13 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
15 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
8 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
432 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2743 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
15 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
69 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
52 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1.A | Japanese for Busy People |
20 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
20 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
18 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1260 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4273 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2159 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2911 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
163 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
18850 | Morohashi |
3463 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3394 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
161 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
173 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
27 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
574 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 火 【カ】 Tuesday, fire (second of the five elements)
- 火炎瓶 【カエンビン】 Molotov cocktail, petrol bomb, gasoline bomb
- 発火 【ハッカ】 ignition, combustion, catching fire, firing a blank cartridge, discharge of a gun without bullets
- 点火 【テンカ】 ignition, lighting, firing, setting off
Kun reading compounds
- 火 【ひ】 fire, flame, blaze
- 火口 【ひぐち】 burner, nozzle, origin of a fire
- 飛び火 【とびひ】 leaping flames, flying sparks, spread of fire (due to leaping flames), repercussions in unanticipated areas, spilling over, effects of an incident spreading to those seemingly uninvolved, impetigo contagiosa
- 不知火 【しらぬい】 phosphorescent light, mysterious lights on the sea, sea fire
Readings
- Korean:
- hwa
Spanish
- fuego
- flama
- llama
Portuguese
- fogo
French
- feu
1162 | 2001 Kanji |
4d0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-4-4 | SKIP code |
1-1-3 | SKIP code |
9080.0 | Four corner code |
1-18-48 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
706b | Unicode hex code |
山
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
131 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 山 【サン】 Mt., Mount, temple
- 山陰 【ヤマカゲ】 place in the shade of a mountain, shelter of the mountains, mountain recess
- 治山 【チサン】 forest conservation, afforestation
- 開山 【カイサン】 founding a temple (on a hill-top)
- 山道 【ヤマミチ】 mountain road, mountain trail
- 山海経 【センガイキョウ】 Classic of Mountains and Seas (classic Chinese text)
- 雪山 【セツザン】 snowy mountain, permanently snow-covered mountain, Himalayas
- 須弥山 【シュミセン】 Mount Sumeru (believed to be the centre of the Buddhist world)
Kun reading compounds
- 山 【やま】 mountain, hill, mine (e.g. coal mine), heap, pile, crown (of a hat), thread (of a screw), tread (of a tire), protruding part of an object, high part, climax, peak, critical point, guess, speculation, gamble, criminal case, crime, mountain climbing, mountaineering, festival float (esp. one mounted with a decorative halberd), deck (of playing cards on table, face down, from which cards are drawn), stack, wall, wall tile, temple, temple grounds, wild
- 山陰 【やまかげ】 place in the shade of a mountain, shelter of the mountains, mountain recess
- 奥山 【おくやま】 remote mountain, mountain recesses
- 青山 【せいざん】 lush mountain, green mountain, grave, burial place
Readings
- Japanese names:
- さ、 やの、 やん
- Korean:
- san
Spanish
- montaña
Portuguese
- montanha
French
- montagne
38 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
58 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
24 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
60 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1407 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
21 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
48 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
89 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.11 | Japanese for Busy People |
34 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
34 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
100 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
535 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3658 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1867 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2544 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
775 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
7869 | Morohashi |
2940 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1439 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
768 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
830 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
148 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
17 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1276 | 2001 Kanji |
3o0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-2-1 | SKIP code |
4-3-2 | SKIP code |
2277.0 | Four corner code |
1-27-19 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5c71 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1270 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 噴煙 【フンエン】 (eruption of) smoke
- 噴火 【フンカ】 eruption, volcanic eruption
- 暴噴 【ボウフン】 blowout (oil well, gas field, etc.)
