794 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
713 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
686 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
928 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3643 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
748 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
830 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2006 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
885 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
906 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1047 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1464 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3224 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1673 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2264 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1651 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
28293 | Morohashi |
2610 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4644 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1636 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1764 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
775 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
732 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 罪 【ザイ】 crime
- 罪悪 【ザイアク】 crime, sin, vice
- 同罪 【ドウザイ】 same crime, being equally guilty, bearing the same amount of responsibility
- 功罪 【コウザイ】 merits and demerits, good points and bad points, strengths and weaknesses
Kun reading compounds
- 罪 【つみ】 crime, sin, wrongdoing, indiscretion, penalty, sentence, punishment, fault, responsibility, culpability, thoughtlessness, lack of consideration
- 罪滅ぼし 【つみほろぼし】 atonement (for one's sins), expiation, making amends, making up for (a misdeed)
- 無実の罪 【むじつのつみ】 false charge
- 重い罪 【おもいつみ】 serious crime, grave crime
Readings
- Korean:
- joe
Spanish
- culpabilidad
- pecado
- delito
- crimen
- defecto
- culpa
Portuguese
- culpa
- pecado
- crime
- falta
- ofensa
French
- culpabilité
- péché
- crime
- faute
- responsabilité
- délit
3654 | 2001 Kanji |
5g8.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-5-8 | SKIP code |
6011.1 | Four corner code |
1-26-65 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7f6a | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1220 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 罰 【バツ】 punishment, penalty
- 罰一 【バツイチ】 being once divorced, one-time divorcee, one x mark (i.e. one name struck from the family register)
- 賞罰 【ショウバツ】 reward and punishment
- 行政罰 【ギョウセイバツ】 administrative punishment, administrative penalty
- 罰 【バチ】 (divine) punishment, curse, retribution
- 罰当たり 【バチアタリ】 damned, cursed, accursed
- 仏罰 【ブツバチ】 punishment by Buddha, divine retribution
Kun reading compounds
- 罰する 【ばっする】 to punish, to penalize, to penalise
Readings
- Korean:
- beol
Spanish
- pena
- castigo
Portuguese
- penalidade
- punição
French
- punition
- châtiment
1709 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1374 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3646 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
936 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1654 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
886 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
907 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1317 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1467 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3228 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1675 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2266 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
841 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
28315 | Morohashi |
2613 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4647 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
833 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
896 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1726 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3643 | 2001 Kanji |
5g9.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-5-9 | SKIP code |
6062.0 | Four corner code |
1-40-19 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7f70 | Unicode hex code |
eaves, roof, house, heaven
- On:
- ウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N2
883 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 宇 【ウ】 Ukraine
- 宇 【ウ】 counter for buildings, roofs, tents, etc.
- 大宇 【ダイウ】 Daewoo (car company)
- 航宇 【コウウ】 aerospace
Readings
- Japanese names:
- いえ、 たか、 ひろ、 ひろし
- Korean:
- u
Spanish
- edificio grande
- cielo
- sensación
Portuguese
- Beira de telhado
- teto
- casa
- paraíso
French
- firmament
- cieux
- auvent
- toit
- maison
829 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
811 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
757 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1280 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1286 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
459 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
285 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
990 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1027 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1252 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
465 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2699 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1377 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1863 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1672 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
7067 | Morohashi |
2175 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1309 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1656 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1785 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
839 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
747 | 2001 Kanji |
3m3.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-3 | SKIP code |
3040.1 | Four corner code |
1-17-07 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5b87 | Unicode hex code |
mid-air, air, space, sky, memorization, interval of time
- On:
- チュウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
1005 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 宙 【チュウ】 space, air, midair, (from) memory, (by) heart
- 宙返り 【チュウガエリ】 somersault, looping-the-loop
- 小宇宙 【ショウウチュウ】 microcosmos, microcosm
- 大宇宙 【ダイウチュウ】 macrocosmos, macrocosm, the universe, the cosmos
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ひろ、 ゆ
- Korean:
- ju
Spanish
- en el aire
- espacio
- cielo
- firmamento
Portuguese
- aéreo
- ar
- espaço
- céu
- memorização
- intervalo de tempo
French
- plein ciel
- air
- espace
- mémorisation
- intervalle de temps
947 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
935 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
993 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1291 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1303 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
463 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
673 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
991 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1028 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1253 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
472 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2761 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1413 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1907 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1118 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
7108 | Morohashi |
2221 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1318 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1109 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1190 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
868 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
776 | 2001 Kanji |
