685 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
586 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
760 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
153 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2860 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
411 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
215 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2.18 | Japanese for Busy People |
282 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
282 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
398 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1293 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1181 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
641 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
852 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
252 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
20013 | Morohashi |
945 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3541 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
246 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
261 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
186 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
554 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
special
- On:
- トク
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N4
234 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 特産 【トクサン】 being produced in a particular region, local specialty
- 特異 【トクイ】 unique, peculiar, singular
- 快特 【カイトク】 rapid express (train service), rapid limited express
- 在特 【ザイトク】 Special Permission to Stay in Japan, residence status that can be granted to illegal immigrants or overstayers
Readings
- Korean:
- teug
Spanish
- especial
Portuguese
- Especial
French
- spécial
2448 | 2001 Kanji |
4g6.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-6 | SKIP code |
2454.1 | Four corner code |
1-38-35 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7279 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
465 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 命 【メイ】 order, command, decree, life, destiny, fate
- 命運 【メイウン】 fate, destiny
- 延命 【エンメイ】 keeping alive longer, prolonging life, life extension, life-support
- 十月革命 【ジュウガツカクメイ】 October Revolution
- 命婦 【ミョウブ】 title for high-ranking court ladies
- 延命 【エンメイ】 keeping alive longer, prolonging life, life extension, life-support
- 安心立命 【アンシンリツメイ】 spiritual peace and enlightenment, keeping an unperturbed mind through faith
Kun reading compounds
- 命 【いのち】 life, life force, lifetime, lifespan, most important thing, foundation, core, paired tattoos of the "life" kanji on the upper arms of a man and woman (indicating unwavering love), fate, destiny, karma
- 命からがら 【いのちからがら】 for dear life, barely escaping alive
- 貴い命 【たっといいのち】 precious life
- 露の命 【つゆのいのち】 life as evanescent as the dew
Readings
- Korean:
- myeong
Spanish
- orden
- mandato
- vida
Portuguese
- destino
- comando
- decreto
- vida
French
- destinée
- destin
- ordre
- décret
- vie
- nommer (à un poste)
519 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
416 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
394 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
388 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
430 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
387 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
411 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
671 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
578 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
587 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
997 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
325 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2553 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1303 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1772 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1412 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
3473 | Morohashi |
2058 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
767 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1400 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1502 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
249 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
316 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2844 | 2001 Kanji |
2a6.26 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-6 | SKIP code |
2-3-5 | SKIP code |
8062.7 | Four corner code |
1-44-31 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
547d | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
232 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 係争 【ケイソウ】 dispute, contention, conflict, controversy
- 係数 【ケイスウ】 coefficient, factor, proportional constant
- 相関関係 【ソウカンカンケイ】 correlation, interrelation, intertwining
- 三角関係 【サンカクカンケイ】 love triangle, eternal triangle
Kun reading compounds
- 係る 【かかる】 to be the work of, to be the result of, to be done by, to concern, to affect, to involve, to relate to
- 係 【かかり】 charge, duty, person in charge, official, clerk, connection, linking
- 係員 【かかりいん】 person in charge, official, attendant
- 口座係 【こうざかかり】 teller (in bank)
- 応接係 【おうせつかかり】 receptionist, desk clerk
- 関わる 【かかわる】 to be affected, to be influenced, to be concerned with, to have to do with, to stick to (opinions)
Readings
- Korean:
- gye
Spanish
- cargo
- deber
- concernir
- afectar
Portuguese
- pessoa em carga
- conexão
- dever
- interessa a si próprio
French
- chargé de
- liaison
- devoir
- s'occuper de
385 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
286 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
268 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
263 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
449 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
426 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
318 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2.12 | Japanese for Busy People |
909 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
931 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
447 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
94 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
108 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
73 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
78 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1404 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
663 | Morohashi |
97 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
217 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1392 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1493 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
221 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
324 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2141 | 2001 Kanji |
2a7.8 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-2-7 | SKIP code |
2229.3 | Four corner code |
1-23-24 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
4fc2 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
12 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 長 【チョウ】 head, chief, leader, elder, merit, strong point, superiority, major
- 長官 【チョウカン】 secretary (government), director, chief
- 体長 【タイチョウ】 length (of an animal), body length
- 医長 【イチョウ】 medical director, chief physician
Kun reading compounds
- 長い 【ながい】 long (distance, length), long (time), protracted, prolonged
- 長居 【ながい】 long visit, overstaying
- 長 【おさ】 head, chief, leader, the greatest (of all the ...)
