1519 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
5206 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1927 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
2349 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2268 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
2050 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
2298 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1189 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1623 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1998 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
44663 | Morohashi |
1827 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6742 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1979 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2133 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1452 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 産駒 【サンク】 horse offspring
Kun reading compounds
- 駒 【こま】 piece (in shogi, chess, etc.), horse, foal, bridge (of a violin, etc.)
- 小間板 【こまいた】 cutting guide board for noodles
- 1コマ 【ひとコマ】 one scene, one frame, one shot, one exposure, one cell, one panel (comic)
- 将棋駒 【しょうぎこま】 shogi piece
Readings
- Korean:
- gu
Spanish
- potro
- caballo
- pieza (shogi)
Portuguese
French
- poulain
- cheval
- poney
3449 | 2001 Kanji |
10a5.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-10-5 | SKIP code |
7732.0 | Four corner code |
1-22-80 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
99d2 | Unicode hex code |
川
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
181 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 川柳 【センリュウ】 senryū, comic haiku, humorous seventeen-mora poem
- 川きゅう 【センキュウ】 cnidium rhizome (Cnidium officinale)
- 山川 【サンセン】 mountains and rivers
- 四川 【シセン】 Sichuan (China), Szechuan, Szechwan
Kun reading compounds
- 川 【かわ】 river, stream, River, the ... river
- 川上 【かわかみ】 upper reaches of a river, upstream
- 堀川 【ほりかわ】 canal
- 山川 【さんせん】 mountains and rivers
Readings
- Japanese names:
- か、 こ、 さわ
- Korean:
- cheon
Spanish
- arroyo
- río
Portuguese
- corrente
- rio
French
- rivière
- fleuve
- radical rivière (no. 47)
39 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
59 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
48 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
111 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1447 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
41 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
49 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
20 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.10 | Japanese for Busy People |
33 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
33 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
101 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
548 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
6 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
129 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
8673 | Morohashi |
6 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1526 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
127 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
134 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
196 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
21 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1254 | 2001 Kanji |
0a3.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-1-2 | SKIP code |
2200.0 | Four corner code |
1-32-78 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5ddd | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N2
147 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 改 【カイ】 revision
- 改革 【カイカク】 reform, reformation, reorganization
- 更改 【コウカイ】 renewal, extension, revision
- 契約更改 【ケイヤクコウカイ】 contract renewal
Kun reading compounds
- 改める 【あらためる】 to change, to alter, to revise, to replace, to reform, to correct, to mend, to improve, to examine, to check, to inspect, to do properly, to do formally
- 改まる 【あらたまる】 to be renewed, to change, to be improved, to be reformed, to be revised, to be corrected, to stand on ceremony, to be formal, to take a turn for the worse (of an illness), to take a serious turn
Readings
- Korean:
- gae
Spanish
- reforma
- cambio
- investigación
- cambiar
- reformar
- renovar
- revisar
- investigar
Portuguese
- reforma
- mudança
- modificar
- umsertar
- renovar
- examinar
- inspecionar
- pesquisar
French
- réforme
- changer
- modifier
- améliorer
- renouveler
- examiner
- inspecter
- chercher
359 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
458 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
435 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
294 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1464 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
691 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
584 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
379 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
514 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
523 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
726 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
933 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
287 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
180 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
216 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
534 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
13114 | Morohashi |
243 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2332 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
528 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
567 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
289 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
475 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3566 | 2001 Kanji |
4i3.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-4 | SKIP code |
1874.0 | Four corner code |
1-18-94 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6539 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
