858 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
848 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
458 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
247 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1078 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
365 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
797 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
811 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1140 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
206 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2399 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1221 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1681 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
2016 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
2218 | Morohashi |
1904 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
517 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1997 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2152 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
982 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
drama, play
- On:
- ゲキ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N2
662 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 劇 【ゲキ】 drama, play, powerful drug
- 劇画 【ゲキガ】 comic strip with dramatic story
- 新劇 【シンゲキ】 shingeki, new drama (movement), form of Japanese theater developed towards the end of the Meiji period inspired by modern Western theater
- 京劇 【キョウゲキ】 classical Chinese opera
Readings
- Korean:
- geug
Spanish
- drama
- obra
- teatro
- violento
- intenso
Portuguese
- drama
- jogo
French
- théâtre
- pièce (théâtre)
1243 | 2001 Kanji |
2f13.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-13-2 | SKIP code |
2220.0 | Four corner code |
1-23-64 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5287 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
52 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 場 【ジョウ】 place, spot, grounds, arena, stadium, range, course
- 場外 【ジョウガイ】 outside the hall (or stadium, market, etc.), off the grounds, off the premises, off-track
- 斎場 【サイジョウ】 funeral hall, ceremony site
- 開場 【カイジョウ】 opening (the doors of a venue), inauguration (of a new building, facility, etc.)
Kun reading compounds
- 場 【ば】 place, spot, space, field, discipline, sphere, realm, occasion, situation, scene (of a play, movie, etc.), session, field, table, area in which cards are laid out (in a card game), round (east, south, etc.), field, field (in Gestalt psychology)
- 場合 【ばあい】 case, occasion, situation, circumstances
- 木場 【きば】 lumberyard
- 漁場 【ぎょじょう】 fishing grounds, permitted fishing zone
Readings
- Korean:
- jang
Spanish
- lugar
- situación
- momento
Portuguese
- localização
- lugar
French
- lieu
- place
- aire
- champ (magnétique)
252 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
161 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
144 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
34 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1113 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
250 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
145 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
3.2 | Japanese for Busy People |
154 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
154 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
335 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
380 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
678 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
408 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
512 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
551 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
5278 | Morohashi |
558 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1058 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
545 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
584 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
49 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
216 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1451 | 2001 Kanji |
3b9.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-9 | SKIP code |
4612.7 | Four corner code |
1-30-76 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5834 | Unicode hex code |
printing block, printing plate, edition, impression, label
- On:
- ハン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
802 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 版 【ハン】 edition, version, printing, impression, implementation (of software), plate, block, cast, counter for editions of a publication
- 版画 【ハンガ】 woodcut, woodblock print, art print
- 図版 【ズハン】 plate, illustration, figure
- 製版 【セイハン】 plate-making
Readings
- Korean:
- pan
Spanish
- edición
- impresión
Portuguese
- Imprimir
- edição
- impressão
- rótulo
French
- édition
- bloc d'impression
- plaque d'impression
- impression
- version
861 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
791 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
770 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
677 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2843 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
689 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
725 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1046 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1089 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1142 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1288 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1082 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
585 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
775 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1221 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
19817 | Morohashi |
872 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3526 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1213 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1298 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
691 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1267 | 2001 Kanji |
2j6.8 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-4 | SKIP code |
2104.7 | Four corner code |
1-40-39 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7248 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
40 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 地 【チ】 earth, ground, land, soil, place, territory, bottom (of a package, book, etc.), earth (one of the five elements)
- 地位 【チイ】 (social) position, status, standing, position (in a company, organization, etc.), post, rank
- 奥地 【オクチ】 interior, backwoods, hinterland, back regions
- 対地 【タイチ】 ground to ground
- 地 【ジ】 ground, land, earth, soil, the region in question, the local area, skin, texture, fabric, material, weave, base, background, one's true nature, narrative (i.e. descriptive part of a story), real life, actuality, captured territory, noh chorus, accompaniment music (in Japanese dance), basic phrase (in Japanese music; usu. repetitive), base part (of multiple shamisens)
- 地合い 【ジアイ】 texture (cloth, fabric, paper), market tone, undertone, balance between the position of white and black stones
- 下地 【シタジ】 groundwork, foundation, inclination, aptitude, elementary knowledge (of), grounding (in), undercoat, first coat, soy sauce
- 築地 【ツイジ】 mud wall with a roof, roofed mud wall
Readings
- Japanese names:
- どま
- Korean:
- ji
Spanish
- suelo
- tierra
- terreno
- posición
Portuguese
- terra
- chão
French
- sol
- terre
111 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
184 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
167 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
40 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1056 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
143 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
143 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
241 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.1 | Japanese for Busy People |
118 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
118 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
146 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
367 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
236 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
152 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
181 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
521 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
4890 | Morohashi |
204 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
976 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
515 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
554 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
45 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
130 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1456 | 2001 Kanji |
3b3.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-3 | SKIP code |
4411.2 | Four corner code |
1-35-47 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5730 | Unicode hex code |
prison, jail
- On:
- ゴク
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1529 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 獄 【ゴク】 jail, gaol, prison
- 獄中 【ゴクチュウ】 during imprisonment, while in jail
- 監獄 【カンゴク】 prison
- 疑獄 【ギゴク】 bribery scandal, graft case
Readings
- Korean:
- og
Spanish
- prisión
- cárcel
Portuguese
- prisão
- cadeia
French
- prison
1274 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1644 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2906 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1219 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1530 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
884 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
905 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1518 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1309 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
872 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
501 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
644 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
344 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
20603 | Morohashi |
712 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3602 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
338 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
361 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1717 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2963 | 2001 Kanji |
3g11.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-11 | SKIP code |
4323.4 | Four corner code |
1-25-86 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7344 | Unicode hex code |
volume, chapter, book, editing, compilation
- On:
- ヘン
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
2076 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 編 【ヘン】 compilation (of a text), editing, volume (of a text), completed literary work
- 編章 【ヘンショウ】 volumes and chapters, composition, writing
- 続編 【ゾクヘン】 continuation, sequel
- 後編 【コウヘン】 latter part (of book, etc.), sequel, concluding part
Readings
- Korean:
- pyeon
Spanish
- capítulo
- volumen
- edición
- recopilación
- contador de poemas
Portuguese
French
1391 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3418 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
3361 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2365 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
26257X | Morohashi |
2710 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4324 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
2645 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2687 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
6f9.9 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-6-9 | SKIP code |
8822.7 | Four corner code |
1-42-51 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7bc7 | Unicode hex code |