80 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
137 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
124 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
317 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
5403 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
286 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
284 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1486 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.14 | Japanese for Busy People |
206 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
206 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
45 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1940 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3406 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1754 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2388 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
176 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
48040 | Morohashi |
2740 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
7052 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
174 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
186 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
204 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
573 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 黒煙 【コクエン】 black smoke
- 黒衣 【コクイ】 black clothes
- 大黒 【ダイコク】 god of wealth, monk's wife
- 二黒 【ジコク】 second of nine traditional astrological signs (corresponding to Saturn and southwest)
Kun reading compounds
- 黒 【くろ】 black, black stone, guilt, guilty person
- 黒い 【くろい】 black, dark, blackish, sun-tanned (skin), suspicious, criminal, illicit, darkened and dirty, sooty, covered in dirt, evil, wicked, black-hearted, inauspicious, ill-boding, unlucky
- 黒ずむ 【くろずむ】 to blacken, to darken
- 黒い 【くろい】 black, dark, blackish, sun-tanned (skin), suspicious, criminal, illicit, darkened and dirty, sooty, covered in dirt, evil, wicked, black-hearted, inauspicious, ill-boding, unlucky
- 黒色 【くろいろ】 black (colour, color)
Readings
- Korean:
- heug
Spanish
- negro
- maldad
Portuguese
- preto
French
- noir
3640 | 2001 Kanji |
4d7.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-7-4 | SKIP code |
6033.1 | Four corner code |
1-25-85 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
9ed2 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N3
1702 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 猫額 【ビョウガク】 (as small as a) cat's forehead
- 猫額大 【ビョウガクダイ】 tiny
- 怪猫 【カイビョウ】 monster cat, cat with magical powers
- 成猫 【セイビョウ】 adult cat, fully-grown cat
Kun reading compounds
- 猫 【ねこ】 cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus), shamisen, geisha, wheelbarrow, clay bed-warmer, bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
- 猫 【ねこま】 cat
- 野良猫 【のらねこ】 stray cat, alley cat
- 山猫 【やまねこ】 wildcat (European wildcat, Iriomote cat, Tsushima cat, etc.), wild cat, stray cat
Readings
- Korean:
- myo
Spanish
- gato
Portuguese
- Gato
French
- chat
1742 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1763 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2893 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
730 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1304 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1470 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1567 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1410 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1304 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
651 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
391 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
488 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
250 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
20535X | Morohashi |
535 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3586 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
244 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
259 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1461 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2976 | 2001 Kanji |
3g8.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-8 | SKIP code |
4426.0 | Four corner code |
1-39-13 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
732b | Unicode hex code |
月
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
23 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 月 【ゲツ】 Monday
- 月額 【ゲツガク】 monthly amount (sum)
- 隔月 【カクゲツ】 every second month, every other month
- 望月 【モチヅキ】 full moon, moon on the 15th day of the month (by the lunar calendar), full moon of the eighth lunar month
- 月輪 【ゲツリン】 (full) moon, moon when it's round
- 旧正月 【キュウショウガツ】 lunar New Year (esp. the Chinese New Year)
- お正月 【オショウガツ】 New Year (esp. first three days), first month of the year, January
Kun reading compounds
- 月 【つき】 Moon, month, moonlight, (a) moon, natural satellite
- 月末 【げつまつ】 end of the month
- 卯月 【うづき】 fourth month of the lunar calendar
- 祥月 【しょうつき】 month of a person's death
Readings
- Japanese names:
- おと、 がっ、 す、 ずき、 もり
- Korean:
- weol
Spanish
- mes
- luna
Portuguese
- mês
- lua
French
- lune
- mois
12 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
14 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
16 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
26 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2169 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
13 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
59 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
80 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1.A | Japanese for Busy People |
17 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
17 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
17 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1002 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3674 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1876 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2556 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
13 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
14330 | Morohashi |
2956 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2530 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
13 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
13 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
66 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
28 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3946 | 2001 Kanji |
4b0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-2-2 | SKIP code |
4-4-1 | SKIP code |
7722.0 | Four corner code |
1-23-78 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6708 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
113 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 気 【キ】 spirit, mind, heart, nature, disposition, intention, mind, will, motivation, mood, feelings, consciousness, care, attention, consideration, worry, interest, (the) air, atmosphere, ambience, atmosphere (of), air (of), mood, fragrance, aroma, flavour, taste, qi (in traditional Chinese philosophy and medicine), chi, ki
- 気合 【キアイ】 (fighting) spirit, motivation, effort, shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.), cheer, yell, kiai, short shout when performing an attacking move
- 心意気 【ココロイキ】 spirit, determination, pluck, mettle
- 水気 【ミズケ】 water content, moisture, juiciness, dampness, water vapor (vapour), steam, dropsy, edema, oedema
- 気 【ケ】 sign, indication, trace, touch, feeling, somehow, for some reason, seeming to be
- 気配 【ケハイ】 indication, sign, hint, sensation, feeling, tone (of the market)
- 嫌気 【イヤキ】 dislike, disgust, disinclination, tired of
- 水気 【ミズケ】 water content, moisture, juiciness, dampness, water vapor (vapour), steam, dropsy, edema, oedema
Kun reading compounds
- 気 【き】 spirit, mind, heart, nature, disposition, intention, mind, will, motivation, mood, feelings, consciousness, care, attention, consideration, worry, interest, (the) air, atmosphere, ambience, atmosphere (of), air (of), mood, fragrance, aroma, flavour, taste, qi (in traditional Chinese philosophy and medicine), chi, ki
- 気合 【きあい】 (fighting) spirit, motivation, effort, shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.), cheer, yell, kiai, short shout when performing an attacking move
- 心意気 【こころいき】 spirit, determination, pluck, mettle
- 水気 【みずけ】 water content, moisture, juiciness, dampness, water vapor (vapour), steam, dropsy, edema, oedema
Readings
- Korean:
- gi
Spanish
- espíritu
- mente
Portuguese
- espírito
- mente
French
- esprit
- air
- atmosphère
- humeur
59 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
68 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
11 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
77 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2480 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
144 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
67 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
319 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.6 | Japanese for Busy People |
134 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
134 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
246 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1150 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3960 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2037 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2751 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1903 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
17046P | Morohashi |
3194 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3025 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1885 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2030 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
55 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
52 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2356 | 2001 Kanji |
0a6.8 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-4-2 | SKIP code |
2-2-4 | SKIP code |
8041.7 | Four corner code |
1-21-04 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6c17 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
302 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 球 【キュウ】 sphere, globe, ball, bulb, ball, sphere, counter for pitches
- 球威 【キュウイ】 (pitcher's) stuff
- 配球 【ハイキュウ】 combination of (varied) pitches, serves, etc.
