857 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
847 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
410 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4439 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
902 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
912 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
706 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
719 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
476 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1657 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3595 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1847 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2512 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
343 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
35989 | Morohashi |
2893 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
5705 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
336 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
358 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
454 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
1005 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N3
366 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 警官 【ケイカン】 police officer, policeman, constable
- 警戒 【ケイカイ】 vigilance, caution, alertness, precaution, being on guard
- 県警 【ケンケイ】 prefectural police
- 府警 【フケイ】 prefectural police (Osaka or Kyoto)
Kun reading compounds
- 戒める 【いましめる】 to warn against, to caution against, to admonish, to scold, to rebuke, to prohibit, to forbid, to ban, to be cautious, to detest, to loathe, to punish
Readings
- Korean:
- gyeong
Spanish
- amonestar
- advertir
Portuguese
- advertir
- mandamentos
French
- réprimander
- avertissement
- commandement
1977 | 2001 Kanji |
7a12.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-12-7 | SKIP code |
4860.1 | Four corner code |
1-23-57 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
8b66 | Unicode hex code |
guess, presume, surmise, judge, understand
- On:
- サツ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
477 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 察 【サツ】 cops, police
- 監察 【カンサツ】 inspection, inspector
- 偵察 【テイサツ】 scouting, reconnaissance
Readings
- Korean:
- chal
Spanish
- adivinar
- suponer
- percibir
Portuguese
- convidado
- presumir
- conjecturar
- juiz
- compreender
French
- deviner
- présumer
- supposer
- juger
- comprendre
406 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
516 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
489 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
671 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1334 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
511 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
474 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2180 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
619 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
629 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
475 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
495 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2961 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1520 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2062 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1112 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
7283 | Morohashi |
2347 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1360 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1103 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1184 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
492 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
617 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
741 | 2001 Kanji |
3m11.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-11 | SKIP code |
3090.1 | Four corner code |
1-27-01 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5bdf | Unicode hex code |
signature, govt office, police station
- On:
- ショ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N2
725 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 署 【ショ】 station (esp. a police station), office (e.g. tax office)
- 署員 【ショイン】 staff member, station employee, official
- 支署 【シショ】 substation
- 副署 【フクショ】 countersignature
Readings
- Korean:
- seo
Spanish
- puesto
- cargo
- oficina del gobierno
- firma
Portuguese
- assinatura
- escritório do govêrno
- estação de polícia
French
- signature
- commissariat de police
- bureau (administration)
- autorités publiques
908 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
897 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
511 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3642 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
903 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
832 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
860 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
879 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1316 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1465 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3223 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1672 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2263 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1267 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
28311P | Morohashi |
2609 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4643 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1259 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1349 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
959 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3678 | 2001 Kanji |
5g8.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-5-8 | SKIP code |
3-9-4 | SKIP code |
6060.4 | Four corner code |
1-29-80 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7f72 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
12 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 長 【チョウ】 head, chief, leader, elder, merit, strong point, superiority, major
- 長官 【チョウカン】 secretary (government), director, chief
- 体長 【タイチョウ】 length (of an animal), body length
- 医長 【イチョウ】 medical director, chief physician
Kun reading compounds
- 長い 【ながい】 long (distance, length), long (time), protracted, prolonged
- 長居 【ながい】 long visit, overstaying
- 長 【おさ】 head, chief, leader, the greatest (of all the ...)
- 【オサガメ】 leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea)
- 田長 【たおさ】 master of the rice field, chief farmer, lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
- 死出田長 【しでたおさ】 lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- お、 おしゃ、 たかし、 たけ、 な、 は、 ひさ
- Korean:
- jang
Spanish
- largo
- jefe
- sobresaliente
Portuguese
- Longo
- ambicionar
- líder
- chefe
French
- long
- chef
116 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
189 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
173 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
25 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4938 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
155 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
95 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
939 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.20 | Japanese for Busy People |
95 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
95 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
89 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1837 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3163 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1626 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2212 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1939 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
41100 | Morohashi |
2556 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6379 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1920 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2070 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
90 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
161 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3465 | 2001 Kanji |
0a8.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-5-3 | SKIP code |
4-8-1 | SKIP code |
7173.2 | Four corner code |
1-36-25 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
9577 | Unicode hex code |
小
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
114 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 小 【ショウ】 smallness, small item, short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days), elementary school, smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name), inferior, younger (of two people with the same name), junior, unit of field area (approx. 400 sq m)
- 小雨 【コサメ】 light rain, drizzle
- 微小 【ビショウ】 microscopic
- 中小 【チュウショウ】 small and medium
Kun reading compounds
- 小さい 【ちいさい】 small, little, tiny, slight, below average (in degree, amount, etc.), minor, small, low (e.g. sound), soft (e.g. voice), unimportant, petty, insignificant, trifling, trivial, young, juvenile
- 小さい頃 【ちいさいころ】 as a child, when one was a child
Readings
- Japanese names:
- いさら、 こう、 さざ、 しゃお、 ちいさ
- Korean:
- so
Spanish
- poco
- pequeño
Portuguese
- Pequeno
- pouco
French
- petit
24 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
27 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
36 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
63 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1355 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
33 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
46 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
21 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.15 | Japanese for Busy People |
27 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
27 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
88 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
511 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
7 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
106 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
7473 | Morohashi |
7 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1389 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
105 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
110 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
126 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
15 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1141 | 2001 Kanji |
3n0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-1-2 | SKIP code |
9000.0 | Four corner code |
1-30-14 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5c0f | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
326 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 説 【セツ】 theory, doctrine, opinion, view, rumour, rumor, gossip, hearsay
- 説明 【セツメイ】 explanation, exposition, description, account, caption, legend
- 定説 【テイセツ】 established theory, accepted opinion, accepted explanation
- 解説 【カイセツ】 explanation, commentary, exposition, elucidation
- 遊説 【ユウゼイ】 election tour, election campaign, stumping
- 全国遊説 【ゼンコクユウゼイ】 nationwide election campaign
Kun reading compounds
- 説く 【とく】 to explain, to advocate, to preach, to persuade
Readings
- Japanese names:
- さとし、 とき
- Korean:
- seol, se, yeol
Spanish
- opinión
- teoría
- explicar
- expresar
Portuguese
- rumor
- opinião
- teoria
French
- théorie
- rumeur
- opinion
- thèse
654 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
553 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
524 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
307 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4373 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
216 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
251 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2143 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.9 | Japanese for Busy People |
400 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
404 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
292 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1688 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1949 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1042 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1405 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
511 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
35556P | Morohashi |
1547 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
5627 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
499 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
538 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
240 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
620 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3057 | 2001 Kanji |
7a7.12 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-7-7 | SKIP code |
0861.6 | Four corner code |
1-32-66 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
8aac | Unicode hex code |