34 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
44 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
42 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
29 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2991 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
67 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
71 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
214 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.4 | Japanese for Busy People |
44 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
44 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
49 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1327 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4309 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2179 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2933 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1569 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
21670 | Morohashi |
3497 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3715 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1555 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1675 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
9 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
43 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
生
life, genuine, birth
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
29 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 生 【セイ】 life, living, I, me, myself, student
- 生育 【セイイク】 birth and growth, giving birth and raising, development, breeding
- 回生 【カイセイ】 resurrection, resuscitation, coming back to life, regeneration, nth-year university student
- 公衆衛生 【コウシュウエイセイ】 public health, public hygiene, sanitation
- 生 【セイ】 life, living, I, me, myself, student
- 生家 【セイカ】 house where one was born, one's parents' house
- 殺生 【セッショウ】 killing, destruction of life, cruel, heartless, callous, brutal
- 死生 【シセイ】 life and death
Kun reading compounds
- 生きる 【いきる】 to live, to exist, to make a living, to subsist, to be in effect, to be in use, to function, to come to life, to be enlivened, to be safe (in baseball, go, etc.)
- 生きる糧 【いきるかて】 source of vitality, life sustenance
- 生かす 【いかす】 to make (the best) use of, to put to good use, to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.), to capitalise on (experience, etc.), to let live, to keep alive, to revive, to resuscitate, to bring back to life, to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)
- 生ける 【いける】 to arrange (flowers), to plant, living, live
- 生ける屍 【いけるしかばね】 living corpse
- 生まれる 【うまれる】 to be born
- 生まれる 【うまれる】 to be born
- 生まれ 【うまれ】 birth, birthplace, born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
- 生まれつき 【うまれつき】 by nature, by birth, naturally, natural, innate
- 生まれ 【うまれ】 birth, birthplace, born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
- 生まれつき 【うまれつき】 by nature, by birth, naturally, natural, innate
- 生む 【うむ】 to give birth, to bear (child), to lay (eggs), to produce, to yield, to give rise to, to deliver
- 生う 【おう】 to grow (of plants), to spring up
- 生える 【はえる】 to grow, to spring up, to sprout, to cut (teeth)
- 生やす 【はやす】 to grow, to cultivate, to let grow (e.g. weeds)
- 生 【き】 pure, undiluted, raw, crude
- 生地 【きじ】 cloth, fabric, material, texture, dough, batter, inherent quality, one's true character, one's true colours, unglazed pottery, skin with no make-up, uncoated metal
- 死に生き 【しにいき】 death and life, death or life, death
- 生 【なま】 raw, uncooked, fresh, natural, as it is, unedited, unprocessed, unprotected (sex), raw, bareback, live (i.e. not recorded), inexperienced, unpolished, green, crude, impudence, sauciness, unpasteurized beer, draft beer, draught beer, blank (e.g. disk), unused, just a little, somehow, vaguely, partially, somewhat, half-, semi-, insufficient, incomplete, half-baked, half-hearted, perfunctory, cash, tipsiness
- 生り 【なまり】 boiled and half-dried bonito
- お生 【おなま】 impudence, sauciness
- 現ナマ 【げんナマ】 cold cash, hard cash
- 生る 【なる】 to bear fruit
- 生す 【なす】 to have a child
- 生す 【むす】 to grow (of moss, etc.)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あさ、 いき、 いく、 いけ、 うぶ、 うまい、 え、 おい、 ぎゅう、 くるみ、 ごせ、 さ、 じょう、 すぎ、 そ、 そう、 ちる、 なば、 にう、 にゅう、 ふ、 み、 もう、 よい、 りゅう
- Korean:
- saeng
Spanish
- vida
- nacimiento
- vivir
- existir
- nacer
- dar a luz
- puro
- crudo
Portuguese
- vida
- genuína
- nascimento
French
- vie
- naissance
- authentique
- cru
2472 | 2001 Kanji |
0a5.29 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-5-2 | SKIP code |
2510.0 | Four corner code |
1-32-24 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
751f | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
215 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 物 【ブツ】 stock, products, goods (esp. stolen), loot, spoils, stuff
- 物議 【ブツギ】 public discussion, public criticism, controversy
- 異物 【イブツ】 foreign substance, foreign body, foreign contamination, foreign material, strange object, unusual object, dead body, corpse, remains
- 遺物 【イブツ】 relic, remains, memento
- 財物 【ザイブツ】 property
- 幣物 【ヘイモツ】 Shinto offerings, present to a guest
Kun reading compounds
