1586 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1893 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4865 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1423 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1850 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2343 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1551 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1653 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1601 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1824 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2170 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1139 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1543 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1580 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
40503P | Morohashi |
1729 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6280 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1566 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1688 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1812 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
2005 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 鋳造 【チュウゾウ】 casting, founding, minting
- 鋳貨 【チュウカ】 coinage, mintage
- 改鋳 【カイチュウ】 reminting, recasting
- 再鋳 【サイチュウ】 recasting
- 鋳物 【イモノ】 casting, cast-metal object
- 鋳型 【イガタ】 mold, mould, template
Kun reading compounds
- 鋳る 【いる】 to cast, to mint, to coin
Readings
- Korean:
- ju
Spanish
- fundir
- acuñar
Portuguese
- calcular
- cunhar moedas
French
- couler (métal)
- frapper (monnaie)
2848 | 2001 Kanji |
8a7.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-8-7 | SKIP code |
8514.0 | Four corner code |
1-35-82 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
92f3 | Unicode hex code |
hang, suspend, depend, arrive at, tax, pour
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N3
1027 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 掛留 【ケイリュウ】 music suspension
Kun reading compounds
- 掛ける 【かける】 to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall), to let hang, to suspend (from), to hoist (e.g. sail), to raise (e.g. flag), to put on (e.g. a blanket), to put on top of, to cover, to lay, to spread, to put on (glasses, etc.), to wear (a necklace, etc.), to make (a call), to spend (time, money), to expend, to use, to pour (liquid) onto, to sprinkle (powder or spices) onto, to splash, to throw (e.g. water) onto, to turn on (an engine, radio, etc.), to set (a dial, alarm clock, etc.), to put on (a DVD, song, etc.), to use (a device, implement, etc.), to cause (someone inconvenience, trouble, etc.), to burden (someone), to impose, to multiply (arithmetic operation), to secure (e.g. lock), to take a seat, to sit, to rest (something on something else), to support (something on something else), to bind, to wager, to bet, to risk, to stake, to gamble, to put an effect (spell, anaesthetic, etc.) on, to hold (a play, festival, etc.), to hold an emotion for (pity, hope, etc.), to argue (in court), to deliberate (in a meeting), to present (e.g. idea to a conference, etc.), to increase further, to catch (in a trap, etc.), to set atop, to erect (a makeshift building), to apply (insurance), to pun (on a word), to use (a word) as a pivot word, to play on words, to be partway doing ..., to begin (but not complete) ..., to be about to ..., to address (someone), to direct (something, to someone), to do (something, to someone)
- 掛け 【かけ】 credit, money owed on an account, bill, hanger, holder, rest, rack, peg, hook, stand, in the process of (doing), midway through, half-(done), on the verge of, just about to, hot noodles in broth, wholesale price as a proportion of the list price (in tenths)
- 掛け金 【かけきん】 installment, instalment, premium, bill
- 切っ掛け 【きっかけ】 chance, start, cue, excuse, motive, impetus, occasion
- 打ち掛け 【うちかけ】 women's bridal robe with trailing skirts worn over a kimono, ending play for the day, leaving a game unfinished (esp. Go)
- 掛かる 【かかる】 to take (a resource, e.g. time or money), to hang, to come into view, to arrive, to come under (a contract, a tax), to start (engines, motors), to attend, to deal with, to handle, to have started to, to be on the verge of, to overlap (e.g. information in a manual), to cover, to (come) at, to be fastened, to be covered (e.g. with dust, a table-cloth, etc.), to be caught in, to get a call, to depend on
- 掛かり 【かかり】 starting (e.g. of an engine), engaging (e.g. of a lock), expenses, costs, attack (esp. a corner approach), barb (of a fish hook), charge, duty, person in charge, official, clerk
- 係長 【かかりちょう】 subsection head, assistant manager, chief clerk
- 掛かり 【かかり】 starting (e.g. of an engine), engaging (e.g. of a lock), expenses, costs, attack (esp. a corner approach), barb (of a fish hook), charge, duty, person in charge, official, clerk
- 係長 【かかりちょう】 subsection head, assistant manager, chief clerk
Readings
- Japanese names:
- かけ
- Korean:
- gwae
Spanish
- colgar
- suspender
- enganchar
- depender
Portuguese
- pendurar
- suspender
- depender
- chegar
- imposto
French
- accrocher
- suspendre
- dépendre
- arriver à
- taxe
- verser
1083 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1183 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1952 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1143 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1362 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1321 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1464 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1559 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1477 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
896 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
596 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
361 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
449 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
681 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
12267 | Morohashi |
493 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2214 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
674 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
727 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1436 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1354 | 2001 Kanji |
3c8.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-8 | SKIP code |
5300.0 | Four corner code |
1-19-61 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
639b | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
616 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 屋 【オク】 house, building, roof
- 屋外 【オクガイ】 outdoors, outside
- 草屋 【ソウオク】 thatched hut
- 塔屋 【トウヤ】 rooftop structure, e.g. tower, elevator machine room, etc.
