199 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
114 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
267 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1049 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
875 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
234 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
122 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
181 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.18 | Japanese for Busy People |
406 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
410 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
75 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
142 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2676 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1362 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1848 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
104 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
1343 | Morohashi |
2154 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
344 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
103 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
107 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
106 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
1219 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 兄 【ケイ】 you, Mr, Mister, older brother, elder brother
- 兄弟 【キョウダイ】 siblings, brothers and sisters, brothers, siblings-in-law, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, mate, friend
- 実兄 【ジッケイ】 biological older brother
- 父兄 【フケイ】 guardians, parents, father and older brother
- 兄弟 【キョウダイ】 siblings, brothers and sisters, brothers, siblings-in-law, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, mate, friend
- 兄姉 【ケイシ】 brother and sister
Kun reading compounds
- 兄 【あに】 older brother, elder brother
- 兄貴 【あにき】 elder brother, one's senior, older man, man older than oneself
- 中の兄 【なかのあに】 middle brother
- 義理の兄 【ぎりのあに】 one's brother-in-law, stepbrother (elder)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- え、 せ、 よし
- Korean:
- hyeong
Spanish
- hermano mayor
Portuguese
- irmão mais velho
- irmão maior
French
- frère aîné
- grand frère
3757 | 2001 Kanji |
3d2.9 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-2 | SKIP code |
6021.0 | Four corner code |
1-23-27 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5144 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1566 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 舞姫 【マイヒメ】 female dancer, dancing girl, danseuse
- 寵姫 【チョウキ】 one's favorite mistress, one's favourite mistress
Kun reading compounds
- 姫 【ひめ】 young lady of noble birth, princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.), girl, small, cute, lesser (in names of species), prostitute
- 姫君 【ひめぎみ】 daughter of a person of high rank (esp. eldest daughter)
- 歌姫 【うたひめ】 songstress, diva
- 舞姫 【まいひめ】 female dancer, dancing girl, danseuse
Readings
- Korean:
- heui
Spanish
- princesa
Portuguese
- princesa
French
- princesse
1738 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1534 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1216 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1220 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1191 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1358 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1757 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1882 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1868 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
445 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
489 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
303 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
368 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
857 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
6229 | Morohashi |
407 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1217 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
849 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
912 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1320 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1775 | 2001 Kanji |
3e7.11 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-7 | SKIP code |
4141.7 | Four corner code |
1-41-17 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
59eb | Unicode hex code |