681 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
580 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
553 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
494 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
379 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
554 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
308 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
359 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.3 | Japanese for Busy People |
434 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
440 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
278 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
68 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
48 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
28 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
29 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
972 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
462P | Morohashi |
44 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
141 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
963 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1036 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
331 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
470 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
transmit, go along, walk along, follow, report, communicate, legend, tradition
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
416 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 伝 【デン】 legend, tradition, biography, life, method, way, horseback transportation and communication relay system used in ancient Japan
- 伝記 【デンキ】 biography, life story
- 駅伝 【エキデン】 long-distance relay race, stagecoach, post horse
- 評伝 【ヒョウデン】 critical biography
- 転手 【テンジュ】 tuning peg (on a biwa or shamisen)
- 伝奏 【テンソウ】 delivering a message to the emperor
Kun reading compounds
- 伝わる 【つたわる】 to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.), to travel, to circulate, to go around, to be passed around, to become known, to be handed down (from generation to generation), to be passed down, to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.), to be brought, to come, to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.), to be felt, to come across, to travel (of sound, electricity, etc.), to propagate, to be conducted, to be transmitted, to go along, to move along
- 伝える 【つたえる】 to convey, to report, to transmit, to communicate, to tell, to impart, to propagate, to teach, to bequeath
- 伝う 【つたう】 to go along, to walk along, to follow
- 伝 【つて】 means of making contact, intermediary, go-between, connections, influence, pull, good offices
- 伝言 【つてこと】 (verbal) message, word (from someone), rumour, rumor
- 風のつて 【かぜのつて】 hearsay, rumor, grapevine
Readings
- Japanese names:
- つたえ
- Korean:
- jeon
Spanish
- transmitir
- tradición
- ser transmitido
- comunicar
- seguir
Portuguese
- transmitir
- progredir
- andar ao longo
- seguir
- relatório
- comunicar
- lenda
- tradição
French
- transmettre
- côtoyer
- suivre
- rapporter
- communiquer
- légende
- tradition
2171 | 2001 Kanji |
2a4.14 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-2-4 | SKIP code |
2123.1 | Four corner code |
1-37-33 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
4f1d | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
837 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 染色体 【センショクタイ】 chromosome
- 染色 【センショク】 dyeing, staining (a sample), dyed colour (color)
- 媒染 【バイセン】 color fixing, colour fixing, mordantizing
- 防染 【ボウセン】 resist dyeing
Kun reading compounds
- 染める 【そめる】 to dye, to colour, to color
- 染まる 【そまる】 to be dyed, to be tainted, to be infected, to be stained, to be steeped
- 染みる 【しみる】 to pierce, to penetrate, to soak in, to permeate, to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.), to smart, to twinge, to be infected (with vice), to be steeped (with prejudice), to be influenced, to feel keenly, to make a deep impression
- 染み 【しみ】 stain, spot, smudge, blot, smear, blotch, spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot), blemish, discoloration, freckle
- 染みる 【しみる】 to pierce, to penetrate, to soak in, to permeate, to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.), to smart, to twinge, to be infected (with vice), to be steeped (with prejudice), to be influenced, to feel keenly, to make a deep impression
Readings
- Japanese names:
- そめ
- Korean:
- yeom
Spanish
- tinte
- teñir
- contagiar
- colorear
- manchar
- mancha
Portuguese
- tinta
- cor
- pintura
- tingir
- impressão
French
- teindre
- tache
- pollution
- colorer
- peindre
- imprimer
928 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
917 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1161 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2240 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
974 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1426 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
968 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
779 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
793 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
908 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1058 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3181 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1640 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2229 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
220 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
14621 | Morohashi |
2572 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2636 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
509 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
548 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
889 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
364 | 2001 Kanji |
4a5.35 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-5-4 | SKIP code |
3490.4 | Four corner code |
1-32-87 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
67d3 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
104 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 性 【セイ】 nature (of a person), sex, gender, sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.), gender, -ty, -ity, -ness, -cy
- 性格 【セイカク】 character (of a person), personality, disposition, nature, characteristics, nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
- 耐性 【タイセイ】 resistance (e.g. to antibiotics), tolerance (e.g. drug tolerance)
- 社会性 【シャカイセイ】 sociality
- 性 【ショウ】 nature, disposition, temperament, character, quality, that which does not change according to external influences
- 性根 【ショウネ】 nature, character, disposition
- 冷え性 【ヒエショウ】 sensitivity to cold
- 凝り性 【コリショウ】 tendency to become totally absorbed in something, monomania, perfectionism, fastidiousness, meticulousness, susceptibility for a stiffening of the shoulders
Kun reading compounds
- 性 【さが】 one's nature, one's destiny, custom, tradition, habit, convention
Readings
- Korean:
- seong
Spanish
- sexo
- género
- naturaleza
- temperamento
Portuguese
- sexo
- gênero
- natureza
French
- sexe
- genre
- nature
- propriétés
645 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
745 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
723 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
199 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1666 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
280 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
535 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
564 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.13 | Japanese for Busy People |
98 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
98 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
421 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
811 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
357 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
222 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
266 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1572 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
10478 | Morohashi |
299 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1822 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1558 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1679 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
119 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
690 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1172 | 2001 Kanji |
4k5.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-5 | SKIP code |
1-1-7 | SKIP code |
9501.0 | Four corner code |
