89 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
156 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
140 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
540 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3273 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
164 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
233 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
878 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.20 | Japanese for Busy People |
462 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
470 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
98 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1431 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1464 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
776 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1054 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
909 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
24940 | Morohashi |
1139 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4131 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
900 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
966 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
178 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
635 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 秋季 【シュウキ】 fall season, autumn season
- 秋風 【アキカゼ】 autumn breeze, fall breeze
- 今秋 【コンシュウ】 this autumn, this fall, autumn of this year
- 中秋 【チュウシュウ】 15th day of the 8th lunar month, eighth month of the lunar calendar
Kun reading compounds
- 秋 【あき】 autumn, fall
- 秋口 【あきぐち】 beginning of autumn, beginning of fall
- 春秋 【しゅんじゅう】 spring and autumn, spring and fall, years, age, The Spring and Autumn Annals, The Chronicles of Lu, Chunqiu, Ch'un Ch'iu
- 中秋 【ちゅうしゅう】 15th day of the 8th lunar month, eighth month of the lunar calendar
- 時 【とき】 time, hour, moment, occasion, case, chance, opportunity, season, the times, the age, the day, tense
- 危急存亡の秋 【ききゅうそんぼうのとき】 crisis, critical moment, critical time
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あい
- Korean:
- chu
Spanish
- otoño
Portuguese
- outono
French
- automne
2262 | 2001 Kanji |
5d4.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-5-4 | SKIP code |
2998.0 | Four corner code |
1-29-09 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
79cb | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1036 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 津液 【シンエキ】 saliva, spit, spittle, fluid (in Chinese medicine, esp. a colourless bodily fluid, e.g. tears)
- 津々 【シンシン】 gushing, overflowing, everlasting, unfailing, endless
- 京津 【ケイシン】 Kyoto-Otsu, Kyoto and Otsu, Kyoto-Settsu, Kyoto and Settsu
- 入津 【ニュウシン】 entering a port
Kun reading compounds
- 津 【つ】 Tsu (city in Mie), harbour, harbor, port, ferry
- 津波 【つなみ】 tsunami, tidal wave
- 大津 【おおつ】 Ōtsu (city in Shiga)
- 秋津 【あきつ】 dragonfly
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ず、 ち、 と
- Korean:
- jin
Spanish
- puerto
- transbordador
- desbordado
- inundado
Portuguese
- abrigo
- porto
- balsa
French
- havre
- port
- bac
1434 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
679 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2543 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
975 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1469 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
826 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
668 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
679 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1397 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1188 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
466 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
290 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
351 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
334 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
17396 | Morohashi |
390 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3122 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
328 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
350 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1275 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
355 | 2001 Kanji |
3a6.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-6 | SKIP code |
3510.7 | Four corner code |
1-36-37 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6d25 | Unicode hex code |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level N1
1979 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 州 【シュウ】 state (of the US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.), province (e.g. of Canada), county (e.g. of the UK), region (e.g. of Italy), canton, oblast, continent, province (of Japan), province (of ancient China), prefecture, department, dear
- 大州 【タイシュウ】 continent
- 六大州 【ロクダイシュウ】 the six continents, Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Europe and Australia
- 州 【ス】 sandbank, sandbar
- 洲浜 【スハマ】 sandy beach, sandbar that projects into the ocean, particularly in a wavy form, designs and objects with a wavy pattern, sweet mochi cake
- 白州 【シラス】 white sandbar, white sandbank, area in a garden or entrance of a house laid with white sand or pebbles, gravel separating a noh stage from the audience, court of law in the Edo period, in which the parties sat on white sand
- 中州 【ナカス】 sandbank (in a river), sandbar
Kun reading compounds
- 秋津島 【あきつしま】 Japan, Yamato Province
- 八洲 【やしま】 Japan
Readings
- Korean:
- ju
Spanish
- banco de arena
- continente
Portuguese
French
2539 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
820 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2138 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
467 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
291 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
352 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
17413 | Morohashi |
391 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3120 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
2289 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2386 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1178 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3a6.10 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-6 | SKIP code |
3210.0 | Four corner code |
1-29-07 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6d32 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
331 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 防衛施設庁 【ボウエイシセツチョウ】 (Japanese) Defense Facilities Administration Agency (Defence)
- 防衛 【ボウエイ】 defense, defence, protection
- 砂防 【サボウ】 erosion control
- 攻防 【コウボウ】 offense and defense, offence and defence
Kun reading compounds
- 防ぐ 【ふせぐ】 to defend against, to protect against, to prevent, to avert, to avoid
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あた、 う、 ほう
- Korean:
- bang
Spanish
- defender
- proteger
- aguantar
- prevenir
- presa
- banco
Portuguese
- desligar
- defender
- proteger
- resistir
French
- prévenir (un danger)
- défendre
- protéger
- résister
718 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
812 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
791 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
325 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4980 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
680 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
983 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
374 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
513 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
522 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
781 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
725 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
320 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
203 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
242 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1311 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
41576 | Morohashi |
270 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6429 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1302 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1399 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
326 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
