| 163 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 258 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 238 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 100 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 350 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 76 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 378 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 56 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.19 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 254 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 254 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 414 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 55 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 22 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 12 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 12 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1017 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 2572X | Morohashi |
| 21 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 580 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1008 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1083 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 104 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 242 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
89 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 化 【カ】 change to ..., becoming ..., making into ..., -ization, -ification
- 化学 【カガク】 chemistry
- 機械化 【キカイカ】 mechanization, mechanisation
- 民営化 【ミンエイカ】 privatization, privatisation
- 化粧 【ケショウ】 make-up, makeup, cosmetics, decoration, dressing, veneer
- 化粧水 【ケショウスイ】 skin lotion, face lotion
- 応化 【オウゲ】 assumption of a suitable form (by a buddha or bodhisattva)
- 教化 【キョウケ】 guidance, teaching people and leading them to Buddhism
Kun reading compounds
- 化ける 【ばける】 to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.), to assume the shape of, to turn oneself into, to transform oneself into, to disguise oneself as, to change radically, to metamorphose, to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
- 化かす 【ばかす】 to bewitch, to confuse, to enchant, to delude
- 老ける 【ふける】 to age, to grow old (esp. in appearance), to show marks of age
Readings
- Korean:
- hwa
Spanish
- cambiar
- transformarse
- modificarse
- disfrazarse
Portuguese
- mudança
- tomar a forma de
- influência
- encantar
- iludir
- seduzir
- -isação
French
- transformation
- prendre la forme de
- maquillage
- influence
- fantôme
- enchanter
- tromper
- chimie
- -isation
| 2156 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2a2.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-2-2 | SKIP code |
| 2121.0 | Four corner code |
| 2421.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-18-29 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5316 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
63 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 学 【ガク】 learning, scholarship, study, erudition, knowledge, education, study of ..., -ology, -ics
- 学位 【ガクイ】 (academic) degree
- 短期大学 【タンキダイガク】 junior college, vocationally oriented two or three year post-secondary education institution
- 法医学 【ホウイガク】 forensic medicine, forensic pathology, medical jurisprudence, legal medicine
Kun reading compounds
- 学ぶ 【まなぶ】 to learn, to study, to take lessons in
Readings
- Japanese names:
- たか、 のり
- Korean:
- hag
Spanish
- estudio
- aprendizaje
- ciencia
- estudiar
Portuguese
- estudo
- aprendizagem
- ciência
French
- étudier
- apprendre
- science
| 57 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 45 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 10 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 33 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1271 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 66 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 44 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 719 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.9 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 109 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 109 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 50 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 460 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3162 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1625 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2211 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 330 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 6974 | Morohashi |
| 2555 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1294 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 324 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 346 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 15 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 71 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 947 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3n4.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-5-3 | SKIP code |
| 2-3-4 | SKIP code |
| 2-5-2 | SKIP code |
| 2-3-5 | SKIP code |
| 3240.7 | Four corner code |
| 9040.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-19-56 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5b66 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
215 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 物 【ブツ】 stock, products, goods (esp. stolen), loot, spoils, stuff
- 物議 【ブツギ】 public discussion, public criticism, controversy
- 異物 【イブツ】 foreign substance, foreign body, foreign contamination, foreign material, strange object, unusual object, dead body, corpse, remains
- 遺物 【イブツ】 relic, remains, memento
- 財物 【ザイブツ】 property
- 幣物 【ヘイモツ】 Shinto offerings, present to a guest
Kun reading compounds
- 物 【もの】 thing, object, article, stuff, substance, one's things, possessions, property, belongings, things, something, anything, everything, nothing, quality, reason, the way of things, used to emphasize emotion, judgment, etc., used to indicate a common occurrence in the past (after a verb in past tense), used to indicate a general tendency, used to indicate something that should happen, item classified as ..., item related to ..., work in the genre of ..., cause of ..., cause for ..., somehow, somewhat, for some reason, really, truly
- 物言い 【ものいい】 manner of speaking, verbal argument, objection, protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee), rumor, rumour
- 先物 【さきもの】 futures, futures contract
- 拾い物 【ひろいもの】 found article, thing picked up (e.g. in the street), (lucky) find, piece of good luck, windfall, bargain
Readings
- Korean:
- mul
Spanish
- cosa
