44 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
72 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
45 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
276 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3176 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
102 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
763 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
172 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
78 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
78 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
102 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1397 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3689 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1884 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2564 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
114 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
24024 | Morohashi |
2971 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3985 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
113 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
118 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
347 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
44 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N3
342 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 石 【セキ】 counter for jewels in a watch, counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product
- 石材 【セキザイ】 (building) stone
- 一石 【イッセキ】 one game (of go)
- 投石 【トウセキ】 stone throwing
- 石神 【シャクジン】 stone which is worshipped, image of a god in stone
- 石南花 【シャクナゲ】 rhododendron
- 電磁石 【デンジシャク】 electromagnet
- 界磁石 【カイジシャク】 field magnet
- 石 【コク】 koku, traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres, measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
- 石高 【コクダカ】 (crop) yield, stipend (orig. assessed on the basis of a crop), salary
- 一石 【イッコク】 one koku (measure)
Kun reading compounds
- 石 【いし】 stone, jewel, precious stone, flint (in a lighter), stone, stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.), calculus
- 石垣 【いしがき】 stone wall
- 墓石 【ぼせき】 tombstone, gravestone
- 敷石 【しきいし】 paving stone, pavement
Readings
- Japanese names:
- いさ、 いす、 いわ、 し、 せっく、 と
- Korean:
- seog
Spanish
- piedra
Portuguese
- pedra
French
- pierre
3377 | 2001 Kanji |
5a0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-2-3 | SKIP code |
1026.0 | Four corner code |
1060.0 | Four corner code |
1-32-48 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
77f3 | Unicode hex code |
川
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
181 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 川柳 【センリュウ】 senryū, comic haiku, humorous seventeen-mora poem
- 川きゅう 【センキュウ】 cnidium rhizome (Cnidium officinale)
- 山川 【サンセン】 mountains and rivers
- 四川 【シセン】 Sichuan (China), Szechuan, Szechwan
Kun reading compounds
- 川 【かわ】 river, stream, River, the ... river
- 川上 【かわかみ】 upper reaches of a river, upstream
- 堀川 【ほりかわ】 canal
- 山川 【さんせん】 mountains and rivers
Readings
- Japanese names:
- か、 こ、 さわ
- Korean:
- cheon
Spanish
- arroyo
- río
Portuguese
- corrente
- rio
French
- rivière
- fleuve
- radical rivière (no. 47)
39 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
59 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
48 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
111 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1447 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
41 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
49 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
20 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.10 | Japanese for Busy People |
33 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
33 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
101 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
548 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
6 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
129 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
8673 | Morohashi |
6 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1526 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
127 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
134 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
196 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
21 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1254 | 2001 Kanji |
0a3.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-1-2 | SKIP code |
2200.0 | Four corner code |
1-32-78 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5ddd | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N2
140 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 県 【ケン】 prefecture (Japan), county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.), department (France), province (Italy, Spain, etc.)
