320 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
227 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
392 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
96 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
7 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
84 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
3 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
43 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1.A | Japanese for Busy People |
16 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
16 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
13 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
8 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3653 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1865 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2542 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
64 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
10 | Morohashi |
2936 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
7 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
64 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
68 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
215 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
86 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
375 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 万 【マン】 10,000, ten thousand, myriad, everything, all, various
- 万一 【マンイチ】 (unlikely event of) emergency, the worst(-case scenario), 10000 to 1, (if) by some chance, by some possibility, in the unlikely event that
- 億万 【オクマン】 millions and millions
- 永万 【エイマン】 Eiman era (1165.6.5-1166.8.27)
- 万 【バン】 completely, absolutely, totally
- 万一 【マンイチ】 (unlikely event of) emergency, the worst(-case scenario), 10000 to 1, (if) by some chance, by some possibility, in the unlikely event that
- 千万 【センバン】 exceedingly, extremely, very many, indeed
- 奇怪千万 【キカイセンバン】 very strange (mysterious, weird), bizarre, monstrous, outrageous
Kun reading compounds
- 万 【まん】 10,000, ten thousand, myriad, everything, all, various
- 万年 【まんねん】 ten thousand years, eternity, perennial, perpetual
- 八百万 【やおよろず】 myriad, countless things
- 500万 【ごひゃくまん】 5,000,000, five million, many
Readings
- Japanese names:
- かず、 ま、 ゆる
- Korean:
- man, mug
Spanish
- diez mil
- muchos
Portuguese
- dez mil
French
- myriade
- 10000
3145 | 2001 Kanji |
0a3.8 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-2-1 | SKIP code |
4-3-1 | SKIP code |
1022.7 | Four corner code |
1-43-92 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
4e07 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
3 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 国益 【コクエキ】 national interest
- 国営 【コクエイ】 government management, state management
- 最恵国 【サイケイコク】 most favored nation, most favoured nation, MFN
- 異国 【イコク】 foreign country
Kun reading compounds
- 国 【くに】 country, state, region, national government, central government, home (i.e. hometown, home country), province (of Japan), land, earth
- 国人 【こくじん】 indigenous person, inhabitant of a country, local, native, local lords and samurai, daimyo who did not leave his domains to meet the shogun in Kyoto (during the Muromachi period)
- お国 【おくに】 your native country, your hometown, my home country (i.e. Japan), countryside, country, daimyo's territory (Edo period)
- 現国 【うつしくに】 world of mankind, this world
Readings
- Japanese names:
- くな、 こ
- Korean:
- gug
Spanish
- país
Portuguese
- País
- terra
- nação
French
- pays
79 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
136 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
123 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
8 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1037 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
111 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
36 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
745 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.11 | Japanese for Busy People |
40 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
40 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
151 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
344 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3831 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1964 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2659 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
588 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
4752 | Morohashi |
3087 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
950 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
581 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
624 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
4 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
158 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3172 | 2001 Kanji |
3s5.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-3-5 | SKIP code |
6010.3 | Four corner code |
1-25-81 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
56fd | Unicode hex code |
renowned, publish, write, remarkable, phenomenal, put on, don, wear, arrival, finish (race), counter for suits of clothing, literary work
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N2
849 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 著 【チョ】 work, book, (a book) by, obvious, striking
- 著作 【チョサク】 writing, book
- 近著 【キンチョ】 recent work
- 共著 【キョウチョ】 joint authorship, co-authorship, collaboration, joint work
- 着手 【チャクシュ】 starting work (on), setting to work (on), setting about (doing), beginning, commencing, embarking on, commencing (a crime)
- 着する 【チャクスル】 to arrive, to reach, to adhere, to insist on, to put on, to wear
Kun reading compounds
- 著す 【あらわす】 to write, to publish
- 著しい 【いちじるしい】 striking, remarkable, considerable
Readings
- Korean:
- jeo, chag
Spanish
- expresar
- publicar
- escribir
- notable
- eminente
Portuguese
- renomado
- publico
- notável
- fenomenal
- vestido
- vestir
- usar
- elevado chegada/ fim (corrida)
- sufixo para contagem de vestuário
French
- renommé
- publier
- écrire
- remarquable
- phénoménal
- porter
- arrivée
- auteur
- ouvrage littéraire
- compteur de vêtements
843 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
949 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
