| 251 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 336 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 320 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 359 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 223 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 312 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 107 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1016 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 523 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 532 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 135 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 24 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4393 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2224 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2992 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1599 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 153 | Morohashi |
| 3576 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 54 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1585 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1709 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 332 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
ride, power, multiplication, record, counter for vehicles, board, mount, join
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
377 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 乗 【ジョウ】 (nth) power, counter for vehicles, multiplication, Buddha's teachings
- 乗員 【ジョウイン】 crew member, crewman, crew
- 同乗 【ドウジョウ】 riding together, riding with
- 相乗 【ソウジョウ】 multiplication, synergism
Kun reading compounds
- 乗る 【のる】 to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.), to get in, to board, to take, to embark, to get on (e.g. a footstool), to step on, to jump on, to sit on, to mount, to reach, to go over, to pass, to follow, to stay (on track), to go with (the times, etc.), to take part, to participate, to join, to get into the swing (and sing, dance, etc.), to be deceived, to be taken in, to be carried, to be spread, to be scattered, to stick, to attach, to take, to go on
- 伸るか反るか 【のるかそるか】 win or lose, sink or swim, make or break, all or nothing
- 乗せる 【のせる】 to place on (something), to give (someone) a ride, to give a lift, to pick up, to help on board, to load (luggage), to carry, to take on board, to send out (on the airwaves, etc.), to deceive, to take for a ride, to (sing) along with (musical accompaniment), to let (someone) take part, to excite (someone), to publish (an article), to run (an ad)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- のり
- Korean:
- seung
Spanish
- montar
- subir a
- montarse
- colocar algo sobre
Portuguese
- viagem
- força
- multiplicação
- De veículos
- juntar
- unir
French
- monter
- prendre (train, ...)
- embarquer
- chevaucher
- profiter
- multiplication
- mentionner
- compteur de véhicules
- se joindre à
| 2264 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a9.19 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-9-3 | SKIP code |
| 2090.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-30-72 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 4e57 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N3
596 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 降格 【コウカク】 demotion, relegation, downgrading
- 降雨 【コウウ】 rainfall, rain
- 乗降 【ジョウコウ】 getting on and off, embarking and disembarking
- 投降 【トウコウ】 surrender
- 降三世明王 【ゴウザンゼミョウオウ】 Trailokyavijaya Vidya-raja, conqueror of the three worlds
- 降誕会 【ゴウタンエ】 service celebrating the birth of the Buddha (held on April 8), Buddha's birthday festival
Kun reading compounds
- 降りる 【おりる】 to descend (e.g. a mountain), to go down, to come down, to alight (e.g. from bus), to get off, to disembark, to dismount, to step down, to retire, to give up, to quit, to fold, to be granted, to be issued, to be given, to form (of frost, dew, mist, etc.), to be passed (from the body; e.g. of a roundworm)
- 下ろす 【おろす】 to take down, to bring down, to lower (a hand, flag, shutter, etc.), to drop (an anchor, curtain, etc.), to let down (hair), to launch (a boat), to drop off (a passenger), to let off, to unload (goods, a truck, etc.), to offload, to discharge, to withdraw (money), to use for the first time, to wear for the first time, to cut off, to fillet (fish), to grate (e.g. radish), to prune (branches), to remove (someone from a position), to oust, to drop, to clear (the table), to remove (offerings from an altar), to pass down (e.g. old clothes), to hand down, to expel from the body (e.g. worms), to abort (a fetus), to invoke (a spirit), to call down
- 降る 【ふる】 to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.), to come down, to form (of frost), to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight), to pour in, to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.), to come, to arrive
- 降り 【ふり】 rainfall, snowfall, alighting, descending
- 降りしきる 【ふりしきる】 to fall continuously (of rain, snow, etc.), to fall hard, to fall heavily, to pour down
- 下る 【くだる】 to descend, to go down, to come down, to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.), to pass (of time), to surrender, to capitulate, to be less than, to be inferior to, to have the runs, to have diarrhea, to pass (in stool), to be discharged from the body, to depreciate oneself, to be humble
- 下す 【くだす】 to make a decision, to draw a conclusion, to give a judgement, to hand down a verdict, to pass a sentence, to give an order, to let go down, to lower, to do oneself, to do by oneself, to beat, to defeat, to have loose bowels, to have diarrhea, to pass (in stool), to discharge from the body, to do in one go, to do to the end without stopping
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ふり、 ふる
- Korean:
- hang, gang
Spanish
- caer
- bajar
- descender
- llover
- rendirse
- desde entonces
- bajarse
Portuguese
- descer
- precipitar
- queda
- rendição
French
- descendre
- pleuvoir
- précipiter
- tomber
- se rendre
| 873 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 863 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 787 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4994 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 887 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 984 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1058 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 947 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 977 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 136 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 731 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 548 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 335 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 414 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1317 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 41620 | Morohashi |
| 458 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6450 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1308 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1405 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 898 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3655 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2d7.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-7 | SKIP code |
| 7725.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-25-63 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 964d | Unicode hex code |
車
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
333 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 車 【シャ】 car, vehicle, van, truck, wagon, lorry, (train) car, carriage
- 車検 【シャケン】 vehicle inspection
- 軽自動車 【ケイジドウシャ】 light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp), k-car, kei car
- 台車 【ダイシャ】 platform truck, hand truck, trolley, dolly, cart, truck, bogie
Kun reading compounds
- 車 【くるま】 car, automobile, vehicle, wheel, castor, caster
- 車椅子 【くるまいす】 wheelchair
- 火の車 【ひのくるま】 fiery chariot (that carries the souls of sinners into hell), desperate financial situation, dire straits
Readings
- Japanese names:
- くら、 くろま
- Korean:
- cha, geo
Spanish
- coche
- vehículo
- rueda
Portuguese
- carro
French
- véhicule
- voiture
| 88 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 63 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 31 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 162 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4608 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 54 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 91 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 532 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.2 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 133 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 133 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 62 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1769 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4367 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2212 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2976 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 292 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 38172 | Morohashi |
| 3552 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5939 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 286 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 304 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 231 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 64 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1555 | 2001 Kanji |
| 7c0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-7-3 | SKIP code |
| 5000.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-28-54 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8eca | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N3
334 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 優 【ユウ】 Excellent (grade), A, superiority, excellence, gentle, graceful, elegant, skillful
- 優位 【ユウイ】 predominance, superiority, ascendancy, advantage, supremacy
- 声優 【セイユウ】 voice actor or actress (radio, animation, etc.)
