132 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
217 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
198 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
246 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
5148 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
134 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
278 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
986 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.2 | Japanese for Busy People |
29 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
29 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
465 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
171 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3730 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1908 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2591 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
530 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
43756 | Morohashi |
3007 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6663 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
524 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
563 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
316 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
187 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
558 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 風 【フウ】 method, manner, way, style, appearance, air, tendency, folk song (genre of the Shi Jing), wind (one of the five elements)
- 風格 【フウカク】 personality, style, appearance
- 逆風 【ギャクフウ】 headwind, adverse wind
- 作風 【サクフウ】 style (of a work, author, artist, etc.), characteristics
- 風 【フウ】 method, manner, way, style, appearance, air, tendency, folk song (genre of the Shi Jing), wind (one of the five elements)
- 振り 【フリ】 swing, shake, wave, swinging, appearance, behaviour, pretence (pretense), show, pretending (to), going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction, move (dance), postures, lead in (e.g. to a running joke, asking a question), lead up, unsewn part of a hanging sleeve on a traditional Japanese woman's garment, counter for swords, blades, etc., not wearing underwear or pants
- 中風 【チュウフウ】 palsy, paralysis
- 破風 【ハフ】 gable
Kun reading compounds
- 風 【かぜ】 wind, breeze, draught, draft, manner, behaviour, behavior, cold, influenza
- 風邪 【かぜ】 (common) cold, influenza, flu, ague, inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
- 涼風 【りょうふう】 cool breeze, refreshing breeze
- 西風 【にしかぜ】 west wind
Readings
- Japanese names:
- い、 え
- Korean:
- pung
Spanish
- viento
- aire
- hábito
- estilo
- conducta
Portuguese
- vento
- ar
- estilo
- maneira
French
- vent
- air
- style
- manière
3656 | 2001 Kanji |
2s7.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-2-7 | SKIP code |
7721.0 | Four corner code |
1-41-87 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
98a8 | Unicode hex code |
林
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N2
656 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 林道 【リンドウ】 path through forest, woodland path, logging road
- 林業 【リンギョウ】 forestry
- 雑木林 【ゾウキバヤシ】 grove of miscellaneous trees, copse, coppice, thicket
- 農林 【ノウリン】 agriculture and forestry
Kun reading compounds
- 林 【はやし】 wood, woods, forest, grove, copse, thicket, bunch (of something), cluster, line, collection
- 林原美術館 【はやしばらびじゅつかん】 Hayashibara Museum of Art
Readings
- Japanese names:
- し
- Korean:
- rim
Spanish
- arboleda
- soto
Portuguese
- bosque
- floresta
French
- bois (petite forêt)
- bois
150 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
64 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
75 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
420 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2210 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
57 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
197 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
633 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
127 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
127 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
459 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1081 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1071 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
577 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
765 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
200 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
14551 | Morohashi |
861 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2590 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
196 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
208 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
75 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1864 | 2001 Kanji |
4a4.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-4 | SKIP code |
4499.0 | Four corner code |
1-46-51 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6797 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
574 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 火 【カ】 Tuesday, fire (second of the five elements)
- 火炎瓶 【カエンビン】 Molotov cocktail, petrol bomb, gasoline bomb
- 発火 【ハッカ】 ignition, combustion, catching fire, firing a blank cartridge, discharge of a gun without bullets
- 点火 【テンカ】 ignition, lighting, firing, setting off
Kun reading compounds
- 火 【ひ】 fire, flame, blaze
- 火口 【ひぐち】 burner, nozzle, origin of a fire
- 飛び火 【とびひ】 leaping flames, flying sparks, spread of fire (due to leaping flames), repercussions in unanticipated areas, spilling over, effects of an incident spreading to those seemingly uninvolved, impetigo contagiosa
- 不知火 【しらぬい】 phosphorescent light, mysterious lights on the sea, sea fire
Readings
- Korean:
- hwa
Spanish
- fuego
- flama
- llama
Portuguese
- fogo
French
- feu
13 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
15 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
8 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
432 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2743 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
15 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
69 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
52 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1.A | Japanese for Busy People |
20 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
20 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
18 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1260 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4273 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2159 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2911 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
163 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
18850 | Morohashi |
3463 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3394 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
161 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
173 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
27 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1162 | 2001 Kanji |
4d0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-4-4 | SKIP code |
1-1-3 | SKIP code |
9080.0 | Four corner code |
1-18-48 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
706b | 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 |
大
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
7 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 大 【ダイ】 large, big, great, huge, vast, major, important, serious, severe, great, prominent, eminent, distinguished, -sized, as big as, the size of, university, large (e.g. serving size), large option, long month (i.e. having 31 days)
- 大尉 【タイイ】 captain (Army, US Marine Corps, USAF), lieutenant (Navy), flight lieutenant (RAF, RAAF, RNZAF, etc.)
- 国大 【コクダイ】 national university
- 電通大 【デンツウダイ】 University of Electro-Communications
- 大 【タイ】 nth year in the Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25)
- 大尉 【タイイ】 captain (Army, US Marine Corps, USAF), lieutenant (Navy), flight lieutenant (RAF, RAAF, RNZAF, etc.)
- 御大 【オンタイ】 boss, governor, headman
Kun reading compounds
- 大きい 【おおきい】 big, large, great, loud, extensive, spacious, important, decisive, valuable, older, grown up
Readings
- Japanese names:
- うふ、 お、 おう、 た、 たかし、 とも、 はじめ、 ひろ、 ひろし、 まさ、 まさる、 もと、 わ
- Korean:
- dae, da, tae
Spanish
- grande
- muy
- mucho
Portuguese
- grande
- enorme
French
- grand
22 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
25 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
53 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
7 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1171 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
32 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
40 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
48 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.2 | Japanese for Busy People |
26 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
26 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
87 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
408 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4224 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2133 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2882 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
108 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
5831 | Morohashi |
3416 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1133 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
107 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
112 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
5 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
14 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1463 | 2001 Kanji |
0a3.18 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-3-4 | SKIP code |
4003.0 | Four corner code |
1-34-71 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5927 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
663 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 河 【ホー】 discarded tiles, discards
- 川 【カワ】 river, stream, River, the ... river
- 星河 【セイガ】 Milky Way
- 暴虎馮河 【ボウコヒョウガ】 foolhardy courage
Kun reading compounds
- 川 【かわ】 river, stream, River, the ... river
- 河 【ホー】 discarded tiles, discards
- 追河 【おいかわ】 pale chub (Zacco platypus), freshwater minnow
- 恋河 【こいかわ】 oceans of love
Readings
- Japanese names:
- かっ、 こ、 こう
- Korean:
- ha
Spanish
- río
- corriente
Portuguese
- rio
French
- rivière
- fleuve
561 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
658 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
628 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
698 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2530 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
633 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
669 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
597 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
389 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
391 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1127 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1170 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
394 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
251 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
298 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
148 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
17245 | Morohashi |
336 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3102 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
146 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
157 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
679 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
349 | 2001 Kanji |
3a5.30 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-5 | SKIP code |
3112.0 | Four corner code |
1-18-47 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6cb3 | Unicode hex code |