1824 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4894 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
2652 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
915 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
2203 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1565 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
40654 | Morohashi |
1753 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6317 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
2761 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
418 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 鍵 【ケン】 key (on a piano, organ, etc.)
- 鍵盤 【ケンバン】 keyboard (of a piano, typewriter, etc.)
- 打鍵 【ダケン】 keystroke
- 黒鍵 【コッケン】 black key (on a piano, organ, etc.)
Kun reading compounds
- 鍵 【かぎ】 key, lock, key (to a problem, success, etc.), clue
- 鍵垢 【かぎアカ】 private account (on social media, esp. Twitter), account that can only be viewed by approved followers
- 公開鍵 【こうかいかぎ】 public key
- 暗号鍵 【あんごうかぎ】 cryptographic key, encryption key
Readings
- Korean:
- geon
Spanish
- llave
- tecla (piano
- órgano
- etc.)
Portuguese
French
8a8.18 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-8-9 | SKIP code |
1-8-8 | SKIP code |
8514.0 | Four corner code |
1-24-16 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
9375 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1566 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 舞姫 【マイヒメ】 female dancer, dancing girl, danseuse
- 寵姫 【チョウキ】 one's favorite mistress, one's favourite mistress
Kun reading compounds
- 姫 【ひめ】 young lady of noble birth, princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.), girl, small, cute, lesser (in names of species), prostitute
- 姫君 【ひめぎみ】 daughter of a person of high rank (esp. eldest daughter)
- 歌姫 【うたひめ】 songstress, diva
- 舞姫 【まいひめ】 female dancer, dancing girl, danseuse
Readings
- Korean:
- heui
Spanish
- princesa
Portuguese
- princesa
French
- princesse
1738 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1534 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1216 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1220 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1191 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1358 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1757 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1882 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1868 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
445 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
489 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
303 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
368 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
857 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
6229 | Morohashi |
407 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1217 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
849 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
912 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1320 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1775 | 2001 Kanji |
3e7.11 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-7 | SKIP code |
4141.7 | Four corner code |
1-41-17 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
59eb | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
215 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 物 【ブツ】 stock, products, goods (esp. stolen), loot, spoils, stuff
- 物議 【ブツギ】 public discussion, public criticism, controversy
- 異物 【イブツ】 foreign substance, foreign body, foreign contamination, foreign material, strange object, unusual object, dead body, corpse, remains
- 遺物 【イブツ】 relic, remains, memento
- 財物 【ザイブツ】 property
- 幣物 【ヘイモツ】 Shinto offerings, present to a guest
Kun reading compounds
- 物 【もの】 thing, object, article, stuff, substance, one's things, possessions, property, belongings, things, something, anything, everything, nothing, quality, reason, the way of things, used to emphasize emotion, judgment, etc., used to indicate a common occurrence in the past (after a verb in past tense), used to indicate a general tendency, used to indicate something that should happen, item classified as ..., item related to ..., work in the genre of ..., cause of ..., cause for ..., somehow, somewhat, for some reason, really, truly
- 物言い 【ものいい】 manner of speaking, verbal argument, objection, protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee), rumor, rumour
- 先物 【さきもの】 futures, futures contract
- 拾い物 【ひろいもの】 found article, thing picked up (e.g. in the street), (lucky) find, piece of good luck, windfall, bargain
Readings
- Korean:
- mul
Spanish
- cosa
- objeto
- materia
Portuguese
- coisa
- objeto
- matéria
French
- objet
- chose
- matière
313 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
410 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
387 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
126 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2857 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
74 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
214 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
611 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.13 | Japanese for Busy People |
79 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
79 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
321 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1290 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1084 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
587 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
777 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1059 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
19959 | Morohashi |
874 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3538 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1050 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1129 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
95 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
313 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2451 | 2001 Kanji |
4g4.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-4 | SKIP code |
2752.0 | Four corner code |
1-42-10 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7269 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
301 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 語 【ゴ】 word, language, speech
- 語学 【ゴガク】 study of foreign languages, linguistics
- 標語 【ヒョウゴ】 motto, slogan, catchword
- 造語 【ゾウゴ】 coinage, invention of a new word, coined word
Kun reading compounds
- 語る 【かたる】 to talk about, to speak of, to tell, to narrate, to recite, to chant, to indicate, to show
- 語るに落ちる 【かたるにおちる】 to let slip a secret, to let the cat out of the bag
- 語らう 【かたらう】 to talk, to tell, to recite, to pledge, to conspire with
Readings
- Korean:
- eo
Spanish
- palabra
- discurso
- lenguaje
- hablar
- conversar