937 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
773 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3983 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
580 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
871 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1445 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
859 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
878 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1031 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
661 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2869 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1480 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1993 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1266 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
31302 | Morohashi |
2300 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
5098 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1258 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1347 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
928 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1978 | 2001 Kanji |
3k8.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-8 | SKIP code |
3-7-4 | SKIP code |
4460.4 | Four corner code |
1-35-88 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
8457 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
103 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 作 【サク】 work (e.g. of art), production, harvest, cultivation, farming, crop, yield, technique
- 作柄 【サクガラ】 crop conditions, quality (of art)
- 大作 【タイサク】 large-scale work, voluminous work, monumental work, great work, masterpiece
- 遺作 【イサク】 posthumous works
- 作 【サク】 work (e.g. of art), production, harvest, cultivation, farming, crop, yield, technique
- 作業 【サギョウ】 work, operation, task
- 所作 【ショサ】 conduct, behaviour, movements, gesture, one's carriage, performance (on stage, etc.), dance, acting, dance (in kabuki), dance play
- 安定操作 【アンテイソウサ】 stabilizing (stock) transaction
Kun reading compounds
- 作る 【つくる】 to make, to produce, to manufacture, to build, to construct, to prepare (food), to brew (alcohol), to raise, to grow, to cultivate, to train, to till, to draw up (a document), to make out, to prepare, to write, to create (an artistic work, etc.), to compose, to coin (a phrase), to organize, to organise, to establish, to found, to have (a child), to make up (one's face, etc.), to fabricate (an excuse, etc.), to give a (false) appearance, to feign (a smile, etc.), to put on a show of emotion, to form (a line, etc.), to set (a record), to commit (a sin, etc.)
- 作り 【つくり】 making, producing, manufacturing, building, construction, make, structure, appearance (attire, make-up, etc.), build, physique, sashimi, forced (smile, etc.)
- 作り上げる 【つくりあげる】 to build up, to complete, to construct, to create, to put together, to make up, to fabricate, to invent, to cook up
Readings
- Japanese names:
- くり、 さか、 さっ、 づくり、 とも、 なお、 はぎ、 まさか
- Korean:
- jag, ja, ju
Spanish
- hacer
- construir
- fabricar
- conducta
- comportamiento
- crear
Portuguese
- fazer
- produção
- preparar
- construção
French
- fabriquer
- produire
- construire
- préparer
82 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
141 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
127 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
99 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
407 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
147 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
116 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
362 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.4 | Japanese for Busy People |
360 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
361 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
137 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
75 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
77 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
49 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
52 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1151 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
518 | Morohashi |
68 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
167 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1142 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1224 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
120 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
144 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2154 | 2001 Kanji |
2a5.10 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-2-5 | SKIP code |
2821.1 | Four corner code |
1-26-78 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
4f5c | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N3
156 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 権 【ケン】 right (to do something), authority, power
- 権威 【ケンイ】 authority, power, influence, prestige, (an) authority (on), expert
- 抵当権 【テイトウケン】 mortgage, right of pledge, lien
- 参政権 【サンセイケン】 suffrage, franchise
- 権化 【ゴンゲ】 incarnation (of Buddha or bodhisattva), avatar, embodiment (as in "embodiment of evil"), incarnation, personification
- 権宮司 【ゴングウジ】 associate chief priest, deputy chief priest
Kun reading compounds
- 仮殿 【かりどの】 temporary shrine (houses the object in which the deity resides when main shrine is under repairs)
Readings
- Korean:
- gweon
Spanish
- derechos
- autoridad
- poder
- establecer temporalmente
Portuguese
- autoridade
- força
- direitos
French
- pouvoir
- autorité
- droits
774 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
862 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
851 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
260 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2360 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
420 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
643 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2300 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
335 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
335 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
804 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1112 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1348 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