3m5.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-5 | SKIP code |
3060.2 | Four corner code |
1-35-72 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5b99 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
26 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 後 【ゴ】 after
- 後日 【ゴジツ】 in the future, another day, later
- 越後 【エチゴ】 Echigo (former province located in present-day Niigata Prefecture)
- 終了後 【シュウリョウゴ】 after the end (of something), post-
- 後援 【コウエン】 support, backing
- 後遺症 【コウイショウ】 prognostic symptoms, after-effect, sequela
- 向後 【コウゴ】 hereafter
- 先後 【センゴ】 before and after, earlier and later, order, sequence, occurring almost simultaneously, inversion (of order), black and white
Kun reading compounds
- 後 【のち】 later, afterwards, future, after one's death, descendant
- 後々 【のちのち】 future, distant future
- 後々 【のちのち】 future, distant future
- この後 【このあと】 after this, henceforth, henceforward, from now on
- 後ろ 【うしろ】 back, behind, rear
- 後ろ姿 【うしろすがた】 (a person's) appearance from behind, person as seen from behind, back view, retreating figure
- 後ろ 【うしろ】 back, behind, rear
- 後ろ姿 【うしろすがた】 (a person's) appearance from behind, person as seen from behind, back view, retreating figure
- 後 【あと】 behind, rear, after, later, remainder, the rest, more (e.g. five more minutes), left, also, in addition, descendant, successor, heir, after one's death, past, previous
- 後押し 【あとおし】 pushing, backing, boosting, supporting, pushing from behind (a cart, etc.), pusher
- 亡き後 【なきあと】 after one's death
- 後々 【あとあと】 future, distant future
- 遅れる 【おくれる】 to be late, to be delayed, to fall behind schedule, to be overdue, to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.), to lag behind, to be behind (the times), to be bereaved of, to be preceded by (someone) in death, to be slow (of a clock or watch)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- こし、 し、 しい、 しり
- Korean:
- hu
Spanish
- después
- atrás
- detrás
- retrasarse
Portuguese
- atrás
- costas
- mais tarde
French
- après
- derrière
- plus tard
208 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
123 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
111 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
45 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1610 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
276 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
53 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1300 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.11 | Japanese for Busy People |
48 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
48 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
30 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
625 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
431 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
267 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
321 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1391 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
10098 | Morohashi |
361 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1742 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1379 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1479 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
48 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
174 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2067 | 2001 Kanji |
3i6.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-6 | SKIP code |
2224.7 | Four corner code |
1-24-69 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5f8c | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
743 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 継続 【ケイゾク】 continuation, continuance, going on
- 継承 【ケイショウ】 inheritance, succession, accession, share-alike, inheritance
- 後継 【コウケイ】 succession, successor
- 中継 【チュウケイ】 relay, hook-up, relay broadcasting
Kun reading compounds
- 継ぐ 【つぐ】 to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.), to inherit, to take over, to follow, to patch (clothes), to mend, to repair, to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire), to replenish with, to feed with, to follow up with (e.g. remarks), to gather (one's breath)
Readings
- Korean:
- gye
Spanish
- sucesión
- herencia
- pariente político
- suceder
- heredar
- tener éxito
Portuguese
- herdar
- ser bem-sucedido
- remendo
- enxerto (árvore)
French
- hériter
- succession
- relais
- rapiécer
- greffe (arbre)
1203 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
971 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3545 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
894 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1633 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2539 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1025 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1064 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
901 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1537 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1720 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
919 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1242 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1382 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
27531 | Morohashi |
1360 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4501 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1370 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1470 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1656 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2775 | 2001 Kanji |
6a7.8 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-6-7 | SKIP code |
2991.9 | Four corner code |
1-23-49 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7d99 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
38 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 者 【シャ】 person, -er, expert, geisha, prostitute
- 芸者 【ゲイシャ】 geisha, professional female entertainer, usu. at traditional banquets
- 加害者 【カガイシャ】 perpetrator, wrong-doer, aggressor, assailant, offender
Kun reading compounds
- 者 【もの】 person
- 者ども 【ものども】 you, people
- 弱き者 【よわきもの】 weak person, the weak
- 若い者 【わかいもの】 young person, young people, youth, youngsters, young employee, young manservant, young follower
Readings
- Korean:
- ja
Spanish
- persona
Portuguese
- alguém
- pessoa
French
- personne
- quelqu'un
235 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
314 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
298 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
22 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3685 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
56 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
240 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
769 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.6 | Japanese for Busy People |
164 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
164 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
148 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1578 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3980 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2047 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2765 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1264 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
28852 | Morohashi |
3211 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4698 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1256 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1345 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
19 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
302 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1478 | 2001 Kanji |
4c4.13 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-4-4 | SKIP code |
4-8-2 | SKIP code |
2-4-4 | SKIP code |
4460.0 | Four corner code |
1-28-52 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
8005 | Unicode hex code |