758 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
675 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
646 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
857 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4685 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
790 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
956 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1235 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
444 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
451 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
386 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
685 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3835 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1966 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2662 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1978 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
38849P | Morohashi |
3091 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6041 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1959 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2109 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
695 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
683 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 逆 【ギャク】 reverse, opposite, converse (of a hypothesis, etc.), inverse (function)
- 逆効果 【ギャクコウカ】 opposite effect, adverse effect, backfiring
- 反逆 【ハンギャク】 treason, treachery, mutiny, rebellion, insurrection
- 可逆 【カギャク】 reversible, invertible
- 逆旅 【ゲキリョ】 inn
- 逆鱗 【ゲキリン】 one's superior's anger, imperial wrath
- 莫逆 【バクギャク】 cordial relations
- 乱逆 【ランギャク】 rebellion
Kun reading compounds
- 逆 【さか】 inverse, reverse
- 逆さ 【さかさ】 inverted, upside down, reversed, back to front
- 逆さ 【さかさ】 inverted, upside down, reversed, back to front
- 逆さま 【さかさま】 inverted, upside down, reversed, back to front, wrong way round
- 逆らう 【さからう】 to go against, to oppose, to disobey, to defy
Readings
- Korean:
- yeog
Spanish
- reverso
- inverso
- opuesto
- ir en contra
- oponerse
- desobedecer
Portuguese
- invertido
- inverter
- travesso
- contrário
French
- inverse
- contraire
- opposé
- mauvais
960 | 2001 Kanji |
2q6.8 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-3-6 | SKIP code |
3830.4 | Four corner code |
1-21-53 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
9006 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
527 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 光学 【コウガク】 optics
- 光栄 【コウエイ】 honour, honor, glory, privilege
- 脚光 【キャッコウ】 footlight, limelight
- 発光 【ハッコウ】 emission (of light), radiation (of light), luminescence
Kun reading compounds
- 光る 【ひかる】 to shine, to glitter, to be bright
- 光る棒 【ひかるぼう】 glowstick, neon light stick
- 光 【ひかり】 light, illumination, ray, beam, gleam, glow, happiness, hope, influence, power, vision, eyesight, optical fiber, optical fibre
- 光り輝く 【ひかりかがやく】 to shine, to glitter
- 越光 【こしひかり】 Koshihikari (variety of rice)
- 柔らかな光 【やわらかなひかり】 soft light
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あき、 あきら、 こお、 てる、 ひこ、 み、 みつ
- Korean:
- gwang
Spanish
- rayo
- luz
- paisaje
- honor
- brillar
- brillo
Portuguese
- raio
- luz
French
- rayon
- lumière
72 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
129 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
116 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
417 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1358 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
217 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
123 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
281 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
138 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
138 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
464 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
143 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3043 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1550 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2121 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
120 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
1350 | Morohashi |
2391 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
349 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
119 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
125 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
345 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
121 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1057 | 2001 Kanji |
3n3.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-4-2 | SKIP code |
2-3-3 | SKIP code |
9021.1 | Four corner code |
1-24-87 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5149 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N2
1388 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 孫 【ソン】 descendant (usu. of a certain generation), lineage, pedigree, grandchild
- 孫悟空 【ソンゴクウ】 Sun Wukong (character in the classic Chinese novel Journey to the West), Monkey King, Son Goku (Dragon Ball)
- 愛孫 【アイソン】 one's beloved grandchild
- 外孫 【ガイソン】 grandchild from a daughter married into another family
Kun reading compounds
- 孫 【まご】 grandchild
- 孫子 【まごこ】 children and grandchildren, posterity, descendants
- 初孫 【ういまご】 first grandchild
- 内孫 【ないそん】 child of one's heir
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ひ
- Korean:
- son
Spanish
- nieto
- descendientes
Portuguese
- neto
- descendentes
French
- petits-enfants
- descendants
458 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
565 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
538 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1356 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1273 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
644 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
457 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1540 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
910 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
932 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
448 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
463 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
492 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
305 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
370 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1405 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
6987 | Morohashi |
410 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1296 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1393 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1494 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
551 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3541 | 2001 Kanji |
2c7.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-7 | SKIP code |
1-2-7 | SKIP code |
1249.3 | Four corner code |
1-34-25 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5b6b | Unicode hex code |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
2147 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 燕窩 【エンカ】 swift's nest (used to make bird's nest soup)
- 燕楽 【エンガク】 Ancient Chinese banquet music
- 後燕 【コウエン】 Later Yan (dynastic Chinese state)
- 飛燕 【ヒエン】 swallow in flight
Kun reading compounds
- 燕 【つばめ】 swallow (bird of the Hirundinidae family), martin, barn swallow (Hirundo rustica), younger man involved with an older woman, boy toy
- 燕魚 【つばめうお】 longfin batfish (Platax teira, species of Indo-West Pacific spadefish), Tiera batfish, flying fish (esp. the Japanese flying fish, Cypselurus agoo)
- 若い燕 【わかいつばめ】 young lover of an older woman, boy toy
- 小洞燕 【しょうどうつばめ】 sand martin (Riparia riparia)
- 燕 【つばめ】 swallow (bird of the Hirundinidae family), martin, barn swallow (Hirundo rustica), younger man involved with an older woman, boy toy
- 燕 【つばめ】 swallow (bird of the Hirundinidae family), martin, barn swallow (Hirundo rustica), younger man involved with an older woman, boy toy
- 燕魚 【つばめうお】 longfin batfish (Platax teira, species of Indo-West Pacific spadefish), Tiera batfish, flying fish (esp. the Japanese flying fish, Cypselurus agoo)
Readings
- Korean:
- yeon
Spanish
- golondrina
Portuguese
French
4070 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
2570 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3142 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2196 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
19429 | Morohashi |
3489 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
2869 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2882 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
3k13.16 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-4-12 | SKIP code |
4433.1 | Four corner code |
1-17-77 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
71d5 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
441 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 姿勢 【シセイ】 posture, pose, position, stance, carriage (of the body), attitude, approach, stance
- 姿勢制御 【シセイセイギョ】 attitude control, postural control
- 雄姿 【ユウシ】 majestic figure, imposing figure, impressive appearance, magnificent appearance
- 英姿 【エイシ】 gallant figure, impressive figure, noble appearance
Kun reading compounds
- 姿 【すがた】 figure, form, shape, appearance, dress, guise, state, condition, picture, image, form (of a waka), dressed in ..., wearing ...
- 姿絵 【すがたえ】 portrait
- 晴れ姿 【はれすがた】 appearing in one's finest clothes, appearing in one's hour of triumph
- 舞姿 【まいすがた】 dancing figure, one's appearance when dancing, dancing posture
Readings
- Japanese names:
- しな
- Korean:
- ja
Spanish
- figura
- forma
- apariencia
Portuguese
- figura
- formulário
- forma
French
- silhouette
- forme
- aspect
888 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
877 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
592 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1215 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1133 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1193 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1217 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
929 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
953 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
661 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
429 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3264 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1684 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2291 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
485 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
6257X | Morohashi |
2636 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1216 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
474 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
513 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
883 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
369 | 2001 Kanji |
3e6.10 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-6-3 | SKIP code |
3740.4 | Four corner code |
1-27-49 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
59ff | Unicode hex code |