1288 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
5445 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1921 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1531 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2284 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1889 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
2637 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1346 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1826 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
540 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
210 | Morohashi |
2128 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
62 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
534 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
573 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1353 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 亀裂 【キレツ】 crack, crevice, fissure, chap, rift
- 亀甲 【キッコウ】 tortoiseshell, tortoise shell, tortoiseshell pattern, honeycomb pattern, hexagonal pattern, tortoiseshell bracket (punctuation mark)
- 霊亀 【レイキ】 mysterious turtle (an omen of good luck), Reiki era (715.9.2-717.11.17)
- 宝亀 【ホウキ】 Hōki era (770.10.1-781.1.1)
Kun reading compounds
- 亀 【かめ】 tortoise, turtle, heavy drinker, turtle crest, turtle mon
- 亀綾 【かめあや】 high-quality glossy white habutai silk, raw silk twill fabric with fine diamond pattern
- お亀 【おかめ】 homely woman (esp. one with a small low nose, high flat forehead, and bulging cheeks), plain woman, soba in soup with slices of boiled fish paste, shiitake mushrooms, greens, seaweed, etc.
- 出歯亀 【でばかめ】 voyeur, Peeping Tom
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ひさ、 ひさし
- Korean:
- gwi, gyun
Spanish
- tortuga
Portuguese
French
- tortue
2n9.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-9 | SKIP code |
4-11-4 | SKIP code |
2771.6 | Four corner code |
1-21-21 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
4e80 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1073 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 甲 【コウ】 carapace, shell, 1st in rank, grade A, instep, back of hand, the A party (e.g. in a contract), the first party, plaintiff (label in legal documents)
- 甲状腺 【コウジョウセン】 thyroid (gland)
- 装甲 【ソウコウ】 armoring, armouring, armor, armour
- 亀甲 【キッコウ】 tortoiseshell, tortoise shell, tortoiseshell pattern, honeycomb pattern, hexagonal pattern, tortoiseshell bracket (punctuation mark)
- 甲 【カン】 treble range (in Japanese music), high note
- 甲板 【カンパン】 deck (of a ship)
Kun reading compounds
- 甲 【きのえ】 first sign of the Chinese calendar
- 甲戌 【きのえいぬ】 Wood Dog (11th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1934, 1994, 2054)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- かぶと、 き、 まさ、 まさる
- Korean:
- gab
Spanish
- caparazón
- armadura
- voz alta
- primero
Portuguese
- armadura
- alto (voz)
- Um grau
- umterior
- peito do pé
- carapaça
French
- armure
- carapace
- haute (voix)
- premier ordre
- première classe
- ancien
- cou-de-pied
- signe du 1er tronc céleste
1243 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1071 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
92 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1082 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1540 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
184 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
982 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1016 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1816 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1331 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4293 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2169 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2923 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1122 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
21725 | Morohashi |
3481 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3725 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1113 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1194 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1053 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3655 | 2001 Kanji |
0a5.34 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-5-1 | SKIP code |
6050.0 | Four corner code |
1-25-35 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7532 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1714 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 獣 【ケモノ】 beast, brute, animal, animal with human characteristics
- 獣医 【ジュウイ】 veterinarian, veterinary surgeon, vet
- 鳥獣 【チョウジュウ】 birds and wild animals, wildlife
- 海獣 【カイジュウ】 marine mammal
Kun reading compounds
- 獣 【けもの】 beast, brute, animal, animal with human characteristics
- 獣の数字 【けもののすうじ】 number of the beast (666)
- 獣 【けもの】 beast, brute, animal, animal with human characteristics
Readings
- Korean:
- su
Spanish
- animal
- bestia
- res
Portuguese
- animal
- besta
French
- bête
- animal
1366 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1600 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2909 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1366 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1531 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1582 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1688 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1864 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1298 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2384 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1217 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1673 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1952 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
20714P | Morohashi |
1892 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3606 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1933 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2083 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1838 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
963 | 2001 Kanji |
3g12.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-12-4 | SKIP code |
9363.4 | Four corner code |
3363.4 | Four corner code |
1-29-35 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7363 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N2
936 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 骨 【コツ】 knack, skill, trick, secret, know-how, the ropes, hang, bone, skeleton, cremated remains (esp. the bones), ashes
- 骨髄 【コツズイ】 bone marrow, medulla, heart's core, depths of one's heart, main point, vital part
- 白骨 【ハッコツ】 white (bleached) bone, skeleton
- 鉄骨 【テッコツ】 steel frame, steel beam, steel girder
Kun reading compounds
- 骨 【ほね】 bone, frame, outline, core, backbone, spirit, fortitude, laborious, troublesome, difficult
- 骨抜き 【ほねぬき】 boning (fish or meat), deboning, watering down (a plan, bill, etc.), dilution, emasculation, taking the backbone out of, weakening
- 河骨 【こうほね】 Japanese spatterdock (species of water lily, Nuphar japonica)
- お骨 【おこつ】 cremated remains (esp. the bones), ashes
Readings
- Korean:
- gol
Spanish
- hueso
- esqueleto
Portuguese
- esqueleto
- osso
- permanecer
- moldura
French
- os
- squelette
- restes
- charpente
