873 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
863 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
787 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4994 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
887 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
984 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1058 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
947 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
977 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
136 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
731 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
548 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
335 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
414 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1317 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
41620 | Morohashi |
458 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6450 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1308 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1405 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
898 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N3
596 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 降格 【コウカク】 demotion, relegation, downgrading
- 降雨 【コウウ】 rainfall, rain
- 乗降 【ジョウコウ】 getting on and off, embarking and disembarking
- 投降 【トウコウ】 surrender
- 降三世明王 【ゴウザンゼミョウオウ】 Trailokyavijaya Vidya-raja, conqueror of the three worlds
- 降誕会 【ゴウタンエ】 service celebrating the birth of the Buddha (held on April 8), Buddha's birthday festival
Kun reading compounds
- 降りる 【おりる】 to descend (e.g. a mountain), to go down, to come down, to alight (e.g. from bus), to get off, to disembark, to dismount, to step down, to retire, to give up, to quit, to fold, to be granted, to be issued, to be given, to form (of frost, dew, mist, etc.), to be passed (from the body; e.g. of a roundworm)
- 下ろす 【おろす】 to take down, to bring down, to lower (a hand, flag, shutter, etc.), to drop (an anchor, curtain, etc.), to let down (hair), to launch (a boat), to drop off (a passenger), to let off, to unload (goods, a truck, etc.), to offload, to discharge, to withdraw (money), to use for the first time, to wear for the first time, to cut off, to fillet (fish), to grate (e.g. radish), to prune (branches), to remove (someone from a position), to oust, to drop, to clear (the table), to remove (offerings from an altar), to pass down (e.g. old clothes), to hand down, to expel from the body (e.g. worms), to abort (a fetus), to invoke (a spirit), to call down
- 降る 【ふる】 to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.), to come down, to form (of frost), to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight), to pour in, to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.), to come, to arrive
- 降り 【ふり】 rainfall, snowfall, alighting, descending
- 降りしきる 【ふりしきる】 to fall continuously (of rain, snow, etc.), to fall hard, to fall heavily, to pour down
- 下る 【くだる】 to descend, to go down, to come down, to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.), to pass (of time), to surrender, to capitulate, to be less than, to be inferior to, to have the runs, to have diarrhea, to pass (in stool), to be discharged from the body, to depreciate oneself, to be humble
- 下す 【くだす】 to make a decision, to draw a conclusion, to give a judgement, to hand down a verdict, to pass a sentence, to give an order, to let go down, to lower, to do oneself, to do by oneself, to beat, to defeat, to have loose bowels, to have diarrhea, to pass (in stool), to discharge from the body, to do in one go, to do to the end without stopping
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ふり、 ふる
- Korean:
- hang, gang
Spanish
- caer
- bajar
- descender
- llover
- rendirse
- desde entonces
- bajarse
Portuguese
- descer
- precipitar
- queda
- rendição
French
- descendre
- pleuvoir
- précipiter
- tomber
- se rendre
3655 | 2001 Kanji |
2d7.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-7 | SKIP code |
7725.4 | Four corner code |
1-25-63 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
964d | Unicode hex code |
witch, demon, evil spirit
- On:
- マ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1514 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 魔 【マ】 demon, devil, evil spirit, evil influence, -crazed person, -obsessed person, fiend, dreaded, terrible, awful, dreadful
- 魔女 【マジョ】 witch
- 病魔 【ビョウマ】 demon of ill health, disease
- 尼 【アマ】 Buddhist nun, Catholic nun, sister, bitch, Amagasaki (city in Hyogo Prefecture), Amazon (online retailer)
Readings
- Korean:
- ma
Spanish
- demonio
- espíritu maligno
Portuguese
- bruxa
- demônio
- espírito do mal
French
- sorcière
- démon
- esprit malfaisant
1832 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1326 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
5398 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1546 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1919 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2961 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1528 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1629 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1418 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1929 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3953 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2035 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2747 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
2041 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
45906P | Morohashi |
3187 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6843 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
2022 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2178 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1942 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
557 | 2001 Kanji |
3q18.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-3-18 | SKIP code |
3-11-10 | SKIP code |
0021.3 | Four corner code |
1-43-66 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
9b54 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1458 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 霊 【レイ】 soul, spirit, departed soul, ghost
- 霊園 【レイエン】 (garden) cemetery, park-style cemetery, memorial park
- 心霊 【シンレイ】 spirit (e.g. human spirit), soul, spirit, ghost, ethereal being
- 英霊 【エイレイ】 spirits of war dead, person of great ability, soul of a talented person
- 霊 【リョウ】 vengeful spirit, revengeful ghost
- 霊異 【レイイ】 miracle, wonder, wondrous thing
- 怨霊 【オンリョウ】 revengeful ghost, apparition
- 新精霊 【アラショウリョウ】 spirit of someone on the first Obon after their death
Kun reading compounds
- 魂 【たましい】 soul, spirit
- 魂送り 【たまおくり】 sending off the spirits of the dead
