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 |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N2
1632 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 鼻息 【ハナイキ】 nasal breathing, breathing through one's nose, person's pleasure, excitement
- 鼻炎 【ビエン】 rhinitis, coryza, nasal inflammation
- 阿鼻 【アビ】 Avici (lowest level of hell)
- 擤鼻 【コウビ】 nose-blowing
Kun reading compounds
- 鼻 【はな】 nose
- 鼻息 【はないき】 nasal breathing, breathing through one's nose, person's pleasure, excitement
- 目鼻 【めはな】 eyes and nose, looks, facial features, shape, form
- 赤鼻 【あかはな】 red nose
Readings
- Korean:
- bi
Spanish
- nariz
- hocico
Portuguese
- nariz
- focinho
- tromba
French
- nez
- museau
- groin
496 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
399 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
377 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1459 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
5421 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
714 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1022 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2206 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
813 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
832 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1286 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1945 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3357 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1739 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2362 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
685 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
48498P | Morohashi |
2706 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
7082 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
678 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
733 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
428 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
855 | 2001 Kanji |
5f9.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-6-8 | SKIP code |
2644.6 | Four corner code |
1-41-01 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
9f3b | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N3
952 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 緒 【ショ】 beginning, inception
- 緒戦 【ショセン】 beginning of hostilities, beginning of competition, first match (in a series)
- 端緒 【タンショ】 start, beginning, first step, clue
- 由緒 【ユイショ】 history, pedigree, lineage
- 緒 【ショ】 beginning, inception
- 緒戦 【ショセン】 beginning of hostilities, beginning of competition, first match (in a series)
- 端緒 【タンショ】 start, beginning, first step, clue
- 下町情緒 【シタマチジョウチョ】 the friendly atmosphere of the traditional commercial and working-class neighborhoods
Kun reading compounds
- 緒 【お】 cord, strap, thong, string (of a musical instrument, bow, etc.)
- 緒締め 【おじめ】 string-fastener, drawstring on pouch or purse (handbag)
- 下緒 【さげお】 cord for attaching a sword scabbard tightly to the obi, sword strap, sword knot
- 筈緒 【はずお】 hemp rope fastened from the bow of a Japanese ship to the tip of the mast
- 糸口 【いとぐち】 beginning, start, first step, clue, lead, hint, thread end
- 糸口を開く 【いとぐちをひらく】 to find a clue, to make a beginning
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ほ
- Korean:
- seo
Spanish
- principio
- comienzo
- hilo
- cordón
- cuerda de instrumento musical
Portuguese
- faixa
- começo
- início
- fim
- corda
- correia
French
- bout
- début
- fin
- lanière
- corde
- sangle
1382 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1296 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3557 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
949 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
825 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2537 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
862 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
881 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1033 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1542 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1742 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
935 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1260 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1356 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
27632 | Morohashi |
1378 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4521 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1344 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1444 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1724 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2778 | 2001 Kanji |
6a8.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-6-8 | SKIP code |
2496.0 | Four corner code |
1-29-79 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7dd2 | Unicode hex code |