528 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
626 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
596 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
219 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3264 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
200 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
355 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
436 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.19 | Japanese for Busy People |
329 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
329 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
248 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
189 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1431 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
757 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1029 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
915 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
1932 | Morohashi |
1114 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
466 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
906 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
972 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
180 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
491 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
203 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 利 【リ】 advantage, benefit, profit, interest
- 利上げ 【リアゲ】 increase in interest rates
- 低利 【テイリ】 low interest rate
- 水利 【スイリ】 utilization of water, water supply, irrigation, water transportation, navigability (e.g. of a river)
Kun reading compounds
- 効く 【きく】 to be effective, to take effect, to be good (for), to work, to function well, to be possible (to do, use, etc.), to be able to, to taste (alcohol), to try
Readings
- Japanese names:
- かが、 と、 とし、 のり、 み、 りい
- Korean:
- ri
Spanish
- ganancia
- ventaja
- beneficio
- ser efectivo
Portuguese
- lucro
- vantagem
- benefício
French
- profit
- avantage
- bénéfice
2243 | 2001 Kanji |
5d2.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-5-2 | SKIP code |
2290.0 | Four corner code |
1-45-88 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5229 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N1
674 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 益 【エキ】 benefit, use, good, advantage, gain, profit, gains
- 益金 【エキキン】 profit
- 増益 【ゾウエキ】 increased (profit)
- 公益 【コウエキ】 public interest, public benefit, public good
- 益 【エキ】 benefit, use, good, advantage, gain, profit, gains
- 益体もない 【ヤクタイモナイ】 useless, worthless, silly, trivial
- 現世利益 【ゲンセリヤク】 benefits gained in this world through observance of the Buddhist teachings, happiness gained in this world through observance of the Buddhist teachings
Kun reading compounds
- 益々 【ますます】 increasingly, more and more, decreasingly (when declining), less and less
- 増す 【ます】 to increase, to grow
Readings
- Japanese names:
- まし、 ます
- Korean:
- ig
Spanish
- beneficio
- ganancia
- ventaja
- provecho
Portuguese
- benefício
- ganho
- lucro
- vantagem
French
- bénéfice
- gain
- profit
- avantage
742 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
648 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
619 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
825 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
597 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
631 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1553 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1201 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
716 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
729 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
921 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1370 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2849 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1468 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1978 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1899 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
22972P | Morohashi |
2285 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3891 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1881 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2026 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
707 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
974 | 2001 Kanji |
2o8.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-7 | SKIP code |
2-5-5 | SKIP code |
2-2-8 | SKIP code |
8010.7 | Four corner code |
1-17-55 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
76ca | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1448 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 剰余金 【ジョウヨキン】 surplus, balance
- 冗員 【ジョウイン】 supernumerary, superfluous staff, excess personnel, useless staff
- 余剰 【ヨジョウ】 surplus, remainder, residue, margin, balance
- 出生過剰 【シュッショウカジョウ】 excessive birth (rate)
Kun reading compounds
- 剰え 【あまつさえ】 besides, moreover, in addition
Readings
- Korean:
- ing
Spanish
- excedente
- sobrante
- además
Portuguese
- excedente
- além disso
French
- par dessus le marché
- en outre
- surplus
1418 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1546 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
698 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1662 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1097 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1426 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1068 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1115 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1321 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
202 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2233 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1164 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1584 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1600 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
2107 | Morohashi |
1779 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
501 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1586 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1710 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1412 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2243 | 2001 Kanji |
2f9.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-9-2 | SKIP code |
2290.0 | Four corner code |
1-30-74 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5270 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
680 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 余 【ヨ】 other, another, remaining, leftover, over, more than, I, me
- 余韻 【ヨイン】 reverberation, swelling (of a hymn), trailing note, lingering memory, aftertaste, suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
- 残余 【ザンヨ】 remainder, the rest, residue
- 窮余 【キュウヨ】 extremity, desperation
Kun reading compounds
- 余る 【あまる】 to remain, to be left over, to be in excess, to be too many
- 余り 【あまり】 remainder, remnant, rest, balance, surplus, remains (of a meal), leftovers, (not) very, (not) much, too much, excessively, overly, extreme, great, severe, tremendous, terrible, more than, over
- 余りに 【あまりに】 too (much), overly, excessively
- 余す 【あます】 to save, to leave over, to spare
- 余すところなく 【あますところなく】 fully, thoroughly
- 余り 【あまり】 remainder, remnant, rest, balance, surplus, remains (of a meal), leftovers, (not) very, (not) much, too much, excessively, overly, extreme, great, severe, tremendous, terrible, more than, over
- 余りに 【あまりに】 too (much), overly, excessively
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あまる
- Korean:
- yeo
Spanish
- remanente
- exceso
- resto
- otro
- distinto
- uno mismo
- quedar
- sobrar
- ser demasiado
Portuguese
- demais
- eu mesmo
- excedente
- outro
- restante
French
- trop
- moi-même
- surplus
- autre
- reste
728 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
820 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
800 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
735 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
408 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
483 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
313 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
448 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1063 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1109 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
959 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
50 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2535 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1289 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1757 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1673 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
515 | Morohashi |
2042 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
168 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1657 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1786 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
468 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
675 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2841 | 2001 Kanji |
2a5.24 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-5 | SKIP code |
8090.4 | Four corner code |
1-45-30 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
4f59 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
