826 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
750 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
727 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
383 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3287 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
488 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
782 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1642 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
399 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
403 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
670 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1438 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1525 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
807 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1101 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
904 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
25070P | Morohashi |
1191 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4146 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
895 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
961 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
755 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
tax, duty
- On:
- ゼイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
289 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 税 【ゼイ】 tax
- 税関 【ゼイカン】 customs, customs house
- 地方税 【チホウゼイ】 local tax, council tax
- 納税 【ノウゼイ】 payment of taxes
Readings
- Japanese names:
- さい
- Korean:
- se, tal
Spanish
- impuesto
- arancel
Portuguese
- imposto
- dever
French
- taxe
- droits
2257 | 2001 Kanji |
5d7.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-5-7 | SKIP code |
2891.6 | Four corner code |
1-32-39 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7a0e | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
218 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 引退 【インタイ】 retirement
- 引責 【インセキ】 taking responsibility
- 誘引 【ユウイン】 enticement, inducement, attraction
- 吸引 【キュウイン】 absorption, suction, aspiration, attraction, draw
Kun reading compounds
- 引く 【ひく】 to pull, to tug, to lead (e.g. a horse), to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.), to attract (e.g. interest), to draw back (e.g. one's hand), to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.), to pull in, to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.), to draw (a line, plan, etc.), to catch (a cold), to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument), to look up (in a dictionary, phone book, etc.), to consult, to check, to haul, to pull (vehicles), to subtract, to deduct, to recede, to ebb, to fade, to be descend from, to inherit (a characteristic), to quote, to cite, to raise (as evidence), to lay on (electricity, gas, etc.), to install (e.g. a telephone), to supply (e.g. water), to hold (e.g. a note), to apply (e.g. lipstick), to oil (e.g. a pan), to wax (e.g. a floor), to move back, to draw back, to recede, to fall back, to retreat, to lessen, to subside, to ebb, to go down (e.g. of swelling), to resign, to retire, to quit
- 引く手 【ひくて】 admirer, inducer
- 引ける 【ひける】 to close, to be over, to break up (e.g. school), to lose one's nerve, to feel daunted
Readings
- Japanese names:
- いな、 ひき、 ひけ、 びき
- Korean:
- in
Spanish
- tirar
- remolcar
- retroceder
- ser guiado
- arrastrar
- tocar (instrumento de cuerda)
Portuguese
- puxar
- rebocar
- sacudir
- permitir
- instalar
- citação
- referir-se
French
- tirer
- admettre
- installer
- citation
- référence
- jouer (musique)
- attraper (froid)
156 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
81 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
77 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
238 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1562 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
271 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
167 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
144 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.2 | Japanese for Busy People |
216 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
216 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
257 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
605 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
207 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
133 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
160 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1240 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
9699 | Morohashi |
181 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1681 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1232 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1318 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
263 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
87 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3554 | 2001 Kanji |
3h1.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-1 | SKIP code |
1220.0 | Four corner code |
1-16-90 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5f15 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
27 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 前 【ゼン】 last (i.e. immediately preceding), previous, ex-, former, pre- (e.g. premodern), before, before, earlier
- 前衛 【ゼンエイ】 advance guard, vanguard, avant-garde, forward (player)
- 中前 【チュウゼン】 front of center field, front of centre field
- 風前 【フウゼン】 where the wind blows
Kun reading compounds
- 前 【まえ】 in front (of), before (e.g. a building), before, earlier, previously, prior, ago, (minutes) to (the hour), (the) front, frontal part, fore, head (e.g. of a line), forward, ahead, (in the) presence (of), in front (of someone), previous (e.g. page), prior (e.g. engagement), first (e.g. half), former (e.g. example), portion, helping, front (of one's body or clothing), breast (of a coat, kimono, etc.), privates, private parts, criminal record, previous conviction, (a) prior
- 前売り 【まえうり】 advance sale, booking
- 左前 【ひだりまえ】 wearing a kimono with the right side over the left (normally used only for the dead), going badly (one's business, one's fortune, the economy), being in a bad financial situation, front left, front and left, before and left
- 出前 【でまえ】 home delivery (of food), outside catering
Readings
- Japanese names:
- さき、 さと、 まい
