977 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
1775 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
716 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
589 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
998 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
287 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
765 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.6 | Japanese for Busy People |
1165 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1222 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
221 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
764 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2793 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1436 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1936 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1802 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
54 | Morohashi |
2246 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
24 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1785 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1924 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
873 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
row, and, besides, as well as, line up, rank with, rival, equal
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N2
599 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 併用 【ヘイヨウ】 combined use, using together (with), using jointly, using at the same time
- 並行 【ヘイコウ】 going side-by-side, going abreast, running concurrently, occurring at the same time, keeping pace with
Kun reading compounds
- 並 【なみ】 average, medium, common, ordinary, mid-grade (item), regular grade, same level as, equal to, equivalent to, on par with, each (e.g. month), every, row of (teeth, houses, etc.), line of
- 並木 【なみき】 roadside trees, row of trees
- 足並み 【あしなみ】 pace, step
- 軒並み 【のきなみ】 row of houses, every house, each house, every door, all, totally, altogether, across the board
- 並 【なみ】 average, medium, common, ordinary, mid-grade (item), regular grade, same level as, equal to, equivalent to, on par with, each (e.g. month), every, row of (teeth, houses, etc.), line of
- 並木 【なみき】 roadside trees, row of trees
- 足並み 【あしなみ】 pace, step
- 軒並み 【のきなみ】 row of houses, every house, each house, every door, all, totally, altogether, across the board
- 並べる 【ならべる】 to line up, to set up, to arrange in a line, to enumerate, to itemize, to be equal (to), to compare well (with), to be as good (as)
- 並ぶ 【ならぶ】 to line up, to stand in a line, to rival, to match, to equal
- 並びに 【ならびに】 and (also), both ... and, as well as
Readings
- Japanese names:
- なび
- Korean:
- byeong
Spanish
- alinear
- corriente
- normal
- ordinario
- alinearse
- estar alineado
Portuguese
- fila
- e
- além disso
- assim como
- faz fila
- classifica com
- rival
- igual
French
- rangée
- et
- en outre
- de plus
- faire la queue
- mettre en rang
- rival
- égal
974 | 2001 Kanji |
2o6.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-5 | SKIP code |
2-2-6 | SKIP code |
8010.2 | Four corner code |
1-42-34 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
4e26 | Unicode hex code |
straightaway, honesty, frankness, fix, repair
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
246 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 直 【チョク】 direct, honest, frank, straightforward, candid, easygoing, lighthearted, friendly, night duty, night watch, being on duty (in a factory), shift
- 直営 【チョクエイ】 direct management
- 司直 【シチョク】 judge, judiciary, administration of justice, judicial authorities
- 愚直 【グチョク】 simple honesty, tactless frankness
- 直 【ジキ】 soon, in a moment, before long, shortly, nearby, close, direct, spot transaction, cash transaction
- 直に 【ジキニ】 immediately, right away, at once, soon, shortly, in a moment, before long, easily, readily
- 高直 【コウジキ】 expensive, valuable
- バカ正直 【バカショウジキ】 honest to a fault, foolishly honest, naively honest
- 直 【ジカ】 direct
- 直に 【ジカニ】 directly, in person, firsthand
Kun reading compounds
- 直ちに 【ただちに】 at once, immediately, right away, without delay, directly (face, lead to, etc.), automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
- 直す 【なおす】 to repair, to mend, to fix, to correct (a mistake, bad habit, etc.), to put right, to restore, to straighten (e.g. a tie), to tidy up (one's hair, make-up, etc.), to revive (one's spirits), to change, to alter, to convert, to translate, to put back, to put away, to cure, to heal, to move up, to promote, to do over again, to redo
- 直る 【なおる】 to get mended, to be repaired, to be fixed, to return to normal, to recover (e.g. one's temper), to be restored, to improve, to rally, to come right, to be corrected, to get put right, to be rectified, to come right, to cure (itself), to get cured, to sit properly, to be promoted, to rise, to have one's crimes forgiven
- 直き 【なおき】 straight, upright
- 直木三十五賞 【なおきさんじゅうごしょう】 Naoki Prize (literary award)
- 直ぐ 【すぐ】 immediately, at once, right away, directly, soon, before long, shortly, easily, readily, without difficulty, right (near), nearby, just (handy), honest, upright, frank, straightforward
- 直ぐさま 【すぐさま】 immediately, promptly
- 真直ぐ 【ますぐ】 straight (ahead), direct, upright, erect, straightforward, honest, frank
Readings
- Japanese names:
- すぐ、 なお、 のう、 のお
- Korean:
- jig
Spanish
- derecho
- recto
- correcto
- de inmediato
- arreglar
- reparar
- arreglarse
- repararse
Portuguese
- retidão
- honestidade
- franqueza
- consertar
- reparo
French
- droit devant
- directement
- honnêteté
- franchise
- réparer
- guérir
- tout de suite
472 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
192 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
349 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
329 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
775 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
304 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
758 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
988 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.3 | Japanese for Busy People |
423 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
429 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
220 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1377 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3649 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1862 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2539 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
73 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
23136 | Morohashi |
2932 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3908 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
73 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
77 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
214 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
162 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1575 | 2001 Kanji |
2k6.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-1-7 | SKIP code |
2-2-6 | SKIP code |
4071.6 | Four corner code |
1-36-30 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
76f4 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
927 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 列 【レツ】 row, line, file, column, queue, rank, procession, company (of someone), group, ranks, sequence, counter for rows
- 列伝 【レツデン】 series of biographies
- 配列 【ハイレツ】 arrangement, disposition, array
- 系列 【ケイレツ】 series, sequence, system, succession, keiretsu (group), conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings, affiliated, subsidiary
- 列 【レツ】 row, line, file, column, queue, rank, procession, company (of someone), group, ranks, sequence, counter for rows
- 列車 【レッシャ】 train, railway train
- 加密列 【カミツレ】 German chamomile (Matricaria recutita), German camomile
Readings
- Japanese names:
- れっ
- Korean:
- ryeol
Spanish
- fila
- línea
- hilera
Portuguese
- arquivo
- fila
- posição
- alinhamento
- coluna
French
- file
- rang
- colonne
- queue
537 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
437 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
414 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
891 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2438 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
407 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
352 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
257 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
611 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
