530 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
628 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
598 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
520 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3885 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
586 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
861 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
767 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
321 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
321 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
602 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1642 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4373 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2216 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2980 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1480 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
30597 | Morohashi |
3558 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4954 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1468 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1578 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
479 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
492 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
良
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
501 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 良 【リョウ】 good (quality, condition, etc.), Good (grade), B
- 良好 【リョウコウ】 good, fine, excellent, favorable, favourable, satisfactory
- 優良 【ユウリョウ】 superior, excellent, fine
- 選良 【センリョウ】 member of parliament, the elite
Kun reading compounds
- 良い 【よい】 good, excellent, fine, nice, pleasant, agreeable, sufficient, enough, ready, prepared, profitable (deal, business offer, etc.), beneficial, OK, all right, fine, no problem, easy to ...
- いい男 【いいおとこ】 handsome man, looker, good guy, great guy, influential person (esp. in the yakuza), sumo wrestler
- いい塩梅に 【いいあんばいに】 fortunately, luckily
- いい男 【いいおとこ】 handsome man, looker, good guy, great guy, influential person (esp. in the yakuza), sumo wrestler
Readings
- Japanese names:
- じ、 なが、 まこと、 よし、 ら、 りょ、 ろう
- Korean:
- ryang
Spanish
- bueno
- sobresaliente
Portuguese
- bom
- agradável
- hábil
French
- bon
- plaisant
- habile
865 | 2001 Kanji |
0a7.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-7-4 | SKIP code |
3-5-2 | SKIP code |
3073.2 | Four corner code |
1-46-41 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
826f | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
691 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 妻 【サイ】 one's wife
- 妻子 【サイシ】 wife and children, wife
- 先妻 【センサイ】 former wife, late wife
- 後妻 【ゴサイ】 second wife
Kun reading compounds
- 妻 【つま】 wife, garnish (esp. one served with sashimi), trimmings, accompaniment, side (remark)
- 妻 【つま】 my dear, dear, honey
- 駐妻 【ちゅうつま】 expat wife, wife of an expatriate employee
- 我が妻 【わがつま】 my spouse (esp. used to refer to one's wife), my wife, my husband
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ずま、 め
- Korean:
- cheo
Spanish
- esposa
- mujer
- esposa propia
Portuguese
- esposa
- cônjuge
French
- épouse
- femme
790 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
708 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
681 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
767 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1206 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
861 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
449 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
959 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
671 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
682 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
596 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
427 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3166 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1628 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2214 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1907 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
6140 | Morohashi |
2558 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1200 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1889 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2035 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
683 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1469 | 2001 Kanji |
3e5.10 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-5-3 | SKIP code |
5040.4 | Four corner code |
1-26-42 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
59bb | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
1159 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 賢 【ケン】 intelligence, genius, scholarship, virtue
- 賢人 【ケンジン】 wise person, virtuous person, sage, unrefined sake
- 遺賢 【イケン】 able men left out of office
- 聖賢 【セイケン】 saints and sages
Kun reading compounds
- 賢い 【かしこい】 wise, clever, smart, well-behaved (esp. children and pets), obedient, good
Readings
- Japanese names:
- かた、 さか、 さと、 さとし、 たか、 たて、 のり、 まこと、 まさ、 まさる
- Korean:
- hyeon
Spanish
- inteligente
- sabio
- ingenioso
Portuguese
- sábio
- inteligente
- sabedoria
- inteligência
French
- intelligent
- sage
- sagesse
1221 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1488 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4517 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1072 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
931 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2579 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1288 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1362 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1227 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1740 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3518 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1817 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2472 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
860 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
36822 | Morohashi |
2839 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
5816 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
852 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
915 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1855 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3461 | 2001 Kanji |
7b9.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-9-7 | SKIP code |
2-8-7 | SKIP code |
7780.6 | Four corner code |
1-24-13 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
8ce2 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
570 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 母国 【ボコク】 one's home country, one's homeland
- 母校 【ボコウ】 alma mater
- 養父母 【ヨウフボ】 adoptive parents
- 空母 【クウボ】 aircraft carrier
Kun reading compounds
- 母 【はは】 mother
- 母親 【ははおや】 mother
- 必要は発明の母 【ひつようははつめいのはは】 necessity is the mother of invention
- 失敗は成功の母 【しっぱいはせいこうのはは】 failure is the mother of success
- 母屋 【もや】 purlin (structural beam in a roof), purline, main building (of a manor), central room (in traditional palatial-style architecture)
- 母屋桁 【もやげた】 purlin (structural beam in a roof), purline
- 雲母 【うんも】 mica, isinglass
- 乳母 【うば】 wet nurse, nursing mother
Readings
- Korean:
- mo
Spanish
- madre
- base
- cimientos
Portuguese
- mãe
- materno
French
- maman
- mère
137 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
222 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
203 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
554 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2466 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
89 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
65 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
326 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.7 | Japanese for Busy People |
112 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
112 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
74 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1143 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4287 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2165 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2917 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
102 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
16723 | Morohashi |
3475 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3005 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
101 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
105 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
317 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
114 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3647 | 2001 Kanji |
0a5.36 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-5-1 | SKIP code |
7750.0 | Four corner code |
1-42-76 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6bcd | Unicode hex code |