428 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
535 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
507 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
261 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4215 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
636 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
353 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
427 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.20 | Japanese for Busy People |
679 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
692 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
440 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
181 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1433 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
759 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1031 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
411 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
1911 | Morohashi |
1116 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
469 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
404 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
431 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
279 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
483 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
152 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 初夏 【ショカ】 early summer, fourth month of the lunar calendar
- 初演 【ショエン】 first performance, premiere
- 年初 【ネンショ】 beginning of the year
- 原初 【ゲンショ】 origin, source, beginning, starting point
Kun reading compounds
- 始め 【はじめ】 beginning, start, outset, opening, first (in line, etc.), origin, such as ..., not to mention ...
- 初めて 【はじめて】 for the first time, only after ... is it ..., only when ... do you ..., not until ... do you ..., first time, (one's) first
- 月初め 【つきはじめ】 beginning of the month
- 初めて 【はじめて】 for the first time, only after ... is it ..., only when ... do you ..., not until ... do you ..., first time, (one's) first
- 初 【はつ】 first, new
- 初夏 【しょか】 early summer, fourth month of the lunar calendar
- 業界初 【ぎょうかいはつ】 the industry's first ...
- 人生初 【じんせいはつ】 (for the) first time in one's life
Readings
- Japanese names:
- し、 はっ
- Korean:
- cho
Spanish
- comienzo
- primero
Portuguese
- primeiros tempos
- começo
French
- première fois
- commencement
645 | 2001 Kanji |
5e2.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-5-2 | SKIP code |
3722.0 | Four corner code |
1-29-73 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
521d | Unicode hex code |
-times, round, game, revolve, counter for occurrences
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
50 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 回 【カイ】 counter for occurrences, a time, an instance, inning (baseball), round, game, episode, chapter, instalment, Hui (people), Islam
- 回帰 【カイキ】 return (to), revolution, recurrence, regression
- 初回 【ショカイ】 first time, first innings, initial attempt, first, initial
- 奪回 【ダッカイ】 recovery, rescue, recapture
- 回向 【エコウ】 memorial service, prayers for the repose of the soul, transfer of merit
- 回向偈 【エコウゲ】 closing recital that transfers the merit of the service to a buddha, a bodhisattva, or the dead
Kun reading compounds
- 回る 【まわる】 to turn, to rotate, to revolve, to spin, to go around, to circle, to revolve around, to orbit, to make the rounds (of), to go around (several places), to travel around, to make a tour of, to patrol, to go by way of, to go via, to stop by (on the way), to take a roundabout route, to make a detour, to move around (to another place or position), to come around, to go over (e.g. to the opposing side), to come around (of one's turn), to be passed around (of a cup, circular, etc.), to function, to work well, to spread, to extend (to; e.g. of one's attention), to reach, to take effect (of alcohol, poison, etc.), to pass (a time), to turn (e.g. 5 o'clock), to earn interest, to ... around, to ... about
- 回す 【まわす】 to turn, to rotate, to spin, to twist, to gyrate, to pass around, to send around, to hand around, to circulate, to move (someone or something to where its needed), to send, to bring, to transfer, to forward, to direct, to submit, to turn (to a new use), to use (for something else), to turn on (something that turns or has a rotating part, e.g. a washing machine), to start up (e.g. an engine), to give (something) a spin, to put (someone in a position), to make (e.g. an enemy of), to ... around (e.g. chase, fool, play), to do all over, to do everywhere, to do completely, to surround (something) with, to enclose with, to put (an arm) around (e.g. someone's waist), to reach around, to invest (money), to lend, to dial (a telephone number), to gang-rape, to operate (e.g. business, shop)
- 回る 【もとおる】 to wander around
Readings
- Korean:
- hoe
Spanish
- girar
- volver al principio
- evitar
- vez
- dar vueltas
- rodar
Portuguese
- -vêzes
- redondo
- jogo
- revolver
- sufixo para contagem de para ocorrências
- girar
French
- tourner
- fois
- rond
- manche (jeu)
- tour
- révolution
- récurrence
- compteur de fois
168 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
92 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
86 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
64 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1028 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
571 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
141 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
309 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.4 | Japanese for Busy People |
90 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
90 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
162 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
338 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3793 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1937 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2630 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
593 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
4690 | Morohashi |
3055 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
941 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
586 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
630 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
421 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
118 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3777 | 2001 Kanji |
3s3.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-3-3 | SKIP code |
6060.0 | Four corner code |
1-18-83 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
56de | Unicode hex code |
生
life, genuine, birth
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
29 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 生 【セイ】 life, living, I, me, myself, student
- 生育 【セイイク】 birth and growth, giving birth and raising, development, breeding
- 回生 【カイセイ】 resurrection, resuscitation, coming back to life, regeneration, nth-year university student
- 公衆衛生 【コウシュウエイセイ】 public health, public hygiene, sanitation
- 生 【セイ】 life, living, I, me, myself, student
- 生家 【セイカ】 house where one was born, one's parents' house
- 殺生 【セッショウ】 killing, destruction of life, cruel, heartless, callous, brutal
- 死生 【シセイ】 life and death
Kun reading compounds
- 生きる 【いきる】 to live, to exist, to make a living, to subsist, to be in effect, to be in use, to function, to come to life, to be enlivened, to be safe (in baseball, go, etc.)
