1114 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1139 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4750 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1557 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1823 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2588 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
866 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
885 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1215 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
723 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3945 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2032 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2743 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
845 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
39174P | Morohashi |
3180 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6121 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
837 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
900 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1856 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
910 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 還元 【カンゲン】 restoration, return, reduction, resolution, deoxidization, deoxidation
- 環境 【カンキョウ】 environment, surroundings, circumstances
- 奪還 【ダッカン】 recapture, retaking, recovery, taking back
- 送還 【ソウカン】 sending home, repatriation, deportation
Kun reading compounds
- 帰る 【かえる】 to return, to come home, to go home, to go back, to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.), to get home, to get to home plate
Readings
- Korean:
- hwan, seon
Spanish
- volver
- regresar
- devolver
Portuguese
- devolver
- voltar
French
- renvoyer
- retour
3665 | 2001 Kanji |
2q13.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-3-13 | SKIP code |
3630.3 | Four corner code |
1-20-52 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
9084 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1765 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 暦 【コヨミ】 calendar, almanac
- 暦年 【レキネン】 calendar year, civil year, time, year after year
- 還暦 【カンレキ】 kanreki, one's 60th birthday (or 61st in the traditional age reckoning system) when one has lived through a full sexagenary cycle
- 改暦 【カイレキ】 calendar reform, adoption of a new calendar system, new calendar (for a new year), new year
- 暦応 【リャクオウ】 Ryakuō era (of the Northern Court; 1338.8.28-1342.4.27), Rekiō era
- 暦仁 【リャクニン】 Ryakunin era (1238.11.23-1239.2.7)
- 永暦 【エイリャク】 Eiryaku era (1160.1.10-1161.9.4)
- 康暦 【コウリャク】 Kōryaku era (of the Northern Court; 1379.3.22-1381.2.24)
Kun reading compounds
- 暦 【こよみ】 calendar, almanac
- 暦改正 【こよみかいせい】 calendar reform
Readings
- Korean:
- ryeog
Spanish
- calendario
- almanaque
Portuguese
- calendário
- almanaque
French
- calendrier
- almanach
1927 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1793 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
833 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1383 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1411 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2235 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1534 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1635 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1720 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
980 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3747 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1912 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2599 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
217 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
14111P | Morohashi |
3018 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2507 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
213 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
226 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1707 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3378 | 2001 Kanji |
2p12.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-2-12 | SKIP code |
7126.9 | Four corner code |
1-46-81 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
66a6 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
480 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 横線 【オウセン】 horizontal line
- 横行 【オウコウ】 being rampant, being widespread, being prevalent, walking sideways, staggering, striding
- 縦横 【ジュウオウ】 length and width, length and breadth, lengthwise and crosswise, vertical and horizontal, the four cardinal points, every direction, all directions, as one wishes, as one pleases, at will
- 専横 【センオウ】 arbitrariness, despotism, high-handedness, tyranny
Kun reading compounds
- 横 【よこ】 horizontal (as opposed to vertical), lying down, side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back), width, breadth, side (of a box, etc.), beside, aside, next to, unconnected
- 邪 【よこしま】 wicked, evil, wrong, bad
- 真横 【まよこ】 (right at the) side, just beside
- 縦中横 【たてちゅうよこ】 using horizontal characters in vertical writing
Readings
- Korean:
- hoeng
Spanish
- lateral
- lado
- horizontal
- egoísta
- incorrecto
- costado
Portuguese
- De lado
- lado
- horizontal
- largura
- trama (tecidos)
French
- latéral
- côté
- horizontal
- largeur
- trame (tissu)
355 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
255 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
235 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
297 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2361 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
470 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
644 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2301 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
781 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
795 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
34 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1111 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1350 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
733 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
979 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1767 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
15484P | Morohashi |
