245 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
326 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
311 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
155 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
224 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
161 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
266 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1017 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.16 | Japanese for Busy People |
227 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
227 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
115 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1802 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4390 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2223 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2991 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1691 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
40132 | Morohashi |
3573 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6207 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1675 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1805 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
136 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
330 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
heavy, important, esteem, respect, heap up, pile up, nest of boxes, -fold
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
193 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 重 【ジュウ】 jūbako, multi-tiered food box, heavy, serious, extreme, -fold, -ply
- 重圧 【ジュウアツ】 strong pressure, heavy pressure
- 九重 【ココノエ】 ninefold, imperial palace, the Court
- 加重 【カジュウ】 weighting (in averaging), aggravation
- 重複 【チョウフク】 duplication, repetition, overlapping, redundancy, restoration
- 重厚 【ジュウコウ】 profound, deep, grave, solid, dignified, stately, solemn, composed, substantial, massive
- 加重 【カジュウ】 weighting (in averaging), aggravation
- 九重 【ココノエ】 ninefold, imperial palace, the Court
Kun reading compounds
- 重 【え】 -fold, -ply
- 八重 【やえ】 multilayered, doubled
- 九重 【ここのえ】 ninefold, imperial palace, the Court
- 重い 【おもい】 heavy, weighty, heavy (feeling), depressed, gloomy, blue, uneasy, slow, sluggish, lumbering, ponderous, clumsy, important (position, responsibility, etc.), serious, grave, serious (punishment, illness, etc.), severe, critical, solid, established, dignified, sensible
- 重い腰を上げる 【おもいこしをあげる】 to get off one's backside, to bestir oneself
- 重り 【おもり】 weight, sinker
- 重ねる 【かさねる】 to pile up, to heap up, to stack up, to put on top of another, to repeat many times over, to go through repeatedly, to accumulate
- 重なる 【かさなる】 to be piled up, to lie on top of one another, to come one after another, to happen over and over, to pile up (e.g. stress), to accumulate, to overlap (each other), to occur at the same time, to happen simultaneously
- 主 【おも】 chief, main, principal, important, main secondary or supporting role (in kyogen)
- 重き 【おもき】 importance, emphasis, stress
- 身重 【みおも】 pregnant
- 気重 【きおも】 heavy-hearted
Readings
- Japanese names:
- さね、 しげ、 しげる
- Korean:
- jung
Spanish
- pesado
- importante
- apilar
- amontonar
Portuguese
- pesado
- empilhar
- pilha de caixas
- -dobrar
French
- lourd
- empiler
- entasser
- s'emboîter
- - couches
2272 | 2001 Kanji |
0a9.18 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-9-2 | SKIP code |
2-1-8 | SKIP code |
2010.4 | Four corner code |
1-29-37 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
91cd | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N2
790 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 軽 【ケイ】 light (e.g. aircraft, truck), light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp), kei car
- 軽快 【ケイカイ】 light (of movements), nimble, sprightly, springy, light-hearted, cheerful, buoyant, jaunty, casual (e.g. clothing), rhythmical (e.g. melody), taking a turn for the better (of an illness), receding of symptoms, recovery, convalescence
- 軽々 【ケイケイ】 indiscreetly, thoughtlessly, carelessly, frivolously
- 酌量減軽 【シャクリョウゲンケイ】 reduction of punishment in the light of extenuating circumstances
- 軽忽 【キョウコツ】 indiscreet, thoughtless, absurd, laughable, disdaining, belittling
- 常不軽 【ジョウフキョウ】 Sadaparibhuta (bodhisattva)
- 剽軽 【ヒョウキン】 facetious, droll, funny
Kun reading compounds
- 軽い 【かるい】 light (i.e. not heavy), feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily), light (i.e. of foot), effortless, nimble, agile, non-serious, minor, unimportant, trivial, slight, small, gentle, soft, easy, lighthearted (e.g. joke), easy, simple, indiscriminate
- 軽石 【かるいし】 pumice stone
- 軽やか 【かろやか】 light, easy, non-serious, minor
- 軽んじる 【かろんじる】 to look down on, to make light of
Readings
- Korean:
- gyeong
Spanish
- ligero
- insignificante
- poco serio
- fácil
Portuguese
- ligeiramente
- insignificante
- sem importância
French
- léger
- insignifiant
- sans importance
387 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
287 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
269 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
650 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4620 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
598 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
258 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1657 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
547 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
556 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
116 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1775 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1909 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1015 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1372 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
724 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
38281 | Morohashi |
1515 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
5953 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
717 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
774 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
395 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1572 | 2001 Kanji |
7c5.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-7-5 | SKIP code |
5701.4 | Four corner code |
1-23-58 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
8efd | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
845 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 傷跡 【キズアト】 scar
- 傷害 【ショウガイ】 injury, inflicting bodily injury
- 殺傷 【サッショウ】 killing and wounding, bloodshed
- 脳挫傷 【ノウザショウ】 cerebral contusion
Kun reading compounds
- 傷 【きず】 wound, injury, cut, gash, bruise, scratch, scrape, scar, chip, crack, scratch, nick, flaw, defect, weakness, weak point, stain (on one's reputation), disgrace, dishonor, dishonour, (emotional) hurt, hurt feelings
- 傷跡 【きずあと】 scar
- 無傷 【むきず】 unhurt, uninjured, unwounded, unscathed, unharmed, flawless (e.g. gem), unblemished, undamaged, perfect (condition), spotless (e.g. reputation), faultless (e.g. performance), perfect (record), without failure, without defeat
- 古傷 【ふるきず】 old wound, scar, unpleasant past experience, painful memory, past misdeed
- 痛む 【いたむ】 to hurt, to ache, to feel a pain, to be injured, to be spoiled (e.g. food), to be damaged
- 痛める 【いためる】 to hurt, to injure, to cause pain, to harm, to damage, to spoil, to worry, to bother, to be grieved over, to afflict, to cause financial loss, to hurt one's pocket
Readings
- Korean:
- sang
Spanish
- herida
- daño
- lesión
- corte
- estar herido
- herir
Portuguese
- machucado
- ferido
- ferir
- danificar
- dor
- dano
- corte
- corte profundo
- cicatriz
- ponto fraco
French
- blessure
- faire mal
- abîmer
- douleur
- entaille
- cicatrice
- point faible
912 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
901 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
723 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
535 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1008 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1067 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
633 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
643 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
835 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
130 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
179 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
118 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
137 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1005 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
1029 | Morohashi |
158 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
301 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
996 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1071 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
960 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2151 | 2001 Kanji |
2a11.10 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-2-11 | SKIP code |
2822.7 | Four corner code |
1-29-93 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
50b7 | Unicode hex code |