603 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
372 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1909 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
237 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2011 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
52 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
33 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
33 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1169 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
432 | Morohashi |
49 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
134 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1161 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1245 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level N1
703 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 伊 【イ】 Italy
- 伊勢丹 【イセタン】 Isetan (department store)
- 駐伊 【チュウイ】 stationed in Italy
- 紀伊 【キイ】 Kii (former province located in present-day Wakayama and southern Mie prefectures)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- これ、 ただ、 よし、 いと、 だ
- Korean:
- i
Spanish
- I fonética
- Italia
- ese
- aquel
Portuguese
French
- Italie
- celui-là
2160 | 2001 Kanji |
2a4.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-2-4 | SKIP code |
2725.7 | Four corner code |
1-16-43 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
4f0a | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N1
1422 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 豆腐 【トウフ】 tofu, bean curd, beancurd
- 豆乳 【トウニュウ】 soy milk
- 緑豆 【リョクトウ】 mung bean (Vigna radiata), green gram
- 菜豆 【サイトウ】 haricot, kidney bean
- 豆打 【ズンダ】 mashed boiled green soybeans
- 小豆 【アズキ】 adzuki bean (Vigna angularis)
- 大豆 【ダイズ】 soya bean (Glycine max), soybean, soy
Kun reading compounds
- 豆 【まめ】 legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses), bean, pea, soya bean (Glycine max), soybean, soy, female genitalia (esp. the clitoris), kidney, small, miniature, baby, midget, small-scale, child
- 豆知識 【まめちしき】 trivia, snippet of knowledge
- 枝豆 【えだまめ】 edamame (green soybeans)
- ライ豆 【ライまめ】 lima bean (Phaseolus lunatus), butter bean
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ど、 ま
- Korean:
- du
Spanish
- legumbres
- habichuelas
- prefijo diminutivo
Portuguese
- feijões
- ervilha
- nanico
French
- haricot
- pois
- infime
379 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
1640 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
988 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4465 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1044 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1773 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
438 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
958 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
988 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
471 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1715 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2442 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1235 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1700 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1452 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
36245 | Morohashi |
1943 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
5735 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1440 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1548 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
288 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3073 | 2001 Kanji |
3d4.22 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-1-6 | SKIP code |
1010.8 | Four corner code |
1-38-06 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
8c46 | Unicode hex code |
小
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
114 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 小 【ショウ】 smallness, small item, short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days), elementary school, smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name), inferior, younger (of two people with the same name), junior, unit of field area (approx. 400 sq m)
- 小雨 【コサメ】 light rain, drizzle
- 微小 【ビショウ】 microscopic
- 中小 【チュウショウ】 small and medium
Kun reading compounds
- 小さい 【ちいさい】 small, little, tiny, slight, below average (in degree, amount, etc.), minor, small, low (e.g. sound), soft (e.g. voice), unimportant, petty, insignificant, trifling, trivial, young, juvenile
- 小さい頃 【ちいさいころ】 as a child, when one was a child
Readings
- Japanese names:
- いさら、 こう、 さざ、 しゃお、 ちいさ
- Korean:
- so
Spanish
- poco
- pequeño
Portuguese
- Pequeno
- pouco
French
- petit
24 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
27 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
36 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
63 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1355 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
33 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
46 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
21 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.15 | Japanese for Busy People |
27 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
27 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
88 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
511 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
7 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
106 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
7473 | Morohashi |
7 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1389 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
105 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
110 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
126 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
15 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1141 | 2001 Kanji |
3n0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-1-2 | SKIP code |
9000.0 | Four corner code |
1-30-14 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5c0f | Unicode hex code |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
1499 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 蓑笠 【ミノカサ】 sedge hat and straw rain cape
Kun reading compounds
- 笠 【かさ】 conical hat (East-Asian style), coolie hat, something shaped like a conical hat or an umbrella, shade (of a lamp), mushroom cap, pileus
- 笠石 【かさいし】 copestone, cope, coping stone, capping stone, capstone
- 嫁が笠 【よめがかさ】 Cellana toreuma (species of limpet)
- 煙突の笠 【えんとつのかさ】 chimney cap
Readings
- Korean:
- rib
Spanish
- sombrero de bambú
- objeto con esa forma
Portuguese
French
- chapeau de bambou
- influence (d'une personne)
3381 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1473 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3300 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2320 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
948 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
25924 | Morohashi |
