139 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
224 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
205 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
103 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
751 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
156 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
24 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
138 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.20 | Japanese for Busy People |
73 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
73 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
42 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
231 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
230 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
147 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
176 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
454 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
2574 | Morohashi |
197 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
581 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
445 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
480 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
282 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
115 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
153 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 北欧 【ホクオウ】 Northern Europe, Nordic countries, Scandinavia
- 北緯 【ホクイ】 north latitude
- 極北 【キョクホク】 extreme north, North Pole
- 西北 【セイホク】 north-west
Kun reading compounds
- 北 【きた】 north, the North, northern territories, North Korea, north wind
- 北アイルランド 【きたアイルランド】 Northern Ireland
- 西北 【せいほく】 north-west
Readings
- Japanese names:
- きら、 ほう、 ほっ、 ほつ
- Korean:
- bug, bae
Spanish
- Norte
- huir
- perder
Portuguese
- norte
French
- nord
1256 | 2001 Kanji |
0a5.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-2 | SKIP code |
1111.0 | Four corner code |
1-43-44 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5317 | Unicode hex code |
米
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
61 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 米 【ベイ】 (United States of) America, USA
- 米価 【ベイカ】 rice price
- 在米 【ザイベイ】 being in the United States, staying in the United States, residing in the United States
- 対米 【タイベイ】 relating to the USA, toward America, with America
- 精米 【セイマイ】 rice polishing, polished rice
- 白米 【ハクマイ】 polished rice, (uncooked) white rice
Kun reading compounds
- 米 【こめ】 (husked grains of) rice, staple (product, etc.), necessity, (online) comment
- 米倉 【こめぐら】 rice granary
- お米 【おこめ】 (husked grains of) rice
- アルボリオ米 【アルボリオこめ】 arborio rice (Italian variety)
- 米 【よね】 88 years old, rice
- 米沢牛 【よねざわぎゅう】 Yonezawa beef
- 白米 【はくまい】 polished rice, (uncooked) white rice
Readings
- Japanese names:
- は、 べ、 まべ、 め、 よ、 よな、 よの、 よま
- Korean:
- mi
Spanish
- arroz
- América
- arroz (crudo)
Portuguese
- arroz
- EUA
French
- grain de riz
- Amérique
- un mètre
135 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
220 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
201 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
90 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3461 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
112 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
803 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
343 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.8 | Japanese for Busy People |
224 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
224 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
562 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1493 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4342 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2198 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2958 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
928 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
26832 | Morohashi |
3529 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4380 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
919 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
987 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
155 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
135 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1064 | 2001 Kanji |
6b0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-6-3 | SKIP code |
9090.4 | Four corner code |
1-42-38 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7c73 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
11 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 中 【チュウ】 medium (size), average (grade, level, etc.), middle, in, within, out of (e.g. ten people), among, during, while, in (the course of), within (a period), throughout, currently (doing), in the process of, in the middle of, under (e.g. construction, investigation), middle way, moderation, second volume (of three), junior high school, middle school, China
- 中尉 【チュウイ】 first lieutenant, lieutenant junior grade
- 宮中 【キュウチュウ】 imperial court
- 訪中 【ホウチュウ】 visit to China
Kun reading compounds
- 中 【なか】 inside, interior, among, within, middle, center, centre, during, while, middle, midst, amid, interval, gap, mean, average, second (of three, e.g. sons, volumes), middle, medium grade, medium quality, red-light district
- 中島 【なかじま】 island in a pond or river
- 野中 【のなか】 in the middle of a field
- そんな中 【そんななか】 wherein, therein, thereinto
- 内 【うち】 inside, within, while (e.g. one is young), during, within (e.g. a day), in the course of, among, amongst, (out) of, between, in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.), amidst, with (e.g. success), within oneself, one's feelings, inner thoughts, we, our company, our organization, one's home, one's family, my spouse, my husband, my wife, signed on behalf of (husband's name) by his wife, I, me, imperial palace grounds, emperor
- 碁打ち鳥飼い馬鹿の中 【ごうちとりかいばかのうち】 go players and bird keepers are idiots (both activities demand a lot of time)
- 此の内 【このうち】 meanwhile, the other day, recently
- 当たる 【あたる】 to be hit, to strike, to touch, to be in contact, to be affixed, to be equivalent to, to be applicable, to apply to, to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.), to be selected (in a lottery, etc.), to win, to be successful, to go well, to be a hit, to face, to confront, to lie (in the direction of), to undertake, to be assigned, to be stricken (by food poisoning, heat, etc.), to be afflicted, to be called on (e.g. by a teacher), to treat (esp. harshly), to lash out at, to be unnecessary, to be hitting well, to be on a hitting streak, to feel a bite (in fishing), (of fruit, etc.) to be bruised, to spoil, to feel (something) out, to probe into, to check (i.e. by comparison), to shave, to be a relative of a person, to be a ... in relation to ..., to stand in a relationship
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あたる、 かなえ
- Korean:
- jung
Spanish
- centro
- dentro
- interior
- medio
Portuguese
- em
- interior
- médio
- meio
- centro
French
- dans
- dedans
- à l'intérieur
- milieu
