908 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
897 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
511 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3642 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
903 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
832 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
860 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
879 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1316 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1465 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3223 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1672 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2263 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1267 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
28311P | Morohashi |
2609 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4643 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1259 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1349 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
959 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
signature, govt office, police station
- On:
- ショ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N2
725 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 署 【ショ】 station (esp. a police station), office (e.g. tax office)
- 署員 【ショイン】 staff member, station employee, official
- 支署 【シショ】 substation
- 副署 【フクショ】 countersignature
Readings
- Korean:
- seo
Spanish
- puesto
- cargo
- oficina del gobierno
- firma
Portuguese
- assinatura
- escritório do govêrno
- estação de polícia
French
- signature
- commissariat de police
- bureau (administration)
- autorités publiques
3678 | 2001 Kanji |
5g8.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-5-8 | SKIP code |
3-9-4 | SKIP code |
6060.4 | Four corner code |
1-29-80 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7f72 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
177 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 名 【メイ】 counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such), first name, famous, great, name, noun
- 名画 【メイガ】 famous picture, masterpiece (painting), excellent film, film classic
- 同名 【ドウメイ】 same name, homonym
- 芸名 【ゲイメイ】 stage name
- 名目 【メイモク】 name, title, appellation, (something) nominal, (under the) pretext (of), pretense
- 苗字 【ミョウジ】 surname, family name, last name
- 仮名 【カメイ】 alias, pseudonym, pen name, nom de plume
- 同名 【ドウメイ】 same name, homonym
Kun reading compounds
- 名 【な】 name, given name, title, fame, renown, reputation, pretext, pretense, justification, appearance
- 名残 【なごり】 remains, traces, vestiges, relics, (the sorrow of) parting, end
- 仮名 【かめい】 alias, pseudonym, pen name, nom de plume
- 片仮名 【かたかな】 katakana, angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for loanwords
Readings
- Japanese names:
- と
- Korean:
- myeong
Spanish
- nombre
- célebre
- distinguido
- reputación
Portuguese
- nome
- fama
- distinção
- reputação
French
- nom
- célèbre
- fameux
- réputation
140 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
55 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
71 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
116 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1170 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
131 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
34 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
346 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.3 | Japanese for Busy People |
82 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
82 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
82 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
285 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2693 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1371 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1857 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
113 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
3297 | Morohashi |
2169 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
716 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
112 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
117 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
140 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
53 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2577 | 2001 Kanji |
3d3.12 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-3 | SKIP code |
4-6-1 | SKIP code |
3-3-3 | SKIP code |
2760.0 | Four corner code |
1-44-30 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
540d | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1391 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 鑑賞 【カンショウ】 appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)
- 監査 【カンサ】 inspection, audit, judgement, judgment
- 印鑑 【インカン】 stamp, seal
- 名鑑 【メイカン】 directory, list
Kun reading compounds
- 鑑みる 【かんがみる】 to take into account, to bear in mind, to consider, to learn from, to take warning from
- 鑑 【かがみ】 model, pattern, paragon, exemplar
- 手鑑 【てかがみ】 collection of handwriting (usu. old), model, example
- 武士の鑑 【ぶしのかがみ】 paragon of knighthood
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あき、 あきら
- Korean:
- gam
Spanish
- ejemplo
- modelo
- sello
- discernir
Portuguese
- espécime
- se precaver
- aprender o
French
- échantillon
- être mis en garde
- apprendre de
1117 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1171 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4924 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1310 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1860 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2968 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1664 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1778 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1608 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1836 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2226 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1160 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1580 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1467 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
40988 | Morohashi |
1773 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6361 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1455 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1564 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1945 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2874 | 2001 Kanji |
8a15.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-8-15 | SKIP code |
1-8-14 | SKIP code |
8811.7 | Four corner code |
1-20-53 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
9451 | Unicode hex code |