- Korean:
- jeon
Spanish
- antes
- delante de
Portuguese
- em frente
- antes
French
- devant
- avant
102 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
177 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
159 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
38 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
595 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
139 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
23 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
921 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.3 | Japanese for Busy People |
47 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
47 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
29 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
196 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2819 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1453 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1957 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
296 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
2011X | Morohashi |
2266 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
490 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
290 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
309 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
53 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
182 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
943 | 2001 Kanji |
2o7.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-6 | SKIP code |
2-2-7 | SKIP code |
8022.1 | Four corner code |
1-33-16 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
524d | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
91 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 当 【トウ】 this, our, the ... in question, the said ..., right, justice, fairness, checking account
- 当確 【トウカク】 projected to win, sure to be elected, home free
- 順当 【ジュントウ】 proper, right, reasonable
- 過当 【カトウ】 excessive, exorbitant
Kun reading compounds
- 当たる 【あたる】 to be hit, to strike, to touch, to be in contact, to be affixed, to be equivalent to, to be applicable, to apply to, to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.), to be selected (in a lottery, etc.), to win, to be successful, to go well, to be a hit, to face, to confront, to lie (in the direction of), to undertake, to be assigned, to be stricken (by food poisoning, heat, etc.), to be afflicted, to be called on (e.g. by a teacher), to treat (esp. harshly), to lash out at, to be unnecessary, to be hitting well, to be on a hitting streak, to feel a bite (in fishing), (of fruit, etc.) to be bruised, to spoil, to feel (something) out, to probe into, to check (i.e. by comparison), to shave, to be a relative of a person, to be a ... in relation to ..., to stand in a relationship
- 当たるも八卦当たらぬも八卦 【あたるもはっけあたらぬもはっけ】 a prediction may or may not come true, only god knows what will happen
- 当たり 【あたり】 hit, success, guess, prediction, affability, friendliness, sensation, touch, bruise (on fruit), situation in which a stone or chain of stones may be captured on the next move, bite (of a fish on a hook), strike, per, each
- 当たり前 【あたりまえ】 natural, reasonable, obvious, usual, common, ordinary, commonplace, the norm
- 坪当たり 【つぼあたり】 per tsubo (approx. 3.3 square meters)
- 当てる 【あてる】 to hit, to expose, to apply (e.g. patch), to put on, to put against, to hold on, to hold against, to allot, to call on someone (e.g. in class), to guess (an answer), to make a hit (e.g. in a lottery)
- 当て 【あて】 aim, object, purpose, end, expectations, prospects, hopes, something that can be relied upon, snack served with alcoholic drink, pad, guard, blow, strike, addressed to, per
- 当てる 【あてる】 to hit, to expose, to apply (e.g. patch), to put on, to put against, to hold on, to hold against, to allot, to call on someone (e.g. in class), to guess (an answer), to make a hit (e.g. in a lottery)
- 引き当て 【ひきあて】 mortgage, security
- 額当て 【ひたいあて】 (military) headband with reinforced metal plate, red headband
- 当に 【まさに】 really (ought to), certainly (should), naturally
Readings
- Japanese names:
- たい
- Korean:
- dang
Spanish
- acertar
- realizarse
- tocar
- ganar
- adivinar
Portuguese
- golpear
- direita
- apropriada
- ele próprio
French
- frapper
- juste
- approprié
- lui-même
290 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
200 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
183 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
93 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1359 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
96 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
517 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
282 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
77 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
77 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
402 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
513 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2701 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1378 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1865 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1161 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
9913 | Morohashi |
2177 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1706 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1153 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1236 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
68 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
132 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1075 | 2001 Kanji |
3n3.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-3 | SKIP code |
9017.7 | Four corner code |
1-37-86 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5f53 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
117 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 期 【キ】 period, time, opportunity, chance, occasion, age, term (e.g. in office), session (e.g. of parliament), stage (e.g. of a disease), season (e.g. of a TV series)
- 期間 【キカン】 period, term, interval
- 周期 【シュウキ】 cycle, period
- 当期 【トウキ】 current term (period)
- 期 【ゴ】 time, moment, limit, time of death, last moment, midnight in red-light districts during the Edo period
- 期日 【キジツ】 fixed date, appointed date, set date, deadline, due date
- 一期 【イチゴ】 one's whole life, one's lifetime
