20 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
23 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
37 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
21 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
798 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
29 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
5 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
47 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.14 | Japanese for Busy People |
32 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
32 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
31 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
6 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4212 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2128 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2876 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
49 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
13 | Morohashi |
3404 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
10 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
49 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
50 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
29 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
12 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
above, up
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
35 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 上 【ジョウ】 from the standpoint of, from the viewpoint of, with respect to, in terms of, as a matter of, in view of, so far as ... is concerned, on, above, on top of, aboard (a ship or vehicle), the best, top, first class, first grade, first volume (of a two or three-volume set), first book, with my compliments
- 上位 【ジョウイ】 superior (in rank), top, ranking, higher order (e.g. byte), host computer (of connected device)
- 口上 【コウジョウ】 vocal message, speech, statement, prologue at the start of a kabuki performance
- 水上 【スイジョウ】 on the water, aquatic, waterside, water's edge
- 上人 【ショウニン】 holy priest, saint
- 上下 【ショウカ】 top and bottom, up and down, high and low, above and below, upper and lower ends, upper and lower classes, ruler and ruled, the government and the people
- 呈上 【テイジョウ】 giving, gifting, presenting
- 主上 【シュジョウ】 emperor
- 上海 【シャンハイ】 Shanghai (China)
- 上湯 【シャンタン】 top-grade Chinese soup stock
Kun reading compounds
- 上 【うえ】 above, over, up, top, summit, upper part, head (e.g. of a staircase), surface, on (top of), the above (in a piece of writing), earlier part, superior, better, higher (position, rank, etc.), upper (class), elder, older, senior, with respect to ..., in terms of, as far as ... is concerned, when (e.g. drunk), besides ..., in addition to ..., on top of ..., as well as ..., after ..., upon ..., on ..., with (e.g. full awareness), as a result of ..., since ..., now that ..., because ..., honorable, venerable, dear, emperor, sovereign, shogun, daimyo
- 上向き 【うわむき】 pointing up, pointing upward, upturn, uptrend, upward tendency
- 床上 【ゆかうえ】 on a floor, above floor level
- 一枚上 【いちまいうえ】 one step higher, one better, cut above, one up
- 上 【かみ】 upper reaches (of a river), upper stream, top, upper part, upper half (of the body), long ago, beginning, first, person of high rank (e.g. the emperor), government, imperial court, imperial capital (i.e. Kyoto), capital region (i.e. Kansai), region (or direction of) the imperial palace, head (of a table), wife, mistress (of a restaurant)
- 上期 【かみき】 first half of the (fiscal) year
- 風上 【かざかみ】 windward, upwind
- 御上 【おかみ】 the Emperor, His Majesty, the government, the authorities, proprietress, hostess, landlady, mistress, your wife, his wife, (one's) master, lord
- 上げる 【あげる】 to raise, to elevate, to do up (one's hair), to fly (a kite, etc.), to launch (fireworks, etc.), to surface (a submarine, etc.), to land (a boat), to deep-fry, to show someone (into a room), to give, to send someone (away), to enrol (one's child in school), to enroll, to increase (price, quality, status, etc.), to develop (talent, skill), to improve, to make (a loud sound), to raise (one's voice), to earn (something desirable), to praise, to give (an example, etc.), to cite, to summon up (all of one's energy, etc.), to arrest, to nominate, to summon (for geishas, etc.), to offer up (incense, a prayer, etc.) to the gods (or Buddha, etc.), to bear (a child), to conduct (a ceremony, esp. a wedding), (of the tide) to come in, to vomit, to do for (the sake of someone else), to complete ..., to humbly do ...
