30 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
39 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
39 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
9 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
339 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
4 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
11 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
14 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.5 | Japanese for Busy People |
1 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
15 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
42 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4175 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2111 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2857 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
960 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
344 | Morohashi |
3368 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
99 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
951 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1023 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
2 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
7 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
人
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
5 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 人 【ジン】 -ian (e.g. Italian), -ite (e.g. Tokyoite), -er (e.g. performer, etc.), person working with ..., man, person, people
- 人為 【ジンイ】 human work, human agency, art, artificiality
- 米人 【ベイジン】 American person
- 俳人 【ハイジン】 haiku poet
- 人 【ニン】 counter for people
- 人気 【ニンキ】 popularity, public favor, condition (e.g. market), tone, character, nature
- 同人 【ドウジン】 same person, said person, the person in question, coterie, clique, fraternity, kindred spirits, comrade, colleague, dōjin, doujin, Japanese fans or hobbyists who produce their own magazines, manga, software, etc.
- 代人 【ダイニン】 substitute, deputy, proxy, representative, agent
Kun reading compounds
- 人 【ひと】 person, someone, somebody, human beings, mankind, man, people, humans, human (Homo sapiens), (other) people, others, character, personality, nature, capable person, competent person, suitable person, right person, adult, grown-up, I, me, one
- 人一倍 【ひといちばい】 (much) more than others, exceedingly, extremely, unusually
- 貴人 【きじん】 aristocrat, nobleman, dignitary, person of high rank
- いい人 【いいひと】 good-natured person, good person, (one's) lover, boyfriend, girlfriend
Readings
- Japanese names:
- じ、 と、 ね、 ひこ、 ふみ
- Korean:
- in
Spanish
- persona
Portuguese
- pessoa
French
- être humain
- personne
1262 | 2001 Kanji |
2a0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-2-4 | SKIP code |
8000.0 | Four corner code |
1-31-45 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
4eba | Unicode hex code |
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
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) |
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 |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
427 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 訴状 【ソジョウ】 petition, complaint, (legal) brief
- 訴訟 【ソショウ】 litigation, lawsuit
- 公訴 【コウソ】 (public) prosecution, indictment, accusation
- 提訴 【テイソ】 presenting a case, suing
Kun reading compounds
- 訴える 【うったえる】 to raise, to bring to (someone's attention), to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.), to work on (one's emotions), to play on (one's sympathies), to complain, to sue (a person), to take someone to court, to resort to (e.g. arms, violence)
Readings
- Korean:
- so
Spanish
- denuncia
- acusación
- demanda
- pleito
- denunciar
- acusar
- pleitear
Portuguese
- acusação
- processo
- queixar-se de dor
- apelar para
French
- plainte
- accusation
- poursuites
- faire appel
1510 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
762 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4340 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1182 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1744 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1402 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1491 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1207 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1675 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1901 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1011 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1367 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1148 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
35325 | Morohashi |
1507 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
5588 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1139 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1221 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1587 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3055 | 2001 Kanji |
7a5.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-7-5 | SKIP code |
0264.1 | Four corner code |
0263.1 | Four corner code |
1-33-42 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
8a34 | Unicode hex code |
sue, accuse
- On:
- ショウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1061 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 訟務 【ショウム】 litigation
- 訟務部 【ショウムブ】 Litigation Department (of the Ministry of Justice)
- 行政訴訟 【ギョウセイソショウ】 administrative litigation (action)
- 争訟 【ソウショウ】 dispute by legal action, contentious
Readings
- Korean:
- song
Spanish
- declarar
- pleitear
- demandar
- acusar
Portuguese
- processar
- acusar
French
- accusation
- poursuites
1401 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1675 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4320 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1483 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1742 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1403 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1492 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1208 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1665 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1864 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
988 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1339 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
795 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
35266 | Morohashi |
1472 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
5565 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
787 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
850 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1485 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3071 | 2001 Kanji |
7a4.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-7-4 | SKIP code |
0863.2 | Four corner code |
1-30-57 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
8a1f | Unicode hex code |
手
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N4
60 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 手術 【シュジュツ】 surgery, operation, procedure, skill with one's hands, sleight of hand
- 手記 【シュキ】 note, memorandum, memo, memoirs, personal account
- 二塁手 【ニルイシュ】 second baseman
- 名手 【メイシュ】 master, expert, brilliant move (in go, shogi, etc.), excellent move
- 交際上手 【コウサイジョウズ】 good at socializing, sociability, being a good mixer
- 処世上手 【ショセイジョウズ】 knowing how to get on in the world, knowing the secret of success in life
Kun reading compounds
- 手 【て】 hand, arm, forepaw, foreleg, handle, hand, worker, help, trouble, care, effort, means, way, trick, move, technique, workmanship, hand, handwriting, kind, type, sort, one's hands, one's possession, ability to cope, hand (of cards), direction, move (in go, shogi, etc.)