Readings
- Korean:
- ryeong
Spanish
- espíritu
- alma
- dios
Portuguese
- espíritos
- alma
- fantasmas
French
- esprits
- âmes
1923 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1361 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
5056 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1299 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1891 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2390 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1168 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1225 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1688 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1867 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3480 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1793 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2442 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1808 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
42309P | Morohashi |
2805 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6532 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1791 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1930 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1815 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3174 | 2001 Kanji |
8d7.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-8-7 | SKIP code |
1010.2 | Four corner code |
1-46-78 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
970a | Unicode hex code |
token, sign, mark, tally, charm
- On:
- フ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
1798 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 符 【フ】 charm, talisman, amulet, tally, sign, mark, note, fu, unit used in calculation of a hand's score
- 符号 【フゴウ】 sign, mark, symbol, code, sign (e.g. positive, negative)
- 意符 【イフ】 part of a kanji for which the role is primarily to represent the meaning (as opposed to the pronunciation)
- 合い符 【アイフ】 baggage claim tag (at hotels, stations, etc.)
Readings
- Korean:
- bu
Spanish
- señal
- signo
- talismán
Portuguese
- símbolo
- signo
- marca
- contagem
- charme
French
- marque
- signe
- compte
- amulette
- ticket
1753 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1653 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3383 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
951 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
792 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
3.3 | Japanese for Busy People |
505 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
514 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
357 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1475 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3299 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1707 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2319 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1010 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
25935 | Morohashi |
2661 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4270 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1001 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1076 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1468 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2348 | 2001 Kanji |
6f5.12 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-6-5 | SKIP code |
8824.3 | Four corner code |
1-41-68 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7b26 | Unicode hex code |
transmit, go along, walk along, follow, report, communicate, legend, tradition
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
416 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 伝 【デン】 legend, tradition, biography, life, method, way, horseback transportation and communication relay system used in ancient Japan
- 伝記 【デンキ】 biography, life story
- 駅伝 【エキデン】 long-distance relay race, stagecoach, post horse
- 評伝 【ヒョウデン】 critical biography
- 転手 【テンジュ】 tuning peg (on a biwa or shamisen)
- 伝奏 【テンソウ】 delivering a message to the emperor
Kun reading compounds
- 伝わる 【つたわる】 to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.), to travel, to circulate, to go around, to be passed around, to become known, to be handed down (from generation to generation), to be passed down, to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.), to be brought, to come, to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.), to be felt, to come across, to travel (of sound, electricity, etc.), to propagate, to be conducted, to be transmitted, to go along, to move along
- 伝える 【つたえる】 to convey, to report, to transmit, to communicate, to tell, to impart, to propagate, to teach, to bequeath
- 伝う 【つたう】 to go along, to walk along, to follow
- 伝 【つて】 means of making contact, intermediary, go-between, connections, influence, pull, good offices
- 伝言 【つてこと】 (verbal) message, word (from someone), rumour, rumor
- 風のつて 【かぜのつて】 hearsay, rumor, grapevine
Readings
- Japanese names:
- つたえ
- Korean:
- jeon
Spanish
- transmitir
- tradición
- ser transmitido
- comunicar
- seguir
Portuguese
- transmitir
- progredir
- andar ao longo
- seguir
- relatório
- comunicar
- lenda
- tradição
French
- transmettre
- côtoyer
- suivre
- rapporter
- communiquer
- légende
- tradition
681 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
580 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
553 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
494 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
379 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
554 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
308 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
359 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.3 | Japanese for Busy People |
434 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
440 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
278 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
68 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
48 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
28 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
29 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
972 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
462P | Morohashi |
44 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
141 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
963 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1036 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
331 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
470 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2171 | 2001 Kanji |
2a4.14 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-2-4 | SKIP code |
2123.1 | Four corner code |
1-37-33 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
4f1d | Unicode hex code |