207 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
122 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
110 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
98 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
162 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
140 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
27 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
112 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.17 | Japanese for Busy People |
49 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
49 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
28 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
241 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2478 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1254 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1720 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
575 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
2703 | Morohashi |
1984 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
604 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
568 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
610 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
91 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
154 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 午前 【ゴゼン】 morning, a.m.
- 午後 【ゴゴ】 afternoon, p.m.
- 端午 【タンゴ】 Boys' Day celebration (May 5), Dragon Boat Festival (China)
- 亭午 【テイゴ】 noon
Kun reading compounds
- 午 【うま】 the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac), hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm), south, fifth month of the lunar calendar
- 午年 【うまどし】 year of the Horse
- 庚午 【かのえうま】 Metal Horse (7th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1930, 1990, 2050)
- 甲午 【きのえうま】 Wood Horse (31st term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1954, 2014, 2074)
Readings
- Korean:
- o
Spanish
- mediodía
Portuguese
- meio-dia
French
- midi
- signe de la 7ème branche terrestre
- signe du Cheval (zodiaque)
- 11 h à 13 h
- Sud (180°)
2355 | 2001 Kanji |
2k2.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-2 | SKIP code |
4-4-3 | SKIP code |
8040.0 | Four corner code |
1-24-65 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5348 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
27 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 前 【ゼン】 last (i.e. immediately preceding), previous, ex-, former, pre- (e.g. premodern), before, before, earlier
- 前衛 【ゼンエイ】 advance guard, vanguard, avant-garde, forward (player)
- 中前 【チュウゼン】 front of center field, front of centre field
- 風前 【フウゼン】 where the wind blows
Kun reading compounds
- 前 【まえ】 in front (of), before (e.g. a building), before, earlier, previously, prior, ago, (minutes) to (the hour), (the) front, frontal part, fore, head (e.g. of a line), forward, ahead, (in the) presence (of), in front (of someone), previous (e.g. page), prior (e.g. engagement), first (e.g. half), former (e.g. example), portion, helping, front (of one's body or clothing), breast (of a coat, kimono, etc.), privates, private parts, criminal record, previous conviction, (a) prior
- 前売り 【まえうり】 advance sale, booking
- 左前 【ひだりまえ】 wearing a kimono with the right side over the left (normally used only for the dead), downturn, recession, economic adversity, being in a bad financial situation, front left, front and left, before and left
- 出前 【でまえ】 home delivery (of food), outside catering
Readings
- Japanese names:
- さき、 さと、 まい
- Korean:
- jeon
Spanish
- antes
- delante de
Portuguese
- em frente
- antes
French
- devant
- avant
102 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
177 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
159 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
38 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
595 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
139 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
23 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
921 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.3 | Japanese for Busy People |
47 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
47 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
29 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
196 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2819 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1453 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1957 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
296 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
2011X | Morohashi |
2266 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
490 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
290 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
309 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
53 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
182 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
943 | 2001 Kanji |
2o7.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-6 | SKIP code |
2-2-7 | SKIP code |
8022.1 | Four corner code |
1-33-16 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
524d | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
1217 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 零 【レイ】 zero, nought
- 零細 【レイサイ】 insignificant, trifling, paltry, cottage (industry), tiny (company)
- 漂零 【ヒョウレイ】 being ruined (reduced to poverty), falling low, going under, coming to ruin
- 飄零 【ヒョウレイ】 fluttering to the ground (of a leaf or petal), wandering, roaming, coming down in the world, going to ruin, falling low
Kun reading compounds
- 0 【ゼロ】 zero, 0, nought, nil, nothing, zilch
- 零因子 【ゼロいんし】 zero divisor, null factor, nil factor
- 零す 【こぼす】 to spill, to drop, to shed (tears), to grumble (about), to complain (of), to let (one's feelings) show
- 零れる 【こぼれる】 to spill, to fall out of, to overflow, to peek through, to become visible (although normally not), to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
Readings
- Korean:
- ryeong, ryeon
Spanish
- cero
- nada
- pequeño
- derramar
- desbordar
- estropearse
- hacerse ruinas
Portuguese
- zero
- entornar
- inundação
- nada
- cifra
French
- zéro
- se répandre
- déborder
- rien
- code
1922 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1206 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
5048 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1106 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
998 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1823 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1972 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1687 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1864 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3467 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1786 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2433 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1414 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
42242 | Morohashi |
2792 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6524 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1402 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1504 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1686 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3144 | 2001 Kanji |
8d5.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-8-5 | SKIP code |
2-11-2 | SKIP code |
1030.7 | Four corner code |
1-46-77 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
96f6 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
16 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 時 【ジ】 hour, o'clock, (specified) time, when ..., during ...
- 時価 【ジカ】 current value, price, market value
- 零時 【レイジ】 twelve o'clock, midnight, noon
- 平時 【ヘイジ】 peacetime, time of peace, ordinary times, normal times
Kun reading compounds
- 時 【とき】 time, hour, moment, occasion, case, chance, opportunity, season, the times, the age, the day, tense
- 時折 【ときおり】 sometimes, at intervals, occasionally, on occasion, from time to time
- 切り替え時 【きりかえとき】 time to switch over, response time
- 逢魔が時 【おうまがとき】 twilight (traditionally regarded as a time when accidents and disasters are frequent)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- と、 とぎ
- Korean:
- si
Spanish
- tiempo
- hora
- ocasión
Portuguese
- tempo
- hora
French
- temps
- heure
87 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
151 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
135 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
19 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2126 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
46 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
57 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1086 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.1 | Japanese for Busy People |
42 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
42 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
25 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
988 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1155 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
625 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
830 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
161 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
13890 | Morohashi |
924 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2462 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
159 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
171 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
24 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
195 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3848 | 2001 Kanji |
4c6.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-6 | SKIP code |
6404.1 | Four corner code |
1-27-94 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6642 | Unicode hex code |