119 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
67 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
58 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
364 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
16 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
78 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
41 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
93 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.8 | Japanese for Busy People |
141 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
141 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
462 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
410 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4250 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2148 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2898 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
435 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
5833 | Morohashi |
3442 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1138 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
428 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
457 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
277 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
34 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
512 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 天 【テン】 sky, heaven, God, svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth), deva (divine being of Buddhism), top (of a book), sole (of a Japanese sandal), beginning, start, tempura, India
- 天下 【テンカ】 the whole world, the whole country, society, the public, supremacy over a nation, government of a country, the ruling power, having one's own way, doing as one pleases, peerless, incomparable, superlative, world-famous, shogun (Edo period)
- 炎天 【エンテン】 blazing heat, scorching sun
- 楽天 【ラクテン】 optimism
Kun reading compounds
- 天津 【あまつ】 heavenly, imperial
- 天津乙女 【あまつおとめ】 celestial maiden
- 天 【あめ】 sky
- 天地 【てんち】 heaven and earth, the universe, the world, nature, land, world, realm, sphere, top and bottom, gods of heaven and earth
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あき、 あも、 た、 たかし、 て、 なま
- Korean:
- cheon
Spanish
- paraíso
- cielo
- imperial
Portuguese
- paraíso
- ceú
- imperiais
French
- cieux
- ciel
- impérial
3163 | 2001 Kanji |
0a4.21 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-4-1 | SKIP code |
1043.0 | Four corner code |
1-37-23 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5929 | Unicode hex code |
雨
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
950 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 雨水 【アマミズ】 rain water, "rain water" solar term (approx. February 19)
- 雨季 【ウキ】 rainy season
- 集中豪雨 【シュウチュウゴウウ】 local downpour, severe rain fall
- 時雨 【シグレ】 rain shower in late autumn (fall) or early winter, seasonable rain
Kun reading compounds
- 雨 【あめ】 rain, rainy day, rainy weather, the November suit (in hanafuda)
- 雨降り 【あめふり】 rainfall, rainy weather, rainy, wet
- 五月雨 【さみだれ】 early-summer rain
- 強い雨 【つよいあめ】 heavy rain (specifically 20-29 mm per hour in JMA use)
Readings
- Korean:
- u
Spanish
- lluvia
Portuguese
- chuva
French
- pluie
42 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
69 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
3 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
655 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
5042 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
114 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
97 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
759 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.15 | Japanese for Busy People |
30 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
30 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
232 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1858 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4378 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2218 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2983 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
429 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
42210 | Morohashi |
3561 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6518 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
422 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
451 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
76 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3153 | 2001 Kanji |
8d0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-8-1 | SKIP code |
1022.7 | Four corner code |
1-17-11 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
96e8 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
139 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 多 【タ】 multi-
- 多角 【タカク】 many-sided, versatile, polygonal, diversified
- 過多 【カタ】 excess, surplus, superabundance
- 最多 【サイタ】 most (numerous), largest (number of)
Kun reading compounds
- 多い 【おおい】 many, numerous, a lot, large amount of, large quantity of, a lot, much, frequent, common
- 大いに 【おおいに】 very, very much, greatly, considerably, highly, exceedingly, a great deal, a lot, to one's heart's content
Readings
- Korean:
- da
Spanish
- abundante
- mucho
Portuguese
- muitos
- frequentar
- muito
French
- beaucoup
- nombreux
- fréquent
108 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
180 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
163 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
161 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1169 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
181 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
39 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
347 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.8 | Japanese for Busy People |
229 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
229 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
104 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
405 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2694 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1372 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1858 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
110 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
5756 | Morohashi |
2170 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1127 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
108 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
113 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
128 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
129 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2560 | 2001 Kanji |
0a6.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-3 | SKIP code |
3-3-3 | SKIP code |
2720.7 | Four corner code |
1-34-31 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
591a | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
287 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 少 【ショウ】 small, little, few
- 少輔 【ショウ】 assistant vice-minister (ritsuryō system, early Meiji period)
- 最少 【サイショウ】 fewest, least, smallest (number), lowest, minimum, youngest
- 過少 【カショウ】 too few, too little, insufficient
Kun reading compounds
- 少ない 【すくない】 few, little, small (amount), low, scarce, insufficient, seldom, rare
- 少し 【すこし】 a little, a bit, a small amount, a few, some, slightly, somewhat, a little while, a short time, a moment, a minute, a little way, a short distance
- 少しも 【すこしも】 (not) at all, (not) a bit, (not) in the least, (not) in the slightest
Readings
- Korean:
- so
Spanish
- poco
- pequeño
- un poco
- apenas
Portuguese
- poucos
- pequenos
French
- un petit peu
- un peu
93 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
160 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
143 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
231 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
166 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
129 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
47 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
88 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.17 | Japanese for Busy People |
144 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
144 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
105 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
512 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4278 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2163 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2915 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
107 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
7475 | Morohashi |
3467 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1390 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
106 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
111 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
153 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
95 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1160 | 2001 Kanji |
3n1.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-4-4 | SKIP code |
1-1-3 | SKIP code |
9020.0 | Four corner code |
1-30-15 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5c11 | Unicode hex code |