253 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
163 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
146 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
269 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
5154 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
283 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
99 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1159 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.13 | Japanese for Busy People |
322 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
322 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
131 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1900 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2578 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1316 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1787 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1484 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
44014 | Morohashi |
2075 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6674 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1472 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1582 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
207 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
180 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
食
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
328 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 食 【ショク】 food, foodstuff, eating, appetite, meal, portion
- 食 【ショク】 eclipse (solar, lunar, etc.), occultation
- 飽食 【ホウショク】 eating until one is full, eating one's fill, gorging (on), satiation, having adequate food, having all one needs (for daily living), plenty
- 会食 【カイショク】 eating together, dining together, having a meal together
- 食 【ショク】 food, foodstuff, eating, appetite, meal, portion
- 食堂 【ジキドウ】 dining hall (at a temple)
- 断食 【ダンジキ】 fasting, fast
- 斎食 【サイジキ】 morning meal (for priests, monks, etc.), food offering at a Buddhist ceremony
Kun reading compounds
- 食う 【くう】 to eat, to live, to make a living, to survive, to bite, to sting (as insects do), to tease, to torment, to taunt, to make light of, to make fun of, to encroach on, to eat into, to consume, to defeat a superior, to threaten a position, to consume time and-or resources, to receive something (usu. an unfavourable event), to have sexual relations with a woman, esp. for the first time
- 食うや食わず 【くうやくわず】 (living) from hand to mouth, living on the fringe of subsistence
- 食らう 【くらう】 to eat, to drink, to wolf, to knock back, to receive (e.g. a blow), to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable), to undergo (trouble)
- 食べる 【たべる】 to eat, to live on (e.g. a salary), to live off, to subsist on
- 食べるラー油 【たべるラーゆ】 chili oil mixed with chopped garlic, onions, etc.
- 食む 【はむ】 to eat (fodder, grass, etc.), to receive (a salary), to receive a stipend from one's lord
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ぐい
- Korean:
- sig, sa
Spanish
- alimento
- comida
- eclipse
- comer
Portuguese
- comer
- comida
- alimento
French
- manger
- nourriture
2865 | 2001 Kanji |
8b0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-7 | SKIP code |
8073.2 | Four corner code |
1-31-09 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
98df | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
225 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 品 【ヒン】 elegance, grace, refinement, class, dignity, article, item, counter for items (of food, etc.), counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
- 品位 【ヒンイ】 dignity, grace, nobility, grade, quality, fineness, carat, karat
- 小品 【ショウヒン】 short piece (of music, writing), small work (painting, sculpture, etc.), literary sketch, essay, small article, small item
- 遺品 【イヒン】 things left (to one) by the deceased, inherited item, estate, memento, keepsake, lost item, lost property
- 品 【ホン】 court rank, level, grade, chapter, section, volume
- 品題 【ホンダイ】 chapter title, section title, volume title
- 九品 【クホン】 nine levels of Amitabha's Pure Land, Amitabha's Pure Land, nine-tiered lotus leaf platform in Amitabha's Pure Land
Kun reading compounds
- 品 【しな】 article, item, thing, goods, stock, quality, flirtatiousness, coquetry
- 品目 【ひんもく】 item, commodity, list of articles
- 一品 【いっぴん】 item, article, dish, course, finest item
- 極め付きの品 【きわめつきのしな】 article of certified genuineness
Readings
- Korean:
- pum
Spanish
- producto
- artículo
- bienes
Portuguese
- bens
- refinamento
- dignidade
- artigo
- sufixo para contagem de para pratos de refeição
French
- marchandise
- dignité
- raffinement
- article
- compteur de plats
311 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
405 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
382 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
138 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
923 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
146 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
138 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
916 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.11 | Japanese for Busy People |
230 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
230 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
683 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
328 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2795 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1437 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1937 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
23 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
3581 | Morohashi |
2248 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
792 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
23 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
23 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
372 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
345 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3777 | 2001 Kanji |
3d6.15 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-6 | SKIP code |
6066.0 | Four corner code |
1-41-42 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
54c1 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
409 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 環 【カン】 ring, band, rim, ring, circum-
- 環境 【カンキョウ】 environment, surroundings, circumstances
- 円環 【エンカン】 circle, ring, torus
- 外環 【ガイカン】 outer ring, outer loop
Kun reading compounds
- 輪 【わ】 ring, circle, loop, hoop, wheel, circle (e.g. of friends), planetary ring
- 浮き輪 【うきわ】 swim ring, swimming ring, life buoy, life belt, life preserver, lifesaver
- 腕輪 【うでわ】 bracelet, bangle
Readings
- Japanese names:
- たま、 たまき
- Korean:
- hwan
Spanish
- círculo
- anillo
- eslabón
- giro
Portuguese
- argola
- círculo
- elo
- roda
French
- anneau
- cercle
- roue
- maillon
1115 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
991 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2970 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1568 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
737 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2620 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
865 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