- 県営 【ケンエイ】 (under) prefectural management
- 都道府県 【トドウフケン】 prefectures (of Japan), largest administrative divisions of Japan: Tokyo-to, Osaka-fu, Kyoto-fu, Hokkaido and the remaining prefectures
- 同県 【ドウケン】 the same prefecture, the said prefecture
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あがた、 がた
- Korean:
- hyeon
Spanish
- prefectura
Portuguese
- Condado
- prefeitura (região)
French
- préfecture
- département
203 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
291 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
273 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
195 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1362 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
381 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
226 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1252 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
194 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
194 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
336 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1380 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3269 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1687 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2294 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
126 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
23210P | Morohashi |
2641 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3918 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
513 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
552 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
326 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1241 | 2001 Kanji |
3n6.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-6-3 | SKIP code |
3-4-5 | SKIP code |
2-5-4 | SKIP code |
2690.1 | Four corner code |
1-24-09 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
770c | Unicode hex code |
西
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
259 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 西 【セイ】 Spain
- 西欧 【セイオウ】 Western Europe, the West, the Occident, Europe
- 南西 【ナンセイ】 southwest
- 北北西 【ホクホクセイ】 north-northwest
- 西方 【セイホウ】 western direction, Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise), western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
- 西遊 【セイユウ】 westward trip, trip to the West
- 西瓜 【スイカ】 watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)
- 西班牙 【スペイン】 Spain
Kun reading compounds
- 西 【にし】 west
- 西方 【せいほう】 western direction, Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise), western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
- 南西 【なんせい】 southwest
- 京都外大西 【きょうとがいだいにし】 Kyoto Gaidainishi
Readings
- Japanese names:
- いり、 ひし、 むら
- Korean:
- seo
Spanish
- Oeste
- España
Portuguese
- oeste
- Espanha
French
- Ouest
- Espagne
96 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
169 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
152 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
167 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4273 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
28 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
83 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
336 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.20 | Japanese for Busy People |
72 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
72 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
40 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1638 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4333 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2193 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2951 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1616 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
34763 | Morohashi |
3520 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
5514 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1602 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1728 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
198 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
128 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3275 | 2001 Kanji |
0a6.20 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-6-1 | SKIP code |
1060.0 | Four corner code |
1-32-30 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
897f | Unicode hex code |
section, bureau, dept, class, copy, part, portion, counter for copies of a newspaper or magazine
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
36 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 部 【ブ】 department (in an organization, company, etc.), division, bureau, faculty, club (at a school, university, etc.), team, part, portion, region, area, category, class, division, section, heading, counter for copies of a newspaper, magazine, book, etc.
- 部位 【ブイ】 part (esp. of the body), region, site, cut (of meat)
- 情報部 【ジョウホウブ】 information bureau, intelligence department
- 首脳部 【シュノウブ】 executives, top management, governing body
Readings
- Japanese names:
- とり、 ふ、 ぺ、 ま
- Korean:
- bu
Spanish
- sección
- departamento
- parte
- copia
Portuguese
- seção
- biro
- departamento
- classe
- cópia
- parte
- porção
- sufixo para contagem de jornais ou revistas
French
- partie
- bureau
- service
- classe
- copie
- section
- portion
- compteur de copies (presse)
504 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
407 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
384 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
37 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4767 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
282 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
969 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1418 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.5 | Japanese for Busy People |
86 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
86 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
53 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
762 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2111 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1099 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1498 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1862 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
39460 | Morohashi |
1676 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6146 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1845 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1988 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
52 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
386 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
444 | 2001 Kanji |
2d8.15 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-8-3 | SKIP code |
1-8-2 | SKIP code |
0762.7 | Four corner code |
1-41-84 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
90e8 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N2
1180 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 緑色 【ミドリイロ】 green, green color
- 緑化 【リョッカ】 greening (i.e. planting to increase greenery), tree planting, afforestation
- 新緑 【シンリョク】 fresh verdure, new green leaves
- 常緑 【ジョウリョク】 evergreen
- 緑青 【ロクショウ】 verdigris, green rust, copper rust
- 四緑 【シロク】 fourth of nine traditional astrological signs (corresponding to Jupiter and south-east)
Kun reading compounds
- 緑 【みどり】 green, greenery, verdure
