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 |
cosmetics, adorn (one's person)
- On:
- ショウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
1545 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 粧鏡 【ショウキョウ】 bathroom mirror, make-up mirror
- 戦化粧 【イクサゲショウ】 warpaint
- 夕化粧 【ユウゲショウ】 evening makeup
Readings
- Japanese names:
- さ
- Korean:
- jang
Spanish
- maquillarse
- arreglarse
- embellecerse
Portuguese
- cosméticos
- enfeitar-se
French
- cosmétique
- se maquiller
1406 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1218 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3475 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1595 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1614 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1699 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1815 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1284 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1499 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1703 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
909 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1232 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
932 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
26945 | Morohashi |
1345 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4400 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
923 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
991 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1575 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1072 | 2001 Kanji |
6b6.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-6-6 | SKIP code |
9091.4 | Four corner code |
1-30-49 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7ca7 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
225 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 品 【ヒン】 elegance, grace, refinement, class, dignity, article, item, counter for items (of food, etc.), counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
- 品位 【ヒンイ】 dignity, grace, nobility, grade, quality, fineness, carat, karat
- 小品 【ショウヒン】 short piece (of music, writing), small work (painting, sculpture, etc.), literary sketch, essay, small article, small item
- 遺品 【イヒン】 things left (to one) by the deceased, inherited item, estate, memento, keepsake, lost item, lost property
- 品 【ホン】 court rank, level, grade, chapter, section, volume
- 品題 【ホンダイ】 chapter title, section title, volume title
- 九品 【クホン】 nine levels of Amitabha's Pure Land, Amitabha's Pure Land, nine-tiered lotus leaf platform in Amitabha's Pure Land
Kun reading compounds
- 品 【しな】 article, item, thing, goods, stock, quality, flirtatiousness, coquetry
- 品目 【ひんもく】 item, commodity, list of articles
- 一品 【いっぴん】 item, article, dish, course, finest item
- 極め付きの品 【きわめつきのしな】 article of certified genuineness
Readings
- Korean:
- pum
Spanish
- producto
- artículo
- bienes
Portuguese
- bens
- refinamento
- dignidade
- artigo
- sufixo para contagem de para pratos de refeição
French
- marchandise
- dignité
- raffinement
- article
- compteur de plats
311 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
405 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
382 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
138 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
923 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
146 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
138 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
916 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.11 | Japanese for Busy People |
230 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
230 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
683 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
328 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2795 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1437 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1937 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
23 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
3581 | Morohashi |
2248 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
792 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
23 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
23 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
372 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
345 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3777 | 2001 Kanji |
3d6.15 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-6 | SKIP code |
6066.0 | Four corner code |
1-41-42 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
54c1 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N2
506 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 専 【セン】 exclusively doing ..., person who exclusively does ..., fetish for ..., someone with a fetish for ..., first, most important thing, number one priority
- 専業 【センギョウ】 special occupation, principal occupation, specialty, monopoly
- 住専 【ジュウセン】 housing-loan corporation
- 高専 【コウセン】 technical college, higher schools and colleges
Kun reading compounds
- 専ら 【もっぱら】 wholly, solely, entirely, exclusively, devotedly, fixedly, principally, mostly, chiefly, mainly
- 専らにする 【もっぱらにする】 devote oneself to, to do as one pleases, to act selfishly
Readings
- Korean:
- jeon
Spanish
- especialidad
- exclusivo
- solamente
- totalmente
- enteramente
Portuguese
- exclusividade
- exclusivo
- principalmente
- somente
French
- spécialité
- exclusivement
- principalement
- uniquement
830 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
925 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
914 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
526 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1350 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
413 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
478 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
973 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
600 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
610 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
797 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
503 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3272 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1690 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2297 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
46 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
2644 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1377 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
46 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
47 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
886 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1548 | 2001 Kanji |
0a9.16 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-6-3 | SKIP code |
5034.6 | Four corner code |
1-32-76 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5c02 | Unicode hex code |
門
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N2
452 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 門 【モン】 gate, branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master, division, phylum, counter for cannons
- 門下 【モンカ】 one's pupil, one's student, one's follower
- 入門 【ニュウモン】 becoming a pupil (of), becoming a disciple, entering an institution, beginning training, introduction (to), primer, guide, entering through a gate
- 宗門 【シュウモン】 (religious) denomination, sect
Kun reading compounds
- 門 【もん】 gate, branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master, division, phylum, counter for cannons
- 門出 【かどで】 setting off (on a long journey), setting out, departure (e.g. for the front), leaving home, starting a new life, starting life anew
- 帝 【みかど】 emperor (of Japan), mikado, (the gates of an) imperial residence
- 口は災いの門 【くちはわざわいのかど】 words can lead to disaster, the tongue is the root of calamities, the more you open your mouth the more likely you are to put your foot in it
- 戸 【と】 door (esp. Japanese-style), shutter, window shutter, entrance (to a home), narrows
- 門浪 【となみ】 waves in narrow straits
- 鳴門 【なると】 strait with a roaring tidal ebb and flow, whirlpool, maelstrom, kamaboko with a spiral whirlpool-like pattern, cooking technique where ingredients are cut in a spiral pattern, Naruto (city in Tokushima), Naruto Strait, Naruto wakame
- 長門 【ながと】 Nagato (former province located in the west of present-day Yamaguchi Prefecture)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- じょう、 も、 と、 ゆき
- Korean:
- mun
Spanish
- puerta
Portuguese
- portões
French
- portail
- compteur de canons
143 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
231 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
211 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
385 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4940 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
105 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
269 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
601 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
161 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
161 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
445 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1838 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1100 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
597 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
789 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1630 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
41208 | Morohashi |
888 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6381 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1616 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1743 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
376 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
168 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3853 | 2001 Kanji |
8e0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-4 | SKIP code |
3-8-0 | SKIP code |
7777.7 | Four corner code |
7777.0 | Four corner code |
1-44-71 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
9580 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
378 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 店 【テン】 store, shop, restaurant
- 店員 【テンイン】 employee (of a store), shop assistant, clerk, salesperson
- 酒店 【サカダナ】 liquor store, off-licence, bottle shop, hotel (in China)
- 同店 【ドウテン】 the same store, the same shop
Kun reading compounds
- 店 【みせ】 store, shop, establishment, restaurant
- 店先 【みせさき】 storefront, shopfront
- 酒店 【さかだな】 liquor store, off-licence, bottle shop, hotel (in China)
- 茶店 【さてん】 tea house
- 店 【たな】 merchant's home, rented home, store, shop
- 店子 【たなこ】 tenant (esp. in contrast to a landlord), renter
- お店 【おたな】 merchant's home (esp. used by apprentices, etc.), (your) rental home
Readings
- Korean:
- jeom
Spanish
- tienda
- establecimiento
Portuguese
- loja
- comércio
French
- magasin
- échoppe
284 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
195 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
178 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
211 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1509 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
235 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
52 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2.4 | Japanese for Busy People |
168 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
168 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
55 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
586 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3828 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1962 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2657 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
595 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
9267 | Morohashi |
3085 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1613 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
588 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
632 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
163 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
577 | 2001 Kanji |
3q5.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-3-5 | SKIP code |
0026.1 | Four corner code |
1-37-25 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5e97 | Unicode hex code |