5083 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
28733 | Morohashi |
4684 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 川蝉 【カワセミ】 kingfisher (esp. the common kingfisher, Alcedo atthis), jade (gem), beautiful lustrous colour similar to that of the kingfisher's feathers
- 翡翠色 【ヒスイイロ】 jade green
Readings
- Korean:
- bi
Spanish
Portuguese
French
0a14.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-8-6 | SKIP code |
1122.7 | Four corner code |
1-70-39 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7fe1 | Unicode hex code |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level N1
2200 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 翠玉 【スイギョク】 emerald
- 翠松 【スイショウ】 verdant pine, green pine
- 蒼翠 【ソウスイ】 blue-green, lush growth
- 川蝉 【カワセミ】 kingfisher (esp. the common kingfisher, Alcedo atthis), jade (gem), beautiful lustrous colour similar to that of the kingfisher's feathers
Kun reading compounds
- 笑い川蝉 【わらいかわせみ】 laughing kookaburra (Dacelo novaeguineae)
- 緑 【みどり】 green, greenery, verdure
- 緑色 【みどりいろ】 green, green color
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あきら
- Korean:
- chwi
Spanish
- martín pescador
- verde
Portuguese
French
3676 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
2204 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2201 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
3356 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1738 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2361 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
28732X | Morohashi |
2705 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4685 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
2863 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2876 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
2k12.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-6-8 | SKIP code |
1740.8 | Four corner code |
1-31-73 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7fe0 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
3 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 国益 【コクエキ】 national interest
- 国営 【コクエイ】 government management, state management
- 最恵国 【サイケイコク】 most favored nation, most favoured nation, MFN
- 異国 【イコク】 foreign country
Kun reading compounds
- 国 【くに】 country, state, region, national government, central government, home (i.e. hometown, home country), province (of Japan), land, earth
- 国人 【こくじん】 indigenous person, inhabitant of a country, local, native, local lords and samurai, daimyo who did not leave his domains to meet the shogun in Kyoto (during the Muromachi period)
- お国 【おくに】 your native country, your hometown, my home country (i.e. Japan), countryside, country, daimyo's territory (Edo period)
- 現国 【うつしくに】 world of mankind, this world
Readings
- Japanese names:
- くな、 こ
- Korean:
- gug
Spanish
- país
Portuguese
- País
- terra
- nação
French
- pays
79 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
136 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
123 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
8 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1037 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
111 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
36 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
745 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.11 | Japanese for Busy People |
40 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
40 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
151 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
344 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3831 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1964 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2659 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
588 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
4752 | Morohashi |
3087 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
950 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
581 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
624 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
4 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
158 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3172 | 2001 Kanji |
3s5.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-3-5 | SKIP code |
6010.3 | Four corner code |
1-25-81 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
56fd | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
183 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 際 【サイ】 occasion, time, circumstances, (in) case (of), when
- 際会 【サイカイ】 meeting, facing, confronting
- 学際 【ガクサイ】 interdisciplinary
- 援助交際 【エンジョコウサイ】 paid dating (esp. with an underage girl; oft. involving selling of sex), compensated dating
Kun reading compounds
- 際 【きわ】 edge, brink, verge, side, time, moment of
- 際立つ 【きわだつ】 to be prominent, to be conspicuous, to stand out, to be outstanding, to be remarkable, to be striking, to be notable
- 今際の際 【いまわのきわ】 verge of death, dying moments
Readings
- Japanese names:
- わ
- Korean:
- je
Spanish
- límite
- frontera
- asociación
- unión
- ocasión
Portuguese
- ocasião
- lado
- margem
- limite
- indecente
- ousado
- perigoso
- vez
- quando
French
- occasion
- côté
- accotement
- bord
- dangereux
- aventureux
- indécent
- temps
- quand
612 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
710 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
683 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
300 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
5018 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
424 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
992 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2073 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
618 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
628 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
474 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
750 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
874 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
503 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
646 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1305 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
41820 | Morohashi |
714 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6478 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1296 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1392 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
189 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
789 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3641 | 2001 Kanji |
2d11.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-11 | SKIP code |
1-2-11 | SKIP code |
7729.1 | Four corner code |
1-26-61 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
969b | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N2
822 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 貨幣 【カヘイ】 money, currency, coin
- 貨物 【カモツ】 cargo, freight, money or assets
- 基軸通貨 【キジクツウカ】 key currency
- 英貨 【エイカ】 British currency, pound sterling
Kun reading compounds
- 宝 【たから】 treasure
Readings
- Korean:
- hwa
Spanish
- dinero
- moneda
- bienes
- artículos
Portuguese
- frete
- bens
- propriedade
French
- fret
- biens
357 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
455 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
432 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
911 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4493 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
220 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
921 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
752 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
765 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
857 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1724 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3113 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1594 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2175 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1019 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
36678 | Morohashi |
2465 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
5781 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1010 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1085 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
561 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2161 | 2001 Kanji |
7b4.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-4-7 | SKIP code |