157 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 心 【シン】 heart, mind, spirit, vitality, inner strength, bottom of one's heart, core (of one's character), nature, centre, center, core, heart, heart (organ), Chinese "Heart" constellation (one of the 28 mansions), friend
- 心から 【ココロカラ】 from the bottom of one's heart, heartily, sincerely
- 重心 【ジュウシン】 centre of gravity (center), centroid, barycenter, (one's) balance
- 会心 【カイシン】 congeniality, satisfaction, gratification
Kun reading compounds
- 心 【こころ】 mind, heart, spirit, the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
- 心意気 【こころいき】 spirit, determination, pluck, mettle
- 我が心 【わがこころ】 my heart
- 静心 【しずごころ】 calm mind, placid temperament
Readings
- Korean:
- sim
Spanish
- corazón
- centro
Portuguese
- coração
- mente
- espírito
French
- coeur
- esprit
- radical coeur (no. 61)
95 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
164 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
147 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
139 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1645 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
80 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
172 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
49 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.14 | Japanese for Busy People |
97 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
97 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
172 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
766 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
11 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
602 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
10295 | Morohashi |
11 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1780 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
595 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
639 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
64 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
96 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
358 | 2001 Kanji |
4k0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-1-3 | SKIP code |
4-4-4 | SKIP code |
3300.0 | Four corner code |
1-31-20 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5fc3 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
280 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 流 【リュウ】 way, manner, style, fashion, mode, school (e.g. of flower arrangement), class, rate, rank, flow, current, stream
- 旒 【リュウ】 counter for flags, banners, etc.
- 清流 【セイリュウ】 clear stream
- 火砕流 【カサイリュウ】 pyroclastic flow
- 流 【ル】 exile (second most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
- 流刑 【リュウケイ】 exile, banishment, deportation
- 配流 【ハイル】 exile, banishment
- 中流 【チュウル】 banishment (to a somewhat distant province), middle-degree punishment of the three banishment punishments under the ritsuryō system
Kun reading compounds
- 流れる 【ながれる】 to stream, to flow (liquid, time, etc.), to run (ink), to be washed away, to be carried, to drift, to float (e.g. clouds), to wander, to stray, to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire), to spread, to circulate, to be heard (e.g. music), to be played, to lapse (e.g. into indolence, despair), to pass, to elapse, to be transmitted, to be called off, to be forfeited, to disappear, to be removed
- 流れ 【ながれ】 flow (of a fluid or gas), stream, current, flow (of people, things), passage (of time), tide, passing, (changing) trends, tendency, course (of events), (step-by-step) procedure, process, group of people who remain together after the end of an event, descent, ancestry, school, forfeiture, foreclosure, cancellation, drifting, wandering, roaming
- 流れ込む 【ながれこむ】 to flow into, to pour into, to stream into
- 流す 【ながす】 to drain, to pour, to run, to let flow, to flush, to shed (blood, tears), to spill, to float (e.g. logs down a river), to set adrift, to wash away, to carry away, to sweep away, to broadcast, to play (e.g. music over a loudspeaker), to send (electricity through a wire), to circulate (a rumour, information, etc.), to spread, to distribute, to cruise (of a taxi), to stroll around (in search of customers, an audience, etc.), to go from place to place, to cancel (a plan, meeting, etc.), to call off, to reject (e.g. a bill), to forfeit (a pawn), to do leisurely (e.g. running, swimming), to do with ease, to do effortlessly, to exile, to banish, to hit (the ball) to the opposite field, to do inattentively, to do without concentrating, to put little effort into doing
Readings
- Japanese names:
- な、 ながれ、 めぐる
- Korean:
- ryu
Spanish
- corriente
- derramar
- verter
Portuguese
- corrente
- afundar
- fluxo
- derrocada
French
- courant
- style
- mode
- évier
- flux
- confisquer (un article en gage)
334 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
432 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
409 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
296 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2576 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
329 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
682 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1332 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
247 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
247 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
279 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1200 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
529 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
325 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
400 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
771 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
17572P | Morohashi |
441 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3160 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
764 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
826 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
235 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
367 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
357 | 2001 Kanji |
3a7.10 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-7 | SKIP code |
3011.3 | Four corner code |
3411.3 | Four corner code |
1-46-14 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6d41 | Unicode hex code |