729 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
623 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
593 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
117 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4274 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
262 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
887 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1218 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.16 | Japanese for Busy People |
419 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
425 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
424 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1639 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3263 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1683 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2290 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1618 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
34768P | Morohashi |
2635 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
5515 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1604 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1730 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
78 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
536 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
106 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 要 【ヨウ】 main point, essential point, important thing, necessity, need, requirement
- 要因 【ヨウイン】 main cause, primary factor
- 所要 【ショヨウ】 required, needed, necessary
- 法要 【ホウヨウ】 Buddhist memorial service
Kun reading compounds
- 要る 【いる】 to be needed, to be necessary, to be required, to be wanted, to need, to want
- 要 【かなめ】 pivot, vital point, cornerstone, keystone, Japanese photinia
- 要石 【かなめいし】 keystone
Readings
- Japanese names:
- とし
- Korean:
- yo
Spanish
- necesidad
- punto central
- esencia
- necesitar
Portuguese
- necessidade
- ponto principal
- essência
- pivô
- chave para
French
- besoin
- point principal
- pivot
- essentiel
- point clef
3269 | 2001 Kanji |
3e6.11 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-6-3 | SKIP code |
1040.4 | Four corner code |
1-45-55 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
8981 | Unicode hex code |
coach, command, urge, lead, supervise
- On:
- トク
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
534 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 督促 【トクソク】 urge, demand, importunity
- 督学官 【トクガクカン】 school inspector
- 総督 【ソウトク】 governor-general, governor, viceroy
- 家督 【カトク】 heir, successor, family estate, family fortune, inheritance, headship of a family
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ただ、 ただし
- Korean:
- dog
Spanish
- supervisar
- controlar
- ordenar
- instruir
- impulsar
Portuguese
- técnico
- comando
- desejo
- primazia
- supervisionar
French
- superviseur
- entraîner
- commander
- mener
- pousser à faire
1665 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
660 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3147 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1737 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1563 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2023 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1670 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1785 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
926 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1390 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3471 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1789 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2437 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
726 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
23457 | Morohashi |
2796 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3946 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
719 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
776 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1651 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1279 | 2001 Kanji |
5c8.9 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-8-5 | SKIP code |
2760.4 | Four corner code |
1-38-36 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7763 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
998 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 促進 【ソクシン】 promotion, acceleration, encouragement, facilitation, spurring on
- 促成 【ソクセイ】 promotion of growth
- 督促 【トクソク】 urge, demand, importunity
- 矢の催促 【ヤノサイソク】 strongly and repeatedly urging (demanding, requesting, pressing)
Kun reading compounds
- 促す 【うながす】 to urge, to encourage, to press, to prompt, to draw (attention to), to stimulate (e.g. growth), to hasten (e.g. development), to quicken, to accelerate, to promote
Readings
- Korean:
- chog
Spanish
- apremiar
- urgir
Portuguese
- estimular
- desejo
- imprensa
- demanda
- incitar
French
- stimuler
- encourager
- pousser à
- inciter
- demander
1536 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1109 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
444 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1209 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1049 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1557 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1659 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1170 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
99 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
118 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
78 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
87 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1288 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
664 | Morohashi |
103 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
212 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1280 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1373 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1230 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2170 | 2001 Kanji |
2a7.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-2-7 | SKIP code |
2628.1 | Four corner code |
1-34-05 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
4fc3 | Unicode hex code |