77 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
134 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
121 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
46 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
383 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
195 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
135 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
270 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.2 | Japanese for Busy People |
159 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
159 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
271 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
284 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2511 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1274 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1740 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
259 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
3287 | Morohashi |
2019 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
715 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
253 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
269 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
33 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
124 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
41 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 合 【ゴウ】 gō, traditional unit of volume, approx. 180 ml, gō, traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 square meters, one-tenth of the distance from the base to the summit of a mountain, conjunction, sum, total, synthesis (in dialectics), minor premise (in hetuvidya), counter for covered containers, counter for matches, battles, etc.
- 合意 【ゴウイ】 (coming to an) agreement, consent, mutual understanding, accord, consensus
- 複合 【フクゴウ】 composite, combined, complex
- 整合 【セイゴウ】 adjustment, coordination, integration, conformity
- 合宿 【ガッシュク】 lodging together, training camp, boarding house
- 合作 【ガッサク】 collaboration, joint work
- 合戦 【カッセン】 battle, fight, fighting, engagement, contest
- 合羽 【カッパ】 raincoat
Kun reading compounds
- 合う 【あう】 to come together, to merge, to unite, to meet, to fit, to match, to suit, to agree with, to be correct, to be profitable, to be equitable, to do ... to each other, to do ... together
- 合うも不思議、合わぬも不思議 【あうもふしぎ、あわぬもふしぎ】 dreams and fortune-telling are hit-and-miss
- 合い 【あい】 between-season wear, spring and autumn clothing, spring and fall clothing, together, condition, situation, state, -ish
- 合言葉 【あいことば】 password, watchword, motto, slogan
- 立会い 【たちあい】 presence (e.g. of an observer), observation, observer, witness, trading session (at an exchange), rising from a crouch to charge, initial charge, face-off
- 地合い 【じあい】 texture (cloth, fabric, paper), market tone, undertone, balance between the position of white and black stones
- 合わす 【あわす】 to match (rhythm, speed, etc.), to join together, to unite, to combine, to add up, to face, to be opposite (someone), to compare, to check with, to cause to meet (e.g. an unpleasant fate), to place together, to connect, to overlap, to mix, to combine, to put blade to blade, to fight
- 合わせる 【あわせる】 to match (rhythm, speed, etc.), to join together, to unite, to combine, to add up, to face, to be opposite (someone), to compare, to check with, to cause to meet (e.g. an unpleasant fate), to place together, to connect, to overlap, to mix, to combine, to put blade to blade, to fight
- 合わせる顔がない 【あわせるかおがない】 too ashamed to meet
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あう、 あん、 い、 か、 こう、 ごお、 に、 ね、 や、 わい
- Korean:
- hab
Spanish
- adecuado
- apropiado
- correcto
- sentar bien
- ser adecuado
- ser correcto
- hacer juego
Portuguese
- encaixe
- unir
French
- correspondre
- convenir
- joindre
- go (0,18 l ou 0,33 m)
2877 | 2001 Kanji |
2a4.18 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-4 | SKIP code |
8060.1 | Four corner code |
1-25-71 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5408 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
228 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 計 【ケイ】 plan, meter, measuring device, (in) total, total (of)
- 計画 【ケイカク】 plan, project, schedule, scheme, program, programme
- 生計 【セイケイ】 livelihood, living
- 推計 【スイケイ】 estimate, estimation
Kun reading compounds
- 計る 【はかる】 to measure, to weigh, to survey, to time (sound, gauge, estimate), to conjecture, to infer, to surmise
- 計らう 【はからう】 to manage, to arrange, to see to (a matter), to dispose of, to consult (with), to talk (to)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- え、 かず、 け
- Korean:
- gye
Spanish
- medida
- cuenta
- contar
- pensar
- medir
- pesar
Portuguese
- desenho
- plano
- esquema
- medida
French
- planifier
- projeter
- calcul
- mesure
201 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
116 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
105 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
186 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4312 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
357 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
249 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
895 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.7 | Japanese for Busy People |
340 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
340 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
288 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1658 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1828 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
965 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1309 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
342 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
35220 | Morohashi |
1441 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
5555 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
337 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
359 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
210 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
173 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3055 | 2001 Kanji |
7a2.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-7-2 | SKIP code |
0460.0 | Four corner code |
1-23-55 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
8a08 | Unicode hex code |
special
- On:
- トク
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N4
234 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 特産 【トクサン】 being produced in a particular region, local specialty
- 特異 【トクイ】 unique, peculiar, singular
- 快特 【カイトク】 rapid express (train service), rapid limited express
- 在特 【ザイトク】 Special Permission to Stay in Japan, residence status that can be granted to illegal immigrants or overstayers
Readings
- Korean:
- teug
Spanish
- especial
Portuguese
- Especial
French
- spécial
685 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
586 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
760 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
153 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2860 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
411 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
215 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2.18 | Japanese for Busy People |
282 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
282 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
