1142 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
464 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1053 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
990 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1124 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
278 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1141 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1194 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
893 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
282 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2691 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1369 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1855 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
326 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
3289 | Morohashi |
2167 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
711 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
320 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
342 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
199 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
1064 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
711 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 吉 【キチ】 good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result), good luck, auspiciousness, unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
- 吉祥天 【キッショウテン】 Sri-mahadevi (consort of Vaishravana)
- 大吉 【ダイキチ】 excellent luck
- 中吉 【チュウキチ】 moderately good luck (in fortune telling)
- 吉 【キチ】 good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result), good luck, auspiciousness, unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
- 吉事 【キチジ】 auspicious event
- 嘉吉 【カキツ】 Kakitsu era (1441.2.17-1444.2.5)
- 勿吉 【モッキツ】 Mohe (one of the Tungusic-speaking tribes)
Kun reading compounds
- 吉川神道 【よしかわしんとう】 Yoshikawa Shinto (Confucianist form of Shinto, stripped of Buddhist influence)
- 吉川線 【よしかわせん】 scratch marks on the neck of a body (indicating a struggling victim of strangulation)
- 土吉 【つちよし】 earth form of "good luck" character
- 豊臣秀吉 【とよとみひでよし】 Toyotomi Hideyoshi
Readings
- Japanese names:
- え、 き、 きっ、 きる、 こし、 と、 よ
- Korean:
- gil
Spanish
- buena suerte
- alegría
- felicitaciones
Portuguese
- boa sorte
- prazer
- congratulações
French
- bonne chance
- joie
- félicitations
1477 | 2001 Kanji |
3p3.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-3 | SKIP code |
4060.1 | Four corner code |
1-21-40 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5409 | Unicode hex code |
田
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N4
90 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 田畑 【タハタ】 fields (of rice and other crops)
- 田園 【デンエン】 the country, countryside, rural districts, cultivated land, fields
- 桑田 【ソウデン】 mulberry plantation
- 水田 【スイデン】 (water-filled) paddy field
Kun reading compounds
- 田 【た】 rice field
- 田植え 【たうえ】 rice planting
- 新田 【しんでん】 new rice field, newly developed rice field, wasteland or marshland newly reclaimed as a rice field (Edo period)
- 塩田 【えんでん】 saltpan, field for drying salt
Readings
- Japanese names:
- いなか、 おか、 たん、 で、 とう、 や
- Korean:
- jeon
Spanish
- campo de arroz
- arrozal
Portuguese
- campo de arroz
- arroz sem beneficiar
French
- rizière
40 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
60 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
59 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
24 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2994 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
52 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
220 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
189 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.18 | Japanese for Busy People |
35 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
35 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
103 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1330 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3775 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1925 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2617 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
14 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
21723 | Morohashi |
3041 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3727 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
14 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
14 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
61 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
45 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3676 | 2001 Kanji |
5f0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-3-2 | SKIP code |
4-5-1 | SKIP code |
6040.0 | Four corner code |
1-37-36 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7530 | 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 |
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 |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N4
404 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 映画館 【エイガカン】 movie theatre, movie theater, cinema
- 映画 【エイガ】 movie, film, motion picture
- 大映 【ダイエイ】 Daiei Motion Picture Company
- 開映 【カイエイ】 beginning of a screening (at a movie theatre), starting a screening
Kun reading compounds
- 映る 【うつる】 to be reflected, to harmonize with (harmonise), to come out (photo), to be projected, to be displayed (on a screen)
- 映す 【うつす】 to project, to reflect, to cast (shadow)
- 映える 【はえる】 to shine, to glow, to look attractive, to look nice, to be set off (by)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あきら、 え、 てる
- Korean:
- yeong
Spanish
- reflejo
- reflexión
- reflejar
- reflejarse
- proyectarse
- proyectar
Portuguese
- reflitir
- reflexão
- projeção
French
- projection
- refléter
- réflexion
830 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
813 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
234 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2118 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
910 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
187 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
840 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.14 | Japanese for Busy People |
352 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
353 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
234 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
985 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1104 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
600 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
793 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1758 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
13838 | Morohashi |
892 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2448 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1742 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1879 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
368 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
876 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3863 | 2001 Kanji |
4c5.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-5 | SKIP code |
6503.0 | Four corner code |
1-17-39 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6620 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
199 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 絵 【エ】 picture, drawing, painting, sketch, image (TV, film, etc.), picture, footage
- 画家 【ガカ】 painter, artist
- 洋画 【ヨウガ】 Western painting, Western film, Western movie
- 邦画 【ホウガ】 Japanese film, Japanese painting
- 画 【カク】 stroke (of a kanji)
- 描く 【エガク】 to draw, to paint, to sketch, to depict, to describe, to picture in one's mind, to imagine, to form a certain shape (e.g. path of an action, appearance of an object, etc.)
