801 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
526 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
697 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
556 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
572 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
782 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
338 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
497 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1217 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1280 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1375 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
148 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3153 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1617 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2203 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
58 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
1364 | Morohashi |
2546 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
355 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
58 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
62 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
482 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N2
679 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 児 【ジ】 child, boy, I, me
- 児童 【ジドウ】 children, juvenile
- 新生児 【シンセイジ】 newborn baby
- 遺児 【イジ】 orphan, child left by the deceased, abandoned child
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)
- 【コククジラ】 gray whale (Eschrichtius robustus), grey whale
- 江戸っ子 【えどっこ】 (true) Tokyoite, Edoite, Tokyo native, Edokko
- 駄々っ子 【だだっこ】 unmanageable child, spoiled child (spoilt), spoiled brat
Readings
- Japanese names:
- る
- Korean:
- a
Spanish
- recién nacido
- chiquillo
- cría
Portuguese
- recém-nascido
- criança
- filhote
French
- nouveau-né
- enfant
- petit d'animal
1257 | 2001 Kanji |
4c3.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-5-2 | SKIP code |
1-2-5 | SKIP code |
1-1-6 | SKIP code |
2621.0 | Four corner code |
1-27-89 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5150 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
433 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 頭 【トウ】 counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle), counter for insects in a collection, counter for helmets, masks, etc.
- 頭角 【トウカク】 top of the head
- 教頭 【キョウトウ】 deputy head teacher, vice principal
- 会頭 【カイトウ】 society president
- 頭 【ズ】 head
- 頭打ち 【アタマウチ】 reaching a peak, reaching the limit, plateauing, maxing out
- 馬頭 【メズ】 horse-headed demon (in hell)
- 竜頭 【リュウズ】 crown (of a watch), stem, canon (of a bell), something in the shape of a dragon's head (esp. a helmet crest)
- 頭 【トウ】 counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle), counter for insects in a collection, counter for helmets, masks, etc.
- 頭角 【トウカク】 top of the head
- 鳥兜 【トリカブト】 aconite (esp. species Aconitum japonicum), wolfsbane, monkshood, traditional bugaku hat
Kun reading compounds
- 頭 【あたま】 head, hair (on one's head), mind, brains, intellect, leader, chief, boss, captain, top, tip, beginning, start, head, person, down payment, deposit, top structural component of a kanji, pair
- 頭打ち 【あたまうち】 reaching a peak, reaching the limit, plateauing, maxing out
- 石頭 【いしあたま】 obstinate person, stubbornness, pigheadedness, hard head (like a rock)
- ごま塩頭 【ごましおあたま】 salt and pepper hair, dark hair streaked with gray
- 頭 【あたま】 head, hair (on one's head), mind, brains, intellect, leader, chief, boss, captain, top, tip, beginning, start, head, person, down payment, deposit, top structural component of a kanji, pair
- 頭文字 【かしらもじ】 first letter of a word, capital letter (at the start of a word or sentence), initials (of one's name)
- お頭 【おかしら】 leader, chief, head, boss, (another person's) head
- 鯛の尾より鰯の頭 【たいのおよりいわしのかしら】 better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion
- 頭 【かぶり】 head
- 頭を振る 【かぶりをふる】 to shake one's head (in denial)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- かみ、 がみ、 ちゃん、 つむり、 づ
- Korean:
- du
Spanish
- cabeza
- principio
- delantera
Portuguese
- cabeça
- sufixo para contagem de animais grandes
French
- tête
- compteur de gros animaux
294 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
203 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
186 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
386 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4469 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
519 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
275 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2504 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
276 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
276 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
166 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1889 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2019 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1073 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1450 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1453 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
43490 | Morohashi |
1604 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6639 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1441 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1549 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
234 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
238 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3061 | 2001 Kanji |
9a7.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-7-9 | SKIP code |
1118.6 | Four corner code |
1-38-12 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
982d | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N2
936 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 骨 【コツ】 knack, skill, trick, secret, know-how, the ropes, hang, bone, skeleton, cremated remains (esp. the bones), ashes
- 骨髄 【コツズイ】 bone marrow, medulla, true spirit, one's mind
- 白骨 【ハッコツ】 white (bleached) bone, skeleton
- 鉄骨 【テッコツ】 steel frame, steel beam, steel girder
Kun reading compounds
- 骨 【ほね】 bone, frame, outline, core, backbone, spirit, fortitude, laborious, troublesome, difficult
- 骨抜き 【ほねぬき】 boning (fish or meat), deboning, watering down (a plan, bill, etc.), dilution, emasculation, taking the backbone out of, weakening
- 河骨 【こうほね】 Japanese spatterdock (species of water lily, Nuphar japonica)
- お骨 【おこつ】 cremated remains (esp. the bones), ashes
Readings
- Korean:
- gol
Spanish
- hueso
- esqueleto
Portuguese
- esqueleto
- osso
- permanecer
- moldura
French
- os
- squelette
- restes
- charpente
877 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
867 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1081 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
5236 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
971 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1017 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1213 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1266 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1340 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1104 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1922 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3288 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1699 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2310 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1297 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
45098 | Morohashi |
2654 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6784 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1288 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1383 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
899 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3646 | 2001 Kanji |
4b6.14 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-6-4 | SKIP code |
7722.7 | Four corner code |
1-25-92 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
9aa8 | Unicode hex code |
tray, shallow bowl, platter, tub, board, phonograph record
- On:
- バン
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
881 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 盤 【バン】 board (in shogi, go, chess, etc.), (phonograph) record, disc, disk, board, panel, plate
- 盤谷 【バンコク】 Bangkok (Thailand)
- 地盤 【ジバン】 ground, crust (earth), bed (gravel, river, etc.), foundation (building, etc.), base, constituency, power base, support (electoral), footing, foothold
- 中盤 【チュウバン】 middle stage, middle phase, middle game, midpoint, midfield (in soccer)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ち、 わ
- Korean:
- ban
Spanish
- plato grande
- bandeja
- tablero
Portuguese
- bandeija
- taça rasa
- tijela
- galão
- tábua p/ mesa
- disco (fon.)