- 物 【もの】 thing, object, article, stuff, substance, one's things, possessions, property, belongings, things, something, anything, everything, nothing, quality, reason, the way of things, used to emphasize emotion, judgment, etc., used to indicate a common occurrence in the past (after a verb in past tense), used to indicate a general tendency, used to indicate something that should happen, item classified as ..., item related to ..., work in the genre of ..., cause of ..., cause for ..., somehow, somewhat, for some reason, really, truly
- 物言い 【ものいい】 manner of speaking, verbal argument, objection, protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee), rumor, rumour
- 先物 【さきもの】 futures, futures contract
- 拾い物 【ひろいもの】 found article, thing picked up (e.g. in the street), (lucky) find, piece of good luck, windfall, bargain
Readings
- Korean:
- mul
Spanish
- cosa
- objeto
- materia
Portuguese
- coisa
- objeto
- matéria
French
- objet
- chose
- matière
313 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
410 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
387 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
126 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2857 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
74 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
214 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
611 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.13 | Japanese for Busy People |
79 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
79 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
321 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1290 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1084 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
587 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
777 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1059 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
19959 | Morohashi |
874 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3538 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1050 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1129 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
95 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
313 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2451 | 2001 Kanji |
4g4.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-4 | SKIP code |
2752.0 | Four corner code |
1-42-10 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7269 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
63 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 学 【ガク】 learning, scholarship, study, erudition, knowledge, education, study of ..., -ology, -ics
- 学位 【ガクイ】 (academic) degree
- 短期大学 【タンキダイガク】 junior college, vocationally oriented two or three year post-secondary education institution
- 法医学 【ホウイガク】 forensic medicine, forensic pathology, medical jurisprudence, legal medicine
Kun reading compounds
- 学ぶ 【まなぶ】 to learn, to study, to take lessons in
Readings
- Japanese names:
- たか、 のり
- Korean:
- hag
Spanish
- estudio
- aprendizaje
- ciencia
- estudiar
Portuguese
- estudo
- aprendizagem
- ciência
French
- étudier
- apprendre
- science
57 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
45 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
10 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
33 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1271 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
66 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
44 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
719 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.9 | Japanese for Busy People |
109 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
109 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
50 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
460 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3162 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1625 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2211 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
330 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
6974 | Morohashi |
2555 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1294 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
324 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
346 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
15 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
71 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
947 | 2001 Kanji |
3n4.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-5-3 | SKIP code |
2-3-4 | SKIP code |
2-5-2 | SKIP code |
2-3-5 | SKIP code |
3240.7 | Four corner code |
9040.7 | Four corner code |
1-19-56 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5b66 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
105 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 的 【テキ】 -ical, -ive, -al, -ic, -y, -like, -ish, -sort of, -kind of, (something) like, along the lines of, -wise, in terms of, for, from the viewpoint of, from a ... standpoint, as far as ... is concerned, Mr., Ms., Mrs.
