76 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
132 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
119 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
49 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
5248 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
160 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
102 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1163 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.11 | Japanese for Busy People |
190 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
190 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
83 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1924 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2601 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1330 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1803 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
313 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
45313 | Morohashi |
2097 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6796 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
307 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
329 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
135 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
193 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
65 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 高 【コウ】 high, high school
- 高圧 【コウアツ】 high voltage, high pressure
- 中高 【チュウコウ】 middle and high school, medium and high (level)
- 激昂 【ゲッコウ】 excitement, exasperation, indignation, rage, fury
Kun reading compounds
- 高い 【たかい】 high, tall, expensive, high-priced, high (level), above average (in degree, quality, etc.), loud, high-pitched, shrill
- 高い高い 【たかいたかい】 lifting (a child) high up in the air
- 高 【たか】 quantity, amount, volume, number, amount of money
- 高い 【たかい】 high, tall, expensive, high-priced, high (level), above average (in degree, quality, etc.), loud, high-pitched, shrill
- 威高 【いたか】 arrogant
- 背高 【せいたか】 tallness, tall person
- 高まる 【たかまる】 to rise, to swell, to be promoted
- 高める 【たかめる】 to raise, to lift, to boost, to enhance
Readings
- Japanese names:
- か、 こ、 じょい、 た、 はか
- Korean:
- go
Spanish
- alto
- caro
- sobresaliente
- elevar
- levantar
Portuguese
- Caro
- alto
French
- haut
- élevé
- grand
- cher
449 | 2001 Kanji |
2j8.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-8 | SKIP code |
0022.7 | Four corner code |
1-25-66 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
9ad8 | Unicode hex code |
ridicule, laziness
- On:
- マン
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1368 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 慢性的 【マンセイテキ】 chronic
- 慢性 【マンセイ】 chronic (illness)
- 職務怠慢 【ショクムタイマン】 neglect (dereliction) of duty, negligence
- 暴慢 【ボウマン】 ill-mannered, overbearing
Readings
- Korean:
- man
Spanish
- pavonearse
- estar orgulloso
- holgazanear
- vaguear
- desatender
- descuidar
Portuguese
- ridículo
- preguiçoso
French
- vanité
- paresse
- ridicule
1837 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1438 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1755 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1289 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1314 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1410 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1499 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
653 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
829 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
844 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
488 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
625 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
837 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
11110X | Morohashi |
686 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1968 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
829 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
892 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1705 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1167 | 2001 Kanji |
4k11.8 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-11 | SKIP code |
9604.7 | Four corner code |
1-43-93 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6162 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1340 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 偏 【ヘン】 left-hand radical of a character
- 偏見 【ヘンケン】 prejudice, bias, distorted view
- 普遍 【フヘン】 universal, general, ubiquitous, omnipresent
- 貝偏 【カイヘン】 kanji "shell" radical at left
Kun reading compounds
- 偏る 【かたよる】 to lean (to one side), to incline, to be unbalanced (e.g. diet), to be unduly weighted towards, to be concentrated on, to be partial, to be biased, to be prejudiced
Readings
- Korean:
- pyeon
Spanish
- parcial
- lateral
- parte izquierda del kanji
- ser parcial
Portuguese
- parcial
- lado
- lado esquerdo
- radical
- inclinar-se
- tendencioso
French
- partial
- côté
- radical gauche d'un kanji
- incliné
- biais
1782 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1649 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
511 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1260 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1059 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1273 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1159 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1214 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1176 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
122 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
151 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
101 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
116 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1840 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
848X | Morohashi |
133 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
277 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1823 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1964 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1411 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2153 | 2001 Kanji |
2a9.16 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-2-9 | SKIP code |
2322.7 | Four corner code |
1-42-48 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
504f | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
22 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 見 【ケン】 view (of life, etc.), outlook
- 見解 【ケンカイ】 opinion, point of view
- 後見 【コウケン】 guardianship, guardian, (theatrical) assistant, prompter
- 政見 【セイケン】 political views
Kun reading compounds
- 見る 【みる】 to see, to look, to watch, to view, to observe, to examine, to look over, to assess, to check, to judge, to look after, to attend to, to take care of, to keep an eye on, to experience, to meet with (misfortune, success, etc.), to try ..., to have a go at ..., to give ... a try, to see (that) ..., to find (that) ...
- 見る見る 【みるみる】 very fast, in a twinkle, before one's eyes
- 見える 【みえる】 to be seen, to be visible, to be in sight, to look, to seem, to appear, to come
- 見える化 【みえるか】 visualization, rendering visible (e.g. a problem), digitization
- 見せる 【みせる】 to show, to display, to make (something or someone) look ..., to present an appearance of ..., to make (something) worth watching, to be entertaining, to make a show of (doing), to do in a conspicuous manner, to do in view of others, to resolve to do, to do at any cost, to show others that one will ...
