230 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
309 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
293 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
32 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
272 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
73 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
108 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
768 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.7 | Japanese for Busy People |
80 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
80 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
237 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
30 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4384 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2220 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2986 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1164 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
241 | Morohashi |
3567 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
71 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1156 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1240 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
10 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
300 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
18 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 事 【ジ】 individual concrete phenomenon (as opposed to a general principle)
- 事業 【ジギョウ】 business, enterprise, venture, (commercial) activity, (business) operation, industry, (social) project, undertaking, enterprise, work, activity, program, service
- 商事 【ショウジ】 commercial affairs
- 有事 【ユウジ】 emergency
Kun reading compounds
- 事 【こと】 thing, matter, incident, occurrence, event, something serious, trouble, crisis, circumstances, situation, state of affairs, work, business, affair, after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to, nominalizing suffix, pretending to ..., playing make-believe ..., alias, also known as, otherwise known as, or, necessity, need, you should ..., I advise that you ..., it's important to ...
- 事柄 【ことがら】 matter, thing, affair, circumstance
- 神事 【しんじ】 Shinto ritual
- いい事 【いいこと】 good thing, nice thing, good excuse, good grounds, good opportunity, interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
- 仕える 【つかえる】 to serve, to work for, to attend
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ろ
- Korean:
- sa
Spanish
- cosa
- hecho
- asunto
- acción
Portuguese
- matéria
- coisa
- fato
- negócios
- razão
- possivelmente
French
- fait
- chose
- matière
- affaire
- raison
- peut-être
1547 | 2001 Kanji |
0a8.15 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-8-3 | SKIP code |
5000.7 | Four corner code |
1-27-86 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
4e8b | Unicode hex code |
happenstance, especially, intentionally, reason, cause, circumstances, the late, therefore, consequently
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N1
612 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 故 【コ】 the late, the deceased
- 殊更 【コトサラ】 intentionally, deliberately, designedly, on purpose, especially, particularly
- 物故 【ブッコ】 death (of a person)
- 人身事故 【ジンシンジコ】 accident resulting in personal injury or death (esp. traffic, rail, etc.)
Kun reading compounds
- 故 【ゆえ】 reason, cause, circumstances
- 故に 【ゆえに】 therefore, consequently
- 何故 【なにゆえ】 why
- 古い 【ふるい】 old, aged, ancient, antiquated, antique, timeworn, long, since long ago, time-honored, of the distant past, long-ago, stale, threadbare, hackneyed, corny, old-fashioned, outmoded, out-of-date
- 元 【もと】 former, ex-, past, one-time, earlier times, the past, previous state, formerly, previously, originally, before
Readings
- Korean:
- go
Spanish
- antiguo
- intencionadamente
- excepcional
- razón
- difunto
- causa
- circunstancias
Portuguese
- casualidade
- especialmente
- intencionalmente
- razão
- causa
- circunstâncias
- portanto
- consequentemente
French
- coïncidence
- spécialement
- intentionnellement
- raison
- cause
- circonstances
- destin
- feu ... (défunt)
- c'est pour ça que...
778 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
694 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
668 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
455 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2044 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
707 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
587 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
880 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
173 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
173 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
722 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
936 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1466 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
778 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1056 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
339 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
13161 | Morohashi |
1141 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2334 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
333 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
355 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
697 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1566 | 2001 Kanji |
4i5.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-5-4 | SKIP code |
4864.0 | Four corner code |
1-24-46 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6545 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1011 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 渋滞 【ジュウタイ】 (traffic) congestion, traffic jam, gridlock, delay, stagnation
- 渋面 【ジュウメン】 grimace, sullen face
- 難渋 【ナンジュウ】 suffering, distress, difficulty, hardship, misery, being bogged down, hurdle
- 晦渋 【カイジュウ】 ambiguous, obscure, equivocal
Kun reading compounds
- 渋 【しぶ】 kakishibu, astringent persimmon juice used as a dye or to treat wood, paper, etc.
- 渋い 【しぶい】 astringent, bitter, puckery, rough, harsh, tart, austere, elegant (and unobtrusive), refined, quiet (and simple), sober, sombre, subdued, tasteful (in a quiet way), understated, sour (look), glum, grim, sullen, sulky, stingy, tight-fisted
- 柿渋 【かきしぶ】 kakishibu, astringent persimmon juice used as a dye or to treat wood, paper, etc.
- 鉄渋 【かなしぶ】 aqueous iron rust
- 渋い 【しぶい】 astringent, bitter, puckery, rough, harsh, tart, austere, elegant (and unobtrusive), refined, quiet (and simple), sober, sombre, subdued, tasteful (in a quiet way), understated, sour (look), glum, grim, sullen, sulky, stingy, tight-fisted
- 渋い顔をする 【しぶいかおをする】 to frown (on), to be grim-faced, to look sullen
- 渋る 【しぶる】 to be reluctant (to do), to be unwilling (to do), to hesitate (to do), to grudge, to be tardy (in doing), to put off (doing), to falter, to slacken, to slow down, to have a frequent urge to defecate but difficulty passing stool, to suffer from tenesmus
Readings
- Korean:
- sab
Spanish
- astringente
- austero
- tacaño
- renuente
- tener diarrea
Portuguese
- adstringente
- hesitar
- relutante
- ter diarréia
French
- astringent
- hésiter
- rechigner
- diarrhée
- chic
1364 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
729 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2600 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1025 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1483 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1334 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1693 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1809 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1400 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1209 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
625 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
377 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
471 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1754 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
17750P | Morohashi |
513 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3200 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1738 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1875 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1455 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
340 | 2001 Kanji |
3a8.19 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-8 | SKIP code |
3113.2 | Four corner code |
1-29-34 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6e0b | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1107 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 滞納 【タイノウ】 falling behind (with a payment), being in arrears, non-payment, default, delinquency
- 滞在 【タイザイ】 stay, sojourn
- 沈滞 【チンタイ】 stagnation, inactivity
- 遅滞 【チタイ】 delay, procrastination
Kun reading compounds
- 滞る 【とどこおる】 to stagnate, to be delayed, to be left undone, to be overdue (of a payment), to fall into arrears, to be outstanding
Readings
- Korean:
- che
Spanish
- retraso
- atraso
- estancarse
- retrasarse
Portuguese
- estagnar
- demorar-se
- atrasar-se
- atraso no pagamento
French
- stagner
- retard
- arriérés
1549 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1215 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2661 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1251 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1492 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
964 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
995 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1402 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1234 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
815 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
477 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
609 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
423 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
18067P | Morohashi |
663 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3280 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
416 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
445 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1640 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
344 | 2001 Kanji |
3a10.14 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-10 | SKIP code |
3412.7 | Four corner code |
1-34-58 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6ede | Unicode hex code |