- objeto
- materia
Portuguese
- coisa
- objeto
- matéria
French
- objet
- chose
- matière
| 313 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 410 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 387 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 126 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2857 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 74 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 214 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 611 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.13 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 79 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 79 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 321 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1290 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1084 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 587 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 777 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1059 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 19959 | Morohashi |
| 874 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3538 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1050 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1129 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 95 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 313 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2451 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4g4.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-4 | SKIP code |
| 2752.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-42-10 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7269 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N4
389 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 質 【シツ】 quality, value, nature, inherent quality, character, logical quality
- 質疑 【シツギ】 question, interpellation
- 変質 【ヘンシツ】 alteration (of character or essence), change in quality, transformation, deterioration, degeneration, transmutation, perversion (esp. sexual)
- タンパク質 【タンパクシツ】 protein
- 質 【シチ】 pawn, pawned article, pledge, security, guarantee
- 質屋 【シチヤ】 pawnshop
- 入質 【ニュウシチ】 pawning
- 流質 【リュウシチ】 forfeiting a pawned article
- 入質 【ニュウシチ】 pawning
- 流質 【リュウシチ】 forfeiting a pawned article
Kun reading compounds
- 質 【たち】 nature (of a person), disposition, temperament, nature (of something), character, kind, sort
- たちが良い 【たちがいい】 good-natured, of good character
- 質す 【ただす】 to ask (about), to inquire, to enquire, to question, to make sure of
Readings
- Korean:
- jil, ji
Spanish
- substancia
- contenido
- simplicidad
- calidad
- depósito
- custodia
Portuguese
- substância
- qualidade
- matéria
- temperamento
French
- substance
- matière
- qualité
- tempérament
| 628 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 726 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 699 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 369 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4518 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 325 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 253 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2395 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.16 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 176 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 176 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 238 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1737 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3483 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1796 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2445 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1146 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 36833 | Morohashi |
| 2808 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5817 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1137 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1219 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 359 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 808 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2661 | 2001 Kanji |
| 7b8.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-8-7 | SKIP code |
| 2-13-2 | SKIP code |
| 7280.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-28-33 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8cea | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
412 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 審査 【シンサ】 judging, inspection, examination, investigation, review
- 審議 【シンギ】 deliberation, discussion, consideration
- 一審 【イッシン】 first instance, first trial
- 再審 【サイシン】 retrial, reopening of a case, review, reexamination
Kun reading compounds
- 詳らか 【つまびらか】 detailed, clear
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あきら
- Korean:
- sim
Spanish
- claro
- detallado
- completo
- juicio
- abreviatura de árbitro
Portuguese
- Inquérito
- juiz
- julgamento
French
- audition
- audience
- jugement
| 1443 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 380 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1341 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1253 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1218 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2365 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1383 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1471 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1661 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 497 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2985 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1527 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2080 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1929 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 7316 | Morohashi |
| 2360 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1367 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1910 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2059 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1753 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 776 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3m12.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-12 | SKIP code |
| 3060.9 | Four corner code |
| 1-31-19 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5be9 | Unicode hex code |
investigate
- On:
- サ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
184 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 査証 【サショウ】 visa, endorsing (e.g. a passport), stamping
- 査察 【ササツ】 inspection (for compliance), investigation (tax, etc.)