- narrar
Portuguese
- palavra
- discurso
- língua
French
- langage
- mot
- raconter
209 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
124 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
112 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
274 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4374 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
231 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
87 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2136 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.1 | Japanese for Busy People |
67 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
67 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
154 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1685 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1944 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1040 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1402 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
353 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
35533 | Morohashi |
1543 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
5628 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
347 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
371 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
211 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
231 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3077 | 2001 Kanji |
7a7.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-7-7 | SKIP code |
0166.1 | Four corner code |
1-24-76 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
8a9e | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
846 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 永久 【エイキュウ】 eternity, permanence, perpetuity, Eikyū era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)
- 永遠 【エイエン】 eternity, perpetuity, permanence, immortality
- 永々 【エイエイ】 forever
- 大永 【タイエイ】 Taiei era (1521.8.23-1528.8.20)
Kun reading compounds
- 長い 【ながい】 long (distance, length), long (time), protracted, prolonged
- 長いこと 【ながいこと】 for a long time
Readings
- Japanese names:
- え、 と、 のり、 ひさ、 ひさし
- Korean:
- yeong
Spanish
- eterno
- infinito
- perpetuo
- largo
- prolongado
Portuguese
- eternidade
- ambicionar
French
- éternité
- long
- permanent
550 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
644 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
615 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
690 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
130 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
560 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
663 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
149 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1207 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1270 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1096 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1152 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2436 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1230 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1695 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
134 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
17088 | Morohashi |
1937 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3031 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
132 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
139 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
646 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
342 | 2001 Kanji |
3a1.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-1-4 | SKIP code |
4-5-4 | SKIP code |
3023.2 | Four corner code |
1-17-42 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6c38 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
688 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 旧痾 【キュウア】 persistent disease
- 久安 【キュウアン】 Kyūan era (1145.7.22-1151.1.26)
- 恒久 【コウキュウ】 permanence, perpetuity
- 耐久 【タイキュウ】 endurance, persistence
- 久留子 【クルス】 cross sign
- 久遠 【クオン】 eternity
- 上手く行く 【ウマクイク】 to go smoothly, to turn out well, to do the trick, to have peaceful relations
- 阿摩美久 【アマミキヨ】 Amamikyu (Ryukyuan religion creation goddess)
Kun reading compounds
- 久しい 【ひさしい】 long (time that has passed), old (story)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- きゅ、 わ、 なが、 ひさ、 ひさし
- Korean:
- gu
Spanish
- mucho tiempo
- largo tiempo
- largo
- continuado por mucho tiempo
Portuguese
- tempo longo
- estória antiga
French
- longtemps
- vieille histoire
582 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
676 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
647 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
591 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
153 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
704 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
289 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
45 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1210 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1273 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1097 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
20 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4191 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2121 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2867 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1025 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
118 | Morohashi |
3384 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
47 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1016 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1092 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
641 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2562 | 2001 Kanji |
0a3.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-3-1 | SKIP code |
4-3-4 | SKIP code |
2780.0 | Four corner code |
1-21-55 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
4e45 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N2
693 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 輪 【リン】 counter for wheels and flowers
- 輪郭 【リンカク】 contour, outline, silhouette, summary, outline, sketch, looks, features
- 三輪 【サンリン】 three wheels
- 競輪 【ケイリン】 keirin, cycle racing event, usu. 2 km with a paced start and sprint finish
Kun reading compounds
- 輪 【わ】 ring, circle, loop, hoop, wheel, circle (e.g. of friends), planetary ring
- 輪切り 【わぎり】 cutting in round slices, round slice, dividing into groups (e.g. by ability)
- 埴輪 【はにわ】 haniwa, hollow unglazed terracotta figure from the Kofun period
- 後輪 【こうりん】 rear wheel, cantle
Readings
- Japanese names:
- なわ、 も
- Korean:
- ryun
Spanish
- rueda
- anillo
- círculo
- eslabón
- contador de flores
- aro
Portuguese
- roda
- argola
- círculo
- elo
- laço
- comtador para rodas e flores
French
- roue
- anneau
- cercle
- maillon
- boucle
- compteur de roues ou fleurs