2662 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4269 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
939 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1009 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
6f5.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-6-5 | SKIP code |
8810.8 | Four corner code |
1-19-62 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7b20 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
172 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 原 【ゲン】 original, primitive, primary, fundamental, proto-
- 原案 【ゲンアン】 original plan, original bill, original motion, draft
- 中原 【チュウゲン】 middle of a field, middle of a country, field of contest
- 抗原 【コウゲン】 antigen
Kun reading compounds
- 原 【はら】 field, plain, prairie, tundra, moor, wilderness
- 原っぱ 【はらっぱ】 open field, empty lot, plain
- 笹原 【ささはら】 field of bamboo grass
- 関ヶ原 【せきがはら】 Sekigahara (battle site, 1600), decisive battle, critical battle
Readings
- Japanese names:
- た、 ばる、 ら、 わた、 わら
- Korean:
- weon
Spanish
- origen
- pradera
- prado
- campo
Portuguese
- prado
- original
- primitivo
- campo
- planície
- pradaria
- tundra
- sertão
French
- pré
- prairie
- champ
- original
- primitif
- toundra
- désert (étendue sauvage)
205 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
119 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
107 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
132 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
825 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
202 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
388 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1231 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
136 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
136 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
405 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
260 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3733 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1910 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2593 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
136 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
2973 | Morohashi |
3009 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
652 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
134 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
142 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
113 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
192 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3341 | 2001 Kanji |
2p8.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-2-8 | SKIP code |
7129.6 | Four corner code |
1-24-22 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
539f | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
200 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 海運 【カイウン】 maritime transport, shipping
- 海域 【カイイキ】 area of ocean
- 公海 【コウカイ】 high seas, international waters
- 内海 【ナイカイ】 inland sea, inlet, gulf, bay, lake
Kun reading compounds
- 海 【うみ】 sea, ocean, waters
- 海辺 【うみべ】 beach, seashore, seaside, coast
- 内海 【ないかい】 inland sea, inlet, gulf, bay, lake
- 血の海 【ちのうみ】 sea of blood, pool of blood
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あ、 あま、 うな、 うん、 え、 か、 た、 ひろ、 ひろし、 ぶ、 まち、 まま、 み、 め、 わたる
- Korean:
- hae
Spanish
- mar
- océano
- playa
Portuguese
- oceano
- mar
French
- mer
- océan
55 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
94 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
88 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
158 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2553 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
99 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
211 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1071 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.14 | Japanese for Busy People |
117 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
117 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
454 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1184 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
459 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
284 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
344 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
471 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
17450 | Morohashi |
384 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3133 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
461 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
500 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
206 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
171 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
347 | 2001 Kanji |
3a6.20 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-6 | SKIP code |
3815.7 | Four corner code |
1-19-04 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6d77 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1736 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 溝 【コウ】 10^32, hundred nonillion
- 溝渠 【コウキョ】 ditch, sewer, canal
- 排水溝 【ハイスイコウ】 drainage, gutter, ditch
- 海溝 【カイコウ】 oceanic trench, deep-sea trench, deep
Kun reading compounds
- 溝 【みぞ】 ditch, drain, gutter, trench, groove, tread, indentation, gap (between people, countries, etc.), gulf, rift
- 溝隠 【みぞかくし】 Chinese lobelia (Lobelia chinensis)
- 押さえ溝 【おさえみぞ】 groove in the body of wooden plane which holds the blade
- 逃げ溝 【にげみぞ】 clearance groove, under cut
Readings
- Japanese names:
- どぶ
- Korean:
- gu
Spanish
- cuneta
- zanja
- alcantarilla
- desagüe
Portuguese
- ranhura
- canal
- encanamento
- dreno
- 10 elevado a 32
French
- rigole
- fossé
- égout
- 10**32
1263 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1706 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2657 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1487 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1859 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1012 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1050 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1499 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1232 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
810 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
473 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
604 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1836 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
17944X | Morohashi |
659 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3275 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1819 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1960 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1639 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
347 | 2001 Kanji |
3a10.9 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-10 | SKIP code |
3514.7 | Four corner code |
1-25-34 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6e9d | Unicode hex code |