348 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
448 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
425 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
720 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
102 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
801 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
384 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
260 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1043 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1086 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1136 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
251 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1023 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
554 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
733 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1437 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
2848 | Morohashi |
828 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
630 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1425 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1530 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
462 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
stamp, seal, mark, imprint, symbol, emblem, trademark, evidence, souvenir, India
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N2
682 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 印 【イン】 stamp, seal, chop, seal impression, seal, sealing, stamp, mark, print, mudra (symbolic hand gesture), ninja hand sign, India
- 印鑑 【インカン】 stamp, seal
- 消印 【ケシイン】 postmark, (postal) cancellation mark
- 認め印 【ミトメイン】 private seal, personal seal, unregistered seal, informal seal, signet
Kun reading compounds
- 印 【しるし】 mark, sign, symbol, emblem, badge, crest, flag, evidence, proof, token (of gratitude, affection, etc.)
- 印半纏 【しるしばんてん】 livery coat
- 感謝の印 【かんしゃのしるし】 token of appreciation
- 印す 【しるす】 to leave (a mark, trace, etc.), to print, to stamp, to be a sign of, to be an omen for
Readings
- Korean:
- in
Spanish
- estampa
- sello
- marca
- signo
- símbolo
Portuguese
- selo
- carimbo
- marca
- símbolo
- emblema
- marca registrada
- evidência
- lembrança
- Índia
French
- tampon
- sceau
- impression
- empreinte
- symbole
- emblème
- marque
- preuve
- souvenir
- Inde
2644 | 2001 Kanji |
2e4.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-2 | SKIP code |
1-3-2 | SKIP code |
7772.0 | Four corner code |
1-16-85 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5370 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
394 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 象 【ショウ】 form, shape, figure, appearance, phenomenon
- 将棋 【ショウギ】 shogi, Japanese chess
- 具象 【グショウ】 concreteness, embodiment, expressing concretely
- 抽象 【チュウショウ】 abstraction
- 象 【ゾウ】 elephant (Elephantidae spp.)
- 象牙 【ゾウゲ】 ivory
- アジア象 【アジアゾウ】 Asian elephant, Indian elephant
- 海象 【セイウチ】 walrus (Odobenus rosmarus), elephant seal (Mirounga spp.)
Kun reading compounds
- 象る 【かたどる】 to model (something) on, to be modelled on, to be made in the shape of, to take the shape of, to imitate, to symbolize, to represent
Readings
- Japanese names:
- きさ
- Korean:
- sang
Spanish
- imagen
- imitar
- forma
- figura
- elefante
Portuguese
- elefante
- modelar
- imitar
- imagem
- forma
- sinal (dos tempos)
French
- éléphant
- modèle
- imiter
- image
- forme
- signe (des temps)
- phénomène
663 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
540 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
533 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
575 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4472 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
809 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
916 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1761 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
739 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
752 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
939 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1718 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2647 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1350 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1831 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1995 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
36372 | Morohashi |
2134 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
5744 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1976 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2130 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
591 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2551 | 2001 Kanji |
2n10.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-10 | SKIP code |
2-6-6 | SKIP code |
2723.2 | Four corner code |
1-30-61 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
8c61 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
95 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 主 【シュ】 (one's) master, (one's) employer, (one's) lord, leader (of a country, group, etc.), head, chief, Lord, main thing, chief part, first consideration, primary object, principal aim
- 主 【シュウ】 (one's) master, (one's) employer, (one's) lord
- 自主 【ジシュ】 independence, autonomy, self-reliance
- 盟主 【メイシュ】 leader (of an alliance), leading power
- 主 【ス】 honorific (or familiar) suffix used after a name
- 法主 【ホッス】 high priest
- 座主 【ザス】 temple's head priest
- 主 【シュウ】 (one's) master, (one's) employer, (one's) lord
- 主従 【シュウジュウ】 master and servant, lord and retainer, employer and employee
- 男主 【オトコアルジ】 male head of a household, male owner, landlord, proprietor, male employer
Kun reading compounds
- 主 【ぬし】 head (of a household, etc.), leader, master, owner, proprietor, proprietress, subject (of a rumour, etc.), doer (of a deed), guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers), long-time resident (or employee, etc.), husband, you
- 馬主 【うまぬし】 owner of a horse (esp. racehorse), registered owner (of a racehorse)
- 船主 【せんしゅ】 shipowner
- 主 【おも】 chief, main, principal, important, main secondary or supporting role (in kyogen)
- 主に 【おもに】 mainly, primarily, mostly, largely, chiefly
- 主 【あるじ】 head (of a household), proprietor (of a store), proprietress, landlord, landlady, master (of a servant), entertaining someone as one's guest
- 男主 【おとこあるじ】 male head of a household, male owner, landlord, proprietor, male employer
- 女主 【おんなあるじ】 female owner, proprietress, landlady, female head of a household
Readings
- Japanese names:
- かず、 ず、 もん
- Korean:
- ju
Spanish
- señor
- jefe
- dueño
- patrón
Portuguese
- senhor
- chefe
- mestre
- coisa principal
- principal
French
- maître
- seigneur
- chef
- principal
- propriétaire
- mari
237 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
315 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
299 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
91 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
285 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
49 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
106 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
196 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.10 | Japanese for Busy People |
155 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
155 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
70 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
19 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2437 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1231 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1696 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
272 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
100 | Morohashi |
1938 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
38 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
266 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
284 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
