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 junior high
JLPT level N1
1152 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
Kun reading compounds
- 瀬 【せ】 shallows, shoal, rapids, current, torrent, position, place, chance, opportunity
- 瀬戸 【せと】 strait, channel
- 早瀬 【はやせ】 swift current, rapids
- 高瀬 【たかせ】 shallow river, shallows, flatboat, river boat
Readings
- Japanese names:
- いわた、 がせ、 しげ、 せい、 せっ
- Korean:
- roe
Spanish
- corriente de agua
- rápidos
- torrente
- tiempo
- ocasión
Portuguese
- corredeiras
- corrente
- torrente
- baixios
- banco de areia
French
- rapides
- courant
- torrent
- hauts fonds
1469 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
947 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2735 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1037 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1509 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2794 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1513 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1614 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1845 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1259 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
995 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
545 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
717 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1682 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
18672P | Morohashi |
806 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3384 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1666 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1795 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1914 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
361 | 2001 Kanji |
3a16.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-16 | SKIP code |
3118.6 | Four corner code |
1-32-05 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
702c | 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 2
JLPT level N4
74 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 京 【キョウ】 imperial capital (esp. Kyoto), final word of an iroha poem, 10^16, 10,000,000,000,000,000, ten quadrillion
- 京都 【キョウト】 Kyoto (city, prefecture)
- 帝京 【テイキョウ】 the capital
- 在京 【ザイキョウ】 being in the capital (i.e. Tokyo, or formerly Kyoto)
- 京 【キョウ】 imperial capital (esp. Kyoto), final word of an iroha poem, 10^16, 10,000,000,000,000,000, ten quadrillion
- 京阪 【ケイハン】 Kyoto and Osaka, Kyoto-Osaka area
- 英京 【エイキョウ】 British capital, London
- キン族 【キンゾク】 Kinh (people), Vietnamese (people)
- 南京 【ナンキン】 Nanjing (China), Nanking, pumpkin, squash, Chinese, Southeast Asian, foreign, rare, precious, cute
Kun reading compounds
- 都 【みやこ】 capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital), seat of government, capital (of music, fashion, etc.), city (e.g. of light), location of the Imperial Palace
- 長岡京 【ながおかきょう】 Nagaoka-kyō (capital of Japan 784-794), Nagaokakyō (city)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- たか
- Korean:
- gyeong
Spanish
- capital
Portuguese
- capital
- 10 elevado a 16
French
- capitale
- 10**16
63 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
110 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
99 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
16 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
295 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
172 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
109 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
663 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.10 | Japanese for Busy People |
189 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
189 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
233 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
39 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2546 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1297 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1766 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
318 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
299 | Morohashi |
2052 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
93 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
312 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
334 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
303 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
157 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
441 | 2001 Kanji |
2j6.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-6 | SKIP code |
0090.6 | Four corner code |
1-21-94 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
4eac | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
123 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 都 【ト】 Metropolis (of Tokyo), (Tokyo) Metropolitan District, metropolitan prefecture, counter for cities and towns, capital
- 都営 【トエイ】 (under) metropolitan government management
- 遷都 【セント】 relocation of the capital, transfer of the capital
- 東都 【トウト】 the Eastern Capital (now Tokyo), Yedo, Edo
- 都度 【ツド】 each (every) time, whenever
- 都合 【ツゴウ】 circumstances, condition, convenience, arranging, managing, lending money, raising money, in all, in total, all told
Kun reading compounds
- 都 【みやこ】 capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital), seat of government, capital (of music, fashion, etc.), city (e.g. of light), location of the Imperial Palace
- 都入り 【みやこいり】 arriving in the capital
- 京の都 【きょうのみやこ】 Kyoto
- 花の都 【はなのみやこ】 City of Flowers (nickname for various cities, esp. Paris and Florence)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- くに、 ず、 ち、 づめ、 みや
- Korean:
- do
Spanish
- metrópoli
- capital
Portuguese
- metropole
- capital
French
- métropole
- capitale
287 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
376 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
355 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
92 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4769 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
173 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
265 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1419 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.12 | Japanese for Busy People |
188 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
188 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
338 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
761 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2120 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1106 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1505 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1863 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
39497P | Morohashi |
1686 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6148 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1846 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1989 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
384 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1444 | 2001 Kanji |
2d8.13 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-8-3 | SKIP code |
1-8-2 | SKIP code |
4762.7 | Four corner code |
1-37-52 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
90fd | Unicode hex code |
borough, urban prefecture, govt office, representative body, storehouse
- On:
- フ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N2
170 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 府 【フ】 (urban) prefecture (i.e. Osaka and Kyoto), centre (e.g. of learning), center, seat, (government) office, fu (administrative unit in China, Korea and Vietnam)
- 府警 【フケイ】 prefectural police (Osaka or Kyoto)
- 総理府 【ソウリフ】 Prime Minister's office, PMO
- 無政府 【ムセイフ】 anarchy
Readings
- Japanese names:
- い、 う、 お、 はん
- Korean:
- bu
Spanish
- municipio
- prefectura urbana
Portuguese
- burgo
- região urbana
- altocomissariado
- corpo representativo
- depósito
French
- préfecture urbaine
- arrondissement
- bureau de gouvernement
- corps représentatif
- entrepôt
503 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
603 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
575 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
156 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1507 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
260 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
509 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
740 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
504 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
513 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
337 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
587 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3824 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1960 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2654 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1011 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
9283 | Morohashi |
3082 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1611 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1002 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1077 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
168 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
515 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
548 | 2001 Kanji |
3q5.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-3-5 | SKIP code |
0024.0 | Four corner code |
1-41-60 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5e9c | Unicode hex code |