101 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
12 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
47 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
79 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
156 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
83 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
26 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
44 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1.A | Japanese for Busy People |
15 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
15 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
12 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
240 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4219 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2132 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2881 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
40 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
2697 | Morohashi |
3411 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
599 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
40 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
40 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
335 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
11 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
195 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 千 【セン】 thousand, 1,000
- 千九百年代 【センキュウヒャクネンダイ】 the 1900s
- 一騎当千 【イッキトウセン】 being a match for a thousand, being a mighty warrior (combatant, player)
- 一人当千 【イチニントウセン】 being a match for a thousand
Kun reading compounds
- 千 【せん】 thousand, 1,000
- 千島 【ちしま】 Kurile Islands
- 百千 【ひゃくせん】 a large number, all sorts, hundreds and thousands
- 8000 【はっせん】 8000, eight thousand, many
Readings
- Japanese names:
- かず、 ゆき
- Korean:
- cheon
Spanish
- mil
- muchos
Portuguese
- Mil
French
- mille
2255 | 2001 Kanji |
2k1.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-3-3 | SKIP code |
2040.0 | Four corner code |
1-32-73 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5343 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
1043 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 鶏肉 【トリニク】 chicken meat, fowl, poultry, bird meat
- 鳥獣 【チョウジュウ】 birds and wild animals, wildlife
- 海鳥 【ウミドリ】 sea bird
- 愛鳥 【アイチョウ】 pet bird
Kun reading compounds
- 鳥 【とり】 bird, bird meat (esp. chicken meat), fowl, poultry
- 鳥居 【とりい】 torii (Shinto shrine archway)
- 焼き鳥 【やきとり】 yakitori, chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer, grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow), failing to win a single hand during a half-game
- 花鶏 【あとり】 brambling (bird) (Fringilla montifringilla)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- か、 と、 とっ
- Korean:
- jo
Spanish
- pájaro
- ave
Portuguese
- Pássaro
- sufixo para nomes de pássaros.
French
- oiseau
- poulet
117 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
190 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
174 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
932 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
5340 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
182 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
283 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1521 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.14 | Japanese for Busy People |
285 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
285 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
486 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1934 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4105 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2083 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2822 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1960 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
46634 | Morohashi |
3312 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6931 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1941 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2091 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
210 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
850 | 2001 Kanji |
11b0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-7-4 | SKIP code |
4-11-4 | SKIP code |
2732.7 | Four corner code |
1-36-27 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
9ce5 | Unicode hex code |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
1593 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 淵源 【エンゲン】 origin
- 淵酔 【エンスイ】 type of imperial banquet held during the Heian period and later, being dead drunk, being very drunk
- 深淵 【シンエン】 abyss, ravine
- 海淵 【カイエン】 (ocean) deep, deepest part of a trench
Kun reading compounds
- 淵 【ふち】 deep pool, deep water, abyss, depths (e.g. of despair), grip (e.g. of death)
Readings
- Korean:
- yeon
Spanish
- abismo
- profundidades (mar
- río)
Portuguese
French
1538 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2625 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1858 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
732 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
547 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
17692 | Morohashi |
3237 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
2966 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2971 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
3a9.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-9 | SKIP code |
3210.0 | Four corner code |
1-42-05 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6df5 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
78 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 戦 【セン】 war, battle, match, game, competition
- 戦域 【センイキ】 war area, battlefield, theater, theatre
- 開戦 【カイセン】 outbreak of war, starting a war
- 回戦 【カイセン】 event with ... rounds, innings, legs, etc., nth-round match (in a knockout tournament)
Kun reading compounds
- 戦 【いくさ】 war, battle, campaign, fight, troops, forces
- 戦場 【せんじょう】 battlefield, battleground
- 負け戦 【まけいくさ】 losing a battle, lost battle, battle one cannot win, battle one is doomed to lose
- 野合戦 【のがっせん】 battle in the open, battle on an open field
- 戦う 【たたかう】 to make war (on), to wage war (against), to go to war (with), to fight (with), to do battle (against), to compete (against), to struggle (against adversities, etc.), to fight, to contend, to resist
- 戦く 【おののく】 to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.), to shudder, to tremble
- 戦ぐ 【そよぐ】 to rustle, to sway, to stir, to flutter
- 戦慄く 【わななく】 to tremble, to shiver, to shake
Readings
- Japanese names:
- せ
- Korean:
- jeon
Spanish
- guerra
- batalla
- lucha
- pelear
- batallar
- combatir
- luchar
Portuguese
- guerra
- batalha
- disputa
French
- guerre
- bataille
- match
448 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
555 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
526 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
88 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1810 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
399 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
550 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
301 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
301 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
360 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
839 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2242 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1169 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1590 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1948 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
11631P | Morohashi |
1787 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2037 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1929 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2079 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
32 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
608 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
