| 312 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 406 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 383 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 473 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4488 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 503 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 918 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 981 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 510 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 519 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 717 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1722 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2594 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1327 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1799 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 63 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 36660X | Morohashi |
| 2091 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5769 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 63 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 67 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 346 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
443 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 負 【フ】 negative, minus
- 負荷 【フカ】 burden, load (electrical, CPU, etc.)
- 正負 【セイフ】 positive and negative, +-, plus and minus
- 非負 【ヒフ】 non-negative
Kun reading compounds
- 負ける 【まける】 to lose, to be defeated, to succumb, to give in, to surrender, to yield, to be inferior to, to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.), to reduce the price, to give a discount, to throw in (something extra) for free
- 負けるが勝ち 【まけるがかち】 he that fights and runs away may live to fight another day, sometimes you have to lose to win, losing is winning
- 負かす 【まかす】 to defeat
- 負う 【おう】 to carry on one's back, to bear, to shoulder, to take (responsibility), to assume, to accept, to bear (the blame, costs, etc.), to have (a duty, obligation, etc.), to become responsible for, to be burdened with (work, debt, etc.), to suffer (an injury), to sustain (a wound), to receive, to incur (a loss, damage, etc.), to owe (a debt of gratitude to), to be indebted to, to have (something) behind one, to be backed by
- 負うた子に教えられて浅瀬を渡る 【おうたこにおしえられてあさせをわたる】 some things can be learned from the young, a fool may give a wise man counsel, to be led across the shallows by the child on one's shoulders
Readings
- Korean:
- bu
Spanish
- llevar
- tomar a su cargo
- deber
- ser derrotado
- llevarse la victoria
Portuguese
- derrotar
- negativa
- menos
- carregar
- dever a
- assumir uma responsabilidade
French
- défaite
- perdre
- moins
- négatif
- assumer
- porter sur le dos
- devoir à quelqu'un
- faire un rabais
| 2561 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2n7.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-7 | SKIP code |
| 2-7-2 | SKIP code |
| 2780.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-41-73 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8ca0 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N2
1230 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 荷 【カ】 counter for loads (that can be carried on one's shoulders)
- 加担 【カタン】 support, participation, assistance, complicity, conspiracy
- 集荷 【シュウカ】 collection of cargo (esp. produce, etc.), cargo booking
- 電荷 【デンカ】 electric charge, charge
Kun reading compounds
- 荷 【に】 load, baggage, cargo, freight, goods, burden, responsibility
- 荷台 【にだい】 (truck) load-carrying tray, (bicycle) luggage carrier, roof rack
- 浮き荷 【うきに】 flotsam
- 抜き荷 【ぬきに】 pilfered goods
Readings
- Japanese names:
- はす、 り
- Korean:
- ha
Spanish
- bulto
- carga
- llevar una cargar
- contador para bultos
- equipaje
Portuguese
- bagagem
- pau para carregar no ombro
- carregar (carga)
- carregar (arma)
- carga
French
- bagages
- balancier
- porter (un fardeau)
- épauler (fusil)
- cargaison
- chargement
- fret
| 165 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 259 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 239 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1020 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3956 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 255 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 867 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1259 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 391 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 393 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 570 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 655 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2840 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1464 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1972 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1022 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 31000P | Morohashi |
| 2282 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5059 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1013 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1088 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 351 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1949 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3k7.10 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-7 | SKIP code |
| 3-7-3 | SKIP code |
| 4422.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-18-57 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8377 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
411 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 追求 【ツイキュウ】 pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.), search, chase, seeking after
- 追加 【ツイカ】 addition, supplement, appending, appendix
- 訴追 【ソツイ】 prosecution, indictment, impeachment
- 猛追 【モウツイ】 hot pursuit, hot chase
Kun reading compounds
- 追う 【おう】 to chase, to run after, to pursue, to follow after, to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.), to drive out, to get rid of, to oust, to expel, to drive (e.g. a herd), to be pressed (e.g. for time)
- 追手門学院大学 【おうてもんがくいんだいがく】 Otemon Gakuin University
Readings
- Japanese names:
- おい
- Korean:
- chu, toe
Spanish
- perseguir
- ahuyentar
- expulsar
- desterrar
- despedir
Portuguese
- caçar
- afastar
- seguir
- perseguir
- umquanto isso
French
- pourchasser
- chasser
- suivre
- poursuivre
- pendant ce temps (à suivre)
| 280 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 370 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 350 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 398 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4686 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 746 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 953 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 993 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1174 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1232 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 966 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 688 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3840 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1971 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2667 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1276 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 38836P | Morohashi |
| 3096 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6042 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1268 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1359 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 339 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 877 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2q6.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-3-6 | SKIP code |
| 3730.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-36-41 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8ffd | Unicode hex code |
accompany, obey, submit to, comply, follow, secondary, incidental, subordinate
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
601 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 従 【ジュウ】 subordinate, secondary, junior, incidental
- 従業員 【ジュウギョウイン】 employee, worker
- 専従 【センジュウ】 working exclusively for, working full-time (for)
- 侍従 【ジジュウ】 chamberlain
- 従容 【ショウヨウ】 calm, composed, tranquil
- 従容自若 【ショウヨウジジャク】 having presence of mind, imperturbable, calm and self-possessed, with serenity