- 非業の最期 【ヒゴウノサイゴ】 unnatural death, violent death
Readings
- Korean:
- gi
Spanish
- período
- plazo
- intención
- propósito
Portuguese
- período
- tempo
- data
- termo
French
- période
- temps
- date
- terme
183 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
269 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
251 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
119 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3785 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
619 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
614 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1671 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
449 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
456 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
690 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1008 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2139 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1120 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1520 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1781 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
14378 | Morohashi |
1704 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4836 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1765 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1902 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
247 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
394 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1946 | 2001 Kanji |
4b8.11 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-8-4 | SKIP code |
4782.0 | Four corner code |
1-20-92 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
671f | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
203 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 利 【リ】 advantage, benefit, profit, interest
- 利上げ 【リアゲ】 increase in interest rates
- 低利 【テイリ】 low interest rate
- 水利 【スイリ】 utilization of water, water supply, irrigation, water transportation, navigability (e.g. of a river)
Kun reading compounds
- 効く 【きく】 to be effective, to take effect, to be good (for), to work, to function well, to be possible (to do, use, etc.), to be able to, to taste (alcohol), to try
Readings
- Japanese names:
- かが、 と、 とし、 のり、 み、 りい
- Korean:
- ri
Spanish
- ganancia
- ventaja
- beneficio
- ser efectivo
Portuguese
- lucro
- vantagem
- benefício
French
- profit
- avantage
- bénéfice
528 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
626 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
596 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
219 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3264 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
200 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
355 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
436 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.19 | Japanese for Busy People |
329 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
329 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
248 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
189 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1431 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
757 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1029 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
915 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
1932 | Morohashi |
1114 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
466 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
906 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
972 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
180 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
491 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2243 | 2001 Kanji |
5d2.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-5-2 | SKIP code |
2290.0 | Four corner code |
1-45-88 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5229 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N1
674 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 益 【エキ】 benefit, use, good, advantage, gain, profit, gains
- 益金 【エキキン】 profit
- 増益 【ゾウエキ】 increased (profit)
- 公益 【コウエキ】 public interest, public benefit, public good
- 益 【エキ】 benefit, use, good, advantage, gain, profit, gains
- 益体もない 【ヤクタイモナイ】 useless, worthless, silly, trivial
- 現世利益 【ゲンセリヤク】 benefits gained in this world through observance of the Buddhist teachings, happiness gained in this world through observance of the Buddhist teachings
Kun reading compounds
- 益々 【ますます】 increasingly, more and more, decreasingly (when declining), less and less
- 増す 【ます】 to increase, to grow
Readings
- Japanese names:
- まし、 ます
- Korean:
- ig
Spanish
- beneficio
- ganancia
- ventaja
- provecho
Portuguese
- benefício
- ganho
- lucro
- vantagem
French
- bénéfice
- gain
- profit
- avantage
742 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
648 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
619 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
825 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
597 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
631 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1553 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1201 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
716 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
729 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
921 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1370 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2849 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1468 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1978 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1899 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
22972P | Morohashi |
2285 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3891 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1881 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2026 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
707 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
974 | 2001 Kanji |
2o8.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-7 | SKIP code |
2-5-5 | SKIP code |
2-2-8 | SKIP code |
8010.7 | Four corner code |
1-17-55 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
76ca | Unicode hex code |