718 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
812 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
791 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
325 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4980 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
680 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
983 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
374 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
513 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
522 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
781 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
725 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
320 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
203 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
242 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1311 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
41576 | Morohashi |
270 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6429 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1302 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1399 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
326 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
674 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
331 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 防衛施設庁 【ボウエイシセツチョウ】 (Japanese) Defense Facilities Administration Agency (Defence)
- 防衛 【ボウエイ】 defense, defence, protection
- 砂防 【サボウ】 erosion control
- 攻防 【コウボウ】 offense and defense, offence and defence
Kun reading compounds
- 防ぐ 【ふせぐ】 to defend against, to protect against, to prevent, to avert, to avoid
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あた、 う、 ほう
- Korean:
- bang
Spanish
- defender
- proteger
- aguantar
- prevenir
- presa
- banco
Portuguese
- desligar
- defender
- proteger
- resistir
French
- prévenir (un danger)
- défendre
- protéger
- résister
3645 | 2001 Kanji |
2d4.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-4 | SKIP code |
1-2-4 | SKIP code |
7022.7 | Four corner code |
1-43-41 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
9632 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N1
400 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 衛星 【エイセイ】 (natural) satellite, moon, (artificial) satellite
- 衛生 【エイセイ】 hygiene, sanitation, health
- 自衛 【ジエイ】 self-defense, self-defence
- 専守防衛 【センシュボウエイ】 nonaggressive defense (policy) (defence)
- 衛星 【エイセイ】 (natural) satellite, moon, (artificial) satellite
- 衛生 【エイセイ】 hygiene, sanitation, health
- 近衛 【コノエ】 Imperial Guards
- 兵衛 【ヒョウエ】 middle palace guard (ritsuryō system)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- もり、 い、 まもる
- Korean:
- wi
Spanish
- defensa
- protección
- guardián
Portuguese
- defesa
- proteção
French
- défense
- protection
551 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
646 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
617 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
394 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1639 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
686 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1722 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2452 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
815 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
834 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
780 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1617 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
938 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
526 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
686 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1661 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
34073 | Morohashi |
760 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1776 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1646 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1775 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
287 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
813 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2053 | 2001 Kanji |
3i13.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-13 | SKIP code |
2122.1 | Four corner code |
2150.6 | Four corner code |
1-17-50 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
885b | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N2
793 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 庁 【チョウ】 government office, agency, board
- 庁舎 【チョウシャ】 government office building
- 国税庁 【コクゼイチョウ】 National Tax Agency (Japan), national taxation agency (e.g. IRS)
- 政庁 【セイチョウ】 government office
Readings
- Korean:
- cheong
Spanish
- oficina del gobierno
- edificio público
Portuguese
- escritório de governo
French
- bureau du gouvernement
950 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
938 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
459 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1498 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1034 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
506 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
174 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
763 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
777 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
541 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
582 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3768 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1920 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2612 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
598 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
9223 | Morohashi |
3034 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1603 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
591 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
635 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
837 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
553 | 2001 Kanji |
3q2.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-3-2 | SKIP code |
0022.1 | Four corner code |
1-36-03 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5e81 | Unicode hex code |
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
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) |
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 |
bureaucrat, the government, organ
- On:
- カン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
230 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 官 【カン】 government service, the bureaucracy
- 官界 【カンカイ】 bureaucracy
- 代官 【ダイカン】 local governor (Edo period), local magistrate, bailiff, deputy official (Middle Ages), acting administrator
- 自衛官 【ジエイカン】 Japanese Self-Defense Force official, Self-Defense Force official
Readings
- Korean:
- gwan
Spanish
- gobierno
- gubernamental (lugar
- persona)
- órgano del cuerpo
Portuguese
- burocracia
- o governo
French
- fonctionnaire
- gouvernemental
364 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
465 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
441 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
225 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1295 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
318 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
462 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
672 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
326 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
326 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
540 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
469 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2766 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1417 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1912 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1279 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
7107 | Morohashi |
2226 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1322 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1271 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1363 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
202 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
498 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
777 | 2001 Kanji |
3m5.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-5 | SKIP code |
3077.7 | Four corner code |
1-20-17 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5b98 | Unicode hex code |