34 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
252 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
472 | 2001 Kanji |
4f1.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-1-4 | SKIP code |
4-5-2 | SKIP code |
2-2-3 | SKIP code |
0010.4 | Four corner code |
1-28-71 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
4e3b | Unicode hex code |
righteousness, justice, morality, honor, loyalty, meaning
- On:
- ギ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N1
415 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 義 【ギ】 morality, righteousness, justice, honour (honor), meaning, teachings, doctrine, nonconsanguineous relationship (i.e. of in-laws), prosthesis
- 義援金 【ギエンキン】 donation money (esp. disaster relief or charity), contribution
- 疑義 【ギギ】 doubt
- 大義 【タイギ】 great cause, moral law, justice
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ただし、 ちか、 のり、 よし
- Korean:
- eui
Spanish
- moralidad
- lealtad
- significado
- artificial
- no consanguíneo
Portuguese
- retidão
- justiça
- moralidade
- honra
- lealdade
- significado
French
- vertu
- justice
- moralité
- honneur
- loyauté
- signification
580 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
674 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
645 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
287 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3668 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
244 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1658 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1975 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
291 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
291 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
493 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1568 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2948 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1514 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2052 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
648 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
28504 | Morohashi |
2338 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4668 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
641 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
691 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
62 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
771 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
959 | 2001 Kanji |
2o11.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-10 | SKIP code |
2-6-7 | SKIP code |
2-2-11 | SKIP code |
8055.3 | Four corner code |
1-21-33 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7fa9 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N4
491 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 音 【オン】 sound, noise, (speech) sound, Chinese-derived reading of a kanji
- 音楽 【オンガク】 music
- 爆音 【バクオン】 (sound of an) explosion or detonation, roar (of a machine)
- 防音 【ボウオン】 soundproofing
- 音信 【オンシン】 correspondence, news, letter, tidings
- 鸚哥 【インコ】 true parrot (esp. small parrots such as the parakeet, lory and conure)
- 玉音 【ギョクオン】 the Emperor's voice, beautiful voice, beautiful sound
- 唐音 【トウオン】 tō-on, Tang reading, on reading of a kanji based on Song dynasty and later Chinese
Kun reading compounds
- 音 【おと】 sound, noise, (musical) note, fame
- 音孔 【おとあな】 tone hole
- 鈍い音 【にぶいおと】 dull sound, muffled sound
- 風音 【かざおと】 sound of the wind
- 音 【ね】 sound, tone, note, ring, chirp
- 音色 【ねいろ】 tone color, tone colour, tone quality, timbre
- 弱音 【よわね】 feeble complaint, whine
- 高音 【こうおん】 high-pitched tone, soprano
Readings
- Japanese names:
- お、 と
- Korean:
- eum
Spanish
- sonido
- ruido
Portuguese
- som
- barulho
French
- son
- bruit
50 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
33 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
6 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
402 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
5110 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
206 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
274 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
962 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.18 | Japanese for Busy People |
347 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
347 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
620 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1879 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2570 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1312 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1783 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
490 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
43265 | Morohashi |
2070 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6607 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
479 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
518 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
78 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
478 | 2001 Kanji |
5b4.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-7 | SKIP code |
2-5-4 | SKIP code |
0060.1 | Four corner code |
1-18-27 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
97f3 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
373 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 楽 【ガク】 music, old Japanese court music, gagaku
- 楽章 【ガクショウ】 movement
- 邦楽 【ホウガク】 Japanese music (esp. traditional Japanese music)
- 室内楽 【シツナイガク】 chamber music
- 楽 【ラク】 comfort, ease, relief, (at) peace, relaxation, easy, simple, without trouble, without hardships, (economically) comfortable, raku pottery, sukha (happiness)
- 楽園 【ラクエン】 paradise, Eden
- 千秋楽 【センシュウラク】 final day of a performance, closing date, final show, final day of a tournament
- 行楽 【コウラク】 outing, excursion, pleasure trip, going on a picnic
- 猿楽 【サルガク】 sarugaku (form of theatre popular in Japan during the 11th to 14th centuries), noh, fooling around
Kun reading compounds
- 楽しい 【たのしい】 enjoyable, fun, pleasant, happy, delightful
- 楽しい思い出 【たのしいおもいで】 happy memory, sweet memory
- 楽しむ 【たのしむ】 to enjoy, to take pleasure in, to have a good time, to have fun, to look forward to
Readings
- Japanese names:
- さ、 た、 やす、 ら
- Korean:
- ag
Spanish
- música
- divertido
- fácil
- agradable
- disfrutar
- divertirse
Portuguese
- música
- conforto
- facilidade
French
- musique
- agréable
- confort
331 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
98 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
218 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
232 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2324 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
322 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
200 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2029 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.10 | Japanese for Busy People |
358 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
359 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
343 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1064 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3505 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1808 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2460 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1751 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
15213 | Morohashi |
2826 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2790 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1735 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1872 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
481 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
225 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
364 | 2001 Kanji |
4a9.29 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-9-4 | SKIP code |
3290.4 | Four corner code |
1-19-58 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
697d | Unicode hex code |