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 junior high
JLPT level N1
1083 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 隣国 【リンゴク】 neighbouring country, neighboring country, adjacent country
- 隣家 【リンカ】 neighbouring house, neighboring house
- 善隣 【ゼンリン】 good neighbour, good neighbor
- 四隣 【シリン】 whole neighborhood, whole neighbourhood, surrounding countries
Kun reading compounds
- 隣る 【となる】 to neighbor (neighbour), to be adjacent to, to be next to, to border
- 隣 【となり】 next (to), adjoining, adjacent, house next door, neighbouring house, next-door neighbour, next-door neighbor
- 隣り合う 【となりあう】 to adjoin each other, to sit side by side
- 先隣 【さきとなり】 next door but one, (a house) two doors away
- 一軒置いて隣 【いっけんおいてとなり】 next door but one
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ちか
- Korean:
- rin
Spanish
- colindante
- vecino
- colindar
Portuguese
- vizinho
French
- voisin
1915 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1002 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
5023 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1040 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1882 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2443 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
809 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
828 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
980 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
752 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
961 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
538 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
700 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1320 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
41847 | Morohashi |
781 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6484 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1311 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1408 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1862 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3655 | 2001 Kanji |
2d13.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-13 | SKIP code |
1-2-13 | SKIP code |
7925.9 | Four corner code |
1-46-57 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
96a3 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1756 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 窮屈 【キュウクツ】 narrow, tight, cramped, formal, stiff, strict, ceremonious, rigid, constrained, uncomfortable, tight (e.g. finances)
- 究極 【キュウキョク】 ultimate, final, last, eventual
- 無窮 【ムキュウ】 eternity, infinitude, immortality
- 天壌無窮 【テンジョウムキュウ】 as eternal as heaven and earth
Kun reading compounds
- 極める 【きわめる】 to carry to extremes, to go to the end of something, to reach the limits of something, to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc), to be extremely (e.g. busy), to exhaust completely, to have nothing left (e.g. to say)
- 極まる 【きわまる】 to reach an extreme, to reach a limit, to terminate, to come to an end, extremely, to be stuck, to be in a dilemma, to be at a loss, to be decided, to be settled
- 極まり 【きわまり】 extremity, end, bound, limit
- 極まりない 【きわまりない】 extremely, in the extreme, knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness), unparalleled, boundless (e.g. universe, ocean), limitless
- 極み 【きわみ】 height, acme, extremity, peak, end, limit
- 窮みなき 【きわみなき】 without limit, endless
Readings
- Korean:
- gung
Spanish
- final
- extremo
- finalizar
- acabar
- llevar al extremo
- llevar a cabo
Portuguese
- endurecer
- destituído
- sofrer
- criar obstáculos
- encurralar
French
- extrêmement
- indigent
- fauché
- souffrir
- perplexe
- acculé
1152 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1821 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3337 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1259 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1598 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2573 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
897 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
919 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1675 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1457 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2983 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1525 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2078 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1338 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
25593 | Morohashi |
2358 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4212 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1326 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1424 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1787 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
752 | 2001 Kanji |
3m12.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-12 | SKIP code |
2-5-10 | SKIP code |
3022.7 | Four corner code |
1-21-71 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7aae | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1646 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 乏精子症 【ボウセイシショウ】 oligozoospermia, oligospermia
- 乏尿 【ボウニョウ】 oliguria
- 耐乏 【タイボウ】 austerity, voluntary privation
- 困苦窮乏 【コンクキュウボウ】 hardships and privations
Kun reading compounds
- 乏しい 【とぼしい】 meagre, meager, scarce, limited, destitute, hard up, lacking, scanty, poor
- 乏しい 【とぼしい】 meagre, meager, scarce, limited, destitute, hard up, lacking, scanty, poor
Readings
- Korean:
- pib
Spanish
- escaso
- limitado
- pobre
- insuficiente
Portuguese
- privação
- escasso
- limitado
French
- insuffisant
- limité
- indigent
1805 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1587 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
150 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
932 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1029 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
754 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
767 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
860 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
23 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2432 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1228 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1693 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1223 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
133 | Morohashi |
1933 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
46 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1215 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1300 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1017 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2070 | 2001 Kanji |
0a3.11 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-4-4 | SKIP code |
2-1-3 | SKIP code |
2-2-2 | SKIP code |
4-5-4 | SKIP code |
4-3-4 | SKIP code |
2-2-1 | SKIP code |
2-1-2 | SKIP code |
2030.7 | Four corner code |
1-43-19 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
4e4f | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
89 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 化 【カ】 change to ..., becoming ..., making into ..., -ization, -ification
- 化学 【カガク】 chemistry
- 機械化 【キカイカ】 mechanization, mechanisation
- 民営化 【ミンエイカ】 privatization, privatisation
- 化粧 【ケショウ】 make-up, makeup, cosmetics, decoration, dressing, veneer