- 主査 【シュサ】 chief examiner or investigator
- 実態調査 【ジッタイチョウサ】 fact-finding investigation, investigation into actual conditions, fact-finding survey
Readings
- Korean:
- sa
Spanish
- investigar
- examinar
- inspeccionar
Portuguese
- investigar
French
- investigation
| 611 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 705 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 678 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 284 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2235 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 510 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 630 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 624 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 634 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 825 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1056 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3092 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1580 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2159 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1798 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 14643 | Morohashi |
| 2437 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2630 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1781 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1920 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 699 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1873 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4a5.32 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-4-5 | SKIP code |
| 4010.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-26-26 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 67fb | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
544 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 及第 【キュウダイ】 passing (an examination), making the grade
- 及第者 【キュウダイシャ】 successful examinee
- 波及 【ハキュウ】 spread, extension, influence, aftereffect, ripple
- 責任追及 【セキニンツイキュウ】 pursuing liability, finding out who is at fault, trying to pin the blame on someone
Kun reading compounds
- 及ぶ 【およぶ】 to reach, to amount to, to befall, to happen to, to extend, to go on (for, until), to be up to the task, to come up to, to compare with, to be a match (for), to commit (a crime), to require (to do)
- 及び 【および】 and, as well as
- 及び腰 【およびごし】 bent back, indecisive attitude, timidity, lack of nerve
- 及び 【および】 and, as well as
- 及び腰 【およびごし】 bent back, indecisive attitude, timidity, lack of nerve
- 及ぼす 【およぼす】 to exert (influence), to exercise, to cause (e.g. damage), to do (e.g. harm), to bring about (e.g. benefits), to extend, to have an effect (on)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- おい、 の
- Korean:
- geub
Spanish
- alcanzar
- llegar a
- y
- tocar
- extenderse
- causar
Portuguese
- alcance fora
- exerce
- exercício
French
- allonger
- tendre le bras
- exercice
- s'étendre
- causer
| 1148 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 748 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 154 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 888 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1120 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 83 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1257 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1328 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1098 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 21 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4192 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2122 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2868 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 695 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 3118P | Morohashi |
| 3385 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 670 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 688 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 743 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 422 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 1012 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3567 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a3.24 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-3-1 | SKIP code |
| 4-4-1 | SKIP code |
| 1724.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-21-58 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 53ca | Unicode hex code |
made in..., manufacture
- On:
- セイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N1
488 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 製 【セイ】 make, manufacture, -made, made of ..., made in ...
- 製鋼 【セイコウ】 steel manufacture
- 縫製 【ホウセイ】 sewing (by machine)
- 既製 【キセイ】 ready-made, off the shelf
Readings
- Korean:
- je
Spanish
- fabricar
- construir
- hecho en
Portuguese
- feito em...
- manufaturado
French
- "fabriqué en"
- fabrication
| 648 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 749 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 726 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 318 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4249 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 570 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 885 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2388 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 428 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 434 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 686 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1628 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3478 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1792 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2441 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 426 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 34380 | Morohashi |
| 2803 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5476 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 419 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 448 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 793 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2465 | 2001 Kanji |
| 5e8.9 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-8-6 | SKIP code |
| 2273.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-32-29 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 88fd | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
429 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 造語 【ゾウゴ】 coinage, invention of a new word, coined word
- 造形 【ゾウケイ】 molding, moulding, shaping, forming, modelling (i.e. plastic arts), modeling
- 変造 【ヘンゾウ】 alteration, defacement, debasement, falsification, forgery
- 捏造 【ネツゾウ】 fabrication, forgery, falsehood, hoax
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
- 塚造 【つかつくり】 megapode (any bird of family Megapodiidae, incl. brush turkeys and mallee fowl), mound builder
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ずくり、 づくり、 み
- Korean:
- jo
Spanish
- edificio
- crear
- construir
Portuguese
- criar
- fazer
- estrutura
- psique
French
- créer
- fabriquer
- structure
- physique
- maquillage
| 662 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 761 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 739 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 460 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4701 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 551 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 959 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1236 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 691 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 704 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 965 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 692 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3856 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1983 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2679 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 287 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 38898P | Morohashi |
| 3110 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6061 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 281 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 299 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 441 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 717 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2477 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2q7.11 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-3-7 | SKIP code |
| 3430.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-34-04 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9020 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
798 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 等 【トウ】 class, order, rank, et cetera, etc., and the like, equal, iso-
- 等身 【トウシン】 body proportions
- 中等 【チュウトウ】 second grade, medium quality, average, middle class, secondary grade
- 等々 【トウトウ】 etc., et cetera, and so on
Kun reading compounds
- 等しい 【ひとしい】 equal, identical, the same, no different (from), just like, equivalent
- 等 【など】 et cetera, etc., and the like, and so forth, or something, the likes of, for example, for instance, for one
Readings
- Japanese names:
- と、 ひ
- Korean:
- deung
Spanish
- clase
- calidad
- igual que
- igual
- etcétera
Portuguese
- etc.