674 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3645 | 2001 Kanji |
2d4.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-4 | SKIP code |
1-2-4 | SKIP code |
7022.7 | Four corner code |
1-43-41 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
9632 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N1
351 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 護岸 【ゴガン】 river dike
- 護衛 【ゴエイ】 guard, convoy, escort
- 警護 【ケイゴ】 bodyguard, escort
- 愛護 【アイゴ】 protection, tender care
Kun reading compounds
- 守る 【まもる】 to protect, to guard, to defend, to keep (i.e. a promise), to abide (by the rules), to observe, to obey, to follow
Readings
- Japanese names:
- もり
- Korean:
- ho
Spanish
- salvaguardar
- proteger
- defender
Portuguese
- salvaguardar
- proteger
French
- protection
- garde
604 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
696 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
670 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
653 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4447 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
796 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1772 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2877 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1312 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1391 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1115 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1713 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2079 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1088 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1481 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
707 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
36038P | Morohashi |
1648 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
5715 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
700 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
756 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
474 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
825 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3067 | 2001 Kanji |
7a13.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-7-13 | SKIP code |
0464.7 | Four corner code |
1-24-78 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
8b77 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1262 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 巡 【ジュン】 counter for tours, cycles, rounds, circuits, etc.
- 巡回 【ジュンカイ】 going around, patrol, round, tour
- 一巡 【イチジュン】 one round, one tour, one circuit, one patrol
- 軽巡 【ケイジュン】 light cruiser
Kun reading compounds
- 巡る 【めぐる】 to go around, to make a circle around, to surround, to circle, to enclose, to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.), to return, to repeat, to circulate (of blood, money, etc.), to travel around, to make a tour of, to concern (a matter), to surround
- 巡り 【めぐり】 circumference, girth, tour, pilgrimage, circulation (e.g. of blood)
- めぐり合う 【めぐりあう】 to meet fortuitously, to meet by chance, to happen across
Readings
- Korean:
- sun
Spanish
- patrullar
- circular
- dar vueltas
Portuguese
- patrulhar
- dar uma volta
- circunferência
French
- patrouille
- faire le tour
- pèlerinage
- circonférence
1374 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1066 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4667 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
905 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1245 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
777 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
791 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1743 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
677 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3781 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1930 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2622 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
291 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
8680P | Morohashi |
3047 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1528 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
285 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
303 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1090 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2762 | 2001 Kanji |
2q3.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-3-3 | SKIP code |
3-2-3 | SKIP code |
3230.3 | Four corner code |
1-29-68 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5de1 | Unicode hex code |
ocean, sea, foreign, Western style
- On:
- ヨウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
763 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 洋 【ヨウ】 Occident and Orient (esp. the Occident), ocean, sea, foreign, Western, European
- 洋画 【ヨウガ】 Western painting, Western film, Western movie
- 南氷洋 【ナンヒョウヨウ】 Antarctic Ocean
- 環太平洋 【カンタイヘイヨウ】 Pacific Rim
Readings
- Japanese names:
- なだ、 ひろ、 ひろし、 よ、 よし
- Korean:
- yang
Spanish
- océano
- de estilo occidental
- cada una de las dos mitades del mundo
Portuguese
- oceano
- estilo ocidental
French
- océan
- style occidental
526 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
427 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
404 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
366 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2550 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
305 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
209 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
822 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.4 | Japanese for Busy People |
289 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
289 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
917 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1193 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
468 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
292 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
353 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
555 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
17363 | Morohashi |
392 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3130 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
549 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
588 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
411 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
348 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
355 | 2001 Kanji |
3a6.19 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-6 | SKIP code |
3815.1 | Four corner code |
1-45-46 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6d0b | Unicode hex code |
warship
- On:
- カン
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1363 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 艦 【カン】 warship
- 艦船 【カンセン】 warships and other vessels, naval vessels
- 駆逐艦 【クチクカン】 destroyer (ship)
- 巡洋艦 【ジュンヨウカン】 cruiser (warship)
Readings
- Korean:
- ham
Spanish
- buque de guerra
Portuguese
- navio de guerra
French
- navire de guerre
1116 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1299 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3881 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
942 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1693 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1665 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1779 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1892 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1598 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1817 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
963 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1303 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1893 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
30571 | Morohashi |
1435 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4950 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1875 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2020 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1938 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
874 | 2001 Kanji |
6c15.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-6-15 | SKIP code |
1-6-14 | SKIP code |
2841.7 | Four corner code |
1-20-47 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
8266 | Unicode hex code |