- 緑色 【みどりいろ】 green, green color
- 黄緑 【きみどり】 pea green, yellow-green
- 青緑 【あおみどり】 blue-green, turquoise, aqua, spirogyra, algae forming pond scum
Readings
- Korean:
- rog
Spanish
- verde
- verdor
Portuguese
- Verde
French
- vert
532 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
435 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
412 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1102 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3564 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
876 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
824 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2535 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
537 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
546 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
731 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1546 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1741 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
934 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1259 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1383 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
27541P | Morohashi |
1377 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4528 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1371 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1471 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
430 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2742 | 2001 Kanji |
6a8.15 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-6-8 | SKIP code |
2793.2 | Four corner code |
1-46-48 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7dd1 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
40 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 地 【チ】 earth, ground, land, soil, place, territory, bottom (of a package, book, etc.), earth (one of the five elements)
- 地位 【チイ】 (social) position, status, standing, position (in a company, organization, etc.), post, rank
- 奥地 【オクチ】 interior, backwoods, hinterland, back regions
- 対地 【タイチ】 ground to ground
- 地 【ジ】 ground, land, earth, soil, the region in question, the local area, skin, texture, fabric, material, weave, base, background, one's true nature, narrative (i.e. descriptive part of a story), real life, actuality, captured territory, noh chorus, accompaniment music (in Japanese dance), basic phrase (in Japanese music; usu. repetitive), base part (of multiple shamisens)
- 地合い 【ジアイ】 texture (cloth, fabric, paper), market tone, undertone, balance between the position of white and black stones
- 下地 【シタジ】 groundwork, foundation, inclination, aptitude, elementary knowledge (of), grounding (in), undercoat, first coat, soy sauce
- 築地 【ツイジ】 mud wall with a roof, roofed mud wall
Readings
- Japanese names:
- どま
- Korean:
- ji
Spanish
- suelo
- tierra
- terreno
- posición
Portuguese
- terra
- chão
French
- sol
- terre
111 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
184 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
167 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
40 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1056 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
143 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
143 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
241 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.1 | Japanese for Busy People |
118 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
118 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
146 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
367 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
236 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
152 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
181 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
521 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
4890 | Morohashi |
204 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
976 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
515 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
554 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
45 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
130 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1456 | 2001 Kanji |
3b3.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-3 | SKIP code |
4411.2 | Four corner code |
1-35-47 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5730 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
118 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 公 【コウ】 public affair, government matter, the state, the government, the public, duke, prince, Sir, Lord, familiar or derogatory suffix
- 公安 【コウアン】 public safety, public welfare
- 大公 【タイコウ】 archduke
- 乃公 【ダイコウ】 I, me
- 公家 【クゲ】 court noble, nobility, kuge, Imperial Court
- 公廨 【クガイ】 government office
- 夙 【シュク】 outcasts common around the Kyoto region from the Kamakura period to the Edo period
Kun reading compounds
- 公 【おおやけ】 official, governmental, formal, public (use, matter, forum, etc.), common, being public knowledge, being out in the open, exposure to public view
- 公所 【おおやけどころ】 imperial court, government office, imperial land, government land
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あきら、 き、 きみ、 きん、 たか、 ただし、 とも、 ひろ、 まさ
- Korean:
- gong
Spanish
- público
- imparcial
- oficial
Portuguese
- público
- príncipe
- oficial
- governamental
French
- public
- prince
- officiel
- gouvernemental
210 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
126 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
277 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
122 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
579 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
219 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
341 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
156 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
126 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
126 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
323 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
152 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2468 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1249 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1715 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
792 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
1452 | Morohashi |
1974 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
372 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
784 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
847 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
212 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
92 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2071 | 2001 Kanji |
2o2.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-2 | SKIP code |
8073.0 | Four corner code |
8073.2 | Four corner code |
1-24-88 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
516c | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
628 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 園 【エン】 garden, orchard, park, plantation, kindergarten, nursery school, preschool
- 園芸 【エンゲイ】 horticulture, gardening
- 花園 【ハナゾノ】 flower garden
- 霊園 【レイエン】 (garden) cemetery, park-style cemetery, memorial park
Kun reading compounds
- 園 【その】 garden, orchard, park, place, world, environment
