853 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
960 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
949 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
442 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
5038 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
800 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
995 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2760 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
557 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
566 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
526 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1856 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2310 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1196 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1632 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1594 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
42128P | Morohashi |
1838 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6515 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1580 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1703 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
351 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
1003 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
difficult, impossible, trouble, accident, defect
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N3
330 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 難 【ナン】 difficulty, trouble, hardship, shortage, accident, disaster, danger, fault, defect, flaw, criticism, charge, blame
- 難解 【ナンカイ】 difficult to understand, unintelligible, abstruse
- 至難 【シナン】 most difficult, next to impossible
- 海難 【カイナン】 accident at sea, sea disaster, shipwreck
Kun reading compounds
- 難い 【かたい】 difficult, hard
- 難しい 【むずかしい】 difficult, hard, troublesome, complicated, serious (disease, problem, etc.), impossible, unfeasible, fussy, particular, fastidious, hard to please, displeased, gloomy, glum, sullen, serious (look), dirty, unclean, filthy, detestable, unpleasant, uncomfortable, creepy, spooky
- 難しい顔をする 【むずかしいかおをする】 to look displeased, to frown, to scowl, to look grave, to look serious
- 難しい 【むずかしい】 difficult, hard, troublesome, complicated, serious (disease, problem, etc.), impossible, unfeasible, fussy, particular, fastidious, hard to please, displeased, gloomy, glum, sullen, serious (look), dirty, unclean, filthy, detestable, unpleasant, uncomfortable, creepy, spooky
Readings
- Japanese names:
- な、 なに
- Korean:
- nan, na
Spanish
- desastre
- dificultad
- sufrimiento
- ataque al punto débil
- difícil
- imposible
Portuguese
- impossível
- difícil
- dificuldade
- acidente
- defeito
French
- difficile
- impossible
- problème
- accident
- défaut
1975 | 2001 Kanji |
8c10.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-10-8 | SKIP code |
4051.4 | Four corner code |
1-38-81 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
96e3 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
28 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 民 【ミン】 citizen, resident, person, user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
- 民意 【ミンイ】 popular will, will of the people
- 自民 【ジミン】 Liberal Democratic Party, LDP
- 公民 【コウミン】 citizen, freemen
Kun reading compounds
- 民 【たみ】 people, citizens, subjects, folk
- 民草 【たみくさ】 people, populace
- 国民 【くにたみ】 people of a country
- 流浪の民 【るろうのたみ】 wandering people, nomadic tribe
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ひと、 み
- Korean:
- min
Spanish
- gente
- pueblo
Portuguese
- pessoas
- nação
- assuntos
French
- peuple
- nation
- citoyen
518 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
619 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
590 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
70 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
25 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
246 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
206 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
333 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
177 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
177 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
536 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1149 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3770 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1922 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2614 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1851 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
17028 | Morohashi |
3036 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3021 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1834 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1976 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
30 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
459 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3756 | 2001 Kanji |
0a5.23 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-3-2 | SKIP code |
4-5-1 | SKIP code |
7774.7 | Four corner code |
1-44-17 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6c11 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
159 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 支 【シ】 China
- 支援 【シエン】 support, backing, aid, assistance
- 気管支 【キカンシ】 bronchus, bronchial tube
- 干支 【エト】 sexagenary cycle, 60-term cycle of 12 zodiac animals combined with 5 elements in the traditional Chinese calendar; currently used in Japan for years, historically also for days, 12-year Chinese zodiac
Kun reading compounds
- 支える 【ささえる】 to support, to prop, to sustain, to underlay, to hold up, to defend, to hold at bay, to stem, to check
- 閊える 【つかえる】 to stick, to get stuck, to get caught, to get jammed, to clog, to be unavailable, to be busy, to be occupied, to be full, to be piled up (e.g. of work), to halt (in one's speech), to stumble (over one's words), to stutter, to stammer, to feel blocked (of one's chest or throat, due to grief, anxiety, illness, etc.), to feel pressure, to feel pain
- 支う 【かう】 to support, to prop up
Readings
- Korean:
- ji
Spanish
- soporte
- apoyo
- rama
- pago
- interferencia
- soportar
- sostener
Portuguese
- ramo
- apoio
- sustentar
French
- soutien
- support
- branche
- filiale
- succursale
- radical branche (no. 65)
621 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
717 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
691 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
302 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2039 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
115 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
583 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
63 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.4 | Japanese for Busy People |
318 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
318 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
368 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
932 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2473 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1251 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1717 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
718 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
13061 | Morohashi |
