43 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
70 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
9 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
551 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3909 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
328 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
81 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
481 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.18 | Japanese for Busy People |
255 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
255 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
314 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
641 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2740 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1405 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1894 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1018 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
30734P | Morohashi |
2211 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4980 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1009 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1084 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
69 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N4
578 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 花形 【ハナガタ】 floral pattern, flourish, ornament, star (actor, player, etc.)
- 花園 【ハナゾノ】 flower garden
- 献花 【ケンカ】 flower offering, floral tribute, laying flowers
- 紅花 【ベニバナ】 safflower (Carthamus tinctorius), dyer's safflower
- 花かご 【ハナカゴ】 flower basket, flower basket (or plate) used for flower-scattering rituals
- 花瓶 【ケビョウ】 vase used to hold flower offerings (often made of gilded copper)
- 天花 【テンゲ】 flowers that bloom in the heavens, paper flowers scattered before the Buddha's image
Kun reading compounds
- 花 【はな】 flower, blossom, bloom, petal, cherry blossom, beauty, blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms), ikebana, hanafuda, (the) best, glorious, lovely
- 花形 【はながた】 floral pattern, flourish, ornament, star (actor, player, etc.)
- 菜の花 【なのはな】 rape blossoms, rapeseed flowers
- 紅花 【べにばな】 safflower (Carthamus tinctorius), dyer's safflower
Readings
- Japanese names:
- わ
- Korean:
- hwa
Spanish
- flor
Portuguese
- flor
French
- fleur
1956 | 2001 Kanji |
3k4.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-4 | SKIP code |
4421.4 | Four corner code |
1-18-54 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
82b1 | Unicode hex code |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
1499 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 蓑笠 【ミノカサ】 sedge hat and straw rain cape
Kun reading compounds
- 笠 【かさ】 conical hat (East-Asian style), coolie hat, something shaped like a conical hat or an umbrella, shade (of a lamp), mushroom cap, pileus
- 笠石 【かさいし】 copestone, cope, coping stone, capping stone, capstone
- 嫁が笠 【よめがかさ】 Cellana toreuma (species of limpet)
- 煙突の笠 【えんとつのかさ】 chimney cap
Readings
- Korean:
- rib
Spanish
- sombrero de bambú
- objeto con esa forma
Portuguese
French
- chapeau de bambou
- influence (d'une personne)
3381 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1473 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3300 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2320 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
948 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
25924 | Morohashi |
2662 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4269 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
939 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1009 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
6f5.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-6-5 | SKIP code |
8810.8 | Four corner code |
1-19-62 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7b20 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N4
491 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 音 【オン】 sound, noise, (speech) sound, Chinese-derived reading of a kanji
- 音楽 【オンガク】 music
- 爆音 【バクオン】 (sound of an) explosion or detonation, roar (of a machine)
- 防音 【ボウオン】 soundproofing
- 音信 【オンシン】 correspondence, news, letter, tidings
- 鸚哥 【インコ】 true parrot (esp. small parrots such as the parakeet, lory and conure)
- 玉音 【ギョクオン】 the Emperor's voice, beautiful voice, beautiful sound
- 唐音 【トウオン】 tō-on, Tang reading, on reading of a kanji based on Song dynasty and later Chinese
Kun reading compounds
- 音 【おと】 sound, noise, (musical) note, fame
- 音孔 【おとあな】 tone hole
- 鈍い音 【にぶいおと】 dull sound, muffled sound
- 風音 【かざおと】 sound of the wind
- 音 【ね】 sound, tone, note, ring, chirp
- 音色 【ねいろ】 tone color, tone colour, tone quality, timbre
- 弱音 【よわね】 feeble complaint, whine
- 高音 【こうおん】 high-pitched tone, soprano
Readings
- Japanese names:
- お、 と
- Korean:
- eum
Spanish
- sonido
- ruido
Portuguese
- som
- barulho
French
- son
- bruit
50 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
33 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
6 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
402 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
5110 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
206 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
274 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
962 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.18 | Japanese for Busy People |
347 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
347 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
620 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1879 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2570 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1312 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1783 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
490 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
43265 | Morohashi |
2070 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6607 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
479 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
518 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
78 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
478 | 2001 Kanji |
5b4.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-7 | SKIP code |
2-5-4 | SKIP code |
0060.1 | Four corner code |
1-18-27 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
97f3 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
433 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 頭 【トウ】 counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle), counter for insects in a collection, counter for helmets, masks, etc.
- 頭角 【トウカク】 top of the head
- 教頭 【キョウトウ】 deputy head teacher, vice principal
- 会頭 【カイトウ】 society president
- 頭 【ズ】 head
- 頭打ち 【アタマウチ】 reaching a peak, reaching the limit, plateauing, maxing out
- 馬頭 【メズ】 horse-headed demon (in hell)
- 竜頭 【リュウズ】 crown (of a watch), stem, canon (of a bell), something in the shape of a dragon's head (esp. a helmet crest)
- 頭 【トウ】 counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle), counter for insects in a collection, counter for helmets, masks, etc.
- 頭角 【トウカク】 top of the head
- 鳥兜 【トリカブト】 aconite (esp. species Aconitum japonicum), wolfsbane, monkshood, traditional bugaku hat
Kun reading compounds
- 頭 【あたま】 head, hair (on one's head), mind, brains, intellect, leader, chief, boss, captain, top, tip, beginning, start, head, person, down payment, deposit, top structural component of a kanji, pair
- 頭打ち 【あたまうち】 reaching a peak, reaching the limit, plateauing, maxing out
- 石頭 【いしあたま】 obstinate person, stubbornness, pigheadedness, hard head (like a rock)
- ごま塩頭 【ごましおあたま】 salt and pepper hair, dark hair streaked with gray
- 頭 【あたま】 head, hair (on one's head), mind, brains, intellect, leader, chief, boss, captain, top, tip, beginning, start, head, person, down payment, deposit, top structural component of a kanji, pair
- 頭文字 【かしらもじ】 first letter of a word, capital letter (at the start of a word or sentence), initials (of one's name)
- お頭 【おかしら】 leader, chief, head, boss, (another person's) head
- 鯛の尾より鰯の頭 【たいのおよりいわしのかしら】 better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion
- 頭 【かぶり】 head
- 頭を振る 【かぶりをふる】 to shake one's head (in denial)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- かみ、 がみ、 ちゃん、 つむり、 づ
- Korean:
- du
Spanish
- cabeza
- principio
- delantera
Portuguese
- cabeça
- sufixo para contagem de animais grandes
French
- tête
- compteur de gros animaux
294 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
203 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
186 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
386 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4469 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
519 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
275 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2504 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
276 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
276 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
166 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1889 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2019 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1073 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1450 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1453 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
43490 | Morohashi |
1604 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6639 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1441 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1549 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
234 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
238 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3061 | 2001 Kanji |
9a7.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-7-9 | SKIP code |
1118.6 | Four corner code |
1-38-12 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
982d | Unicode hex code |