398 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1293 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1181 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
641 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
852 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
252 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
20013 | Morohashi |
945 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3541 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
246 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
261 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
186 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
554 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2448 | 2001 Kanji |
4g6.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-6 | SKIP code |
2454.1 | Four corner code |
1-38-35 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7279 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1361 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 殊勲 【シュクン】 distinguished services, meritorious deeds
- 殊勝 【シュショウ】 admirable, laudable
- 特殊 【トクシュ】 special, particular, peculiar, unique
Kun reading compounds
- 異 【こと】 difference (from one another), different thing, other, unusual, extraordinary
- 殊に 【ことに】 especially, particularly, unusually, above all, additionally
Readings
- Korean:
- su
Spanish
- particularmente
- especialmente
- excepcionalmente
Portuguese
- particularmente
- especialmente
- excepcionalmente
French
- particulièrement
- spécialement
- exceptionnellement
1348 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1330 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2443 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1019 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1452 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1505 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1604 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
813 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1135 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1178 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
639 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
850 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
818 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
16451 | Morohashi |
942 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2975 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
810 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
873 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1354 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3164 | 2001 Kanji |
0a10.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-6 | SKIP code |
1529.0 | Four corner code |
1-28-76 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6b8a | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
13 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 出 【シュツ】 coming out, emerging, being born into (a certain family), being a native of (a particular place)
- 出演 【シュツエン】 appearance (in a film, play, TV show, etc.), performance
- 輩出 【ハイシュツ】 producing (people) in great numbers, appearing one after the other
- 歳出 【サイシュツ】 annual expenditure
- 出納 【スイトウ】 receipts and expenditure (disbursements)
- 出納簿 【スイトウボ】 cashbook
Kun reading compounds
- 出る 【でる】 to leave, to exit, to go out, to come out, to get out, to leave (on a journey), to depart, to start out, to set out, to move forward, to come to, to get to, to lead to, to reach, to appear, to come out, to emerge, to surface, to come forth, to turn up, to be found, to be detected, to be discovered, to be exposed, to show, to be exhibited, to be on display, to appear (in print), to be published, to be announced, to be issued, to be listed, to come out, to attend, to participate, to take part, to enter (an event), to play in, to perform, to be stated, to be expressed, to come up, to be brought up, to be raised, to sell, to exceed, to go over, to stick out, to protrude, to break out, to occur, to start, to originate, to be produced, to come from, to be derived from, to be given, to get, to receive, to be offered, to be provided, to be presented, to be submitted, to be handed in, to be turned in, to be paid, to answer (phone, door, etc.), to get, to assume (an attitude), to act, to behave, to pick up (speed, etc.), to gain, to flow (e.g. tears), to run, to bleed, to graduate, to ejaculate, to cum
- 出る杭は打たれる 【でるくいはうたれる】 the nail that sticks out gets hammered down, people that stick out too much get punished, tall trees catch much wind, people that excel at something become disliked
- 出す 【だす】 to take out, to get out, to put out, to reveal, to show, to submit (e.g. thesis), to turn in, to publish, to make public, to send (e.g. letter), to produce (a sound), to start (fire), to serve (food), ... out (e.g. to jump out, to carry out), to begin ..., to start to ..., to burst into ...
- 出すことは舌を出すも嫌い 【だすことはしたをだすもきらい】 being exceptionally stingy
- 出でる 【いでる】 to go, to come
Readings
- Japanese names:
- いず、 いづ、 いで、 じ、 すっ、 すつ、 てん
- Korean:
- chul, chu
Spanish
- salir
- dejar
- sacar
Portuguese
- saída
- deixa
French
- sortir
- quitter
- présence
90 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
29 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
34 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
17 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
97 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
40 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
21 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
523 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.4 | Japanese for Busy People |
53 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
53 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
185 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
174 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4310 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2180 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2934 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
774 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
1811 | Morohashi |
3498 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
445 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
767 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
829 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
8 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
41 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1276 | 2001 Kanji |
0a5.22 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-5-2 | SKIP code |
2277.2 | Four corner code |
1-29-48 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
51fa | Unicode hex code |
生
life, genuine, birth
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
29 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 生 【セイ】 life, living, I, me, myself, student
- 生育 【セイイク】 birth and growth, giving birth and raising, development, breeding
- 回生 【カイセイ】 resurrection, resuscitation, coming back to life, regeneration, nth-year university student
- 公衆衛生 【コウシュウエイセイ】 public health, public hygiene, sanitation
- 生 【セイ】 life, living, I, me, myself, student
- 生家 【セイカ】 house where one was born, one's parents' house
- 殺生 【セッショウ】 killing, destruction of life, cruel, heartless, callous, brutal
- 死生 【シセイ】 life and death
Kun reading compounds
- 生きる 【いきる】 to live, to exist, to make a living, to subsist, to be in effect, to be in use, to function, to come to life, to be enlivened, to be safe (in baseball, go, etc.)