877 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
867 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1081 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
5236 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
971 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1017 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1213 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1266 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1340 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1104 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1922 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3288 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1699 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2310 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1297 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
45098 | Morohashi |
2654 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6784 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1288 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1383 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
899 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3646 | 2001 Kanji |
4b6.14 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-6-4 | SKIP code |
7722.7 | Four corner code |
1-25-92 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
9aa8 | Unicode hex code |
文
sentence, literature, style, art, decoration, figures, plan, literary radical (no. 67)
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N4
190 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 文 【ブン】 sentence, composition, text, writings, the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts), academia, literature, statement
- 文化 【ブンカ】 culture, civilization, civilisation, Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
- 公文 【コウブン】 official document, archives
- 異文 【イブン】 variant (in a manuscript or book), part of a text that differs from other versions
- 文 【モン】 mon, one-thousandth of a kan (unit of currency 1336-1870), mon, traditional unit used for shoe and sock sizes (approx. 2.4 cm), letter, character, sentence, scripture, incantation
- 紋 【モン】 (family) crest, coat of arms, pattern, figure, playing card suit (in karuta)
- 人文 【ジンブン】 humanity, civilization, civilisation, culture
- 縄文 【ジョウモン】 straw-rope pattern pressed into earthenware, Jōmon period (ca. 14000-1000 BCE)
Kun reading compounds
- 文 【ふみ】 letter, note, mail, book, writings, literary arts, learning, scholarship
- 文香 【ふみこう】 scented insert (to enclose with a letter), perfumed insert
- 御文 【おふみ】 Gobunsho (The Epistles, a collection of letters written by Rennyo)
- 雁の文 【かりのふみ】 (a) letter
- 綾 【あや】 figure, design, twill weave, pattern of diagonal stripes, style (of writing), figure (of speech), design, plot, plan, minor market fluctuation, technical correction, cat's cradle, lease rod (in a loom)
- 文つける 【あやつける】 to make a false accusation, to invent a pretext for a quarrel
- 言葉は身の文 【ことばはみのあや】 words betray one's character
Readings
- Japanese names:
- かざり、 ふ、 も
- Korean:
- mun
Spanish
- letras
- literatura
Portuguese
- sentença
- literatura
- estilo
- arte
- decoração
- figuras
- plano
French
- phrase
- littérature
- style
- art
- décoration
- figure (de style)
- plan
- radical littéraire (no. 67)
134 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
77 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
68 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
136 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2064 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
71 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
180 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
86 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.19 | Japanese for Busy People |
111 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
111 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
320 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
949 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2458 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1242 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1708 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1741 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
13450 | Morohashi |
1962 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2364 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1725 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1861 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
89 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
35 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
466 | 2001 Kanji |
2j2.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-2 | SKIP code |
0040.0 | Four corner code |
1-42-24 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6587 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N4
485 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 字 【ジ】 character (esp. kanji), letter, written text, handwriting, penmanship, the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
- 字形 【ジケイ】 character style, character form
- 題字 【ダイジ】 title lettering
- 英字 【エイジ】 English letter, alphabetic character
Kun reading compounds
- 字 【あざ】 section of village
- 字 【あざな】 Chinese courtesy name (name formerly given to adult Chinese men, used in place of their given name in formal situations), nickname, section of a village
- 大字 【おおあざ】 larger section (of village)
- 小字 【こあざ】 small administrative unit (of a village)
- 字 【あざな】 Chinese courtesy name (name formerly given to adult Chinese men, used in place of their given name in formal situations), nickname, section of a village
Readings
- Korean:
- ja
Spanish
- carácter
- letra
- palabra
Portuguese
- caracter
- letra
- palavra
- seção de aldeia
French
- caractère
- lettre
- mot
- hameau
86 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
78 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
28 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
612 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1281 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
121 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
156 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2.17 | Japanese for Busy People |
110 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
110 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
528 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
457 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2696 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1374 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1860 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
188 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
6942 | Morohashi |
2172 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1285 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
185 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
197 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
57 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
747 | 2001 Kanji |
3m2.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-3 | SKIP code |
2-3-2 | SKIP code |
3040.7 | Four corner code |
1-27-90 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5b57 | Unicode hex code |