1432 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1628 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4646 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1312 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
944 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
493 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1487 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1584 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
344 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1784 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2531 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1287 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1755 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1510 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
38630 | Morohashi |
2038 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
5996 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1496 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1612 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1144 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
1607 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 辛 【カノト】 8th in rank, eighth sign of the Chinese calendar
- 辛抱 【シンボウ】 patience, endurance, perseverance
- 細辛 【サイシン】 Siebold's wild ginger (esp. its dried root or rhizome, used as an antitussive and analgesic in traditional Chinese medicine)
- 薄葉細辛 【ウスバサイシン】 Siebold's wild ginger (Asarum sieboldii)
Kun reading compounds
- 辛い 【からい】 spicy, hot, salty, harsh (criticism), severe (punishment), strict, painful, bitter, difficult, tough
- 辛い味 【からいあじ】 pungent taste
- 辛い 【つらい】 painful, bitter, heart-breaking, difficult (emotionally), tough, difficult, hard (usu. of situations), cruel, harsh, cold
- 辛い目に会う 【つらいめにあう】 to have a hard time of it
- 辛 【かのと】 8th in rank, eighth sign of the Chinese calendar
- 辛卯 【かのとう】 Metal Rabbit (28th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1951, 2011, 2071)
Readings
- Korean:
- sin
Spanish
- amargo
- duro
- severo
- salado
- picante
Portuguese
- picante
- quente
- amargo
- temperado
French
- épicé
- amer
- piquant
- âcre
455 | 2001 Kanji |
5b2.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-5 | SKIP code |
2-5-2 | SKIP code |
0040.1 | Four corner code |
1-31-41 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
8f9b | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N1
1218 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 酸 【サン】 acid, sourness, sour taste
- 酸化 【サンカ】 oxidation, oxidization
- 炭酸 【タンサン】 carbonic acid, carbonated water, carbonated drink, baking soda, sodium carbonate
- アミノ酸 【アミノサン】 amino acid
Kun reading compounds
- 酸い 【すい】 sour, acid
- 酸葉 【すいば】 sorrel (Rumex acetosa), Common sorrel, garden sorrel, spinach dock
Readings
- Korean:
- san
Spanish
- ácido
- agrio
Portuguese
- ácido
- amargo
- azedo
- picante
French
- acide
- aigre
- amer
- sur (goût)
618 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
715 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
689 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1027 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4789 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
819 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1838 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
516 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
525 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1420 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1797 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1968 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1049 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1415 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1449 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
39871 | Morohashi |
1563 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6177 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1437 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1545 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
791 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3267 | 2001 Kanji |
7e7.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-7-7 | SKIP code |
1364.7 | Four corner code |
1-27-32 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
9178 | Unicode hex code |
甘
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
1248 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- さつま芋 【サツマイモ】 sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
- 甘言 【カンゲン】 sweet words, smooth talk, cajolery, flattery, sycophancy
Kun reading compounds
- 甘い 【あまい】 sweet-tasting, sweet, sugary, sugared, fragrant (smelling), sweet (music), lightly salted, light in salt, not spicy, naive, overly optimistic, soft on, generous, indulgent, easy-going, lenient, half-hearted, not finished properly, insufficient, not satisfactory, inadequate, loose, mild, tempting, enticing, luring
- 甘い顔をする 【あまいかおをする】 to go easy on someone, to be easygoing, to be lenient
- 甘える 【あまえる】 to behave like a spoiled child, to fawn on, to take advantage of, to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence), to depend on
- 甘やかす 【あまやかす】 to pamper, to spoil
- 上手い 【うまい】 skillful, skilful, skilled, good, expert, clever (expression, trick, etc.), apt, appropriate, delicious, tasty, good, nice, good (deal, idea, etc.), profitable, promising, lucky, fortunate, successful, satisfactory, splendid
- うまい話 【うまいはなし】 too-good-to-be-true offers (e.g. scams and frauds), too-good-to-be-true stories
Readings
- Japanese names:
- かも
- Korean:
- gam
Spanish
- dulce
- sabroso
- bueno
- tener cariño a
- mimar
- consentir
Portuguese
- doce
- seduzir
- mimar
- contentar
- açucarado
French
- doux
- enjôler
- dorloter
- être content
- sucré
1093 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1212 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2988 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1333 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
738 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
207 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1492 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1591 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
345 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1325 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4306 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2176 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2930 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1773 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
21643 | Morohashi |
3494 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3710 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1757 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1894 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1052 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1978 | 2001 Kanji |
0a5.32 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-5-2 | SKIP code |
4-4-2 | SKIP code |
4477.0 | Four corner code |
1-20-37 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7518 | Unicode hex code |
suffering, trial, worry, hardship, feel bitter, scowl
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
623 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 苦 【ク】 pain, anguish, suffering, distress, anxiety, worry, trouble, difficulty, hardship, duhkha (suffering)
- 苦境 【クキョウ】 difficult situation, adverse circumstances, predicament, trouble, dilemma, distress
- 生活苦 【セイカツク】 hardships of life (esp. due to lack of money), life's struggles
- 病苦 【ビョウク】 pain of sickness
Kun reading compounds
- 苦しい 【くるしい】 painful, difficult, tough, hard, distressing, (psychologically) difficult, stressful, awkward (e.g. position), straitened (circumstances), tight (financial situation), needy, struggling, strained (interpretation, explanation, etc.), lame (e.g. excuse), forced (e.g. smile), far-fetched, hard to do, unpleasant
- 苦しい言い訳 【くるしいいいわけ】 lame excuse, poor excuse
- 苦しむ 【くるしむ】 to suffer, to groan, to be worried
- 苦しめる 【くるしめる】 to torment, to pain, to inflict (physical) pain, to hurt, to harass, to cause (emotional) pain, to afflict, to distress, to bother, to trouble, to stump, to baffle
- 苦い 【にがい】 bitter
- 苦い薬 【にがいくすり】 bitter medicine
- 苦る 【にがる】 to feel bitter, to scowl
Readings
- Korean:
- go
Spanish
- sufrimiento
- pena
- doloroso
- penoso
- trabajoso
- amargo
Portuguese
- sofrimento
- experiência
- preocupar
- dificuldade
- sentir- se amargo
- tristeza
French
- souffrir
- peine
- affliction
- souci
- amer
- renfrogné
197 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
283 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
264 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
597 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3928 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
264 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
864 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
687 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
545 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
554 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
342 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
646 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2789 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1433 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1932 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
230 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
30797P | Morohashi |
2243 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
5009 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
225 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
239 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
344 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
295 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1977 | 2001 Kanji |
3k5.24 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-5 | SKIP code |
4460.4 | Four corner code |
1-22-76 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
82e6 | Unicode hex code |