603 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
695 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
669 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
565 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
489 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
502 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
322 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
3.1 | Japanese for Busy People |
973 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1005 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
469 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
104 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
132 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
87 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
100 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
982 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
758 | Morohashi |
117 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
258 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
973 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1047 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
455 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
711 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
451 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 個 【コ】 counter for (small) things or pieces, counter for military units, (an) individual, one person
- 個々 【ココ】 individual, one by one, separate, each
- 好個 【コウコ】 excellent, fine, pertinent
- 複数個 【フクスウコ】 multitude
- 箇 【カ】 counter used with Sino-Japanese words
- 箇所 【カショ】 place, point, part, spot, area, passage, portion, counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
Readings
- Korean:
- gae
Spanish
- individuo
- individual
- contador para objetos pequeños
Portuguese
- indivíduo
- sufixo para contagem de para artigos
French
- individuel
- privé
- compteur d'articles
- compteur d'unités militaires
2177 | 2001 Kanji |
2a8.36 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-2-8 | SKIP code |
2620.0 | Four corner code |
1-24-36 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
500b | Unicode hex code |
人
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
5 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 人 【ジン】 -ian (e.g. Italian), -ite (e.g. Tokyoite), -er (e.g. performer, etc.), person working with ..., man, person, people
- 人為 【ジンイ】 human work, human agency, art, artificiality
- 米人 【ベイジン】 American person
- 俳人 【ハイジン】 haiku poet
- 人 【ニン】 counter for people
- 人気 【ニンキ】 popularity, public favor, condition (e.g. market), tone, character, nature
- 同人 【ドウジン】 same person, said person, the person in question, coterie, clique, fraternity, kindred spirits, comrade, colleague, dōjin, doujin, Japanese fans or hobbyists who produce their own magazines, manga, software, etc.
- 代人 【ダイニン】 substitute, deputy, proxy, representative, agent
Kun reading compounds
- 人 【ひと】 person, someone, somebody, human beings, mankind, man, people, humans, human (Homo sapiens), (other) people, others, character, personality, nature, capable person, competent person, suitable person, right person, adult, grown-up, I, me, one
- 人一倍 【ひといちばい】 (much) more than others, exceedingly, extremely, unusually
- 貴人 【きじん】 aristocrat, nobleman, dignitary, person of high rank
- いい人 【いいひと】 good-natured person, good person, (one's) lover, boyfriend, girlfriend
Readings
- Japanese names:
- じ、 と、 ね、 ひこ、 ふみ
- Korean:
- in
Spanish
- persona
Portuguese
- pessoa
French
- être humain
- personne
30 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
39 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
39 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
9 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
339 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
4 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
11 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
14 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.5 | Japanese for Busy People |
1 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
15 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
42 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4175 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2111 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2857 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
960 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
344 | Morohashi |
3368 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
99 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
951 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1023 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
2 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
7 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1262 | 2001 Kanji |
2a0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-2-4 | SKIP code |
8000.0 | Four corner code |
1-31-45 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
4eba | Unicode hex code |
yonder, facing, beyond, confront, defy, tend toward, approach
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
182 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 向上 【コウジョウ】 elevation, rise, improvement, advancement, progress
- 向後 【コウゴ】 hereafter
- 趣向 【シュコウ】 plan, idea, design, plot, taste, liking, preference
- 性向 【セイコウ】 inclination, tendency, nature, character
Kun reading compounds
- 向く 【むく】 to turn toward, to look (up, down, etc.), to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.), to look out on, to front (on), to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.), to be suited to, to be fit for, to go towards, to turn to (of one's interests, feelings, etc.), to be inclined (to do)
- 向いている 【むいている】 to be cut out for (e.g. a job), to be suited (to)
- 向ける 【むける】 to turn (towards), to face, to point, to aim, to direct to, to head to, to go towards, to allot, to allocate, to send, to dispatch (e.g. a person), to aim for, to pursue
- 向かう 【むかう】 to face, to go towards, to head towards
- 向かうところ敵無し 【むかうところてきなし】 unbeatable, invincible, irresistible
- 向い 【むかい】 facing, opposite, across the street, other side
- 向かい合う 【むかいあう】 to be opposite, to face each other
- 向こう 【むこう】 opposite side, other side, opposite direction, over there, that way, far away, beyond, the other party, the other person, future (starting now)
- 向こう側 【むこうがわ】 other side, opposite side, other party
- 向こう 【むこう】 opposite side, other side, opposite direction, over there, that way, far away, beyond, the other party, the other person, future (starting now)
- 向こう側 【むこうがわ】 other side, opposite side, other party
- 向い 【むかい】 facing, opposite, across the street, other side
- 向かい合う 【むかいあう】 to be opposite, to face each other
Readings
- Japanese names:
- こお、 た、 な、 むか、 むかい、 むこう
- Korean:
- hyang, sang
Spanish
- mirar hacia
- volverse
- hacer frente
- oponerse
Portuguese
- Aquele lá
- em frente
- além de
- confronta
- desafia
- tende para
- aproximação
French
- se diriger vers
- direction
- en face
- de l'autre côté
- éloigné
- confronter
- défier
- approcher
- avoir tendance
213 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
294 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
278 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
217 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
101 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
215 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
402 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
312 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
199 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
199 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
557 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
319 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3790 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1934 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2627 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
186 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
3301 | Morohashi |
3052 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
712 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
183 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
195 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
192 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
266 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
849 | 2001 Kanji |
3d3.10 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-3-3 | SKIP code |
2722.0 | Four corner code |
1-24-94 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5411 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
3 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 国益 【コクエキ】 national interest
- 国営 【コクエイ】 government management, state management
- 最恵国 【サイケイコク】 most favored nation, most favoured nation, MFN
- 異国 【イコク】 foreign country
Kun reading compounds
- 国 【くに】 country, state, region, national government, central government, home (i.e. hometown, home country), province (of Japan), land, earth
- 国人 【こくじん】 indigenous person, inhabitant of a country, local, native, local lords and samurai, daimyo who did not leave his domains to meet the shogun in Kyoto (during the Muromachi period)
- お国 【おくに】 your native country, your hometown, my home country (i.e. Japan), countryside, country, daimyo's territory (Edo period)
- 現国 【うつしくに】 world of mankind, this world
Readings
- Japanese names:
- くな、 こ
- Korean:
- gug
Spanish
- país
Portuguese
- País
- terra
- nação
French
- pays
79 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
136 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
123 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
8 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1037 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
111 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
36 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
745 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.11 | Japanese for Busy People |
40 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
40 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
151 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
344 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3831 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1964 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2659 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
588 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
4752 | Morohashi |
3087 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
950 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
581 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
624 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
4 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
158 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3172 | 2001 Kanji |
3s5.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-3-5 | SKIP code |
6010.3 | Four corner code |
1-25-81 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
56fd | Unicode hex code |
bond, loan, debt
- On:
- サイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
728 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 債 【サイ】 debt, loan
- 債権 【サイケン】 credit, claim
- 割引債 【ワリビキサイ】 discount bond
- 起債 【キサイ】 issuing of bonds
Readings
- Korean:
- chae
Spanish
- préstamo
- deuda
- aligación
Portuguese
- laço
- empréstimo
- dívida
French
- dette
- prêt
- titre
1292 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
785 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
531 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1515 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1066 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1118 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1170 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1249 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
129 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
177 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
116 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
135 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1558 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
1022 | Morohashi |
156 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
296 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1544 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1664 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1608 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2161 | 2001 Kanji |
2a11.11 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-2-11 | SKIP code |
2528.6 | Four corner code |
1-26-36 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
50b5 | Unicode hex code |