296 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
384 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
362 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
86 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
730 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
169 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
130 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2.14 | Japanese for Busy People |
231 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
231 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
64 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
221 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2232 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1163 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1583 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1692 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
2390 | Morohashi |
1778 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
549 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1676 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1806 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
47 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
385 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
73 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 動 【ドウ】 motion
- 動員 【ドウイン】 mobilization, mobilisation
- 人事異動 【ジンジイドウ】 personnel change, personnel shift, reshuffle, (annual) staff reassignment
- 異動 【イドウ】 (personnel) change, transfer, relocation, reassignment, reshuffle
Kun reading compounds
- 動く 【うごく】 to move, to stir, to shift, to shake, to swing, to operate, to run, to go, to work, to make a move, to take action, to act, to go into action, to be touched, to be influenced, to change, to vary, to fluctuate, to waver, to be transferred
- 動く歩道 【うごくほどう】 moving walkway, moving sidewalk, travelator
- 動かす 【うごかす】 to move, to shift, to stir, to budge, to change position, to inspire, to rouse, to move (e.g. feeling), to influence, to change, to alter, to deny, to operate, to set in motion, to get going, to mobilize (e.g. troops), to mobilise, to deploy, to manage (e.g. funds)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- るぎ
- Korean:
- dong
Spanish
- mover
- movimiento
- moverse
- trasladar
Portuguese
- mover
- movimento
- mudança
- jáfusão
- trocar
- agitar
French
- bouger
- mouvement
- changement
- confusion
- secouer
2245 | 2001 Kanji |
2g9.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-9-2 | SKIP code |
2412.7 | Four corner code |
1-38-16 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
52d5 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
103 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 作 【サク】 work (e.g. of art), production, harvest, cultivation, farming, crop, yield, technique
- 作柄 【サクガラ】 crop conditions, quality (of art)
- 大作 【タイサク】 large-scale work, voluminous work, monumental work, great work, masterpiece
- 遺作 【イサク】 posthumous works
- 作 【サク】 work (e.g. of art), production, harvest, cultivation, farming, crop, yield, technique
- 作業 【サギョウ】 work, operation, task
- 所作 【ショサ】 conduct, behaviour, movements, gesture, one's carriage, performance (on stage, etc.), dance, acting, dance (in kabuki), dance play
- 安定操作 【アンテイソウサ】 stabilizing (stock) transaction
Kun reading compounds
- 作る 【つくる】 to make, to produce, to manufacture, to build, to construct, to prepare (food), to brew (alcohol), to raise, to grow, to cultivate, to train, to till, to draw up (a document), to make out, to prepare, to write, to create (an artistic work, etc.), to compose, to coin (a phrase), to organize, to organise, to establish, to found, to have (a child), to make up (one's face, etc.), to fabricate (an excuse, etc.), to give a (false) appearance, to feign (a smile, etc.), to put on a show of emotion, to form (a line, etc.), to set (a record), to commit (a sin, etc.)
- 作り 【つくり】 making, producing, manufacturing, building, construction, make, structure, appearance (attire, make-up, etc.), build, physique, sashimi, forced (smile, etc.)
- 作り上げる 【つくりあげる】 to build up, to complete, to construct, to create, to put together, to make up, to fabricate, to invent, to cook up
Readings
- Japanese names:
- くり、 さか、 さっ、 づくり、 とも、 なお、 はぎ、 まさか
- Korean:
- jag, ja, ju
Spanish
- hacer
- construir
- fabricar
- conducta
- comportamiento
- crear
Portuguese
- fazer
- produção
- preparar
- construção
French
- fabriquer
- produire
- construire
- préparer
82 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
141 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
127 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
99 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
407 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
147 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
116 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
362 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.4 | Japanese for Busy People |
360 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
361 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
137 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
75 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
77 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
49 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
52 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1151 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
518 | Morohashi |
68 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
167 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1142 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1224 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
120 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
144 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2154 | 2001 Kanji |
2a5.10 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-2-5 | SKIP code |
2821.1 | Four corner code |
1-26-78 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
4f5c | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
282 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 有 【ユウ】 existence, possession, having, limited company
- 有意義 【ユウイギ】 significant, useful, meaningful, worthwhile, valuable, of interest
- 領有 【リョウユウ】 possession (esp. of a territory)
- 公有 【コウユウ】 public ownership, public domain
- 有 【ウ】 bhava (becoming, existence)
- 有無 【ウム】 existence or nonexistence, presence or absence, consent or refusal, yes or no
- 領有 【リョウユウ】 possession (esp. of a territory)
- 公有 【コウユウ】 public ownership, public domain
Kun reading compounds
- 有る 【ある】 to be, to exist, to live, to have, to be located, to be equipped with, to happen, to come about
- ある限り 【あるかぎり】 all (there is), as long as there is
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あ、 あら、 あり、 ある、 くに、 なお、 ゆ
- Korean:
- yu
Spanish
- existir
- poseer
- tener
- ser
Portuguese
- possuir
- ter
- existir
- acontecer
- ocorrer
- aproximadamente
- haver
French
- posséder
- avoir
- être
- arriver (se passer)
523 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
423 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
401 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
268 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3727 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
267 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
193 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
303 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.4 | Japanese for Busy People |
265 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
265 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
347 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1003 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3703 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1895 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2576 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
79 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
14332 | Morohashi |
2983 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4756 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
79 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
83 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
