657 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
758 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
736 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1325 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3243 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
540 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
772 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
850 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
622 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
632 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
824 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1423 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1145 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
617 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
823 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1795 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
24664P | Morohashi |
914 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4083 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1779 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1918 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
701 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
ancestor, pioneer, founder
- On:
- ソ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
1226 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 祖 【ソ】 ancestor, forefather, progenitor, originator, pioneer, inventor, founder, grandfather
- 祖国 【ソコク】 homeland, motherland, fatherland, native country
- 元祖 【ガンソ】 originator, pioneer, inventor, founder, progenitor, primogenitor, founder of a family line
- 教祖 【キョウソ】 founder of a religious sect
Readings
- Japanese names:
- い
- Korean:
- jo
Spanish
- antepasado
- pionero
- fundador
Portuguese
- antecessor
- pioneiro
- fundador
French
- ancêtre
- pionnier
- fondateur
673 | 2001 Kanji |
4e5.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-5 | SKIP code |
3721.0 | Four corner code |
1-33-36 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7956 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
3 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 国益 【コクエキ】 national interest
- 国営 【コクエイ】 government management, state management
- 最恵国 【サイケイコク】 most favored nation, most favoured nation, MFN
- 異国 【イコク】 foreign country
Kun reading compounds
- 国 【くに】 country, state, region, national government, central government, home (i.e. hometown, home country), province (of Japan), land, earth
- 国人 【こくじん】 indigenous person, inhabitant of a country, local, native, local lords and samurai, daimyo who did not leave his domains to meet the shogun in Kyoto (during the Muromachi period)
- お国 【おくに】 your native country, your hometown, my home country (i.e. Japan), countryside, country, daimyo's territory (Edo period)
- 現国 【うつしくに】 world of mankind, this world
Readings
- Japanese names:
- くな、 こ
- Korean:
- gug
Spanish
- país
Portuguese
- País
- terra
- nação
French
- pays
79 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
136 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
123 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
8 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1037 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
111 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
36 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
745 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.11 | Japanese for Busy People |
40 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
40 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
151 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
344 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3831 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1964 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2659 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
588 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
4752 | Morohashi |
3087 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
950 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
581 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
624 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
4 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
158 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3172 | 2001 Kanji |
3s5.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-3-5 | SKIP code |
6010.3 | Four corner code |
1-25-81 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
56fd | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
438 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 復旧 【フッキュウ】 restoration, restitution, rehabilitation
- 復員 【フクイン】 demobilization, demobilisation, repatriation
- 重複 【チョウフク】 duplication, repetition, overlapping, redundancy, restoration
- 障害回復 【ショウガイカイフク】 fault recovery
Kun reading compounds
- 又 【また】 again, once more, once again, another time, some other time, also, too, as well, likewise, on the other hand, while, and, in addition, besides, moreover, furthermore, or, otherwise, really, how, (what, why) on earth, indirect
- 又々 【またまた】 once again, yet again, (there you go) again
Readings
- Korean:
- bog, bu
Spanish
- volver
- regresar
- repetir
- tomar represalias
Portuguese
- restaurar
- retornar
- reverter
- recomeçar
French
- retourner
- restaurer
- reprendre
710 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
803 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
782 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
585 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1627 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
588 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
525 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1571 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
917 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
939 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
521 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
634 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
701 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
420 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
527 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
884 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
10183 | Morohashi |
575 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1760 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
875 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
940 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
766 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2067 | 2001 Kanji |
3i9.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-9 | SKIP code |
2824.7 | Four corner code |
1-41-92 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5fa9 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
504 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 帰還 【キカン】 return (home), repatriation, feedback (in an electronic circuit, biological system, etc.)
- 帰化 【キカ】 naturalization, naturalisation
- 社会復帰 【シャカイフッキ】 rehabilitation (in society)
- 回帰 【カイキ】 return (to), revolution, recurrence, regression
Kun reading compounds
- 帰る 【かえる】 to return, to come home, to go home, to go back, to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.), to get home, to get to home plate
- 帰す 【かえす】 to send (someone) back, to send (someone) home
Readings
- Korean:
- gwi, gwe
Spanish
- regreso
- vuelta
- retorno
- regresar
- volver
Portuguese
- Retôrno a casa
- chegar em
- conduzir-se
- resultar
French
- retour à la maison
- arriver à
- mener à
- aboutir à
- renvoyer
182 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
106 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
96 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
454 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1582 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
263 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
163 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1018 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.6 | Japanese for Busy People |
317 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
317 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
134 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
562 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
148 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
98 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
113 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1238 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
8930 | Morohashi |
130 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1564 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1230 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1316 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
265 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
191 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1244 | 2001 Kanji |
2f8.8 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-2-8 | SKIP code |
1-1-9 | SKIP code |
2702.7 | Four corner code |
1-21-02 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5e30 | Unicode hex code |