- 生きる糧 【いきるかて】 source of vitality, life sustenance
- 生かす 【いかす】 to make (the best) use of, to put to good use, to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.), to capitalise on (experience, etc.), to let live, to keep alive, to revive, to resuscitate, to bring back to life, to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)
- 生ける 【いける】 to arrange (flowers), to plant, living, live
- 生ける屍 【いけるしかばね】 living corpse
- 生まれる 【うまれる】 to be born
- 生まれる 【うまれる】 to be born
- 生まれ 【うまれ】 birth, birthplace, born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
- 生まれつき 【うまれつき】 by nature, by birth, naturally, natural, innate
- 生まれ 【うまれ】 birth, birthplace, born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
- 生まれつき 【うまれつき】 by nature, by birth, naturally, natural, innate
- 生む 【うむ】 to give birth, to bear (child), to lay (eggs), to produce, to yield, to give rise to, to deliver
- 生う 【おう】 to grow (of plants), to spring up
- 生える 【はえる】 to grow, to spring up, to sprout, to cut (teeth)
- 生やす 【はやす】 to grow, to cultivate, to let grow (e.g. weeds)
- 生 【き】 pure, undiluted, raw, crude
- 生地 【きじ】 cloth, fabric, material, texture, dough, batter, inherent quality, one's true character, one's true colours, unglazed pottery, skin with no make-up, uncoated metal
- 死に生き 【しにいき】 death and life, death or life, death
- 生 【なま】 raw, uncooked, fresh, natural, as it is, unedited, unprocessed, unprotected (sex), raw, bareback, live (i.e. not recorded), inexperienced, unpolished, green, crude, impudence, sauciness, unpasteurized beer, draft beer, draught beer, blank (e.g. disk), unused, just a little, somehow, vaguely, partially, somewhat, half-, semi-, insufficient, incomplete, half-baked, half-hearted, perfunctory, cash, tipsiness
- 生り 【なまり】 boiled and half-dried bonito
- お生 【おなま】 impudence, sauciness
- 現ナマ 【げんナマ】 cold cash, hard cash
- 生る 【なる】 to bear fruit
- 生す 【なす】 to have a child
- 生す 【むす】 to grow (of moss, etc.)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あさ、 いき、 いく、 いけ、 うぶ、 うまい、 え、 おい、 ぎゅう、 くるみ、 ごせ、 さ、 じょう、 すぎ、 そ、 そう、 ちる、 なば、 にう、 にゅう、 ふ、 み、 もう、 よい、 りゅう
- Korean:
- saeng
Spanish
- vida
- nacimiento
- vivir
- existir
- nacer
- dar a luz
- puro
- crudo
Portuguese
- vida
- genuína
- nascimento
French
- vie
- naissance
- authentique
- cru
34 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
44 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
42 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
29 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2991 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
67 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
71 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
214 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.4 | Japanese for Busy People |
44 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
44 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
49 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1327 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4309 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2179 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2933 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1569 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
21670 | Morohashi |
3497 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3715 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1555 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1675 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
9 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
43 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2472 | 2001 Kanji |
0a5.29 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-5-2 | SKIP code |
2510.0 | Four corner code |
1-32-24 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
751f | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
161 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 産 【サン】 (giving) birth, childbirth, delivery, native (of), product of, produced in, -grown, -bred, assets, property, fortune
- 産科 【サンカ】 obstetrics
- 増産 【ゾウサン】 production increase
- 水産 【スイサン】 aquatic products, fisheries
Kun reading compounds
- 生む 【うむ】 to give birth, to bear (child), to lay (eggs), to produce, to yield, to give rise to, to deliver
- 生まれる 【うまれる】 to be born
- 生す 【むす】 to grow (of moss, etc.)
