234 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
153 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
137 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
30 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3231 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
203 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
76 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
406 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.1 | Japanese for Busy People |
308 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
308 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
60 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1418 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1042 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
562 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
745 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1101 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
24631P | Morohashi |
840 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4065 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1092 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1173 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
82 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
145 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
21 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 社 【シャ】 company, firm, office, association, society, (Shinto) shrine, regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour), counter for companies, shrines, etc., incorporated body, corporation, corporate juridical person
- 社員 【シャイン】 company employee, member of a corporation, company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
- 大社 【タイシャ】 grand shrine, famous shrine, Izumo Grand Shrine
- 親会社 【オヤガイシャ】 parent company
Kun reading compounds
- 社 【やしろ】 (Shinto) shrine
- 大社 【たいしゃ】 grand shrine, famous shrine, Izumo Grand Shrine
- 村のお社 【むらのおやしろ】 village shrine
Readings
- Japanese names:
- こそ
- Korean:
- sa
Spanish
- compañía
- asociación
- sociedad
- santuario shintoísta
Portuguese
- companhia
- firme
- escritório
- associação
- templo
French
- temple shinto
- compagnie
- firme
- bureau
- association
672 | 2001 Kanji |
4e3.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-3 | SKIP code |
3421.0 | Four corner code |
1-28-50 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
793e | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
4 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 会 【カイ】 meeting, assembly, party, gathering, conference, athletic meet, society, association, club
- 会員 【カイイン】 member, the membership
- 例会 【レイカイ】 regular meeting
- 際会 【サイカイ】 meeting, facing, confronting
- 会 【エ】 gathering (esp. Buddhist, festive, etc.)
- 会釈 【エシャク】 slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude), nod, salutation, consideration, thoughtfulness
- 法会 【ホウエ】 Buddhist service (e.g. memorial service)
- 御斎会 【ゴサイエ】 imperial event at which high monks recited the Golden Light Sutra to pray for national security and good harvests (held annually at the palace from the 8th to the 14th of the first lunar month, between the Nara and Muromachi periods)
Kun reading compounds
- 会う 【あう】 to meet, to encounter, to see, to have an accident, to have a bad experience
- 逢うは別れの始め 【あうはわかれのはじめ】 we meet only to part, meeting is the first step to parting
- 会わせる 【あわせる】 to make (someone) to meet, to let (someone) meet, to expose to, to subject to
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あい、 い
- Korean:
- hoe, goe, gwal
Spanish
- asociación
- reunión
- encontrarse con
- reunirse
Portuguese
- encontro
- reunião
- festa
- associação
- entrevista
- une
French
- réunion
- rencontre
- meeting
- parti
- association
- entrevue
- rejoindre
54 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
93 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
87 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
12 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
381 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
116 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
14 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
454 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.1 | Japanese for Busy People |
158 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
158 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
59 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
47 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2512 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1275 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1741 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
759 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
460 | Morohashi |
2020 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
143 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
752 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
814 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
16 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
119 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2871 | 2001 Kanji |
2a4.19 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-4 | SKIP code |
2-3-3 | SKIP code |
8073.1 | Four corner code |
1-18-81 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
4f1a | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N1
146 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 保育 【ホイク】 nurturing, rearing, childcare, day care, nursing, suckling
- 保安 【ホアン】 peace preservation, security, safety
- 留保 【リュウホ】 reserving, withholding
- 生保 【セイホ】 life insurance, livelihood protection, public assistance, welfare
- 保する 【ホスル】 to guarantee
- 保安 【ホウアン】 Hōan era (1120.4.10-1124.4.3)
- 永保 【エイホウ】 Eihō era (1081.2.10-1084.2.7), Eiho era
- 太保 【タイホウ】 Grand Protector (lowest of the top three civil positions of the Zhou dynasty), Minister of the Right (official in Nara and Heian periods)
Kun reading compounds
- 保つ 【たもつ】 to keep, to preserve, to hold, to retain, to maintain, to sustain, to last, to endure, to keep well (food), to wear well, to be durable
Readings
- Japanese names:
- う、 お、 ぶ、 もり、 やす、 やすし
- Korean:
- bo
Spanish
- garantizar
- mantener
- preservar
- proteger
- apoyar
Portuguese
- proteger garantia
- guarda
- preservar
- sustentar
- apoiar
French
- protéger
- garantir
- garder
- préserver
- conserver
- soutenir
716 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
808 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
787 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
166 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
455 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
351 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
319 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
781 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
489 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
498 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
665 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
102 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
107 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
72 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
77 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1006 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
702 | Morohashi |
96 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
222 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
997 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1072 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
163 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
705 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2164 | 2001 Kanji |
2a7.11 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-2-7 | SKIP code |
2629.4 | Four corner code |
1-42-61 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
4fdd | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
742 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 障害者 【ショウガイシャ】 disabled person, person with a (physical or mental) disability
- 障害 【ショウガイ】 obstacle, impediment, hindrance, barrier, difficulty, disorder, defect, disability, handicap, impairment, dysfunction, steeplechase, obstacle race, steeplechase (athletics)
- 安全保障 【アンゼンホショウ】 security guarantee (e.g. military security, network security, etc.)