245 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
273 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1446 | 2001 Kanji |
4b2.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-2-4 | SKIP code |
4022.7 | Four corner code |
1-45-13 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6709 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
538 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 効 【コウ】 efficacy, benefit, efficiency, effect, result, success
- 効果 【コウカ】 effect, effectiveness, efficacy, result, effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
- 実効 【ジッコウ】 practical effect, efficacy, efficiency
- 時効 【ジコウ】 statute of limitations, lapse of rights after a period of time, prescription (including acquisitive and extinctive prescription), becoming invalid or void after a set time, ageing, aging
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
- 効き目 【ききめ】 effect, virtue, efficacy, impression, one's dominant eye
Readings
- Korean:
- hyo
Spanish
- eficacia
- eficiencia
- efecto
- ser efectivo
Portuguese
- mérito
- eficácia
- eficiência
- benefício
French
- efficacité
- bénéfique
- mérite
782 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
697 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
671 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
515 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
722 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
623 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
370 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
653 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
816 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
835 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
501 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
216 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1617 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
849 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1164 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1284 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
2334 | Morohashi |
1265 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
535 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1276 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1369 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
682 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
445 | 2001 Kanji |
2g6.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-6-2 | SKIP code |
0442.7 | Four corner code |
1-24-90 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
52b9 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
117 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 期 【キ】 period, time, opportunity, chance, occasion, age, term (e.g. in office), session (e.g. of parliament), stage (e.g. of a disease), season (e.g. of a TV series)
- 期間 【キカン】 period, term, interval
- 周期 【シュウキ】 cycle, period
- 当期 【トウキ】 current term (period)
- 期 【ゴ】 time, moment, limit, time of death, last moment, midnight in red-light districts during the Edo period
- 期日 【キジツ】 fixed date, appointed date, set date, deadline, due date
- 一期 【イチゴ】 one's whole life, one's lifetime
- 非業の最期 【ヒゴウノサイゴ】 unnatural death, violent death
Readings
- Korean:
- gi
Spanish
- período
- plazo
- intención
- propósito
Portuguese
- período
- tempo
- data
- termo
French
- période
- temps
- date
- terme
183 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
269 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
251 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
119 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3785 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
619 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
614 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1671 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
449 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
456 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
690 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1008 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2139 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1120 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1520 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1781 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
14378 | Morohashi |
1704 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4836 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1765 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1902 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
247 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
394 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1946 | 2001 Kanji |
4b8.11 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-8-4 | SKIP code |
4782.0 | Four corner code |
1-20-92 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
671f | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
33 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 間 【カン】 interval, period of time, among, between, inter-, good opportunity, chance, estrangement, discord, alienation, spy, secret agent
- 間隔 【カンカク】 space, interval, space character, whitespace
- 短期間 【タンキカン】 short term, short time
- 右中間 【ウチュウカン】 between right and center fielders (centre)
- 間 【ケン】 ken (6 shaku, approx. 1.818 m), counter used to number the gaps between pillars
- 間数 【ケンスウ】 number of ken (in length or breadth)
- 世間 【セケン】 world, society, people, the public
- 六百間 【ロッピャッケン】 roppyakken (type of game)
Kun reading compounds
- 間 【あいだ】 space (between), gap, interval, distance, stretch, period of time (during, while), duration, interval, between (two parties or things), among (a group), relations (between), relationship, midpoint, average, halfway, middle ground, due to, because of
- 間中 【あいだじゅう】 during
- 候間 【そうろうあいだ】 as ...
- ついこの間 【ついこのあいだ】 just the other day, quite recently
- 間 【ま】 time, pause, space, room
- 間際 【まぎわ】 the point just before ..., the point of (doing), the verge (of), the eve (of), (just before the) edge
- 茶の間 【ちゃのま】 (Japanese-style) living room
- 床の間 【とこのま】 tokonoma (alcove where art or flowers are displayed)
- 間 【あいだ】 space (between), gap, interval, distance, stretch, period of time (during, while), duration, interval, between (two parties or things), among (a group), relations (between), relationship, midpoint, average, halfway, middle ground, due to, because of
- 間中 【あいだじゅう】 during
- 波間 【なみま】 interval between the waves, gap between waves
- 幕間 【まくあい】 intermission (between acts), interlude
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ちか、 は、 はざ、 はし
- Korean:
- gan
Spanish
- intervalo
- espacio
- habitación
Portuguese
- intervalo
- espaço
French
- intervalle
- espace
58 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
100 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
92 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
27 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4949 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
174 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
96 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1822 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.7 | Japanese for Busy People |
43 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
43 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
161 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1841 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4122 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2094 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2836 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1634 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
41249 | Morohashi |
3323 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6391 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1620 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1747 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
31 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
215 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3878 | 2001 Kanji |
8e4.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-8-4 | SKIP code |
7760.7 | Four corner code |
1-20-54 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
9593 | Unicode hex code |