| 102 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 177 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 159 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 38 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 595 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 139 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 23 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 921 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.3 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 47 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 47 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 29 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 196 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2819 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1453 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1957 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 296 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 2011X | Morohashi |
| 2266 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 490 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 290 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 309 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 53 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 182 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
27 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 前 【ゼン】 last (i.e. immediately preceding), previous, ex-, former, pre- (e.g. premodern), before, before, earlier
- 前衛 【ゼンエイ】 advance guard, vanguard, avant-garde, forward (player)
- 中前 【チュウゼン】 front of center field, front of centre field
- 風前 【フウゼン】 where the wind blows
Kun reading compounds
- 前 【まえ】 in front (of), before (e.g. a building), before, earlier, previously, prior, ago, (minutes) to (the hour), (the) front, frontal part, fore, head (e.g. of a line), forward, ahead, (in the) presence (of), in front (of someone), previous (e.g. page), prior (e.g. engagement), first (e.g. half), former (e.g. example), portion, helping, front (of one's body or clothing), breast (of a coat, kimono, etc.), privates, private parts, criminal record, previous conviction, (a) prior
- 前売り 【まえうり】 advance sale, booking
- 左前 【ひだりまえ】 wearing a kimono with the right side over the left (normally used only for the dead), going badly (one's business, one's fortune, the economy), being in a bad financial situation, front left, front and left, before and left
- 出前 【でまえ】 home delivery (of food), outside catering
Readings
- Japanese names:
- さき、 さと、 まい
- Korean:
- jeon
Spanish
- antes
- delante de
Portuguese
- em frente
- antes
French
- devant
- avant
| 943 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2o7.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-6 | SKIP code |
| 2-2-7 | SKIP code |
| 8022.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-33-16 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 524d | Unicode hex code |
cancer, cancerous evil
- On:
- ガン
2233 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 癌 【ガン】 cancer
- 癌遺伝子 【ガンイデンシ】 oncogene
- 子宮頸がん 【シキュウケイガン】 cervical cancer
- 膵癌 【スイガン】 pancreatic cancer
Readings
- Korean:
- am
Spanish
- cáncer
Portuguese
French
| 3076 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 4076 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 22538 | Morohashi |
| 3840 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2576 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2626 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 5i12.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-5-12 | SKIP code |
| 0017.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-20-66 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 764c | Unicode hex code |
status quo, conditions, circumstances, form, appearance
- On:
- ジョウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
298 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 状 【ジョウ】 form, shape, appearance, state, condition, circumstances, letter, correspondence
- 状況 【ジョウキョウ】 state of affairs, situation, conditions, circumstances
- 内情 【ナイジョウ】 internal conditions, true state of affairs
- 形状 【ケイジョウ】 shape, form
Readings
- Korean:
- jang, sang
Spanish
- estado
- condición
- circunstancias
- situación
Portuguese
- condicional
- condições
- circunstâncias
- formulário
- aparecimento
French
- état des choses
- conditions
- circonstances
- lettre
- forme
- apparence
| 818 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 739 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 717 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 414 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2839 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 512 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 727 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 365A | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 626 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 636 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 829 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1296 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 322 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 204 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 244 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 244 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 20257 | Morohashi |
| 272 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3556 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 239 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 254 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 430 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 672 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1263 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2b5.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-4 | SKIP code |
| 3313.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-30-85 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 72b6 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N1
353 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 態 【タイ】 condition, figure, appearance, voice
- 態勢 【タイセイ】 attitude, posture, preparedness, readiness
- 旧態 【キュウタイ】 old state of affairs
- 動態 【ドウタイ】 movement, dynamic state
Kun reading compounds
- 態と 【わざと】 on purpose, deliberately, intentionally
- 態とらしい 【わざとらしい】 unnatural, affected, studied, forced
Readings
- Korean:
- tae
Spanish
- figura
- apariencia
- actitud
- situación
Portuguese
- atitude
- condição
- figura
- aparecimento
- voz (de verbos)
French
- attitude
- condition
- état
- apparence
- forme (d'un verbe)
| 840 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 771 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 748 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 354 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1743 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 835 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1310 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 387 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 388 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 451 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 797 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3529 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1822 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2478 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 2024 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 11052 | Morohashi |
| 2847 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1947 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2005 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2161 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 330 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 798 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2758 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4k10.14 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-10-4 | SKIP code |
| 2-4-10 | SKIP code |
| 2233.1 | Four corner code |
| 2133.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-34-54 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 614b | Unicode hex code |