- e assim por diante
- classe (1º
- 2º )
- qualidade
- igual
- semelhante
French
- et ainsi de suite
- etc...
- semblable
- classe (1ère)
- qualité
- égal
- pluriel (peu respectueux)
| 484 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 383 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 361 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 601 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3396 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 294 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 795 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1770 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 569 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 578 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 353 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1479 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3321 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1723 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2339 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 954 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 25992 | Morohashi |
| 2682 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4287 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 945 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1016 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 151 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 407 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2348 | 2001 Kanji |
| 6f6.9 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-6-6 | SKIP code |
| 8834.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-37-89 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7b49 | Unicode hex code |
standard, measure
- On:
- キ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
349 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 基準 【キジュン】 standard, basis, criterion, norm, reference, datum
- 規格 【キカク】 standard, norm
- 内規 【ナイキ】 private regulations, bylaws, internal rules, tradition
- 正規 【セイキ】 regular, normal, formal, legal, established, legitimate
Readings
- Japanese names:
- すのり、 ただし、 のり、 み
- Korean:
- gyu
Spanish
- compás
- regla
- medida
- norma
Portuguese
- padrão
- medida
French
- norme
- mesure
| 577 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 672 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 643 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 488 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4285 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 527 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 888 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1349 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 607 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 617 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 807 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1644 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1231 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 667 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 890 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 849 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 34810 | Morohashi |
| 978 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5524 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 841 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 904 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 453 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 728 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1457 | 2001 Kanji |
| 5c6.9 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-7 | SKIP code |
| 5601.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-21-12 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 898f | Unicode hex code |
system, law, rule
- On:
- セイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
108 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 制 【セイ】 system, organization, organisation, imperial command, laws, regulation, control, government, suppression, restraint, holding back, establishment
- 制圧 【セイアツ】 gaining total control (of people or counties), suppression, oppression, control, mastery, ascendancy, supremacy
- 天皇制 【テンノウセイ】 the Emperor System
- 帝政 【テイセイ】 imperial government, imperialism, monarchical rule
Readings
- Korean:
- je
Spanish
- determinar
- establecer
- comprobar
- cesar
- poner fin
- sistema
- construir
Portuguese
- sistema
- lei
- regra
French
- système
- règle
- loi
- régime
- contrôle
| 823 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 744 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 722 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 196 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 683 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 635 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 357 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 656 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 427 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 433 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 687 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 193 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1624 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 854 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1170 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 425 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 1961 | Morohashi |
| 1274 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 481 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 418 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 447 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 161 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 689 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2443 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2f6.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-6-2 | SKIP code |
| 2220.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-32-09 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5236 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
70 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 関 【カン】 barrier, gate
- 関係 【カンケイ】 relation, relationship, connection, participation, involvement, concern, influence, effect, sexual relations, sexual relationship, related to, connected to
- 連関 【レンカン】 connection, relation, linkage
- 通関 【ツウカン】 customs clearance
Kun reading compounds
- 関 【せき】 barrier, gate, seki, mutual life
- 関取 【せきとり】 ranking wrestler in the makuuchi (senior-grade) or juryo (junior-grade) divisions
- 霞ヶ関 【かすみがせき】 Kasumigaseki, district of Tokyo where most of Japan's government ministry offices are located, government ministries (of Japan), Japanese government bureaucracy
- 関わる 【かかわる】 to be affected, to be influenced, to be concerned with, to have to do with, to stick to (opinions)
- 覗き機関 【のぞきからくり】 peep show, device with lens mounted on a stand or in a box to view enlarged pictures
- 水機関 【みずからくり】 puppet powered by (falling) water, water-powered contrivance, show using such a device (in Edo-period Osaka)
