1382 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1296 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3557 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
949 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
825 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2537 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
862 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
881 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1033 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1542 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1742 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
935 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1260 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1356 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
27632 | Morohashi |
1378 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4521 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1344 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1444 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1724 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N3
952 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 緒 【ショ】 beginning, inception
- 緒戦 【ショセン】 beginning of hostilities, beginning of competition, first match (in a series)
- 端緒 【タンショ】 start, beginning, first step, clue
- 由緒 【ユイショ】 history, pedigree, lineage
- 緒 【ショ】 beginning, inception
- 緒戦 【ショセン】 beginning of hostilities, beginning of competition, first match (in a series)
- 端緒 【タンショ】 start, beginning, first step, clue
- 下町情緒 【シタマチジョウチョ】 the friendly atmosphere of the traditional commercial and working-class neighborhoods
Kun reading compounds
- 緒 【お】 cord, strap, thong, string (of a musical instrument, bow, etc.)
- 緒締め 【おじめ】 string-fastener, drawstring on pouch or purse (handbag)
- 下緒 【さげお】 cord for attaching a sword scabbard tightly to the obi, sword strap, sword knot
- 筈緒 【はずお】 hemp rope fastened from the bow of a Japanese ship to the tip of the mast
- 糸口 【いとぐち】 beginning, start, first step, clue, lead, hint, thread end
- 糸口を開く 【いとぐちをひらく】 to find a clue, to make a beginning
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ほ
- Korean:
- seo
Spanish
- principio
- comienzo
- hilo
- cordón
- cuerda de instrumento musical
Portuguese
- faixa
- começo
- início
- fim
- corda
- correia
French
- bout
- début
- fin
- lanière
- corde
- sangle
2778 | 2001 Kanji |
6a8.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-6-8 | SKIP code |
2496.0 | Four corner code |
1-29-79 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7dd2 | 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 1
JLPT level N2
593 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 竹林 【チクリン】 bamboo thicket, bamboo grove
- 竹馬 【タケウマ】 stilts (for walking), hobby horse
- 爆竹 【バクチク】 firecracker
- 破竹 【ハチク】 breaking bamboo
Kun reading compounds
- 竹 【たけ】 bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae), middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
- 竹馬 【たけうま】 stilts (for walking), hobby horse
- 笛竹 【ふえたけ】 bamboo flute, bamboo for making flutes, wind and string instruments
- 苦竹 【にがたけ】 Japanese timber bamboo (Phyllostachys bambusoides), giant timber bamboo, madake, Simon bamboo (Pleioblastus simonii)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- たか
- Korean:
- jug
Spanish
- bambú
Portuguese
- bambu
French
- bambou
113 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
71 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
170 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
719 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3366 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
68 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
790 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
247 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
129 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
129 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
374 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1471 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
267 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
168 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
201 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
946 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
25841 | Morohashi |
228 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4246 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
937 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1007 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
59 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2353 | 2001 Kanji |
6f0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-3 | SKIP code |
8822.0 | Four corner code |
1-35-61 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7af9 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1653 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 虎列刺 【コレラ】 cholera
- 虎疫 【コエキ】 cholera
- 猛虎 【モウコ】 fierce tiger, ferocious tiger, Hanshin Tigers (baseball team)
- 竜虎 【リュウコ】 dragon and tiger, two mighty rivals
Kun reading compounds
- 虎 【とら】 tiger (Panthera tigris), drunkard, drunk, sot
- 虎葦毛 【とらあしげ】 dapple gray (horse coat color), dapple grey
- 大虎 【おおとら】 big tiger, drinker, staggering drunkard
- 小虎 【ことら】 small tiger, light drinker, occasional drinker
Readings
- Japanese names:
- たけ
- Korean:
- ho
Spanish
- tigre
Portuguese
French
- tigre
- ivrogne
1558 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4105 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1932 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
754 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2234 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1677 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
3981 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2048 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2766 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
2009 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
32675 | Morohashi |
3212 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
5265 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1990 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2145 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1257 | 2001 Kanji |
2m6.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-4-4 | SKIP code |
3-6-2 | SKIP code |
2121.7 | Four corner code |
2121.1 | Four corner code |
1-24-55 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
864e | Unicode hex code |