960 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
2108 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
669 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
506 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
3913 | Morohashi |
854 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
2164 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1768 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
2390 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 喉 【コン】 fish, counter for fish
- 喉頭 【コウトウ】 larynx
- 咽喉 【インコウ】 throat, vital passage, key position
- 耳鼻咽喉 【ジビインコウ】 ear, nose, and throat
Kun reading compounds
- 喉 【のど】 throat, singing voice, gutter (inner margins of a book)
- 喉赤蜂鳥 【のどあかはちどり】 ruby-throated hummingbird (Archilochus colubris)
Readings
- Korean:
- hu
Spanish
- garganta
Portuguese
French
3d9.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-9 | SKIP code |
6703.4 | Four corner code |
1-25-02 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5589 | 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 |
hump, high, noble, prosperity
- On:
- リュウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1109 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 隆盛 【リュウセイ】 prosperity, flourishing, thriving
- 隆起 【リュウキ】 protuberance, bulge, protrusion, projection, swell, rise, uplift, upheaval, elevation
- 興隆 【コウリュウ】 rise, prosperity
- 膨隆 【ボウリュウ】 swelling up
Readings
- Japanese names:
- お、 たか、 たかし
- Korean:
- ryung
Spanish
- montículo
- giba
- alto
- próspero
- floreciente
Portuguese
- corcova
- alto
- nobre
- prosperidade
French
- protubérance
- haut
- noble
- prospérité
1901 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1255 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4999 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1193 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1876 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1313 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
946 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
976 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1926 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
741 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
661 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
401 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
498 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1575 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
41720P | Morohashi |
545 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6455 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1561 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1682 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1500 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3672 | 2001 Kanji |
2d8.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-8 | SKIP code |
7721.4 | Four corner code |
1-46-20 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
9686 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
374 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 起源 【キゲン】 origin, beginning, source, rise
- 起因 【キイン】 to be caused by, to result from, to arise from, to stem from, to be due to, cause, origin
- 突起 【トッキ】 protuberance, projection, prominence, protrusion, bump, boss, process, apophysis
- 決起 【ケッキ】 rising to action, standing up against, jumping to one's feet
Kun reading compounds
- 起きる 【おきる】 to get up, to rise, to blaze up (fire), to wake up, to be awake, to stay awake, to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents), to happen, to take place
- 起こる 【おこる】 to occur, to happen
- 起こす 【おこす】 to raise, to raise up, to set up, to pick up, to wake, to wake up, to waken, to awaken, to cause, to bring about, to lead to, to trigger, to give rise to, to create, to generate (e.g. heat, electricity), to produce, to start, to begin, to launch, to establish, to found, to set up, to open, to plough, to plow, to till, to fall ill with, to transcribe, to write down (what is spoken), to turn over (a card)
- 起こす 【おこす】 to raise, to raise up, to set up, to pick up, to wake, to wake up, to waken, to awaken, to cause, to bring about, to lead to, to trigger, to give rise to, to create, to generate (e.g. heat, electricity), to produce, to start, to begin, to launch, to establish, to found, to set up, to open, to plough, to plow, to till, to fall ill with, to transcribe, to write down (what is spoken), to turn over (a card)
- 起つ 【たつ】 to take action, to act, to rise (up), to rouse oneself
Readings
- Korean:
- gi
Spanish
- despertar
- levantarse
- comenzar
- comienzo
- despertar a alguien
Portuguese
- despertar
- acordar
- levantar
French
- se lever
- se réveiller
- début
- se produire
- provoquer
181 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
268 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
250 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
443 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4541 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
579 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
256 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1262 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.15 | Japanese for Busy People |
373 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
374 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
128 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1755 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4099 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2079 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2818 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
532 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
37048 | Morohashi |
3307 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
5849 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
526 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
565 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
246 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
352 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1470 | 2001 Kanji |
3b7.11 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-7-3 | SKIP code |
4780.1 | Four corner code |
1-21-15 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
8d77 | Unicode hex code |