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 |
set free, release, fire, shoot, emit, banish, liberate
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
288 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 放火 【ホウカ】 arson, setting fire
- 放映 【ホウエイ】 televising, broadcasting, airing
- 豪放 【ゴウホウ】 largehearted, frank, unaffected
- 性解放 【セイカイホウ】 sexual liberation, emancipation from gender restrictions
Kun reading compounds
- 放す 【はなす】 to release, to let go, to free, to set free, to let loose, to turn loose, to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
- 放つ 【はなつ】 to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.), to shoot, to hit (e.g. baseball), to break wind, to set free, to release, to let loose, to emit (e.g. light), to give off (e.g. a scent), to send out (a person to carry out a duty), to set fire to
- 放れる 【はなれる】 to get free (from), to be freed, to be released
- 放く 【こく】 to expel (from the body), to let off (a fart), to let out, to utter (a lie, nonsense, etc.), to say, to do
- 放る 【ほうる】 to throw, to fling, to hurl, to toss, to neglect, to abandon, to leave alone, to give up on, to leave undone, to leave unfinished
Readings
- Japanese names:
- はなれ
- Korean:
- bang
Spanish
- dejar libre
- soltar
- liberar
- emitir
- separarse
- abandonar
Portuguese
- libertar
- liberação
- fogo
- disparar
- emitir
- banir
- liberar
French
- libérer
- relâcher
- renvoyer
- enflammer
- bannir
- émettre
512 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
414 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
391 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
282 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2084 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
287 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
585 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
606 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
512 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
521 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
723 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
935 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1058 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
570 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
754 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
507 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
13133 | Morohashi |
853 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2333 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
496 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
535 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
325 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
314 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
466 | 2001 Kanji |
4h4.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-4 | SKIP code |
0824.0 | Four corner code |
1-42-92 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
653e | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
937 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 射 【シャ】 archery, mapping, map, morphism, arrow
- 射撃 【シャゲキ】 firing, shooting, fire, gunshot, marksmanship
- 照射 【ショウシャ】 irradiation, radiation, beaming, exposure (to light), illumination
- 投射 【トウシャ】 projection (of an image)
Kun reading compounds
- 射る 【いる】 to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
- 射す 【さす】 to shine
- 撃つ 【うつ】 to shoot (a gun, person, etc.), to fire
Readings
- Korean:
- sa, seog
Spanish
- disparar
- tirar
- radiar
- liberar
Portuguese
- dispare
- brilha dentro
- sobre
- arte do arco e flexa
French
- lancer une flèche
- tir à l'arc
- sur
- briller
893 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
882 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1000 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4603 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
989 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1222 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1144 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
900 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
922 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1015 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
505 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1850 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
979 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1327 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1257 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
7434 | Morohashi |
1458 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1380 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1249 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1338 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
902 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
848 | 2001 Kanji |
0a10.8 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-7-3 | SKIP code |
2440.0 | Four corner code |
2420.0 | Four corner code |
1-28-45 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5c04 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
231 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 増 【ゾウ】 increase
- 増員 【ゾウイン】 increasing the number of staff, hiring more people
- 激増 【ゲキゾウ】 sharp increase, sudden rise
- 累増 【ルイゾウ】 successive or progressive increases, cumulative increase
Kun reading compounds
- 増す 【ます】 to increase, to grow
- 益々 【ますます】 increasingly, more and more, decreasingly (when declining), less and less
- 増し 【まし】 better, preferable, less objectionable, least-worst, more, increase, extra, increase, growth
- 況して 【まして】 still more, to say nothing of, not to mention, still less
- 増える 【ふえる】 to increase, to multiply
- 増やす 【ふやす】 to increase, to add to, to augment
Readings
- Japanese names:
- まし、 ます
- Korean:
- jeung
Spanish
- incremento
- aumento
- aumentar
- incrementar
- agregar
- añadir
Portuguese
- aumentar
- somar
- ganhar
- promover
French
- augmenter
- ajouter
- accroissement
- gain
- promouvoir
665 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
763 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
741 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
298 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1137 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
693 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
441 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2077 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
712 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
725 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
429 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
388 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
836 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
483 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
619 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
514 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
5448P | Morohashi |
677 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1088 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
502 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
541 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
365 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
797 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1478 | 2001 Kanji |
3b11.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-11 | SKIP code |
4816.6 | Four corner code |
1-33-93 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5897 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
641 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 幅 【フク】 scroll, counter for scrolls
- 幅員 【フクイン】 width (of a road, bridge, etc.)
- 増幅 【ゾウフク】 amplification, magnification, amplification, making larger
- 双幅 【ソウフク】 pair of hanging scrolls
Kun reading compounds
- 幅 【はば】 width, breadth, freedom (e.g. of thought), latitude, gap, difference (e.g. in price), range (e.g. of voice)
- 幅広い 【はばひろい】 extensive, wide, broad
- 小幅 【こはば】 small, narrow, single-breadth cloth (approx. 36 cm wide)
- 値幅 【ねはば】 price range or fluctuation
Readings
- Korean:
- pog, bog
Spanish
- anchura
- rollo
- pergamino
- contador de rollos
Portuguese
- laço
- largura
French
- largeur
- kakémono
- tenture murale
1764 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
682 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1484 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1234 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
501 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1380 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1467 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
897 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
568 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
694 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
417 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
523 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
414 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
8995 | Morohashi |
569 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1574 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
407 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
435 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1524 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1676 | 2001 Kanji |
3f9.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-9 | SKIP code |
4126.6 | Four corner code |
1-41-93 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5e45 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
527 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 光学 【コウガク】 optics
- 光栄 【コウエイ】 honour, honor, glory, privilege
- 脚光 【キャッコウ】 footlight, limelight
- 発光 【ハッコウ】 emission (of light), radiation (of light), luminescence
Kun reading compounds
- 光る 【ひかる】 to shine, to glitter, to be bright
- 光る棒 【ひかるぼう】 glowstick, neon light stick
- 光 【ひかり】 light, illumination, ray, beam, gleam, glow, happiness, hope, influence, power, vision, eyesight, optical fiber, optical fibre
- 光り輝く 【ひかりかがやく】 to shine, to glitter
- 越光 【こしひかり】 Koshihikari (variety of rice)
- 柔らかな光 【やわらかなひかり】 soft light
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あき、 あきら、 こお、 てる、 ひこ、 み、 みつ
- Korean:
- gwang
Spanish
- rayo
- luz
- paisaje
- honor
- brillar
- brillo
Portuguese
- raio
- luz
French
- rayon
- lumière
72 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
129 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
116 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
417 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1358 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
217 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
123 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
281 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
138 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
138 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
464 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
143 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3043 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1550 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2121 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
120 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
1350 | Morohashi |
2391 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
349 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
119 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
125 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
345 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
121 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1057 | 2001 Kanji |
3n3.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-4-2 | SKIP code |
2-3-3 | SKIP code |
9021.1 | Four corner code |
1-24-87 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5149 | Unicode hex code |