221 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
301 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
285 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
397 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
362 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
75 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
110 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
124 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.7 | Japanese for Busy People |
333 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
333 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
236 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
58 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
37 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
21 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
21 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
969 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
368 | Morohashi |
34 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
123 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
960 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1033 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
271 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
250 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
439 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 仕 【シ】 official, civil service
- 試合 【シアイ】 match, game, bout, contest
- 勤労奉仕 【キンロウホウシ】 labor service, labour service
- 中仕 【ナカシ】 longshoreman, baggageman
- 仕込み 【ジコミ】 learned at ..., acquired at ...
- 仕丁 【シチョウ】 men pressed into forced labor (ritsuryō system), palanquin bearer (Edo period)
- 致仕 【チシ】 resignation, seventy years of age
Kun reading compounds
- 仕える 【つかえる】 to serve, to work for, to attend
Readings
- Korean:
- sa
Spanish
- trabajo
- servir
- asistir
Portuguese
- atender
- ação
- oficial
- servir
French
- servir
- faire
- officiel
2172 | 2001 Kanji |
2a3.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-2-3 | SKIP code |
2421.0 | Four corner code |
1-27-37 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
4ed5 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
324 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 切 【セツ】 eager, earnest, ardent, kind, keen, acute, OFF (on switch)
- 切実 【セツジツ】 earnest, sincere, acute, keen, fervent, pressing, urgent, serious, severe, pertinent, appropriate
- 懇切 【コンセツ】 kind and careful (instruction, explanation, etc.), considerate, helpful, thoughtful, detailed, scrupulous
- 哀切 【アイセツ】 pathetic, plaintive
- 家財一切 【カザイイッサイ】 complete set of household goods
- 費用一切 【ヒヨウイッサイ】 all expenses
Kun reading compounds
- 切る 【きる】 to cut, to cut through, to perform (surgery), to sever (connections, ties), to turn off (e.g. the light), to terminate (e.g. a conversation), to hang up (the phone), to disconnect, to punch (a ticket), to tear off (a stub), to open (something sealed), to start, to set (a limit), to do (something) in less or within a certain time, to issue (cheques, vouchers, etc.), to reduce, to decrease, to discount, to shake off (water, etc.), to let drip-dry, to let drain, to cross, to traverse, to criticize sharply, to act decisively, to do (something noticeable), to go first, to make (certain facial expressions, in kabuki), to turn (vehicle, steering wheel, etc.), to curl (a ball), to bend, to cut, to shuffle (cards), to discard a tile, to dismiss, to sack, to let go, to expel, to excommunicate, to dig (a groove), to cut (a stencil, on a mimeograph), to trump, to cut (the connection between two groups), to start a fire (with wood-wood friction or by striking a metal against stone), to draw (a shape) in the air (with a sword, etc.), to do completely, to finish doing, to be completely ..., to be totally ..., to be terribly ..., to do clearly, to do decisively, to do firmly
- 切り 【きり】 end, finish, place to stop, bound, limit, end, delivery date (of a futures contract), finale (of a noh song), end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki), final performance of the day (in vaudeville), trump card, king (court card; in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta), counter for slices (esp. thick slices), counter for cuts (of fish, meat, etc.), only, just, (ever) since, after, continuously, remaining (in a particular state)
- 切り替え 【きりかえ】 exchange, conversion, replacement, switching (to), switchover
- 爪切り 【つめきり】 nail clippers
- 押し切り 【おしきり】 straw cutter, short mane, pressing and cutting
- 切れる 【きれる】 to break, to snap, to be cut, to split, to crack, to be injured, to wear out, to be worn out, to break, to burst, to collapse, to wear off, to stop working, to go dead, to expire (time limit, etc.), to run out, to become due, to run out (of stock, etc.), to be exhausted, to be used up, to be sold out, to be out of, to be broken off (e.g. of a relationship), to break up, to have severed ties, to be cut off, to be disconnected, to cut well, to be sharp, to be sharp-minded, to be keen, to be shrewd, to be quick-witted, to be able, to be short of, to drop under (a certain figure), to beat (e.g. a record time), to dry off, to curve, to veer, to shuffle (cards), to get angry, to snap, to blow one's top, to lose one's temper, to flip, to be able to do completely
- 切れ 【きれ】 piece, slice, strip, scrap, cloth, sharpness, agility, counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
- 切れ味 【きれあじ】 sharpness, cutting ability, quickness (of wit), incisiveness, technical proficiency, skill, peppiness (of a ball)
- 布切れ 【ぬのぎれ】 piece of cloth
Readings
- Japanese names:
- きつ、 きり、 ぎり
- Korean:
- jeol, che
Spanish
- cortar
- urgente
