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 4
274 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 無 【ム】 nothing, naught, nought, nil, zero, un-, non-
- 無意識 【ムイシキ】 unconsciousness, unconscious, involuntary, automatic, mechanical, unintentional, spontaneous, the unconscious
- 皆無 【カイム】 nonexistent, nil, none, nothing (at all), bugger-all
- 虚無 【キョム】 nihility, nothingness
- 無 【ブ】 un-, non-, bad ..., poor ...
- 不気味 【ブキミ】 weird, eerie, ominous, creepy, uncanny, unearthly
Kun reading compounds
- 無い 【ない】 nonexistent, not being (there), unowned, not had, unpossessed, unique, not, impossible, won't happen, not, to not be, to have not
- 【ないといけない】 have to (verb), must (verb), is indispensable, absolutely necessary
- 苦無 【くない】 ninja throwing knives, mediaeval farming tool for digging, prying, etc.
Readings
- Korean:
- mu
Spanish
- nada
- inexistente
- prefijo negativo
- no hay
Portuguese
- Sem valor
- nada
- não sou/ estou
- nihil
- não
French
- néant
- rien
- ne pas
- non
- in-
- négatif
723 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
620 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
796 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
227 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2773 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
386 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
715 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1789 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
93 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
93 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
400 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1280 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2648 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1351 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1832 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1791 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
19113 | Morohashi |
2135 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3439 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1775 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1913 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
179 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
600 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2340 | 2001 Kanji |
4d8.8 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-10 | SKIP code |
2-8-4 | SKIP code |
8033.1 | Four corner code |
1-44-21 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7121 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
177 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 名 【メイ】 counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such), first name, famous, great, name, noun
- 名画 【メイガ】 famous picture, masterpiece (painting), excellent film, film classic
- 同名 【ドウメイ】 same name, homonym
- 芸名 【ゲイメイ】 stage name
- 名目 【メイモク】 name, title, appellation, (something) nominal, (under the) pretext (of), pretense
- 苗字 【ミョウジ】 surname, family name, last name
- 仮名 【カメイ】 alias, pseudonym, pen name, nom de plume
- 同名 【ドウメイ】 same name, homonym
Kun reading compounds
- 名 【な】 name, given name, title, fame, renown, reputation, pretext, pretense, justification, appearance
- 名残 【なごり】 remains, traces, vestiges, relics, (the sorrow of) parting, end
- 仮名 【かめい】 alias, pseudonym, pen name, nom de plume
- 片仮名 【かたかな】 katakana, angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for loanwords
Readings
- Japanese names:
- と
- Korean:
- myeong
Spanish
- nombre
- célebre
- distinguido
- reputación
Portuguese
- nome
- fama
- distinção
- reputação
French
- nom
- célèbre
- fameux
- réputation
140 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
55 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
71 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
116 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1170 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
131 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
34 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
346 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.3 | Japanese for Busy People |
82 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
82 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
82 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
285 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2693 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1371 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1857 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
113 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
3297 | Morohashi |
2169 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
716 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
112 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
117 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
140 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
53 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2577 | 2001 Kanji |
3d3.12 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-3 | SKIP code |
4-6-1 | SKIP code |
3-3-3 | SKIP code |
2760.0 | Four corner code |
1-44-30 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
540d | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
78 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 戦 【セン】 war, battle, match, game, competition
- 戦域 【センイキ】 war area, battlefield, theater, theatre
- 開戦 【カイセン】 outbreak of war, starting a war
- 回戦 【カイセン】 event with ... rounds, innings, legs, etc., nth-round match (in a knockout tournament)
Kun reading compounds
- 戦 【いくさ】 war, battle, campaign, fight, troops, forces
- 戦場 【せんじょう】 battlefield, battleground
- 負け戦 【まけいくさ】 losing a battle, lost battle, battle one cannot win, battle one is doomed to lose
- 野合戦 【のがっせん】 battle in the open, battle on an open field
- 戦う 【たたかう】 to make war (on), to wage war (against), to go to war (with), to fight (with), to do battle (against), to compete (against), to struggle (against adversities, etc.), to fight, to contend, to resist
- 戦く 【おののく】 to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.), to shudder, to tremble
- 戦ぐ 【そよぐ】 to rustle, to sway, to stir, to flutter
- 戦慄く 【わななく】 to tremble, to shiver, to shake
Readings
- Japanese names:
- せ
- Korean:
- jeon
Spanish
- guerra
- batalla
- lucha
- pelear
- batallar
- combatir
- luchar
Portuguese
- guerra
- batalha
- disputa
French
- guerre
- bataille
- match
448 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
555 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
526 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
88 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1810 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
399 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
550 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
301 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
301 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
