1729 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
852 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4225 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1410 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
881 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
976 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1009 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1145 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1631 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1495 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
790 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1077 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
815 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
34222 | Morohashi |
1163 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
5445 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
807 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
870 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1390 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
incur, cover, veil, brood over, shelter, wear, put on, be exposed (film), receiving
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
431 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 被 【ヒ】 indicates the target of an activity, -ee (e.g. employee, examinee, trustee)
- 被害 【ヒガイ】 (suffering) damage, injury, harm
- 外被 【ガイヒ】 (protective) coat, casing, housing, jacket
- 花被 【カヒ】 perianth, floral envelope
Kun reading compounds
- 被る 【こうむる】 to suffer, to receive (kindness, rebuke, support), to sustain (damage)
- 覆う 【おおう】 to cover, to hide, to conceal, to wrap, to disguise
- 被る 【かぶる】 to put on (one's head), to wear, to have on, to pull over (one's head), to crown (oneself), to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.), to pour (water, etc.) on oneself, to dash on oneself, to ship water, to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.), to take (blame), to assume (responsibility), to shoulder (burden), to overlap (e.g. sound or color), to be similar, to be redundant, to be fogged (due to overexposure, etc.), to close, to come to an end, to get a full house, to sell out, to blunder, to bungle, to fail, to be deceived
- 被せる 【かぶせる】 to cover (with something), to put on (e.g. someone's head), to pour liquid (on something), to dash liquid (over something), to plate (something) with metal, to cover (with a dental crown), to add (e.g. music to a video), to include (into something), to speak (over someone else), to put the blame (on someone), to place the responsibility (on someone)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ぎぬ
- Korean:
- pi
Spanish
- sufrir perdidas
- recibir
- cargarse
Portuguese
- incorrer
- cobrir
- velar
- chocar
- proteger
- vestir
- vestir- se
- expor (filme)
- recepção
French
- subir
- couvrir
- voile
- ruminer (soucis)
- abri
- mettre (vêtement)
- porter (sur la tête)
- être exposé (film)
- victime
- souffrir
667 | 2001 Kanji |
5e5.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-5-5 | SKIP code |
3424.7 | Four corner code |
1-40-79 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
88ab | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N1
976 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 災害 【サイガイ】 calamity, disaster, misfortune
- 災難 【サイナン】 calamity, misfortune, disaster
- 労災 【ロウサイ】 work-related injury, work-related illness, work-related death, on-the-job accident, workers' compensation insurance
- 防災 【ボウサイ】 disaster preparedness, prevention of damage resulting from a natural disaster, protection against disaster
Kun reading compounds
- 災い 【わざわい】 disaster, calamity, misfortune, trouble, woes
- 災いする 【わざわいする】 to be one's ruin, to do harm, to cause trouble, to have negative consequences, to bring about a bad outcome
Readings
- Korean:
- jae
Spanish
- desastre
- calamidad
- catástrofe
Portuguese
- desastre
- calamidade
- desgraça
- maldição
- mau
French
- désastre
- catastrophe
- calamité
- malheur
789 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
707 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
680 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1061 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1448 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
788 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1510 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1335 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1418 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
873 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1263 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2734 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1400 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1888 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
169 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
18879 | Morohashi |
2206 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3400 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
167 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
179 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
667 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2762 | 2001 Kanji |
4d3.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-4 | SKIP code |
2280.9 | Four corner code |
1-26-50 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
707d | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
38 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 者 【シャ】 person, -er, expert, geisha, prostitute
- 芸者 【ゲイシャ】 geisha, professional female entertainer, usu. at traditional banquets
- 加害者 【カガイシャ】 perpetrator, wrong-doer, aggressor, assailant, offender
Kun reading compounds
- 者 【もの】 person
- 者ども 【ものども】 you, people
- 弱き者 【よわきもの】 weak person, the weak
- 若い者 【わかいもの】 young person, young people, youth, youngsters, young employee, young manservant, young follower
Readings
- Korean:
- ja
Spanish
- persona
Portuguese
- alguém
- pessoa
French
- personne
- quelqu'un
235 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
314 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
298 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
22 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3685 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
56 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
240 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
769 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.6 | Japanese for Busy People |
164 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
164 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
148 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1578 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3980 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2047 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2765 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1264 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
28852 | Morohashi |
3211 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4698 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1256 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1345 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
19 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
302 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1478 | 2001 Kanji |
4c4.13 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-4-4 | SKIP code |
4-8-2 | SKIP code |
2-4-4 | SKIP code |
4460.0 | Four corner code |
1-28-52 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
8005 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
159 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 支 【シ】 China
- 支援 【シエン】 support, backing, aid, assistance
- 気管支 【キカンシ】 bronchus, bronchial tube
- 干支 【エト】 sexagenary cycle, 60-term cycle of 12 zodiac animals combined with 5 elements in the traditional Chinese calendar; currently used in Japan for years, historically also for days, 12-year Chinese zodiac
Kun reading compounds
- 支える 【ささえる】 to support, to prop, to sustain, to underlay, to hold up, to defend, to hold at bay, to stem, to check
- 閊える 【つかえる】 to stick, to get stuck, to get caught, to get jammed, to clog, to be unavailable, to be busy, to be occupied, to be full, to be piled up (e.g. of work), to halt (in one's speech), to stumble (over one's words), to stutter, to stammer, to feel blocked (of one's chest or throat, due to grief, anxiety, illness, etc.), to feel pressure, to feel pain
- 支う 【かう】 to support, to prop up
Readings
- Korean:
- ji
Spanish
- soporte
- apoyo
- rama
- pago
- interferencia
- soportar
- sostener
Portuguese
- ramo
- apoio
- sustentar
French
- soutien
- support
- branche
- filiale
- succursale
- radical branche (no. 65)
621 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
717 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
691 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
302 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2039 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
115 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
583 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
63 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.4 | Japanese for Busy People |
318 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
318 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
368 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
932 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2473 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1251 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1717 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
718 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
13061 | Morohashi |
1979 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2324 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
711 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
768 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
185 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
642 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1467 | 2001 Kanji |
2k2.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-2 | SKIP code |
4040.7 | Four corner code |
1-27-57 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
652f | Unicode hex code |
abet, help, save
- On:
- エン
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
312 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 援助 【エンジョ】 assistance, aid, support
- 援護 【エンゴ】 support, help, backing, covering (from enemy attack), protection
- 来援 【ライエン】 assistance, support
- 義捐 【ギエン】 alms, donation (esp. disaster relief or charity), contribution
Readings
- Korean:
- weon
Spanish
- ayudar
- auxiliar
- citar
- mencionar
Portuguese
- encorajar
- ajudar
- salvar
French
- renfort
- aide
- assistance
1026 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
582 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1961 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1564 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1372 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1088 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1139 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1270 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
912 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
715 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
428 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
536 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1970 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
12407X | Morohashi |
586 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2230 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1951 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2101 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
354 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
1539 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1367 | 2001 Kanji |
3c9.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-9 | SKIP code |
5204.7 | Four corner code |
1-17-71 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
63f4 | Unicode hex code |