195 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
113 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
103 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
127 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4671 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
127 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
259 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
506 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.12 | Japanese for Busy People |
445 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
452 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
109 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
679 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3798 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1941 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2634 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1136 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
38752P | Morohashi |
3061 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6021 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1129 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1210 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
149 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
140 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
194 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 近畿 【キンキ】 Kinki (region around Osaka, Kyoto, Nara)
- 近海 【キンカイ】 coastal waters, adjacent seas
- ごく最近 【ゴクサイキン】 very recently, in the very recent past
- 至近 【シキン】 very near
- 近流 【コンル】 banishment (to a nearby province), the least severe of the three banishment punishments under the ritsuryō system
Kun reading compounds
- 近い 【ちかい】 near, close, short (distance), close (in time), soon, close (relationship), friendly, intimate, closely related, similar, almost the same, close to, nearly
- 近いうちに 【ちかいうちに】 soon, shortly, before long
Readings
- Japanese names:
- おう、 おお、 この
- Korean:
- geun
Spanish
- cerca
- cercano
Portuguese
- perto
- cedo
- consangüíneo
- equivalente
French
- près
- tôt
- proche
- équivalent à
2654 | 2001 Kanji |
2q4.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-3-4 | SKIP code |
3-2-4 | SKIP code |
3230.2 | Four corner code |
1-22-65 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
8fd1 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N2
672 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 鉄 【テツ】 iron (Fe), steel, iron (will, discipline, lady, etc.), railway, railway enthusiast
- 鉄製 【テッセイ】 made of iron
- 国鉄 【コクテツ】 national railway, Japan National Railways (1949-1987)
- 新日本製鐵 【シンニッポンセイテツ】 Nippon Steel Corporation
Kun reading compounds
- 黒金 【くろがね】 iron
Readings
- Japanese names:
- けん、 てっ
- Korean:
- cheol
Spanish
- hierro
- acero
Portuguese
- ferro
French
- fer
283 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
374 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
353 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
327 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4844 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
242 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
976 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1948 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.1 | Japanese for Busy People |
312 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
312 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
147 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1814 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2147 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1126 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1527 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
854 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
40285 | Morohashi |
1711 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6253 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
846 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
909 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
449 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
422 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2863 | 2001 Kanji |
8a5.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-8-5 | SKIP code |
8513.0 | Four corner code |
1-37-20 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
9244 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
711 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 吉 【キチ】 good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result), good luck, auspiciousness, unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
- 吉祥天 【キッショウテン】 Sri-mahadevi (consort of Vaishravana)
- 大吉 【ダイキチ】 excellent luck
- 中吉 【チュウキチ】 moderately good luck (in fortune telling)
- 吉 【キチ】 good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result), good luck, auspiciousness, unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
- 吉事 【キチジ】 auspicious event
- 嘉吉 【カキツ】 Kakitsu era (1441.2.17-1444.2.5)
- 勿吉 【モッキツ】 Mohe (one of the Tungusic-speaking tribes)
Kun reading compounds
- 吉川神道 【よしかわしんとう】 Yoshikawa Shinto (Confucianist form of Shinto, stripped of Buddhist influence)
- 吉川線 【よしかわせん】 scratch marks on the neck of a body (indicating a struggling victim of strangulation)
- 土吉 【つちよし】 earth form of "good luck" character
- 豊臣秀吉 【とよとみひでよし】 Toyotomi Hideyoshi
Readings
- Japanese names:
- え、 き、 きっ、 きる、 こし、 と、 よ
- Korean:
- gil
Spanish
- buena suerte
- alegría
- felicitaciones
Portuguese
- boa sorte
- prazer
- congratulações
French
- bonne chance
- joie
- félicitations
1142 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
464 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1053 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
990 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1124 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
278 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1141 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1194 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
893 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
282 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2691 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1369 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1855 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
326 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
3289 | Morohashi |
2167 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
711 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
320 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
342 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
199 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
1064 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1477 | 2001 Kanji |
3p3.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-3 | SKIP code |
4060.1 | Four corner code |
1-21-40 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5409 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
120 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 野 【ノ】 plain, field, hidden (structural) member, wild, lacking a political post
- 野外 【ヤガイ】 outdoors, outside, open air, fields, outskirts, suburbs
- 内野 【ナイヤ】 infield, diamond
- 在野 【ザイヤ】 out of office, out of power, in opposition, unaffiliated (e.g. researcher, scientist), in private practice
Kun reading compounds
- 野 【の】 plain, field, hidden (structural) member, wild, lacking a political post
- 野末 【のずえ】 corners of a field
- 裾野 【すその】 foot of a mountain, plain at the foot of a mountain, range, spread, extent, encompassing circle
- 郊野 【こうの】 suburban fields
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ずけ、 つけ、 ぬ
- Korean:
- ya
Spanish
- campo
- llano
- extensión
- rango
- natural
- civil
- no oficial
Portuguese
- planícies
- campo
- rústico
- vida de civil
French
- sauvage
- champ
- rustique
- vie civile
323 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
233 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
213 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
85 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4814 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
128 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
267 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1398 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.2 | Japanese for Busy People |
236 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
236 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
404 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1803 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1877 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
998 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1350 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1610 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
40133 | Morohashi |
1485 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6208 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1596 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1722 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
170 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
211 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3653 | 2001 Kanji |
0a11.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-7-4 | SKIP code |
6712.2 | Four corner code |
1-44-78 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
91ce | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N2
382 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 線 【セン】 line, stripe, stria, line (e.g. telephone line), wire, ray (e.g. X-ray), beam, line (e.g. of a railroad), track, route, lane, outline, contours, form, level, division, line (of action), position, approach, policy, principle, impression one leaves, air one gives off
- 繊維 【センイ】 fibre, fiber, textile
- 横線 【オウセン】 horizontal line
- 赤外線 【セキガイセン】 infrared rays, infrared radiation
Readings
- Korean:
- seon
Spanish
- línea
- cable
- frontera
- raíl
- carril
Portuguese
- linha
- trilha
French
- ligne
- voie
447 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
176 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
329 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
247 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3580 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
389 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
826 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2.20 | Japanese for Busy People |
299 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
299 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
841 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1551 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1760 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
944 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1273 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1351 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
27641 | Morohashi |
1392 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4548 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1339 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1438 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
236 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2742 | 2001 Kanji |
6a9.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-6-9 | SKIP code |
2693.2 | Four corner code |
1-32-94 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7dda | Unicode hex code |