| 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 |
center, middle
- On:
- オウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N2
582 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 央 【オウ】 middle, centre, center
- 道央 【ドウオウ】 central Hokkaido
- 月央 【ゲツオウ】 middle of the month
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あきら、 え、 お、 さと、 ちか、 てる、 なか、 ひさ、 ひろ、 や
- Korean:
- ang
Spanish
- centro
- en medio
Portuguese
- centro
- médio
French
- centre
- milieu
| 554 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 254 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 429 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 468 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 86 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 881 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 446 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 182 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 351 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 352 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 706 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 412 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4322 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2187 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2944 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1756 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 5840 | Morohashi |
| 3509 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1140 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1740 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1877 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 246 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1663 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a5.33 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-5-4 | SKIP code |
| 5003.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-17-91 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 592e | Unicode hex code |
part, minute of time, segment, share, degree, one's lot, duty, understand, know, rate, 1%, chances, shaku/100
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
24 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 分 【ブン】 part, portion, share, amount, worth (as in "two days' worth"), enough (for), one's means, one's place, one's lot, one's social position, one's duty, one's part, condition, state (of affairs), extent, rate (as in "at this rate"), in proportion to, just as much as, to the same degree, content (e.g. alcohol), percentage, equivalent to (e.g. an old brother)
- 分化 【ブンカ】 specialization, specialisation, differentiation
- 応分 【オウブン】 according to one's abilities, appropriate, reasonable
- 細分 【サイブン】 subdivision (into small parts)
- 分 【フン】 minute (unit of time), fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
- 分別 【フンベツ】 discretion, prudence, good sense, judgement, judgment, wisdom, discernment
- 毎分 【マイフン】 every minute, per minute
- 壊変毎分 【カイヘンマイフン】 disintegration per minute, dpm
- 分 【ブ】 one-tenth, one percent (one-tenth of a wari), 3 mm (one-tenth of a sun), 2.4 mm (one-tenth of a mon, a traditional unit used to measure shoe sizes), 0.1 degree (one-tenth of a do, used to measure body temperature on any temperature scale), one-quarter of a ryō (obsolete unit of currency), thickness, advantageous circumstances, one-tenth of a monme of silver
- 分 【ブン】 part, portion, share, amount, worth (as in "two days' worth"), enough (for), one's means, one's place, one's lot, one's social position, one's duty, one's part, condition, state (of affairs), extent, rate (as in "at this rate"), in proportion to, just as much as, to the same degree, content (e.g. alcohol), percentage, equivalent to (e.g. an old brother)
- 一分 【イチブ】 one tenth, one hundredth, one percent, one tenth of a sun, one quarter ryō (an old coin)
- 節分 【セツブン】 setsubun, last day of winter in the traditional Japanese calendar (usu. February 3 or 4), day of the bean scattering ceremony, last day of any season (according to the traditional Japanese calendar)
Kun reading compounds
- 分ける 【わける】 to divide (into), to split (into), to part, to separate, to divide up, to classify, to sort out, to divide out, to share, to distribute, to deal out, to dish out, to distinguish, to discriminate, to differentiate (between), to break up (a fight), to mediate, to call a draw, to tie, to push one's way through (a crowd), to sell
- 分け 【わけ】 division, splitting, classification, sharing, distribution, draw, tie
- 分ける 【わける】 to divide (into), to split (into), to part, to separate, to divide up, to classify, to sort out, to divide out, to share, to distribute, to deal out, to dish out, to distinguish, to discriminate, to differentiate (between), to break up (a fight), to mediate, to call a draw, to tie, to push one's way through (a crowd), to sell
- 申し訳 【もうしわけ】 apology, excuse
- 追分 【おいわけ】 forked road
- 分かれる 【わかれる】 to branch, to fork, to diverge, to separate, to split, to divide, to disperse, to scatter
- 分かる 【わかる】 to understand, to comprehend, to grasp, to see, to get, to follow, to become clear, to be known, to be discovered, to be realized, to be realised, to be found out, I know!, I think so too!