731 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
977 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
578 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
15484 | Morohashi |
1065 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2853 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
571 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
613 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
162 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
983 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1875 | 2001 Kanji |
4a11.18 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-11 | SKIP code |
4891.4 | Four corner code |
1-24-02 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6a29 | Unicode hex code |
article, clause, counter for articles, clauses, paragraphs, etc., twig, item, stripe, streak
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N1
363 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 条 【ジョウ】 article (in a document), clause, section, provision, counter for lines, stripes, streaks, rays, etc., although, though, since, as, because, inasmuch as, jō, north-south division of an imperial city consisting of west-east streets and their corresponding wards (in the jō-bō system)
- 条件 【ジョウケン】 condition, term, requirement, qualification, prerequisite
- 別状 【ベツジョウ】 something unusual, something wrong, mishap, accident, serious condition (e.g. after an injury), different situation
- 言い条 【イイジョウ】 one's say, one's point, although, though
Kun reading compounds
- 筋 【すじ】 muscle, tendon, sinew, vein, artery, fiber, fibre, string, line, stripe, streak, reason, logic, plot, storyline, lineage, descent, school (e.g. of scholarship or arts), aptitude, talent, source (of information, etc.), circle, channel, well-informed person (in a transaction), logical move (in go, shogi, etc.), ninth vertical line, seam on a helmet, gristly fish paste (made of muscle, tendons, skin, etc.), social position, status, on (a river, road, etc.), along, counter for long thin things, counter for roads or blocks when giving directions, street (in Osaka), (Edo period) counter for hundreds of mon (obsolete unit of currency)
- 条海豚 【すじいるか】 striped dolphin (Stenella coeruleoalba)
Readings
- Korean:
- jo
Spanish
- artículo
- cláusula
- tratado
Portuguese
- artigo
- cláusula
- item
- listra
- camada
French
- article
- clause
- bande
- rai (lumière)
- filet (fumée)
- brindille
- petite chose longue
817 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
738 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
716 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
391 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1164 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
452 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
621 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
457 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
564 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
573 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
750 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1050 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2726 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1395 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1882 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
304 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
14486 | Morohashi |
2200 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2563 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
298 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
319 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
213 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
671 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2564 | 2001 Kanji |
4i4.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-4 | SKIP code |
4-7-1 | SKIP code |
2790.4 | Four corner code |
1-30-82 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6761 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
94 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 約 【ヤク】 approximately, about, promise, appointment, engagement, shortening, reduction, simplification, contraction (in phonetics)
- 約束 【ヤクソク】 promise, agreement, arrangement, one's word, contract, pact, appointment, engagement, date, convention, rule, destiny, fate
- 締約 【テイヤク】 conclusion of a treaty
- 成約 【セイヤク】 conclusion of a contract
Kun reading compounds
- 約まる 【つづまる】 to compress, to shrink
- 約める 【つづめる】 to abridge, to shorten, to economize
- 約やか 【つづまやか】 concise, brief, humble, frugal, modest, discrete
Readings
- Korean:
- yag, yo
Spanish
- promesa
- aproximadamente
- encogerse
- economizar
Portuguese
- promessa
- aproximadamente
- recuar
French
- environ
- promettre
- abréger
- raccourcir
726 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
621 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
591 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
137 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3499 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
451 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
808 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2.12 | Japanese for Busy People |
211 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
211 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
381 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1516 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1632 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
860 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1177 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1374 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
27242X | Morohashi |
1280 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4440 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1362 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1462 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
258 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
534 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2752 | 2001 Kanji |
6a3.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-6-3 | SKIP code |
2792.0 | Four corner code |
1-44-83 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7d04 | Unicode hex code |