- 園生 【えんせい】 garden (esp. with trees), park
- 竹の園 【たけのその】 bamboo garden, Imperial family
- 女の園 【おんなのその】 woman's world, feminine environment
Readings
- Japanese names:
- おん、 ぞの
- Korean:
- weon
Spanish
- parque
- jardín
- academia
Portuguese
- parque
- jardim
- quintal
- fazenda
French
- parc
- jardin
- ferme
159 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
84 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
234 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
412 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1047 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
327 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
425 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2046 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
447 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
454 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
324 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
346 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3914 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2017 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2722 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
592 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
4818 | Morohashi |
3156 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
962 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
585 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
629 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
223 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1465 | 2001 Kanji |
3s10.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-3-10 | SKIP code |
6073.2 | Four corner code |
6023.2 | Four corner code |
1-17-64 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5712 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N2
736 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 陸 【リク】 land, shore
- 陸海 【リクカイ】 land and sea, army and navy
- 北陸 【ホクリク】 Hokuriku region (of Honshu; incl. Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa and Fukui prefectures)
- 内陸 【ナイリク】 inland
- 六 【ロク】 six, 6
- 碌 【ロク】 satisfactory, decent, good, proper, worthy
- 碌々 【ロクロク】 (not) well, (not) properly, (not) enough, (not) sufficiently
- 双六 【スゴロク】 race game (board game played with dice in which the object is to reach the end of a track), ban-sugoroku, sugoroku, traditional Japanese board game similar to backgammon
Kun reading compounds
- 陸 【りく】 land, shore
- 丘 【おか】 hill, height, knoll, rising ground, bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
Readings
- Japanese names:
- くが、 たち、 みち、 む、 むつ
- Korean:
- ryug
Spanish
- tierra
Portuguese
- terra
French
- continent
- six
529 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
627 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
597 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
651 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
5005 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
193 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
987 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1312 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
647 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
657 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
833 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
740 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
659 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
399 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
496 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1527 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
41708 | Morohashi |
543 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6461 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1513 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1631 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
445 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
579 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3672 | 2001 Kanji |
2d8.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-8 | SKIP code |
1-2-8 | SKIP code |
7421.4 | Four corner code |
1-46-06 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
9678 | Unicode hex code |
above, up
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
35 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 上 【ジョウ】 from the standpoint of, from the viewpoint of, with respect to, in terms of, as a matter of, in view of, so far as ... is concerned, on, above, on top of, aboard (a ship or vehicle), the best, top, first class, first grade, first volume (of a two or three-volume set), first book, with my compliments
- 上位 【ジョウイ】 superior (in rank), top, ranking, higher order (e.g. byte), host computer (of connected device)
- 口上 【コウジョウ】 vocal message, speech, statement, prologue at the start of a kabuki performance
- 水上 【スイジョウ】 on the water, aquatic, waterside, water's edge
- 上人 【ショウニン】 holy priest, saint
- 上下 【ショウカ】 top and bottom, up and down, high and low, above and below, upper and lower ends, upper and lower classes, ruler and ruled, the government and the people
- 呈上 【テイジョウ】 giving, gifting, presenting
- 主上 【シュジョウ】 emperor
- 上海 【シャンハイ】 Shanghai (China)
- 上湯 【シャンタン】 top-grade Chinese soup stock
Kun reading compounds
- 上 【うえ】 above, over, up, top, summit, upper part, head (e.g. of a staircase), surface, on (top of), the above (in a piece of writing), earlier part, superior, better, higher (position, rank, etc.), upper (class), elder, older, senior, with respect to ..., in terms of, as far as ... is concerned, when (e.g. drunk), besides ..., in addition to ..., on top of ..., as well as ..., after ..., upon ..., on ..., with (e.g. full awareness), as a result of ..., since ..., now that ..., because ..., honorable, venerable, dear, emperor, sovereign, shogun, daimyo
- 上向き 【うわむき】 pointing up, pointing upward, upturn, uptrend, upward tendency
- 床上 【ゆかうえ】 on a floor, above floor level
- 一枚上 【いちまいうえ】 one step higher, one better, cut above, one up
- 上 【かみ】 upper reaches (of a river), upper stream, top, upper part, upper half (of the body), long ago, beginning, first, person of high rank (e.g. the emperor), government, imperial court, imperial capital (i.e. Kyoto), capital region (i.e. Kansai), region (or direction of) the imperial palace, head (of a table), wife, mistress (of a restaurant)
- 上期 【かみき】 first half of the (fiscal) year
- 風上 【かざかみ】 windward, upwind
- 御上 【おかみ】 the Emperor, His Majesty, the government, the authorities, proprietress, hostess, landlady, mistress, your wife, his wife, (one's) master, lord
- 上げる 【あげる】 to raise, to elevate, to do up (one's hair), to fly (a kite, etc.), to launch (fireworks, etc.), to surface (a submarine, etc.), to land (a boat), to deep-fry, to show someone (into a room), to give, to send someone (away), to enrol (one's child in school), to enroll, to increase (price, quality, status, etc.), to develop (talent, skill), to improve, to make (a loud sound), to raise (one's voice), to earn (something desirable), to praise, to give (an example, etc.), to cite, to summon up (all of one's energy, etc.), to arrest, to nominate, to summon (for geishas, etc.), to offer up (incense, a prayer, etc.) to the gods (or Buddha, etc.), to bear (a child), to conduct (a ceremony, esp. a wedding), (of the tide) to come in, to vomit, to do for (the sake of someone else), to complete ..., to humbly do ...
