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 |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level N1
1676 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 鷹隼 【ヨウシュン】 hawk and falcon
- 鷹揚 【オウヨウ】 large-hearted, generous, liberal, open-handed, magnanimous, easygoing, placid, composed, cool, collected
- 放鷹 【ホウヨウ】 falconry, hawking
- 鷹揚 【オウヨウ】 large-hearted, generous, liberal, open-handed, magnanimous, easygoing, placid, composed, cool, collected
Kun reading compounds
- 鷹 【たか】 hawk, falcon
- 鷹匠 【たかじょう】 falconer, hawker
- 大鷹 【おおたか】 northern goshawk (Accipiter gentilis), female hawk (or falcon), falconry (using a northern goshawk)
- 小鷹 【こたか】 small hawk or falcon (used for hunting), falconry (using small hawks or falcons)
Readings
- Korean:
- eung
Spanish
- halcón
Portuguese
French
1808 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1544 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
2995 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2278 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
3955 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2036 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2748 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
47377 | Morohashi |
3189 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
7007 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
2237 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2344 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
3q21.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-3-21 | SKIP code |
0022.7 | Four corner code |
1-34-75 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
9df9 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
309 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 急 【キュウ】 sudden, abrupt, unexpected, urgent, pressing, steep, sharp, precipitous, rapid, swift, fast, emergency, crisis, danger, urgency, hurrying, haste, (in gagaku or noh) end of a song
- 急遽 【キュウキョ】 hurriedly, in a hurry, hastily, in haste, sudden, abrupt
- 準急 【ジュンキュウ】 semi-express train, local express train, sub-express train
- 快急 【カイキュウ】 rapid express (train)
Kun reading compounds
- 急ぐ 【いそぐ】 to hurry, to rush, to hasten, to make something happen sooner
- 急ぎ 【いそぎ】 haste, hurry, expedition, speed, dispatch
- 急ぎ足 【いそぎあし】 fast pace, quick pace
- 急く 【せく】 to hurry, to rush
Readings
- Korean:
- geub
Spanish
- prisa
- urgencia
- apresurarse
- darse prisa
Portuguese
- apressar
- emergência
- repentina
French
- urgence
- se dépêcher
- soudain
- raide
- abrupt
- aigu
186 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
272 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
254 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
275 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1667 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
330 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
174 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2.11 | Japanese for Busy People |
303 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
303 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
260 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
775 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2595 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1328 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1800 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1155 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
10475X | Morohashi |
2092 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1823 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1146 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1229 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
322 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2558 | 2001 Kanji |
2n7.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-7 | SKIP code |
2-5-4 | SKIP code |
2733.7 | Four corner code |
1-21-62 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6025 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
145 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 設問 【セツモン】 posing a question, question
- 設備 【セツビ】 equipment, facilities, installation, accommodations, conveniences, arrangements
- 公設 【コウセツ】 public (institution)
- 併設 【ヘイセツ】 joint establishment (esp. schools of different levels or different courses of study), establishment as an annex (e.g. of a school), juxtaposition, placing side by side
Kun reading compounds
- 設ける 【もうける】 to prepare, to provide, to set up, to establish, to organize, to lay down (rules), to make (an excuse)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- した
- Korean:
- seol
Spanish
- equipar
- instalar
- establecer
- crear
Portuguese
- estabelecimento
- provisão
- preparar
French
- créer
- fonder
- établir
- préparer
653 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
754 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
731 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
164 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4325 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
742 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
897 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1401 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
577 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
586 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
611 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1666 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1863 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
987 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1338 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
715 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
35293 | Morohashi |
1471 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
5570 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
708 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
765 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
270 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
741 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3068 | 2001 Kanji |
7a4.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-7-4 | SKIP code |
0764.7 | Four corner code |
1-32-63 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
8a2d | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1194 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 網 【モウ】 network
- 網膜 【モウマク】 retina
- 通信網 【ツウシンモウ】 communications network
- 鉄条網 【テツジョウモウ】 (barbed) wire entanglements
Kun reading compounds
- 網 【あみ】 net, netting, web
- 網戸 【あみど】 window screen, insect screen, mosquito screen, screen, screen door
- まき網 【まきあみ】 purse seine, round haul net
- 底引き網 【そこびきあみ】 trawl (net)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あ、 ずな
- Korean:
- mang
Spanish
- red
- emboscada
Portuguese
- enredar
- rede
French
- filet
- réseau
1855 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1279 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3563 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1282 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1636 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2536 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1612 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1720 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1567 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1545 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1737 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
930 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1255 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1385 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
27577X | Morohashi |
1374 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4527 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1373 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1473 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1725 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2753 | 2001 Kanji |
6a8.25 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-6-8 | SKIP code |
2792.0 | Four corner code |
1-44-54 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7db2 | Unicode hex code |
warship
- On:
- カン
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1363 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 艦 【カン】 warship
- 艦船 【カンセン】 warships and other vessels, naval vessels
- 駆逐艦 【クチクカン】 destroyer (ship)
- 巡洋艦 【ジュンヨウカン】 cruiser (warship)
Readings
- Korean:
- ham
Spanish
- buque de guerra
Portuguese
- navio de guerra
French
- navire de guerre
1116 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1299 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3881 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
942 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1693 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1665 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1779 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1892 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1598 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1817 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
963 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1303 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1893 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
30571 | Morohashi |
1435 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4950 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1875 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2020 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1938 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
874 | 2001 Kanji |
6c15.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-6-15 | SKIP code |
1-6-14 | SKIP code |
2841.7 | Four corner code |
1-20-47 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
8266 | Unicode hex code |