- 自噴 【ジフン】 gushing forth (e.g. of oil), spouting, natural emergence (of a hot spring)
Kun reading compounds
- 噴く 【ふく】 to emit, to spout, to spurt, to boil over
Readings
- Korean:
- bun
Spanish
- emisión
- erupción
- chorro
- emitir
- hacer erupción
- expeler
Portuguese
- irromper
- repuxo
- emitir
- excitar
French
- éruption
- jaillir
- émettre
- gicler
1770 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1635 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
995 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1239 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1145 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1660 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1774 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1633 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
312 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
879 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
505 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
649 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1205 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
4345 | Morohashi |
717 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
900 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1197 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1281 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1749 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3761 | 2001 Kanji |
3d12.8 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-12 | SKIP code |
6408.6 | Four corner code |
1-42-14 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5674 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
180 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 予 【ヨ】 I, me
- 予感 【ヨカン】 presentiment, premonition, hunch, to have a premonition, to have a hunch
- 起訴猶予 【キソユウヨ】 suspension of indictment, leaving charge on the file
- 執行猶予 【シッコウユウヨ】 stay of execution, suspended sentence
Kun reading compounds
- 予め 【あらかじめ】 beforehand, in advance, previously
Readings
- Korean:
- yeo
Spanish
- de antemano
- previo
Portuguese
- de antemão
- prévio
- eu mesmo
- Eu
French
- auparavant
- à l'avance
- moi
- je
525 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
425 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
403 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
160 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
271 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
531 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
294 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
62 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.12 | Japanese for Busy People |
393 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
397 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
403 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
275 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2477 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1253 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1719 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1607 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
231 | Morohashi |
1983 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
68 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1593 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1719 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
283 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
245 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3553 | 2001 Kanji |
0a4.12 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-2 | SKIP code |
2-3-1 | SKIP code |
1720.2 | Four corner code |
1-45-29 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
4e88 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
205 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 知 【チ】 wisdom, jnana (higher knowledge)
- 知恵 【チエ】 wisdom, wit, sagacity, sense, intelligence, prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
- 認知 【ニンチ】 acknowledgement, acknowledgment, recognition, cognition
- 熟知 【ジュクチ】 being familiar with, having a thorough knowledge of, being well-informed about
Kun reading compounds
- 知る 【しる】 to know, to be aware (of), to be conscious (of), to learn (of), to find out, to discover, to sense, to feel, to notice, to realize, to understand, to comprehend, to grasp, to appreciate, to remember, to be familiar with, to be acquainted with, to experience, to go through, to know (e.g. hardship), to get acquainted with (a person), to get to know, to have to do with, to be concerned with, to be one's concern, to be one's responsibility
- 知る限り 【しるかぎり】 as far as I know
- 吾唯足知 【われただたるをしる】 I am content with what I am (have), rich is the person who is content with what he is
- 知らせる 【しらせる】 to notify, to advise, to inform
Readings
- Japanese names:
- さと、 さとる、 しり、 しれ、 とも、 のり
- Korean:
- ji
Spanish
- conocer
- saber
- entender
Portuguese
- saber
- sabedoria
French
- savoir
- sagesse
112 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
186 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
169 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
207 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3169 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
196 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
229 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
636 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.18 | Japanese for Busy People |
214 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
214 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
143 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1394 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1446 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
768 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1041 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1231 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
23935 | Morohashi |
1127 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3978 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1223 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1308 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
73 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
160 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2377 | 2001 Kanji |
3d5.14 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-5-3 | SKIP code |
8640.0 | Four corner code |
1-35-46 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
77e5 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
30 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 連 【レン】 two reams (of paper), 1000 sheets (of paper), stanza, verse, tribe (in taxonomy), forecast (bet), bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet), party, company, group, set, things strung in a line, e.g. pearls, dried fish, spans of a bridge, etc., falcon
- 連関 【レンカン】 connection, relation, linkage
- 労連 【ロウレン】 labour union, labor union
- 常連 【ジョウレン】 regular customer, regular patron, regular visitor, frequenter, constant companion
Kun reading compounds
- 連なる 【つらなる】 to extend, to stretch out, to stand in a row, to attend, to participate in, to enrol, to enroll, to join, to have a connection, to be related, to be linked
