dignitary, person of high rank
- いい人 【いいひと】 good-natured person, good person, (one's) lover, boyfriend, girlfriend
Readings
- Japanese names:
- じ、 と、 ね、 ひこ、 ふみ
- Korean:
- in
Spanish
- persona
Portuguese
- pessoa
French
- être humain
- personne
30 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
39 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
39 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
9 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
339 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
4 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
11 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
14 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.5 | Japanese for Busy People |
1 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
15 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
42 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4175 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2111 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2857 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
960 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
344 | Morohashi |
3368 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
99 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
951 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1023 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
2 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
7 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1262 | 2001 Kanji |
2a0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-2-4 | SKIP code |
8000.0 | Four corner code |
1-31-45 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
4eba | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
462 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 美 【ビ】 beauty
- 美意識 【ビイシキ】 sense of beauty, aesthetic sense
- 華美 【カビ】 splendor, splendour, gorgeousness, pomp, magnificence, showiness, gaudiness, extravagance, luxury
- 造形美 【ゾウケイビ】 beauty of form (oft. used of nature), beauty of a sculpted shape
- 御 【ミ】 august, beautiful
- 見事 【ミゴト】 splendid, magnificent, excellent, fine, superb, beautiful, admirable, utter (esp. defeat), total, complete, something worth seeing, sight, spectacle
- 水野亜美 【ミズノアミ】 Ami Mizuno (Sailor Moon character)
- 伊邪那美 【イザナミ】 Izanami (Shinto goddess)
Kun reading compounds
- 美しい 【うつくしい】 beautiful, pretty, lovely, sweet, pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- はる、 よし、 よしみ、 り
- Korean:
- mi
Spanish
- belleza
- bello
Portuguese
- beleza
- bela
French
- beauté
- beau, belle
308 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
398 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
376 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
289 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3658 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
268 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
833 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
923 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.19 | Japanese for Busy People |
401 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
405 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
673 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1566 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2817 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1451 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1955 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
554 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
28435 | Morohashi |
2264 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4660 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
548 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
587 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
339 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
343 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
963 | 2001 Kanji |
2o7.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-6 | SKIP code |
4-9-4 | SKIP code |
2-6-3 | SKIP code |
8043.1 | Four corner code |
1-40-94 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7f8e | Unicode hex code |
excellent, beautiful, good, pleasing, skilled
- On:
- カ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1643 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 佳 【カ】 beautiful, good, excellent
- 佳作 【カサク】 good piece of work, honourable mention (honorable)
- 絶佳 【ゼッカ】 superb (view, landscape)
- 風光絶佳 【フウコウゼッカ】 scenic beauty
Readings
- Japanese names:
- けい、 よし
- Korean:
- ga, gae
Spanish
- excelente
- bello
- bonito
Portuguese
- bom
- belo
- excelente
- agradável
- hábil
French
- excellent
- beau
- bon
- plaisant
- habile
1044 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1606 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
429 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1450 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1044 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
560 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1462 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1557 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1931 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
87 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
96 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
63 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
68 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
979 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
557 | Morohashi |
86 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
194 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
970 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1044 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1149 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2172 | 2001 Kanji |
2a6.10 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-2-6 | SKIP code |
2421.4 | Four corner code |
1-18-34 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
4f73 | Unicode hex code |