- centre
- moyenne
23 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
26 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
55 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
13 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
81 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
31 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
7 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
75 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.3 | Japanese for Busy People |
28 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
28 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
33 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
16 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4262 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2150 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2902 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
39 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
73 | Morohashi |
3451 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
28 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
39 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
39 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
12 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
32 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1655 | 2001 Kanji |
0a4.40 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-4-3 | SKIP code |
5000.6 | Four corner code |
1-35-70 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
4e2d | Unicode hex code |
set free, release, fire, shoot, emit, banish, liberate
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
288 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 放火 【ホウカ】 arson, setting fire
- 放映 【ホウエイ】 televising, broadcasting, airing
- 豪放 【ゴウホウ】 largehearted, frank, unaffected
- 性解放 【セイカイホウ】 sexual liberation, emancipation from gender restrictions
Kun reading compounds
- 放す 【はなす】 to release, to let go, to free, to set free, to let loose, to turn loose, to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
- 放つ 【はなつ】 to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.), to shoot, to hit (e.g. baseball), to break wind, to set free, to release, to let loose, to emit (e.g. light), to give off (e.g. a scent), to send out (a person to carry out a duty), to set fire to
- 放れる 【はなれる】 to get free (from), to be freed, to be released
- 放く 【こく】 to expel (from the body), to let off (a fart), to let out, to utter (a lie, nonsense, etc.), to say, to do
- 放る 【ほうる】 to throw, to fling, to hurl, to toss, to neglect, to abandon, to leave alone, to give up on, to leave undone, to leave unfinished
Readings
- Japanese names:
- はなれ
- Korean:
- bang
Spanish
- dejar libre
- soltar
- liberar
- emitir
- separarse
- abandonar
Portuguese
- libertar
- liberação
- fogo
- disparar
- emitir
- banir
- liberar
French
- libérer
- relâcher
- renvoyer
- enflammer
- bannir
- émettre
512 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
414 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
391 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
282 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2084 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
287 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
585 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
606 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
512 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
521 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
723 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
935 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1058 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
570 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
754 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
507 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
13133 | Morohashi |
853 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2333 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
496 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
535 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
325 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
314 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
466 | 2001 Kanji |
4h4.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-4 | SKIP code |
0824.0 | Four corner code |
1-42-92 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
653e | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
311 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 送球 【ソウキュウ】 throwing a ball, handball
- 送還 【ソウカン】 sending home, repatriation, deportation
- 葬送 【ソウソウ】 attending a funeral procession, seeing off the deceased, burial of someone's remains, observing a burial
- 移送 【イソウ】 transfer, transport, transportation
Kun reading compounds
- 送る 【おくる】 to send (a thing), to dispatch, to despatch, to transmit, to take or escort (a person somewhere), to see off (a person), to bid farewell (to the departed), to bury, to spend (time), to live one's life, to pass (down the line), to affix okurigana
Readings
- Korean:
- song
Spanish
- enviar
- remitir
- expedir
Portuguese
- acompanhante
- enviar
French
- escorter
- envoyer
268 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
349 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
331 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
220 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4683 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
192 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
260 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2.18 | Japanese for Busy People |
441 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
447 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
206 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
686 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3837 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1968 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2664 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
2035 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
38842P | Morohashi |
3093 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6039 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
2016 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2172 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
440 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
335 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
963 | 2001 Kanji |
2q6.9 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-3-6 | SKIP code |
3-2-6 | SKIP code |
3830.3 | Four corner code |
1-33-87 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
9001 | Unicode hex code |
bureau, board, office, affair, conclusion, court lady, lady-in-waiting, her apartment
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
286 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 局 【キョク】 bureau, department, office (e.g. post, telephone), broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio), channel, exchange, affair, situation, game (of go, shogi, etc.)
