438 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
341 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
514 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
278 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
783 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
384 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
227 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1228 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.7 | Japanese for Busy People |
422 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
428 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
242 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1385 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2616 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1337 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1813 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
75 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
23236 | Morohashi |
2111 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3926 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
75 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
79 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
195 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
358 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
279 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 真 【シン】 truth, reality, genuineness, seriousness, truth, printed style writing, star performer
- 真意 【シンイ】 real intention, true motive, true meaning
- 組み写真 【クミシャシン】 composite or montage photograph
- 迫真 【ハクシン】 realistic, true to life
Kun reading compounds
- 真 【ま】 just, right, due (east), pure, genuine, true, truth
- 誠 【まこと】 truth, reality, fact, sincerity, honesty, faithfulness, good faith, indeed, really, absolutely, truly, actually, very, quite
- 秀真 【ほつま】 Hotsuma (script)
- 誠 【まこと】 truth, reality, fact, sincerity, honesty, faithfulness, good faith, indeed, really, absolutely, truly, actually, very, quite
- 誠に 【まことに】 indeed, really, absolutely, truly, actually, very, quite
- 嘘から出たまこと 【うそからでたまこと】 something intended as a lie or joke which (by chance) ends up being true, lie turned truth
Readings
- Japanese names:
- さな、 さね、 ただ、 ただし、 なお、 のり、 まあ、 まこ、 まさ、 まっ、 まど、 まな、 まゆ、 みち、 も
- Korean:
- jin
Spanish
- verdad
- realidad
- puro
- genuino
- verdadero
Portuguese
- verdadeiro
- realidade
- seita do Budismo
French
- exact
- vrai
- réalité
- secte bouddhiste
1561 | 2001 Kanji |
2k8.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-8 | SKIP code |
2-7-3 | SKIP code |
4080.1 | Four corner code |
1-31-31 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
771f | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
659 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 夏 【カ】 Xia dynasty (of China; c. 2070-1600 BCE; possibly mythological), Hsia dynasty
- 夏季 【カキ】 summer season
- 初夏 【ショカ】 early summer, fourth month of the lunar calendar
- 盛夏 【セイカ】 midsummer, height of summer
- 夏 【ゲ】 summer (on the lunisolar calendar: 16th day of the 4th month to the 15th day of the 7th month)
- 夏至 【ゲシ】 summer solstice
- 一夏 【イチゲ】 one summer (during which a monk attends a summer retreat)
- 半夏 【ハンゲ】 crow dipper (Pinellia tuber), 11th day after the summer solstice, last seed-sowing and rice-planting day
Kun reading compounds
- 夏 【なつ】 summer
- 夏季 【かき】 summer season
- 初夏 【しょか】 early summer, fourth month of the lunar calendar
- 常夏 【とこなつ】 everlasting summer
Readings
- Korean:
- ha
Spanish
- verano
Portuguese
- verão
French
- été
52 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
88 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
82 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
580 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
58 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
163 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
148 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1161 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.10 | Japanese for Busy People |
461 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
469 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
97 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
402 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2619 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1339 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1815 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
302 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
5720 | Morohashi |
2113 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1120 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
296 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
317 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
188 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3167 | 2001 Kanji |
4i7.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-8 | SKIP code |
2-7-3 | SKIP code |
1024.7 | Four corner code |
1040.7 | Four corner code |
1-18-38 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
590f | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
527 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 光学 【コウガク】 optics
- 光栄 【コウエイ】 honour, honor, glory, privilege
- 脚光 【キャッコウ】 footlight, limelight
- 発光 【ハッコウ】 emission (of light), radiation (of light), luminescence
Kun reading compounds
- 光る 【ひかる】 to shine, to glitter, to be bright
- 光る棒 【ひかるぼう】 glowstick, neon light stick
- 光 【ひかり】 light, illumination, ray, beam, gleam, glow, happiness, hope, influence, power, vision, eyesight, optical fiber, optical fibre
- 光り輝く 【ひかりかがやく】 to shine, to glitter
- 越光 【こしひかり】 Koshihikari (variety of rice)
- 柔らかな光 【やわらかなひかり】 soft light
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あき、 あきら、 こお、 てる、 ひこ、 み、 みつ
- Korean:
- gwang
Spanish
- rayo
- luz
- paisaje
- honor
- brillar
- brillo
Portuguese
- raio
- luz
French
- rayon
- lumière
72 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
129 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
116 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
417 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1358 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
217 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
123 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
281 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
138 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
138 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
464 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
143 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3043 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1550 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2121 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
120 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
1350 | Morohashi |
2391 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
349 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
119 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
125 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
345 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
121 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1057 | 2001 Kanji |
3n3.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-4-2 | SKIP code |
2-3-3 | SKIP code |
9021.1 | Four corner code |
1-24-87 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5149 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N2
382 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 線 【セン】 line, stripe, stria, line (e.g. telephone line), wire, ray (e.g. X-ray), beam, line (e.g. of a railroad), track, route, lane, outline, contours, form, level, division, line (of action), position, approach, policy, principle, impression one leaves, air one gives off
- 繊維 【センイ】 fibre, fiber, textile
- 横線 【オウセン】 horizontal line
- 赤外線 【セキガイセン】 infrared rays, infrared radiation
Readings
- Korean:
- seon
Spanish
- línea
- cable
- frontera
- raíl
- carril
Portuguese
- linha
- trilha
French
- ligne
- voie
447 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
176 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
329 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
247 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3580 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
389 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
826 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2.20 | Japanese for Busy People |
299 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
299 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
841 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1551 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1760 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
944 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1273 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1351 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
27641 | Morohashi |
1392 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4548 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1339 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1438 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
236 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2742 | 2001 Kanji |
6a9.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-6-9 | SKIP code |
2693.2 | Four corner code |
1-32-94 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7dda | Unicode hex code |