- 上がる 【あがる】 to rise, to go up, to come up, to ascend, to be raised, to enter (esp. from outdoors), to come in, to go in, to enter (a school), to advance to the next grade, to get out (of water), to come ashore, to increase, to improve, to make progress, to be promoted, to advance, to be made (of profit, etc.), to occur (esp. of a favourable result), to be adequate (to cover expenses, etc.), to be finished, to be done, to be over, to stop (of rain), to lift, to stop (working properly), to cut out, to give out, to die, to win (in a card game, etc.), to be arrested, to turn up (of evidence, etc.), to be deep fried, to be spoken loudly, to get nervous, to get stage fright, to be offered (to the gods, etc.), to go, to visit, to eat, to drink, to be listed (as a candidate), to serve (in one's master's home), to be complete, to finish, above, north of
- 上がり 【あがり】 rise, increase, ascent, income, takings, earnings, proceeds, (crop) yield, return, profit, completion, end, finish, end result (e.g. of crafts), how something comes out, finish, finishing (in a board or card game, etc.), green tea (esp. in a sushi restaurant), after (rain, illness, etc.), ex- (e.g. ex-bureaucrat), former
- 上がり下り 【あがりおり】 going up and down, ascent and descent
- 芸者上がり 【げいしゃあがり】 ex-geisha, former geisha
- 上る 【のぼる】 to ascend, to go up, to climb, to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun), to rise, to go to (the capital), to be promoted, to add up to, to advance (in price), to swim up (a river), to sail up, to come up (on the agenda)
- 上り 【のぼり】 ascent, climbing, ascending (path), climb, up-train, train heading toward the starting point of its route, upbound (esp. toward Tokyo), upstream, uphill
- 上り下り 【のぼりくだり】 going up and down, ascent and descent, climb and descent
- 逆上せる 【のぼせる】 to feel dizzy, to have blood rush to one's head, to lose one's cool, to be obsessed, to be infatuated, to become conceited
- 上せる 【のぼせる】 to raise, to record, to bring up (a matter), to serve (food), to send some on out
- 上す 【のぼす】 to raise, to record, to bring up (a matter), to serve (food), to send someone out
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あおい、 あげ、 い、 か、 かき、 かず、 かん、 こう、 のぼり、 ほつ
- Korean:
- sang
Spanish
- arriba
- encima
- parte superior
- cima
- superficie
Portuguese
- acima
- para cima
- sobre
- subir
- galgar
- em cima
- escalar
French
- au-dessus
- haut
- monter
- donner (je te donne)
20 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
23 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
37 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
21 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
798 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
29 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
5 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
47 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.14 | Japanese for Busy People |
32 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
32 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
31 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
6 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4212 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2128 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2876 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
49 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
13 | Morohashi |
3404 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
10 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
49 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
50 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
29 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
12 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1272 | 2001 Kanji |
2m1.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-3-2 | SKIP code |
2110.0 | Four corner code |
1-30-69 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
4e0a | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N2
610 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 競演 【キョウエン】 contest (between performers), competitive performance, competition between theatres putting on the same show
- 競泳 【キョウエイ】 competitive swimming, swimming race
- 競馬 【ケイバ】 horse racing
- 競売 【キョウバイ】 auction
Kun reading compounds
- 競う 【きそう】 to compete, to contend, to vie, to contest
- 競る 【せる】 to compete, to bid, to sell at auction
- 比べる 【くらべる】 to compare, to make a comparison, to compete, to vie
Readings
- Japanese names:
- かい、 わたなべ
- Korean:
- gyeong
Spanish
- competir
- rivalizar
- comparar
Portuguese
- imitar
- competir com
- oferta
- vender em leilão
- disputa
- competição
- corrida
French
- compétition
- rivaliser
- enchère
- vente aux enchères
- combat
- concours
- course
379 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
487 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
463 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
609 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3364 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
464 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
789 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2927 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
852 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
