308 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
398 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
376 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
289 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3658 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
268 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
833 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
923 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.19 | Japanese for Busy People |
401 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
405 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
673 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1566 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2817 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1451 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1955 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
554 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
28435 | Morohashi |
2264 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4660 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
548 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
587 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
339 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
343 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
462 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 美 【ビ】 beauty
- 美意識 【ビイシキ】 sense of beauty, aesthetic sense
- 華美 【カビ】 splendor, splendour, gorgeousness, pomp, magnificence, showiness, gaudiness, extravagance, luxury
- 造形美 【ゾウケイビ】 beauty of form (oft. used of nature), beauty of a sculpted shape
- 御 【ミ】 august, beautiful
- 見事 【ミゴト】 splendid, magnificent, excellent, fine, superb, beautiful, admirable, utter (esp. defeat), total, complete, something worth seeing, sight, spectacle
- 水野亜美 【ミズノアミ】 Ami Mizuno (Sailor Moon character)
- 伊邪那美 【イザナミ】 Izanami (Shinto goddess)
Kun reading compounds
- 美しい 【うつくしい】 beautiful, pretty, lovely, sweet, pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- はる、 よし、 よしみ、 り
- Korean:
- mi
Spanish
- belleza
- bello
Portuguese
- beleza
- bela
French
- beauté
- beau, belle
963 | 2001 Kanji |
2o7.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-6 | SKIP code |
4-9-4 | SKIP code |
2-6-3 | SKIP code |
8043.1 | Four corner code |
1-40-94 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7f8e | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
988 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 樹木 【ジュモク】 tree, trees and shrubs
- 樹脂 【ジュシ】 resin, rosin
- 植樹 【ショクジュ】 tree-planting
- 広葉樹 【コウヨウジュ】 broadleaf tree, broad-leaved tree
Kun reading compounds
- 木 【き】 tree, shrub, bush, wood, timber, wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
- 木々 【きぎ】 (many) trees, every tree, all kinds of trees
- 一樹 【いちじゅ】 one tree, a tree
- 楷の木 【かいのき】 Chinese pistache (Pistacia chinensis)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- いつき、 うえ、 こ、 しげ、 じ、 たちき、 たつ、 たつる、 な
- Korean:
- su
Spanish
- árbol
- vegetación
- establecer
Portuguese
- Madeira-de-lei
- madeira
French
- grume
- bois
897 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
888 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1034 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2377 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1053 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1446 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2483 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1144 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1197 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1853 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1117 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1363 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
735 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
987 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1458 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
15496 | Morohashi |
1075 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2878 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1446 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1554 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
993 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1848 | 2001 Kanji |
4a12.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-12 | SKIP code |
4490.0 | Four corner code |
1-28-89 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6a39 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
10 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 本 【ホン】 book, volume, script, this, present, current, ... in question, ... at issue, main, head, principal, real, genuine, regular, proper, counter for long, cylindrical things, counter for films, TV shows, etc., counter for goals, home runs, etc., counter for telephone calls
- 本位 【ホンイ】 standard, basis, principle
- 社会資本 【シャカイシホン】 social capital, SOC
- 配本 【ハイホン】 distribution of books
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)
- 本木 【もとき】 original stock
- 大本 【おおもと】 root, origin, source, cause, basis, foundation, Ōmoto (religion)
- 旗本 【はたもと】 shogunal vassal, direct retainer of a shogun
Readings
- Japanese names:
- まと、 ごう
- Korean:
- bon
Spanish
- libro
- origen
- base
- contador de cosas alargadas
Portuguese
- livro
- presente
- real
- verdadeiro
- principal
- sufixo p/ contagem De coisas longas
French
- livre
- présent
- essentiel
- origine
- principal
- réalité
- vérité
- compteur d'objets allongés
45 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
76 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
70 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
15 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
96 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
20 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
61 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
212 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.1 | Japanese for Busy People |
25 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
25 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
37 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1046 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4314 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2183 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2937 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
215 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
14421 | Morohashi |
3502 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2536 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
211 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
224 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
6 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
47 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1855 | 2001 Kanji |
0a5.25 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-5-3 | SKIP code |
5023.0 | Four corner code |
1-43-60 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
672c | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
1022 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 晴天 【セイテン】 fine weather (i.e. little or no clouds), fair weather, clear weather, clear sky, fair skies
- 晴雨 【セイウ】 (clear or rainy) weather
- 好晴 【コウセイ】 clear weather, good weather
- 陰晴 【インセイ】 unsettled (fine and cloudy) weather
Kun reading compounds
- 晴れる 【はれる】 to clear up, to clear away, to be sunny, to stop raining, to refresh (e.g. spirits), to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion), to be dispelled, to be banished
- 晴れ 【はれ】 clear weather, fine weather, formal, ceremonial, public, cleared of suspicion
- 晴れる 【はれる】 to clear up, to clear away, to be sunny, to stop raining, to refresh (e.g. spirits), to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion), to be dispelled, to be banished
- 晴らす 【はらす】 to dispel, to clear away, to refresh (oneself), to accomplish a goal, to make it sunny, to make clouds disappear
Readings
- Japanese names:
- はる、 はれ
- Korean:
- cheong
Spanish
- buen tiempo
- público
- oficial
- buen humor
- hacer buen tiempo
- despejarse
- dejar de llover
- aclarar el tiempo
Portuguese
- Limpar o tempo
French
- éclaircir
265 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
172 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
155 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
739 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2143 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
784 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
604 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1597 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
662 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
673 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
281 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
990 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1234 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
670 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
893 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1552 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
13994P | Morohashi |
981 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2488 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1538 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1658 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
217 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3846 | 2001 Kanji |
4c8.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-8 | SKIP code |
6502.7 | Four corner code |
1-32-18 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6674 | Unicode hex code |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level N1
1117 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 諸彦 【ショゲン】 many accomplished persons
- 俊彦 【シュンゲン】 gifted man, accomplished man
Kun reading compounds
- 彦 【ひこ】 boy
- 彦星 【ひこぼし】 Altair (star in the constellation Aquila), Alpha Aquilae
- 猿田彦 【さるたひこ】 Sarutahiko (deity)
- 長髄彦 【ながすねひこ】 Nagasunehiko, legendary clan leader who opposed Emperor Jimmu's unification of Japan and was subsequently killed by the deity Nigihayahi
Readings
- Japanese names:
- よし、 こ、 ひろ、 やす
- Korean:
- eon
Spanish
- hombre bello
- muchacho
Portuguese
French
- bonhomme
- écho (phon.)
1076 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3347 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1931 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1007 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2067 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
4085 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2072 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2808 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1732 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
9981 | Morohashi |
3295 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1714 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1716 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1852 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
460 | 2001 Kanji |
5b4.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-6-3 | SKIP code |
2-4-5 | SKIP code |
2-2-7 | SKIP code |
0022.2 | Four corner code |
1-41-07 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5f66 | Unicode hex code |