96 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
169 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
152 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
167 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4273 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
28 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
83 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
336 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.20 | Japanese for Busy People |
72 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
72 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
40 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1638 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4333 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2193 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2951 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1616 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
34763 | Morohashi |
3520 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
5514 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1602 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1728 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
198 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
128 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
西
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
259 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 西 【セイ】 Spain
- 西欧 【セイオウ】 Western Europe, the West, the Occident, Europe
- 南西 【ナンセイ】 southwest
- 北北西 【ホクホクセイ】 north-northwest
- 西方 【セイホウ】 western direction, Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise), western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
- 西遊 【セイユウ】 westward trip, trip to the West
- 西瓜 【スイカ】 watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)
- 西班牙 【スペイン】 Spain
Kun reading compounds
- 西 【にし】 west
- 西方 【せいほう】 western direction, Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise), western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
- 南西 【なんせい】 southwest
- 京都外大西 【きょうとがいだいにし】 Kyoto Gaidainishi
Readings
- Japanese names:
- いり、 ひし、 むら
- Korean:
- seo
Spanish
- Oeste
- España
Portuguese
- oeste
- Espanha
French
- Ouest
- Espagne
3275 | 2001 Kanji |
0a6.20 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-6-1 | SKIP code |
1060.0 | Four corner code |
1-32-30 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
897f | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
663 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 河 【ホー】 discarded tiles, discards
- 川 【カワ】 river, stream, River, the ... river
- 星河 【セイガ】 Milky Way
- 暴虎馮河 【ボウコヒョウガ】 foolhardy courage
Kun reading compounds
- 川 【かわ】 river, stream, River, the ... river
- 河 【ホー】 discarded tiles, discards
- 追河 【おいかわ】 pale chub (Zacco platypus), freshwater minnow
- 恋河 【こいかわ】 oceans of love
Readings
- Japanese names:
- かっ、 こ、 こう
- Korean:
- ha
Spanish
- río
- corriente
Portuguese
- rio
French
- rivière
- fleuve
561 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
658 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
628 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
698 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2530 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
633 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
669 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
597 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
389 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
391 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1127 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1170 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
394 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
251 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
298 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
148 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
17245 | Morohashi |
336 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3102 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
146 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
157 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
679 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
349 | 2001 Kanji |
3a5.30 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-5 | SKIP code |
3112.0 | Four corner code |
1-18-47 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6cb3 | Unicode hex code |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level N1
1936 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 翔破 【ショウハ】 completing a flight
- 飛翔 【ヒショウ】 flight, flying, soaring
- 競翔 【キョウショウ】 flying race (between pigeons)
Kun reading compounds
- 翔る 【かける】 to soar, to fly, to run, to dash
- 飛ぶ 【とぶ】 to fly, to soar, to jump, to leap, to spring, to bound, to hop, to spatter, to scatter, to splash, to fly (e.g. of sparks), to hurry, to rush, to flee, to run off, to escape, to disappear, to vanish, to fade, to thin out, to break off, to come off, to fall off, to blow (of a fuse), to be sent out (of an order), to fly (of false rumours, catcalls, etc.), to come flying (of a punch, kick, etc.), to be missing (of a page, stitch, etc.), to skip, to jump (e.g. of a conversation)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- か
- Korean:
- sang
Spanish
- remontarse
- elevarse
- volar
Portuguese
French
3664 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
2200 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1714 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
918 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1241 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
28689 | Morohashi |
1357 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4683 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
2933 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2940 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
2o10.8 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-6-6 | SKIP code |
8752.0 | Four corner code |
1-70-38 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7fd4 | Unicode hex code |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
1828 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 吾兄 【アセ】 you (referring to a male)
- 吾人 【ゴジン】 we
- 故吾 【コゴ】 one's former self
- 金吾 【キンゴ】 kingo (game similar to blackjack)
Kun reading compounds
- 我 【われ】 I, me, oneself, you, prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
- 我々 【われわれ】 we
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あ、 あが
- Korean:
- o
Spanish
- yo
- mi
- nuestro
Portuguese
French
- moi
- mon
- notre
- son propre
1393 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
37 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1933 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
491 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2035 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
3060 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1558 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2132 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
17 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
3379 | Morohashi |
2407 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
733 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
17 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
17 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
3177 | 2001 Kanji |
3d4.17 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-4-3 | SKIP code |
1060.1 | Four corner code |
1-24-67 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
543e | Unicode hex code |