1979 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2324 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
711 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
768 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
185 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
642 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1467 | 2001 Kanji |
2k2.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-2 | SKIP code |
4040.7 | Four corner code |
1-27-57 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
652f | Unicode hex code |
abet, help, save
- On:
- エン
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
312 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 援助 【エンジョ】 assistance, aid, support
- 援護 【エンゴ】 support, help, backing, covering (from enemy attack), protection
- 来援 【ライエン】 assistance, support
- 義捐 【ギエン】 alms, donation (esp. disaster relief or charity), contribution
Readings
- Korean:
- weon
Spanish
- ayudar
- auxiliar
- citar
- mencionar
Portuguese
- encorajar
- ajudar
- salvar
French
- renfort
- aide
- assistance
1026 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
582 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1961 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1564 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1372 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1088 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1139 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1270 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
912 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
715 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
428 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
536 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1970 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
12407X | Morohashi |
586 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2230 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1951 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2101 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
354 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
1539 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1367 | 2001 Kanji |
3c9.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-9 | SKIP code |
5204.7 | Four corner code |
1-17-71 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
63f4 | Unicode hex code |
co-, cooperation
- On:
- キョウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N2
121 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 協議 【キョウギ】 conference, consultation, discussion, negotiation
- 協会 【キョウカイ】 association, society, organization, organisation
- 農協 【ノウキョウ】 agricultural cooperative
- 経協 【ケイキョウ】 management association, management conference, management institute
Readings
- Korean:
- hyeob
Spanish
- cooperación
- colaboración
Portuguese
- co-
- cooperação
French
- coopération
- co-
377 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
485 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
461 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
209 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
774 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
572 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
381 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
548 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
234 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
234 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
444 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
244 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
103 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
70 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
74 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
881 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
2742 | Morohashi |
93 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
617 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
872 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
937 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
193 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
501 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1445 | 2001 Kanji |
2k6.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-2-6 | SKIP code |
4402.7 | Four corner code |
1-22-08 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5354 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
4 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 会 【カイ】 meeting, assembly, party, gathering, conference, athletic meet, society, association, club
- 会員 【カイイン】 member, the membership
- 例会 【レイカイ】 regular meeting
- 際会 【サイカイ】 meeting, facing, confronting
- 会 【エ】 gathering (esp. Buddhist, festive, etc.)
- 会釈 【エシャク】 slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude), nod, salutation, consideration, thoughtfulness
- 法会 【ホウエ】 Buddhist service (e.g. memorial service)
- 御斎会 【ゴサイエ】 imperial event at which high monks recited the Golden Light Sutra to pray for national security and good harvests (held annually at the palace from the 8th to the 14th of the first lunar month, between the Nara and Muromachi periods)
Kun reading compounds
- 会う 【あう】 to meet, to encounter, to see, to have an accident, to have a bad experience
- 逢うは別れの始め 【あうはわかれのはじめ】 we meet only to part, meeting is the first step to parting
- 会わせる 【あわせる】 to make (someone) to meet, to let (someone) meet, to expose to, to subject to
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あい、 い
- Korean:
- hoe, goe, gwal
Spanish
- asociación
- reunión
- encontrarse con
- reunirse
Portuguese
- encontro
- reunião
- festa
- associação
- entrevista
- une
French
- réunion
- rencontre
- meeting
- parti
- association
- entrevue
- rejoindre
54 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
93 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
87 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
12 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
381 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
116 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
14 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
454 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.1 | Japanese for Busy People |
158 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
158 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
59 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
47 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2512 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1275 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1741 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
759 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
460 | Morohashi |
2020 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
143 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
752 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
814 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
16 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
119 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2871 | 2001 Kanji |
2a4.19 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-4 | SKIP code |
2-3-3 | SKIP code |
8073.1 | Four corner code |
1-18-81 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
4f1a | Unicode hex code |