- 局員 【キョクイン】 clerk, (bureau, post-office) staff
- 医局 【イキョク】 medical office (esp. in a hospital), doctor's office
- 開局 【カイキョク】 opening (of a broadcasting station, post office, bureau, etc.), establishment
Kun reading compounds
- 局 【つぼね】 court lady (Heian period), lady-in-waiting, separate room in a palace (esp. for a lady; Heian period), room for a very low class prostitute, very low class prostitute
- 局女郎 【つぼねじょろう】 prostitute of the lowest class (Edo period)
- 御局 【おつぼね】 court lady with her own private chamber or office, low-class prostitute (Edo period)
- お局 【おつぼね】 senior female worker who supervises junior employees in a domineering fashion
Readings
- Korean:
- gug
Spanish
- oficina
- departamento
Portuguese
- junta
- escritório
- caso
- conclusão
- dama da corte
- amante
- apartamento dela
French
- local
- pièce
- bureau
- affaire
- conclusion
- dame de cour
- dame d'honneur
- son appartement à elle
194 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
280 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
262 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
194 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1384 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
422 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
482 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
514 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
170 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
170 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
228 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
524 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3800 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1943 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2636 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1075 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
7653 | Morohashi |
3063 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1412 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1066 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1147 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
228 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
279 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3749 | 2001 Kanji |
3r4.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-3-4 | SKIP code |
3-4-3 | SKIP code |
7722.7 | Four corner code |
1-22-41 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5c40 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
2 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 一 【イチ】 one, 1, best, first, foremost, beginning, start, a (single), one (of many), ace, bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)
- 一位 【イチイ】 first place, first rank, units position (of a number)
- 十一 【ジュウイチ】 eleven, 11, jack
- 1対1 【イチタイイチ】 one-to-one, one-on-one
- 一 【イツ】 one, same (mind, path, etc.)
- 一に 【イツニ】 solely, entirely, only, or
- 均一 【キンイツ】 uniformity, equality
- 画一 【カクイツ】 uniformity, standardization, standardisation
Kun reading compounds
- 一つ 【ひとつ】 one, for one thing, only, (not) even, just (e.g. "just try it"), some kind of, one type of
- 一つ一つ 【ひとつひとつ】 one-by-one, separately, in detail
Readings
- Japanese names:
- かず、 い、 いっ、 いる、 かつ、 かづ、 てん、 はじめ、 ひ、 ひとつ、 まこと
- Korean:
- il
Spanish
- uno
- 1
Portuguese
- um
French
- un
- radical un (no. 1)
1 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
1 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
1 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
4 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
3 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1.A | Japanese for Busy People |
2 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
2 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4148 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2105 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2850 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
1 | Morohashi |
3341 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
1 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3072 | 2001 Kanji |
0a1.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-1-4 | SKIP code |
1000.0 | Four corner code |
1-16-76 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
4e00 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
1510 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 一覧 【イチラン】 look, glance, sight, having a look at, looking over, glancing through, running one's eyes over, summary, list, table, catalog, catalogue
- 遊覧 【ユウラン】 sightseeing
Kun reading compounds
- 見る 【みる】 to see, to look, to watch, to view, to observe, to examine, to look over, to assess, to check, to judge, to look after, to attend to, to take care of, to keep an eye on, to experience, to meet with (misfortune, success, etc.), to try ..., to have a go at ..., to give ... a try, to see (that) ..., to find (that) ...
Readings
- Korean:
- ram
Spanish
- ver
- mirar
Portuguese
- Ler com atenção
- ver
French
- lecture
- voir
- prendre connaissance
1001 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
991 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1197 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4292 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
934 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1738 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2695 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1291 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1366 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1831 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1648 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3538 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1827 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2485 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
863 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
34928 | Morohashi |
2854 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
5533 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
855 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
919 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1001 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3457 | 2001 Kanji |
5c12.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-10-7 | SKIP code |
2-9-7 | SKIP code |
7821.6 | Four corner code |
1-45-87 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
89a7 | Unicode hex code |