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】 tortoise shell
- 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 grade 2
JLPT level N3
433 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 頭 【トウ】 counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle), counter for insects in a collection, counter for helmets, masks, etc.
- 頭角 【トウカク】 top of the head
- 教頭 【キョウトウ】 deputy head teacher, vice principal
- 会頭 【カイトウ】 society president
- 頭 【ズ】 head
- 頭打ち 【アタマウチ】 reaching a peak, reaching the limit, plateauing, maxing out
- 馬頭 【メズ】 horse-headed demon (in hell)
- 竜頭 【リュウズ】 crown (of a watch), stem, canon (of a bell), something in the shape of a dragon's head (esp. a helmet crest)
- 頭 【トウ】 counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle), counter for insects in a collection, counter for helmets, masks, etc.
- 頭角 【トウカク】 top of the head
- 鳥兜 【トリカブト】 aconite (esp. species Aconitum japonicum), wolfsbane, monkshood, traditional bugaku hat
Kun reading compounds
- 頭 【あたま】 head, hair (on one's head), mind, brains, intellect, leader, chief, boss, captain, top, tip, beginning, start, head, person, down payment, deposit, top structural component of a kanji, pair
- 頭打ち 【あたまうち】 reaching a peak, reaching the limit, plateauing, maxing out
- 石頭 【いしあたま】 obstinate person, stubbornness, pigheadedness, hard head (like a rock)
- ごま塩頭 【ごましおあたま】 salt and pepper hair, dark hair streaked with gray
- 頭 【あたま】 head, hair (on one's head), mind, brains, intellect, leader, chief, boss, captain, top, tip, beginning, start, head, person, down payment, deposit, top structural component of a kanji, pair
- 頭文字 【かしらもじ】 first letter of a word, capital letter (at the start of a word or sentence), initials (of one's name)
- お頭 【おかしら】 leader, chief, head, boss, (another person's) head
- 鯛の尾より鰯の頭 【たいのおよりいわしのかしら】 better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion
- 頭 【かぶり】 head
- 頭を振る 【かぶりをふる】 to shake one's head (in denial)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- かみ、 がみ、 ちゃん、 つむり、 づ
- Korean:
- du
Spanish
- cabeza
- principio
- delantera
Portuguese
- cabeça
- sufixo para contagem de animais grandes
French
- tête
- compteur de gros animaux
294 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
203 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
186 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
386 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4469 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
519 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
275 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2504 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
276 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
276 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
166 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1889 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2019 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1073 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1450 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1453 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
43490 | Morohashi |
1604 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6639 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1441 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1549 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
234 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
238 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3061 | 2001 Kanji |
9a7.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-7-9 | SKIP code |
1118.6 | Four corner code |
1-38-12 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
982d | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N2
954 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 包 【ホウ】 counter for packaged goods (esp. powdered medicine)
- 包囲 【ホウイ】 siege, encirclement, envelopment, surrounding, besiegement
- 内包 【ナイホウ】 connotation, comprehension, intension, inclusion, containment within
- 閉包 【ヘイホウ】 closure
Kun reading compounds
- 包む 【つつむ】 to wrap up, to pack, to bundle, to do up, to cover, to envelop, to shroud, to engulf, to conceal (a feeling), to hide, to give (money in an envelope; as a wedding gift, funeral offering, etc.)
- 包む 【くるむ】 to wrap up (in), to roll up (in), to tuck (up)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- お、 かね
- Korean:
- po
Spanish
- envolver
- empaquetar
- cubrir
Portuguese
- movimentar
- embrulhar
- capa
- esconde
French
- emballer
- envelopper
- recouvrir
- cacher
511 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
611 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
583 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1112 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
176 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
369 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
377 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
218 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
804 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
819 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1013 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
230 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3684 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1880 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2560 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
536 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
2506P | Morohashi |
2966 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
572 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
530 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
569 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
456 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2556 | 2001 Kanji |
0a5.9 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-2-3 | SKIP code |
4-5-2 | SKIP code |
2771.2 | Four corner code |
1-42-81 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5305 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N2
1092 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 皮肉 【ヒニク】 irony, sarcasm, cynicism, satire, unexpected, different from what one expected, not as one had planned, (only) surface, something superficial, skin and bone, body
- 皮革 【ヒカク】 leather, hide
- 表皮 【ヒョウヒ】 epidermis, cuticle, bark, epidermis, facade
- 上皮 【ウワカワ】 outer layer (e.g. of skin), cuticle, epidermis, bark, rind, crust, film (on the surface of a liquid), scum, epithelium
Kun reading compounds
- 皮 【かわ】 skin, hide, pelt, fur, rind, peel, husk, bark, shell, sheath, wrapping, mask (hiding one's true nature), seeming
- 皮切り 【かわきり】 beginning, start
- 一皮 【ひとかわ】 unmasking
- 薄皮 【うすかわ】 thin skin
Readings
- Korean:
- pi
Spanish
- pellejo
- piel
- cuero
- pelaje
Portuguese
- pelego
- pele
- esconder
- couro
French
- peau
- cuir
- fourrure
- radical peau (no. 107)
307 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
396 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
374 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
939 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3109 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
863 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
755 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
975 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1008 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1144 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1367 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3771 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1923 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2615 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
810 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
22823 | Morohashi |
3037 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3878 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
802 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
865 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
258 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1667 | 2001 Kanji |
2h3.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-3-2 | SKIP code |
4-5-4 | SKIP code |
4024.7 | Four corner code |
1-40-73 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
76ae | Unicode hex code |
炎
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1242 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 炎 【エン】 -itis (indicating an inflammatory disease)
- 炎症 【エンショウ】 inflammation, irritation
- 脳炎 【ノウエン】 brain inflammation, encephalitis, cerebritis
- 胃炎 【イエン】 gastritis, gastric catarrh
Kun reading compounds
- 炎 【ほのお】 flame, blaze, flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger), passion
- 炎検出器 【ほのおけんしゅつき】 flame detector
- 瞋恚の炎 【しんいのほのお】 intense antipathy (like a blazing fire), flames of rage
- 嫉妬の炎 【しっとのほのお】 flames of jealousy
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ぬく
- Korean:
- yeom
Spanish
- quemar
- llamarada
- inflamación
- flama
Portuguese
- inflamação
- chama
- fogo
French
- inflammation
- flamme
- incendie
1024 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1231 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2751 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1727 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1513 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
697 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1336 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1419 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1803 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1264 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3075 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1568 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2145 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
164 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
18910 | Morohashi |
2420 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3404 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
162 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
174 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1207 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1162 | 2001 Kanji |
4d4.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-4-4 | SKIP code |
9080.9 | Four corner code |
1-17-74 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
708e | Unicode hex code |