36 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
52 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
43 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
390 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
5076 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
331 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
273 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
700 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.2 | Japanese for Busy People |
208 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
208 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
47 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1871 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3084 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1573 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2152 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1548 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
42564P | Morohashi |
2430 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6557 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1534 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1654 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
393 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
74 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N4
589 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 青果 【セイカ】 fruits and vegetables, produce
- 青雲 【セイウン】 blue sky, erudition, detachment from the world, high rank
- 回青 【カイセイ】 Mohammedan blue (pigment used in porcelain painting)
- 黛青 【タイセイ】 blackish blue
- 青面金剛 【ショウメンコンゴウ】 Shōmen Kongō, Blue-Faced Vajra, blue-skinned deity depicted with two, four or six arms; originally associated with esoteric Buddhism, thought to bring sickness; revered as part of kōshin-machi beliefs during the Edo period
- 青龍 【セイリョウ】 blue dragon (an auspicious creature in Chinese mythology), Azure Dragon (god said to rule over the eastern heavens)
- 緑青 【ロクショウ】 verdigris, green rust, copper rust
- 花緑青 【ハナロクショウ】 Paris green, emerald green
Kun reading compounds
- 青 【あお】 blue, azure, green, green light (traffic), black (horse coat color), blue 5-point card, immature, unripe, young
- 青梅 【あおうめ】 unripe plum
- プロシア青 【プロシアあお】 Prussian blue
- 深青 【ふかあお】 dark blue, deep blue, navy blue
- 青い 【あおい】 blue, azure, green, pale (facial color), gray, grey, unripe, inexperienced
- 青色 【あおいろ】 blue
Readings
- Japanese names:
- お
- Korean:
- cheong
Spanish
- azul
- verde
- pálido
Portuguese
- verde
- azul
- imaturo
- verde-claro
French
- bleu
- vert
1446 | 2001 Kanji |
4b4.10 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-4-4 | SKIP code |
5022.7 | Four corner code |
1-32-36 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
9752 | Unicode hex code |
山
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
131 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 山 【サン】 Mt., Mount, temple
- 山陰 【ヤマカゲ】 place in the shade of a mountain, shelter of the mountains, mountain recess
- 治山 【チサン】 forest conservation, afforestation
- 開山 【カイサン】 founding a temple (on a hill-top)
- 山道 【ヤマミチ】 mountain road, mountain trail
- 山海経 【センガイキョウ】 Classic of Mountains and Seas (classic Chinese text)
- 雪山 【セツザン】 snowy mountain, permanently snow-covered mountain, Himalayas
- 須弥山 【シュミセン】 Mount Sumeru (believed to be the centre of the Buddhist world)
Kun reading compounds
- 山 【やま】 mountain, hill, mine (e.g. coal mine), heap, pile, crown (of a hat), thread (of a screw), tread (of a tire), protruding part of an object, high part, climax, peak, critical point, guess, speculation, gamble, criminal case, crime, mountain climbing, mountaineering, festival float (esp. one mounted with a decorative halberd), deck (of playing cards on table, face down, from which cards are drawn), stack, wall, wall tile, temple, temple grounds, wild
- 山陰 【やまかげ】 place in the shade of a mountain, shelter of the mountains, mountain recess
- 奥山 【おくやま】 remote mountain, mountain recesses
- 青山 【せいざん】 lush mountain, green mountain, grave, burial place
Readings
- Japanese names:
- さ、 やの、 やん
- Korean:
- san
Spanish
- montaña
Portuguese
- montanha
French
- montagne
38 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
58 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
24 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
60 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1407 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
21 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
48 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
89 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.11 | Japanese for Busy People |
34 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
34 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
100 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
535 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3658 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1867 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2544 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
775 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
7869 | Morohashi |
2940 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1439 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
768 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
830 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
148 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
17 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1276 | 2001 Kanji |
3o0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-2-1 | SKIP code |
4-3-2 | SKIP code |
2277.0 | Four corner code |
1-27-19 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5c71 | Unicode hex code |
loyalty, fidelity, faithfulness
- On:
- チュウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
1113 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 忠 【チュウ】 loyalty, devotion, fidelity, faithfulness, inspector of the Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office (ritsuryō system)
- 忠臣 【チュウシン】 loyal retainer, loyal subject
- 誠忠 【セイチュウ】 loyalty
- 不忠 【フチュウ】 disloyalty, infidelity
Readings
- Japanese names:
- きよし、 たた、 ただ、 ただし、 なお
- Korean:
- chung
Spanish
- lealtad
- fidelidad
Portuguese
- lealdade
- fidelidade
French
- loyauté
- fidélité
842 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
948 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
936 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1040 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1653 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
632 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1289 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
705 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1348 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1431 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
758 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
773 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3087 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1575 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2154 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
609 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
10353 | Morohashi |
2433 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1801 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
602 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
648 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
869 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1658 | 2001 Kanji |
4k4.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-4-4 | SKIP code |
5033.6 | Four corner code |
1-35-73 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5fe0 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
669 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 雄 【ユウ】 male, man, excellence, greatness, best (of), great person, leading figure
- 雄大 【ユウダイ】 grand, magnificent, majestic, great, sublime
- 雌雄 【シユウ】 male and female (animals), the two sexes, victory and defeat, strengths and weaknesses
- 両雄 【リョウユウ】 two great men
Kun reading compounds
- 雄 【おす】 male (animal, plant)
- 雄犬 【おすいぬ】 male dog
- 雄 【おす】 male (animal, plant)
- 雄鶏 【おんどり】 cock, rooster, chanticleer
Readings
- Japanese names:
- かつ、 たけ、 つよし、 ゆ、 よう
- Korean:
- ung
Spanish
- fuerte
- bravo
- valiente
- masculino
- varón
Portuguese
- masculino
- másculo
- herói
- líder
- superioridade
- excelência
French
- mâle
- masculin
- héros
- chef
- supériorité
- excellence
1869 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
500 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
5030 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1387 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1884 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1912 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1387 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1476 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1637 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1852 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1271 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
688 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
920 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
751 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
41972 | Morohashi |
1008 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6499 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
743 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
804 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1602 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1475 | 2001 Kanji |
8c4.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-8 | SKIP code |
4001.4 | Four corner code |
1-45-26 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
96c4 | Unicode hex code |