Readings
- Korean:
- gyeon, hyeon
Spanish
- vista
- ver
- esperanza
- idea
- opinión
- observar
- ser visto
- estar a la vista
- poder verse
- mostrar
Portuguese
- ver
- esperanças
- oportunidades
- idéia
- opinião
- olhar
- visíveis
French
- regarder
- voir
- visible
- espoirs
- chances
- idée
- opinion
67 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
31 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
18 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
48 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4284 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
23 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
84 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
518 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.3 | Japanese for Busy People |
63 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
63 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
139 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1643 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3151 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1615 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2201 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
57 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
34796 | Morohashi |
2544 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
5522 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
57 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
61 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
20 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
62 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3957 | 2001 Kanji |
5c2.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-5-2 | SKIP code |
6021.0 | Four corner code |
1-24-11 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
898b | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
6 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 年 【ネン】 year, counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school), period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
- 年会 【ネンカイ】 conference, annual convention
- 往年 【オウネン】 years gone by, earlier years, former years, the past
- 平年 【ヘイネン】 non-leap year, average year (for rainfall, temperature, etc.), normal year
Kun reading compounds
- 年 【とし】 year, age, years, past one's prime, old age
- 年明け 【としあけ】 beginning of the year, early in the New Year
- いい年 【いいとし】 mature age, advanced age, maturity, age when one is old enough to know better
- 御年 【おんとし】 age (esp. advanced)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ね
- Korean:
- nyeon
Spanish
- año
- edad
Portuguese
- Ano
French
- année
- compteur d'années
126 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
20 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
64 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
3 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
188 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
64 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
51 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
342 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.3 | Japanese for Busy People |
45 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
45 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
24 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
574 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2528 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1284 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1752 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1045 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
9168 | Morohashi |
2035 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1593 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1036 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1114 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
13 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
51 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2355 | 2001 Kanji |
0a6.16 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-4 | SKIP code |
4-6-3 | SKIP code |
8050.0 | Four corner code |
1-39-15 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5e74 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N4
404 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 映画館 【エイガカン】 movie theatre, movie theater, cinema
- 映画 【エイガ】 movie, film, motion picture
- 大映 【ダイエイ】 Daiei Motion Picture Company
- 開映 【カイエイ】 beginning of a screening (at a movie theatre), starting a screening
Kun reading compounds
- 映る 【うつる】 to be reflected, to harmonize with (harmonise), to come out (photo), to be projected, to be displayed (on a screen)
- 映す 【うつす】 to project, to reflect, to cast (shadow)
- 映える 【はえる】 to shine, to glow, to look attractive, to look nice, to be set off (by)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あきら、 え、 てる
- Korean:
- yeong
Spanish
- reflejo
- reflexión
- reflejar
- reflejarse
- proyectarse
- proyectar
Portuguese
- reflitir
- reflexão
- projeção
French
- projection
- refléter
- réflexion
830 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
813 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
234 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2118 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
910 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
187 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
840 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.14 | Japanese for Busy People |
352 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
353 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
234 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
985 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1104 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
600 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
793 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1758 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
13838 | Morohashi |
892 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2448 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1742 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1879 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
368 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
876 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3863 | 2001 Kanji |
4c5.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-5 | SKIP code |
6503.0 | Four corner code |
1-17-39 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6620 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
199 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 絵 【エ】 picture, drawing, painting, sketch, image (TV, film, etc.), picture, footage
- 画家 【ガカ】 painter, artist
- 洋画 【ヨウガ】 Western painting, Western film, Western movie
- 邦画 【ホウガ】 Japanese film, Japanese painting
- 画 【カク】 stroke (of a kanji)
- 描く 【エガク】 to draw, to paint, to sketch, to depict, to describe, to picture in one's mind, to imagine, to form a certain shape (e.g. path of an action, appearance of an object, etc.)
- 参画 【サンカク】 taking part (in planning), participation
- 家族計画 【カゾクケイカク】 family planning
- 絵 【エ】 picture, drawing, painting, sketch, image (TV, film, etc.), picture, footage
- 描く 【エガク】 to draw, to paint, to sketch, to depict, to describe, to picture in one's mind, to imagine, to form a certain shape (e.g. path of an action, appearance of an object, etc.)
- 似顔絵 【ニガオエ】 portrait, likeness, sketch (of a face)
- 影絵 【カゲエ】 shadow picture, silhouette, shadowgraph
Kun reading compounds
- 描く 【えがく】 to draw, to paint, to sketch, to depict, to describe, to picture in one's mind, to imagine, to form a certain shape (e.g. path of an action, appearance of an object, etc.)
- 画する 【かくする】 to draw (a line), to demarcate, to mark, to divide, to map out, to plan
Readings
- Korean:
- hwa, hoeg
Spanish
- dibujo
- trazo
- puntuar
- interrumpir
Portuguese
- gravura
French
- trait de plume
- dessin
- écran
- compteur de traits de kanji
167 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
91 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
85 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
150 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
50 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
477 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
222 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
991 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.14 | Japanese for Busy People |
343 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
343 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
235 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
176 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3723 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1904 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2586 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1178 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
21739P | Morohashi |
3000 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3733 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1170 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1254 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
176 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
155 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3175 | 2001 Kanji |
0a8.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-2-6 | SKIP code |
1077.2 | Four corner code |
1-18-72 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
753b | Unicode hex code |