687 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
784 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
763 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
479 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2884 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
618 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
728 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
788 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
219 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
219 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
559 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1303 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
471 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
293 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
354 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
528 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
20406 | Morohashi |
395 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3574 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
522 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
561 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
205 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
704 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N1
365 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 独 【ドク】 Germany
- 独裁 【ドクサイ】 dictatorship, despotism, autocracy, running (a company, etc.) despotically
- 西独 【セイドク】 West Germany (1949-1990)
- 英独 【エイドク】 United Kingdom and Germany, British-German, Anglo-German, English-German
Kun reading compounds
- 一人 【ひとり】 one person, being alone, being by oneself, being single, being unmarried, by oneself, alone, just, only, simply
- 一人歩き 【ひとりあるき】 taking on a life of its own (of a rumour, etc.), walking by oneself, taking a walk by oneself, walking unaided, being able to walk without help, standing on one's own feet, being independent, taking care of oneself
Readings
- Japanese names:
- どいつ、 どっ
- Korean:
- dog
Spanish
- único
- sólo
- Alemania
Portuguese
- solteiro
- só
- espontaneamente
- Alemanha
French
- célibataire
- seul
- spontanément
- Allemagne
2971 | 2001 Kanji |
3g6.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-6 | SKIP code |
4523.6 | Four corner code |
1-38-40 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
72ec | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N1
1527 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 眼 【ガン】 eye, insight, vision, power of observation, gist, main point, hole
- 眼科 【ガンカ】 ophthalmology
- 主眼 【シュガン】 main purpose, chief aim, focus, main point, gist, essence
- 象嵌 【ゾウガン】 inlay, inlaying, damascening
- 慈眼 【ジゲン】 merciful eye (of a Buddha or a bodhisattva watching humanity)
- 開眼 【カイガン】 enlightenment, spiritual awakening, opening one's eyes to the truth, reaching one's peak (as a performer, etc.), reaching the highest echelons, gaining eyesight, restoring eyesight, opening the eyes, filling out the eyes (of a Buddha) as the last step of consecrating a new statue or picture, ceremony where a newly made image or idol is consecrated
Kun reading compounds
- 眼 【まなこ】 eye, eyeball, pupil and (dark) iris of the eye, insight, perceptivity, power of observation, look, field of vision, core, center, centre, essence
- 血眼 【ちまなこ】 bloodshot eyes, (doing something in a) frenzy
- 百眼 【ひゃくまなこ】 using multiple simple paper masks to represent different emotions in a play (from the middle of the Edo period), simple paper mask
- 目 【め】 eye, eyeball, eyesight, sight, vision, look, stare, gaze, glance, notice, attention, observation, eyes (of the world, public, etc.), an experience, viewpoint, discrimination, discernment, judgement, eye (e.g. for quality), (an) appearance, chance (of success), possibility (of a good result), spacing (between crossed strands of a net, mesh, etc.), opening, stitch, texture, weave, grain (of wood, paper), eye (of a storm, needle, etc.), intersection (on a go board), square (on a chessboard), dot (on a dice), pip, rolled number, graduation, division (of a scale), tooth (of a saw, comb, etc.), ordinal number suffix, somewhat, -ish, point (e.g. of change)
- 眼鏡 【めがね】 glasses, eyeglasses, spectacles, judgment, judgement, discrimination, discernment, insight
- 血眼 【ちまなこ】 bloodshot eyes, (doing something in a) frenzy
- 遠目 【とおめ】 distant view, looking from a distance, being able to see a long distance, good long-distance vision, farsightedness
Readings
- Korean:
- an
Spanish
- ojo
- vista
- perspicacia
- punto principal
Portuguese
- globo ocular
French
- globe oculaire
754 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
669 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
640 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1127 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3140 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
674 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1561 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1637 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
848 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
867 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
976 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1387 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1504 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
796 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1084 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1479 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
23318 | Morohashi |
1172 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3935 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1467 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1577 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
725 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3965 | 2001 Kanji |
5c6.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-5-6 | SKIP code |
6703.2 | Four corner code |
1-20-67 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
773c | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1195 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 竜 【リュウ】 dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon), naga, semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology, promoted rook
- 竜王 【リュウオウ】 Dragon King, promoted rook
- 鎧竜 【ガイリュウ】 ankylosaur (any dinosaur of infraorder Ankylosauria)
- 青龍 【セイリョウ】 blue dragon (an auspicious creature in Chinese mythology), Azure Dragon (god said to rule over the eastern heavens)
- 竜 【リュウ】 dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon), naga, semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology, promoted rook
- 竜駕 【リョウガ】 imperial carriage
- 青龍 【セイリョウ】 blue dragon (an auspicious creature in Chinese mythology), Azure Dragon (god said to rule over the eastern heavens)
- 蛟竜 【コウリョウ】 mizuchi, aquatic, dragon-like beast with four feet, horns and poisonous breath, unfulfilled genius, dormant talent
Kun reading compounds
- 竜 【りゅう】 dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon), naga, semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology, promoted rook
