129 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
214 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
195 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
224 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
132 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
150 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
28 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
213 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.1 | Japanese for Busy People |
88 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
88 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
159 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
243 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4313 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2182 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2936 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1210 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
2707X | Morohashi |
3501 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
608 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1202 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1286 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
324 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
113 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
224 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 半 【ハン】 half, semi-, partial, half-past, odd number, han (unit of land area, approx. 595.8 m^2)
- 半額 【ハンガク】 half the amount (of money), half price, half fare
- 四畳半 【ヨジョウハン】 four and a half tatami mats, four-and-a-half-mat room, small room esp. for assignations
- 過半 【カハン】 the greater part
Kun reading compounds
- 半ば 【なかば】 middle, halfway, midway, half (of), one half, half (e.g. done, jokingly), partly, in part, partially, mostly, almost, nearly
- 半ば過ぎ 【なかばすぎ】 beyond the middle
Readings
- Japanese names:
- は
- Korean:
- ban
Spanish
- mitad
- medio
- incompleto
- semi-
- semi
- a medias
- en parte
Portuguese
- metade
- médio
- número ímpar
- semi-
- parte-
French
- moitié
- demi
- milieu
- nombre impair
1055 | 2001 Kanji |
0a5.24 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-5-3 | SKIP code |
9050.0 | Four corner code |
1-40-30 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
534a | Unicode hex code |
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 醒覚 【セイカク】 awakening, waking up, opening one's eyes
- 警醒 【ケイセイ】 warning
- 大覚醒 【ダイカクセイ】 Great Awakening (18th century American Christian revival movement)
Kun reading compounds
- 覚ます 【さます】 to awaken, to arouse from sleep, to bring to one's senses, to disabuse (someone of), to sober up, to dampen, to throw a damper on, to spoil
- 覚める 【さめる】 to wake, to wake up, to become sober, to sober up, to regain consciousness (e.g. after anaesthesia), to come to one's senses, to be disillusioned
Readings
- Korean:
- seong
Spanish
Portuguese
French
4796 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
2501 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2021 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
2033 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1457 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
39936 | Morohashi |
6185 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
2750 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1677 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
7e9.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-7-9 | SKIP code |
1661.4 | Four corner code |
1-32-35 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
9192 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1739 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 睡眠 【スイミン】 sleep
- 睡魔 【スイマ】 sleepiness, drowsiness, the sandman, Morpheus
- 昏睡 【コンスイ】 coma, deep sleep, falling fast asleep
- 仮睡 【カスイ】 nap, doze
Kun reading compounds
- 眠る 【ねむる】 to sleep, to die, to rest (in peace), to lie (buried), to sleep (in the grave), to lie idle (e.g. of resources), to lie unused, to lie untapped, to lie untouched, to close one's eyes
- 眠い 【ねむい】 sleepy, drowsy, somnolent
Readings
- Korean:
- su
Spanish
- somnolencia
- dormir
- dormitar
Portuguese
- sonolento
- sono
- morte
French
- ensommeillé
- dormir
- mourir
1459 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1742 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3149 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1521 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1562 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1071 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1118 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
977 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1389 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1535 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
813 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1108 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1597 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
23448 | Morohashi |
1200 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3948 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1583 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1707 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1650 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3972 | 2001 Kanji |
5c8.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-5-8 | SKIP code |
6201.4 | Four corner code |
1-31-71 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7761 | Unicode hex code |