Readings
- Korean:
- gwan, wan
Spanish
- barrera
- puerta
- relación
- mecanismo
- valla
Portuguese
- conexão
- obstáculo
- passagem
- emvolver
- concernente
French
- relation
- barrière
- lien
- rapport
- concerner
| 365 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 467 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 444 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 104 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4958 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 289 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 982 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2245 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.7 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 398 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 402 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 446 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1844 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4129 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2099 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2842 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 2036 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 41297 | Morohashi |
| 3328 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6402 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2017 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2173 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 84 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 614 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3863 | 2001 Kanji |
| 8e6.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-8-6 | SKIP code |
| 7743.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-20-56 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 95a2 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
100 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 法 【ホウ】 law, act, principle, method, mood, dharma, law
- 法案 【ホウアン】 bill (law), measure
- 航法 【コウホウ】 sailing, navigation
- 会社更生法 【カイシャコウセイホウ】 Corporate Rehabilitation Law
- 法被 【ハッピ】 happi coat, happy coat, workman's livery coat, traditional Japanese straight-sleeved coat
- 法度 【ハット】 ban, prohibition, taboo, something forbidden, law, ordinance (esp. in the middle ages)
- 法師 【ホウシ】 Buddhist priest, bonze, layman dressed like a priest, person
- 法華経 【ホケキョウ】 Lotus Sutra
Kun reading compounds
- 法 【のり】 rule, law, regulation, model, pattern, teachings of Buddha, Buddhist doctrine, transverse measurement, measurement across, side-slope, slope
- 法の筵 【のりのむしろ】 preaching place
- 内法 【うちのり】 inside measure
- 外法 【そとのり】 outside measurements
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ほ
- Korean:
- beob
Spanish
- método
- ley
- doctrina
Portuguese
- método
- lei
- regra
- princípio
- modelo
- sistema
French
- méthode
- loi
- règle
- principe
- modèle
- système
| 513 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 612 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 584 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 145 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2535 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 213 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 676 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 824 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 123 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 123 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 518 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1181 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 391 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 248 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 295 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 758 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 17290 | Morohashi |
| 333 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3107 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 751 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 813 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 100 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 516 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 371 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3a5.20 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-5 | SKIP code |
| 3413.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-43-01 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6cd5 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N2
992 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 律 【リツ】 law (esp. ancient East Asian criminal code), regulation, vinaya (rules for the monastic community), Ritsu (school of Buddhism), lüshi (style of Chinese poem), (musical) pitch, six odd-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale, Japanese seven-tone gagaku scale, similar to Dorian mode (corresponding to: re, mi, fa, so, la, ti, do), step (in traditional Eastern music, corresponding to a Western semitone)
- 律令 【リツリョウ】 ritsuryō, criminal, administrative and civil codes of the Nara and Heian eras based on Chinese models
- 一律 【イチリツ】 uniform, even, across-the-board, equal
- 自律 【ジリツ】 autonomy (in Kantian ethics), self-control
- 律儀 【リチギ】 upright, honest, faithful, conscientious, sincere
- 律義者 【リチギモノ】 honest person, conscientious person
- 呂律 【ロレツ】 articulation
Readings
- Japanese names:
- たかし、 のり
- Korean:
- ryul
Spanish
- ley
- regulación
- regla
- ritmo (musical)
Portuguese
- ritmo
- lei
- regulamento
- medida
- controle
French
- rythme
- ordonner
- loi
- régulation
- contrôle
- jauge
| 877 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 1003 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 993 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1048 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1608 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 526 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 521 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 787 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 667 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 678 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 519 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 627 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 433 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 268 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 322 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 883 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 10097 | Morohashi |
| 363 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1740 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 874 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 939 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 895 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2055 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3i6.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-6 | SKIP code |
| 2520.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-46-07 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5f8b | Unicode hex code |