205 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
119 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
107 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
132 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
825 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
202 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
388 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1231 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
136 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
136 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
405 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
260 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3733 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1910 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2593 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
136 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
2973 | Morohashi |
3009 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
652 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
134 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
142 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
113 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
192 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
172 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 原 【ゲン】 original, primitive, primary, fundamental, proto-
- 原案 【ゲンアン】 original plan, original bill, original motion, draft
- 中原 【チュウゲン】 middle of a field, middle of a country, field of contest
- 抗原 【コウゲン】 antigen
Kun reading compounds
- 原 【はら】 field, plain, prairie, tundra, moor, wilderness
- 原っぱ 【はらっぱ】 open field, empty lot, plain
- 笹原 【ささはら】 field of bamboo grass
- 関ヶ原 【せきがはら】 Sekigahara (battle site, 1600), decisive battle, critical battle
Readings
- Japanese names:
- た、 ばる、 ら、 わた、 わら
- Korean:
- weon
Spanish
- origen
- pradera
- prado
- campo
Portuguese
- prado
- original
- primitivo
- campo
- planície
- pradaria
- tundra
- sertão
French
- pré
- prairie
- champ
- original
- primitif
- toundra
- désert (étendue sauvage)
3341 | 2001 Kanji |
2p8.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-2-8 | SKIP code |
7129.6 | Four corner code |
1-24-22 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
539f | Unicode hex code |
departure, discharge, publish, emit, start from, disclose, counter for gunshots
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
32 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 発 【ハツ】 departure, departing from ..., leaving at (e.g. 8:30), sent from ..., (a letter, etc.) dated ..., datelined ..., counter for engines (on an aircraft), counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc., counter for bullets, bombs, etc., counter for blows (punches), counter for jokes, puns, etc., counter for ideas, thoughts or guesses, counter for ejaculations or sexual intercourse
- 発 【ハツ】 green dragon tile, winning hand with a pung (or kong) of green dragon tiles
- 偶発 【グウハツ】 sudden outbreak, accidental, incidental
- 電源開発 【デンゲンカイハツ】 development of electrical power resources
- 発熱 【ハツネツ】 generation of heat, (attack of) fever, pyrexia
- 発議 【ハツギ】 proposal, suggestion, motion, initiative
Kun reading compounds
- 発つ 【たつ】 to depart (on a journey, trip, etc.), to leave, to set off, to start
- 立つ鳥跡を濁さず 【たつとりあとをにごさず】 it is simply common courtesy to clean up after yourself, a bird does not foul the nest it is about to leave, on leaving a place, one should see that all is in good order
- 暴く 【あばく】 to disclose, to divulge, to expose, to open (a grave), to dig out
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ば、 わ
- Korean:
- bal
Spanish
- abrir
- exponer
- suceder
Portuguese
- liberar
- partida
- publicar
- emitir
- a partir de
- revelar
French
- départ
- décharge
- dégagement
- publier
- émettre
- partir de
- divulguer
- compteur de coups de feu
303 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
392 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
370 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
43 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3092 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
186 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
225 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
953 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.7 | Japanese for Busy People |
96 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
96 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
286 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1360 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3174 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1634 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2222 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1721 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
22662P | Morohashi |
2565 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3860 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1705 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1840 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
102 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
342 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3557 | 2001 Kanji |
0a9.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-5-4 | SKIP code |
1241.5 | Four corner code |
1-40-15 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
767a | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
104 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 性 【セイ】 nature (of a person), sex, gender, sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.), gender, -ty, -ity, -ness, -cy
- 性格 【セイカク】 character (of a person), personality, disposition, nature, characteristics, nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
- 耐性 【タイセイ】 resistance (e.g. to antibiotics), tolerance (e.g. drug tolerance)
- 社会性 【シャカイセイ】 sociality
- 性 【ショウ】 nature, disposition, temperament, character, quality, that which does not change according to external influences
- 性根 【ショウネ】 nature, character, disposition
- 冷え性 【ヒエショウ】 sensitivity to cold
- 凝り性 【コリショウ】 tendency to become totally absorbed in something, monomania, perfectionism, fastidiousness, meticulousness, susceptibility for a stiffening of the shoulders
Kun reading compounds
- 性 【さが】 one's nature, one's destiny, custom, tradition, habit, convention
Readings
- Korean:
- seong
Spanish
- sexo
- género
- naturaleza
- temperamento
