365 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
467 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
444 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
104 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4958 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
289 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
982 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2245 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.7 | Japanese for Busy People |
398 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
402 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
446 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1844 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4129 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2099 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2842 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
2036 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
41297 | Morohashi |
3328 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6402 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
2017 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2173 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
84 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
614 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
70 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 関 【カン】 barrier, gate
- 関係 【カンケイ】 relation, relationship, connection, participation, involvement, concern, influence, effect, sexual relations, sexual relationship, related to, connected to
- 連関 【レンカン】 connection, relation, linkage
- 通関 【ツウカン】 customs clearance
Kun reading compounds
- 関 【せき】 barrier, gate, seki, mutual life
- 関取 【せきとり】 ranking wrestler in the makuuchi (senior-grade) or juryo (junior-grade) divisions
- 霞ヶ関 【かすみがせき】 Kasumigaseki, district of Tokyo where most of Japan's government ministry offices are located, government ministries (of Japan), Japanese government bureaucracy
- 関わる 【かかわる】 to be affected, to be influenced, to be concerned with, to have to do with, to stick to (opinions)
- 覗き機関 【のぞきからくり】 peep show, device with lens mounted on a stand or in a box to view enlarged pictures
- 水機関 【みずからくり】 puppet powered by (falling) water, water-powered contrivance, show using such a device (in Edo-period Osaka)
Readings
- Korean:
- gwan, wan
Spanish
- barrera
- puerta
- relación
- mecanismo
- valla
Portuguese
- conexão
- obstáculo
- passagem
- emvolver
- concernente
French
- relation
- barrière
- lien
- rapport
- concerner
3863 | 2001 Kanji |
8e6.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-8-6 | SKIP code |
7743.0 | Four corner code |
1-20-56 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
95a2 | Unicode hex code |
西
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
259 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 西 【セイ】 Spain
- 西欧 【セイオウ】 Western Europe, the West, the Occident, Europe
- 南西 【ナンセイ】 southwest
- 北北西 【ホクホクセイ】 north-northwest
- 西方 【セイホウ】 western direction, Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise), western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
- 西遊 【セイユウ】 westward trip, trip to the West
- 西瓜 【スイカ】 watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)
- 西班牙 【スペイン】 Spain
Kun reading compounds
- 西 【にし】 west
- 西方 【せいほう】 western direction, Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise), western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
- 南西 【なんせい】 southwest
- 京都外大西 【きょうとがいだいにし】 Kyoto Gaidainishi
Readings
- Japanese names:
- いり、 ひし、 むら
- Korean:
- seo
Spanish
- Oeste
- España
Portuguese
- oeste
- Espanha
French
- Ouest
- Espagne
96 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
169 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
152 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
167 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4273 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
28 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
83 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
336 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.20 | Japanese for Busy People |
72 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
72 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
40 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1638 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4333 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2193 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2951 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1616 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
34763 | Morohashi |
3520 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
5514 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1602 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1728 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
198 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
128 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3275 | 2001 Kanji |
0a6.20 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-6-1 | SKIP code |
1060.0 | Four corner code |
1-32-30 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
897f | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
40 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 地 【チ】 earth, ground, land, soil, place, territory, bottom (of a package, book, etc.), earth (one of the five elements)
- 地位 【チイ】 (social) position, status, standing, position (in a company, organization, etc.), post, rank
- 奥地 【オクチ】 interior, backwoods, hinterland, back regions
- 対地 【タイチ】 ground to ground
- 地 【ジ】 ground, land, earth, soil, the region in question, the local area, skin, texture, fabric, material, weave, base, background, one's true nature, narrative (i.e. descriptive part of a story), real life, actuality, captured territory, noh chorus, accompaniment music (in Japanese dance), basic phrase (in Japanese music; usu. repetitive), base part (of multiple shamisens)
- 地合い 【ジアイ】 texture (cloth, fabric, paper), market tone, undertone, balance between the position of white and black stones
- 下地 【シタジ】 groundwork, foundation, inclination, aptitude, elementary knowledge (of), grounding (in), undercoat, first coat, soy sauce
- 築地 【ツイジ】 mud wall with a roof, roofed mud wall
Readings
- Japanese names:
- どま
- Korean:
- ji
Spanish
- suelo
- tierra
- terreno
- posición
Portuguese
- terra
- chão
French
- sol
- terre
111 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
184 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
167 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
40 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1056 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
143 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
143 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
241 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.1 | Japanese for Busy People |
118 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
118 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
146 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
367 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
236 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
152 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
181 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
521 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
4890 | Morohashi |
204 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
976 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
515 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
554 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
45 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
130 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1456 | 2001 Kanji |
3b3.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-3 | SKIP code |
4411.2 | Four corner code |
1-35-47 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5730 | Unicode hex code |
方
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
46 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 方 【ホウ】 direction, way, side, area (in a particular direction), side (of an argument, etc.), one's part, type, category, field (of study, etc.), indicates one side of a comparison, way, method, manner, means, length (of each side of a square)
- 方言 【ホウゲン】 dialect, provincialism
- 途方 【トホウ】 way, destination, reason
- 処方 【ショホウ】 prescription (of medicine), formula
Kun reading compounds
- 方 【かた】 direction, way, person, lady, gentleman, method of, manner of, way of, care of ..., person in charge of ..., side (e.g. "on my mother's side")
- 方々 【かたがた】 people, (all) persons, everyone, ladies and gentlemen, you (usu. plural)
- 親方 【おやかた】 master, boss, chief, foreman, supervisor, stable master, craftsman, artisan, foster parent
- 出方 【でかた】 attitude, approach, move, theater usher, theatre usher
Readings
- Japanese names:
- から、 な、 なた、 ふさ、 まさ、 みち、 も、 わ
- Korean:
- bang
Spanish
- dirección
- lado
- cuadrado
- método
- manera
- persona
- forma de hacer
Portuguese
- direção
- pessoa
- alternativa
French
- direction
- personne
- alternative
138 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
223 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
204 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
28 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2082 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
26 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
182 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
85 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.5 | Japanese for Busy People |
70 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
70 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
43 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
957 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2459 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1243 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1709 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
501 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
13620 | Morohashi |
1963 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2389 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
490 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
529 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
25 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
102 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
445 | 2001 Kanji |
4h0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-2 | SKIP code |
3-3-1 | SKIP code |
0022.7 | Four corner code |
1-42-93 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
65b9 | Unicode hex code |