- 生きる糧 【いきるかて】 source of vitality, life sustenance
- 生かす 【いかす】 to make (the best) use of, to put to good use, to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.), to capitalise on (experience, etc.), to let live, to keep alive, to revive, to resuscitate, to bring back to life, to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)
- 生ける 【いける】 to arrange (flowers), to plant, living, live
- 生ける屍 【いけるしかばね】 living corpse
- 生まれる 【うまれる】 to be born
- 生まれる 【うまれる】 to be born
- 生まれ 【うまれ】 birth, birthplace, born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
- 生まれつき 【うまれつき】 by nature, by birth, naturally, natural, innate
- 生まれ 【うまれ】 birth, birthplace, born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
- 生まれつき 【うまれつき】 by nature, by birth, naturally, natural, innate
- 生む 【うむ】 to give birth, to bear (child), to lay (eggs), to produce, to yield, to give rise to, to deliver
- 生う 【おう】 to grow (of plants), to spring up
- 生える 【はえる】 to grow, to spring up, to sprout, to cut (teeth)
- 生やす 【はやす】 to grow, to cultivate, to let grow (e.g. weeds)
- 生 【き】 pure, undiluted, raw, crude
- 生地 【きじ】 cloth, fabric, material, texture, dough, batter, inherent quality, one's true character, one's true colours, unglazed pottery, skin with no make-up, uncoated metal
- 死に生き 【しにいき】 death and life, death or life, death
- 生 【なま】 raw, uncooked, fresh, natural, as it is, unedited, unprocessed, unprotected (sex), raw, bareback, live (i.e. not recorded), inexperienced, unpolished, green, crude, impudence, sauciness, unpasteurized beer, draft beer, draught beer, blank (e.g. disk), unused, just a little, somehow, vaguely, partially, somewhat, half-, semi-, insufficient, incomplete, half-baked, half-hearted, perfunctory, cash, tipsiness
- 生り 【なまり】 boiled and half-dried bonito
- お生 【おなま】 impudence, sauciness
- 現ナマ 【げんナマ】 cold cash, hard cash
- 生る 【なる】 to bear fruit
- 生す 【なす】 to have a child
- 生す 【むす】 to grow (of moss, etc.)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あさ、 いき、 いく、 いけ、 うぶ、 うまい、 え、 おい、 ぎゅう、 くるみ、 ごせ、 さ、 じょう、 すぎ、 そ、 そう、 ちる、 なば、 にう、 にゅう、 ふ、 み、 もう、 よい、 りゅう
- Korean:
- saeng
Spanish
- vida
- nacimiento
- vivir
- existir
- nacer
- dar a luz
- puro
- crudo
Portuguese
- vida
- genuína
- nascimento
French
- vie
- naissance
- authentique
- cru
34 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
44 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
42 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
29 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2991 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
67 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
71 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
214 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.4 | Japanese for Busy People |
44 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
44 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
49 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1327 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4309 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2179 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2933 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1569 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
21670 | Morohashi |
3497 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3715 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1555 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1675 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
9 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
43 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2472 | 2001 Kanji |
0a5.29 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-5-2 | SKIP code |
2510.0 | Four corner code |
1-32-24 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
751f | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N1
383 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 卒爾 【ソツジ】 abrupt, sudden
- 卒然 【ソツゼン】 sudden, unexpected, unannounced, abrupt
- 短慮軽率 【タンリョケイソツ】 impulsive and imprudent, rash and unthinking
- 兜率 【トソツ】 Tusita (heaven, pure land)
- 率 【リツ】 rate, ratio, proportion, percentage
- 率を定める 【リツヲサダメル】 to fix the rate
- 倍率 【バイリツ】 magnification, leverage, amplification, scaling factor, scale factor, competitiveness rating (e.g. for university entrance), applicant-to-acceptance ratio
- 定率 【テイリツ】 fixed rate
Kun reading compounds
- 率いる 【ひきいる】 to lead, to spearhead (a group), to command (troops)
Readings
- Korean:
- sol, ryul
Spanish
- proporción
- tasa
- dirigir
- mandar
- verdad
- franqueza
- indiscreción
- liderar
- encabezar
Portuguese
- razão
- valor
- proporção
- %
- coeficiente
- fator
French
- taux
- rapport
- proportion
- %
- coefficient
- facteur
878 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
767 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
803 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
553 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
319 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
808 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
731 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2040 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
788 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
802 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
615 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1312 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2625 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1343 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1820 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1753 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
20817P | Morohashi |
2118 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3618 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1737 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1874 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
742 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
455 | 2001 Kanji |
2j9.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-9 | SKIP code |
2-9-2 | SKIP code |
0040.3 | Four corner code |
1-46-08 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7387 | Unicode hex code |