1093 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1212 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2988 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1333 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
738 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
207 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1492 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1591 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
345 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1325 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4306 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2176 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2930 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1773 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
21643 | Morohashi |
3494 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3710 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1757 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1894 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1052 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
甘
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
1248 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- さつま芋 【サツマイモ】 sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
- 甘言 【カンゲン】 sweet words, smooth talk, cajolery, flattery, sycophancy
Kun reading compounds
- 甘い 【あまい】 sweet-tasting, sweet, sugary, sugared, fragrant (smelling), sweet (music), lightly salted, light in salt, not spicy, naive, overly optimistic, soft on, generous, indulgent, easy-going, lenient, half-hearted, not finished properly, insufficient, not satisfactory, inadequate, loose, mild, tempting, enticing, luring
- 甘い顔をする 【あまいかおをする】 to go easy on someone, to be easygoing, to be lenient
- 甘える 【あまえる】 to behave like a spoiled child, to fawn on, to take advantage of, to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence), to depend on
- 甘やかす 【あまやかす】 to pamper, to spoil
- 上手い 【うまい】 skillful, skilful, skilled, good, expert, clever (expression, trick, etc.), apt, appropriate, delicious, tasty, good, nice, good (deal, idea, etc.), profitable, promising, lucky, fortunate, successful, satisfactory, splendid
- うまい話 【うまいはなし】 too-good-to-be-true offers (e.g. scams and frauds), too-good-to-be-true stories
Readings
- Japanese names:
- かも
- Korean:
- gam
Spanish
- dulce
- sabroso
- bueno
- tener cariño a
- mimar
- consentir
Portuguese
- doce
- seduzir
- mimar
- contentar
- açucarado
French
- doux
- enjôler
- dorloter
- être content
- sucré
1978 | 2001 Kanji |
0a5.32 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-5-2 | SKIP code |
4-4-2 | SKIP code |
4477.0 | Four corner code |
1-20-37 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7518 | Unicode hex code |
言
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
83 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 言 【ゲン】 word, remark, statement
- 言及 【ゲンキュウ】 reference, allusion
- 過言 【カゴン】 exaggeration, overstatement, saying too much, misstatement, slip of the tongue, gaffe
- 狂言 【キョウゲン】 kyogen, farce presented between noh plays or during the interlude of a noh play, kabuki play, kabuki performance, make-believe, ruse, trick
- 言語 【ゲンゴ】 language
- 言下 【ゲンカ】 promptly
- 過言 【カゴン】 exaggeration, overstatement, saying too much, misstatement, slip of the tongue, gaffe
- 二言 【ニゴン】 double-dealing, double tongue, going back on what one has said, repeating oneself
Kun reading compounds
- 言う 【いう】 to say, to utter, to declare, to name, to call, to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"), to make a noise
- 言うまでもない 【いうまでもない】 goes without saying, needless to say, obvious
- 言 【げん】 word, remark, statement
- 言葉 【ことば】 language, dialect, word, phrase, expression, term, speech, (manner of) speaking, (use of) language, words, remark, statement, comment, learning to speak, language acquisition
- 禍言 【まがごと】 ominous word, ill-omened word, misfortune
- 二言 【ふたこと】 two words, repetition
Readings
- Japanese names:
- とき
- Korean:
- eon
Spanish
- palabras
- decir
Portuguese
- Dizer
- palavras
French
- dire
392 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
118 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
274 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
279 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4309 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
43 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
85 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
439 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.8 | Japanese for Busy People |
66 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
66 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
203 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1653 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2440 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1233 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1698 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
341 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
35205 | Morohashi |
1941 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
5552 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
335 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
357 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
44 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
142 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3077 | 2001 Kanji |
7a0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-1-6 | SKIP code |
0060.1 | Four corner code |
1-24-32 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
8a00 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N3
1602 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 偶 【グウ】 even number, even, spouse, mate
- 偶然 【グウゼン】 coincidence, chance, accident, fortuity, by chance, unexpectedly, accidentally, contingency
- 土偶 【ドグウ】 earthen figure, clay figure, dogū, clay figurines from the late Jōmon period
- 配偶 【ハイグウ】 combination, spouse, husband or wife, partner, married couple, husband and wife
Kun reading compounds
- 偶 【たま】 occasional, infrequent, rare
- 偶々 【たまたま】 by chance, by accident, accidentally, happen to (be, do), unexpectedly, casually, occasionally, once in a while, now and then
Readings
- Korean:
- u
Spanish
- número par
- accidental
- casual
- pareja
Portuguese
- acidentalmente
- número par
- par
- casal
- mesma espécie
French
- par hasard
- nombre pair
- couple
- homme et femme
- même espèce
1185 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1708 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
508 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1112 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
331 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1639 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1752 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1240 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
117 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
150 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
100 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
115 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1974 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
899X | Morohashi |
132 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
274 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1955 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2105 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1409 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2153 | 2001 Kanji |
2a9.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-2-9 | SKIP code |
1-2-8 | SKIP code |
2622.7 | Four corner code |
1-22-86 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5076 | 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 5
JLPT level N3
769 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 喜劇 【キゲキ】 comedy
- 喜寿 【キジュ】 77th birthday
- 歓喜 【カンキ】 delight, great joy
- 悲喜 【ヒキ】 joys and sorrows
Kun reading compounds
- 喜ぶ 【よろこぶ】 to be delighted, to be glad, to be pleased, to rejoice, to congratulate, to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.), to take kindly to, to do with pleasure, to do gladly, to be happy (to do)
- 喜ばす 【よろこばす】 to delight, to please, to make (someone) happy, to give pleasure (to)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あき、 きゅ、 のぶ、 ゆき、 よし
- Korean:
- heui
Spanish
- alegría
- júbilo
- divertirse
Portuguese
- Alegrar-se
- ter prazer em
French
- se réjouir
- prendre plaisir à
370 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
473 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
450 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
770 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1115 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
564 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
416 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1709 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1143 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1196 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
253 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
294 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2889 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1488 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2008 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1457 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
3957 | Morohashi |
2308 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
858 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1445 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1553 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
582 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1477 | 2001 Kanji |
3p9.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-9 | SKIP code |
4060.1 | Four corner code |
1-20-78 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
559c | Unicode hex code |