Kun reading compounds
- 屋 【や】 shop, store, restaurant, someone who sells (something) or works as (something), someone with a (certain) personality trait, house, roof
- 屋敷 【やしき】 residence, estate, grounds, premises, mansion
- 長屋 【ながや】 tenement house, row house
- 総会屋 【そうかいや】 extortionist that threatens to disrupt stock-holder meetings, sokaiya
Readings
- Japanese names:
- た
- Korean:
- og
Spanish
- casa
- tejado
- tienda
Portuguese
- teto
- casa
- loja
- negociante
- vendedor
French
- toit
- maison
- échoppe
- négociant
- vendeur
161 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
256 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
236 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
270 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1392 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
251 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
160 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1233 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.13 | Japanese for Busy People |
167 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
167 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
54 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
530 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3842 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1973 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2669 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1067 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
7684 | Morohashi |
3098 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1421 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1058 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1138 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
236 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
319 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3772 | 2001 Kanji |
3r6.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-3-6 | SKIP code |
7721.4 | Four corner code |
1-18-16 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5c4b | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
512 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 天 【テン】 sky, heaven, God, svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth), deva (divine being of Buddhism), top (of a book), sole (of a Japanese sandal), beginning, start, tempura, India
- 天下 【テンカ】 the whole world, the whole country, society, the public, supremacy over a nation, government of a country, the ruling power, having one's own way, doing as one pleases, peerless, incomparable, superlative, world-famous, shogun (Edo period)
- 炎天 【エンテン】 blazing heat, scorching sun
- 楽天 【ラクテン】 optimism
Kun reading compounds
- 天津 【あまつ】 heavenly, imperial
- 天津乙女 【あまつおとめ】 celestial maiden
- 天 【あめ】 sky
- 天地 【てんち】 heaven and earth, the universe, the world, nature, land, world, realm, sphere, top and bottom, gods of heaven and earth
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あき、 あも、 た、 たかし、 て、 なま
- Korean:
- cheon
Spanish
- paraíso
- cielo
- imperial
Portuguese
- paraíso
- ceú
- imperiais
French
- cieux
- ciel
- impérial
119 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
67 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
58 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
364 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
16 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
78 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
41 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
93 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.8 | Japanese for Busy People |
141 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
141 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
462 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
410 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4250 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2148 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2898 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
435 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
5833 | Morohashi |
3442 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1138 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
428 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
457 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
277 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
34 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3163 | 2001 Kanji |
0a4.21 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-4-1 | SKIP code |
1043.0 | Four corner code |
1-37-23 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5929 | Unicode hex code |
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 秤量 【ヒョウリョウ】 measuring weight, weighing, maximum weight (on a scale)
- 天秤 【テンビン】 (balance) scales, carrying pole, shoulder pole, milkmaid's yoke, thread take-up lever (on a sewing machine), spreader bar
- 化学天秤 【カガクテンビン】 chemical balance
Kun reading compounds
- 秤 【はかり】 scales, weighing machine
- 秤にかける 【はかりにかける】 to weigh on a scale, to weigh up options, to compare pros and cons
- 直示はかり 【ちょくじはかり】 direct-reading balance, direct-reading scales
- ばね秤 【ばねばかり】 spring balance, spring scale, pull tension gauge
Readings
- Korean:
- ching
Spanish
Portuguese
French
3275 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1488 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1072 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
24993X | Morohashi |
4134 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
2604 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2650 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
5d5.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-5-5 | SKIP code |
2194.9 | Four corner code |
1-39-73 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
79e4 | Unicode hex code |
rod, stick, cane, pole, club, line
- On:
- ボウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N2
1455 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 棒 【ボウ】 pole, rod, stick, baton, line, dash, spoken monotonously
- 棒状 【ボウジョウ】 cylinder or rod-shaped
- 用心棒 【ヨウジンボウ】 bodyguard, bouncer, (security) guard, bar (on a door), bolt, stick or pole used for self-defence
- 指揮棒 【シキボウ】 conductor's stick, conductor's baton
Readings
- Korean:
- bong, bang
Spanish
- barra
- vara
- bastón
- palo
- sin variación
- invariable
Portuguese
- vara
- pau
- poste
- bastão
- ramo
French
- bâton
- baguette
- canne
- barre
- perche
- massue
- ligne
987 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
975 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1424 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2302 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1121 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
636 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1623 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1543 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1645 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
988 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1105 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1237 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
671 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
894 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1589 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
14929 | Morohashi |
983 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2750 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1575 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1697 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
956 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1855 | 2001 Kanji |
4a8.20 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-8 | SKIP code |
4595.3 | Four corner code |
1-43-32 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
68d2 | Unicode hex code |