959 | 2001 Kanji |
4n9.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-9-4 | SKIP code |
9355.0 | Four corner code |
3355.0 | Four corner code |
1-32-79 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6226 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1385 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 没 【ボツ】 death, rejection (of a manuscript, etc.), lacking, without
- 没後 【ボツゴ】 after death, posthumously
- 戦没 【センボツ】 death in battle, killed in action
- 陥没 【カンボツ】 cave-in, collapse, sinking, depression (e.g. of the skull), subsidence
- 没薬 【モツヤク】 myrrh
Readings
- Korean:
- mol
Spanish
- hundirse
- ocultarse
- morir
- perecer
- perder
- penetrar
- rechazar
- excluir
Portuguese
- afogar
- afundar
- esconder
- cair na mãos de
- desaparecer
- evaporar
French
- sombrer
- couler
- cacher
- immersion
- disparaître
- mourir
1823 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1579 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2506 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1075 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1461 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
935 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
963 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1130 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1167 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
305 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
194 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
230 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
714 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
17233 | Morohashi |
260 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3066 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
707 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
763 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1140 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
368 | 2001 Kanji |
3a4.15 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-4 | SKIP code |
3714.7 | Four corner code |
1-43-55 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6ca1 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
38 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 者 【シャ】 person, -er, expert, geisha, prostitute
- 芸者 【ゲイシャ】 geisha, professional female entertainer, usu. at traditional banquets
- 加害者 【カガイシャ】 perpetrator, wrong-doer, aggressor, assailant, offender
Kun reading compounds
- 者 【もの】 person
- 者ども 【ものども】 you, people
- 弱き者 【よわきもの】 weak person, the weak
- 若い者 【わかいもの】 young person, young people, youth, youngsters, young employee, young manservant, young follower
Readings
- Korean:
- ja
Spanish
- persona
Portuguese
- alguém
- pessoa
French
- personne
- quelqu'un
235 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
314 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
298 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
22 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3685 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
56 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
240 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
769 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.6 | Japanese for Busy People |
164 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
164 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
148 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1578 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3980 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2047 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2765 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1264 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
28852 | Morohashi |
3211 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4698 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1256 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1345 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
19 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
302 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1478 | 2001 Kanji |
4c4.13 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-4-4 | SKIP code |
4-8-2 | SKIP code |
2-4-4 | SKIP code |
4460.0 | Four corner code |
1-28-52 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
8005 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N1
1337 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 墓石 【ボセキ】 tombstone, gravestone
- 墓参り 【ハカマイリ】 visit to a grave
- 陵墓 【リョウボ】 imperial tomb, imperial mausoleum
- 周堤墓 【シュウテイボ】 grave-site with circular embankment (Jomon period)
Kun reading compounds
- 墓 【はか】 grave, gravesite, tomb
- 墓石 【ぼせき】 tombstone, gravestone
- 火垂るの墓 【ほたるのはか】 Grave of Fireflies (film)
- 御墓 【みはか】 imperial tomb
Readings
- Korean:
- myo
Spanish
- tumba
Portuguese
- tumba
- túmulo
French
- tombe
- tombeau
869 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
809 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
788 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1349 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4027 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
650 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1165 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1979 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1429 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1518 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1156 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
361 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2930 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1505 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2037 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
236 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
5431X | Morohashi |
2332 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1073 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
231 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
246 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
781 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1972 | 2001 Kanji |
3k10.18 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-10 | SKIP code |
4410.4 | Four corner code |
1-42-72 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5893 | Unicode hex code |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level N1
2060 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 園 【エン】 garden, orchard, park, plantation, kindergarten, nursery school, preschool
- 園内 【エンナイ】 inside the kindergarten, inside the zoo, inside the garden, inside the park
- 霊園 【レイエン】 (garden) cemetery, park-style cemetery, memorial park
- 外苑 【ガイエン】 outer garden
- 紫苑 【シオン】 aster (Aster tataricus), Tartarian aster, Michaelmas daisy
- 鹿野苑 【ロクヤオン】 Magadaava (where Buddha delivered his first sermon), The Deer Park
Kun reading compounds
- 園 【その】 garden, orchard, park, place, world, environment
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あや
- Korean:
- weon
Spanish
- jardín imperial
- jardín
- parque
Portuguese
French
- jardins (impériaux)
- parc
- ferme
- recueil
3916 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
682 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2212 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
2783 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1428 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1926 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1431 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
30774X | Morohashi |
2239 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4996 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1419 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1523 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1956 | 2001 Kanji |
3k5.17 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-5 | SKIP code |
4421.2 | Four corner code |
1-17-81 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
82d1 | Unicode hex code |