- 化粧水 【ケショウスイ】 skin lotion, face lotion
- 応化 【オウゲ】 assumption of a suitable form (by a buddha or bodhisattva)
- 教化 【キョウケ】 guidance, teaching people and leading them to Buddhism
Kun reading compounds
- 化ける 【ばける】 to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.), to assume the shape of, to turn oneself into, to transform oneself into, to disguise oneself as, to change radically, to metamorphose, to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
- 化かす 【ばかす】 to bewitch, to confuse, to enchant, to delude
- 老ける 【ふける】 to age, to grow old (esp. in appearance), to show marks of age
Readings
- Korean:
- hwa
Spanish
- cambiar
- transformarse
- modificarse
- disfrazarse
Portuguese
- mudança
- tomar a forma de
- influência
- encantar
- iludir
- seduzir
- -isação
French
- transformation
- prendre la forme de
- maquillage
- influence
- fantôme
- enchanter
- tromper
- chimie
- -isation
163 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
258 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
238 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
100 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
350 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
76 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
378 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
56 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.19 | Japanese for Busy People |
254 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
254 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
414 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
55 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
22 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
12 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
12 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1017 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
2572X | Morohashi |
21 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
580 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1008 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1083 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
104 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
242 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2156 | 2001 Kanji |
2a2.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-2-2 | SKIP code |
2121.0 | Four corner code |
2421.0 | Four corner code |
1-18-29 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5316 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
17 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 政 【マツリゴト】 rule, government
- 政界 【セイカイ】 (world of) politics, political world, political circles
- 農政 【ノウセイ】 agricultural administration
- 帝政 【テイセイ】 imperial government, imperialism, monarchical rule
- 摂政 【セッショウ】 regency, regent
Kun reading compounds
- 政 【まつりごと】 rule, government
- 政所 【まんどころ】 official in charge of the administration of domains and general affairs of powerful noble families (from the middle of the Heian period), titled lady (legal wife of an important official), government office related to finances (Kamakura and Muromachi periods), clerk working for large temples and shrines
- 太政 【おおまつりごと】 (Japanese) imperial government
- 政所 【まんどころ】 official in charge of the administration of domains and general affairs of powerful noble families (from the middle of the Heian period), titled lady (legal wife of an important official), government office related to finances (Kamakura and Muromachi periods), clerk working for large temples and shrines
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ただ、 まさ
- Korean:
- jeong
Spanish
- política
- gobierno
- reglas
Portuguese
- política
- governo
French
- politique
- gouvernement
646 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
746 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
724 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
50 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2045 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
124 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
586 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
881 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
483 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
492 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
530 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
937 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1468 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
779 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1058 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
387 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
13135X | Morohashi |
1142 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2335 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
381 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
407 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
23 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
700 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3166 | 2001 Kanji |
4i5.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-5-4 | SKIP code |
1814.0 | Four corner code |
1-32-15 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
653f | Unicode hex code |
scheme, plan, policy, step, means
- On:
- サク
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
209 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 策 【サク】 plan, policy, means, measure, stratagem, scheme, fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong, right upward flick
- 作戦 【サクセン】 tactics, strategy, military operation, naval operation
- 施策 【シサク】 policy, measure
- 国策 【コクサク】 national policy
Readings
- Korean:
- chaeg
Spanish
- esquema
- plan
- estrategia
Portuguese
- esquema
- plano
- política
- passo
- meios
French
- moyen
- plan
- stratégie
- politique
- projet
- mesures
795 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
883 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
873 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
256 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3393 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
695 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1604 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1767 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
880 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
901 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1057 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1477 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3320 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1720 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2338 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
957 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
26009 | Morohashi |
2679 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4284 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
948 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1019 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
256 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
945 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2364 | 2001 Kanji |
6f6.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-6-6 | SKIP code |
8890.2 | Four corner code |
1-26-86 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7b56 | Unicode hex code |