1267 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1694 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1641 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1358 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1724 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2450 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1585 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1692 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1449 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1618 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
939 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
527 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
687 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
900 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
34078 | Morohashi |
761 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1775 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
891 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
957 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1828 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
equilibrium, measuring rod, scale
- On:
- コウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1847 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 衡器 【コウキ】 scale, balance, weighing machine
- 衡平 【コウヘイ】 balance, equity
- 拡大均衡 【カクダイキンコウ】 an expanded or expanding equilibrium
- 合従連衡 【ガッショウレンコウ】 alliance (of the Six Kingdoms against the Qin dynasty, and of individual Kingdoms with the Qin dynasty), (tactic of) making and breaking alliances (to benefit oneself as the occasion demands), resorting to alliances as a diplomatic expedient
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ひら
- Korean:
- hyeong
Spanish
- balanza
- escala
- peso
Portuguese
- equilíbrio
- vara de medição
- escala
French
- équilibre
- balance
2053 | 2001 Kanji |
3i13.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-13 | SKIP code |
2143.0 | Four corner code |
1-25-53 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
8861 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
37 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 東欧 【トウオウ】 Eastern Europe
- 東亜 【トウア】 East Asia, the Orient
- 北北東 【ホクホクトウ】 north-northeast, north-north-east
- 東北東 【トウホクトウ】 east-northeast, ENE
Kun reading compounds
- 東 【ひがし】 east
- 東方 【とうほう】 eastern direction, the Orient, eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)
- 犬が西向きゃ尾は東 【いぬがにしむきゃおはひがし】 that goes without saying, water is wet, when a dog turns west, its tail turns east
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あい、 あがり、 あずま、 あづま、 こち、 さき、 しの、 とお、 はる、 ひが、 もと
- Korean:
- dong
Spanish
- Este
Portuguese
- Oriente
French
- Est
121 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
201 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
184 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
11 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
213 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
27 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
63 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
771 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.10 | Japanese for Busy People |
71 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
71 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
39 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1053 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4385 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2221 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2987 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
516 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
14499 | Morohashi |
3568 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2596 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
504 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
543 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
108 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
164 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1564 | 2001 Kanji |
0a8.9 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-8-3 | SKIP code |
5090.6 | Four corner code |
1-37-76 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6771 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N2
140 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 県 【ケン】 prefecture (Japan), county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.), department (France), province (Italy, Spain, etc.)
- 県営 【ケンエイ】 (under) prefectural management
- 都道府県 【トドウフケン】 prefectures (of Japan), largest administrative divisions of Japan: Tokyo-to, Osaka-fu, Kyoto-fu, Hokkaido and the remaining prefectures
- 同県 【ドウケン】 the same prefecture, the said prefecture
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あがた、 がた
- Korean:
- hyeon
Spanish
- prefectura
Portuguese
- Condado
- prefeitura (região)
French
- préfecture
- département
203 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
291 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
273 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
195 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1362 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
381 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
226 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1252 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
194 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
194 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
336 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1380 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3269 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1687 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2294 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
126 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
23210P | Morohashi |
2641 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3918 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
513 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
552 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
326 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1241 | 2001 Kanji |
3n6.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-6-3 | SKIP code |
3-4-5 | SKIP code |
2-5-4 | SKIP code |
2690.1 | Four corner code |
1-24-09 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
770c | Unicode hex code |