920 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1872 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
412 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
309 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
3577 | Morohashi |
788 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
2159 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
628 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 咽喉 【インコウ】 throat, vital passage, key position
- 咽喉頭異常感症 【インコウトウイジョウカンショウ】 globus pharyngis, lump in one's throat, pharyngolaryngeal paresthesia
- 嚥下 【エンゲ】 swallowing, deglutition
- 哀咽 【アイエツ】 being choked with tears
- 嗚咽 【オエツ】 sobbing, weeping, fit of crying
Kun reading compounds
- 咽ぶ 【むせぶ】 to be choked, to be stifled, to be smothered
- 噎せる 【むせる】 to choke, to be choked by, to be stifled by
- 喉 【のど】 throat, singing voice, gutter (inner margins of a book)
- 喉から手が出る 【のどからてがでる】 (wanting something so badly that) one can almost taste it, a hand reaches out from one's throat
Readings
- Korean:
- in, yeol
Spanish
- garganta
- sofoco
- atragantamiento
- asfixia
Portuguese
French
3d6.14 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-6 | SKIP code |
6600.0 | Four corner code |
1-16-86 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
54bd | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
433 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 頭 【トウ】 counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle), counter for insects in a collection, counter for helmets, masks, etc.
- 頭角 【トウカク】 top of the head
- 教頭 【キョウトウ】 deputy head teacher, vice principal
- 会頭 【カイトウ】 society president
- 頭 【ズ】 head
- 頭打ち 【アタマウチ】 reaching a peak, reaching the limit, plateauing, maxing out
- 馬頭 【メズ】 horse-headed demon (in hell)
- 竜頭 【リュウズ】 crown (of a watch), stem, canon (of a bell), something in the shape of a dragon's head (esp. a helmet crest)
- 頭 【トウ】 counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle), counter for insects in a collection, counter for helmets, masks, etc.
- 頭角 【トウカク】 top of the head
- 鳥兜 【トリカブト】 aconite (esp. species Aconitum japonicum), wolfsbane, monkshood, traditional bugaku hat
Kun reading compounds
- 頭 【あたま】 head, hair (on one's head), mind, brains, intellect, leader, chief, boss, captain, top, tip, beginning, start, head, person, down payment, deposit, top structural component of a kanji, pair
- 頭打ち 【あたまうち】 reaching a peak, reaching the limit, plateauing, maxing out
- 石頭 【いしあたま】 obstinate person, stubbornness, pigheadedness, hard head (like a rock)
- ごま塩頭 【ごましおあたま】 salt and pepper hair, dark hair streaked with gray
- 頭 【あたま】 head, hair (on one's head), mind, brains, intellect, leader, chief, boss, captain, top, tip, beginning, start, head, person, down payment, deposit, top structural component of a kanji, pair
- 頭文字 【かしらもじ】 first letter of a word, capital letter (at the start of a word or sentence), initials (of one's name)
- お頭 【おかしら】 leader, chief, head, boss, (another person's) head
- 鯛の尾より鰯の頭 【たいのおよりいわしのかしら】 better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion
- 頭 【かぶり】 head
- 頭を振る 【かぶりをふる】 to shake one's head (in denial)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- かみ、 がみ、 ちゃん、 つむり、 づ
- Korean:
- du
Spanish
- cabeza
- principio
- delantera
Portuguese
- cabeça
- sufixo para contagem de animais grandes
French
- tête
- compteur de gros animaux
294 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
203 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
186 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
386 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4469 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
519 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
275 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2504 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
276 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
276 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
166 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1889 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2019 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1073 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1450 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1453 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
43490 | Morohashi |
1604 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6639 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1441 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1549 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
234 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
238 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3061 | 2001 Kanji |
9a7.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-7-9 | SKIP code |
1118.6 | Four corner code |
1-38-12 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
982d | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
26 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 後 【ゴ】 after
- 後日 【ゴジツ】 in the future, another day, later
- 越後 【エチゴ】 Echigo (former province located in present-day Niigata Prefecture)
- 終了後 【シュウリョウゴ】 after the end (of something), post-
- 後援 【コウエン】 support, backing
- 後遺症 【コウイショウ】 prognostic symptoms, after-effect, sequela
- 向後 【コウゴ】 hereafter
- 先後 【センゴ】 before and after, earlier and later, order, sequence, occurring almost simultaneously, inversion (of order), black and white
Kun reading compounds
- 後 【のち】 later, afterwards, future, after one's death, descendant
- 後々 【のちのち】 future, distant future
- 後々 【のちのち】 future, distant future
- この後 【このあと】 after this, henceforth, henceforward, from now on
- 後ろ 【うしろ】 back, behind, rear
- 後ろ姿 【うしろすがた】 (a person's) appearance from behind, person as seen from behind, back view, retreating figure
- 後ろ 【うしろ】 back, behind, rear
- 後ろ姿 【うしろすがた】 (a person's) appearance from behind, person as seen from behind, back view, retreating figure