- 手足 【てあし】 hands and feet, limbs, person at one's beck and call, person at hand, reliable worker
- 逆手 【ぎゃくて】 underhand grip, backhand grip (e.g. in tennis), unexpected twist, turning the tables (on an opponent)
- 担い手 【にないて】 bearer, carrier, person bearing responsibility, person in charge, supporter
Readings
- Korean:
- su
Spanish
- mano
Portuguese
- mão
French
- main
28 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
35 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
32 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
42 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1827 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
37 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
54 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
118 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.19 | Japanese for Busy People |
57 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
57 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
170 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
847 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4267 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2155 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2907 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
644 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
11768 | Morohashi |
3456 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2060 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
637 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
687 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
57 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
30 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2247 | 2001 Kanji |
3c0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-4-3 | SKIP code |
2-1-3 | SKIP code |
2050.0 | Four corner code |
1-28-74 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
624b | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
141 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 続 【ゾク】 continuation, sequel
- 続出 【ゾクシュツ】 appearing one after another, cropping up one after another, occurring in succession
- 断続 【ダンゾク】 intermittence, being intermittent, occurring intermittently
- 持続 【ジゾク】 continuation, persisting, lasting, sustaining, enduring
- 続 【ゾク】 continuation, sequel
- 続日本紀 【ショクニホンギ】 Shoku Nihongi (second of the six classical Japanese history texts)
Kun reading compounds
- 続く 【つづく】 to continue, to last, to go on, to continue (without a break), to be unbroken, to occur again and again, to lead to, to connect to, to adjoin, to come after, to follow, to succeed, to rank next to, to hold out, to keep, to last
- 続ける 【つづける】 to continue, to keep up, to keep on
Readings
- Japanese names:
- つぐ
- Korean:
- sog
Spanish
- continuación
- serie
- secuela
- continuar
- seguir
Portuguese
- continuar
- série
- sequela
- sequência
French
- continuer
- série
- suite
456 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
563 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
536 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
214 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3544 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
548 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
821 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2334 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.17 | Japanese for Busy People |
243 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
243 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
211 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1539 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1722 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
921 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1244 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1357 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
27533 | Morohashi |
1362 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4500 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1345 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1445 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
400 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
609 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2757 | 2001 Kanji |
6a7.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-6-7 | SKIP code |
2491.2 | Four corner code |
1-34-19 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7d9a | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
100 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 法 【ホウ】 law, act, principle, method, mood, dharma, law
- 法案 【ホウアン】 bill (law), measure
- 航法 【コウホウ】 sailing, navigation
- 会社更生法 【カイシャコウセイホウ】 Corporate Rehabilitation Law
- 法被 【ハッピ】 happi coat, happy coat, workman's livery coat, traditional Japanese straight-sleeved coat
- 法度 【ハット】 ban, prohibition, taboo, something forbidden, law, ordinance (esp. in the middle ages)
- 法師 【ホウシ】 Buddhist priest, bonze, layman dressed like a priest, person
- 法華経 【ホケキョウ】 Lotus Sutra
Kun reading compounds
- 法 【のり】 rule, law, regulation, model, pattern, teachings of Buddha, Buddhist doctrine, transverse measurement, measurement across, side-slope, slope
- 法の筵 【のりのむしろ】 preaching place
- 内法 【うちのり】 inside measure
- 外法 【そとのり】 outside measurements
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ほ
- Korean:
- beob
Spanish
- método
- ley
- doctrina
Portuguese
- método
- lei
- regra
- princípio
- modelo
- sistema
French
- méthode
- loi
- règle
- principe
- modèle
- système
513 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
612 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
584 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
145 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2535 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
213 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
676 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
824 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
123 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
123 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
518 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1181 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
391 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
248 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
295 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
758 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
17290 | Morohashi |
333 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3107 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
751 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
813 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
100 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
516 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
371 | 2001 Kanji |
3a5.20 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-5 | SKIP code |
3413.1 | Four corner code |
1-43-01 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6cd5 | Unicode hex code |