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 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 |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N2
1479 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 収集 【シュウシュウ】 collecting, accumulating, gathering, collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.), garbage collection, waste collection
- 拾得 【シュウトク】 finding (lost property), picking up
- 十 【ジュウ】 ten, 10, ten years of age, book containing a collection of poems
- 十一 【ジュウイチ】 eleven, 11, jack
Kun reading compounds
- 拾う 【ひろう】 to pick up, to gather, to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped), to select, to choose, to pick out, to get (unexpectedly), to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.), to snatch (an unexpected victory), to pull off, to pick up (someone in a car), to flag down (a taxi), to hail, to pick up (a signal, sound, interference, etc.), to (just manage to) return (the ball), to return (a difficult shot), to take on (someone in adverse circumstances), to employ, to give a job, to take in, to walk, to go on foot
Readings
- Korean:
- seub, sib
Spanish
- recoger
- colectar
Portuguese
- pegar
- juntar
- achado
- continuar a pé
French
- ramasser
- cueillir
- trouver
- aller à pied
- 10 (X)
425 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
321 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
305 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1599 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1901 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
625 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
568 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
802 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1445 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1538 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
273 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
890 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
454 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
279 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
339 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
674 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
12014 | Morohashi |
379 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2149 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
667 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
720 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
329 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1377 | 2001 Kanji |
3c6.14 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-6 | SKIP code |
5806.1 | Four corner code |
1-29-06 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
62fe | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
647 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 遺憾 【イカン】 regrettable, unsatisfactory, deplorable, lamentable
- 遺影 【イエイ】 portrait of a deceased person
- 拾遺 【シュウイ】 gleaning, gleanings
- 古語拾遺 【コゴシュウイ】 Gleanings from Ancient Stories (Inbe no Hironari, 807 CE), historical record from the Inbe clan
- 遺言 【ユイゴン】 will, testament, last request, dying wish
- 遺骸 【イガイ】 remains, corpse, body
Kun reading compounds
- 遺す 【のこす】 to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death), to bequeath
Readings
- Korean:
- yu
Spanish
- olvidar
- dejar atrás
- legar
- dejar en herencia
Portuguese
- legar
- deixar para trás
- reservar
French
- léguer
- laisser derrière
- garder
739 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
827 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
808 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
780 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4745 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
656 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1821 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1172 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1230 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1179 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
719 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3928 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2023 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2731 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1788 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
39134P | Morohashi |
3166 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6115 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1772 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1909 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
981 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1661 | 2001 Kanji |
2q12.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-3-12 | SKIP code |
3530.8 | Four corner code |
1-16-68 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
907a | Unicode hex code |