167 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
91 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
85 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
150 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
50 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
477 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
222 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
991 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.14 | Japanese for Busy People |
343 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
343 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
235 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
176 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3723 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1904 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2586 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1178 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
21739P | Morohashi |
3000 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3733 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1170 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1254 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
176 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
155 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
199 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 絵 【エ】 picture, drawing, painting, sketch, image (TV, film, etc.), picture, footage
- 画家 【ガカ】 painter, artist
- 洋画 【ヨウガ】 Western painting, Western film, Western movie
- 邦画 【ホウガ】 Japanese film, Japanese painting
- 画 【カク】 stroke (of a kanji)
- 描く 【エガク】 to draw, to paint, to sketch, to depict, to describe, to picture in one's mind, to imagine, to form a certain shape (e.g. path of an action, appearance of an object, etc.)
- 参画 【サンカク】 taking part (in planning), participation
- 家族計画 【カゾクケイカク】 family planning
- 絵 【エ】 picture, drawing, painting, sketch, image (TV, film, etc.), picture, footage
- 描く 【エガク】 to draw, to paint, to sketch, to depict, to describe, to picture in one's mind, to imagine, to form a certain shape (e.g. path of an action, appearance of an object, etc.)
- 似顔絵 【ニガオエ】 portrait, likeness, sketch (of a face)
- 影絵 【カゲエ】 shadow picture, silhouette, shadowgraph
Kun reading compounds
- 描く 【えがく】 to draw, to paint, to sketch, to depict, to describe, to picture in one's mind, to imagine, to form a certain shape (e.g. path of an action, appearance of an object, etc.)
- 画する 【かくする】 to draw (a line), to demarcate, to mark, to divide, to map out, to plan
Readings
- Korean:
- hwa, hoeg
Spanish
- dibujo
- trazo
- puntuar
- interrumpir
Portuguese
- gravura
French
- trait de plume
- dessin
- écran
- compteur de traits de kanji
3175 | 2001 Kanji |
0a8.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-2-6 | SKIP code |
1077.2 | Four corner code |
1-18-72 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
753b | Unicode hex code |
statue, picture, image, figure, portrait
- On:
- ゾウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
856 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 像 【ゾウ】 image, figure, statue, picture, portrait, figure, form, shape, appearance, image
- 像主 【ゾウシュ】 subject (of a portrait or bust), a person posing for a portrait or bust, (historically) patron, someone who commissions a Buddhist temple or work of art
- 実像 【ジツゾウ】 real image, real form, real-life image, true picture, actual conditions, actual circumstances
- 将来像 【ショウライゾウ】 vision of the future
Readings
- Japanese names:
- かた
- Korean:
- sang
Spanish
- estatua
- imagen
- figura
Portuguese
- estátua
- gravura
- imagem
- figura
- retrato
French
- statue
- image
- figure
- portrait
- représentation
664 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
762 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
740 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
906 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
540 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
524 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
334 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2061 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
740 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
753 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
940 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
133 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
187 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
123 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
144 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1996 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
1084 | Morohashi |
166 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
308 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1977 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2131 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
796 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2151 | 2001 Kanji |
2a12.8 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-2-12 | SKIP code |
2723.2 | Four corner code |
1-33-92 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
50cf | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
106 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 要 【ヨウ】 main point, essential point, important thing, necessity, need, requirement
- 要因 【ヨウイン】 main cause, primary factor
- 所要 【ショヨウ】 required, needed, necessary
- 法要 【ホウヨウ】 Buddhist memorial service
Kun reading compounds
- 要る 【いる】 to be needed, to be necessary, to be required, to be wanted, to need, to want
- 要 【かなめ】 pivot, vital point, cornerstone, keystone, Japanese photinia
- 要石 【かなめいし】 keystone
Readings
- Japanese names:
- とし
- Korean:
- yo
Spanish
- necesidad
- punto central
- esencia
- necesitar
Portuguese
- necessidade
- ponto principal
- essência
- pivô
- chave para
French
- besoin
- point principal
- pivot
- essentiel
- point clef
729 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
623 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
593 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
117 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4274 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
262 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
887 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1218 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.16 | Japanese for Busy People |
419 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
425 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
424 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1639 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3263 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1683 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2290 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1618 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
34768P | Morohashi |
2635 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
5515 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1604 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1730 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
78 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
536 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3269 | 2001 Kanji |
3e6.11 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-6-3 | SKIP code |
1040.4 | Four corner code |
1-45-55 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
8981 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N1
660 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 素 【ソ】 plain, white silk, prime
- 素案 【ソアン】 rough plan, draft
- 栄養素 【エイヨウソ】 nutrient
- 酵素 【コウソ】 enzyme
- 素 【ス】 one's nature, one's feelings, oneself, plain, unadorned, undecorated, unadulterated, au naturel, mere, poor, exceedingly
- 素顔 【スガオ】 face with no make-up, unpainted face, true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.), real face, true picture, real nature, sober face, sobriety
- 空素 【カラス】 dealt hand containing only 1-point cards (scoring combination)
- 鉤素 【ハリス】 snell (fishing), leader, trace, cast
Kun reading compounds
- 元 【もと】 origin, source, beginning, basis, base, foundation, root, cause, (raw) material, ingredient, base, mix (e.g. for a cake), (soup) stock, (one's) side, capital, principal, cost price, root (of a plant), (tree) trunk, part (of a brush, chopsticks, etc.) one holds (with the hand), first three lines of a waka, counter for plants or trees, counter for falcons (in falconry)
- 元より 【もとより】 from the beginning, from the first, all along, originally, of course, not to mention ..., not only ... but also ..., to say nothing of ...
- 味の素 【あじのもと】 Ajinomoto, brand name of monosodium glutamate (MSG)
- 味の素 【あじのもと】 Ajinomoto Co. Inc.
Readings
- Korean:
- so
Spanish
- materia prima
- elemental
- normal
- usual
Portuguese
- elementar
- princípio
- descoberto
- nu
French
- élément
- principe
- nu
- découvert
658 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
759 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
737 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
717 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3511 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
797 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1623 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1707 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
271 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
271 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
636 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1506 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3108 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1590 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2171 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1546 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
27300 | Morohashi |
2458 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4456 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1532 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1652 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
500 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
716 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1441 | 2001 Kanji |
6a4.12 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-4-6 | SKIP code |
5090.3 | Four corner code |
1-33-39 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7d20 | Unicode hex code |