2480.6 | Four corner code |
1-18-63 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
8ca8 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
255 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 運 【ウン】 fortune, luck, chance
- 運営 【ウンエイ】 management, administration, operation
- 機運 【キウン】 opportunity, chance, good time (to do), trend, tendency, momentum
- 命運 【メイウン】 fate, destiny
Kun reading compounds
- 運ぶ 【はこぶ】 to carry, to transport, to move, to convey, to come, to go, to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.), to move, to carry out, to proceed with, to arrange, to go (well, etc.), to proceed, to progress
Readings
- Korean:
- un
Spanish
- suerte
- destino
- transportar
Portuguese
- carregar
- sorte
- destino
- objetivo
- transportar
- progresso
- avanço
French
- porter
- chance
- destin
- destinée
- sort
- progrès
157 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
251 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
231 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
179 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4725 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
373 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
263 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1808 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.7 | Japanese for Busy People |
439 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
445 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
304 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
704 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3894 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2006 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2707 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
309 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
38998P | Morohashi |
3140 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6092 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
303 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
325 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
157 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
389 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3655 | 2001 Kanji |
2q9.10 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-3-9 | SKIP code |
3730.4 | Four corner code |
1-17-31 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
904b | Unicode hex code |
navigate, sail, cruise, fly
- On:
- コウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
665 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 航空 【コウクウ】 aviation, flying
- 航海 【コウカイ】 (sea) voyage, navigation, sailing, passage, cruise
- 密航 【ミッコウ】 smuggling (people), stowing away
- 就航 【シュウコウ】 entering service (on a route; of a plane or ship), going into commission, being in service
Readings
- Japanese names:
- わたる
- Korean:
- hang
Spanish
- navegar
- volar
Portuguese
- navegar
- vela
- travessia
- voar (de avião)
French
- naviguer
- faire voile
- croiser (voile)
- voler
396 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
505 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
479 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
497 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3867 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
561 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
858 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1136 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
823 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
842 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
649 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1593 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1671 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
885 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1204 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1888 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
30385 | Morohashi |
1318 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4933 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1870 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2014 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
543 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
857 | 2001 Kanji |
6c4.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-6-4 | SKIP code |
2041.7 | Four corner code |
1-25-50 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
822a | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N4
304 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 空 【クウ】 empty air, sky, shunyata (the lack of an immutable intrinsic nature within any phenomenon), emptiness, air force, fruitlessness, meaninglessness, void (one of the five elements), empty (e.g. set)
- 空域 【クウイキ】 airspace
- 領空 【リョウクウ】 territorial airspace
- 防空 【ボウクウ】 air defense, air defence
Kun reading compounds
- 空 【そら】 sky, the air, the heavens, weather, far-off place, distant place, state of mind, feeling, (from) memory, (by) heart, falsehood, lie, somehow, vaguely, fake
- 空模様 【そらもよう】 look of the sky, weather
- 定めなき空 【さだめなきそら】 changeable weather
- 晴れた空 【はれたそら】 clear sky, cloudless sky
- 開く 【あく】 to open (e.g. doors), to open (e.g. business, etc.), to be empty, to be vacant, to be available, to be free, to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.), to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.), to come to an end, to open (one's eyes, mouth, etc.), to have a hole, to form a gap, to have an interval (between events)
- 空き 【あき】 space, room, gap, emptiness, vacancy, opening, empty seat, free time, time to spare, disuse, unused thing
- 空き缶 【あきかん】 empty can
- 開ける 【あける】 to open (a door, etc.), to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package), to unlock, to open (for business, etc.), to empty, to remove, to make space, to make room, to move out, to clear out, to be away from (e.g. one's house), to leave (temporarily), to dawn, to grow light, to end (of a period, season), to begin (of the New Year), to leave (one's schedule) open, to make time (for), to make (a hole), to open up (a hole)
- 空 【から】 emptiness, being empty, not carrying anything, unburdened, empty-handed, dishonoured (bill, promise, etc.), false, no-show (reservation), put-on (cheeriness, courage, etc.), empty (compliments), insincere
- 空手 【からて】 karate, being empty-handed, having nothing in one's hands
- もぬけの殻 【もぬけのから】 completely empty (of a residence, etc.), vacant, deserted, body from which the soul has left, corpse, shed skin (of a snake, insect, etc.)
- 空く 【すく】 to become less crowded, to thin out, to get empty, to be hungry
- 空かす 【すかす】 to feel hungry, to get hungry
- 虚しい 【むなしい】 empty, void, vacant, vain, fruitless, futile, ineffective, lifeless
Readings
- Japanese names:
- うつ、 き、 く
- Korean:
- gong
Spanish
- cielo
- atmósfera
- vacío
- vacante
- quedarse vacío
- vaciar
Portuguese
- esvaziar
- ceú
- desocupado
- vazio
- vácuo
French
- vide
- ciel
- vacant
- creux
65 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
66 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
15 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
233 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3317 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
184 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
77 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
723 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.17 | Japanese for Busy People |
140 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
140 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
461 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1452 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2767 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1418 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1913 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1327 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
25415 | Morohashi |
2227 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4192 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1317 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1414 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
304 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
73 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
772 | 2001 Kanji |
3m5.12 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-5 | SKIP code |
2-5-3 | SKIP code |
3010.1 | Four corner code |
1-22-85 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7a7a | Unicode hex code |