877 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
867 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1081 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
5236 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
971 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1017 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1213 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1266 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1340 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1104 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1922 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3288 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1699 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2310 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1297 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
45098 | Morohashi |
2654 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6784 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1288 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1383 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
899 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N2
936 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 骨 【コツ】 knack, skill, trick, secret, know-how, the ropes, hang, bone, skeleton, cremated remains (esp. the bones), ashes
- 骨髄 【コツズイ】 bone marrow, medulla, true spirit, one's mind
- 白骨 【ハッコツ】 white (bleached) bone, skeleton
- 鉄骨 【テッコツ】 steel frame, steel beam, steel girder
Kun reading compounds
- 骨 【ほね】 bone, frame, outline, core, backbone, spirit, fortitude, laborious, troublesome, difficult
- 骨抜き 【ほねぬき】 boning (fish or meat), deboning, watering down (a plan, bill, etc.), dilution, emasculation, taking the backbone out of, weakening
- 河骨 【こうほね】 Japanese spatterdock (species of water lily, Nuphar japonica)
- お骨 【おこつ】 cremated remains (esp. the bones), ashes
Readings
- Korean:
- gol
Spanish
- hueso
- esqueleto
Portuguese
- esqueleto
- osso
- permanecer
- moldura
French
- os
- squelette
- restes
- charpente
3646 | 2001 Kanji |
4b6.14 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-6-4 | SKIP code |
7722.7 | Four corner code |
1-25-92 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
9aa8 | Unicode hex code |
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 壺 【コ】 hu (ancient Chinese vessel shaped like a vase, usually used to store alcohol)
- 壺中 【コチュウ】 inside a jar, coward, timid person
- 投壺 【トウコ】 pitch-pot (stick-throwing game)
- 唾壺 【ダコ】 spittoon
Kun reading compounds
- 壺 【つぼ】 pot, jar, vase, dice cup, depression, basin (e.g. of a waterfall), aim, what one wants, the mark, key point (of a conversation, etc.), essence, acupuncture point, moxibustion point, pressure point, position on the fingerboard (of a shamisen, koto, etc.), target (when aiming an arrow)
- 壷洗い 【つぼあらい】 individually "washing" a partner's fingers or toes in one's vagina (esp. as a service at a soapland)
- 肥壺 【こえつぼ】 chamber pot, jerry
- 前つぼ 【まえつぼ】 frontal sandal strap (between the toes)
Readings
- Korean:
- ho
Spanish
Portuguese
French
1099 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
2183 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2890 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
5662 | Morohashi |
1043 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
3p9.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-9 | SKIP code |
4010.6 | Four corner code |
1-52-68 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
58fa | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N1
1337 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 墓石 【ボセキ】 tombstone, gravestone
- 墓参り 【ハカマイリ】 visit to a grave
- 陵墓 【リョウボ】 imperial tomb, imperial mausoleum
- 周堤墓 【シュウテイボ】 grave-site with circular embankment (Jomon period)
Kun reading compounds
- 墓 【はか】 grave, gravesite, tomb
- 墓石 【ぼせき】 tombstone, gravestone
- 火垂るの墓 【ほたるのはか】 Grave of Fireflies (film)
- 御墓 【みはか】 imperial tomb
Readings
- Korean:
- myo
Spanish
- tumba
Portuguese
- tumba
- túmulo
French
- tombe
- tombeau
869 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
809 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
788 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1349 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4027 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
650 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1165 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1979 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1429 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1518 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1156 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
361 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2930 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1505 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2037 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
236 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
5431X | Morohashi |
2332 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1073 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
231 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
246 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
781 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1972 | 2001 Kanji |
3k10.18 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-10 | SKIP code |
4410.4 | Four corner code |
1-42-72 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5893 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
40 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 地 【チ】 earth, ground, land, soil, place, territory, bottom (of a package, book, etc.), earth (one of the five elements)
- 地位 【チイ】 (social) position, status, standing, position (in a company, organization, etc.), post, rank
- 奥地 【オクチ】 interior, backwoods, hinterland, back regions
- 対地 【タイチ】 ground to ground
- 地 【ジ】 ground, land, earth, soil, the region in question, the local area, skin, texture, fabric, material, weave, base, background, one's true nature, narrative (i.e. descriptive part of a story), real life, actuality, captured territory, noh chorus, accompaniment music (in Japanese dance), basic phrase (in Japanese music; usu. repetitive), base part (of multiple shamisens)
- 地合い 【ジアイ】 texture (cloth, fabric, paper), market tone, undertone, balance between the position of white and black stones
- 下地 【シタジ】 groundwork, foundation, inclination, aptitude, elementary knowledge (of), grounding (in), undercoat, first coat, soy sauce
- 築地 【ツイジ】 mud wall with a roof, roofed mud wall
Readings
- Japanese names:
- どま
- Korean:
- ji
Spanish
- suelo
- tierra
- terreno
- posición
Portuguese
- terra
- chão
French
- sol
- terre
111 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
184 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
167 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
40 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1056 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
143 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
143 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
241 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.1 | Japanese for Busy People |
