239 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
155 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
139 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
208 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
5186 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
138 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
281 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
920 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
148 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
148 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
393 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1910 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2818 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1452 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1956 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
70 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
44489 | Morohashi |
2265 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6719 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
70 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
74 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
177 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
98 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 首 【シュ】 counter for songs and poems
- 首級 【シュキュウ】 decapitated head of an enemy
- 元首 【ゲンシュ】 sovereign, ruler, head of state
- 百人一首 【ヒャクニンイッシュ】 (Ogura) Hyakunin Isshu, classical Japanese anthology of one hundred Japanese waka by one hundred poets, hyakunin isshu karuta, hyakunin isshu poetry cards, deck of 200 cards, the 100 waka of the Hyakunin Isshu split between them, to be matched together during the game
Kun reading compounds
- 首 【くび】 neck, head, dismissal (from a job), firing, sacking
- 首飾り 【くびかざり】 necklace, choker
- 縛り首 【しばりくび】 (death by) hanging
- 猪首 【いくび】 bull neck
Readings
- Japanese names:
- おびと、 こべ、 す
- Korean:
- su
Spanish
- cuello
- principio
Portuguese
- pescoço
French
- cou
- compteur de chansons ou poèmes
979 | 2001 Kanji |
2o7.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-6 | SKIP code |
8060.1 | Four corner code |
1-28-83 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
9996 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
123 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 都 【ト】 Metropolis (of Tokyo), (Tokyo) Metropolitan District, metropolitan prefecture, counter for cities and towns, capital
- 都営 【トエイ】 (under) metropolitan government management
- 遷都 【セント】 relocation of the capital, transfer of the capital
- 東都 【トウト】 the Eastern Capital (now Tokyo), Yedo, Edo
- 都度 【ツド】 each (every) time, whenever
- 都合 【ツゴウ】 circumstances, condition, convenience, arranging, managing, lending money, raising money, in all, in total, all told
Kun reading compounds
- 都 【みやこ】 capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital), seat of government, capital (of music, fashion, etc.), city (e.g. of light), location of the Imperial Palace
- 都入り 【みやこいり】 arriving in the capital
- 京の都 【きょうのみやこ】 Kyoto
- 花の都 【はなのみやこ】 City of Flowers (nickname for various cities, esp. Paris and Florence)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- くに、 ず、 ち、 づめ、 みや
- Korean:
- do
Spanish
- metrópoli
- capital
Portuguese
- metropole
- capital
French
- métropole
- capitale
287 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
376 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
355 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
92 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4769 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
173 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
265 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1419 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.12 | Japanese for Busy People |
188 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
188 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
338 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
761 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2120 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1106 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1505 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1863 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
39497P | Morohashi |
1686 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6148 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1846 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1989 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
384 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1444 | 2001 Kanji |
2d8.13 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-8-3 | SKIP code |
1-8-2 | SKIP code |
4762.7 | Four corner code |
1-37-52 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
90fd | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1216 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 圏 【ケン】 sphere, circle, range, area, zone, bloc, category
- 圏内 【ケンナイ】 inside (a region, area, etc.), within the range (of), within the sphere (of influence, etc.)
- 成層圏 【セイソウケン】 stratosphere
- 勢力圏 【セイリョクケン】 sphere of influence
Readings
- Korean:
- gweon
Spanish
- esfera
- círculo
- radio
- rango
Portuguese
- esfera
- círculo
- raio
- série
French
- sphère
- domaine
- bloc
- orbite
- rayon
- zone
1216 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1402 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1045 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1160 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1147 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
508 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
517 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1251 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
345 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3904 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2012 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2714 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1216 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
4815P | Morohashi |
3148 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
960 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1208 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1293 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1511 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1056 | 2001 Kanji |
3s9.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-3-9 | SKIP code |
6071.7 | Four corner code |
1-23-87 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
570f | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
81 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 外 【ガイ】 outside ..., beyond ..., not included in ...