French
- plateau
- bol creux
- plat
- bassin
- échiquier (Go)
- disque (musique)
1723 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
908 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3122 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1290 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1557 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2399 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1098 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1149 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1313 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1375 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3533 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1824 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2481 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1890 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
23036 | Morohashi |
2851 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3902 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1872 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2017 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1783 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
874 | 2001 Kanji |
5h10.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-10-5 | SKIP code |
2710.7 | Four corner code |
1-40-55 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
76e4 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N4
101 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 不 【フ】 un-, non-, negative prefix
- 不安 【フアン】 anxiety, uneasiness, worry, apprehension, fear, insecurity, suspense
- 意味不 【イミフ】 of uncertain meaning, ambiguous, cryptic, nonsensical, incomprehensible, perplexing
- 社不 【シャフ】 person unfit for society, misfit
- 無 【ブ】 un-, non-, bad ..., poor ...
- 不気味 【ブキミ】 weird, eerie, ominous, creepy, uncanny, unearthly
Readings
- Korean:
- bu, bul
Spanish
- prefijo negativo: in-
- des-
Portuguese
- Prefixo negativo
- negativa
- não
- feia
- ruim
- deselegante
French
- négation
- non
- mauvais
- laid
- maladroit
500 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
600 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
572 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
134 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
17 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
130 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
104 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
94 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.18 | Japanese for Busy People |
94 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
94 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
422 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
10 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4242 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2141 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2890 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1225 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
19 | Morohashi |
3434 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
13 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1217 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1302 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
103 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
444 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3154 | 2001 Kanji |
0a4.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-4-1 | SKIP code |
3-3-1 | SKIP code |
3-2-2 | SKIP code |
1090.0 | Four corner code |
1-41-52 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
4e0d | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
715 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 均衡 【キンコウ】 equilibrium, balance
- 均一 【キンイツ】 uniformity, equality
- 100均 【ヒャッキン】 hundred-yen store, 100 yen shop
- 移動平均 【イドウヘイキン】 moving average
Kun reading compounds
- 均す 【ならす】 to make even, to make smooth, to make level, to flatten, to average
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ひとし
- Korean:
- gyun
Spanish
- nivel
- promedio
Portuguese
- nível
- média
French
- nivelé
- égalisé
- moyenne
590 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
681 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
653 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
806 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1065 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
869 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
429 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
387 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
805 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
820 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1014 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
368 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
276 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
173 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
207 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
162 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
4916 | Morohashi |
235 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
988 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
160 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
172 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
666 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1452 | 2001 Kanji |
3b4.8 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-4 | SKIP code |
4712.0 | Four corner code |
1-22-49 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5747 | Unicode hex code |
equilibrium, measuring rod, scale
- On:
- コウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1847 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 衡器 【コウキ】 scale, balance, weighing machine
- 衡平 【コウヘイ】 balance, equity
- 拡大均衡 【カクダイキンコウ】 an expanded or expanding equilibrium
- 合従連衡 【ガッショウレンコウ】 alliance (of the Six Kingdoms against the Qin dynasty, and of individual Kingdoms with the Qin dynasty), (tactic of) making and breaking alliances (to benefit oneself as the occasion demands), resorting to alliances as a diplomatic expedient
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ひら
- Korean:
- hyeong
Spanish
- balanza
- escala
- peso
Portuguese
- equilíbrio
- vara de medição
- escala
French
- équilibre
- balance
1267 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1694 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1641 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1358 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1724 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2450 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1585 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1692 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1449 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1618 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
939 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
527 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
687 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
900 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
34078 | Morohashi |
761 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1775 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
891 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
957 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1828 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2053 | 2001 Kanji |
3i13.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-13 | SKIP code |
2143.0 | Four corner code |
1-25-53 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
8861 | Unicode hex code |