116 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
189 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
173 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
25 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4938 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
155 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
95 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
939 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.20 | Japanese for Busy People |
95 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
95 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
89 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1837 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3163 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1626 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2212 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1939 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
41100 | Morohashi |
2556 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6379 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1920 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2070 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
90 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
161 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
12 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 長 【チョウ】 head, chief, leader, elder, merit, strong point, superiority, major
- 長官 【チョウカン】 secretary (government), director, chief
- 体長 【タイチョウ】 length (of an animal), body length
- 医長 【イチョウ】 medical director, chief physician
Kun reading compounds
- 長い 【ながい】 long (distance, length), long (time), protracted, prolonged
- 長居 【ながい】 long visit, overstaying
- 長 【おさ】 head, chief, leader, the greatest (of all the ...)
- 【オサガメ】 leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea)
- 田長 【たおさ】 master of the rice field, chief farmer, lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
- 死出田長 【しでたおさ】 lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- お、 おしゃ、 たかし、 たけ、 な、 は、 ひさ
- Korean:
- jang
Spanish
- largo
- jefe
- sobresaliente
Portuguese
- Longo
- ambicionar
- líder
- chefe
French
- long
- chef
3465 | 2001 Kanji |
0a8.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-5-3 | SKIP code |
4-8-1 | SKIP code |
7173.2 | Four corner code |
1-36-25 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
9577 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N2
245 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 島 【トウ】 Island, insula, island, islet
- 島国 【シマグニ】 island country
- 千島列島 【チシマレットウ】 Kurile Islands
- 列島 【レットウ】 archipelago, chain of islands
Kun reading compounds
- 島 【しま】 island, one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.), one's turf
- 島国 【しまぐに】 island country
- 千島 【ちしま】 Kurile Islands
- 広島 【ひろしま】 Hiroshima (city, prefecture)
Readings
- Korean:
- do
Spanish
- isla
Portuguese
- ilha
French
- île
292 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
380 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
358 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
173 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
230 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
183 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
489 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1522 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
286 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
286 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
455 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
543 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4103 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2081 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2820 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1967 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
8108 | Morohashi |
3310 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1476 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1948 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2098 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
379 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
362 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
852 | 2001 Kanji |
3o7.9 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-7-3 | SKIP code |
4-10-4 | SKIP code |
2772.7 | Four corner code |
1-37-71 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5cf6 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
282 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 有 【ユウ】 existence, possession, having, limited company
- 有意義 【ユウイギ】 significant, useful, meaningful, worthwhile, valuable, of interest
- 領有 【リョウユウ】 possession (esp. of a territory)
- 公有 【コウユウ】 public ownership, public domain
- 有 【ウ】 bhava (becoming, existence)
- 有無 【ウム】 existence or nonexistence, presence or absence, consent or refusal, yes or no
- 領有 【リョウユウ】 possession (esp. of a territory)
- 公有 【コウユウ】 public ownership, public domain
Kun reading compounds
- 有る 【ある】 to be, to exist, to live, to have, to be located, to be equipped with, to happen, to come about
- ある限り 【あるかぎり】 all (there is), as long as there is
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あ、 あら、 あり、 ある、 くに、 なお、 ゆ
- Korean:
- yu
Spanish
- existir
- poseer
- tener
- ser
Portuguese
- possuir
- ter
- existir
- acontecer
- ocorrer
- aproximadamente
- haver
French
- posséder
- avoir
- être
- arriver (se passer)
523 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
423 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
401 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
268 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3727 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
267 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
193 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
303 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.4 | Japanese for Busy People |
265 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
265 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
347 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1003 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3703 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1895 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2576 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
79 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
14332 | Morohashi |
2983 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4756 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
79 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
83 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
245 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
273 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1446 | 2001 Kanji |
4b2.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-2-4 | SKIP code |
4022.7 | Four corner code |
1-45-13 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6709 | Unicode hex code |
里
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
1096 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 里 【リ】 Japanese league, ri, old Japanese unit of distance, approx. 3.927 km or 2.44 miles, neighbourhood (under the ritsuryō system; orig. of 50 homes), unit of area (approx. 654 m by 654 m)
- 俚諺 【リゲン】 proverb, saying
- 万里 【バンリ】 thousands of miles
- 海里 【カイリ】 nautical mile
Kun reading compounds
- 里 【さと】 village, hamlet, countryside, country, home (of one's parents, etc.), hometown, one's origins, one's upbringing, one's past
- 里親 【さとおや】 foster parent, foster parents, (pet) caretaker
- お里 【おさと】 one's parents' home, one's origins, one's upbringing, one's past
- 夏山冬里 【なつやまふゆさと】 pasturing cattle in summer and feeding them indoors during winter, rotated grazing
Readings
- Japanese names:
- さ
- Korean:
- ri
Spanish
- ri (unidad de medida)
- aldea
- pueblo
- lugar natal
Portuguese
- aldeia
- casa paterna
- légua
French
- hameau
- village natal
- maison de ses parents
- ri (3965 mètres)
332 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
238 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
219 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1077 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4813 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
101 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1842 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
517 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
142 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
142 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1025 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1801 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4356 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2206 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2968 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
175 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
40131 | Morohashi |
3542 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6206 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
173 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
185 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
154 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3672 | 2001 Kanji |
0a7.9 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-7-1 | SKIP code |
6010.4 | Four corner code |
1-46-04 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
91cc | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
1401 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 枝 【シ】 counter for long, thin things (i.e. swords)
- 枝葉 【エダハ】 branches and leaves, foliage, unimportant details, nonessentials, side issue, digression
- 整枝 【セイシ】 training (branches in horticulture)
- 茘枝 【レイシ】 litchi (Nephelium litchi), lychee, lichee, litchi nut, bitter melon (Momordica charantia), bitter gourd, Thais bronni (species of muricid gastropod)
Kun reading compounds
- 枝 【えだ】 branch, bough, limb, twig, sprig, spray
- 枝葉 【えだは】 branches and leaves, foliage, unimportant details, nonessentials, side issue, digression
- 若枝 【わかえだ】 young branch, shoot, sprig, scion
- 細枝 【ほそえだ】 twig, wand
Readings
- Japanese names:
- え、 ぐさ
- Korean:
- ji
Spanish
- rama
- bifurcación
Portuguese
- ramagem
- ramo
- galho
- tronco
French
- branche
- rameau
- brindille
- compteur de branches
719 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
1315 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1154 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2211 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
889 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
626 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
631 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
870 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
889 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
972 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1074 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1073 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
579 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
767 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
720 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
14557 | Morohashi |
863 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2591 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
713 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
770 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
684 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1867 | 2001 Kanji |
4a4.18 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-4 | SKIP code |
4494.7 | Four corner code |
1-27-62 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
679d | Unicode hex code |