- 分かつ 【わかつ】 to divide, to separate, to share, to distribute, to distinguish
Readings
- Japanese names:
- いた、 わけ
- Korean:
- bun
Spanish
- parte
- segmento
- minuto
- dividir
- separar
Portuguese
- parte
- minuto
- segmento
- grau
- dever
- compreender
- saber
- valor
- 1%
- oportunidades
- shaku/100
French
- portion
- minute
- section
- part
- degré
- son lot dans la vie
- comprendre
- savoir
- devoir
- taux
- 1%
- chances
- bu = 1/100 de shaku = 3.03 mm
| 133 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 218 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 199 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 35 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 578 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 35 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 22 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 64 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.2 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 38 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 38 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 26 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 180 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2466 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1247 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1713 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 788 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 1853 | Morohashi |
| 1972 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 454 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 781 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 844 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 28 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 101 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2045 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2o2.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-2 | SKIP code |
| 8022.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-42-12 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5206 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
555 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 離 【リ】 li (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: fire, south)
- 離宮 【リキュウ】 imperial villa, royal villa, detached palace
- 短距離 【タンキョリ】 short distance, short range, short-haul
- 近距離 【キンキョリ】 short distance
Kun reading compounds
- 離れる 【はなれる】 to be separated, to be apart, to be distant, to leave, to go away, to leave (a job, etc.), to quit, to give up, to lose connection with, to drift away from
- 離す 【はなす】 to separate, to part, to divide, to keep apart
Readings
- Korean:
- ri
Spanish
- separarse
- apartarse
- separar
- apartar
Portuguese
- separar
- separação
- digressão
- divagação
French
- séparer
- détacher
- diviser
- s'écarter
| 1897 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 641 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 5040 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 909 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1887 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2889 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1281 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1355 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1008 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1857 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2364 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1195 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1663 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1505 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 42140X | Morohashi |
| 1836 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6517 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1492 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1605 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1923 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 475 | 2001 Kanji |
| 8c10.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-11-8 | SKIP code |
| 0041.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-46-05 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 96e2 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N2
746 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 帯 【タイ】 band (e.g. conduction, valence), belt (e.g. Van-Allen, asteroid, etc.)
- 帯状疱疹 【タイジョウホウシン】 shingles, herpes zoster
- 付帯 【フタイ】 incidental, ancillary, accessory, secondary, collateral
- 亜熱帯 【アネッタイ】 subtropics
Kun reading compounds
- 帯びる 【おびる】 to wear (a sword, decoration, etc.), to carry, to bear, to be entrusted with (a mission), to be charged with, to take on, to have (a quality, property, etc.), to have a trace of, to be tinged with
- 帯 【おび】 obi (kimono sash), obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product), band, belt, strip, cingulum, radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days
- 帯びる 【おびる】 to wear (a sword, decoration, etc.), to carry, to bear, to be entrusted with (a mission), to be charged with, to take on, to have (a quality, property, etc.), to have a trace of, to be tinged with
- 単帯 【ひとえおび】 unlined sash
- 赤帯 【あかおび】 red sash, red belt
Readings
- Japanese names:
- たて
- Korean:
- dae
Spanish
- faja
- cinturón
- zona
- región
- llevar
- transportar
- ceñirse
Portuguese
- Faixa
- cinto
- obi
- zona
- região
French
- ceinture
- écharpe
- obi
- zone
- région
| 669 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 566 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 539 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 718 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1474 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 614 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 498 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1192 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 963 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 994 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1065 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 565 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3191 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1648 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2237 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 422 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 8929 | Morohashi |
| 2582 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1563 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 415 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 444 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 552 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1944 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3f7.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-5-5 | SKIP code |
| 2-4-5 | SKIP code |
| 4422.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-34-51 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5e2f | Unicode hex code |