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 junior high
JLPT level N1
1085 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 華 【カ】 flashiness, showiness, brilliance, splendor, bloom, flowers
- 華僑 【カキョウ】 overseas Chinese
- 献花 【ケンカ】 flower offering, floral tribute, laying flowers
- 精華 【セイカ】 essence, quintessence, flower, glory
- 華厳 【ケゴン】 avatamsa (flower adornment, as a metaphor for becoming a buddha), Avatamska sutra, Kegon (sect of Buddhism)
- 花かご 【ハナカゴ】 flower basket, flower basket (or plate) used for flower-scattering rituals
- 法華 【ホッケ】 Nichiren sect, Tendai sect, Lotus Sutra
- 天花 【テンゲ】 flowers that bloom in the heavens, paper flowers scattered before the Buddha's image
Kun reading compounds
- 花 【はな】 flower, blossom, bloom, petal, cherry blossom, beauty, blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms), ikebana, hanafuda, (the) best, glorious, lovely
- 華やか 【はなやか】 bright and beautiful, gorgeous, showy, brilliant, splendid, gay, colorful, flowery, prosperous, flourishing, thriving
- 武士道の華 【ぶしどうのはな】 flower of chivalry (Bushido)
- 雪の花 【ゆきのはな】 snowdrop (Galanthus spp.), snow falling like flower petals, snow on a tree resembling a flower, red snow
Readings
- Japanese names:
- わ
- Korean:
- hwa
Spanish
- flor
- pétalo
- esplendor
- vistoso
Portuguese
- esplendor
- flor
- pétala
- brilho
- lustre
- ostentação
- gritante
- alegre
- maravilhoso
French
- splendeur
- fleur
- pétale
- briller
- lustre
- ostentatoire
- voyant
- magnifique
1046 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
807 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3955 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1409 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1704 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1266 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1074 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1122 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1323 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
656 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2841 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1465 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1973 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1595 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
31119 | Morohashi |
2283 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
5058 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1581 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1704 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1386 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1955 | 2001 Kanji |
3k7.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-7 | SKIP code |
4-10-4 | SKIP code |
2-4-6 | SKIP code |
4450.4 | Four corner code |
1-18-58 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
83ef | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
1165 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 聖 【セイ】 Saint, St., S., sacred, holy, pure
- 聖域 【セイイキ】 sacred precincts, sanctuary, consecrated ground, holy ground, issue that is regarded as being off-limits, matter that is not up for discussion
- 棋聖 【キセイ】 great master of go, great master of shogi
- 亜聖 【アセイ】 sage of the second order
- 精霊 【ショウリョウ】 spirit of the deceased
- 聖者 【セイジャ】 saint
- 大聖 【ダイショウ】 Buddha, high-ranked bodhisattva
- 仏餉 【ブッショウ】 rice offered to Buddha
Kun reading compounds
- 聖 【ひじり】 highly virtuous monk, monk, Buddhist solitary, Buddhist missionary, saint (i.e. a virtuous person), emperor, master, expert
- 聖心 【せいしん】 Sacred Heart
- 高野聖 【こうやひじり】 Mount Kōya missionary (usu. low-ranking monk), Lethocerus deyrollei (species of giant water bug)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- きよ、 さと、 さとし、 せ、 たか、 ただ、 ひろ、 まさ、 み
- Korean:
- seong
Spanish
- santo
- sagrado
- sabio
- relacionado con cristianismo
Portuguese
- santo
- sagrado
- sábio
- mestre
- padre
French
- saint
- sage
- maître
- prêtre
824 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
922 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
911 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1306 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2960 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
663 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1663 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2030 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
674 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
686 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
580 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1583 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3509 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1812 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2464 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
833 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
29074P | Morohashi |
2830 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4727 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
825 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
888 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
962 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3272 | 2001 Kanji |
4f9.9 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-9-4 | SKIP code |
1610.4 | Four corner code |
1-32-27 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
8056 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
118 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 公 【コウ】 public affair, government matter, the state, the government, the public, duke, prince, Sir, Lord, familiar or derogatory suffix
- 公安 【コウアン】 public safety, public welfare
- 大公 【タイコウ】 archduke
- 乃公 【ダイコウ】 I, me
- 公家 【クゲ】 court noble, nobility, kuge, Imperial Court
- 公廨 【クガイ】 government office
- 夙 【シュク】 outcasts common around the Kyoto region from the Kamakura period to the Edo period
Kun reading compounds
- 公 【おおやけ】 official, governmental, formal, public (use, matter, forum, etc.), common, being public knowledge, being out in the open, exposure to public view
- 公所 【おおやけどころ】 imperial court, government office, imperial land, government land
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あきら、 き、 きみ、 きん、 たか、 ただし、 とも、 ひろ、 まさ
- Korean:
- gong
Spanish
- público
- imparcial
- oficial
Portuguese
- público
- príncipe
- oficial
- governamental
French
- public
- prince
- officiel
- gouvernemental
210 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
126 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
277 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
122 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
579 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
219 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
341 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
156 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
126 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
126 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
323 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
152 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2468 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1249 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1715 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
792 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
1452 | Morohashi |
1974 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
372 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
784 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
847 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
212 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
92 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2071 | 2001 Kanji |
2o2.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-2 | SKIP code |
8073.0 | Four corner code |
8073.2 | Four corner code |
1-24-88 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
516c | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
4 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 会 【カイ】 meeting, assembly, party, gathering, conference, athletic meet, society, association, club
- 会員 【カイイン】 member, the membership
- 例会 【レイカイ】 regular meeting
- 際会 【サイカイ】 meeting, facing, confronting
- 会 【エ】 gathering (esp. Buddhist, festive, etc.)
- 会釈 【エシャク】 slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude), nod, salutation, consideration, thoughtfulness
- 法会 【ホウエ】 Buddhist service (e.g. memorial service)
- 御斎会 【ゴサイエ】 imperial event at which high monks recited the Golden Light Sutra to pray for national security and good harvests (held annually at the palace from the 8th to the 14th of the first lunar month, between the Nara and Muromachi periods)
Kun reading compounds
- 会う 【あう】 to meet, to encounter, to see, to have an accident, to have a bad experience
- 逢うは別れの始め 【あうはわかれのはじめ】 we meet only to part, meeting is the first step to parting
- 会わせる 【あわせる】 to make (someone) to meet, to let (someone) meet, to expose to, to subject to
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あい、 い
- Korean:
- hoe, goe, gwal
Spanish
- asociación
- reunión
- encontrarse con
- reunirse
Portuguese
- encontro
- reunião
- festa
- associação
- entrevista
- une
French
- réunion
- rencontre
- meeting
- parti
- association
- entrevue
- rejoindre
54 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
93 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
87 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
12 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
381 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
116 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
14 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
454 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.1 | Japanese for Busy People |
158 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
158 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
59 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
47 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2512 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1275 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1741 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
759 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
460 | Morohashi |
2020 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
143 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
752 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
814 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
16 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
119 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2871 | 2001 Kanji |
2a4.19 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-4 | SKIP code |
2-3-3 | SKIP code |
8073.1 | Four corner code |
1-18-81 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
4f1a | Unicode hex code |