627 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
725 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
698 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
617 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4438 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
486 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
911 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2810 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
681 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
694 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
512 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1709 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2070 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1086 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1477 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
493 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
35974 | Morohashi |
1639 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
5704 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
482 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
521 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
416 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
824 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
496 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 識 【シキ】 acquaintanceship, vijnana, consciousness, written by...
- 識者 【シキシャ】 well-informed person, thinking person, intelligent person
- 光学式文字認識 【コウガクシキモジニンシキ】 optical character recognition, OCR
- 目的意識 【モクテキイシキ】 sense of purpose
Kun reading compounds
- 知る 【しる】 to know, to be aware (of), to be conscious (of), to learn (of), to find out, to discover, to sense, to feel, to notice, to realize, to understand, to comprehend, to grasp, to appreciate, to remember, to be familiar with, to be acquainted with, to experience, to go through, to know (e.g. hardship), to get acquainted with (a person), to get to know, to have to do with, to be concerned with, to be one's concern, to be one's responsibility
- 記す 【しるす】 to write down, to note down, to jot down, to take a note of, to mention, to describe, to give an account of, to inscribe, to mark, to brand, to remember, to engrave (in one's mind)
- 記す 【しるす】 to write down, to note down, to jot down, to take a note of, to mention, to describe, to give an account of, to inscribe, to mark, to brand, to remember, to engrave (in one's mind)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- さと、 さとる
- Korean:
- sig, ji
Spanish
- discernir
- distinguir
- símbolo
Portuguese
- discriminação
- saber
- escrever
French
- discernement
- connaissance
- écrire
3059 | 2001 Kanji |
7a12.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-7-12 | SKIP code |
0365.0 | Four corner code |
1-28-17 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
8b58 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N4
214 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 別 【ベツ】 distinction, difference, discrimination, separate, different, another, extra, exception, exclusion, classified by, ranked by, according to
- 別院 【ベツイン】 branch temple
- 無差別 【ムサベツ】 indiscrimination, without discrimination, indiscriminate
- 告別 【コクベツ】 farewell, leave-taking
Kun reading compounds
- 別れる 【わかれる】 to part (usu. of people), to part from, to part with, to be apart from, to separate (of a couple), to break up, to divorce, to lose (e.g. one's mother), to be bereaved
- 分ける 【わける】 to divide (into), to split (into), to part, to separate, to divide up, to classify, to sort out, to divide out, to share, to distribute, to deal out, to dish out, to distinguish, to discriminate, to differentiate (between), to break up (a fight), to mediate, to call a draw, to tie, to push one's way through (a crowd), to sell
Readings
- Japanese names:
- べっ
- Korean:
- byeol
Spanish
- separar
- aparte
- distinto
- dividirse
Portuguese
- separar
- ramo desligado
- divergir
- garfo
- outro
- extra
- especialmente
French
- séparer
- spécialement
- diverger
- extra
- un autre
508 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
607 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
579 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
255 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
674 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
288 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
127 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
435 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.12 | Japanese for Busy People |
267 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
267 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
397 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
188 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1434 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
760 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1032 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
91 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
1924 | Morohashi |
1117 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
467 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
90 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
94 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
227 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
490 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3743 | 2001 Kanji |
2f5.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-5-2 | SKIP code |
6220.0 | Four corner code |
1-42-44 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5225 | Unicode hex code |
子
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
72 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 子 【シ】 child (esp. a boy), viscount, founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius), master, masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature), you, -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
- 子宮 【シキュウ】 womb, uterus
- 中性子 【チュウセイシ】 neutron
- 精子 【セイシ】 sperm, spermatozoon
- 主 【ス】 honorific (or familiar) suffix used after a name
- 恵比寿 【エビス】 Ebisu, god of fishing and commerce
- 久留子 【クルス】 cross sign
- 対子 【トイツ】 pair, eyes
- 七対子 【チートイツ】 seven pairs, winning hand composed of seven pairs
Kun reading compounds
- 子 【こ】 child, kid, teenager, youngster, young (non-adult) person, (one's) child, offspring, young woman, young (animal), offshoot, interest, new share, player who is not a dealer, young geisha, young prostitute, bird egg, -er (often of young women)
- 子 【こう】 child, interest
- 根っこ 【ねっこ】 root (of a plant), stump (of a tree), root (of a problem, etc.), base, foundation, origin, source
- 江戸っ子 【えどっこ】 (true) Tokyoite, Edoite, Tokyo native, Edokko
- 子 【ね】 the Rat (first sign of the Chinese zodiac), hour of the Rat (around midnight, 11pm to 1am, or 12 midnight to 2am), north, eleventh month of the lunar calendar
- 子忌み 【ねいみ】 collecting herbs and pulling out young pine trees by the roots (annual event held on the first day of the Rat of the New Year)
- 庚子 【かのえね】 Metal Rat (37th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1960, 2020, 2080)
- 甲子 【きのえね】 Wood Rat (1st term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1924, 1984, 2044)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- い、 き、 ぎ、 く、 け、 ねっ
- Korean:
- ja
Spanish
- chiquillo
- niño
Portuguese
- criança
French
- enfant
- signe de la 1ère branche terrestre
- signe du Rat (zodiaque)
- 23 h à 01 h
- Nord (0°)
31 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
40 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
25 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
56 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1264 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
61 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
43 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
38 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.18 | Japanese for Busy People |
103 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
103 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
69 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