1066 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2854 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1751 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1888 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
432 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1861 | 2001 Kanji |
4a11.13 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-11 | SKIP code |
4498.6 | Four corner code |
1-18-03 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6a2a | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1053 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 綱 【コウ】 class
- 綱領 【コウリョウ】 general plan, main points, summary, platform (e.g. for a campaign), mission statement
- 要綱 【ヨウコウ】 main principle, gist, general plan, guidelines, outline
- 大綱 【タイコウ】 fundamental principles, main lines, outline, summary, general features
Kun reading compounds
- 綱 【つな】 rope, cord, line, grand champion's braided belt
- 綱引き 【つなひき】 tug of war, forward puller (of a rickshaw)
- 命の綱 【いのちのつな】 the thread of life
- 望みの綱 【のぞみのつな】 one's last hope, one's only hope, the last hope
Readings
- Korean:
- gang
Spanish
- soga
- cuerda
- cordón
- categoría
Portuguese
- amarrio
- classe (gênero em biologia)
- corda
- cabo
French
- haussière
- classe (genre)
- corde
- câble
1264 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1250 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3561 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1052 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1635 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2661 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1609 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1716 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1566 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1541 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1735 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
928 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1253 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1982 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
27576 | Morohashi |
1372 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4525 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1963 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2114 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1723 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2753 | 2001 Kanji |
6a8.23 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-6-8 | SKIP code |
2792.0 | Four corner code |
1-25-43 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7db1 | Unicode hex code |
手
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N4
60 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 手術 【シュジュツ】 surgery, operation, procedure, skill with one's hands, sleight of hand
- 手記 【シュキ】 note, memorandum, memo, memoirs, personal account
- 二塁手 【ニルイシュ】 second baseman
- 名手 【メイシュ】 master, expert, brilliant move (in go, shogi, etc.), excellent move
- 交際上手 【コウサイジョウズ】 good at socializing, sociability, being a good mixer
- 処世上手 【ショセイジョウズ】 knowing how to get on in the world, knowing the secret of success in life
Kun reading compounds
- 手 【て】 hand, arm, forepaw, foreleg, handle, hand, worker, help, trouble, care, effort, means, way, trick, move, technique, workmanship, hand, handwriting, kind, type, sort, one's hands, one's possession, ability to cope, hand (of cards), direction, move (in go, shogi, etc.)
- 手足 【てあし】 hands and feet, limbs, person at one's beck and call, person at hand, reliable worker
- 逆手 【ぎゃくて】 underhand grip, backhand grip (e.g. in tennis), unexpected twist, turning the tables (on an opponent)
- 担い手 【にないて】 bearer, carrier, person bearing responsibility, person in charge, supporter
Readings
- Korean:
- su
Spanish
- mano
Portuguese
- mão
French
- main
28 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
35 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
32 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
42 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1827 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
37 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
54 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
118 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.19 | Japanese for Busy People |
57 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
57 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
170 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
847 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4267 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2155 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2907 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
644 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
11768 | Morohashi |
3456 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2060 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
637 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
687 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
57 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
30 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2247 | 2001 Kanji |
3c0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-4-3 | SKIP code |
2-1-3 | SKIP code |
2050.0 | Four corner code |
1-28-74 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
624b | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
148 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 数 【スウ】 several, a number of, quantity, amount, counting, figures, numbers, number, numeral, figure, number, destiny, fate, course of events, trend
- 数億年 【スウオクネン】 several hundred million years
- 複数 【フクスウ】 plural, multiple, plural (number)
- 枚数 【マイスウ】 the number of flat things, win-loss difference which influences the ranking of wrestlers
- 数 【スウ】 several, a number of, quantity, amount, counting, figures, numbers, number, numeral, figure, number, destiny, fate, course of events, trend
- 数億年 【スウオクネン】 several hundred million years
- 数牌 【シューパイ】 suited tiles
Kun reading compounds
- 数 【かず】 number, amount
- 数多く 【かずおおく】 in great numbers
- 手数 【てすう】 trouble, bother, number of moves (in go, shogi, etc.), number of punches
- 口数 【くちかず】 number of words a person speaks, number of dependents, number of mouths to feed, number of shares, items, applications, etc.
