229 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
150 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
134 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
53 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3841 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
60 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
242 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
340 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.19 | Japanese for Busy People |
62 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
62 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
63 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1587 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4338 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2195 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2954 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
36 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
30095 | Morohashi |
3525 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4900 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
36 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
36 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
14 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
126 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
19 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 自 【ジ】 self-, from (a time or place)
- 自営 【ジエイ】 running one's own business, doing business on one's own, self-employment
- 出自 【シュツジ】 origin, birthplace, descent, lineage, ancestry, stock
- 海自 【カイジ】 Maritime Self-Defense Force
- 自然界 【シゼンカイ】 nature, the natural world, realm of nature
- 自然 【シゼン】 nature, natural, spontaneous, automatic, naturally, spontaneously, automatically
- 己がじし 【オノガジシ】 each (and every one), individually
Kun reading compounds
- 自ら 【みずから】 oneself, oneself, for oneself, personally, in person
- 自ら進んで 【みずからすすんで】 by choice, of one's own free will, on one's own initiative, off one's own bat
- 自ずから 【おのずから】 naturally, in due course, by itself, of its own accord
- 自ずから明らか 【おのずからあきらか】 self-evident
- 自ずと 【おのずと】 naturally, in due course, by itself, of its own accord
Readings
- Japanese names:
- より
- Korean:
- ja
Spanish
- uno mismo
- por sí mismo
- auto-
Portuguese
- a si próprio
French
- soi-même
879 | 2001 Kanji |
5c1.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-6-2 | SKIP code |
2600.0 | Four corner code |
1-28-11 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
81ea | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
401 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 然 【ゼン】 -like
- 然諾 【ゼンダク】 consent, saying yes
- 必然 【ヒツゼン】 inevitable, necessary, certain, sure, inevitability, necessity
- 漠然 【バクゼン】 vague, obscure, indistinct, hazy, ambiguous
- 寂然 【セキゼン】 lonely, desolate, forlornness, desolation
- 自然 【ジネン】 occurring naturally (without human influence)
Kun reading compounds
- 然 【しか】 like that, as such, yeah, uh-huh
- 然し 【しかし】 however, but
- 然り 【しかり】 yes, yea, aye, affirmative, to be so
- 然し 【しかし】 however, but
- 而して 【そして】 and, and then, thus, and now, and finally
- 然 【さ】 so, like that, in that way
- 然らば 【さらば】 farewell, goodbye, adieu, if so, in that case, then, and (then)
- 然然 【ささ】 such and such
Readings
- Korean:
- yeon
Spanish
- de esa forma
- en ese caso
Portuguese
- Tipos de objetos
- assim
- se assim
- naquele caso
- bem
French
- un certain
- si c'est comme ça
- dans ce cas
- suffixe adverbial
450 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
557 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
528 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
375 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2770 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
437 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
716 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1788 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
651 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
662 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
401 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1279 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3456 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1779 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2423 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
246 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
19149 | Morohashi |
2782 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3435 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
241 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
256 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
144 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
592 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2540 | 2001 Kanji |
4d8.10 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-8-4 | SKIP code |
2333.3 | Four corner code |
1-33-19 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7136 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
876 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 描写 【ビョウシャ】 depiction, description, portrayal
- 描画 【ビョウガ】 drawing, painting
- 線描 【センビョウ】 line drawing
- 素描 【ソビョウ】 drawing, sketch, outline, summary, synopsis
Kun reading compounds
- 描く 【えがく】 to draw, to paint, to sketch, to depict, to describe, to picture in one's mind, to imagine, to form a certain shape (e.g. path of an action, appearance of an object, etc.)
- 描く 【えがく】 to draw, to paint, to sketch, to depict, to describe, to picture in one's mind, to imagine, to form a certain shape (e.g. path of an action, appearance of an object, etc.)
Readings
- Korean:
- myo
Spanish
- esbozo
- dibujo
- composición
- descripción
- esbozar
- dibujar
- componer
- describir
Portuguese
- esboço
- compor
- escrever
- desenhar
- pintura
French
- croquis
- dessiner
- composer
- écrire
- peindre
1741 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
920 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1936 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1489 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1367 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1469 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1566 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
765 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
910 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
591 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
358 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
445 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
677 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
12339X | Morohashi |
488 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2196 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
670 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
723 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1444 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1376 | 2001 Kanji |
3c8.21 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-8 | SKIP code |
5406.0 | Four corner code |
1-41-33 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
63cf | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
453 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 写真集 【シャシンシュウ】 photo book (esp. one featuring photos of female celebrities, models), photobook
- 写真 【シャシン】 photograph, photo, picture, snapshot, snap, moving picture, movie
- 実写 【ジッシャ】 live action (as opposed to animation), photograph (of a real scene, event, etc.), real image, actual footage, depiction of a real scene (in writing or a picture), description
- 活写 【カッシャ】 vivid description, painting a lively picture (of)
Kun reading compounds
- 写す 【うつす】 to copy, to duplicate, to reproduce, to trace, to transcribe, to describe, to depict, to portray, to express, to imitate, to model after, to take (a photo), to photograph, to film, to shoot
- 写る 【うつる】 to be photographed, to be projected
- 写し 【うつし】 copy, duplicate, facsimile, transcript
- 映し出す 【うつしだす】 to project, to show (on a screen), to reflect (of a mirror, lake, etc.), to portray, to depict, to describe, to reflect (the times, mood, etc.)
Readings
- Korean:
- sa
Spanish
- copiar
- imitar
- fotografiar
Portuguese
- cópia
- foto
- descrever
French
- copie
- être photographié
- décrire
419 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
313 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
297 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
489 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
626 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
494 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
124 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2.7 | Japanese for Busy People |
540 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
549 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
194 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
164 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2493 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1260 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1726 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1255 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
1570 | Morohashi |
2000 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
400 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1247 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1336 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
251 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3647 | 2001 Kanji |
2i3.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-3 | SKIP code |
2-2-4 | SKIP code |
3712.7 | Four corner code |
3740.0 | Four corner code |
1-28-44 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5199 | Unicode hex code |