621 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
812 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
186 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1018 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
551 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
729 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
820 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
1901 | Morohashi |
824 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
460 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
812 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
875 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
276 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3143 | 2001 Kanji |
2f4.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-2 | SKIP code |
1220.0 | Four corner code |
1-46-83 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5217 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
238 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 変 【ヘン】 strange, odd, peculiar, weird, curious, eccentric, funny, suspicious, fishy, unexpected, change, incident, disturbance, disaster, accident, emergency, flat
- 変化 【ヘンカ】 change, variation, alteration, mutation, transition, transformation, transfiguration, metamorphosis, variety, diversity, inflection, declension, conjugation, sidestepping
- 政変 【セイヘン】 political disturbance, political change, change of government, political upheaval, overthrowing of a government, coup d'état, coup, revolution
- 異変 【イヘン】 unusual event, strange occurrence, strange phenomenon, something abnormal, change (for the worse), accident, disaster
Kun reading compounds
- 変わる 【かわる】 to change, to be transformed, to be altered, to vary, to move to, to be different, to be uncommon, to be unusual
- 変わり 【かわり】 change, alteration, difference, distinction, something wrong, abnormality, unusual event, accident, incident
- 変わり種 【かわりだね】 something out of the ordinary, variant, variety, exception, novelty, person with an unusual character or background, unique figure, exceptional type, eccentric, oddball
- 変える 【かえる】 to change, to alter, to transform, to convert, to turn, to vary, to reform, to revise, to amend
Readings
- Korean:
- byeon
Spanish
- inusual
- extraño
- cambio
- cambiar
- alterar
- modificar
Portuguese
- raro
- mudança
- estranhar
French
- insolite
- étrange
- changer
509 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
609 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
581 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
324 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
306 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
191 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
443 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
970 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
257 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
257 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
222 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
401 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2569 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1311 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1782 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1761 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
5703 | Morohashi |
2069 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1119 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1745 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1882 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
254 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
532 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
467 | 2001 Kanji |
2j7.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-7 | SKIP code |
2-6-3 | SKIP code |
0024.7 | Four corner code |
0040.7 | Four corner code |
1-42-49 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5909 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
687 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 換金 【カンキン】 realization (of goods into money), conversion (into money), liquidation
- 換気 【カンキ】 ventilation
- 互換 【ゴカン】 interchange, transposition, compatible (e.g. PC)
- 代換 【ダイカン】 hypallage
Kun reading compounds
- 替える 【かえる】 to replace, to convert, to change, to exchange, to interchange, to renew, to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
- 替わる 【かわる】 to succeed, to relieve, to replace, to take the place of, to substitute for, to take over for, to represent, to hand over (telephone), to be exchanged, to change (places with), to switch
Readings
- Korean:
- hwan
Spanish
- cambio
- intercambio
- intercambiar
- sustituir
- reemplazar
- ser intercambiado
- ser convertido
Portuguese
- trocar
- turno
- carga
- mudar
French
- échanger
- remplacer
- convertir
- change
1105 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
846 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1964 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
957 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
580 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1586 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1693 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
749 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
913 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
716 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
429 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
537 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1052 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
12358 | Morohashi |
587 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2233 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1043 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1122 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1540 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1363 | 2001 Kanji |
3c9.15 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-9 | SKIP code |
5703.4 | Four corner code |
1-20-25 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
63db | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N1
525 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 器 【キ】 device, instrument, vessel, container, ability, capacity, calibre, caliber
- 機械 【キカイ】 machine, mechanism, instrument, appliance, apparatus
- 呼吸器 【コキュウキ】 respiratory organs
- 化学兵器 【カガクヘイキ】 chemical weapon
Kun reading compounds
- 器 【うつわ】 bowl, vessel, container, ability, capacity, calibre, caliber
- 器物 【きぶつ】 receptacle, container, vessel, utensil, implement, furniture, personal property, calibre, talent, ability
- 横綱の器 【よこづなのうつわ】 mental characteristics expected of a grand champion
Readings
- Korean:
- gi
Spanish
- utensilio
- vasija
- receptáculo
- envase
- caldera
Portuguese
- utensilio
- vasol
- receptaculo
- implementar
- instrumento
- capacidade
- recipiente
- ferramenta
- conjunto
French
- ustensile
- récipient
- instrument
- appareil
- capacité
- outil
- service (de table)
372 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
475 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
452 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
483 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
994 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
398 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
419 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2378 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
527 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
536 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
682 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
334 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3367 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1742 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2368 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
122 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
4349P | Morohashi |
2713 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
898 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
121 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
127 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
624 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3777 | 2001 Kanji |
3d12.13 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-6-9 | SKIP code |
4-15-1 | SKIP code |
6666.3 | Four corner code |
1-20-79 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5668 | Unicode hex code |