387 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
287 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
269 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
650 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4620 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
598 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
258 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1657 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
547 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
556 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
116 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1775 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1909 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1015 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1372 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
724 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
38281 | Morohashi |
1515 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
5953 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
717 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
774 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
395 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N2
790 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 軽 【ケイ】 light (e.g. aircraft, truck), light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp), kei car
- 軽快 【ケイカイ】 light (of movements), nimble, sprightly, springy, light-hearted, cheerful, buoyant, jaunty, casual (e.g. clothing), rhythmical (e.g. melody), taking a turn for the better (of an illness), receding of symptoms, recovery, convalescence
- 軽々 【ケイケイ】 indiscreetly, thoughtlessly, carelessly, frivolously
- 酌量減軽 【シャクリョウゲンケイ】 reduction of punishment in the light of extenuating circumstances
- 軽忽 【キョウコツ】 indiscreet, thoughtless, absurd, laughable, disdaining, belittling
- 常不軽 【ジョウフキョウ】 Sadaparibhuta (bodhisattva)
- 剽軽 【ヒョウキン】 facetious, droll, funny
Kun reading compounds
- 軽い 【かるい】 light (i.e. not heavy), feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily), light (i.e. of foot), effortless, nimble, agile, non-serious, minor, unimportant, trivial, slight, small, gentle, soft, easy, lighthearted (e.g. joke), easy, simple, indiscriminate
- 軽石 【かるいし】 pumice stone
- 軽やか 【かろやか】 light, easy, non-serious, minor
- 軽んじる 【かろんじる】 to look down on, to make light of
Readings
- Korean:
- gyeong
Spanish
- ligero
- insignificante
- poco serio
- fácil
Portuguese
- ligeiramente
- insignificante
- sem importância
French
- léger
- insignifiant
- sans importance
1572 | 2001 Kanji |
7c5.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-7-5 | SKIP code |
5701.4 | Four corner code |
1-23-58 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
8efd | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N2
690 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 油井 【ユセイ】 oil well
- 油彩 【ユサイ】 oil painting
- 重油 【ジュウユ】 heavy oil, fuel oil
- 軽油 【ケイユ】 diesel oil, diesel fuel, gas oil, light oil
- 油色 【ユショク】 coating a painting with a layer of transparent oil
- 油然 【ユウゼン】 gushingly, freely (welling up), copiously
Kun reading compounds
- 油 【あぶら】 oil
- 油絵 【あぶらえ】 oil painting
- 匂い油 【においあぶら】 perfumed hair oil
- 機械油 【きかいあぶら】 machine oil
Readings
- Korean:
- yu
Spanish
- aceite
- grasa
Portuguese
- petróleo
- gordura
- óleo
French
- huile
- gras
522 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
422 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
400 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
689 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2534 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
298 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
671 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
593 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
364 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
365 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
624 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1183 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
400 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
255 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
303 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1116 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
17253 | Morohashi |
341 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3106 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1107 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1188 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
317 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
376 | 2001 Kanji |
3a5.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-5 | SKIP code |
3516.0 | Four corner code |
1-44-93 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6cb9 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
218 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 引退 【インタイ】 retirement
- 引責 【インセキ】 taking responsibility
- 誘引 【ユウイン】 enticement, inducement, attraction
- 吸引 【キュウイン】 absorption, suction, aspiration, attraction, draw
Kun reading compounds
- 引く 【ひく】 to pull, to tug, to lead (e.g. a horse), to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.), to attract (e.g. interest), to draw back (e.g. one's hand), to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.), to pull in, to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.), to draw (a line, plan, etc.), to catch (a cold), to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument), to look up (in a dictionary, phone book, etc.), to consult, to check, to haul, to pull (vehicles), to subtract, to deduct, to recede, to ebb, to fade, to be descend from, to inherit (a characteristic), to quote, to cite, to raise (as evidence), to lay on (electricity, gas, etc.), to install (e.g. a telephone), to supply (e.g. water), to hold (e.g. a note), to apply (e.g. lipstick), to oil (e.g. a pan), to wax (e.g. a floor), to move back, to draw back, to recede, to fall back, to retreat, to lessen, to subside, to ebb, to go down (e.g. of swelling), to resign, to retire, to quit
- 引く手 【ひくて】 admirer, inducer
- 引ける 【ひける】 to close, to be over, to break up (e.g. school), to lose one's nerve, to feel daunted
Readings
- Japanese names:
- いな、 ひき、 ひけ、 びき
- Korean:
- in
Spanish
- tirar
- remolcar
- retroceder
- ser guiado
- arrastrar
- tocar (instrumento de cuerda)
Portuguese
- puxar
- rebocar
- sacudir
- permitir
- instalar
- citação
- referir-se
French
- tirer
- admettre
- installer
- citation
- référence
- jouer (musique)
- attraper (froid)
156 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
81 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
77 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
238 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1562 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
271 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
167 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
144 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.2 | Japanese for Busy People |
216 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