- 的確 【テキカク】 accurate, precise, exact, appropriate, apt, right
- 公的 【コウテキ】 public, official
- 人為的 【ジンイテキ】 artificial, unnatural, human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster), man-made
Kun reading compounds
- 的 【まと】 mark, target, object, subject, focus, point (e.g. of argument)
- 的外れ 【まとはずれ】 off the mark, off base, misdirected, irrelevant
- 憧れの的 【あこがれのまと】 object of adoration, longing
- 小的 【こまと】 small mark, small target
Readings
- Japanese names:
- いくは、 ゆくは
- Korean:
- jeog
Spanish
- objetivo
- propósito
- sufijo para formar adjetivos
Portuguese
- Centro do alvo
- marca
- alvo
- objeto
French
- cible
- but
- objectif
- terminaison d'adjectif
478 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
578 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
551 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
39 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3097 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
372 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
753 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
635 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.20 | Japanese for Busy People |
210 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
210 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
380 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1364 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1444 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
767 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1040 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
69 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
22692 | Morohashi |
1125 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3867 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
69 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
73 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
7 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
511 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
852 | 2001 Kanji |
4c4.12 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-5-3 | SKIP code |
2762.0 | Four corner code |
1-37-10 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7684 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N1
266 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 応 【オウ】 agreement, affirmative, aye, yes, OK, okay, yeah, all right
- 応援 【オウエン】 aid, assistance, help, support, reinforcement, cheering, rooting (for), support
- 呼応 【コオウ】 hailing each other, acting in concert, responding (to), sympathizing (with), agreement, concord
- 饗応 【キョウオウ】 entertaining with food and drink, treating to dinner, wining and dining
Kun reading compounds
- 応える 【こたえる】 to respond, to answer, to meet (e.g. demands, expectations), to affect, to take a toll, to strike home, to have an effect on, to be hard on someone (e.g. heat, cold, work, illness, etc.), to be a strain
Readings
- Japanese names:
- お、 たか、 まさ
- Korean:
- eung
Spanish
- contestar
- responder
- aceptar
- apropiado
- adecuado
Portuguese
- Candidatar-se
- resposta
- sim
- OK
- aceitar
French
- postuler
- oui
- OK
- accepter
- combler (satisfaire)
- répondre
556 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
651 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
622 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
413 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1504 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
718 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
530 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
509 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
827 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
846 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1119 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
768 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3804 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1946 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2640 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
614 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
10347P | Morohashi |
3066 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1789 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
607 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
653 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
362 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
663 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
558 | 2001 Kanji |
3q4.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-3-4 | SKIP code |
0023.0 | Four corner code |
1-17-94 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5fdc | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
486 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 答申 【トウシン】 report, reply, findings
- 答案 【トウアン】 examination paper, examination script, answer sheet, answer (to an exam question)
- 贈答 【ゾウトウ】 exchange of presents
- 正答 【セイトウ】 correct answer
Kun reading compounds
- 答える 【こたえる】 to answer, to reply
- 答え 【こたえ】 answer, reply, response, answer, solution, result
- 答える 【こたえる】 to answer, to reply
Readings
- Japanese names:
- どう
- Korean:
- dab
Spanish
- solución
- respuesta
- contestar
- responder
Portuguese
- solução
- resposta
French
- solution
- réponse
293 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
202 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
185 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
434 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3394 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
556 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
235 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1765 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.12 | Japanese for Busy People |
160 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
160 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
213 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1478 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3322 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1722 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2340 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
956 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
26006 | Morohashi |
2681 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4285 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
947 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1018 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
219 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2377 | 2001 Kanji |
6f6.12 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-6-6 | SKIP code |
8860.1 | Four corner code |
1-37-90 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7b54 | Unicode hex code |
tune, tone, meter, key (music), writing style, prepare, exorcise, investigate, harmonize, mediate
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
87 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 調 【チョウ】 pitch, tone, key, time, tempo, mood, tendency, style, tax paid in kind (ritsuryō period), first a tax on rice fields and households, then on individuals
- 調印 【チョウイン】 signature, signing, sealing
- 長調 【チョウチョウ】 major key
- 空調 【クウチョウ】 air conditioning
Kun reading compounds
- 調べる 【しらべる】 to examine, to look up, to investigate, to check up, to sense, to study, to inquire, to search
- 調べ 【しらべ】 investigation, inspection, examination, tune, note, melody
- 調べる 【しらべる】 to examine, to look up, to investigate, to check up, to sense, to study, to inquire, to search
- 取り調べ 【とりしらべ】 investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors), examination, inquiry, enquiry
- 整う 【ととのう】 to be ready, to be prepared, to be arranged, to be in order, to be put in order, to be well-ordered, to be well-proportioned, to be harmonious, to be adjusted, to be regulated, to be refined (e.g. of a face), to be settled (e.g. treaty, contract), to be completed