455 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4196 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2125 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2872 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
96 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
6930 | Morohashi |
3390 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1281 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
95 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
99 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
42 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
18 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3547 | 2001 Kanji |
2c0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-3-1 | SKIP code |
4-2-1 | SKIP code |
1740.7 | Four corner code |
1-27-50 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5b50 | Unicode hex code |
nonplussed, three (in documents), going, coming, visiting, visit, be defeated, die, be madly in love, participate, take part in
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
201 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 三 【サン】 three, 3
- 参院 【サンイン】 House of Councillors (upper house of the National Diet of Japan)
- 日参 【ニッサン】 daily visit to a temple or shrine (to worship), visiting frequently, visiting daily
- 推参 【スイサン】 paying an unannounced visit, rudeness
- 参 【シン】 Chinese "Three Stars" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
- 参差 【シンシ】 of uneven heights or lengths
Kun reading compounds
- 参る 【まいる】 to go, to come, to call, to be defeated, to collapse, to die, to be annoyed, to be nonplussed, to be madly in love, to visit (shrine, grave)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- み
- Korean:
- sam, cham
Spanish
- visita
- asistencia
- consulta
- derrota
- ir
- venir
- visitar [humilde]
- asistir
- ser derrotado
Portuguese
- confuso
- visitando
- visitar
- derrotar
- dados
- apaixonados
French
- dérouté
- déconcerté
- trois (III)
- aller
- venir
- visiter
- être battu
- mourir
- follement amoureux
616 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
517 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
490 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
392 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
850 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
514 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
389 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
978 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
710 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
723 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
294 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
263 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2563 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1308 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1778 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1736 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
3090 | Morohashi |
2066 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
666 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1720 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1856 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
350 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
505 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2760 | 2001 Kanji |
3j5.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-6 | SKIP code |
2320.2 | Four corner code |
1-27-18 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
53c2 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N2
1004 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 照射 【ショウシャ】 irradiation, radiation, beaming, exposure (to light), illumination
- 照会 【ショウカイ】 inquiry, query, enquiry, referral (e.g. to a doctor or court)
- 日照 【ニッショウ】 sunlight
- 残照 【ザンショウ】 afterglow
Kun reading compounds
- 照る 【てる】 to shine, to look slightly upward (of a noh mask; indicating joy, etc.)
- てるてる坊主 【てるてるぼうず】 paper doll to which children pray for fine weather (usu. white, and shaped like a Buddhist priest)
- 照らす 【てらす】 to shine on, to illuminate, to compare (with), to refer to
- 天照 【あまてらす】 Amaterasu, sun goddess who is the ancestress of the Imperial House of Japan
- 照れる 【てれる】 to be shy, to be bashful, to feel awkward, to feel embarrassed
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あき、 てる
- Korean:
- jo
Spanish
- iluminar
- brillar
- comparar
- tener vergüenza
Portuguese
- iluminar
- brilhar
- comparar
- tímido
French
- illuminer
- briller
- comparer
- timide
433 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
541 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
510 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1072 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2785 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
675 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
719 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
998 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1035 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
868 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1281 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3506 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1809 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2461 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
172 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
19226 | Morohashi |
2827 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3457 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
170 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
182 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
606 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3840 | 2001 Kanji |
4d9.12 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-9-4 | SKIP code |
6733.6 | Four corner code |
1-30-40 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7167 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N3
518 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 値 【チ】 level, value
- 値域 【チイキ】 range (of a function or relation)
- 経験値 【ケイケンチ】 amount of experience, experience level, experience point, exp, XP
- 閾値 【イキチ】 threshold (amount, dose, etc.)
Kun reading compounds
- 値 【ね】 price, cost, value, worth, merit
- 値上がり 【ねあがり】 price increase, rise in price
- 安値 【やすね】 low price
- 底値 【そこね】 bottom price
- 値 【あたい】 price, cost, value, worth, merit, value
- 値する 【あたいする】 to be worth, to be worthy of, to deserve, to merit
- 最初の値 【さいしょのあたい】 initial value
Readings
- Japanese names:
- じ
- Korean:
- chi
Spanish
- precio
- coste
- valor
Portuguese
- preço
- custo
- valor
French
- valeur
- prix
- coût
946 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
933 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
345 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
488 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1414 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
326 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1278 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
425 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
431 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
426 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
108 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
123 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
81 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
91 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
987 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
786 | Morohashi |
109 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
257 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
978 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1052 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
908 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2175 | 2001 Kanji |
2a8.30 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-2-8 | SKIP code |
2421.6 | Four corner code |
1-35-45 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5024 | Unicode hex code |