124 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
208 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
190 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
205 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
778 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
157 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
29 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
912 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.20 | Japanese for Busy People |
74 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
74 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
41 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
247 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2584 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1320 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1791 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1627 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
2750 | Morohashi |
2082 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
619 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1613 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1740 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
401 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
186 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
341 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 南 【ナン】 south wind tile, winning hand with a pung (or kong) of south wind tiles
- 南海 【ナンカイ】 southern sea
- 東南 【トウナン】 south-east
- 西南 【セイナン】 south-west
- 南 【ナン】 south wind tile, winning hand with a pung (or kong) of south wind tiles
- 南海 【ナンカイ】 southern sea
Kun reading compounds
- 南 【みなみ】 south
- 南アフリカ 【みなみアフリカ】 South Africa
- 東南 【とうなん】 south-east
- 西南 【せいなん】 south-west
Readings
- Japanese names:
- なみ、 は、 みな、 みまみ
- Korean:
- nam
Spanish
- Sur
Portuguese
- sul
French
- sud
1553 | 2001 Kanji |
2k7.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-7 | SKIP code |
3-4-5 | SKIP code |
4022.7 | Four corner code |
1-38-78 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5357 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
274 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 無 【ム】 nothing, naught, nought, nil, zero, un-, non-
- 無意識 【ムイシキ】 unconsciousness, unconscious, involuntary, automatic, mechanical, unintentional, spontaneous, the unconscious
- 皆無 【カイム】 nonexistent, nil, none, nothing (at all), bugger-all
- 虚無 【キョム】 nihility, nothingness
- 無 【ブ】 un-, non-, bad ..., poor ...
- 不気味 【ブキミ】 weird, eerie, ominous, creepy, uncanny, unearthly
Kun reading compounds
- 無い 【ない】 nonexistent, not being (there), unowned, not had, unpossessed, unique, not, impossible, won't happen, not, to not be, to have not
- 【ないといけない】 have to (verb), must (verb), is indispensable, absolutely necessary
- 苦無 【くない】 ninja throwing knives, mediaeval farming tool for digging, prying, etc.
Readings
- Korean:
- mu
Spanish
- nada
- inexistente
- prefijo negativo
- no hay
Portuguese
- Sem valor
- nada
- não sou/ estou
- nihil
- não
French
- néant
- rien
- ne pas
- non
- in-
- négatif
723 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
620 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
796 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
227 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2773 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
386 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
715 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1789 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
93 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
93 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
400 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1280 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2648 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1351 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1832 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1791 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
19113 | Morohashi |
2135 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3439 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1775 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1913 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
179 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
600 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2340 | 2001 Kanji |
4d8.8 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-10 | SKIP code |
2-8-4 | SKIP code |
8033.1 | Four corner code |
1-44-21 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7121 | Unicode hex code |
八
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
92 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 八 【ハチ】 eight, 8
- 8月 【ハチガツ】 August, eighth month of the lunar calendar
- 十八 【ジュウハチ】 eighteen, 18
- 尺八 【シャクハチ】 shakuhachi, end-blown fippleless bamboo flute, blow job, fellatio
- 鳶尾 【イチハツ】 wall iris, roof iris, Iris tectorum, fleur-de-lis
Kun reading compounds
- 八 【はち】 eight, 8
- 八重 【やえ】 multilayered, doubled
- 八つ 【やっつ】 eight, eight years of age, two o'clock (old time system)
- 八つ当たり 【やつあたり】 venting one's anger (on someone or something), taking out one's anger on
- 八つ 【やっつ】 eight, eight years of age, two o'clock (old time system)
- 8日 【ようか】 8th day of the month, eight days
Readings
- Japanese names:
- な、 は、 はっ、 やち、 やつ
- Korean:
- pal
Spanish
- ocho
- 8
Portuguese
- Oito
French
- huit
- radical huit (no. 12)
8 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
8 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
66 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
41 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
577 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
10 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
18 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
19 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1.A | Japanese for Busy People |
10 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
10 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
8 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
151 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3644 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1859 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2536 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
8 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
1450 | Morohashi |
3 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
369 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
8 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
8 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
116 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
4 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2062 | 2001 Kanji |
2o0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-1-1 | SKIP code |
8000.0 | Four corner code |
1-40-12 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
516b | Unicode hex code |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
1948 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 八幡 【ハチマン】 Hachiman (God of War), Hachiman shrine, certainly
- 南無八幡 【ナムハチマン】 O Great God of Arms, I beseech your aid against my enemy
- 幡 【バン】 pataka (banner)
- 黄幡 【オウバン】 Ōban, one of the eight gods of the traditional calendar
- 幢幡 【ドウバン】 hanging-banner used as ornament in Buddhist temples
Kun reading compounds
- 旗 【はた】 flag, pataka (banner), banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
- 幢 【はたほこ】 long-handled Chinese spear bearing a small flag, banner, hanging
Readings
- Japanese names:
- は、 わた
- Korean:
- beon
Spanish
- bandera
- estandarte
- ondear
Portuguese
French
1159 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1489 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
2261 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
891 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
656 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
9086 | Morohashi |
723 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1584 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
2232 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2339 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
3f12.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-12 | SKIP code |
4226.9 | Four corner code |
1-40-08 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5e61 | Unicode hex code |
大
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
7 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 大 【ダイ】 large, big, great, huge, vast, major, important, serious, severe, great, prominent, eminent, distinguished, -sized, as big as, the size of, university, large (e.g. serving size), large option, long month (i.e. having 31 days)
- 大尉 【タイイ】 captain (Army, US Marine Corps, USAF), lieutenant (Navy), flight lieutenant (RAF, RAAF, RNZAF, etc.)
