263 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
344 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
327 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
152 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
95 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
177 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
105 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
335 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.13 | Japanese for Busy People |
252 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
252 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
156 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
13 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4308 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2178 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2932 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
28 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
31 | Morohashi |
3496 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
20 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
28 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
28 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
81 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
254 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
135 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 世 【セイ】 counter for generations, epoch
- 世紀 【セイキ】 century, era, of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
- 近世 【キンセイ】 recent past, recent times, early modern period (from the Azuchi-Momoyama period to the end of the Edo period)
- 創世 【ソウセイ】 creation of the world
- 世 【セイ】 counter for generations, epoch
- 世紀 【セイキ】 century, era, of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
- 夜店 【ヨミセ】 night stall, night shop, night fair
- 救世 【キュウセイ】 salvation
Kun reading compounds
- 世 【よ】 world, society, public, life, lifetime, age, era, period, epoch, generation, reign, rule, the times, world (of existence)
- 世の中 【よのなか】 society, the world, the times
- 千代 【ちよ】 thousand years, very long period, forever
- 君が代 【きみがよ】 Imperial reign, Kimigayo (Japanese national anthem)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- とし、 ゆ、 ゆき
- Korean:
- se
Spanish
- generación
- mundo
- edad
Portuguese
- geração
- mundo
- sociedade
- pública
French
- génération
- monde
- société
- public
1975 | 2001 Kanji |
0a5.37 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-5-2 | SKIP code |
4-4-4 | SKIP code |
4-5-4 | SKIP code |
4-4-2 | SKIP code |
4471.7 | Four corner code |
1-32-04 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
4e16 | Unicode hex code |
world, boundary
- On:
- カイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
158 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 界 【カイ】 community, circles, world, kingdom, erathem, field (electrical), border, boundary, division
- 界隈 【カイワイ】 neighborhood, neighbourhood, vicinity
- 球界 【キュウカイ】 the baseball world
- 経済界 【ケイザイカイ】 economic world, financial circles, business community
Readings
- Korean:
- gye
Spanish
- borde
- frontera
- extensión
- ámbito
Portuguese
- mundo
French
- monde
170 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
260 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
240 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
170 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2998 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
269 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
223 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
967 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.8 | Japanese for Busy People |
454 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
461 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
157 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1336 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3172 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1632 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2220 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
257 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
21775 | Morohashi |
2563 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3739 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
251 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
266 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
164 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
320 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3654 | 2001 Kanji |
5f4.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-5-4 | SKIP code |
6022.8 | Four corner code |
1-19-06 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
754c | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
2 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 一 【イチ】 one, 1, best, first, foremost, beginning, start, a (single), one (of many), ace, bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)
- 一位 【イチイ】 first place, first rank, units position (of a number)
- 十一 【ジュウイチ】 eleven, 11, jack
- 1対1 【イチタイイチ】 one-to-one, one-on-one
- 一 【イツ】 one, same (mind, path, etc.)
- 一に 【イツニ】 solely, entirely, only, or
- 均一 【キンイツ】 uniformity, equality
- 画一 【カクイツ】 uniformity, standardization, standardisation
Kun reading compounds
- 一つ 【ひとつ】 one, for one thing, only, (not) even, just (e.g. "just try it"), some kind of, one type of
- 一つ一つ 【ひとつひとつ】 one-by-one, separately, in detail
Readings
- Japanese names:
- かず、 い、 いっ、 いる、 かつ、 かづ、 てん、 はじめ、 ひ、 ひとつ、 まこと
- Korean:
- il
Spanish
- uno
- 1
Portuguese
- um
French
- un
- radical un (no. 1)
1 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
1 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
1 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
4 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
3 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1.A | Japanese for Busy People |
2 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
2 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4148 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2105 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2850 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
1 | Morohashi |
3341 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
1 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3072 | 2001 Kanji |
0a1.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-1-4 | SKIP code |
1000.0 | Four corner code |
1-16-76 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
4e00 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
152 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 初夏 【ショカ】 early summer, fourth month of the lunar calendar
- 初演 【ショエン】 first performance
- 年初 【ネンショ】 beginning of the year
- 原初 【ゲンショ】 origin, source, beginning, starting point
Kun reading compounds
- 始め 【はじめ】 beginning, start, outset, opening, first (in line, etc.), origin, such as ..., not to mention ...
- 初めて 【はじめて】 for the first time, only after ... is it ..., only when ... do you ..., not until ... do you ..., first time, (one's) first
- 月初め 【つきはじめ】 beginning of the month
- 初めて 【はじめて】 for the first time, only after ... is it ..., only when ... do you ..., not until ... do you ..., first time, (one's) first
- 初 【はつ】 first, new
- 初夏 【しょか】 early summer, fourth month of the lunar calendar
- 業界初 【ぎょうかいはつ】 the industry's first ...
- 人生初 【じんせいはつ】 (for the) first time in one's life
Readings
- Japanese names:
- し、 はっ
- Korean:
- cho
Spanish
- comienzo
- primero
Portuguese
- primeiros tempos
- começo
French
- première fois
- commencement
428 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
535 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
507 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
261 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4215 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
636 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
353 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
427 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.20 | Japanese for Busy People |
679 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
692 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
440 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
181 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1433 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
759 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1031 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
411 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
1911 | Morohashi |
1116 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
469 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
404 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
431 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
279 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
483 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
645 | 2001 Kanji |
5e2.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-5-2 | SKIP code |
3722.0 | Four corner code |
1-29-73 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
521d | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
1296 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 恋愛 【レンアイ】 love, love-making, passion, emotion, affections
- 恋歌 【コイウタ】 love song, love poem
- 悲恋 【ヒレン】 blighted love, disappointed love
- 狂恋 【キョウレン】 mad love, excessive infatuation
Kun reading compounds
- 恋う 【こう】 to love
- 恋 【こい】 (romantic) love
- 恋人 【こいびと】 lover, sweetheart, boyfriend, girlfriend
- リア恋 【リアこい】 being in love with an idol, actor, etc., fan who is in love with an idol, actor, etc.
- 片恋 【かたこい】 unrequited love, one-sided love
- 恋しい 【こいしい】 yearned for, longed for, missed
Readings
- Korean:
- ryeon
Spanish
- romance
- amor
- enamoramiento
- enamorado
- querido
- enamorarse
Portuguese
- romance
- apaixonar-se
- sentir saudades
- sentir falta
French
- chérir
- amour
- idylle
- languir
- manquer
1931 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1123 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
313 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1012 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
536 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1223 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
258 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
258 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1078 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
784 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2602 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1331 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1804 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1764 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
10537 | Morohashi |
2098 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1852 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1748 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1885 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1333 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
458 | 2001 Kanji |
2j8.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-8 | SKIP code |
2-6-4 | SKIP code |
0033.3 | Four corner code |
1-46-88 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
604b | Unicode hex code |