- 外圧 【ガイアツ】 external pressure, outside pressure, foreign pressure
- 渉外 【ショウガイ】 public relations, client liaison, client relations
- 在外 【ザイガイ】 overseas, abroad
- 外科 【ゲカ】 surgery (branch of medicine), department of surgery
- 外科医 【ゲカイ】 surgeon
Kun reading compounds
- 外 【そと】 outside, exterior, the open (air), other place, somewhere else, outside one's group (family, company, etc.)
- 外壁 【がいへき】 outer wall
- 大外 【おおそと】 far out wide, far outside
- 家の外 【いえのそと】 outside the house
- 他 【ほか】 another place, some other place, somewhere else, outside, another (person or thing), other, different, something else, someone else, the rest, et al., beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.), outside, except, but, other than, apart from, besides, in addition to, as well as, on top of
- 他に 【ほかに】 else, in addition, besides
- この外 【このほか】 besides, moreover, in addition
- 思いのほか 【おもいのほか】 unexpectedly, surprisingly
- 外す 【はずす】 to remove, to take off, to detach, to unfasten, to undo, to drop (e.g. from a team), to remove (from a position), to exclude, to expel, to leave (e.g. one's seat), to go away from, to step out, to slip away, to dodge (a question, blow, etc.), to evade, to sidestep, to avoid (e.g. peak season), to miss (a target, chance, punch, etc.)
- 外れる 【はずれる】 to be disconnected, to get out of place, to be off, to be out (e.g. of gear), to miss the mark, to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation), to draw a blank (e.g. lottery), to be removed, to be excluded, to be contrary to, to go against
Readings
- Japanese names:
- うい、 け、 ふか
- Korean:
- oe
Spanish
- fuera
- exterior
- otro
- desatar
- estar desatado
- estar desconectado
Portuguese
- Exterior
French
- extérieur
56 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
96 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
91 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
120 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1168 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
42 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
38 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
139 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.11 | Japanese for Busy People |
83 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
83 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
150 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
404 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
215 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
135 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
163 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
112 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
5750 | Morohashi |
186 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1125 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
111 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
116 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
69 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
105 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2554 | 2001 Kanji |
2m3.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-2 | SKIP code |
2320.0 | Four corner code |
1-19-16 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5916 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1670 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 廓 【クルワ】 district, quarter, enclosure, area enclosed by earthwork, red-light district, wide and empty
- 廓清 【カクセイ】 purification, cleaning up, purging
- 外郭 【ガイカク】 outer fence, outer enclosure, outer block, outline, contour
- 遊郭 【ユウカク】 (licensed) red light district
Kun reading compounds
- 廓 【くるわ】 district, quarter, enclosure, area enclosed by earthwork, red-light district, wide and empty
- 郭言葉 【くるわことば】 sociolect or secret language used by prostitutes in red-light districts (Edo period), vulgar words used by prostitutes (Edo period)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ひろ
- Korean:
- gwag
Spanish
- cerco
- recinto
- fortificación
Portuguese
- cercado
- quarteirão
- fortificação
- bairro das prostitutas
French
- enceinte
- quartiers
- fortifications
- quartier chaud
1076 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1770 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4765 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1793 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1829 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1417 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1673 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1788 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1773 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
759 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2112 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1100 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1499 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1859 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
39474 | Morohashi |
1678 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6144 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1842 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1985 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1492 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
444 | 2001 Kanji |
2d7.14 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-8-3 | SKIP code |
1-8-2 | SKIP code |
1-7-2 | SKIP code |
1-7-3 | SKIP code |
0742.7 | Four corner code |
1-19-52 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
90ed | Unicode hex code |
set free, release, fire, shoot, emit, banish, liberate
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
288 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 放火 【ホウカ】 arson, setting fire
- 放映 【ホウエイ】 televising, broadcasting, airing
- 豪放 【ゴウホウ】 largehearted, frank, unaffected
- 性解放 【セイカイホウ】 sexual liberation, emancipation from gender restrictions
Kun reading compounds
- 放す 【はなす】 to release, to let go, to free, to set free, to let loose, to turn loose, to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
- 放つ 【はなつ】 to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.), to shoot, to hit (e.g. baseball), to break wind, to set free, to release, to let loose, to emit (e.g. light), to give off (e.g. a scent), to send out (a person to carry out a duty), to set fire to
- 放れる 【はなれる】 to get free (from), to be freed, to be released
- 放く 【こく】 to expel (from the body), to let off (a fart), to let out, to utter (a lie, nonsense, etc.), to say, to do
- 放る 【ほうる】 to throw, to fling, to hurl, to toss, to neglect, to abandon, to leave alone, to give up on, to leave undone, to leave unfinished