533 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
631 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
601 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
959 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4630 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
846 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
942 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2316 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1164 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1221 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
498 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1781 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1999 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1067 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1436 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1839 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
38400 | Morohashi |
1589 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
5973 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1822 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1963 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
630 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1553 | 2001 Kanji |
7c8.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-7-8 | SKIP code |
5802.7 | Four corner code |
1-46-56 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
8f2a | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N3
655 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 舞台裏 【ブタイウラ】 offstage, backstage, behind the scenes
- 舞台 【ブタイ】 stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.), (stage) performance, setting (of a story), scene, sphere (of activity), stage (e.g. political stage), scene, arena, world
- 演舞 【エンブ】 dance performance
- 歌舞 【カブ】 singing and dancing
Kun reading compounds
- 舞う 【まう】 to dance (orig. a whirling dance), to whirl (in the wind), to flutter (about), to swirl, to fly, to circle, to wheel
- 舞 【まい】 dancing, dance
- 舞い上がる 【まいあがる】 to soar, to fly high, to be whirled up, to make merry, to be ecstatic, to be in high spirits
- 立ち居振る舞い 【たちいふるまい】 movements, bearing, deportment, carriage, behavior, behaviour, demeanor, demeanour, manners
- 獅子舞 【ししまい】 lion dance, traditional dance performed by one or more dancers wearing a guardian lion costume
Readings
- Korean:
- mu
Spanish
- danza
- baile
- revoloteo
- bailar
- revolotear
Portuguese
- dançar
- fugir
- círculo
- roda
French
- danse
- voltiger
- cercle
- roue
1761 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
746 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3862 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1003 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
856 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2391 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
810 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
829 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
981 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1807 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2666 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1358 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1844 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1790 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
30342P | Morohashi |
2146 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4926 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1774 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1912 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1796 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2355 | 2001 Kanji |
0a15.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-13 | SKIP code |
2-8-7 | SKIP code |
8025.1 | Four corner code |
1-41-81 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
821e | Unicode hex code |
bend, music, melody, composition, pleasure, injustice, fault, curve, crooked, perverse, lean
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
810 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 曲 【キョク】 composition, piece of music, song, track (on a record), tune, melody, air, enjoyment, fun, interest, pleasure
- 曲折 【キョクセツ】 bending, winding, meandering, zigzagging, ups and downs, twists and turns, complications, difficulties, vicissitudes
- 歌謡曲 【カヨウキョク】 kayōkyoku, form of Japanese popular music that developed during the Showa era, (Western) pop song
- 名曲 【メイキョク】 famous piece of music, excellent song, (musical) masterpiece
Kun reading compounds
- 曲がる 【まがる】 to bend, to curve, to warp, to wind, to twist, to turn, to be awry, to be askew, to be crooked
- 曲げる 【まげる】 to bend, to crook, to bow, to curve, to curl, to lean, to tilt, to incline, to slant, to bend (the truth), to distort, to twist, to pervert, to yield (a point), to depart (from a principle), to ignore (what one really thinks), to pawn
- 隈 【くま】 corner, nook, recess, shade, shadow, dark area, dark circles (under the eyes), dark rings, bend (in a road, river, etc.), shading, gradation, kumadori, style of kabuki makeup used for violent roles
Readings
- Japanese names:
- まがた
- Korean:
- gog
Spanish
- melodía
- curva
- encorvado
- torcer
- doblar
- torcerse
- girarse
Portuguese
- tender
- música
- melodia
- composição
- prazer
- injustiça
- falta
- curva
- tortuoso
- perverso
- inclinar
French
- courber
- musique
- mélodie
- composition
- plaisir
- injustice
- faute
- malhonnête
- pervers
- pencher
381 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
279 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
261 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
604 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
103 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
715 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
609 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
327 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
366 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
367 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
625 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
996 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4340 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2197 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2956 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1180 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
14280 | Morohashi |
3527 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2418 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1172 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1256 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
264 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1976 | 2001 Kanji |
0a6.27 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-6-2 | SKIP code |
5560.0 | Four corner code |
1-22-42 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
66f2 | Unicode hex code |