871 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1020 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1463 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2322 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1200 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1639 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
441 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
25831 | Morohashi |
1847 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4244 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
434 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
465 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
640 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
457 | 2001 Kanji |
5b15.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-10-10 | SKIP code |
2-10-10 | SKIP code |
0021.6 | Four corner code |
1-22-05 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7af6 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
434 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 技 【ワザ】 technique, art, skill, move
- 技巧 【ギコウ】 technique, finesse
- 国技 【コクギ】 national sport
- 陸上競技 【リクジョウキョウギ】 track-and-field events
Kun reading compounds
- 技 【わざ】 technique, art, skill, move
- 技あり 【わざあり】 waza-ari (in judo, a half-point awarded for good but incomplete execution)
- 寝技 【ねわざ】 pinning technique (in wrestling or judo), underhanded dealings
- 投げ技 【なげわざ】 throw or throwing technique (sumo, judo)
Readings
- Korean:
- gi
Spanish
- habilidad
- arte
- técnica
Portuguese
- habilidade
- arte
- ofício
- capacidade
- façanha
- performance
- vocação
- artes
French
- habileté
- art
- technique
- jeu (d'acteur)
- prouesse
- métier
- vocation
- arts
579 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
673 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
644 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
387 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1853 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
463 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
558 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
381 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
871 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
891 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
369 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
857 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
292 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
185 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
221 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
719 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
11855 | Morohashi |
248 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2092 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
712 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
769 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
665 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1367 | 2001 Kanji |
3c4.16 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-4 | SKIP code |
5404.7 | Four corner code |
1-21-27 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6280 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
52 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 場 【ジョウ】 place, spot, grounds, arena, stadium, range, course
- 場外 【ジョウガイ】 outside the hall (or stadium, market, etc.), off the grounds, off the premises, off-track
- 斎場 【サイジョウ】 funeral hall, ceremony site
- 開場 【カイジョウ】 opening (the doors of a venue), inauguration (of a new building, facility, etc.)
Kun reading compounds
- 場 【ば】 place, spot, space, field, discipline, sphere, realm, occasion, situation, scene (of a play, movie, etc.), session, field, table, area in which cards are laid out (in a card game), round (east, south, etc.), field, field (in Gestalt psychology)
- 場合 【ばあい】 case, occasion, situation, circumstances
- 木場 【きば】 lumberyard
- 漁場 【ぎょじょう】 fishing grounds, permitted fishing zone
Readings
- Korean:
- jang
Spanish
- lugar
- situación
- momento
Portuguese
- localização
- lugar
French
- lieu
- place
- aire
- champ (magnétique)
252 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
161 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
144 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
34 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1113 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
250 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
145 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
3.2 | Japanese for Busy People |
154 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
154 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
335 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
380 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
678 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
408 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
512 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
551 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
5278 | Morohashi |
558 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1058 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
545 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
584 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
49 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
216 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1451 | 2001 Kanji |
3b9.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-9 | SKIP code |
4612.7 | Four corner code |
1-30-76 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5834 | Unicode hex code |