- 後 【あと】 behind, rear, after, later, remainder, the rest, more (e.g. five more minutes), left, also, in addition, descendant, successor, heir, after one's death, past, previous
- 後押し 【あとおし】 pushing, backing, boosting, supporting, pushing from behind (a cart, etc.), pusher
- 亡き後 【なきあと】 after one's death
- 後々 【あとあと】 future, distant future
- 遅れる 【おくれる】 to be late, to be delayed, to fall behind schedule, to be overdue, to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.), to lag behind, to be behind (the times), to be bereaved of, to be preceded by (someone) in death, to be slow (of a clock or watch)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- こし、 し、 しい、 しり
- Korean:
- hu
Spanish
- después
- atrás
- detrás
- retrasarse
Portuguese
- atrás
- costas
- mais tarde
French
- après
- derrière
- plus tard
208 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
123 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
111 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
45 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1610 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
276 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
53 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1300 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.11 | Japanese for Busy People |
48 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
48 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
30 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
625 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
431 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
267 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
321 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1391 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
10098 | Morohashi |
361 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1742 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1379 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1479 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
48 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
174 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2067 | 2001 Kanji |
3i6.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-6 | SKIP code |
2224.7 | Four corner code |
1-24-69 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5f8c | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1037 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 壁 【カベ】 wall, partition, barrier, obstacle, hindrance, difficulty, Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
- 壁画 【ヘキガ】 fresco, mural, wall painting
- 隔壁 【カクヘキ】 barrier wall, bulkhead, partition, septum, diaphragm
- 内壁 【ナイヘキ】 inner wall
Kun reading compounds
- 壁 【かべ】 wall, partition, barrier, obstacle, hindrance, difficulty, Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
- 壁掛け 【かべかけ】 wall-mounted ornament, wall decoration, wall hanging, wall-mounted
- 白壁 【しらかべ】 white plaster wall, tofu, bean curd
- 厚い壁 【あついかべ】 hard-to-overcome obstacle, high hurdle, thick wall
Readings
- Korean:
- byeog
Spanish
- muro
- pared
Portuguese
- parede
- forro
- cerca
French
- mur
- paroi (estomac)
- barrière
1780 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1064 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1148 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1369 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
442 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2585 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1489 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1587 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1029 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
366 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3601 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1849 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2515 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1514 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
5516 | Morohashi |
2895 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1103 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1500 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1616 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1826 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3772 | 2001 Kanji |
3b13.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-13-3 | SKIP code |
7010.4 | Four corner code |
1-42-41 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
58c1 | Unicode hex code |
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 膿 【ウミ】 pus, corruption, rot, evils
- 膿痂疹 【ノウカシン】 impetigo
Kun reading compounds
- 膿む 【うむ】 to fester, to form pus
- 膿 【うみ】 pus, corruption, rot, evils
- 膿汁 【のうじゅう】 pus
- 血膿 【ちうみ】 bloody pus
Readings
- Korean:
- nong
Spanish
Portuguese
French
3826 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
29938 | Morohashi |
4884 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
2455 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2528 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
4b13.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-13 | SKIP code |
7523.2 | Four corner code |
1-39-31 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
81bf | Unicode hex code |
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 胃潰瘍 【イカイヨウ】 stomach ulcer, gastric ulcer
- 消化性潰瘍 【ショウカセイカイヨウ】 peptic ulcer
Readings
- Korean:
- yang
Spanish
Portuguese
French
3062 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1958 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
4073 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2801 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
22327 | Morohashi |
3825 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1817 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
5i9.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-5-9 | SKIP code |
0012.7 | Four corner code |
1-65-71 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
760d | Unicode hex code |