14 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
16 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
40 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
144 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2482 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
16 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
68 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
54 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1.A | Japanese for Busy People |
21 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
21 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
19 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1151 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
10 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
132 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
17083 | Morohashi |
10 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3030 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
130 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
137 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
166 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
31 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
水
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
223 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 水 【スイ】 Wednesday, shaved ice (served with flavored syrup), water (fifth of the five elements)
- 水位 【スイイ】 water level
- 用水 【ヨウスイ】 irrigation water, water for fire, city water, cistern water
- 浄水 【ジョウスイ】 clean water, purified water
Kun reading compounds
- 水 【みず】 water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water), fluid (esp. in an animal tissue), liquid, flood, floodwaters, water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout, break granted to wrestlers engaged in a prolonged bout
- 水揚げ 【みずあげ】 landing, unloading (e.g. a ship), catch (of fish), takings, sales (of a shop), defloration (e.g. of a geisha), preservation (of cut flowers, in ikebana)
- 飲み水 【のみみず】 drinking water, potable water
- 呼び水 【よびみず】 pump-priming, rousing, stimulation
Readings
- Japanese names:
- うず、 ずみ、 つ、 ど、 み、 みさ、 みつ、 みな、 みん
- Korean:
- su
Spanish
- agua
Portuguese
- água
French
- eau
1142 | 2001 Kanji |
3a0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-1-3 | SKIP code |
4-4-3 | SKIP code |
1223.0 | Four corner code |
1-31-69 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6c34 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
718 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 圧 【アツ】 pressure, force
- 圧力 【アツリョク】 pressure, stress, pressure (e.g. political), coercion, arm-twisting
- 高圧 【コウアツ】 high voltage, high pressure
- 外圧 【ガイアツ】 external pressure, outside pressure, foreign pressure
- 圧状 【オウジョウ】 document written under duress, coercion
Kun reading compounds
- 押す 【おす】 to push, to thrust, to shove, to press (down), to push (e.g. a button), to exert pressure on, to stamp (e.g. one's name), to affix (a seal), to affix (e.g. gold leaf), to push (someone for something), to press, to put pressure on (someone), to overwhelm, to overpower, to put (someone) under pressure, to be superior to, to push ahead (with a policy, plan, etc.), to proceed, to stick to, to do ... in spite of ..., to defy, to brave, to push aside, to make sure, to fall behind schedule
- 圧す 【へす】 to dent, to press, to push
- 押さえる 【おさえる】 to pin down, to hold down, to press down, to hold in place, to hold steady, to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand), to clutch (a body part in pain), to press (a body part), to get a hold of, to obtain, to seize, to catch, to arrest, to grasp (a point), to comprehend, to quell, to subdue, to suppress, to repress, to hold back, to check, to curb, to contain
- 押さえる 【おさえる】 to pin down, to hold down, to press down, to hold in place, to hold steady, to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand), to clutch (a body part in pain), to press (a body part), to get a hold of, to obtain, to seize, to catch, to arrest, to grasp (a point), to comprehend, to quell, to subdue, to suppress, to repress, to hold back, to check, to curb, to contain
Readings
- Korean:
- ab
Spanish
- presión
- opresión
Portuguese
- pressão
- empurrar
- inundar
- oprimir
- dominar
French
- pression
- pousser
- submerger
- oppresser
- dominer
544 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
641 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
612 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
598 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
818 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
874 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
426 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1342 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1425 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1197 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
348 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3688 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1883 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2563 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
154 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
4879P | Morohashi |
2970 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
970 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
152 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
163 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
397 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
645 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3372 | 2001 Kanji |
2p3.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-2-3 | SKIP code |
7121.4 | Four corner code |
1-16-21 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5727 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
590 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 破 【ハ】 middle section of a song (in gagaku or noh)
- 破壊 【ハカイ】 destruction, disruption, (application) crash
- 大破 【タイハ】 serious damage, heavy damage, being wrecked, thrashing (an opponent), crushing, giving a drubbing
- 踏破 【トウハ】 travelling (a long and difficult journey) on foot, walking (all the way) across, travelling through, hiking across, traversing, travelling all over (e.g. a country), visiting all the major locations (of a region, etc.)
