| 127 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 210 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 191 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 512 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 5191 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 142 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1015 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1257 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 283 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 283 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 484 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1912 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4086 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2073 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2809 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1997 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 44572 | Morohashi |
| 3296 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6725 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1978 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2132 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 199 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
639 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 馬車 【バシャ】 coach (horse-drawn), carriage, wagon, cart
- 馬券 【バケン】 betting ticket, betting slip
- 白馬 【ハクバ】 white horse, unrefined sake
- 騎馬 【キバ】 horse riding, horseback riding, horseback rider
Kun reading compounds
- 馬 【うま】 horse, horse racing, promoted bishop, knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
- 馬車 【ばしゃ】 coach (horse-drawn), carriage, wagon, cart
- 白馬 【はくば】 white horse, unrefined sake
- 竹馬 【たけうま】 stilts (for walking), hobby horse
- 馬克 【マルク】 mark (currency)
- 馬尼剌 【マニラ】 Manila (Philippines)
- 白馬 【はくば】 white horse, unrefined sake
- 竹馬 【たけうま】 stilts (for walking), hobby horse
Readings
- Japanese names:
- た、 ばん、 め、 も
- Korean:
- ma
Spanish
- caballo
Portuguese
- Cavalo
French
- cheval
| 3450 | 2001 Kanji |
| 10a0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-6-4 | SKIP code |
| 4-10-1 | SKIP code |
| 7132.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-39-47 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 99ac | Unicode hex code |
子
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
72 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 子 【シ】 child (esp. a boy), viscount, founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius), master, masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature), you, -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
- 子宮 【シキュウ】 womb, uterus
- 中性子 【チュウセイシ】 neutron
- 精子 【セイシ】 sperm, spermatozoon
- 主 【ス】 honorific (or familiar) suffix used after a name
- 恵比寿 【エビス】 Ebisu, god of fishing and commerce
- 久留子 【クルス】 cross sign
- 対子 【トイツ】 pair, eyes
- 七対子 【チートイツ】 seven pairs, winning hand composed of seven pairs
Kun reading compounds
- 子 【こ】 child, kid, teenager, youngster, young (non-adult) person, (one's) child, offspring, young woman, young (animal), offshoot, interest, new share, player who is not a dealer, young geisha, young prostitute, bird egg, -er (often of young women)
- 子 【こう】 child, interest
- 根っこ 【ねっこ】 root (of a plant), stump (of a tree), root (of a problem, etc.), base, foundation, origin, source
- 江戸っ子 【えどっこ】 (true) Tokyoite, Edoite, Tokyo native, Edokko
- 子 【ね】 the Rat (first sign of the Chinese zodiac), hour of the Rat (around midnight, 11pm to 1am, or 12 midnight to 2am), north, eleventh month of the lunar calendar
- 子忌み 【ねいみ】 collecting herbs and pulling out young pine trees by the roots (annual event held on the first day of the Rat of the New Year)
- 庚子 【かのえね】 Metal Rat (37th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1960, 2020, 2080)
- 甲子 【きのえね】 Wood Rat (1st term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1924, 1984, 2044)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- い、 き、 ぎ、 く、 け、 ねっ
- Korean:
- ja
Spanish
- chiquillo
- niño
Portuguese
- criança
French
- enfant
- signe de la 1ère branche terrestre
- signe du Rat (zodiaque)
- 23 h à 01 h
- Nord (0°)
| 31 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 40 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 25 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 56 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1264 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 61 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 43 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 38 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.18 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 103 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 103 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 69 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 455 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4196 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2125 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2872 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 96 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 6930 | Morohashi |
| 3390 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1281 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 95 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 99 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 42 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 18 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3547 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2c0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-3-1 | SKIP code |
| 4-2-1 | SKIP code |
| 1740.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-27-50 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5b50 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N2
1214 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 衣 【キヌ】 clothing, garment, dress
- 衣装 【イショウ】 clothing, costume, outfit, garment, dress
- 着衣 【チャクイ】 clothes (that one is wearing), wearing clothes
- 脱衣 【ダツイ】 undressing, taking off one's clothes, stripping
- 衣鉢 【イハツ】 mysteries of one's master's art, robes and a bowl (monk's key possessions auctioned off at his funeral), transmission of the dharma from master to disciple (in Zen)
- 衣紋 【エモン】 dress, clothes, drapery
- 着衣 【チャクイ】 clothes (that one is wearing), wearing clothes
- 脱衣 【ダツイ】 undressing, taking off one's clothes, stripping
Kun reading compounds
- 衣 【ころも】 clothes, garment, gown, robe, coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
- 衣替え 【ころもがえ】 seasonal change of clothing, changing one's dress for the season, renovation, facelift, redesign, redecoration, new appearance, fresh look
- 砂糖の衣 【さとうのころも】 frosting (e.g. on a cake), icing
- 紅葉の衣 【もみじのころも】 comparing beautiful autumn leaves to a garment
- 衣 【きぬ】 clothing, garment, dress
- 如月 【きさらぎ】 second month of the lunar calendar
Readings
- Korean:
- eui
Spanish
- prenda
- ropas
- vestidos
Portuguese
- vestuário
- roupas
- vestindo
French
- vêtement
- habillement
| 341 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 444 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 420 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1019 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4214 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 605 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 878 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 520 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 677 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 690 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 889 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1619 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2506 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1270 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1736 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 403 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 34091 | Morohashi |
| 2013 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5420 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 396 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 423 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 461 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 465 | 2001 Kanji |
| 5e0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-4 | SKIP code |
| 3-4-2 | SKIP code |
| 3-3-3 | SKIP code |
| 0073.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-16-65 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8863 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N2
657 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 装 【ソウ】 clothing, dressing, binding (of a book)
- 装甲 【ソウコウ】 armoring, armouring, armor, armour
- 新装 【シンソウ】 redecoration, remodelling, remodeling, refurbishment
- 偽装 【ギソウ】 camouflage, disguise, pretense, feigning, masquerade
- 装束 【ショウゾク】 costume, dress, attire
- 装束能 【ショウゾクノウ】 formal noh performed in full costume
- 舞台衣装 【ブタイイショウ】 (theatrical) costumes
- 婚礼衣装 【コンレイイショウ】 wedding clothes
Kun reading compounds
- 装う 【よそおう】 to dress (oneself in), to attire oneself in, to adorn, to decorate, to pretend, to feign, to affect, to disguise oneself as
- 装い 【よそおい】 dress, outfit, equipment, makeup, adornment, guise, get-up
Readings
- Korean:
- jang
Spanish
- decoración
- adorno
- vestido
- equipar
- proporcionar
- decorar
- vestirse
Portuguese
- vestes
- vestido
- fingir
- disfarce
- manifestar
French
- revêtir
- tenue
- déguisement
- prétendre
- faire semblant
| 933 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 1524 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 589 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4234 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1391 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 882 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1328 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1411 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1370 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1625 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3327 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1725 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2344 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 405 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 34283P | Morohashi |
| 2685 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5455 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 398 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 425 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 951 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1265 | 2001 Kanji |
| 5e6.8 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-6-6 | SKIP code |
| 3473.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-33-85 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 88c5 | Unicode hex code |