118 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
118 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
146 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
367 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
236 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
152 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
181 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
521 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
4890 | Morohashi |
204 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
976 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
515 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
554 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
45 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
130 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1456 | 2001 Kanji |
3b3.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-3 | SKIP code |
4411.2 | Four corner code |
1-35-47 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5730 | Unicode hex code |
文
sentence, literature, style, art, decoration, figures, plan, literary radical (no. 67)
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N4
190 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 文 【ブン】 sentence, composition, text, writings, the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts), academia, literature, statement
- 文化 【ブンカ】 culture, civilization, civilisation, Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
- 公文 【コウブン】 official document, archives
- 異文 【イブン】 variant (in a manuscript or book), part of a text that differs from other versions
- 文 【モン】 mon, one-thousandth of a kan (unit of currency 1336-1870), mon, traditional unit used for shoe and sock sizes (approx. 2.4 cm), letter, character, sentence, scripture, incantation
- 紋 【モン】 (family) crest, coat of arms, pattern, figure, playing card suit (in karuta)
- 人文 【ジンブン】 humanity, civilization, civilisation, culture
- 縄文 【ジョウモン】 straw-rope pattern pressed into earthenware, Jōmon period (ca. 14000-1000 BCE)
Kun reading compounds
- 文 【ふみ】 letter, note, mail, book, writings, literary arts, learning, scholarship
- 文香 【ふみこう】 scented insert (to enclose with a letter), perfumed insert
- 御文 【おふみ】 Gobunsho (The Epistles, a collection of letters written by Rennyo)
- 雁の文 【かりのふみ】 (a) letter
- 綾 【あや】 figure, design, twill weave, pattern of diagonal stripes, style (of writing), figure (of speech), design, plot, plan, minor market fluctuation, technical correction, cat's cradle, lease rod (in a loom)
- 文つける 【あやつける】 to make a false accusation, to invent a pretext for a quarrel
- 言葉は身の文 【ことばはみのあや】 words betray one's character
Readings
- Japanese names:
- かざり、 ふ、 も
- Korean:
- mun
Spanish
- letras
- literatura
Portuguese
- sentença
- literatura
- estilo
- arte
- decoração
- figuras
- plano
French
- phrase
- littérature
- style
- art
- décoration
- figure (de style)
- plan
- radical littéraire (no. 67)
134 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
77 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
68 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
136 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2064 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
71 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
180 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
86 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.19 | Japanese for Busy People |
111 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
111 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
320 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
949 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2458 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1242 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1708 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1741 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
13450 | Morohashi |
1962 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2364 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1725 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1861 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
89 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
35 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
466 | 2001 Kanji |
2j2.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-2 | SKIP code |
0040.0 | Four corner code |
1-42-24 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6587 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
89 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 化 【カ】 change to ..., becoming ..., making into ..., -ization, -ification
- 化学 【カガク】 chemistry
- 機械化 【キカイカ】 mechanization, mechanisation
- 民営化 【ミンエイカ】 privatization, privatisation
- 化粧 【ケショウ】 make-up, makeup, cosmetics, decoration, dressing, veneer
- 化粧水 【ケショウスイ】 skin lotion, face lotion
- 応化 【オウゲ】 assumption of a suitable form (by a buddha or bodhisattva)
- 教化 【キョウケ】 guidance, teaching people and leading them to Buddhism
Kun reading compounds
- 化ける 【ばける】 to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.), to assume the shape of, to turn oneself into, to transform oneself into, to disguise oneself as, to change radically, to metamorphose, to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
- 化かす 【ばかす】 to bewitch, to confuse, to enchant, to delude
- 老ける 【ふける】 to age, to grow old (esp. in appearance), to show marks of age
Readings
- Korean:
- hwa
Spanish
- cambiar
- transformarse
- modificarse
- disfrazarse
Portuguese
- mudança
- tomar a forma de
- influência
- encantar
- iludir
- seduzir
- -isação
French
- transformation
- prendre la forme de
- maquillage
- influence
- fantôme
- enchanter
- tromper
- chimie
- -isation
163 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
258 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
238 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
100 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
350 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
76 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
378 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
56 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.19 | Japanese for Busy People |
254 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
254 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
414 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
55 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
22 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
12 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
12 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1017 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
2572X | Morohashi |
21 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
580 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1008 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1083 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
104 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
242 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2156 | 2001 Kanji |
2a2.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-2-2 | SKIP code |
2121.0 | Four corner code |
2421.0 | Four corner code |
1-18-29 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5316 | Unicode hex code |