| 244 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 325 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 310 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 248 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 404 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 209 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 114 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 355 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.3 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 156 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 156 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 141 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 78 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 72 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 44 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 47 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 963 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 505 | Morohashi |
| 64 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 164 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 954 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1027 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 377 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 283 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
270 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 住 【ジュウ】 dwelling, living
- 住居 【ジュウキョ】 dwelling, house, residence, address
- 先住 【センジュウ】 original inhabitant, aboriginal, previous priest
- 安住 【アンジュウ】 living in peace, living a quiet life, being content with one's present position, being satisfied with one's lot
Kun reading compounds
- 住む 【すむ】 to live (of humans), to reside, to inhabit, to dwell, to abide
- 住まう 【すまう】 to live, to reside, to inhabit
Readings
- Japanese names:
- し、 じゅ、 すみ
- Korean:
- ju
Spanish
- residir
- vivir
- habitar
- residencia
Portuguese
- reside
- vida
- habita
French
- résider
- vivre
- habiter
| 2172 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2a5.19 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-2-5 | SKIP code |
| 2021.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-29-27 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 4f4f | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
28 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 民 【ミン】 citizen, resident, person, user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
- 民意 【ミンイ】 popular will, will of the people
- 自民 【ジミン】 Liberal Democratic Party, LDP
- 公民 【コウミン】 citizen, freemen
Kun reading compounds
- 民 【たみ】 people, citizens, subjects, folk
- 民草 【たみくさ】 people, populace
- 国民 【くにたみ】 people of a country
- 流浪の民 【るろうのたみ】 wandering people, nomadic tribe
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ひと、 み
- Korean:
- min
Spanish
- gente
- pueblo
Portuguese
- pessoas
- nação
- assuntos
French
- peuple
- nation
- citoyen
| 518 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 619 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 590 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 70 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 25 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 246 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 206 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 333 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 177 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 177 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 536 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1149 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3770 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1922 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2614 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1851 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 17028 | Morohashi |
| 3036 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3021 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1834 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1976 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 30 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 459 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3756 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a5.23 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-3-2 | SKIP code |
| 4-5-1 | SKIP code |
| 7774.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-44-17 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6c11 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N1
241 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 基 【キ】 group, (free) radical, counter for installed or mounted objects (e.g. stone lanterns, gravestones, satellites)
- 起因 【キイン】 to be caused by, to result from, to arise from, to stem from, to be due to, cause, origin
- 塩基 【エンキ】 base
- 開基 【カイキ】 founding (of a temple or sect), founder, laying the foundation (for something), base (topology), basis
Kun reading compounds
- 元 【もと】 origin, source, beginning, basis, base, foundation, root, cause, (raw) material, ingredient, base, mix (e.g. for a cake), (soup) stock, (one's) side, capital, principal, cost price, root (of a plant), (tree) trunk, part (of a brush, chopsticks, etc.) one holds (with the hand), first three lines of a waka, counter for plants or trees, counter for falcons (in falconry)
- 基 【もとい】 basis, foundation, origin, source
- 失敗は成功のもと 【しっぱいはせいこうのもと】 failure teaches success, failure is a stepping-stone to success
- 生兵法は大怪我のもと 【なまびょうほうはおおけがのもと】 a little learning is a dangerous thing
- 基 【もとい】 basis, foundation, origin, source
Readings
- Japanese names:
- きい、 とも
- Korean:
- gi
Spanish
- fundamento
- origen
- base
Portuguese
- fundamentais
- radicais (Quim.)