1-32-13 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6027 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
586 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 単 【タン】 single, simple, singles (tennis, badminton, etc.), win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
- 単位 【タンイ】 unit, denomination, credit (in school), in units of (e.g. "in thousands"), in amounts of
- 菜単 【サイタン】 menu (at a Chinese restaurant)
- 指定単 【シテイタン】 designated money trust
Kun reading compounds
- 一重 【ひとえ】 one layer, single layer, monopetalous, unlined kimono, single-edged eyelid, eyelid with an epicanthic fold, upper eyelid with no fold
- 単衣 【たんい】 unlined kimono, one kimono, a single kimono
- 十二単 【じゅうにひとえ】 twelve-layered ceremonial kimono (worn by a court lady), ajuga (Ajuga nipponensis), bugle
Readings
- Korean:
- dan, seon
Spanish
- sencillo
- uno
- unidad
- sólo
- único
Portuguese
- Simples
- um
- solteiro
- meramente
French
- simple
- un
- unique
- seulement
671 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
569 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
542 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
593 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
139 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
390 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
382 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
919A | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
300 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
300 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
359 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
516 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2805 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1444 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1946 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1947 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
2752 | Morohashi |
2256 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
620 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1928 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2078 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
348 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
530 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
955 | 2001 Kanji |
3n6.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-6 | SKIP code |
9050.6 | Four corner code |
3250.6 | Four corner code |
1-35-17 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5358 | Unicode hex code |
nucleus, core, kernel
- On:
- カク
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
475 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 核 【カク】 stone (of a fruit), pit, pip, core (of an organization, team, etc.), nucleus, heart, nuclear weapons, nucleus (of an atom), nucleus (of a cell), condensation nucleus, (planetary) core, ring (in a cyclic compound), kernel, core, nucleus (of a cultured pearl)
- 核家族 【カクカゾク】 nuclear family
- 中核 【チュウカク】 kernel, core, nucleus, center, centre
- 放射性同位核 【ホウシャセイドウイカク】 radioisotope
Readings
- Korean:
- haeg
Spanish
- semilla
- núcleo
- centro
- meollo
Portuguese
- núcleo
- centro
- cerne
French
- noyau
- nucléaire
- coeur
1074 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
577 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2254 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1608 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1430 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1212 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1275 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
986 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1089 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1162 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
628 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
836 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1534 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
14743 | Morohashi |
927 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2660 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1520 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1638 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1348 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1862 | 2001 Kanji |
4a6.22 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-6 | SKIP code |
4098.2 | Four corner code |
1-19-43 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6838 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
302 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 球 【キュウ】 sphere, globe, ball, bulb, ball, sphere, counter for pitches
- 球威 【キュウイ】 (pitcher's) stuff
- 配球 【ハイキュウ】 combination of (varied) pitches, serves, etc.
- 制球 【セイキュウ】 (pitcher's) control
Kun reading compounds
- 玉 【たま】 ball, sphere, globe, orb, bead (of sweat, dew, etc.), drop, droplet, ball (in sports), pile (of noodles, etc.), bullet, bulb (i.e. a light bulb), lens (of glasses, etc.), bead (of an abacus), ball (i.e. a testicle), gem, jewel (esp. spherical; sometimes used figuratively), pearl, female entertainer (e.g. a geisha), person (when commenting on their nature), character, item, funds or person used as part of a plot, egg, okonomiyaki, coin, precious, beautiful, excellent
- 玉突き 【たまつき】 billiards, pool, serial collisions (of cars)
- 電気の球 【でんきのたま】 electric (light) bulb
- 目の玉 【めのたま】 eyeball
Readings
- Japanese names:
- く
- Korean:
- gu
Spanish
- pelota
- esfera
Portuguese
- bola
- esfera
French
- balle
- sphère
188 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
275 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
257 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
379 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2941 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
845 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
736 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1359 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.7 | Japanese for Busy People |
726 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
739 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
935 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1319 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1219 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
658 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
880 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
944 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
21011 | Morohashi |
969 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3643 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
935 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1005 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
370 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3142 | 2001 Kanji |
4f7.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-7 | SKIP code |
1313.2 | Four corner code |
1-21-69 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7403 | Unicode hex code |
symptoms, illness
- On:
- ショウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1111 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 症 【ショウ】 illness, condition, -pathy
- 症候群 【ショウコウグン】 syndrome
- 自閉症 【ジヘイショウ】 autism
- 後遺症 【コウイショウ】 prognostic symptoms, after-effect, sequela
Readings
- Korean:
- jeung
Spanish
- síntoma
- señal
- enfermedad
Portuguese
- sintomas
- doença
French
- symptôme
- maladie
1397 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
955 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3039 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1563 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1545 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1318 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1400 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1363 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1350 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4065 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2062 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2794 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1701 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
22140 | Morohashi |
3280 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3795 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1685 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1816 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1369 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
573 | 2001 Kanji |
5i5.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-5-5 | SKIP code |
0011.1 | Four corner code |
1-30-41 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
75c7 | Unicode hex code |