289 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
198 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
181 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1494 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
665 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
34 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1088 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
12 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
37 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
37 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
441 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
177 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3642 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1857 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2534 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
84 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
1845 | Morohashi |
2926 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
448 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
83 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
87 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
81 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N1
1794 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 刀 【カタナ】 sword (esp. Japanese single-edged), katana, scalpel, chisel, burin, graver, knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
- 刀剣 【トウケン】 sword, dagger, knife, bayonet
- 小刀 【コガタナ】 (small) knife, short sword, small sword
- 太刀 【タチ】 long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai), large sword, straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier), guandao, Chinese glaive
Kun reading compounds
- 刀 【かたな】 sword (esp. Japanese single-edged), katana, scalpel, chisel, burin, graver, knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
- 刀折れ矢尽きて 【かたなおれやつきて】 having exhausted every available means, having broken one's sword and exhausted one's arrows
- 一刀 【いっとう】 sword, blade, single stroke
- 返す刀 【かえすかたな】 attacking one opponent then immediately attacking another
- 剃刀 【かみそり】 razor
- オッカムの剃刀 【オッカムのかみそり】 Occam's razor, Ockham's razor
Readings
- Japanese names:
- き、 ち、 と、 わき
- Korean:
- do
Spanish
- espada
Portuguese
- espada
- sabre
- faca
French
- épée
- sabre
- couteau
3545 | 2001 Kanji |
2f0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-1-1 | SKIP code |
4-2-1 | SKIP code |
1722.0 | Four corner code |
1-37-65 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5200 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
962 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 曲折 【キョクセツ】 bending, winding, meandering, zigzagging, ups and downs, twists and turns, complications, difficulties, vicissitudes
- 屈折 【クッセツ】 bending, curving, twisting, turning, winding, warping (of feelings, logic, etc.), distortion, twisting, refraction, inflection
- 折伏 【シャクブク】 preaching down, breaking down someone's false beliefs through confrontation (in order to convert them to the right faith)
Kun reading compounds
- 折る 【おる】 to break, to fracture, to break off, to snap off, to pick (e.g. flowers), to fold, to bend, to make (origami), to interrupt, to end
- 折 【おり】 opportunity, chance, occasion, time, folding, fold, pleat, crease, small food box (wooden or cardboard), folding in ... (two, three, etc.), counter for folded items, counter for items (esp. food) packed in an oribako
- 折り合い 【おりあい】 agreement (e.g. business, dispute), understanding, compromise, settlement, relationship, relation, (good, bad, etc.) terms
- 折々 【おりおり】 occasionally, now and then, from time to time
- 指折り 【ゆびおり】 leading, prominent, eminent, foremost, distinguished, counting on one's fingers
- 折 【おり】 opportunity, chance, occasion, time, folding, fold, pleat, crease, small food box (wooden or cardboard), folding in ... (two, three, etc.), counter for folded items, counter for items (esp. food) packed in an oribako
- 折り合い 【おりあい】 agreement (e.g. business, dispute), understanding, compromise, settlement, relationship, relation, (good, bad, etc.) terms
- 折々 【おりおり】 occasionally, now and then, from time to time
- 指折り 【ゆびおり】 leading, prominent, eminent, foremost, distinguished, counting on one's fingers
- 折れる 【おれる】 to break, to be broken, to snap, to fracture, to be folded, to give in, to back down, to yield, to submit, to turn (a corner)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- せき
- Korean:
- jeol, je
Spanish
- plegar
- doblar
- romper
- dividir
- en ese tiempo
- quebrar
Portuguese
- dobrar
- quebrar
- fraturar
- curvar
- produto
- submeter
French
- plier
- casser
- fracture
- courber
- céder
- soumettre
- tourner (coin)
651 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
551 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
522 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
830 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1855 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
585 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
560 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
385 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1394 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1483 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
772 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
860 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
297 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
189 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
225 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1139 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
11890 | Morohashi |
253 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2094 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1130 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1211 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
485 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1354 | 2001 Kanji |
3c4.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-4 | SKIP code |
5202.1 | Four corner code |
1-32-62 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6298 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N1
1294 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 矢状 【シジョウ】 sagittal
- 矢状縫合 【シジョウホウゴウ】 sagittal suture
- 弓矢 【ユミヤ】 bow and arrow, weapon, arms
- 嚆矢 【コウシ】 whistling arrow used to signal the start of battle, start (e.g. of a movement), beginning, dawn
Kun reading compounds
- 矢 【や】 arrow, wedge, chock
- 矢先 【やさき】 arrowhead, target of a flying arrow, brunt (of an attack), the very moment (when), the point (of doing)
- 弓矢 【ゆみや】 bow and arrow, weapon, arms
- 洗い矢 【あらいや】 ramrod, cleaning rod
Readings
- Korean:
- si
Spanish
- flecha
Portuguese
- dardo
- flecha
French
- fléchette
- flèche
145 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
981 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1092 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3168 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1335 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1566 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
215 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
213 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
213 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
593 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1393 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2502 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1267 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1733 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1228 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
23929 | Morohashi |
2009 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3976 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1220 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1305 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
110 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2363 | 2001 Kanji |
0a5.19 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-3 | SKIP code |
4-5-4 | SKIP code |
8043.0 | Four corner code |
1-44-80 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
77e2 | Unicode hex code |
exhaust, use up, run out of, deplete, befriend, serve
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1234 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 尽 【ジン】 last day (of the month)
- 尽力 【ジンリョク】 efforts, exertion, endeavour, assistance, services
- 理不尽 【リフジン】 unreasonable, irrational, outrageous, absurd
- 縦横無尽 【ジュウオウムジン】 freely, right and left, as one pleases
Kun reading compounds
- 尽きる 【つきる】 to be used up, to be run out, to be exhausted, to be consumed, to come to an end
- 尽くす 【つくす】 to use up, to exhaust, to run out of, to devote oneself (to), to do one's utmost (for), to serve, to work (for a cause), to do to exhaustion, to do completely, to do fully
- 尽かす 【つかす】 to use completely, to use up, to exhaust, to exhaust someone's civility, to give up (on someone)
- 悉く 【ことごとく】 altogether, entirely
Readings
- Korean:
- jin
Spanish
- agotar
- acabar
- gastar
- cumplir
- esforzarse
Portuguese
- acabar
- exaurir
- terminar
- faz amizade com
- servir (alguem)
French
- épuiser
- arriver au bout
- être à court de
- être dégoûté
- prendre en amitié
- servir
1447 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1603 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1380 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1530 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1229 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
290 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1726 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1844 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1726 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
523 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3786 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1932 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2624 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1080 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
7642 | Morohashi |
3050 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1408 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1071 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1152 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1072 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3740 | 2001 Kanji |
3r3.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-3-3 | SKIP code |
3-4-2 | SKIP code |
7730.3 | Four corner code |
1-31-52 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5c3d | Unicode hex code |