Portuguese
- sexo
- gênero
- natureza
French
- sexe
- genre
- nature
- propriétés
645 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
745 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
723 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
199 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1666 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
280 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
535 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
564 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.13 | Japanese for Busy People |
98 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
98 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
421 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
811 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
357 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
222 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
266 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1572 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
10478 | Morohashi |
299 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1822 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1558 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1679 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
119 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
690 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1172 | 2001 Kanji |
4k5.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-5 | SKIP code |
1-1-7 | SKIP code |
9501.0 | Four corner code |
1-32-13 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6027 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
1101 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 硬 【コウ】 hardness
- 硬貨 【コウカ】 coin, hard currency
- 生硬 【セイコウ】 crude, immature, unpolished
- 重硬 【ジュウコウ】 heavy and hard (of a wood)
Kun reading compounds
- 硬い 【かたい】 hard, solid, tough, stiff, tight, wooden, unpolished (e.g. writing), strong, firm (not viscous or easily moved), safe, steady, honest, steadfast, obstinate, stubborn, bookish, formal, stuffy
- かたいことは言いっこなし 【かたいことはいいっこなし】 let's put formalities aside, let's not speak so stiffly
Readings
- Korean:
- gyeong
Spanish
- rígido
- duro
- firme
Portuguese
- duro
- rígido
French
- dur
- raide
1260 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1149 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3193 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1598 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
766 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1635 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1009 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1046 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1309 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1403 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1518 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
802 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1095 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
702 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
24230 | Morohashi |
1183 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4008 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
695 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
750 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1571 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3366 | 2001 Kanji |
5a7.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-5-7 | SKIP code |
1164.6 | Four corner code |
1-25-37 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
786c | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
89 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 化 【カ】 change to ..., becoming ..., making into ..., -ization, -ification
- 化学 【カガク】 chemistry
- 機械化 【キカイカ】 mechanization, mechanisation
- 民営化 【ミンエイカ】 privatization, privatisation
- 化粧 【ケショウ】 make-up, makeup, cosmetics, decoration, dressing, veneer
- 化粧水 【ケショウスイ】 skin lotion, face lotion
- 応化 【オウゲ】 assumption of a suitable form (by a buddha or bodhisattva)
- 教化 【キョウケ】 guidance, teaching people and leading them to Buddhism
Kun reading compounds
- 化ける 【ばける】 to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.), to assume the shape of, to turn oneself into, to transform oneself into, to disguise oneself as, to change radically, to metamorphose, to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
- 化かす 【ばかす】 to bewitch, to confuse, to enchant, to delude
- 老ける 【ふける】 to age, to grow old (esp. in appearance), to show marks of age
Readings
- Korean:
- hwa
Spanish
- cambiar
- transformarse
- modificarse
- disfrazarse
Portuguese
- mudança
- tomar a forma de
- influência
- encantar
- iludir
- seduzir
- -isação
French
- transformation
- prendre la forme de
- maquillage
- influence
- fantôme
- enchanter
- tromper
- chimie
- -isation
163 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
258 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
238 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
100 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
350 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
76 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
378 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
56 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.19 | Japanese for Busy People |
254 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
254 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
414 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
55 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
22 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
12 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
12 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1017 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
2572X | Morohashi |
21 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
580 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1008 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1083 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
104 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
242 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2156 | 2001 Kanji |
2a2.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-2-2 | SKIP code |
2121.0 | Four corner code |
2421.0 | Four corner code |