- comtador para máquinas
- fundação
French
- fondements
- radical (chimie)
- compteur de machines
- fondations
| 755 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 670 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 641 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 382 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1098 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 688 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 435 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1493 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 450 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 457 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 691 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 354 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3312 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1716 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2330 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1783 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 5197 | Morohashi |
| 2673 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1040 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1767 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1904 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 251 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 726 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1972 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3b8.12 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-6-5 | SKIP code |
| 2-8-3 | SKIP code |
| 4410.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-20-80 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 57fa | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
10 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 本 【ホン】 book, volume, script, this, present, current, ... in question, ... at issue, main, head, principal, real, genuine, regular, proper, counter for long, cylindrical things, counter for films, TV shows, etc., counter for goals, home runs, etc., counter for telephone calls
- 本位 【ホンイ】 standard, basis, principle
- 社会資本 【シャカイシホン】 social capital, SOC
- 配本 【ハイホン】 distribution of books
Kun reading compounds
- 元 【もと】 origin, source, beginning, basis, base, foundation, root, cause, (raw) material, ingredient, base, mix (e.g. for a cake), (soup) stock, (one's) side, capital, principal, cost price, root (of a plant), (tree) trunk, part (of a brush, chopsticks, etc.) one holds (with the hand), first three lines of a waka, counter for plants or trees, counter for falcons (in falconry)
- 本木 【もとき】 original stock
- 大本 【おおもと】 root, origin, source, cause, basis, foundation, Ōmoto (religion)
- 旗本 【はたもと】 shogunal vassal, direct retainer of a shogun
Readings
- Japanese names:
- まと、 ごう
- Korean:
- bon
Spanish
- libro
- origen
- base
- contador de cosas alargadas
Portuguese
- livro
- presente
- real
- verdadeiro
- principal
- sufixo p/ contagem De coisas longas
French
- livre
- présent
- essentiel
- origine
- principal
- réalité
- vérité
- compteur d'objets allongés
| 45 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 76 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 70 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 15 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 96 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 20 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 61 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 212 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.1 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 25 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 25 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 37 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1046 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4314 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2183 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2937 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 215 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 14421 | Morohashi |
| 3502 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2536 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 211 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 224 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 6 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 47 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1855 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a5.25 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-5-3 | SKIP code |
| 5023.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-43-60 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 672c | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
262 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 台 【ダイ】 stand, rest, base, pedestal, platform, table, holder, support, rack, setting (of a gem), mounting, stock (in grafting), counter for machines and vehicles, level (e.g. price level), mark, range, decade (of one's life), tall building (with a fine view), (observation) platform, plateau, heights
- 台車 【ダイシャ】 platform truck, hand truck, trolley, dolly, cart, truck, bogie
- 管区気象台 【カンクキショウダイ】 district meteorological observatory
- 気象台 【キショウダイ】 meteorological observatory
- 台 【タイ】 Taiwan
- 台頭 【タイトウ】 rise (e.g. of a movement), emergence, rearing one's head, gaining prominence, coming to the fore, gaining power, gathering strength
- 屋台 【ヤタイ】 cart (esp. a food cart), stall, stand, festival float, portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house, dancing platform, stage prop fashioned after a large building, framework (of a building), foundation, house (esp. a small and miserable one)
- 最後の舞台 【サイゴノブタイ】 final performance, swan song, last act
Kun reading compounds
- 台 【うてな】 tower, stand, pedestal, calyx
- 弾正台 【だんじょうだい】 Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office (1869-1871), Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office (under the ritsuryō system)
Readings
- Korean:
- tae, i
Spanish
- estante
- banco
- tribuna
- pedestal
- contador para maquinas y vehículos
Portuguese
- pedestal
- stand
- sufixo para contagem de para máquinas e veículos
French
- piédestal
- socle
- compteur de voitures ou machines
| 272 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 183 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 166 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 216 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 848 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 290 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 134 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 276 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.2 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 492 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 501 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 532 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 280 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2498 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1265 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1731 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 752 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 3246 | Morohashi |
| 2005 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 699 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 744 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 805 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 436 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 111 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2777 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3d2.11 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-3 | SKIP code |
| 2360.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-34-70 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 53f0 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N1
1459 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 帳 【チョウ】 book, register
- 帳消し 【チョウケシ】 writing off (a debt), cancellation, balancing the books, cancelling out (gains or losses), making even, making up (for), offsetting, undoing, wiping out
- 記帳 【キチョウ】 registry, entry, book-keeping, signature
- 台帳 【ダイチョウ】 account book, ledger, register
Kun reading compounds
- 帳 【とばり】 curtain, hanging, bunting
- 夜の帳 【よるのとばり】 veil of darkness, curtain of night
Readings
- Korean:
- jang
Spanish
- registro
- libro de cuentas
Portuguese
- caderno
- livro contábil
- álbum
French
- cahier
- livre de comptes
- album
| 470 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 368 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 347 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1181 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1478 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 851 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1251 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1107 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1159 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1184 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 567 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 572 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 347 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 430 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1941 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 8939 | Morohashi |
| 473 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1568 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1922 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2072 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 381 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1665 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3f8.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-8 | SKIP code |
| 4123.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-36-02 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5e33 | Unicode hex code |