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 |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N2
620 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 根 【コン】 stick-to-itiveness, perseverance, persistence, radical (esp. one that tends to ionize easily), root, indriya (faculty of the body having a specific function, i.e. the sensory organs)
- 根幹 【コンカン】 foundation, root, basis, core, fundamentals, root and trunk
- 事実無根 【ジジツムコン】 groundless, entirely contrary to fact
- 球根 【キュウコン】 (plant) bulb
Kun reading compounds
- 根 【ね】 root (of a plant), root (of a tooth, hair, etc.), center (of a pimple, etc.), root (of all evil, etc.), source, origin, cause, basis, one's true nature, (fishing) reef
- 根ざす 【ねざす】 to come from, to have roots in
- 島根 【しまね】 Shimane (prefecture), island country
- 尾根 【おね】 (mountain) ridge
Readings
- Korean:
- geun
Spanish
- raíz matemática
- perseverancia
- raíz
Portuguese
- raiz
- radical
- verruga
French
- racine
- radical
- point noir (acné)
216 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
298 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
282 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
535 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2261 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
425 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
632 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1372 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
314 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
314 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
974 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1092 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1167 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
631 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
841 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1473 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
14745 | Morohashi |
930 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2670 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1461 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1571 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
390 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
355 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1865 | 2001 Kanji |
4a6.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-6 | SKIP code |
4793.2 | Four corner code |
1-26-12 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6839 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
262 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 台 【ダイ】 stand, rest, base, pedestal, platform, table, holder, support, rack, setting (of a gem), mounting, stock (in grafting), counter for machines and vehicles, level (e.g. price level), mark, range, decade (of one's life), tall building (with a fine view), (observation) platform, plateau, heights
- 台車 【ダイシャ】 platform truck, hand truck, trolley, dolly, cart, truck, bogie
- 管区気象台 【カンクキショウダイ】 district meteorological observatory
- 気象台 【キショウダイ】 meteorological observatory
- 台 【タイ】 Taiwan
- 台頭 【タイトウ】 rise (e.g. of a movement), emergence, rearing one's head, gaining prominence, coming to the fore, gaining power, gathering strength
- 屋台 【ヤタイ】 cart (esp. a food cart), stall, stand, festival float, portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house, dancing platform, stage prop fashioned after a large building, framework (of a building), foundation, house (esp. a small and miserable one)
- 最後の舞台 【サイゴノブタイ】 final performance, swan song, last act
Kun reading compounds
- 台 【うてな】 tower, stand, pedestal, calyx
- 弾正台 【だんじょうだい】 Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office (1869-1871), Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office (under the ritsuryō system)
Readings
- Korean:
- tae, i
Spanish
- estante
- banco
- tribuna
- pedestal
- contador para maquinas y vehículos
Portuguese
- pedestal
- stand
- sufixo para contagem de para máquinas e veículos
French
- piédestal
- socle
- compteur de voitures ou machines
272 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
183 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
166 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
216 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
848 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
290 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
134 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
276 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.2 | Japanese for Busy People |
492 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
501 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
532 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
280 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2498 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1265 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1731 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
752 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
3246 | Morohashi |
2005 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
699 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
744 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
805 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
436 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
111 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2777 | 2001 Kanji |
3d2.11 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-3 | SKIP code |
2360.0 | Four corner code |
1-34-70 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
53f0 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
771 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 囲碁 【イゴ】 go (board game)
- 囲郭村 【イカクソン】 walled settlement, walled town
- 解囲 【カイイ】 breaking the enemy siege
- 外囲 【ガイイ】 periphery, surroundings
Kun reading compounds
- 囲む 【かこむ】 to surround, to encircle, to enclose, to fence, to wall in, to besiege, to lay siege to, to play (go, shogi, etc.)
- 囲う 【かこう】 to enclose, to surround, to encircle, to fence, to wall in, to shelter (e.g. a criminal), to shield, to hide, to protect, to keep (e.g. a mistress), to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.), to preserve, to protect
- 囲い 【かこい】 enclosure, fence, wall, pen, paling, storage (of fruit, vegetables, etc.), partitioned area of a room for conducting tea ceremonies, mistress, castle, strong defensive position
- 囲い女 【かこいおんな】 mistress
Readings
- Korean:
- wi
Spanish
- circunferencia
- rodear
- cercar
Portuguese
- circundar
- sitiar
- loja
- paliçada
- cerca
- preservar
- guardar
French
- entourer
- assiéger
- enceinte
- palissade
- encercler
- réserve
- garder
343 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
446 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
422 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
945 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1032 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
803 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
423 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
501A | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1194 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1257 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1062 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
340 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3807 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1949 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2643 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1825 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
4722 | Morohashi |
3069 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
945 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1807 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1948 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
474 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1955 | 2001 Kanji |
3s4.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-3-4 | SKIP code |
6055.0 | Four corner code |
1-16-47 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
56f2 | Unicode hex code |
Go
- On:
- ゴ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1609 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 碁 【ゴ】 go (board game)
- 碁盤 【ゴバン】 Go board
- 囲碁 【イゴ】 go (board game)
- 相碁 【アイゴ】 go played by two equally skilled players
Readings
- Korean:
- gi
Spanish
- juego del Go
Portuguese
- Jogo de Go
French
- Go
1240 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1541 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3202 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1757 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1572 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1834 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1984 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1828 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1406 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3346 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1734 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2354 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1782 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
24261 | Morohashi |
2699 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4020 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1766 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1903 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1652 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1977 | 2001 Kanji |
5a8.9 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-6-7 | SKIP code |
2-8-5 | SKIP code |
4460.1 | Four corner code |
1-24-75 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7881 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1311 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 棋士 【キシ】 professional shogi player, professional go player
- 棋院 【キイン】 go institution, go club, go hall
- 弾棋 【ダンギ】 ancient Chinese board game similar to go
Kun reading compounds
- 碁 【ご】 go (board game)
Readings
- Korean:
- gi
Spanish
- pieza de ajedrez
- ajedrez japonés
- shogi
Portuguese
- peça de xadrez
- xadrez Japonês
- shogi
French
- pièce d'échec
- échecs japonais
- shogi
1130 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1259 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2294 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1794 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1438 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1835 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1985 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1535 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1099 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1242 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
675 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
899 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1779 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
14922 | Morohashi |
987 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2744 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1763 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1900 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1552 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1861 | 2001 Kanji |
4a8.14 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-8 | SKIP code |
4498.1 | Four corner code |
1-20-93 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
68cb | Unicode hex code |
士
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N1
526 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 士 【シ】 man (esp. one who is well-respected), samurai, person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed), member
- 士官 【シカン】 officer
- 飛行士 【ヒコウシ】 pilot
- 公認会計士 【コウニンカイケイシ】 certified public accountant
Kun reading compounds
- 侍 【さむらい】 warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period), samurai, man in attendance (on a person of high standing), retainer
- 二四六九士 【にしむくさむらい】 nishimuku samurai (mnemonic for remembering the months with fewer than 31 days)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- お、 ま
- Korean:
- sa
Spanish
- caballero
- samurai
- hombre
Portuguese
- cavalheiro
- samurai
French
- gentilhomme
- samouraï
- radical samouraï (no. 33)
410 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
521 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
494 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
301 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1160 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
59 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1173 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
41 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
572 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
581 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
755 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
393 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4213 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2129 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2877 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
325 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
5638 | Morohashi |
3405 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1117 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
319 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
341 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
386 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
441 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1472 | 2001 Kanji |
3p0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-3-2 | SKIP code |
4010.0 | Four corner code |
1-27-46 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
58eb | Unicode hex code |