- 上がる 【あがる】 to rise, to go up, to come up, to ascend, to be raised, to enter (esp. from outdoors), to come in, to go in, to enter (a school), to advance to the next grade, to get out (of water), to come ashore, to increase, to improve, to make progress, to be promoted, to advance, to be made (of profit, etc.), to occur (esp. of a favourable result), to be adequate (to cover expenses, etc.), to be finished, to be done, to be over, to stop (of rain), to lift, to stop (working properly), to cut out, to give out, to die, to win (in a card game, etc.), to be arrested, to turn up (of evidence, etc.), to be deep fried, to be spoken loudly, to get nervous, to get stage fright, to be offered (to the gods, etc.), to go, to visit, to eat, to drink, to be listed (as a candidate), to serve (in one's master's home), to be complete, to finish, above, north of
- 上がり 【あがり】 rise, increase, ascent, income, takings, earnings, proceeds, (crop) yield, return, profit, completion, end, finish, end result (e.g. of crafts), how something comes out, finish, finishing (in a board or card game, etc.), green tea (esp. in a sushi restaurant), after (rain, illness, etc.), ex- (e.g. ex-bureaucrat), former
- 上がり下り 【あがりおり】 going up and down, ascent and descent
- 芸者上がり 【げいしゃあがり】 ex-geisha, former geisha
- 上る 【のぼる】 to ascend, to go up, to climb, to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun), to rise, to go to (the capital), to be promoted, to add up to, to advance (in price), to swim up (a river), to sail up, to come up (on the agenda)
- 上り 【のぼり】 ascent, climbing, ascending (path), climb, up-train, train heading toward the starting point of its route, upbound (esp. toward Tokyo), upstream, uphill
- 上り下り 【のぼりくだり】 going up and down, ascent and descent, climb and descent
- 逆上せる 【のぼせる】 to feel dizzy, to have blood rush to one's head, to lose one's cool, to be obsessed, to be infatuated, to become conceited
- 上せる 【のぼせる】 to raise, to record, to bring up (a matter), to serve (food), to send some on out
- 上す 【のぼす】 to raise, to record, to bring up (a matter), to serve (food), to send someone out
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あおい、 あげ、 い、 か、 かき、 かず、 かん、 こう、 のぼり、 ほつ
- Korean:
- sang
Spanish
- arriba
- encima
- parte superior
- cima
- superficie
Portuguese
- acima
- para cima
- sobre
- subir
- galgar
- em cima
- escalar
French
- au-dessus
- haut
- monter
- donner (je te donne)
1272 | 2001 Kanji |
2m1.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-3-2 | SKIP code |
2110.0 | Four corner code |
1-30-69 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
4e0a | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1095 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 老杉 【ロウサン】 old cryptomeria
Kun reading compounds
- 杉 【すぎ】 Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
- 杉戸 【すぎど】 door made of cedar
- 台杉 【だいすぎ】 coppicing-like technique used with cedar trees
- 神代杉 【じんだいすぎ】 lignitized Japanese cedar, lignitised Japanese cedar
Readings
- Korean:
- sam
Spanish
- cedro
Portuguese
- cedro
French
- cèdre
- cryptomère
1467 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
910 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2190 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1941 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1418 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
425 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1872 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
2033 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1357 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1072 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1027 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
557 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
737 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1729 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
14452 | Morohashi |
832 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2562 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1713 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1849 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1136 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1860 | 2001 Kanji |
4a3.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-3 | SKIP code |
4292.2 | Four corner code |
1-31-89 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6749 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
248 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 朝 【チョウ】 dynasty, reign, period, epoch, age, court, North Korea
- 朝刊 【チョウカン】 morning newspaper
- 本朝 【ホンチョウ】 this land, our country, Imperial Court of Japan
- 王朝 【オウチョウ】 dynasty
Kun reading compounds
- 朝 【あさ】 morning, breakfast
- 朝方 【あさがた】 early morning, early hours, early in the morning
- 後の朝 【のちのあした】 the morning after (having slept together)
- 霜朝 【しもあさ】 frosty morning
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あ、 あそ、 ささ、 ちか、 とも
- Korean:
- jo
Spanish
- mañana
- amanecer
- corte imperial
Portuguese
- manhã
- disnastia
- regime
- época
- período
- Coréia do Norte
French
- matin
- dynastie
- régime
- période
- époque
- Corée (Nord)
118 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
191 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
175 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
257 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3788 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
395 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
195 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1672 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.15 | Japanese for Busy People |
469 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
477 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
91 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1009 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2130 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1114 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1513 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
52 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
14374P | Morohashi |
1695 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4838 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
52 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
53 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
217 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
218 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1546 | 2001 Kanji |
4b8.12 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-8-4 | SKIP code |
4742.0 | Four corner code |
1-36-11 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
671d | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
48 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 定価 【テイカ】 list price, regular price, established price
- 定員 【テイイン】 fixed number (of people), prescribed number (of regular personnel, students, etc.), quota, numerical limit, complement, capacity (of a bus, boat, theatre, etc.), seating capacity
- 裁定 【サイテイ】 decision, ruling, award, arbitration
- 改定 【カイテイ】 revision (of a rule, price, etc.), alteration, change
- 定 【ジョウ】 certainty, reality, actuality, regular, permanent, samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation)
- 定住 【テイジュウ】 settlement, permanent residency
- 不定 【フジョウ】 uncertainty, insecurity, inconstancy, indefinite, undecided
- 改定 【カイテイ】 revision (of a rule, price, etc.), alteration, change
Kun reading compounds
- 定める 【さだめる】 to decide, to determine, to establish, to lay down, to prescribe, to provide, to stipulate, to bring peace (to), to make peaceful
- 定まる 【さだまる】 to become settled, to be fixed
- 定か 【さだか】 definite, sure
Readings
- Japanese names:
- さた
- Korean:
- jeong
Spanish
- determinar
- establecer
- decidir
Portuguese
- determinar
- fixar
- estabelecer
- decidir
French
- déterminé
- fixé
- établi
- décidé
474 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
371 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
351 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
62 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1296 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
218 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
464 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
677 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.14 | Japanese for Busy People |
355 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
