| 1643 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1188 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 487 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1189 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 324 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 905 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 927 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 225 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 109 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 139 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 93 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 106 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 989 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 767 | Morohashi |
| 124 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 256 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 980 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1055 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1303 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N3
791 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 倒産 【トウサン】 (corporate) bankruptcy, insolvency, commercial failure, failed business
- 倒閣 【トウカク】 overthrow of government
- 傾倒 【ケイトウ】 devoting oneself to, concentrating on, being an ardent admirer of, having great esteem for, tipping over and collapsing
- 風倒 【フウトウ】 falling due to a strong wind, being toppled by the wind
Kun reading compounds
- 倒れる 【たおれる】 to fall (over, down), to collapse, to take a fall, to topple, to be destroyed (in a collapse), to collapse, to cave in, to crumble, to give away, to be confined to bed (with an illness), to come down with, to break down (e.g. from overwork), to die, to be killed, to go bankrupt (of a company, bank, etc.), to fail, to collapse, to go under, to be defeated (in a game), to lose, to fall (of a government, dictator, etc.), to be overthrown
- 倒す 【たおす】 to throw down, to bring down, to blow down, to fell, to knock down, to set (something) down on its side, to turn (something) on its side, to recline (e.g. a seat), to kill, to defeat, to beat, to overthrow, to trip up, to ruin, to leave unpaid, to cheat
- 逆さま 【さかさま】 inverted, upside down, reversed, back to front, wrong way round
- 逆様事 【さかさまごと】 child dying before parents, occurrence out of sequence, wrong order
- 逆さま 【さかさま】 inverted, upside down, reversed, back to front, wrong way round
- 逆さ 【さかさ】 inverted, upside down, reversed, back to front
- 逆しま 【さかしま】 reverse, inversion, upside down, unreasonable, absurd, wrong
Readings
- Korean:
- do
Spanish
- caida
- derribo
- derrocar
- hacer caer
- derribar
- caer
- caerse
Portuguese
- Queda de regime
- queda
- colapso
- gota
- deposição
French
- renverser
- tomber
- s'écrouler
- dégringoler
- s'effondrer
| 2143 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2a8.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-2-8 | SKIP code |
| 2220.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-37-61 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5012 | Unicode hex code |
立
stand up, rise, set up, erect
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N4
58 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 立案 【リツアン】 planning, devising (a plan), drafting, drawing up
- 立像 【リツゾウ】 standing statue, standing image
- 並立 【ヘイリツ】 standing abreast
- 不成立 【フセイリツ】 failure (e.g. of a bill, motion), falling through, rejection, miscarriage
- 立ち木 【タチキ】 standing tree, standing timber
- 立纓 【リュウエイ】 erect tail (of a traditional Japanese hat)
- 開立 【カイリュウ】 extraction of cubic root
- 造立 【ゾウリュウ】 erecting (a temple, Buddhist statue, etc.)
Kun reading compounds
- 立つ 【たつ】 to stand (up), to rise, to get to one's feet, to stand on end (e.g. of hairs), to stick up, to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.), to be situated (in, on), to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.), to put oneself (in a position or situation), to take up (a position, post, etc.), to position oneself, to leave (to do something), to depart (on a journey, trip, etc.), to leave, to set off, to start, to get stuck (into; of an arrow, thorn etc.), to pierce, to develop (of a haze, waves, etc.), to form (of steam, bubbles, etc.), to appear (of a rainbow, clouds, etc.), to rise (of smoke, waves, etc.), to begin to blow (of a wind, breeze, etc.), to spread (of a rumour, reputation, etc.), to be become widely known, to stand (for election), to run, to take action, to act, to rise (up), to rouse oneself, to be established (of a policy, plan, objective, etc.), to be formed, to be valid (of an argument, logic, etc.), to hold up, to hold water, to stand up (e.g. of evidence), to be logical, to be reasonable, to be sustained (of a living, business, etc.), to be maintained, to survive, to be preserved (of one's reputation, honour, etc.), to be saved, to start (of a season), to begin, to be held (of a market), to shut (of a door, shoji, etc.), to be shut, to be closed, to be (the result of a division)
- 立つ瀬 【たつせ】 one's position, one's face, one's honour, one's reputation
- 突立 【とったつ】 stand straight up
- 立てる 【たてる】 to stand up, to put up, to set up, to erect, to raise, to thrust into, to bury into, to dig into, to make (a noise), to start (a rumour), to raise (a cloud of dust, etc.), to cause, to make, to establish, to set up, to develop, to formulate, to put up (a political candidate), to make (one's leader), to treat with respect, to give (someone) their due, to make (someone) look good, to avoid embarrassing (someone), to sharpen, to make clear, to shut, to close, to make tea (matcha), to perform the tea ceremony, to divide by, to do ... vigorously
Readings
- Japanese names:
- たち、 たっ、 たつ、 だて、 つい
- Korean:
- rib
Spanish
- levantarse
- alzarse
- ponerse en pie
- levantar
- erigir
- estar en pie
Portuguese
- Ficar de pé
- levantar-se
French
- debout
| 149 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 37 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 73 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 61 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3343 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 72 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 78 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 194 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.7 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 121 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 121 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 174 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1459 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2486 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1257 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1723 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 438 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 25721 | Morohashi |