216 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
257 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
605 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
207 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
133 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
160 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1240 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
9699 | Morohashi |
181 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1681 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1232 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1318 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
263 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
87 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3554 | 2001 Kanji |
3h1.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-1 | SKIP code |
1220.0 | Four corner code |
1-16-90 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5f15 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
122 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 取 【シュ】 appropriation, obtaining
- 取材 【シュザイ】 gathering material (for an article, novel, etc.), collecting information, covering (an event, incident, etc.), reporting, interview (for a news story)
- 先取 【センシュ】 earning the first (runs), preoccupation
- 聴取 【チョウシュ】 hearing (of a statement, opinion, explanation, etc.), asking, questioning (e.g. a suspect), enquiry, listening (e.g. to the radio)
Kun reading compounds
- 取る 【とる】 to take, to pick up, to grab, to catch, to pass, to hand, to give, to get, to obtain, to acquire, to win, to receive, to earn, to take (e.g. a vacation), to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.), to take (a measure, attitude, etc.), to choose, to remove, to get rid of, to take off, to take away, to steal, to rob, to eat, to have (e.g. lunch), to take (e.g. vitamins), to pick (e.g. flowers), to gather, to extract (e.g. juice), to catch (e.g. fish), to harvest (a crop), to take up (time, space), to occupy, to spare, to set aside, to secure, to reserve, to save, to put aside, to keep, to take (e.g. a joke), to interpret, to understand, to make out, to grasp, to record, to take down, to subscribe to (e.g. a newspaper), to take, to buy, to get, to order, to have delivered, to charge, to fine, to take (tax), to take (e.g. a wife), to take on (e.g. an apprentice), to adopt, to accept, to compete (in sumo, cards, etc.), to play
- 取るに足らない 【とるにたらない】 insignificant, inconsequential, trifling, negligible, of little importance
- 取り 【とり】 taking, taker, collecting, collector, remover, removal, last performer of the day (usu. the star performer), last performance of the day, active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration), emphatic or formal prefix
- 取り扱い 【とりあつかい】 treatment, service, handling, management
- 関取 【せきとり】 ranking wrestler in the makuuchi (senior-grade) or juryo (junior-grade) divisions
- 買取 【かいとり】 purchase, buying, buying out, buying used articles as a company, trade-in, buy back, purchase on a no-return policy, lump-sum payment, flat fee
- 取り 【とり】 taking, taker, collecting, collector, remover, removal, last performer of the day (usu. the star performer), last performance of the day, active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration), emphatic or formal prefix
- 取り扱い 【とりあつかい】 treatment, service, handling, management
- 関取 【せきとり】 ranking wrestler in the makuuchi (senior-grade) or juryo (junior-grade) divisions
- 買取 【かいとり】 purchase, buying, buying out, buying used articles as a company, trade-in, buy back, purchase on a no-return policy, lump-sum payment, flat fee
Readings
- Japanese names:
- どる
- Korean:
- chwi
Spanish
- tomar
- coger
Portuguese
- tomar
- trazer
- recolher
French
- prendre
- aller chercher
238 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
317 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
301 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
190 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3699 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
108 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
393 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
650 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
65 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
65 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
270 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
269 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1613 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
847 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1162 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
827 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
3158 | Morohashi |
1262 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
679 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
819 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
882 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
194 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
303 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3267 | 2001 Kanji |
6e2.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-6-2 | SKIP code |
1714.0 | Four corner code |
1-28-72 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
53d6 | Unicode hex code |
tax, duty
- On:
- ゼイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
289 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 税 【ゼイ】 tax
- 税関 【ゼイカン】 customs, customs house
- 地方税 【チホウゼイ】 local tax, council tax
- 納税 【ノウゼイ】 payment of taxes
Readings
- Japanese names:
- さい
- Korean:
- se, tal
Spanish
- impuesto
- arancel
Portuguese
- imposto
- dever
French
- taxe
- droits
826 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
750 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
727 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
383 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3287 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
488 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
782 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1642 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
399 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
403 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
670 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1438 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1525 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
807 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1101 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
904 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
25070P | Morohashi |
1191 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4146 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
895 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
961 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
755 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2257 | 2001 Kanji |
5d7.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-5-7 | SKIP code |
2891.6 | Four corner code |
1-32-39 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7a0e | Unicode hex code |