360 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
839 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2242 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1169 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1590 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1948 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
11631P | Morohashi |
1787 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2037 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1929 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2079 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
32 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
608 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
959 | 2001 Kanji |
4n9.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-9-4 | SKIP code |
9355.0 | Four corner code |
3355.0 | Four corner code |
1-32-79 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6226 | Unicode hex code |
士
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N1
526 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 士 【シ】 man (esp. one who is well-respected), samurai, person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed), member
- 士官 【シカン】 officer
- 飛行士 【ヒコウシ】 pilot
- 公認会計士 【コウニンカイケイシ】 certified public accountant
Kun reading compounds
- 侍 【さむらい】 warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period), samurai, man in attendance (on a person of high standing), retainer
- 二四六九士 【にしむくさむらい】 nishimuku samurai (mnemonic for remembering the months with fewer than 31 days)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- お、 ま
- Korean:
- sa
Spanish
- caballero
- samurai
- hombre
Portuguese
- cavalheiro
- samurai
French
- gentilhomme
- samouraï
- radical samouraï (no. 33)
410 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
521 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
494 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
301 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1160 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
59 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1173 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
41 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
572 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
581 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
755 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
393 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4213 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2129 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2877 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
325 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
5638 | Morohashi |
3405 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1117 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
319 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
341 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
386 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
441 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1472 | 2001 Kanji |
3p0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-3-2 | SKIP code |
4010.0 | Four corner code |
1-27-46 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
58eb | Unicode hex code |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level N1
1318 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 之繞 【シンニョウ】 kanji "road" or "advance" radical (radical 162)
- 之繞を掛ける 【シンニュウヲカケル】 to exaggerate
Kun reading compounds
- 乃 【の】 's, of, belonging to
- 之字運動 【のじうんどう】 zig-zag motion (esp. warship)
- 此れ 【これ】 this, this one, this person, now, this point (in time), here, used to stress the subject of a sentence, I, me
- これ等 【これら】 these
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ゆき、 いたる、 あき、 つな、 ゆみ、 くに、 のぶ、 ひさ、 ひで
- Korean:
- ji
Spanish
- esto
- de (partícula posesiva)
Portuguese
French
- de
- ceci
- avancer (radical shinnyuu)
697 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
280 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1942 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
24 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2004 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
4228 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2137 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2886 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1222 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
125 | Morohashi |
3420 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
48 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1214 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1299 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
670 | 2001 Kanji |
0a2.9 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-3-4 | SKIP code |
4-4-4 | SKIP code |
4-2-4 | SKIP code |
3030.7 | Four corner code |
1-39-23 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
4e4b | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N1
1337 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 墓石 【ボセキ】 tombstone, gravestone
- 墓参り 【ハカマイリ】 visit to a grave
- 陵墓 【リョウボ】 imperial tomb, imperial mausoleum
- 周堤墓 【シュウテイボ】 grave-site with circular embankment (Jomon period)
Kun reading compounds
- 墓 【はか】 grave, gravesite, tomb
- 墓石 【ぼせき】 tombstone, gravestone
- 火垂るの墓 【ほたるのはか】 Grave of Fireflies (film)
- 御墓 【みはか】 imperial tomb
Readings
- Korean:
- myo
Spanish
- tumba
Portuguese
- tumba
- túmulo
French
- tombe
- tombeau
869 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
809 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
788 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1349 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4027 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
650 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1165 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1979 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1429 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1518 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1156 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
361 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2930 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1505 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2037 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
236 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
5431X | Morohashi |
2332 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1073 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
231 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
246 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
781 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1972 | 2001 Kanji |
3k10.18 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-10 | SKIP code |
4410.4 | Four corner code |
1-42-72 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5893 | Unicode hex code |