884 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1035 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1323 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1395 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
747 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1011 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
844 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
21287 | Morohashi |
1090 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3680 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
836 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
899 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1875 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3165 | 2001 Kanji |
4f13.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-13 | SKIP code |
1613.2 | Four corner code |
1-20-36 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
74b0 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
346 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 境 【サカイ】 border, boundary, turning point, watershed, area, region, spot, space, environment, psychological state, mental state, cognitive object, something perceptible by the sense organs or mind
- 境界 【キョウカイ】 boundary, border, limit, bounds, frontier
- 越境 【エッキョウ】 crossing a border (illegally), border violation, border transgression
- 推奨環境 【スイショウカンキョウ】 system requirements (i.e. recommended hardware and software to run a package)
- 境内 【ケイダイ】 grounds (esp. of shrines and temples), compound, churchyard, precincts
- 境界 【ケイカイ】 land boundary, border (between properties)
Kun reading compounds
- 境 【さかい】 border, boundary, turning point, watershed, area, region, spot, space, environment, psychological state, mental state, cognitive object, something perceptible by the sense organs or mind
- 境目 【さかいめ】 borderline, boundary
- 生死の境 【せいしのさかい】 between life and death
Readings
- Japanese names:
- さか、 じき
- Korean:
- gyeong
Spanish
- límite
- frontera
- región
- circunstancia
- borde
Portuguese
- limite
- borda
- região
French
- frontière
- région
- environnement
761 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
680 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
651 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
792 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1135 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
751 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
440 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2076 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
864 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
883 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1036 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
387 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
835 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
482 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
618 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
495 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
5409 | Morohashi |
676 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1085 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
484 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
523 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
787 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1457 | 2001 Kanji |
3b11.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-11 | SKIP code |
4011.6 | Four corner code |
1-22-13 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5883 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N1
290 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 検閲 【ケンエツ】 censorship, inspection, examination
- 検疫 【ケンエキ】 quarantine, medical inspection
- 送検 【ソウケン】 referring a case to a public prosecutor
- 最高検 【サイコウケン】 Public Prosecutor's Office
Readings
- Korean:
- geom
Spanish
- examinar
- investigar
- analizar
Portuguese
- examinar
- investigar
French
- examen
- inspection
771 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
690 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
663 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
351 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2304 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
785 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
638 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
531 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
540 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
792 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1101 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1241 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
674 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
898 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1689 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
15065P | Morohashi |
986 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2752 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1673 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1803 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
473 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
752 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1863 | 2001 Kanji |
4a8.28 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-8 | SKIP code |
4893.6 | Four corner code |
1-24-01 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
691c | Unicode hex code |
investigate
- On:
- サ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
184 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 査証 【サショウ】 visa, endorsing (e.g. a passport), stamping
- 査察 【ササツ】 inspection (for compliance), investigation (tax, etc.)
- 主査 【シュサ】 chief examiner or investigator
- 実態調査 【ジッタイチョウサ】 fact-finding investigation, investigation into actual conditions, fact-finding survey
Readings
- Korean:
- sa
Spanish
- investigar
- examinar
- inspeccionar
Portuguese
- investigar
French
- investigation
611 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
705 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
678 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
284 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2235 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
510 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
630 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
624 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
634 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
825 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1056 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3092 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1580 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2159 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1798 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
14643 | Morohashi |
2437 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2630 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1781 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1920 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
699 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1873 | 2001 Kanji |
4a5.32 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-4-5 | SKIP code |
4010.7 | Four corner code |
1-26-26 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
67fb | 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 |