51 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
86 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
80 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
471 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
409 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
254 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
15 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
513 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.2 | Japanese for Busy People |
390 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
392 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
80 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
73 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
73 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
45 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
48 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1021 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
511 | Morohashi |
65 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
169 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1012 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1087 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
43 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
137 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
340 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 非可換幾何 【ヒカカンキカ】 noncommutative geometry, NCG
Kun reading compounds
- 何 【なに】 what, you-know-what, that thing, whatsit, whachamacallit, what's-his-name, what's-her-name, penis, (one's) thing, dick, (not) at all, (not) in the slightest, what?, huh?, hey!, come on!, oh, no (it's fine), why (it's nothing), oh (certainly not)
- 何か 【なにか】 something, some, any, somehow, for some reason, (so) what (are you trying to say)?, what (do you mean)?
- 何々 【なになに】 what, so-and-so, such and such, something (or other), what?, wait, hang on, well, well, let's see, no, oh (not at all), please, there, there
- 何 【なん】 what, how many, many, a lot of, several, a few, some
- 何か 【なにか】 something, some, any, somehow, for some reason, (so) what (are you trying to say)?, what (do you mean)?
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あが
- Korean:
- ha
Spanish
- qué
Portuguese
- que
French
- quoi
2149 | 2001 Kanji |
2a5.21 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-2-5 | SKIP code |
3-4-3 | SKIP code |
2122.0 | Four corner code |
1-18-31 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
4f55 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
972 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 衝 【ショウ】 important point (e.g. on a route), important role (responsibility, etc.), opposition
- 衝撃 【ショウゲキ】 impact, shock, impulse, (psychological) shock
- 要衝 【ヨウショウ】 important point, strategic position, key point
- 緩衝 【カンショウ】 shock absorption, buffer action, cushioning, buffer
Kun reading compounds
- 突く 【つく】 to prick, to stab, to poke, to prod, to push, to thrust, to nudge, to hit, to strike, to use (a cane), to prop oneself up with, to press against (the floor, etc.), to attack, to brave (the rain, etc.)
- 衝羽根 【つくばね】 Buckleya lanceolata (species of parasitic deciduous shrub)
Readings
- Korean:
- chung
Spanish
- avenida
- lugar importante
- punto clave
- chocar
Portuguese
- colidir
- o mais forte
- rodovia
- oposição (astronomia)
- atravessar
- furar
- apunhalar
- picar
French
- collision
- choc
- route principale
- opposition (astronomie)
- point clé
- percer
- poignarder
- piquer
1411 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
918 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1638 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1117 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1723 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2264 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1772 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1904 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1388 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1616 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
893 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
509 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
658 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1696 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
34069 | Morohashi |
725 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1772 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1680 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1811 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1759 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2053 | 2001 Kanji |
3i12.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-12 | SKIP code |
2122.1 | Four corner code |
2110.4 | Four corner code |
1-30-55 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
885d | Unicode hex code |