Readings
- Japanese names:
- はなれ
- Korean:
- bang
Spanish
- dejar libre
- soltar
- liberar
- emitir
- separarse
- abandonar
Portuguese
- libertar
- liberação
- fogo
- disparar
- emitir
- banir
- liberar
French
- libérer
- relâcher
- renvoyer
- enflammer
- bannir
- émettre
512 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
414 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
391 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
282 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2084 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
287 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
585 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
606 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
512 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
521 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
723 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
935 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1058 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
570 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
754 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
507 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
13133 | Morohashi |
853 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2333 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
496 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
535 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
325 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
314 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
466 | 2001 Kanji |
4h4.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-4 | SKIP code |
0824.0 | Four corner code |
1-42-92 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
653e | Unicode hex code |
水
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
223 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 水 【スイ】 Wednesday, shaved ice (served with flavored syrup), water (fifth of the five elements)
- 水位 【スイイ】 water level
- 用水 【ヨウスイ】 irrigation water, water for fire, city water, cistern water
- 浄水 【ジョウスイ】 clean water, purified water
Kun reading compounds
- 水 【みず】 water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water), fluid (esp. in an animal tissue), liquid, flood, floodwaters, water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout, break granted to wrestlers engaged in a prolonged bout
- 水揚げ 【みずあげ】 landing, unloading (e.g. a ship), catch (of fish), takings, sales (of a shop), defloration (e.g. of a geisha), preservation (of cut flowers, in ikebana)
- 飲み水 【のみみず】 drinking water, potable water
- 呼び水 【よびみず】 pump-priming, rousing, stimulation
Readings
- Japanese names:
- うず、 ずみ、 つ、 ど、 み、 みさ、 みつ、 みな、 みん
- Korean:
- su
Spanish
- agua
Portuguese
- água
French
- eau
14 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
16 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
40 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
144 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2482 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
16 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
68 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
54 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1.A | Japanese for Busy People |
21 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
21 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
19 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1151 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
10 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
132 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
17083 | Morohashi |
10 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3030 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
130 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
137 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
166 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
31 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1142 | 2001 Kanji |
3a0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-1-3 | SKIP code |
4-4-3 | SKIP code |
1223.0 | Four corner code |
1-31-69 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6c34 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
529 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 路上 【ロジョウ】 on the road, on the street, in the street, on the way
- 路地 【ロジ】 alley, alleyway, lane, path through a gate or garden, teahouse garden
- 活路 【カツロ】 means of survival, means of escape, way out of a difficulty
- 岐路 【キロ】 forked road, crossroads
- 路加 【ルカ】 St Luke
Kun reading compounds
- 道 【みち】 road, path, street, lane, passage, route, way, distance, journey, road (e.g. to victory), course, way (of living, proper conduct, etc.), moral principles, teachings (esp. Confucian or Buddhist), dogma, field (e.g. of medicine), subject, speciality, means, way, method
- 道草 【みちくさ】 loitering on the way, wayside grass
- 長路 【ながみち】 long road, far journey
- 脇道 【わきみち】 side road, byroad, digression (e.g. from argument)
Readings
- Korean:
- ro
Spanish
- camino
- ruta
- carretera
Portuguese
- caminho
- rota
- estrada
- distância
French
- chemin
- route
- distance
540 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
439 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
415 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
367 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4561 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
677 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
935 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1925 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
151 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
151 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
533 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1764 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1936 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1031 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1394 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1290 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
37524 | Morohashi |
1533 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
5876 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1282 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1376 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
425 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3777 | 2001 Kanji |
7d6.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-7-6 | SKIP code |
6716.4 | Four corner code |
1-47-09 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
8def | Unicode hex code |