- 参画 【サンカク】 taking part (in planning), participation
- 家族計画 【カゾクケイカク】 family planning
- 絵 【エ】 picture, drawing, painting, sketch, image (TV, film, etc.), picture, footage
- 描く 【エガク】 to draw, to paint, to sketch, to depict, to describe, to picture in one's mind, to imagine, to form a certain shape (e.g. path of an action, appearance of an object, etc.)
- 似顔絵 【ニガオエ】 portrait, likeness, sketch (of a face)
- 影絵 【カゲエ】 shadow picture, silhouette, shadowgraph
Kun reading compounds
- 描く 【えがく】 to draw, to paint, to sketch, to depict, to describe, to picture in one's mind, to imagine, to form a certain shape (e.g. path of an action, appearance of an object, etc.)
- 画する 【かくする】 to draw (a line), to demarcate, to mark, to divide, to map out, to plan
Readings
- Korean:
- hwa, hoeg
Spanish
- dibujo
- trazo
- puntuar
- interrumpir
Portuguese
- gravura
French
- trait de plume
- dessin
- écran
- compteur de traits de kanji
167 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
91 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
85 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
150 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
50 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
477 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
222 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
991 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.14 | Japanese for Busy People |
343 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
343 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
235 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
176 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3723 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1904 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2586 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1178 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
21739P | Morohashi |
3000 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3733 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1170 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1254 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
176 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
155 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3175 | 2001 Kanji |
0a8.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-2-6 | SKIP code |
1077.2 | Four corner code |
1-18-72 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
753b | Unicode hex code |
oversee, official, govt office, rule, administer
- On:
- カン
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
408 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 監獄 【カンゴク】 prison
- 監禁 【カンキン】 confinement
- 総監 【ソウカン】 inspector general, commissioner
- 収監 【シュウカン】 imprisonment
Readings
- Japanese names:
- けん
- Korean:
- gam
Spanish
- supervisar
- controlar
- gobernar
- administrar
Portuguese
- fiscalizar
- oficial
- escritório do govêrno
- governar
- administrar
French
- surveiller
- officiel
- bureau administratif
- gouverner
- administrer
1111 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
537 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3121 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1460 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1556 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2398 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1663 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1777 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
925 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1374 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3535 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1825 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2483 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1465 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
23032 | Morohashi |
2852 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3901 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1453 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1562 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1782 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3474 | 2001 Kanji |
5h10.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-10-5 | SKIP code |
2-9-5 | SKIP code |
7810.7 | Four corner code |
1-20-38 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
76e3 | Unicode hex code |
coach, command, urge, lead, supervise
- On:
- トク
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
534 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 督促 【トクソク】 urge, demand, importunity
- 督学官 【トクガクカン】 school inspector
- 総督 【ソウトク】 governor-general, governor, viceroy
- 家督 【カトク】 heir, successor, family estate, family fortune, inheritance, headship of a family
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ただ、 ただし
- Korean:
- dog
Spanish
- supervisar
- controlar
- ordenar
- instruir
- impulsar
Portuguese
- técnico
- comando
- desejo
- primazia
- supervisionar
French
- superviseur
- entraîner
- commander
- mener
- pousser à faire
1665 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
660 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3147 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1737 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1563 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2023 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1670 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1785 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
926 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1390 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3471 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1789 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2437 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
726 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
23457 | Morohashi |
2796 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3946 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
719 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
776 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1651 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1279 | 2001 Kanji |
5c8.9 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-8-5 | SKIP code |
2760.4 | Four corner code |
1-38-36 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7763 | Unicode hex code |