- 怪優 【カイユウ】 actor or performer with fascinating acting and appearance
- 優曇華 【ウドンゲ】 udumbara (mythical Indian plant often identified with the cluster fig, Ficus glomerata), something very rare (from the legend that the udumbara flowers once in 3000 years), Japanese fiber banana flower, green lacewing eggs
- 優婆夷 【ウバイ】 upasika (devout female lay follower of Buddhism)
- 声優 【セイユウ】 voice actor or actress (radio, animation, etc.)
- 怪優 【カイユウ】 actor or performer with fascinating acting and appearance
Kun reading compounds
- 優しい 【やさしい】 tender, kind, gentle, graceful, affectionate, amiable
- 優しい声 【やさしいこえ】 soft voice
- 優れる 【すぐれる】 to surpass, to outstrip, to excel
- 勝る 【まさる】 to excel, to surpass, to exceed, to have an edge, to be superior, to outrival, to outweigh, to preponderate
- 優るとも劣らない 【まさるともおとらない】 not at all inferior to, rival or surpass, compare favorably (with)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ゆ、 よし
- Korean:
- u
Spanish
- excelente
- sobresaliente
- especial
- papel
- función
- elegante
- tierno
- amable
- cariñoso
- sobrepasar
- dejar atrás
- sobresalir
Portuguese
- ternura
- superar
- superação
- ator
- superioridade
- gentileza
French
- tendresse
- gentillesse
- exceller
- surpasser
- supériorité
- acteur
| 995 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 984 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 453 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 564 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1148 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 336 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2599 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1033 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1074 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1168 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 140 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 200 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 130 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 156 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1002 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 1261 | Morohashi |
| 177 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 334 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 993 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1068 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1000 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2167 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2a15.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-2-15 | SKIP code |
| 2124.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-45-05 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 512a | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
173 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 先 【セン】 former, previous, old, first move (in go, shogi, etc.), opening move
- 先駆 【センク】 forerunner, precursor, pioneer, leader, outrider, outriding
- 機先 【キセン】 forestall
- 互先 【タガイセン】 even game (esp. in go)
Kun reading compounds
- 先 【さき】 point, tip, end, nozzle, head (of a line), front, first, before, ahead (of), (the way) ahead, beyond, future, previous, prior, former, recent, last, destination, address, place where you do something, rest (e.g. of a story), continuation, remaining part, the other party
- 先行き 【さきゆき】 the future, future prospects
- 小手先 【こてさき】 tip of the hand, (use of) one's hands, cheap trick, superficial wit, superficial cleverness, cheap, makeshift (e.g. measures), shortsighted, perfunctory, halfhearted
- 矛先 【ほこさき】 point of a spear, spearhead, focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.), aim, target, brunt, force (of an argument), edge
- 先ず 【まず】 first (of all), firstly, to begin with, before anything else, probably, most likely, almost certainly, virtually, more or less (satisfactory), on the whole, reasonably, anyway, at any rate, for now (at least), for the time being
- まず第一に 【まずだいいちに】 first of all, in the first place, to begin with, for starters
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ぽん
- Korean:
- seon
Spanish
- antes
- adelante
- previo
- precedencia
- extremo
- punta
- final
- anterior
Portuguese
- antes
- prévio
- na frente
- futuro
- precedência
French
- avant
- devant
- précédent
- futur
- antériorité
| 33 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 43 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 49 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 201 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 571 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 65 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 16 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 280 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.18 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 50 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 50 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 48 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 145 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3046 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1552 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2123 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 254 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 1349 | Morohashi |
| 2394 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 350 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 248 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 263 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 115 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 54 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2457 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3b3.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-4-2 | SKIP code |
| 2421.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-32-72 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5148 | Unicode hex code |