- 竜巻 【たつまき】 tornado, whirlwind, waterspout, twister
- 伊勢海老 【いせえび】 spiny lobster (esp. Japanese spiny lobster, Panulirus japonicus)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- りう
- Korean:
- ryong, nong
Spanish
- dragón
Portuguese
- dragão imperial
French
- dragon
- impérial
1899 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1110 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
5440 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1992 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1600 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1199 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1758 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1886 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1867 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1930 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2603 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1332 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1805 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
542 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
25751 | Morohashi |
2099 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4232 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
536 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
575 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1406 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
456 | 2001 Kanji |
5b5.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-8 | SKIP code |
2-5-5 | SKIP code |
0071.6 | Four corner code |
1-46-21 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7adc | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
17 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 政 【マツリゴト】 rule, government
- 政界 【セイカイ】 (world of) politics, political world, political circles
- 農政 【ノウセイ】 agricultural administration
- 帝政 【テイセイ】 imperial government, imperialism, monarchical rule
- 摂政 【セッショウ】 regency, regent
Kun reading compounds
- 政 【まつりごと】 rule, government
- 政所 【まんどころ】 official in charge of the administration of domains and general affairs of powerful noble families (from the middle of the Heian period), titled lady (legal wife of an important official), government office related to finances (Kamakura and Muromachi periods), clerk working for large temples and shrines
- 太政 【おおまつりごと】 (Japanese) imperial government
- 政所 【まんどころ】 official in charge of the administration of domains and general affairs of powerful noble families (from the middle of the Heian period), titled lady (legal wife of an important official), government office related to finances (Kamakura and Muromachi periods), clerk working for large temples and shrines
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ただ、 まさ
- Korean:
- jeong
Spanish
- política
- gobierno
- reglas
Portuguese
- política
- governo
French
- politique
- gouvernement
646 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
746 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
724 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
50 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2045 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
124 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
586 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
881 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
483 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
492 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
530 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
937 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1468 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
779 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1058 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
387 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
13135X | Morohashi |
1142 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2335 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
381 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
407 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
23 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
700 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3166 | 2001 Kanji |
4i5.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-5-4 | SKIP code |
1814.0 | Four corner code |
1-32-15 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
653f | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
997 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 宗 【シュウ】 sect, denomination, tenets (of a religious sect)
- 宗教 【シュウキョウ】 religion, religious affiliation, belief, faith, creed, religious activity
- 浄土真宗 【ジョウドシンシュウ】 Jōdo Shinshū (offshoot of the Jōdo sect), True Pure Land School
- 浄土宗 【ジョウドシュウ】 Pure Land sect (of Buddhism), Jodo (sect)
- 宗 【ソウ】 origin, source, virtuous ancestor
- 宗家 【ソウケ】 head of family, originator
- 大宗 【タイソウ】 leading figure, foundation
- 皇宗 【コウソウ】 imperial ancestors
Kun reading compounds
- 旨 【むね】 principle, aim, main purpose, central part, pillar, purport, gist, drift, meaning, instructions, orders, intention, wishes
- 正宗 【まさむね】 famous sword, sword blade by Masamune, sake, Japanese rice wine, brand of sake from Nada region during Tenpō era (1830-1844)
- 独眼竜政宗 【どくがんりゅうまさむね】 Dokuganryū Masamune (NHK Taiga drama, 1987)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- かず、 し、 そ、 そお、 たか、 とし、 のり、 ひろ、 むな、 もと、 よし
- Korean:
- jong
Spanish
- enseñanzas religiosas
- fundamento
- origen
Portuguese
- religião
- seita
- denominação
- ponto principal
- origem
- essência
French
- religion
- secte
- confession
- point principal
- origine
- essence
805 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
899 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
889 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1023 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1294 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
248 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1206 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
679 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
616 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
626 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
816 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
471 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2769 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1419 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1915 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1109 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
7106 | Morohashi |
2228 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1321 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1100 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1181 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
865 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
741 | 2001 Kanji |
3m5.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-5 | SKIP code |
3090.1 | Four corner code |
1-29-01 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5b97 | Unicode hex code |