- apremiante
- completo
- cortar bien
- agotarse
Portuguese
- corte
- talho
- afiar
French
- couper
- trancher
- tranchant
- passionné
- sérieux
99 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
173 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
156 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
204 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
667 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
36 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
126 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
51 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.3 | Japanese for Busy People |
39 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
39 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
250 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
179 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
30 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
15 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
15 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
86 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
1858 | Morohashi |
27 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
453 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
85 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
89 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
208 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
97 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1445 | 2001 Kanji |
2f2.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-2-2 | SKIP code |
4772.0 | Four corner code |
1-32-58 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5207 | Unicode hex code |
straightaway, honesty, frankness, fix, repair
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
246 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 直 【チョク】 direct, honest, frank, straightforward, candid, easygoing, lighthearted, friendly, night duty, night watch, being on duty (in a factory), shift
- 直営 【チョクエイ】 direct management
- 司直 【シチョク】 judge, judiciary, administration of justice, judicial authorities
- 愚直 【グチョク】 simple honesty, tactless frankness
- 直 【ジキ】 soon, in a moment, before long, shortly, nearby, close, direct, spot transaction, cash transaction
- 直に 【ジキニ】 immediately, right away, at once, soon, shortly, in a moment, before long, easily, readily
- 高直 【コウジキ】 expensive, valuable
- バカ正直 【バカショウジキ】 honest to a fault, foolishly honest, naively honest
- 直 【ジカ】 direct
- 直に 【ジカニ】 directly, in person, firsthand
Kun reading compounds
- 直ちに 【ただちに】 at once, immediately, right away, without delay, directly (face, lead to, etc.), automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
- 直す 【なおす】 to repair, to mend, to fix, to correct (a mistake, bad habit, etc.), to put right, to restore, to straighten (e.g. a tie), to tidy up (one's hair, make-up, etc.), to revive (one's spirits), to change, to alter, to convert, to translate, to put back, to put away, to cure, to heal, to move up, to promote, to do over again, to redo
- 直る 【なおる】 to get mended, to be repaired, to be fixed, to return to normal, to recover (e.g. one's temper), to be restored, to improve, to rally, to come right, to be corrected, to get put right, to be rectified, to come right, to cure (itself), to get cured, to sit properly, to be promoted, to rise, to have one's crimes forgiven
- 直き 【なおき】 straight, upright
- 直木三十五賞 【なおきさんじゅうごしょう】 Naoki Prize (literary award)
- 直ぐ 【すぐ】 immediately, at once, right away, directly, soon, before long, shortly, easily, readily, without difficulty, right (near), nearby, just (handy), honest, upright, frank, straightforward
- 直ぐさま 【すぐさま】 immediately, promptly
- 真直ぐ 【ますぐ】 straight (ahead), direct, upright, erect, straightforward, honest, frank
Readings
- Japanese names:
- すぐ、 なお、 のう、 のお
- Korean:
- jig
Spanish
- derecho
- recto
- correcto
- de inmediato
- arreglar
- reparar
- arreglarse
- repararse
Portuguese
- retidão
- honestidade
- franqueza
- consertar
- reparo
French
- droit devant
- directement
- honnêteté
- franchise
- réparer
- guérir
- tout de suite
472 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
192 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
349 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
329 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
775 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
304 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
758 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
988 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.3 | Japanese for Busy People |
423 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
429 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
220 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1377 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3649 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1862 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2539 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
73 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
23136 | Morohashi |
2932 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3908 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
73 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
77 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
214 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
162 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1575 | 2001 Kanji |
2k6.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-1-7 | SKIP code |
2-2-6 | SKIP code |
4071.6 | Four corner code |
1-36-30 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
76f4 | Unicode hex code |