140 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
55 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
71 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
116 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1170 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
131 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
34 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
346 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.3 | Japanese for Busy People |
82 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
82 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
82 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
285 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2693 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1371 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1857 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
113 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
3297 | Morohashi |
2169 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
716 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
112 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
117 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
140 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
53 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
177 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 名 【メイ】 counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such), first name, famous, great, name, noun
- 名画 【メイガ】 famous picture, masterpiece (painting), excellent film, film classic
- 同名 【ドウメイ】 same name, homonym
- 芸名 【ゲイメイ】 stage name
- 名目 【メイモク】 name, title, appellation, (something) nominal, (under the) pretext (of), pretense
- 苗字 【ミョウジ】 surname, family name, last name
- 仮名 【カメイ】 alias, pseudonym, pen name, nom de plume
- 同名 【ドウメイ】 same name, homonym
Kun reading compounds
- 名 【な】 name, given name, title, fame, renown, reputation, pretext, pretense, justification, appearance
- 名残 【なごり】 remains, traces, vestiges, relics, (the sorrow of) parting, end
- 仮名 【かめい】 alias, pseudonym, pen name, nom de plume
- 片仮名 【かたかな】 katakana, angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for loanwords
Readings
- Japanese names:
- と
- Korean:
- myeong
Spanish
- nombre
- célebre
- distinguido
- reputación
Portuguese
- nome
- fama
- distinção
- reputação
French
- nom
- célèbre
- fameux
- réputation
2577 | 2001 Kanji |
3d3.12 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-3 | SKIP code |
4-6-1 | SKIP code |
3-3-3 | SKIP code |
2760.0 | Four corner code |
1-44-30 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
540d | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
27 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 前 【ゼン】 last (i.e. immediately preceding), previous, ex-, former, pre- (e.g. premodern), before, before, earlier
- 前衛 【ゼンエイ】 advance guard, vanguard, avant-garde, forward (player)
- 中前 【チュウゼン】 front of center field, front of centre field
- 風前 【フウゼン】 where the wind blows
Kun reading compounds
- 前 【まえ】 in front (of), before (e.g. a building), before, earlier, previously, prior, ago, (minutes) to (the hour), (the) front, frontal part, fore, head (e.g. of a line), forward, ahead, (in the) presence (of), in front (of someone), previous (e.g. page), prior (e.g. engagement), first (e.g. half), former (e.g. example), portion, helping, front (of one's body or clothing), breast (of a coat, kimono, etc.), privates, private parts, criminal record, previous conviction, (a) prior
- 前売り 【まえうり】 advance sale, booking
- 左前 【ひだりまえ】 wearing a kimono with the right side over the left (normally used only for the dead), going badly (one's business, one's fortune, the economy), being in a bad financial situation, front left, front and left, before and left
- 出前 【でまえ】 home delivery (of food), outside catering
Readings
- Japanese names:
- さき、 さと、 まい
- Korean:
- jeon
Spanish
- antes
- delante de
Portuguese
- em frente
- antes
French
- devant
- avant
102 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
177 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
159 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
38 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
595 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
139 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
23 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
921 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.3 | Japanese for Busy People |
47 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
47 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
29 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
196 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2819 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1453 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1957 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
296 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
2011X | Morohashi |
2266 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
490 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
290 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
309 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
53 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
182 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
943 | 2001 Kanji |
2o7.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-6 | SKIP code |
2-2-7 | SKIP code |
8022.1 | Four corner code |
1-33-16 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
524d | Unicode hex code |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
2149 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 綴字 【テイジ】 spelling
- 綴字法 【テイジホウ】 spelling rules, orthography
- 補綴 【ホテツ】 mending, revision, supplementation, (dental) prosthesis, prosthetic
- 原綴 【ゲンテツ】 spelling in the original language, spelling in the original script
- 綴字 【テイジ】 spelling
- 補綴 【ホテツ】 mending, revision, supplementation, (dental) prosthesis, prosthetic
- 原綴 【ゲンテツ】 spelling in the original language, spelling in the original script
Kun reading compounds
- 綴じる 【とじる】 to bind, to file, to finish (a dish) by pouring beaten egg into the broth, to sew up, to stitch together
- 綴る 【つづる】 to spell, to write, to compose, to frame, to bind (e.g. documents), to patch, to sew together, to stitch together
- 綴り 【つづり】 spelling, orthography, file, pad, bundle, binding
- 綴り合わせる 【つづりあわせる】 to bind together
Readings
- Korean:
- cheol, che
Spanish
- composición
- encuadernación
- ortografía
- deletreo
- componer
- escribir
- encuadernar
Portuguese
French
3562 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
2530 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1746 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1264 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
27579 | Morohashi |
1381 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4526 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
2073 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2222 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
6a8.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-6-8 | SKIP code |
2794.7 | Four corner code |
1-36-54 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7db4 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
166 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 教育委員会 【キョウイクイインカイ】 Board of Education
- 教育 【キョウイク】 education, schooling, training, instruction, teaching, upbringing, culture, cultivation, education
- 政教 【セイキョウ】 religion and politics, church and state
- 正教 【セイキョウ】 orthodoxy, (Greek) orthodox church
Kun reading compounds
- 教える 【おしえる】 to teach, to instruct, to tell, to inform, to show, to preach
- 教わる 【おそわる】 to be taught, to learn, to take lessons in
Readings
- Japanese names:
- のり、 ひさ
- Korean:
- gyo
Spanish
- educación
- enseñanza
- enseñar
- instruir
- ser enseñado
Portuguese
- ensinar
- fé
- doutrina
French
- enseigner
- foi
- doctrine
191 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
112 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
101 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
97 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2052 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
247 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
179 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1408 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.18 | Japanese for Busy People |
245 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
245 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
214 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
940 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1887 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1002 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1356 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1262 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
13213 | Morohashi |
1493 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2345 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1254 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1343 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
58 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
202 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1466 | 2001 Kanji |
4i6.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-7-4 | SKIP code |
1-6-4 | SKIP code |
4844.0 | Four corner code |
1-22-21 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6559 | Unicode hex code |