- 制球 【セイキュウ】 (pitcher's) control
Kun reading compounds
- 玉 【たま】 ball, sphere, globe, orb, bead (of sweat, dew, etc.), drop, droplet, ball (in sports), pile (of noodles, etc.), bullet, bulb (i.e. a light bulb), lens (of glasses, etc.), bead (of an abacus), ball (i.e. a testicle), gem, jewel (esp. spherical; sometimes used figuratively), pearl, female entertainer (e.g. a geisha), person (when commenting on their nature), character, item, funds or person used as part of a plot, egg, okonomiyaki, coin, precious, beautiful, excellent
- 玉突き 【たまつき】 billiards, pool, serial collisions (of cars)
- 電気の球 【でんきのたま】 electric (light) bulb
- 目の玉 【めのたま】 eyeball
Readings
- Japanese names:
- く
- Korean:
- gu
Spanish
- pelota
- esfera
Portuguese
- bola
- esfera
French
- balle
- sphère
188 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
275 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
257 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
379 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2941 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
845 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
736 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1359 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.7 | Japanese for Busy People |
726 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
739 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
935 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1319 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1219 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
658 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
880 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
944 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
21011 | Morohashi |
969 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3643 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
935 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1005 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
370 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3142 | 2001 Kanji |
4f7.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-7 | SKIP code |
1313.2 | Four corner code |
1-21-69 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7403 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1317 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 冒頭 【ボウトウ】 beginning, opening, start, outset
- 冒険 【ボウケン】 adventure, venture, venture which is unlikely to succeed, risky attempt, danger, hazard, risk
- 感冒 【カンボウ】 (common) cold
- 流行性感冒 【リュウコウセイカンボウ】 influenza, flu
Kun reading compounds
- 冒す 【おかす】 to brave, to risk, to face, to venture, to harm, to afflict, to affect, to desecrate, to profane, to assume (someone else's surname), to take
Readings
- Korean:
- mo, mog
Spanish
- riesgo
- desafío
- afrenta
- comienzo
- desafiar
- atreverse
- atacar
Portuguese
- risco
- enfrentar
- desafiar
- ousar
- prejuízo
- assumir (um nome)
French
- risque
- affronter
- braver
- défier
- dommage
- emprunter (un nom)
1812 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1483 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2117 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1463 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1079 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1104 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1156 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1669 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1384 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3088 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1576 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2155 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
18 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
1538X | Morohashi |
2434 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3915 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
18 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
18 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1263 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3879 | 2001 Kanji |
4c5.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-4-5 | SKIP code |
6060.0 | Four corner code |
1-43-33 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5192 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
707 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 険 【ケン】 steepness, steep place, harsh (look), sharp (tongue)
- 険悪 【ケンアク】 dangerous, perilous, threatening, stormy, volatile, tense, critical, serious, stern (expression), hostile (attitude), sharp, harsh
- 損害保険 【ソンガイホケン】 damage insurance
- 社会保険 【シャカイホケン】 social insurance
Kun reading compounds
- 険しい 【けわしい】 precipitous, rugged, inaccessible, impregnable, steep, grim, severe, stern
- 険しい顔 【けわしいかお】 grim face
Readings
- Korean:
- heom
Spanish
- escarpado
- inaccesible
- peligroso
- difícil
Portuguese
- íngreme
- lugar inacessível
- posição inexpugnável
- lugar escarpado
- olhos agudos
French
- à pic
- escarpé
- raide
- lieu inaccessible
- position imprenable
- regard aiguisé
770 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
689 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
662 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
616 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
5000 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
356 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
988 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1308 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
533 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
542 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
790 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
736 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
658 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
398 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
495 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1688 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
41721P | Morohashi |
542 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6456 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1672 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1802 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
731 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3663 | 2001 Kanji |
2d8.8 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-8 | SKIP code |
7823.6 | Four corner code |
1-24-17 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
967a | Unicode hex code |