356 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
289 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
473 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2770 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1420 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1916 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
388 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
7109 | Morohashi |
2229 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1323 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
382 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
408 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
93 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
308 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
770 | 2001 Kanji |
3m5.8 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-5 | SKIP code |
3080.1 | Four corner code |
1-36-74 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5b9a | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1805 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 扇子 【センス】 folding fan
- 扇形 【オウギガタ】 fan shape, sector
- 換気扇 【カンキセン】 ventilation fan, extractor fan
- 夏炉冬扇 【カロトウセン】 summer fires and winter fans, useless things
Kun reading compounds
- 扇 【おうぎ】 folding fan
- 扇形 【おうぎがた】 fan shape, sector
- 舞扇 【まいおうぎ】 dancer's fan
- 絵扇 【えおうぎ】 fan painted with a picture
Readings
- Japanese names:
- おう、 おおぎ
- Korean:
- seon
Spanish
- abanico
- abanicar
- agitar el aire
- abanico plegable
Portuguese
- Leque. Leque de dobrar
French
- ventilateur
- éventail
1492 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1442 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1823 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1430 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1333 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1156 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1555 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1657 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1733 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
845 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2449 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1239 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1704 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1088 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
11743P | Morohashi |
1950 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2056 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1079 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1160 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1337 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3053 | 2001 Kanji |
4m6.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-1-9 | SKIP code |
3-4-6 | SKIP code |
3022.7 | Four corner code |
1-32-80 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6247 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N2
508 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 谷底平野 【コクテイヘイヤ】 valley plain
- 渓谷 【ケイコク】 valley (with a river running through it), gorge, ravine, canyon
- 盤谷 【バンコク】 Bangkok (Thailand)
Kun reading compounds
- 谷 【たに】 valley
- 谷間 【たにま】 valley, ravine, gorge, chasm, cleavage (of breasts), part or place that has been left behind, blind spot, bottom (of society), (economic) trough, gap (in activity, one's work, etc.), lull, opening
- 死の谷 【しのたに】 valley of death (barrier between product development and commercialization stages)
- 気圧の谷 【きあつのたに】 low pressure trough
- 極まる 【きわまる】 to reach an extreme, to reach a limit, to terminate, to come to an end, extremely, to be stuck, to be in a dilemma, to be at a loss, to be decided, to be settled
Readings
- Japanese names:
- がい、 がえ、 がや、 せ、 たり、 たん、 や
- Korean:
- gog, yog
Spanish
- valle
Portuguese
- vale
French
- vallée
78 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
135 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
122 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
249 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4458 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
528 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
914 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
449 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
653 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
664 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
458 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1714 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2536 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1290 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1758 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
796 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
36182 | Morohashi |
2043 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
5730 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
788 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
851 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
143 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2077 | 2001 Kanji |
2o5.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-5 | SKIP code |
8060.8 | Four corner code |
1-35-11 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
8c37 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
133 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 家 【カ】 -ist, -er
- 家屋 【カオク】 house, building
- 研究家 【ケンキュウカ】 researcher, student (of)
- 活動家 【カツドウカ】 activist
- 家 【ケ】 house, family
- 家来 【ケライ】 retainer, retinue, servant
- 本家 【ホンケ】 head house (family), birthplace, originator
- 公家 【クゲ】 court noble, nobility, kuge, Imperial Court
Kun reading compounds
- 家 【いえ】 house, residence, dwelling, family, household, lineage, family name
- 家主 【やぬし】 landlord, landlady, house owner, home owner, head of the household
- 本家 【ほんけ】 head house (family), birthplace, originator
- 小家 【こいえ】 small and simple home
- 屋 【や】 shop, store, restaurant, someone who sells (something) or works as (something), someone with a (certain) personality trait, house, roof
- 家内 【かない】 (my) wife, inside the home, one's family
- 長屋 【ながや】 tenement house, row house
- 本家 【ほんけ】 head house (family), birthplace, originator
- 家 【うち】 one's house, one's home, one's family, one's household, house
- 内 【うち】 inside, within, while (e.g. one is young), during, within (e.g. a day), in the course of, among, amongst, (out) of, between, in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.), amidst, with (e.g. success), within oneself, one's feelings, inner thoughts, we, our company, our organization, one's home, one's family, my spouse, my husband, my wife, signed on behalf of (husband's name) by his wife, I, me, imperial palace grounds, emperor
- お家 【おうち】 your home, your family, their home, their family, (my) home
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あり、 え、 く、 つか、 べ
- Korean:
- ga
Spanish
- casa
- hogar
- especialista
Portuguese
- casa
- lar
French
- maison
53 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
89 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
83 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
81 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1311 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
151 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
158 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1185 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.8 | Japanese for Busy People |
165 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
165 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
52 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
480 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2827 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1458 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1963 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
547 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
7169 | Morohashi |
2273 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1337 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
541 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
580 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
46 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
189 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
751 | 2001 Kanji |
3m7.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-7 | SKIP code |
3023.2 | Four corner code |
1-18-40 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5bb6 | Unicode hex code |