864 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
853 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
827 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2656 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
893 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1486 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1863 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
580 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
589 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
854 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1231 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
806 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
470 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
600 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
144 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
17926 | Morohashi |
656 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3274 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
142 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
153 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
958 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
738 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 源 【ゲン】 source, origin
- 源氏 【ゲンジ】 Genji (the character in the Genji Monogatari), the Minamoto family
- 震源 【シンゲン】 hypocentre (of an earthquake), hypocenter, focus
- 財源 【ザイゲン】 source of funds, resources, finances
Kun reading compounds
- 源 【みなもと】 source (of a river), fountainhead, source, origin, root
- 河の源 【かわのみなもと】 fountainhead
Readings
- Japanese names:
- はら、 みな、 もと
- Korean:
- weon
Spanish
- fuente
- origen
Portuguese
- fonte
- origem
French
- source
- origine
341 | 2001 Kanji |
3a10.25 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-10 | SKIP code |
3119.6 | Four corner code |
1-24-27 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6e90 | Unicode hex code |
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
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) |
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 1
JLPT level N5
177 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 名 【メイ】 counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such), first name, famous, great, name, noun
- 名画 【メイガ】 famous picture, masterpiece (painting), excellent film, film classic
- 同名 【ドウメイ】 same name, homonym
- 芸名 【ゲイメイ】 stage name
- 名目 【メイモク】 name, title, appellation, (something) nominal, (under the) pretext (of), pretense
- 苗字 【ミョウジ】 surname, family name, last name
- 仮名 【カメイ】 alias, pseudonym, pen name, nom de plume
- 同名 【ドウメイ】 same name, homonym
Kun reading compounds
- 名 【な】 name, given name, title, fame, renown, reputation, pretext, pretense, justification, appearance
- 名残 【なごり】 remains, traces, vestiges, relics, (the sorrow of) parting, end
- 仮名 【かめい】 alias, pseudonym, pen name, nom de plume
- 片仮名 【かたかな】 katakana, angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for loanwords
Readings
- Japanese names:
- と
- Korean:
- myeong
Spanish
- nombre
- célebre
- distinguido
- reputación
Portuguese
- nome
- fama
- distinção
- reputação
French
- nom
- célèbre
- fameux
- réputation
140 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
55 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
71 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
116 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1170 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
131 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
34 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
346 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.3 | Japanese for Busy People |
82 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
82 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
82 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
285 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2693 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1371 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1857 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
113 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
3297 | Morohashi |
2169 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
716 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
112 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
117 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
140 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
53 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2577 | 2001 Kanji |
3d3.12 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-3 | SKIP code |
4-6-1 | SKIP code |
3-3-3 | SKIP code |
2760.0 | Four corner code |
1-44-30 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
540d | Unicode hex code |