- 【オサガメ】 leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea)
- 田長 【たおさ】 master of the rice field, chief farmer, lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
- 死出田長 【しでたおさ】 lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- お、 おしゃ、 たかし、 たけ、 な、 は、 ひさ
- Korean:
- jang
Spanish
- largo
- jefe
- sobresaliente
Portuguese
- Longo
- ambicionar
- líder
- chefe
French
- long
- chef
116 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
189 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
173 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
25 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4938 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
155 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
95 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
939 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.20 | Japanese for Busy People |
95 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
95 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
89 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1837 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3163 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1626 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2212 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1939 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
41100 | Morohashi |
2556 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6379 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1920 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2070 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
90 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
161 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3465 | 2001 Kanji |
0a8.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-5-3 | SKIP code |
4-8-1 | SKIP code |
7173.2 | Four corner code |
1-36-25 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
9577 | Unicode hex code |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level N1
2288 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 只管打坐 【シカンタザ】 shikantaza, meditation practice where one stays intensely focused without focusing on any particular object
- 只今 【シコン】 just now
Kun reading compounds
- 只 【ただ】 ordinary, common, usual, free of charge, unaffected, as is, safe, only, merely, just, simply, but, however, nevertheless
- 只今 【ただいま】 I'm home!, I'm back!, it's me!, now, at present, at the moment, just now, a moment ago, at once, right away, in a minute, shortly, soon
Readings
- Korean:
- ji
Spanish
- sólo
- único
- gratis
- ordinario
- común
Portuguese
French
- le seul
- gratuit
- en plus
874 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1943 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
157 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2034 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
2677 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1363 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1849 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
53 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
3239 | Morohashi |
2155 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
694 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
53 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
55 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
3761 | 2001 Kanji |
3d2.8 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-2 | SKIP code |
6080.0 | Four corner code |
1-34-94 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
53ea | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
120 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 野 【ノ】 plain, field, hidden (structural) member, wild, lacking a political post
- 野外 【ヤガイ】 outdoors, outside, open air, fields, outskirts, suburbs
- 内野 【ナイヤ】 infield, diamond
- 在野 【ザイヤ】 out of office, out of power, in opposition, unaffiliated (e.g. researcher, scientist), in private practice
Kun reading compounds
- 野 【の】 plain, field, hidden (structural) member, wild, lacking a political post
- 野末 【のずえ】 corners of a field
- 裾野 【すその】 foot of a mountain, plain at the foot of a mountain, range, spread, extent, encompassing circle
- 郊野 【こうの】 suburban fields
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ずけ、 つけ、 ぬ
- Korean:
- ya
Spanish
- campo
- llano
- extensión
- rango
- natural
- civil
- no oficial
Portuguese
- planícies
- campo
- rústico
- vida de civil
French
- sauvage
- champ
- rustique
- vie civile
323 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
233 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
213 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
85 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4814 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
128 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
267 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1398 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.2 | Japanese for Busy People |
236 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
236 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
404 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1803 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1877 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
998 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1350 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1610 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
40133 | Morohashi |
1485 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6208 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1596 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1722 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
170 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
211 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3653 | 2001 Kanji |
0a11.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-7-4 | SKIP code |
6712.2 | Four corner code |
1-44-78 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
91ce | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
1332 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 仁 【ジン】 benevolence (esp. as a virtue of Confucianism), consideration, compassion, humanity, charity, human, kernel, nucleolus
- 任侠 【ニンキョウ】 chivalry, chivalrous spirit, helping the weak and fighting the strong, yakuza
- 同仁 【ドウジン】 universal benevolence
- 一視同仁 【イッシドウジン】 loving every human being with impartiality, universal brotherhood, universal benevolence
- 仁 【ジン】 benevolence (esp. as a virtue of Confucianism), consideration, compassion, humanity, charity, human, kernel, nucleolus
- 仁王 【ニオウ】 two Deva kings, guardian gods of Buddhism who stand at the entrance of a Buddhist temple
- 亜麻仁 【アマニ】 flaxseed, linseed
- 仁 【ジン】 benevolence (esp. as a virtue of Confucianism), consideration, compassion, humanity, charity, human, kernel, nucleolus
- 任侠 【ニンキョウ】 chivalry, chivalrous spirit, helping the weak and fighting the strong, yakuza
- 永仁 【エイニン】 Einin era (1293.8.5-1299.4.25)
- 薏苡仁 【ヨクイニン】 coix seed (used in traditional Chinese medicine)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- きみ、 く、 さと、 しのぶ、 じ、 と、 のり、 ひと、 ひとし、 ひろ、 まさ、 まさし、 やす、 よし
- Korean:
- in
Spanish
- humanidad
- benevolencia
- bondad
- caridad
Portuguese
- humanidade
- virtude
- benevolência
- caridade
- homem
- núcleo
French
- humanité
- vertu
- bienveillance
- charité
- grandeur d'âme
- homme
- noyau
820 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
917 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
906 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1346 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
349 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
829 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1035 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
57 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1619 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1727 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1879 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
56 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
21 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
11 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
11 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
997 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
349 | Morohashi |
20 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
110 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
988 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1063 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
832 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2172 | 2001 Kanji |
2a2.8 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-2-2 | SKIP code |
2121.0 | Four corner code |
1-31-46 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
4ec1 | Unicode hex code |