776 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
865 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
854 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1055 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
253 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
817 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1118 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2706 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
822 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
841 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1190 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
519 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4079 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2068 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2804 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1955 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
3048P | Morohashi |
3289 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
663 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1936 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2086 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
998 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
638 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 厳 【ゲン】 strict, stern
- 厳格 【ゲンカク】 strict, severe, stern, rigid, rigorous, tough
- 謹厳 【キンゲン】 stern, grave, solemn, sobersided
- 冷厳 【レイゲン】 grim, stern, stark, heartless
- 華厳 【ケゴン】 avatamsa (flower adornment, as a metaphor for becoming a buddha), Avatamska sutra, Kegon (sect of Buddhism)
- 荘厳 【ショウゴン】 decorating (a Buddhist statue or temple), adorning
Kun reading compounds
- 厳か 【おごそか】 solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.), austere, grave, majestic, dignified, stately, impressive
- 厳しい 【きびしい】 severe, strict, rigid, unsparing, relentless, hard (to do), difficult, tricky, intense (e.g. cold), harsh (weather), inclement
- 厳しい暑さ 【きびしいあつさ】 intense heat
- 厳めしい 【いかめしい】 stern, grave, austere, imposing, dignified, formidable, solemn, majestic, strict (e.g. security), severe, firm, rigid, rigorous
Readings
- Japanese names:
- いつ、 いづ、 きゅうら、 とし
- Korean:
- eom
Spanish
- solemne
- austero
- severo
- rígido
- estricto
Portuguese
- severo
- estrito
- seriedade
- rigidez
French
- strict
- sévère
- rigide
966 | 2001 Kanji |
3n14.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-5-12 | SKIP code |
9024.8 | Four corner code |
3224.8 | Four corner code |
1-24-23 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
53b3 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
465 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 命 【メイ】 order, command, decree, life, destiny, fate
- 命運 【メイウン】 fate, destiny
- 延命 【エンメイ】 keeping alive longer, prolonging life, life extension, life-support
- 十月革命 【ジュウガツカクメイ】 October Revolution
- 命婦 【ミョウブ】 title for high-ranking court ladies
- 延命 【エンメイ】 keeping alive longer, prolonging life, life extension, life-support
- 安心立命 【アンシンリツメイ】 spiritual peace and enlightenment, keeping an unperturbed mind through faith
Kun reading compounds
- 命 【いのち】 life, life force, lifetime, lifespan, most important thing, foundation, core, paired tattoos of the "life" kanji on the upper arms of a man and woman (indicating unwavering love), fate, destiny, karma
- 命からがら 【いのちからがら】 for dear life, barely escaping alive
- 貴い命 【たっといいのち】 precious life
- 露の命 【つゆのいのち】 life as evanescent as the dew
Readings
- Korean:
- myeong
Spanish
- orden
- mandato
- vida
Portuguese
- destino
- comando
- decreto
- vida
French
- destinée
- destin
- ordre
- décret
- vie
- nommer (à un poste)
519 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
416 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
394 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
388 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
430 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
387 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
411 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
671 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
578 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
587 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
997 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
325 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2553 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1303 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1772 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1412 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
3473 | Morohashi |
2058 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
767 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1400 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1502 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
249 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
316 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2844 | 2001 Kanji |
2a6.26 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-6 | SKIP code |
2-3-5 | SKIP code |
8062.7 | Four corner code |
1-44-31 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
547d | Unicode hex code |