658 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
759 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
737 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
717 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3511 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
797 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1623 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1707 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
271 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
271 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
636 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1506 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3108 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1590 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2171 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1546 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
27300 | Morohashi |
2458 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4456 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1532 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1652 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
500 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
716 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N1
660 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 素 【ソ】 plain, white silk, prime
- 素案 【ソアン】 rough plan, draft
- 栄養素 【エイヨウソ】 nutrient
- 酵素 【コウソ】 enzyme
- 素 【ス】 one's nature, one's feelings, oneself, plain, unadorned, undecorated, unadulterated, au naturel, mere, poor, exceedingly
- 素顔 【スガオ】 face with no make-up, unpainted face, true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.), real face, true picture, real nature, sober face, sobriety
- 空素 【カラス】 dealt hand containing only 1-point cards (scoring combination)
- 鉤素 【ハリス】 snell (fishing), leader, trace, cast
Kun reading compounds
- 元 【もと】 origin, source, beginning, basis, base, foundation, root, cause, (raw) material, ingredient, base, mix (e.g. for a cake), (soup) stock, (one's) side, capital, principal, cost price, root (of a plant), (tree) trunk, part (of a brush, chopsticks, etc.) one holds (with the hand), first three lines of a waka, counter for plants or trees, counter for falcons (in falconry)
- 元より 【もとより】 from the beginning, from the first, all along, originally, of course, not to mention ..., not only ... but also ..., to say nothing of ...
- 味の素 【あじのもと】 Ajinomoto, brand name of monosodium glutamate (MSG)
- 味の素 【あじのもと】 Ajinomoto Co. Inc.
Readings
- Korean:
- so
Spanish
- materia prima
- elemental
- normal
- usual
Portuguese
- elementar
- princípio
- descoberto
- nu
French
- élément
- principe
- nu
- découvert
1441 | 2001 Kanji |
6a4.12 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-4-6 | SKIP code |
5090.3 | Four corner code |
1-33-39 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7d20 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
2331 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 麺 【メン】 noodles, flour
- 麺子 【メンス】 noodles
- 生麺 【ナマメン】 raw noodles, uncooked noodles, fresh noodles
- 製麺 【セイメン】 noodle making
Readings
- Korean:
- myeon
Spanish
- tallarines
- harina de trigo
Portuguese
French
5389 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
2910 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1302 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
4112 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2828 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
47827X | Morohashi |
7038 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
2752 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2040 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
4i17.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-7-9 | SKIP code |
3-11-9 | SKIP code |
4140.6 | Four corner code |
4124.6 | Four corner code |
1-44-45 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
9eba | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
341 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 南 【ナン】 south wind tile, winning hand with a pung (or kong) of south wind tiles
- 南海 【ナンカイ】 southern sea
- 東南 【トウナン】 south-east
- 西南 【セイナン】 south-west
- 南 【ナン】 south wind tile, winning hand with a pung (or kong) of south wind tiles
- 南海 【ナンカイ】 southern sea
Kun reading compounds
- 南 【みなみ】 south
- 南アフリカ 【みなみアフリカ】 South Africa
- 東南 【とうなん】 south-east
- 西南 【せいなん】 south-west
Readings
- Japanese names:
- なみ、 は、 みな、 みまみ
- Korean:
- nam
Spanish
- Sur
Portuguese
- sul
French
- sud
124 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
208 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
190 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
205 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
778 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
157 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
29 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
912 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.20 | Japanese for Busy People |
74 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
74 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
41 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
247 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2584 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1320 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1791 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1627 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
2750 | Morohashi |
2082 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
619 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1613 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1740 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
401 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
186 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1553 | 2001 Kanji |
2k7.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-7 | SKIP code |
3-4-5 | SKIP code |
4022.7 | Four corner code |
1-38-78 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5357 | Unicode hex code |
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 瓜蒂 【カテイ】 stem and calyx of muskmelon (used in traditional Chinese medicine)
- 瓜田 【カデン】 melon field, melon patch
- 種なし西瓜 【タネナシスイカ】 seedless watermelon
- 木瓜 【ボケ】 Japanese quince (Chaenomeles speciosa), flowering quince
- 木瓜 【ボケ】 Japanese quince (Chaenomeles speciosa), flowering quince
- 草木瓜 【クサボケ】 dwarf Japanese quince (Chaenomeles japonica), (Japanese) flowering quince, Maule's quince, japonica
Kun reading compounds
- 瓜 【うり】 melon, gourd
- 瓜二つ 【うりふたつ】 exactly alike (in appearance), like two peas in a pod, (practically) identical, spitting image (of), carbon copy (of)
- 毛瓜 【もううり】 Okinawan yellow cucumber
- 赤瓜 【あかもううい】 Okinawan yellow cucumber
Readings
- Japanese names:
- う
- Korean:
- gwa
Spanish
- melón
Portuguese
French
- melon
2973 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1888 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
305 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3789 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2626 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1895 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
21371X | Morohashi |
3038 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3686 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1877 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2022 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
2662 | 2001 Kanji |
0a6.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-3-2 | SKIP code |
7223.0 | Four corner code |
1-17-27 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
74dc | Unicode hex code |