- 連ねる 【つらねる】 to line up, to put in a row, to add (to a group), to accept (as a member of an organization, etc.), to join (e.g. a list), to link, to put together, to string together (e.g. compliments), to enumerate, to take along with, to bring with
- 連れる 【つれる】 to take (someone) with one, to bring along, to go with, to be accompanied by
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ずれ、 つれ、 むらじ、 れ
- Korean:
- ryeon
Spanish
- unir
- acompañar
- estar junto
- grupo
- agrupar
Portuguese
- Levar pelo caminho
- primazia
- unir
- conectar
- partido
- gangue
- grupo
French
- emmener
- se mettre en rang
- s'unir
- série
- parti
- bande
- clique
538 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
637 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
607 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
87 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4702 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
383 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
960 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1238 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
440 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
446 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
299 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
699 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3849 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1976 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2672 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
293 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
38902P | Morohashi |
3103 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6062 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
287 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
305 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
101 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
560 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1555 | 2001 Kanji |
2q7.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-3-7 | SKIP code |
3530.0 | Four corner code |
1-47-02 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
9023 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
806 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 絡繹 【ラクエキ】 constant (stream of traffic), incessant
- 絡糸嬢 【ラクシジョウ】 cricket, bush-cricket
- 短絡 【タンラク】 short circuit, short, illogical jump, drawing a hasty inference (between two events), jumping to conclusions, acting rashly
- 脈絡 【ミャクラク】 logical connection, chain of reasoning, coherence, context, blood vessel
Kun reading compounds
- 絡む 【からむ】 to twine, to get tangled, to get entangled, to get caught (in), to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter), to get involved (in), to be a factor (in), to have an influence, to pick a quarrel (with), to find fault (with), to pester, to hassle
- 絡まる 【からまる】 to be entwined, to be involved
Readings
- Korean:
- rag
Spanish
- entrelazar
- enredar
- rodear
- ser atrapado
- ser envuelto
- ser enredado
Portuguese
- enroscar
- enrolar
- ser apanhado em
French
- enlacer
- entrelacer
- s'enrouler autour
- s'empêtrer dans
1890 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
958 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3533 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
944 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
817 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
840 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
859 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
300 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1536 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1709 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
915 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1238 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1362 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
27426 | Morohashi |
1351 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4484 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1350 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1450 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1578 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2777 | 2001 Kanji |
6a6.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-6-6 | SKIP code |
2796.4 | Four corner code |
1-45-77 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7d61 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
4 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 会 【カイ】 meeting, assembly, party, gathering, conference, athletic meet, society, association, club
- 会員 【カイイン】 member, the membership
- 例会 【レイカイ】 regular meeting
- 際会 【サイカイ】 meeting, facing, confronting
- 会 【エ】 gathering (esp. Buddhist, festive, etc.)
- 会釈 【エシャク】 slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude), nod, salutation, consideration, thoughtfulness
- 法会 【ホウエ】 Buddhist service (e.g. memorial service)
- 御斎会 【ゴサイエ】 imperial event at which high monks recited the Golden Light Sutra to pray for national security and good harvests (held annually at the palace from the 8th to the 14th of the first lunar month, between the Nara and Muromachi periods)
Kun reading compounds
- 会う 【あう】 to meet, to encounter, to see, to have an accident, to have a bad experience
- 逢うは別れの始め 【あうはわかれのはじめ】 we meet only to part, meeting is the first step to parting
- 会わせる 【あわせる】 to make (someone) to meet, to let (someone) meet, to expose to, to subject to
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あい、 い
- Korean:
- hoe, goe, gwal
Spanish
- asociación
- reunión
- encontrarse con
- reunirse
Portuguese
- encontro
- reunião
- festa
- associação
- entrevista
- une
French
- réunion
- rencontre
- meeting
- parti
- association
- entrevue
- rejoindre
54 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
93 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
87 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
12 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
381 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
116 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
14 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
454 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.1 | Japanese for Busy People |
158 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
158 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
59 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
47 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2512 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1275 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1741 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
759 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
460 | Morohashi |
2020 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
143 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
752 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
814 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
16 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
119 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2871 | 2001 Kanji |
2a4.19 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-4 | SKIP code |
2-3-3 | SKIP code |
8073.1 | Four corner code |
1-18-81 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
4f1a | Unicode hex code |