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
- 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 |
巳
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level N1
2142 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 巳 【ミ】 the Snake (sixth sign of the Chinese zodiac), the Serpent, hour of the Snake (around 10am, 9-11am, or 10am-12 noon), south-southeast, fourth month of the lunar calendar
- 丁巳 【ヒノトミ】 Fire Snake (54th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1917, 1977, 2037)
- 上巳 【ジョウシ】 Doll's Festival (March 3), Girls' Festival, Peach Festival
Kun reading compounds
- 巳 【み】 the Snake (sixth sign of the Chinese zodiac), the Serpent, hour of the Snake (around 10am, 9-11am, or 10am-12 noon), south-southeast, fourth month of the lunar calendar
- 巳年 【みどし】 year of the Snake
- 上巳 【じょうし】 Doll's Festival (March 3), Girls' Festival, Peach Festival
- 辰巳 【たつみ】 southeast
Readings
- Korean:
- sa
Spanish
- signo de la serpiente
- sexto signo del zodíaco
- serpiente
Portuguese
French
- signe de la 6ème branche terrestre
- signe du Serpent (zodiaque)
- 9 à 11 heures du matin
1697 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1460 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1944 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
30 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2060 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
4197 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2124 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2873 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
2063 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
8744 | Morohashi |
3388 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1538 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
2042 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2200 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
0a3.16 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-3-1 | SKIP code |
3-1-2 | SKIP code |
7771.7 | Four corner code |
1-44-06 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5df3 | Unicode hex code |