- 数える 【かぞえる】 to count, to enumerate
- 屡々 【しばしば】 often, again and again, frequently, repeatedly
Readings
- Japanese names:
- じゅ
- Korean:
- su, chog
Spanish
- número
- cifra
- contar
Portuguese
- número
- vigor
- destino
- lei
- figuras
French
- nombre
- compter
- destin
- loi
- chiffres
262 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
168 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
151 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
188 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2057 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
429 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
592 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2169 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.6 | Japanese for Busy People |
225 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
225 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
529 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
945 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2245 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1170 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1591 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
938 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
13319 | Morohashi |
1790 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2353 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
929 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
998 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
159 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
227 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1066 | 2001 Kanji |
4i9.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-9-4 | SKIP code |
9844.0 | Four corner code |
1-31-84 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6570 | Unicode hex code |
入
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
56 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 入園 【ニュウエン】 enrollment in kindergarten, enrolment in nursery school, entering a park, garden, zoo, etc.
- 入院 【ニュウイン】 hospitalization, hospitalisation
- 輸出入 【ユシュツニュウ】 export and import
- 納入 【ノウニュウ】 payment (of taxes, fees, etc.), supply (of goods), delivery
- 入水 【ジュスイ】 suicide by drowning, drowning oneself, entering the water, hitting the water
- 入御 【ニュウギョ】 emperor's return to the imperial palace
Kun reading compounds
- 入る 【いる】 to enter, to go in, to get in, to come in, to set (of the sun or moon), to sink, to go down, to attain (nirvana, enlightenment, etc.), to achieve, to reach (e.g. a climax), to do fully, to do intently, to do sincerely, to do deeply, to feel keenly, to (reach a state) completely
- 入満 【イルマン】 brother, lay brother, non-ordained member of a Christian religious order
- 東入ル 【ひがしいる】 east of
- 西入ル 【にしいる】 west of
- 入れる 【いれる】 to put in, to let in, to take in, to bring in, to insert, to install (e.g. software), to set (a jewel, etc.), to ink in (e.g. tattoo), to admit, to accept, to employ, to hire, to accept, to comply, to grant, to adopt (a policy, etc.), to take (advice, etc.), to listen to, to pay attention to, to include, to pay (one's rent, etc.), to cast (a vote), to make (tea, coffee, etc.), to turn on (a switch, etc.), to send (a fax), to call
- 入る 【はいる】 to enter, to come in, to go in, to get in, to arrive, to join (a club, company, etc.), to enter (a university, the army, etc.), to enroll (in), to go into (e.g. politics), to get into, to be contained (in), to be included (in), to be inside (e.g. a box), to come under (a heading), to belong (in a category), to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.), to be (able to be) held, to be (able to be) accommodated, to be introduced, to be brought in, to be installed, to be received, to be obtained, to be scored (of points), to be won (of votes), to turn on, to start functioning, to start working, to enter (a month, season, etc.), to reach (e.g. a climax), to get to (e.g. the main topic), to enter into (e.g. negotiations), to start (doing), to begin, to form (of a crack, fissure, etc.), to develop, to be put in (of effort, spirit, feeling, etc.), to be applied (e.g. of strength), to be ready (of tea, coffee, etc.), to be made, to enter the body (of alcohol), to become drunk
Readings
- Japanese names:
- いり、 いる、 に、 の、 りり
- Korean:
- ib
Spanish
- entrar
- insertar
- admitir
- introducir
- meter
Portuguese
- entrar
- inserir
French
- entrer
- insérer
125 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
28 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
63 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
74 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
574 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
39 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
17 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
15 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.9 | Japanese for Busy People |
52 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
52 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
186 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
150 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4177 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2113 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2859 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
786 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
1415 | Morohashi |
3370 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
366 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
779 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
842 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
65 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
8 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3562 | 2001 Kanji |
0a2.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-2-4 | SKIP code |
3-1-1 | SKIP code |
8000.0 | Four corner code |
1-38-94 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5165 | Unicode hex code |