506 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
409 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
386 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
450 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3256 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
629 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
777 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1888 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1379 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1466 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
895 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1427 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1303 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
705 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
944 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1099 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
24768P | Morohashi |
1029 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4105 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1090 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1171 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
424 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
blessing, fortune, luck, wealth
- On:
- フク
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
467 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 福 【フク】 good fortune, happiness, blessing, good luck
- 福祉 【フクシ】 welfare, well-being, social welfare, social security, social service
- 大福 【ダイフク】 great fortune, good luck, rice cake stuffed with bean jam
- 慶福 【ケイフク】 happy event, happiness
Readings
- Japanese names:
- とし、 とみ、 ふ、 ふき、 ふっ、 ぼく、 よし
- Korean:
- bog
Spanish
- fortuna
- suerte
- dicha
Portuguese
- benção
- fortuna
- sorte
- riqueza
French
- bénédiction
- fortune
- chance
- richesse
676 | 2001 Kanji |
4e9.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-9 | SKIP code |
3126.6 | Four corner code |
1-42-01 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
798f | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
463 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 岡陵 【コウリョウ】 hill
Kun reading compounds
- 丘 【おか】 hill, height, knoll, rising ground, bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
- 岡三 【おかさん】 Okasan
- 盛岡 【もりおか】 Morioka (city in Iwate)
Readings
- Korean:
- gang
Spanish
- monte
- colina
- cima de una colina
Portuguese
French
- mont
- colline
- butte
370 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
621 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1889 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
987 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1440 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
3719 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2584 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1980 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
7962 | Morohashi |
2997 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1460 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1961 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2112 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
3653 | 2001 Kanji |
2r6.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-2-6 | SKIP code |
7722.0 | Four corner code |
1-18-12 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5ca1 | 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 |
方
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
46 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 方 【ホウ】 direction, way, side, area (in a particular direction), side (of an argument, etc.), one's part, type, category, field (of study, etc.), indicates one side of a comparison, way, method, manner, means, length (of each side of a square)
- 方言 【ホウゲン】 dialect, provincialism
- 途方 【トホウ】 way, destination, reason
- 処方 【ショホウ】 prescription (of medicine), formula
Kun reading compounds
- 方 【かた】 direction, way, person, lady, gentleman, method of, manner of, way of, care of ..., person in charge of ..., side (e.g. "on my mother's side")
- 方々 【かたがた】 people, (all) persons, everyone, ladies and gentlemen, you (usu. plural)
- 親方 【おやかた】 master, boss, chief, foreman, supervisor, stable master, craftsman, artisan, foster parent
- 出方 【でかた】 attitude, approach, move, theater usher, theatre usher
Readings
- Japanese names:
- から、 な、 なた、 ふさ、 まさ、 みち、 も、 わ
- Korean:
- bang
Spanish
- dirección
- lado
- cuadrado
- método
- manera
- persona
- forma de hacer
Portuguese
- direção
- pessoa
- alternativa
French
- direction
- personne
- alternative
138 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
223 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
204 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
28 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2082 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
26 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
182 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
85 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.5 | Japanese for Busy People |
70 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
70 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
43 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
957 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2459 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1243 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1709 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
501 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
13620 | Morohashi |
1963 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2389 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
490 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
529 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
25 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
102 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
445 | 2001 Kanji |
4h0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-2 | SKIP code |
3-3-1 | SKIP code |
0022.7 | Four corner code |
1-42-93 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
65b9 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N1
929 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 沖する 【チュウスル】 to rise up into the air, to ascend into the sky
- 沖積 【チュウセキ】 alluvial
- 在沖 【ザイチュウ】 staying in Okinawa, resident in Okinawa, stationed in Okinawa
Kun reading compounds
- 沖 【おき】 open sea, Okinawa
- 沖合 【おきあい】 off the coast, offshore, out at sea
- 在沖 【ざいちゅう】 staying in Okinawa, resident in Okinawa, stationed in Okinawa
- 来沖 【らいおき】 coming to Okinawa, visit to Okinawa
- 沖する 【ちゅうする】 to rise up into the air, to ascend into the sky
Readings
- Korean:
- chung
Spanish
- mar abierto
- alta mar
- ascender
Portuguese
- oceano aberto
- mar aberto
- subir no ceú
French
- au large
- en haute mer
- montée au ciel
1583 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
829 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2505 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1317 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1460 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
400 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1346 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1429 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
912 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1165 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
307 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
196 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
232 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
140 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
17209 | Morohashi |
262 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3065 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
138 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
146 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1138 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
355 | 2001 Kanji |
3a4.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-4 | SKIP code |
3510.6 | Four corner code |
1-18-13 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6c96 | 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 junior high
JLPT level N2
893 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 震 【シン】 zhen (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: thunder, east)
- 震源 【シンゲン】 hypocentre (of an earthquake), hypocenter, focus
- 微震 【ビシン】 slight earthquake
- 軽震 【ケイシン】 weak earthquake
Kun reading compounds
- 震う 【ふるう】 to shake, to tremble, to vibrate
- 震える 【ふるえる】 to shiver, to shake, to quake, to tremble, to quaver, to quiver
- 震わせる 【ふるわせる】 to (make something) quiver, to shake, to tremble, to vibrate
- 震わす 【ふるわす】 to (make something) quiver, to shake, to tremble, to vibrate
Readings
- Korean:
- jin
Spanish
- temblar
- estremecerse
- agitar
- sacudir
Portuguese
- tremor
- agitar
- tremer
- estremecimento
- calafrio
French
- tremblement
- secouer
- frémir
- frissonner
1444 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
800 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
5055 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1123 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
999 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2577 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
953 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
983 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
847 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1866 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3481 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1794 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2443 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
2029 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
42300 | Morohashi |
2806 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6531 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
2010 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2166 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1814 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3165 | 2001 Kanji |
8d7.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-8-7 | SKIP code |
1023.2 | Four corner code |
1-31-44 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
9707 | Unicode hex code |