23 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
26 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
55 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
13 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
81 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
31 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
7 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
75 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.3 | Japanese for Busy People |
28 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
28 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
33 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
16 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4262 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2150 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2902 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
39 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
73 | Morohashi |
3451 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
28 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
39 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
39 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
12 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
32 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
11 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 中 【チュウ】 medium (size), average (grade, level, etc.), middle, in, within, out of (e.g. ten people), among, during, while, in (the course of), within (a period), throughout, currently (doing), in the process of, in the middle of, under (e.g. construction, investigation), middle way, moderation, second volume (of three), junior high school, middle school, China
- 中尉 【チュウイ】 first lieutenant, lieutenant junior grade
- 宮中 【キュウチュウ】 imperial court
- 訪中 【ホウチュウ】 visit to China
Kun reading compounds
- 中 【なか】 inside, interior, among, within, middle, center, centre, during, while, middle, midst, amid, interval, gap, mean, average, second (of three, e.g. sons, volumes), middle, medium grade, medium quality, red-light district
- 中島 【なかじま】 island in a pond or river
- 野中 【のなか】 in the middle of a field
- そんな中 【そんななか】 wherein, therein, thereinto
- 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
- 碁打ち鳥飼い馬鹿の中 【ごうちとりかいばかのうち】 go players and bird keepers are idiots (both activities demand a lot of time)
- 此の内 【このうち】 meanwhile, the other day, recently
- 当たる 【あたる】 to be hit, to strike, to touch, to be in contact, to be affixed, to be equivalent to, to be applicable, to apply to, to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.), to be selected (in a lottery, etc.), to win, to be successful, to go well, to be a hit, to face, to confront, to lie (in the direction of), to undertake, to be assigned, to be stricken (by food poisoning, heat, etc.), to be afflicted, to be called on (e.g. by a teacher), to treat (esp. harshly), to lash out at, to be unnecessary, to be hitting well, to be on a hitting streak, to feel a bite (in fishing), (of fruit, etc.) to be bruised, to spoil, to feel (something) out, to probe into, to check (i.e. by comparison), to shave, to be a relative of a person, to be a ... in relation to ..., to stand in a relationship
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あたる、 かなえ
- Korean:
- jung
Spanish
- centro
- dentro
- interior
- medio
Portuguese
- em
- interior
- médio
- meio
- centro
French
- dans
- dedans
- à l'intérieur
- milieu
- centre
- moyenne
1655 | 2001 Kanji |
0a4.40 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-4-3 | SKIP code |
5000.6 | Four corner code |
1-35-70 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
4e2d | 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 |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
632 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 歴 【レキ】 experience, history, record, career
- 歴史 【レキシ】 history
- 略歴 【リャクレキ】 brief personal record, short curriculum vitae, short CV
- 来歴 【ライレキ】 history, career
- 歴とした 【レッキトシタ】 accepted, fully-fledged, clear, respectable
Readings
- Korean:
- ryeog
Spanish
- pasar
- paso del tiempo
Portuguese
- currículo
- continuação
- passagem de tempo
French
- historique
- curriculum
- continuation
- passage du temps
536 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
636 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
606 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
692 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
835 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
839 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
654 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2247 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
480 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
489 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
704 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1132 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3748 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1913 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2600 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
382 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
16334P | Morohashi |
3019 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2964 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
376 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
402 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
387 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
621 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3373 | 2001 Kanji |
2p12.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-2-12 | SKIP code |
7121.1 | Four corner code |
1-46-82 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6b74 | Unicode hex code |
history, chronicle
- On:
- シ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
511 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 史 【シ】 history
- 史家 【シカ】 historian
- 通史 【ツウシ】 overview of history
- 正史 【セイシ】 official history, authorized history
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あきら、 あや、 お、 こ、 ちか、 とし、 なか、 のぶ、 ひさ、 ひと、 ふみ
- Korean:
- sa
Spanish
- historia
- crónica
Portuguese
- história
- crônica
French
- histoire
- chronique
411 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
523 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
496 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
563 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
91 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
81 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
398 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
183 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
332 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
332 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
705 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
317 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4324 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2188 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2946 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
699 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
3249 | Morohashi |
3510 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
697 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
692 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
747 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
300 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
450 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1666 | 2001 Kanji |
0a5.38 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-5-4 | SKIP code |
5004.6 | Four corner code |
5000.6 | Four corner code |
1-27-43 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
53f2 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
6 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 年 【ネン】 year, counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school), period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
- 年会 【ネンカイ】 conference, annual convention
- 往年 【オウネン】 years gone by, earlier years, former years, the past
- 平年 【ヘイネン】 non-leap year, average year (for rainfall, temperature, etc.), normal year
Kun reading compounds
- 年 【とし】 year, age, years, past one's prime, old age
- 年明け 【としあけ】 beginning of the year, early in the New Year
- いい年 【いいとし】 mature age, advanced age, maturity, age when one is old enough to know better
- 御年 【おんとし】 age (esp. advanced)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ね
- Korean:
- nyeon
Spanish
- año
- edad
Portuguese
- Ano
French
- année
- compteur d'années
126 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
20 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
64 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
3 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
188 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
64 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
51 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
342 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.3 | Japanese for Busy People |
45 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
45 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
24 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
574 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2528 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1284 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1752 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1045 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
9168 | Morohashi |
2035 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1593 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1036 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1114 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
13 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
51 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2355 | 2001 Kanji |
0a6.16 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-4 | SKIP code |
4-6-3 | SKIP code |
8050.0 | Four corner code |
1-39-15 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5e74 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
77 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 表 【ヒョウ】 table, chart, list, memorial to an emperor
- 表記 【ヒョウキ】 expression in writing, written representation, notation, transcription, orthography, writing on the surface (e.g. an address on an envelope), inscribing on the face
- 一覧表 【イチランヒョウ】 list, table, schedule, catalogue, catalog
- 意表 【イヒョウ】 surprise, something unexpected
Kun reading compounds
- 表 【おもて】 surface, face (i.e. the visible side of an object), front (of a building, etc.), obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin, outside, exterior, appearance, public, first half (of an inning), top (of an inning), cover (for tatami mats, etc.), foreground, Omotesenke school of tea ceremony
- 表裏 【ひょうり】 front and back, inside and outside, two sides, both sides, duplicity, double-dealing, being two-faced
- 京表 【きょうおもて】 vicinity of Kyoto
- 中表 【なかおもて】 cloth folded inside out
- 表す 【あらわす】 to represent, to signify, to stand for, to reveal, to show, to display, to express, to make widely known
- 現れる 【あらわれる】 to appear, to come in sight, to become visible, to come out, to embody, to materialize, to materialise, to be expressed (e.g. emotions), to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
- 表す 【あらわす】 to represent, to signify, to stand for, to reveal, to show, to display, to express, to make widely known
Readings
- Korean:
- pyo
Spanish
- superficie
- tabla
- diagrama
- expresar
- mostrar
Portuguese
- superfície
- tabela
- gráfico
- diagrama
French
- surface (apparente)
- face
- tableau
- graphique
- diagramme
309 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
402 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
379 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
124 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
108 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
308 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
879 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
914 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.16 | Japanese for Busy People |
272 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
272 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
437 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1620 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3083 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1572 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2151 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1560 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
34105 | Morohashi |
2429 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
5422 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1546 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1666 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
178 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
311 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1465 | 2001 Kanji |
0a8.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-4-4 | SKIP code |
5073.2 | Four corner code |
1-41-29 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
8868 | Unicode hex code |