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) |
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)
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 |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N3
1168 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 洗 【セン】 washing machine, (clothes) washer
- 洗剤 【センザイ】 detergent, cleanser, cleaning agent, washing material
- 水洗 【スイセン】 washing with water, rinsing, flushing
- 杯洗 【ハイセン】 small vessel or bowl in which sake cups are rinsed
Kun reading compounds
- 洗う 【あらう】 to wash, to cleanse, to rinse, to inquire into, to investigate, to purify (one's heart), to lave (e.g. shore), to wash over (e.g. deck), to sweep
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あらい、 らい
- Korean:
- se, seon
Spanish
- lavar
- limpiar
- aclarar
- investigar
- indagar
Portuguese
- lavar
- indagar
- sondar
French
- laver
- fouiller
- examiner
927 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
916 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
626 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2551 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
925 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
210 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
817 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.17 | Japanese for Busy People |
692 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
705 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
198 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1189 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
465 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
288 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
350 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
255 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
17379 | Morohashi |
388 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3131 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
249 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
264 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
888 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
357 | 2001 Kanji |
3a6.12 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-6 | SKIP code |
3411.1 | Four corner code |
1-32-86 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6d17 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
1698 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 乾燥洗濯 【カンソウセンタク】 dry cleaning
- 鬼のいぬまに洗濯 【オニノイヌマニセンタク】 playing while the cat is away, taking a break while the boss is out, doing what one wants when one is (finally) alone, relaxing while the demon is out
Kun reading compounds
- 濯ぐ 【すすぐ】 to rinse, to wash out, to have one's revenge, to wipe out a disgrace
- 濯ぐ 【すすぐ】 to rinse, to wash out, to have one's revenge, to wipe out a disgrace
Readings
- Korean:
- tag
Spanish
- lavar
- enjuagar
- aclarar
Portuguese
- lavanderia
- lavar
- verter em
- enxáguar
French
- lessive
- laver
- rincer
- verser
1556 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1699 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2718 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
710 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2609 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1561 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1664 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
301 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1257 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
978 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
543 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
711 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
584 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
18532X | Morohashi |
793 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3360 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
577 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
619 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1871 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
375 | 2001 Kanji |
3a14.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-14 | SKIP code |
3711.4 | Four corner code |
1-34-85 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6fef | Unicode hex code |