Kun reading compounds
- 破る 【やぶる】 to tear, to rip, to break, to destroy, to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.), to breach, to defeat, to beat, to break (e.g. silence), to disturb (e.g. peace), to shatter (e.g. dream), to disrupt, to spoil, to violate (e.g. rule), to break (e.g. promise), to infringe, to break (a record)
- 破れる 【やぶれる】 to get torn, to tear, to rip, to break, to wear out, to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.), to break down, to collapse, to fall into ruin
- 割れる 【われる】 to break, to be smashed, to split, to crack, to fissure, to be torn, to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.), to split (e.g. of a party), to come to light, to become clear, to be identified, to be revealed, to become distorted (of sound), to clip, to be divisible (without a remainder), to drop below a minimum
Readings
- Korean:
- pa
Spanish
- dañar
- romper
- rasgar
- derrotar
- completar
- especial
- desgarrar
- desgarrarse
- desgastarse
Portuguese
- arrancar
- rasgar
- lágrima
- quebrar
- destruir
- derrotar
- frustrar
French
- déchirer
- casser
- détruire
- défaire
- frustrer
692 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
788 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
767 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
634 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3186 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
645 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
765 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1113 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
665 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
676 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1037 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1401 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1478 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
784 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1064 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
814 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
24124 | Morohashi |
1150 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3999 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
806 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
869 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
427 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
719 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3367 | 2001 Kanji |
5a5.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-5-5 | SKIP code |
1464.7 | Four corner code |
1-39-43 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7834 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1579 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 砕石 【サイセキ】 crushed stone, macadam, crushing (rock)
- 砕岩機 【サイガンキ】 rock crusher
- 破砕 【ハサイ】 crushing (into pieces), smashing, cracking, breaking up
- 玉砕 【ギョクサイ】 honorable death, death without surrender, honorable defeat, trying but being utterly beaten, being completely rejected when professing one's love
Kun reading compounds
- 砕く 【くだく】 to break (into pieces), to smash, to crush, to shatter, to grind (into powder), to pound, to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.), to crush, to frustrate, to simplify, to make easy to understand
- 砕ける 【くだける】 to break (into pieces), to be broken, to be smashed, to collapse, to crumble, to decline, to cool (e.g. enthusiasm), to dampen (e.g. one's will to fight), to become less formal, to throw off reserve, to become affable, to become easy to understand (e.g. a story), to be worried
Readings
- Korean:
- swae
Spanish
- destrozar
- romper
- aplastar
- despedazar
Portuguese
- quebrar
- quebrado
- esmagar
- popular
- familiar
French
- fracasser
- casser
- briser
- familier (informel)
- populaire
1287 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1695 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3179 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1467 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1568 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1710 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1827 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1550 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1400 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1458 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
773 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1048 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
117 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
24080P | Morohashi |
1134 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3990 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
116 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
121 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1287 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3355 | 2001 Kanji |
5a4.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-5-4 | SKIP code |
1464.1 | Four corner code |
1-26-53 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7815 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
100 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 法 【ホウ】 law, act, principle, method, mood, dharma, law
- 法案 【ホウアン】 bill (law), measure
- 航法 【コウホウ】 sailing, navigation
- 会社更生法 【カイシャコウセイホウ】 Corporate Rehabilitation Law
- 法被 【ハッピ】 happi coat, happy coat, workman's livery coat, traditional Japanese straight-sleeved coat
- 法度 【ハット】 ban, prohibition, taboo, something forbidden, law, ordinance (esp. in the middle ages)
- 法師 【ホウシ】 Buddhist priest, bonze, layman dressed like a priest, person
- 法華経 【ホケキョウ】 Lotus Sutra
Kun reading compounds
- 法 【のり】 rule, law, regulation, model, pattern, teachings of Buddha, Buddhist doctrine, transverse measurement, measurement across, side-slope, slope
- 法の筵 【のりのむしろ】 preaching place
- 内法 【うちのり】 inside measure
- 外法 【そとのり】 outside measurements
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ほ
- Korean:
- beob
Spanish
- método
- ley
- doctrina
Portuguese
- método
- lei
- regra
- princípio
- modelo
- sistema
French
- méthode
- loi
- règle
- principe
- modèle
- système
513 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
612 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
584 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
145 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2535 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
213 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
676 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
824 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
123 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
123 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
518 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1181 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
391 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
248 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
295 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
758 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
17290 | Morohashi |
333 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3107 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
751 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
813 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
100 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
516 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
371 | 2001 Kanji |
3a5.20 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-5 | SKIP code |
3413.1 | Four corner code |
1-43-01 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6cd5 | Unicode hex code |