- 追従 【ツイショウ】 flattery, sycophancy, adulation
- 阿諛追従 【アユツイショウ】 excessive flattery, adulation
- 従 【ジュ】 lesser (of equal court ranks), lower, junior
- 従 【ジュウ】 subordinate, secondary, junior, incidental
- 類聚 【ルイジュウ】 collection of similar objects, classification by similarity
Kun reading compounds
- 従う 【したがう】 to obey (an order, law, etc.), to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.), to follow, to observe, to conform to, to yield to, to follow (a person), to accompany, to go with, to go alongside (e.g. a river), to follow (e.g. a sign), to serve (as), to engage in (work)
- 従える 【したがえる】 to be accompanied by, to be attended by, to take along (someone), to conquer, to subjugate, to subdue
Readings
- Korean:
- jong
Spanish
- seguir
- obedecer
- doblegar
Portuguese
- acompanhar
- obedecer
- submeter a
- concordar
- seguir
- subordinado
- acidental
- secundário
French
- accompagner
- obéir
- se soumettre à
- se conformer à
- suivre
- s'ensuivre
- secondaire
- accessoire
- subordonné
| 808 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 902 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 891 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 727 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1613 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 673 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1281 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1050 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1482 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1579 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 642 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 628 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 498 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 309 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 376 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 886 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 10133 | Morohashi |
| 415 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1745 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 877 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 942 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 329 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 903 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2070 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3i7.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-7 | SKIP code |
| 2828.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-29-30 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5f93 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
255 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 運 【ウン】 fortune, luck, chance
- 運営 【ウンエイ】 management, administration, operation
- 機運 【キウン】 opportunity, chance, good time (to do), trend, tendency, momentum
- 命運 【メイウン】 fate, destiny
Kun reading compounds
- 運ぶ 【はこぶ】 to carry, to transport, to move, to convey, to come, to go, to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.), to move, to carry out, to proceed with, to arrange, to go (well, etc.), to proceed, to progress
Readings
- Korean:
- un
Spanish
- suerte
- destino
- transportar
Portuguese
- carregar
- sorte
- destino
- objetivo
- transportar
- progresso
- avanço
French
- porter
- chance
- destin
- destinée
- sort
- progrès
| 157 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 251 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 231 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 179 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4725 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 373 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 263 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1808 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.7 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 439 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 445 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 304 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 704 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3894 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2006 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2707 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 309 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 38998P | Morohashi |
| 3140 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6092 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 303 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 325 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 157 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 389 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3655 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2q9.10 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-3-9 | SKIP code |
| 3730.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-17-31 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 904b | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
327 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 転 【テン】 change in pronunciation or meaning of a word, sound change, word with an altered pronunciation or meaning, turning or twisting part of a text (in Chinese poetry)
- 転移 【テンイ】 moving (location, with the times, etc.), change, transition, metastasis, spread, transition (e.g. phase transition), transfer (of learning), transference (in psychoanalysis)
- 不退転 【フタイテン】 determination, conviction
- 大回転 【ダイカイテン】 giant slalom, big rotation
Kun reading compounds
- 転がる 【ころがる】 to roll, to tumble, to fall over, to roll over, to lie down, to be scattered about, to be lying around, (of a situation or outcome) to change, to turn out, to come easily, to be common, to fall into one's hands, to grow on trees
- 転がる石には苔は付かない 【ころがるいしにはこけはつかない】 a rolling stone gathers no moss
- 転げる 【ころげる】 to roll over, to tumble, to roll about (with laughter)
- 転がす 【ころがす】 to roll, to wheel, to trundle, to drive (a car), to turn over, to tip over, to throw down, to leave, to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
- 転ぶ 【ころぶ】 to fall down, to fall over, to turn out, to play out, to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism), to apostatize, to roll, to tumble, (for a geisha) to prostitute (herself) in secret
- 転ぶ 【ころぶ】 to fall down, to fall over, to turn out, to play out, to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism), to apostatize, to roll, to tumble, (for a geisha) to prostitute (herself) in secret
- 転 【うたた】 more and more, increasingly, all the more
- うたた寝 【うたたね】 doze, nap, snooze
- 眩く 【くるめく】 to feel dizzy, to feel faint, to spin, to revolve, to twirl
Readings
- Korean:
- jeon
Spanish
- cambiar
- girar
- rodar
- caerse
- tropezar
- dar vueltas
- volcarse
- caer
Portuguese
- revolver
- voltar a ser
- mudança
French
- rouler
- tourner
- changer
| 479 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 375 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 354 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 339 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4615 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 515 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 257 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1656 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.16 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 433 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 439 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 65 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1773 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1872 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 995 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1346 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 427 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 38234P | Morohashi |
| 1480 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5948 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 420 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 449 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 383 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1571 | 2001 Kanji |
| 7c4.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-7-4 | SKIP code |
| 5103.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-37-30 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8ee2 | Unicode hex code |