- 産霊 【むすひ】 divine spirit of creation
Readings
- Japanese names:
- もと
- Korean:
- san
Spanish
- producto
- producir
- propiedad
- dar a luz
- nacer
Portuguese
- produtos
- dar a luz
- nascer
- dar crias
- nascimento
- nativo
- bens
French
- production
- porter (fruits)
- donner naissance
- produire
- natal
- propriété
408 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
518 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
491 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
142 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3354 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
317 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
218 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1520 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
278 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
278 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
574 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1328 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4089 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2075 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2812 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1574 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
21684P | Morohashi |
3298 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3716 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1560 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1681 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
92 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
567 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
472 | 2001 Kanji |
5b6.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-6-5 | SKIP code |
2-4-7 | SKIP code |
2-2-9 | SKIP code |
0021.4 | Four corner code |
1-27-26 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7523 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
405 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 限定 【ゲンテイ】 limit, restriction
- 限界 【ゲンカイ】 limit, bound
- 上限 【ジョウゲン】 upper limit, supremum
- 有限 【ユウゲン】 finite, limited
Kun reading compounds
- 限る 【かぎる】 to restrict, to limit, to confine, to be restricted to, to be limited to, to be confined to, to be best (for), to be the best plan, to be the only way (to)
- 限り 【かぎり】 limit, limits, bounds, degree, extent, scope, the end, the last, as long as ..., as far as ..., as much as ..., to the limits of ..., all of ..., unless ..., (not) included in ..., (not) part of ..., being very much (in a certain state), extreme amount (of a feeling, etc.), ... only (e.g. "one time only", "today only"), end of one's life, final moments, death, funeral, burial
- 限りない 【かぎりない】 unlimited, endless, boundless, infinite
- 中限 【なかぎり】 next-month delivery
Readings
- Korean:
- han
Spanish
- limitar
- restringir
- confinar
Portuguese
- limite
- restringir
- o melhor possível
French
- limite
- limiter
- restreindre
- autant que possible
601 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
691 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
665 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
474 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4987 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
600 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
985 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
847 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
866 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
975 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
728 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
475 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
296 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
357 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1478 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
41627 | Morohashi |
398 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6439 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1466 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1576 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
370 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
696 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3665 | 2001 Kanji |
2d6.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-6 | SKIP code |
1-2-6 | SKIP code |
7723.2 | Four corner code |
1-24-34 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
9650 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
48 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 定価 【テイカ】 list price, regular price, established price
- 定員 【テイイン】 fixed number (of people), prescribed number (of regular personnel, students, etc.), quota, numerical limit, complement, capacity (of a bus, boat, theatre, etc.), seating capacity
- 裁定 【サイテイ】 decision, ruling, award, arbitration
- 改定 【カイテイ】 revision (of a rule, price, etc.), alteration, change
- 定 【ジョウ】 certainty, reality, actuality, regular, permanent, samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation)
- 定住 【テイジュウ】 settlement, permanent residency
- 不定 【フジョウ】 uncertainty, insecurity, inconstancy, indefinite, undecided
- 改定 【カイテイ】 revision (of a rule, price, etc.), alteration, change
Kun reading compounds
- 定める 【さだめる】 to decide, to determine, to establish, to lay down, to prescribe, to provide, to stipulate, to bring peace (to), to make peaceful
- 定まる 【さだまる】 to become settled, to be fixed
- 定か 【さだか】 definite, sure
Readings
- Japanese names:
- さた
- Korean:
- jeong
Spanish
- determinar
- establecer
- decidir
Portuguese
- determinar
- fixar
- estabelecer
- decidir
French
- déterminé
- fixé
- établi
- décidé
474 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
371 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
351 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
62 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1296 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
218 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
464 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
677 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.14 | Japanese for Busy People |
355 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
356 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
289 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
473 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2770 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1420 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1916 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
388 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
7109 | Morohashi |
2229 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1323 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
382 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
408 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
93 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
308 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
770 | 2001 Kanji |
3m5.8 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-5 | SKIP code |
3080.1 | Four corner code |
1-36-74 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5b9a | 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 |