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 junior high
JLPT level N1
1452 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 産駒 【サンク】 horse offspring
Kun reading compounds
- 駒 【こま】 piece (in shogi, chess, etc.), horse, foal, bridge (of a violin, etc.)
- 小間板 【こまいた】 cutting guide board for noodles
- 1コマ 【ひとコマ】 one scene, one frame, one shot, one exposure, one cell, one panel (comic)
- 将棋駒 【しょうぎこま】 shogi piece
Readings
- Korean:
- gu
Spanish
- potro
- caballo
- pieza (shogi)
Portuguese
French
- poulain
- cheval
- poney
1519 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
5206 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1927 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
2349 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2268 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
2050 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
2298 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1189 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1623 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1998 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
44663 | Morohashi |
1827 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6742 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1979 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2133 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
3449 | 2001 Kanji |
10a5.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-10-5 | SKIP code |
7732.0 | Four corner code |
1-22-80 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
99d2 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1262 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 巡 【ジュン】 counter for tours, cycles, rounds, circuits, etc.
- 巡回 【ジュンカイ】 going around, patrol, round, tour
- 一巡 【イチジュン】 one round, one tour, one circuit, one patrol
- 軽巡 【ケイジュン】 light cruiser
Kun reading compounds
- 巡る 【めぐる】 to go around, to make a circle around, to surround, to circle, to enclose, to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.), to return, to repeat, to circulate (of blood, money, etc.), to travel around, to make a tour of, to concern (a matter), to surround
- 巡り 【めぐり】 circumference, girth, tour, pilgrimage, circulation (e.g. of blood)
- めぐり合う 【めぐりあう】 to meet fortuitously, to meet by chance, to happen across
Readings
- Korean:
- sun
Spanish
- patrullar
- circular
- dar vueltas
Portuguese
- patrulhar
- dar uma volta
- circunferência
French
- patrouille
- faire le tour
- pèlerinage
- circonférence
1374 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1066 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4667 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
905 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1245 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
777 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
791 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1743 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
677 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3781 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1930 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2622 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
291 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
8680P | Morohashi |
3047 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1528 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
285 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
303 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1090 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2762 | 2001 Kanji |
2q3.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-3-3 | SKIP code |
3-2-3 | SKIP code |
3230.3 | Four corner code |
1-29-68 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5de1 | Unicode hex code |
ocean, sea, foreign, Western style
- On:
- ヨウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
763 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 洋 【ヨウ】 Occident and Orient (esp. the Occident), ocean, sea, foreign, Western, European
- 洋画 【ヨウガ】 Western painting, Western film, Western movie
- 南氷洋 【ナンヒョウヨウ】 Antarctic Ocean
- 環太平洋 【カンタイヘイヨウ】 Pacific Rim
Readings
- Japanese names:
- なだ、 ひろ、 ひろし、 よ、 よし
- Korean:
- yang
Spanish
- océano
- de estilo occidental
- cada una de las dos mitades del mundo
Portuguese
- oceano
- estilo ocidental
French
- océan
- style occidental
526 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
427 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
404 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
366 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2550 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
305 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
209 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
822 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.4 | Japanese for Busy People |
289 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
289 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
917 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1193 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
468 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
292 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
353 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
555 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
17363 | Morohashi |
392 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3130 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
549 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
588 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
411 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
348 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
355 | 2001 Kanji |
3a6.19 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-6 | SKIP code |
3815.1 | Four corner code |
1-45-46 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6d0b | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
78 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 戦 【セン】 war, battle, match, game, competition
- 戦域 【センイキ】 war area, battlefield, theater, theatre
- 開戦 【カイセン】 outbreak of war, starting a war
- 回戦 【カイセン】 event with ... rounds, innings, legs, etc., nth-round match (in a knockout tournament)
Kun reading compounds
- 戦 【いくさ】 war, battle, campaign, fight, troops, forces
- 戦場 【せんじょう】 battlefield, battleground
- 負け戦 【まけいくさ】 losing a battle, lost battle, battle one cannot win, battle one is doomed to lose
- 野合戦 【のがっせん】 battle in the open, battle on an open field
- 戦う 【たたかう】 to make war (on), to wage war (against), to go to war (with), to fight (with), to do battle (against), to compete (against), to struggle (against adversities, etc.), to fight, to contend, to resist
- 戦く 【おののく】 to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.), to shudder, to tremble
- 戦ぐ 【そよぐ】 to rustle, to sway, to stir, to flutter
- 戦慄く 【わななく】 to tremble, to shiver, to shake
Readings
- Japanese names:
- せ
- Korean:
- jeon
Spanish
- guerra
- batalla
- lucha
- pelear
- batallar
- combatir
- luchar
Portuguese
- guerra
- batalha
- disputa
French
- guerre
- bataille
- match
448 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
555 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
526 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
88 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1810 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
399 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
550 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
301 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
301 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
360 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
839 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2242 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1169 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1590 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1948 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
11631P | Morohashi |
1787 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2037 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1929 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2079 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
32 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
608 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
959 | 2001 Kanji |
4n9.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-9-4 | SKIP code |
9355.0 | Four corner code |
3355.0 | Four corner code |
1-32-79 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6226 | Unicode hex code |
warship
- On:
- カン
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1363 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 艦 【カン】 warship
- 艦船 【カンセン】 warships and other vessels, naval vessels
- 駆逐艦 【クチクカン】 destroyer (ship)
- 巡洋艦 【ジュンヨウカン】 cruiser (warship)
Readings
- Korean:
- ham
Spanish
- buque de guerra
Portuguese
- navio de guerra
French
- navire de guerre
1116 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1299 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3881 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
942 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1693 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1665 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1779 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1892 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1598 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1817 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
963 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1303 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1893 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
30571 | Morohashi |
1435 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4950 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1875 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2020 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1938 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
874 | 2001 Kanji |
6c15.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-6-15 | SKIP code |
1-6-14 | SKIP code |
2841.7 | Four corner code |
1-20-47 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
8266 | Unicode hex code |