1-18-29 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5316 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1449 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 肝 【キモ】 liver, innards, courage, spirit, pluck, guts, crux, essential point, key
- 胆石 【タンセキ】 gallstone
- 魂胆 【コンタン】 ulterior motive, plot, scheme, complicated circumstances, intricacies
- 豪胆 【ゴウタン】 bold, daring, dauntless, intrepid, stout-hearted
Kun reading compounds
- 肝 【きも】 liver, innards, courage, spirit, pluck, guts, crux, essential point, key
- 肝いり 【きもいり】 good offices, auspices, sponsorship, help, assistance, village official (during the Edo period)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- い、 まこと
- Korean:
- dan
Spanish
- vesícula biliar
- valor
- espíritu
- nervio
Portuguese
- Bexiga irritadaa
- coragem
- orgãos internos
- nervos
French
- vésicule biliaire
- courage
- cran
1564 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1660 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3751 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1466 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1671 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
845 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1273 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1347 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1344 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1027 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1150 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
622 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
828 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
31 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
29354 | Morohashi |
919 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4790 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
31 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
31 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1265 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3972 | 2001 Kanji |
4b5.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-5 | SKIP code |
7621.0 | Four corner code |
1-35-32 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
80c6 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N2
517 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 管 【カン】 pipe, tube
- 管轄 【カンカツ】 jurisdiction, control
- 配管 【ハイカン】 plumbing, piping
- 移管 【イカン】 transfer of control
Kun reading compounds
- 管 【かん】 pipe, tube
- 管狐 【くだぎつね】 kuda-gitsune, pipe fox, fox-like spirit kept inside a bamboo tube and used by its master to perform divinations and curses, stoat
- 手練手管 【てれんてくだ】 wiles, art of coaxing
- 手管 【てくだ】 wiles, trick, artifice, coquetry
Readings
- Japanese names:
- すが
- Korean:
- gwan
Spanish
- tubería
- tubo
- caño
- control
- controlar
- administrar
Portuguese
- flauta
- tubo
- instrumento de sopro
- conversa de bêbados
French
- tuyau
- tube
- instrument à vent
- discours d'ivrogne
- gestion
573 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
466 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
443 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
519 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3416 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
664 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
798 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2212 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
328 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
328 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
539 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1484 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3349 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1736 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2357 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1281 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
26162 | Morohashi |
2701 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4317 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1273 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1365 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
613 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2377 | 2001 Kanji |
6f8.12 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-6-8 | SKIP code |
2-9-5 | SKIP code |
8877.7 | Four corner code |
1-20-41 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7ba1 | Unicode hex code |
炎
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1242 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 炎 【エン】 -itis (indicating an inflammatory disease)
- 炎症 【エンショウ】 inflammation, irritation
- 脳炎 【ノウエン】 brain inflammation, encephalitis, cerebritis
- 胃炎 【イエン】 gastritis, gastric catarrh
Kun reading compounds
- 炎 【ほのお】 flame, blaze, flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger), passion
- 炎検出器 【ほのおけんしゅつき】 flame detector
- 瞋恚の炎 【しんいのほのお】 intense antipathy (like a blazing fire), flames of rage
- 嫉妬の炎 【しっとのほのお】 flames of jealousy
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ぬく
- Korean:
- yeom
Spanish
- quemar
- llamarada
- inflamación
- flama
Portuguese
- inflamação
- chama
- fogo
French
- inflammation
- flamme
- incendie
1024 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1231 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2751 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1727 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1513 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
697 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1336 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1419 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1803 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1264 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3075 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1568 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2145 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
164 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
18910 | Morohashi |
2420 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3404 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
162 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
174 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1207 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1162 | 2001 Kanji |
4d4.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-4-4 | SKIP code |
9080.9 | Four corner code |
1-17-74 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
708e | Unicode hex code |