81 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
138 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
125 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
146 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
352 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
94 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
12 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
67 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.2 | Japanese for Busy People |
51 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
51 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
27 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
45 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2464 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1246 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1712 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1601 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
358 | Morohashi |
1968 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
112 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1587 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1711 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
50 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
93 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
49 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 今 【コン】 the current ..., this, today's ...
- 今夏 【コンカ】 this summer, next summer, last summer
- 往古来今 【オウコライコン】 in all ages, since antiquity
- 当今 【トウコン】 nowadays, these days, at present
- 今古 【キンコ】 now and anciently
- 今上 【キンジョウ】 His Majesty the Emperor, the present emperor, the reigning emperor
Kun reading compounds
- 今 【いま】 now, the present time, just now, soon, immediately, another, more
- 今に 【いまに】 before long, even now
- 中今 【なかいま】 the present (esp. as a privileged moment in eternity)
- 今が今 【いまがいま】 just now
Readings
- Japanese names:
- な
- Korean:
- geum
Spanish
- ahora
- momento actual
Portuguese
- agora
French
- maintenant
2860 | 2001 Kanji |
2a2.10 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-2 | SKIP code |
2-3-1 | SKIP code |
8020.7 | Four corner code |
1-26-03 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
4eca | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
1197 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 昔時 【セキジ】 old times, former times
- 昔日 【セキジツ】 old days
- 今昔 【コンジャク】 past and present
- 往昔 【オウセキ】 ancient times
Kun reading compounds
- 昔 【むかし】 the old days, the past, former times, a long time ago, the past ten years, the past decade
- 昔話 【むかしばなし】 old tale, folk tale, legend, reminiscence
- 一昔 【ひとむかし】 an age (ago), a long time (ago), a decade (ago)
- 遥か昔 【はるかむかし】 long ago
Readings
- Korean:
- seog, chag
Spanish
- antiguamente
- antigüedad
- viejos tiempos
- tiempo atrás
Portuguese
- Era uma vez
- antiquidade
- tempos antigos
French
- autrefois
- antiquité
- il était une fois
346 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
1481 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1200 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2108 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
988 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
598 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
699 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
764 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
778 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
428 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
970 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3086 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1574 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2153 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1192 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
13816 | Morohashi |
2432 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2433 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1184 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1268 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
306 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1978 | 2001 Kanji |
3k5.28 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-4-4 | SKIP code |
4460.1 | Four corner code |
1-32-46 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6614 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
199 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 絵 【エ】 picture, drawing, painting, sketch, image (TV, film, etc.), picture, footage
- 画家 【ガカ】 painter, artist
- 洋画 【ヨウガ】 Western painting, Western film, Western movie
- 邦画 【ホウガ】 Japanese film, Japanese painting
- 画 【カク】 stroke (of a kanji)
- 描く 【エガク】 to draw, to paint, to sketch, to depict, to describe, to picture in one's mind, to imagine, to form a certain shape (e.g. path of an action, appearance of an object, etc.)
- 参画 【サンカク】 taking part (in planning), participation
- 家族計画 【カゾクケイカク】 family planning
- 絵 【エ】 picture, drawing, painting, sketch, image (TV, film, etc.), picture, footage
- 描く 【エガク】 to draw, to paint, to sketch, to depict, to describe, to picture in one's mind, to imagine, to form a certain shape (e.g. path of an action, appearance of an object, etc.)
- 似顔絵 【ニガオエ】 portrait, likeness, sketch (of a face)
- 影絵 【カゲエ】 shadow picture, silhouette, shadowgraph
Kun reading compounds
- 描く 【えがく】 to draw, to paint, to sketch, to depict, to describe, to picture in one's mind, to imagine, to form a certain shape (e.g. path of an action, appearance of an object, etc.)