- 国大 【コクダイ】 national university
- 電通大 【デンツウダイ】 University of Electro-Communications
- 大 【タイ】 nth year in the Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25)
- 大尉 【タイイ】 captain (Army, US Marine Corps, USAF), lieutenant (Navy), flight lieutenant (RAF, RAAF, RNZAF, etc.)
- 御大 【オンタイ】 boss, governor, headman
Kun reading compounds
- 大きい 【おおきい】 big, large, great, loud, extensive, spacious, important, decisive, valuable, older, grown up
Readings
- Japanese names:
- うふ、 お、 おう、 た、 たかし、 とも、 はじめ、 ひろ、 ひろし、 まさ、 まさる、 もと、 わ
- Korean:
- dae, da, tae
Spanish
- grande
- muy
- mucho
Portuguese
- grande
- enorme
French
- grand
22 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
25 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
53 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
7 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1171 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
32 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
40 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
48 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.2 | Japanese for Busy People |
26 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
26 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
87 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
408 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4224 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2133 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2882 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
108 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
5831 | Morohashi |
3416 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1133 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
107 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
112 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
5 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
14 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1463 | 2001 Kanji |
0a3.18 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-3-4 | SKIP code |
4003.0 | Four corner code |
1-34-71 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5927 | Unicode hex code |
kind of grass, sacred tree
- On:
- ボ
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
2086 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 菩薩 【ボサツ】 bodhisattva, one who has reached enlightenment but vows to save all beings before becoming a buddha, High Monk (title bestowed by the imperial court), title bestowed to Shinto kami in manifestation theory
- 菩提 【ボダイ】 bodhi, enlightenment, happiness in the next world
Readings
- Korean:
- bo
Spanish
- sonido 'bo' en sánscrito
Portuguese
French
3978 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
2868 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1992 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
31205X | Morohashi |
5093 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
2957 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2963 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
3k8.21 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-8 | SKIP code |
2-4-8 | SKIP code |
4460.1 | Four corner code |
1-42-78 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
83e9 | Unicode hex code |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
1984 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- さつま芋 【サツマイモ】 sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
- 薩英戦争 【サツエイセンソウ】 Anglo-Satsuma War (1863), Bombardment of Kagoshima
- 菩薩 【ボサツ】 bodhisattva, one who has reached enlightenment but vows to save all beings before becoming a buddha, High Monk (title bestowed by the imperial court), title bestowed to Shinto kami in manifestation theory
- 観自在菩薩 【カンジザイボサツ】 Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva), Avalokitesvara, Kannon, Kwannon, Guanyin, Buddhist deity of compassion
- 菩薩 【ボサツ】 bodhisattva, one who has reached enlightenment but vows to save all beings before becoming a buddha, High Monk (title bestowed by the imperial court), title bestowed to Shinto kami in manifestation theory
Readings
- Japanese names:
- さっ
- Korean:
- sal
Spanish
- Buda
- sonido 'satsu' en sánscrito
Portuguese
French
4066 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
2684 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3016 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2104 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
32189P | Morohashi |
5217 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
2956 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2962 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
3k13.14 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-14 | SKIP code |
2-4-14 | SKIP code |
4421.4 | Four corner code |
1-27-07 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
85a9 | Unicode hex code |