- 囲障 【イショウ】 fence (esp. between buildings)
Kun reading compounds
- 障る 【さわる】 to be harmful to, to hinder, to interfere with, to irritate
Readings
- Korean:
- jang
Spanish
- estorbo
- impedimento
- obstáculo
- obstrucción
- estorbar
- impedir
- obstruir
- obstaculizar
Portuguese
- impedir
- ferido
- dano
French
- gêne
- faire du mal
913 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
902 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
676 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
5019 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1145 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1880 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
858 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
877 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1028 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
751 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
875 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
504 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
647 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1307 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
41821 | Morohashi |
715 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6479 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1297 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1393 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
976 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3655 | 2001 Kanji |
2d11.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-11 | SKIP code |
7024.6 | Four corner code |
1-30-67 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
969c | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
336 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 研究員 【ケンキュウイン】 researcher, lab worker
- 研究 【ケンキュウ】 study, research, investigation
- 予研 【ヨケン】 National Institute of Health
- 技研 【ギケン】 technical research institute
Kun reading compounds
- 研ぐ 【とぐ】 to sharpen, to hone, to whet, to grind, to wash (rice), to scour, to polish, to burnish
Readings
- Japanese names:
- のり
- Korean:
- yeon
Spanish
- estudio
- afilar
- pulir
Portuguese
- polir
- estudar
- afiar
French
- polir
- étudier
- aiguiser
204 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
290 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
272 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
426 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3180 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
583 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
231 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
875 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.8 | Japanese for Busy People |
896 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
918 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
297 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1398 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1456 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
771 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1046 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
682 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
24080 | Morohashi |
1132 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3991 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
675 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
729 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
284 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
325 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3355 | 2001 Kanji |
5a4.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-5-4 | SKIP code |
1164.0 | Four corner code |
1-24-06 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7814 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
368 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 究明 【キュウメイ】 investigation (esp. in academic and scientific contexts)
- 究極 【キュウキョク】 ultimate, final, last, eventual
- 最新研究 【サイシンケンキュウ】 the newest research
- 学究 【ガッキュウ】 scholar, student
- 究竟 【クキョウ】 culmination, conclusion
- 究竟 【クッキョウ】 after all, in the end, finally, excellent, superb, handy, appropriate, ideal, robust, brawny, muscular, strong, sturdy
Kun reading compounds
- 究める 【きわめる】 to investigate thoroughly, to research thoroughly, to master, to understand completely
Readings
- Japanese names:
- きゅ
- Korean:
- gu
Spanish
- estudio
- investigación
- profundización
- último
- final
- dominar
- profundizar en el estudio de
Portuguese
- pesquisa
- estudo
French
- recherche
- étudier
185 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
271 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
253 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
427 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3314 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
599 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
234 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
492 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.8 | Japanese for Busy People |
895 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
917 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
298 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1451 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2729 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1398 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1885 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1331 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
25409 | Morohashi |
2203 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4189 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1320 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1417 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
261 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
278 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
757 | 2001 Kanji |
3m4.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-4 | SKIP code |
2-5-2 | SKIP code |
3041.7 | Four corner code |
1-21-70 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7a76 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
221 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 所 【ショ】 counter for places
- 署員 【ショイン】 staff member, station employee, official
- 高所 【コウショ】 high place, high ground, height, (high) altitude, elevation, broad (point of) view
- 随所 【ズイショ】 everywhere, all over the place, here and there, at every turn
Kun reading compounds
- 所 【ところ】 place, spot, scene, site, address, district, area, locality, one's house, point, aspect, side, facet, passage (in text), part, space, room, thing, matter, whereupon, as a result, about to, on the verge of, was just doing, was in the process of doing, have just done, just finished doing, approximately, around, about
- 所が 【ところが】 even so, however, still, whereupon, even though, nevertheless, on the contrary, as a matter of fact, despite
- 一所 【いっしょ】 one place, the same place, one person, together
- 痛いところ 【いたいところ】 one's weak point, one's sore spot, raw nerve
- 所か 【どころか】 far from, anything but, not at all ... but rather ..., not ..., on the contrary, ..., instead of, rather than, let alone, to say nothing of, not to mention, much less, not only ... (but also ...)
- 所じゃない 【どころじゃない】 not the time for, not the place for, far from, anything but, ... is out of the question, ... isn't the word for it
- 大所 【おおどころ】 wealthy family, important person, bigwig
- 居所 【いどころ】 whereabouts, address, place of temporary residence
- 所 【ところ】 place, spot, scene, site, address, district, area, locality, one's house, point, aspect, side, facet, passage (in text), part, space, room, thing, matter, whereupon, as a result, about to, on the verge of, was just doing, was in the process of doing, have just done, just finished doing, approximately, around, about
- 所が 【ところが】 even so, however, still, whereupon, even though, nevertheless, on the contrary, as a matter of fact, despite
- 早いとこ 【はやいとこ】 promptly, quickly
- 僕んとこ 【ぼくんとこ】 at my place
Readings
- Japanese names:
- せ
- Korean:
- so
Spanish
- lugar
Portuguese
- Lugar
French
- lieu
246 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
328 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
312 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
107 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1821 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
137 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
177 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
600 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.3 | Japanese for Busy People |
153 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
153 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
149 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
843 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1056 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
568 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
752 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1137 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
11715X | Morohashi |
851 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2054 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1127 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1208 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
129 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
305 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3054 | 2001 Kanji |
4m4.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-4 | SKIP code |
3222.1 | Four corner code |
7222.1 | Four corner code |
1-29-74 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6240 | Unicode hex code |