- 画する 【かくする】 to draw (a line), to demarcate, to mark, to divide, to map out, to plan
Readings
- Korean:
- hwa, hoeg
Spanish
- dibujo
- trazo
- puntuar
- interrumpir
Portuguese
- gravura
French
- trait de plume
- dessin
- écran
- compteur de traits de kanji
167 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
91 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
85 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
150 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
50 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
477 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
222 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
991 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.14 | Japanese for Busy People |
343 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
343 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
235 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
176 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3723 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1904 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2586 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1178 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
21739P | Morohashi |
3000 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3733 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1170 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1254 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
176 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
155 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3175 | 2001 Kanji |
0a8.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-2-6 | SKIP code |
1077.2 | Four corner code |
1-18-72 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
753b | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
539 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 図 【ズ】 drawing, picture, diagram, figure, illustration, chart, graph, map, sight, scene
- 図鑑 【ズカン】 pictorial book, picture book, illustrated reference book, identification manual, field guide
- 一途 【イチズ】 wholehearted, earnest, determined, intent, single-minded, straightforward, devoted to, doing nothing but
- 構図 【コウズ】 composition (of painting), structural outline, compositional arrangement
- 図書館 【トショカン】 library
- 図書 【トショ】 books
- 異図 【イト】 treasonable intent
- 隠された意図 【カクサレタイト】 hidden agenda
Kun reading compounds
- 図る 【はかる】 to plan, to attempt, to devise, to plot, to conspire, to scheme, to aim for, to strive for, to work towards, to seek, to deceive, to trick, to take in
Readings
- Japanese names:
- づ
- Korean:
- do
Spanish
- dibujo
- ilustración
- consulta
- estrategia
- planear
- diseñar
Portuguese
- mapa
- desenho
- plano
- inesperado
- acidentalmente
French
- carte
- dessin
- plan
- inattendu
- accidentellement
261 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
167 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
150 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
631 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1034 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
388 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
142 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
502 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.16 | Japanese for Busy People |
339 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
339 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
329 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
342 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3809 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1951 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2645 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1188 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
4734P | Morohashi |
3071 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
947 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1180 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1264 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
146 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
366 | 2001 Kanji |
3s4.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-3-4 | SKIP code |
6040.3 | Four corner code |
6040.0 | Four corner code |
1-31-62 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
56f3 | 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 1
JLPT level N5
163 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 百 【ヒャク】 hundred, 100
- 100億 【ヒャクオク】 10,000,000,000, ten billion
- 900 【キュウヒャク】 900, nine hundred, fool, idiot
- 500 【ゴヒャク】 500, five hundred, many
- 凡百 【ボンピャク】 various, many, all kinds of
Kun reading compounds
- 百 【もも】 hundred, 100, (a great) many
- 百重 【ももえ】 piling up highly, becoming a large pile
Readings
- Japanese names:
- お、 ど、 どう、 なり、 ひゃっ、 ひゅく、 も、 もんど、 ゆう
- Korean:
- baeg, maeg
Spanish
- cien
- muchos
Portuguese
- cem
French
- cent
130 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
11 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
67 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
73 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
33 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
82 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
74 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
265 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1.A | Japanese for Busy People |
14 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
14 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
11 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1363 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2519 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1279 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1746 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
38 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
22679 | Morohashi |
2026 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3864 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
38 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
38 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
218 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
50 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3178 | 2001 Kanji |
4c2.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-4 | SKIP code |
4-6-1 | SKIP code |
1060.0 | Four corner code |
1-41-20 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
767e | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1557 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 鬼 【オニ】 ogre, demon, oni, spirit of a deceased person, ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.), it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.), Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions), very, extremely, super-
- 鬼神 【キシン】 fierce god
- 債鬼 【サイキ】 cruel creditor, bill collector
- 豪鬼 【ゴウキ】 Akuma (Street Fighter)
Kun reading compounds
- 鬼 【おに】 ogre, demon, oni, spirit of a deceased person, ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.), it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.), Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions), very, extremely, super-
- 鬼神 【きしん】 fierce god
- 青鬼 【あおおに】 (horned) blue demon, blue ogre
- 赤鬼 【あかおに】 red-horned demon, red ogre
Readings
- Korean:
- gwi
Spanish
- fantasma
- demonio
- ogro
Portuguese
- fantasma
- diabo
- demônio
French
- démon
- monstre
1128 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1207 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
5276 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1226 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1916 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1527 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1523 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1624 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1752 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1926 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3291 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1702 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2313 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
2038 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
45758 | Morohashi |
2657 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6833 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
2019 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2175 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1405 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
857 | 2001 Kanji |
5f5.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-6-4 | SKIP code |
2621.3 | Four corner code |
1-21-20 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
9b3c | Unicode hex code |