| 1992 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4223 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 431 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 462 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 35 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 49 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 473 | 2001 Kanji |
| 5b0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-3 | SKIP code |
| 4-5-2 | SKIP code |
| 0010.8 | Four corner code |
| 1-46-09 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7acb | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
614 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 振り子 【フリコ】 pendulum
- 振興 【シンコウ】 promotion, encouragement
- 奪三振 【ダツサンシン】 striking a batter out
- 不振 【フシン】 dullness, slump, stagnation, inactivity, depression
Kun reading compounds
- 振る 【ふる】 to wave, to shake, to swing, to sprinkle, to throw (dice), to cast (actor), to allocate (work), to turn down (someone), to reject, to jilt, to dump, to abandon, to give up, to ruin, to add kana indicating a reading of a word, to slightly change headings, to change directions, to extract by broiling, to prepare an infusion of, to decoct, to carry with great vigor (e.g. a portable shrine), to bring up a topic, to lead to a topic, to replace, to substitute, to set up a joke for someone else
- 振る舞い 【ふるまい】 behavior, behaviour, conduct, entertainment, treat, feast, banquet
- 振れる 【ふれる】 to swing, to shake, to wave, to veer, to deflect, to lean towards
- 振るう 【ふるう】 to swing, to wield (physically), to exert, to exercise (e.g. power, ability), to exhibit, to display, to wield (metaphorically), to flourish, to prosper, to thrive
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ふり
- Korean:
- jin
Spanish
- sacudir
- ondear
- agitar
- vibrar
- balancear
Portuguese
- agitar
- onda
- sacudir
- balançar
French
- secouer
- saupoudrer
- remuer
- balancer
- feindre
| 1437 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 600 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1920 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1612 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1357 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1320 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 954 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 984 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 770 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 892 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 515 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 316 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 388 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 2030 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 12093 | Morohashi |
| 430 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2171 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2011 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2167 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1338 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1365 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3c7.14 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-7 | SKIP code |
| 5103.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-31-22 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 632f | Unicode hex code |
子
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
72 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 子 【シ】 child (esp. a boy), viscount, founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius), master, masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature), you, -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
- 子宮 【シキュウ】 womb, uterus
- 中性子 【チュウセイシ】 neutron
- 精子 【セイシ】 sperm, spermatozoon
- 主 【ス】 honorific (or familiar) suffix used after a name
- 恵比寿 【エビス】 Ebisu, god of fishing and commerce
- 久留子 【クルス】 cross sign
- 対子 【トイツ】 pair, eyes
- 七対子 【チートイツ】 seven pairs, winning hand composed of seven pairs
Kun reading compounds
- 子 【こ】 child, kid, teenager, youngster, young (non-adult) person, (one's) child, offspring, young woman, young (animal), offshoot, interest, new share, player who is not a dealer, young geisha, young prostitute, bird egg, -er (often of young women)
- 子 【こう】 child, interest
- 根っこ 【ねっこ】 root (of a plant), stump (of a tree), root (of a problem, etc.), base, foundation, origin, source
- 江戸っ子 【えどっこ】 (true) Tokyoite, Edoite, Tokyo native, Edokko
- 子 【ね】 the Rat (first sign of the Chinese zodiac), hour of the Rat (around midnight, 11pm to 1am, or 12 midnight to 2am), north, eleventh month of the lunar calendar
- 子忌み 【ねいみ】 collecting herbs and pulling out young pine trees by the roots (annual event held on the first day of the Rat of the New Year)
- 庚子 【かのえね】 Metal Rat (37th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1960, 2020, 2080)
- 甲子 【きのえね】 Wood Rat (1st term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1924, 1984, 2044)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- い、 き、 ぎ、 く、 け、 ねっ
- Korean:
- ja
Spanish
- chiquillo
- niño
Portuguese
- criança
French
- enfant
- signe de la 1ère branche terrestre
- signe du Rat (zodiaque)
- 23 h à 01 h
- Nord (0°)
| 31 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 40 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 25 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 56 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1264 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 61 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 43 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 38 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.18 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 103 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 103 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 69 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 455 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4196 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2125 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2872 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 96 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 6930 | Morohashi |
| 3390 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1281 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 95 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 99 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 42 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 18 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3547 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2c0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-3-1 | SKIP code |
| 4-2-1 | SKIP code |
| 1740.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-27-50 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5b50 | Unicode hex code |