53 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 金 【キン】 gold (metal), gold (color), gold (medal), first place (prize), something of great value, something golden (e.g. silence), money, gold coin, sum (of money), Friday, karat (measure of purity of gold), carat, metal (fourth phase of Wu Xing), Jin dynasty (of China; 1115-1234), Chin dynasty, Jurchen dynasty, gold general, testicles
- 金色 【キンイロ】 gold (colour, color)
- 集金 【シュウキン】 money collection
- 納金 【ノウキン】 payment
- 金色 【キンイロ】 gold (colour, color)
- 金剛 【コンゴウ】 vajra (indestructible substance), diamond, adamantine, thunderbolt, Indra's weapon, Buddhist symbol of the indestructible truth
- 鬱金 【ウコン】 turmeric (Curcuma domestica)
- 葛鬱金 【クズウコン】 arrowroot (Maranta arundinacea)
- 漉油 【コシアブラ】 Acanthopanax sciadophylloides (species of flowering plant related to the aralias)
Kun reading compounds
- 金 【かね】 money, metal
- 金持ち 【かねもち】 rich person
- 細かい金 【こまかいかね】 small change
- 汚れた金 【よごれたかね】 dirty money
Readings
- Japanese names:
- かん、 きむ、 こ、 この、 ん
- Korean:
- gim, geum
Spanish
- oro
- dinero
- metal
Portuguese
- ouro
French
- or
16 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
18 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
14 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
59 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4815 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
18 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
94 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
664 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1.A | Japanese for Busy People |
23 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
23 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
21 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1808 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2552 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1302 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1771 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
275 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
40152 | Morohashi |
2057 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6211 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
269 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
287 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
79 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
72 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2872 | 2001 Kanji |
8a0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-6 | SKIP code |
8010.9 | Four corner code |
1-22-66 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
91d1 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
228 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 計 【ケイ】 plan, meter, measuring device, (in) total, total (of)
- 計画 【ケイカク】 plan, project, schedule, scheme, program, programme
- 生計 【セイケイ】 livelihood, living
- 推計 【スイケイ】 estimate, estimation
Kun reading compounds
- 計る 【はかる】 to measure, to weigh, to survey, to time (sound, gauge, estimate), to conjecture, to infer, to surmise
- 計らう 【はからう】 to manage, to arrange, to see to (a matter), to dispose of, to consult (with), to talk (to)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- え、 かず、 け
- Korean:
- gye
Spanish
- medida
- cuenta
- contar
- pensar
- medir
- pesar
Portuguese
- desenho
- plano
- esquema
- medida
French
- planifier
- projeter
- calcul
- mesure
201 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
116 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
105 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
186 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4312 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
357 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
249 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
895 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.7 | Japanese for Busy People |
340 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
340 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
288 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1658 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1828 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
965 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1309 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
342 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
35220 | Morohashi |
1441 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
5555 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
337 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
359 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
210 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
173 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3055 | 2001 Kanji |
7a2.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-7-2 | SKIP code |
0460.0 | Four corner code |
1-23-55 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
8a08 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N2
361 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 算 【サン】 divining sticks, counting, calculation
- 算出 【サンシュツ】 calculation, computation
- 通算 【ツウサン】 total, sum, aggregate
- 公算 【コウサン】 probability, likelihood
Kun reading compounds
- 算盤 【そろばん】 abacus, soroban, calculation (esp. of profit and loss), reckoning
- 算盤勘定 【そろばんかんじょう】 counting on the abacus, cost-benefit calculation, profit calculation
- 電算 【でんそろ】 electronic calculator combined with a soroban
Readings
- Korean:
- san
Spanish
- cálculo
- cómputo
- expectativas
Portuguese
- calcular
- advinhar
- número
- ábaco
- probabilidade
French
- calculer
- prédire
- nombre
- abaque (boulier)
- probabilité
219 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
142 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
128 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
333 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3415 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
720 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
797 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2213 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
747 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
760 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
356 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1485 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3351 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1737 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2359 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
955 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
26146 | Morohashi |
2702 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4316 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
946 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1017 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
499 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
232 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2355 | 2001 Kanji |
6f8.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-6-8 | SKIP code |
8844.6 | Four corner code |
1-27-27 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7b97 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
169 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 書 【ショ】 book, document, calligraphy (esp. Chinese), penmanship, handwriting, letter, note
- 書院 【ショイン】 drawing room, study, writing alcove, publishing house
- 投書 【トウショ】 letter (e.g. of complaint), letter to the editor, letter from a reader, contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.)
- 議定書 【ギテイショ】 protocol
Kun reading compounds
- 書く 【かく】 to write, to compose, to pen, to draw, to paint
Readings
- Japanese names:
- かき
- Korean:
- seo
Spanish
- escritura
- escrito
- escribir
Portuguese
- escrever
French
- écrire
92 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
159 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
142 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
130 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3719 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
70 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
58 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1216 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.3 | Japanese for Busy People |
131 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
131 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
181 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
998 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3292 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1703 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2314 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
333 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
14294 | Morohashi |
2658 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2463 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
327 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
349 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
121 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
197 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1678 | 2001 Kanji |
4c6.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-6-4 | SKIP code |
5060.1 | Four corner code |
1-29-81 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
66f8 | Unicode hex code |