- 整える 【ととのえる】 to put in order, to arrange, to tidy up, to fix, to straighten, to get ready, to prepare, to arrange, to supply, to assemble, to buy, to adjust, to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing), to work out (e.g. business deal), to arrange (e.g. marriage), to settle
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ぎ、 つぎ
- Korean:
- jo, ju
Spanish
- melodía
- tono
- investigar
- comprobar
- arreglar
- poner en orden
Portuguese
- canção
- tom
- métrica
- clave (música)
- estilo de escrever
- preparar
- exorcisar
- investigar
French
- enquête
- mélodie
- ton (majeur/mineur)
- style d'écriture
- préparer
- exorciser
471 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
369 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
348 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
108 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4392 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
376 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
906 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2328 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.9 | Japanese for Busy People |
342 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
342 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
210 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1699 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1973 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1051 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1417 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
355 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
35609P | Morohashi |
1567 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
5647 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
349 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
373 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
219 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
434 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3049 | 2001 Kanji |
7a8.16 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-7-8 | SKIP code |
0762.0 | Four corner code |
1-36-20 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
8abf | Unicode hex code |
node, season, period, occasion, verse, clause, stanza, honor, joint, knuckle, knob, knot, tune, melody
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N1
934 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 節 【セツ】 occasion, time, section (of a literary work or piece of music), passage, paragraph, verse, stanza, clause, season, term, one's principles, integrity, node (of a plant stem), (taxonomical) section, knot (nautical mile per hour)
- 節減 【セツゲン】 retrenchment, curtailment, economy
- 結節 【ケッセツ】 knot, nodule, tubercule, node
- 国慶節 【コッケイセツ】 anniversary of founding (of PRC), national celebration time
- 節 【セチ】 season, time of the year, seasonal festival, seasonal banquet, seasonal feast
- 節分 【セツブン】 setsubun, last day of winter in the traditional Japanese calendar (usu. February 3 or 4), day of the bean scattering ceremony, last day of any season (according to the traditional Japanese calendar)
Kun reading compounds
- 節 【ふし】 joint, knuckle, tune, melody, node (of a plant stem), joint, knot (in wood), knob, (notable) point, part, node
- 節目 【ふしめ】 turning point, critical juncture, knot (in a tree, etc.)
- 一節 【ひとふし】 one joint, one section, one tune, one piece, one measure, one piece (of dried bonito)
- 七節 【ななふし】 walking stick (any insect of order Phasmatodea), walkingstick, stick insect, leaf insect
- 節 【ノット】 knot (nautical mile per hour)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- たかし
- Korean:
- jeol
Spanish
- estación
- periodo
- frase
- unión
- articulación
- melodía
- tono
- nudo
- entonación
Portuguese
- nó
- estação
- período
- ocasião
- verso
- cláusula
- stanza
- honra
- junta
- nó dos dedos
- maçaneta
- canção
- melodia
French
- noeud (vitesse)
- instant
- saison
- période
- occasion
- vers (poésie)
- stance
- honneur
- jointure
- articulation
- bosse
- air (musique)
- mélodie
446 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
552 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
523 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
731 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3402 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
683 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
800 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2215 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
464 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
472 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
699 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1482 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3336 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1729 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2349 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1476 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
26102 | Morohashi |
2691 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4299 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1464 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1574 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
607 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2344 | 2001 Kanji |
6f7.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-6-7 | SKIP code |
8872.7 | Four corner code |
1-32-65 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7bc0 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N4
389 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 質 【シツ】 quality, value, nature, inherent quality, character, logical quality
- 質疑 【シツギ】 question, interpellation
- 変質 【ヘンシツ】 alteration (of character or essence), change in quality, transformation, deterioration, degeneration, transmutation, perversion (esp. sexual)
- タンパク質 【タンパクシツ】 protein
- 質 【シチ】 pawn, pawned article, pledge, security, guarantee
- 質屋 【シチヤ】 pawnshop
- 入質 【ニュウシチ】 pawning
- 流質 【リュウシチ】 forfeiting a pawned article
- 入質 【ニュウシチ】 pawning
- 流質 【リュウシチ】 forfeiting a pawned article
Kun reading compounds
- 質 【たち】 nature (of a person), disposition, temperament, nature (of something), character, kind, sort
- たちが良い 【たちがいい】 good-natured, of good character
- 質す 【ただす】 to ask (about), to inquire, to enquire, to question, to make sure of
Readings
- Korean:
- jil, ji
Spanish
- substancia
- contenido
- simplicidad
- calidad
- depósito
- custodia
Portuguese
- substância
- qualidade
- matéria
- temperamento
French
- substance
- matière
- qualité
- tempérament
628 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
726 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
699 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
369 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4518 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
325 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
253 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2395 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.16 | Japanese for Busy People |
176 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
176 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
238 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1737 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3483 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1796 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2445 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1146 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
36833 | Morohashi |
2808 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
5817 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1137 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1219 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
359 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
808 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2661 | 2001 Kanji |
7b8.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-8-7 | SKIP code |
2-13-2 | SKIP code |
7280.6 | Four corner code |
1-28-33 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
8cea | Unicode hex code |