4 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
4 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
26 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
18 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1025 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
6 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
35 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
188 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1.A | Japanese for Busy People |
6 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
6 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
4 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
335 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3778 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1928 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2620 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
4 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
4682 | Morohashi |
3044 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
938 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
4 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
4 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
114 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
37 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
47 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 四 【シ】 four, 4
- 4月 【シガツ】 April, fourth month in the lunar calendar
- 十四 【ジュウシ】 fourteen, 14
- 炭素14 【タンソジュウシ】 carbon-14
Kun reading compounds
- 四 【し】 four, 4
- 四畳半 【よじょうはん】 four and a half tatami mats, four-and-a-half-mat room, small room esp. for assignations
- 四つ 【よっつ】 four, 4, four years of age, ten o'clock (in the old time system), burakumin, cross grips
- 四つ角 【よつかど】 four corners, crossroads, intersecting street, street corner
- 四つ 【よっつ】 four, 4, four years of age, ten o'clock (in the old time system), burakumin, cross grips
- 四つの自由 【よっつのじゆう】 the Four Freedoms (as defined by Franklin D. Roosevelt: freedom of speech, freedom of worship, freedom from want, freedom from fear)
- 四 【し】 four, 4
- 40 【よんじゅう】 forty, 40
- 十四 【じゅうし】 fourteen, 14
- 軽四 【けいよん】 four-wheeled light vehicle
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あ、 つ、 よつ
- Korean:
- sa
Spanish
- cuatro
- 4
Portuguese
- quatro
French
- quatre
3675 | 2001 Kanji |
3s2.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-3-2 | SKIP code |
4-5-1 | SKIP code |
6021.0 | Four corner code |
1-27-45 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
56db | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
375 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 万 【マン】 10,000, ten thousand, myriad, everything, all, various
- 万一 【マンイチ】 (unlikely event of) emergency, the worst(-case scenario), 10000 to 1, (if) by some chance, by some possibility, in the unlikely event that
- 億万 【オクマン】 millions and millions
- 永万 【エイマン】 Eiman era (1165.6.5-1166.8.27)
- 万 【バン】 completely, absolutely, totally
- 万一 【マンイチ】 (unlikely event of) emergency, the worst(-case scenario), 10000 to 1, (if) by some chance, by some possibility, in the unlikely event that
- 千万 【センバン】 exceedingly, extremely, very many, indeed
- 奇怪千万 【キカイセンバン】 very strange (mysterious, weird), bizarre, monstrous, outrageous
Kun reading compounds
- 万 【まん】 10,000, ten thousand, myriad, everything, all, various
- 万年 【まんねん】 ten thousand years, eternity, perennial, perpetual
- 八百万 【やおよろず】 myriad, countless things
- 500万 【ごひゃくまん】 5,000,000, five million, many
Readings
- Japanese names:
- かず、 ま、 ゆる
- Korean:
- man, mug
Spanish
- diez mil
- muchos
Portuguese
- dez mil
French
- myriade
- 10000
320 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
227 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
392 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
96 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
7 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
84 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
3 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
43 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1.A | Japanese for Busy People |
16 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
16 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
13 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
8 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3653 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1865 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2542 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
64 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
10 | Morohashi |
2936 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
7 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
64 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
68 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
215 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
86 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3145 | 2001 Kanji |
0a3.8 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-2-1 | SKIP code |
4-3-1 | SKIP code |
1022.7 | Four corner code |
1-43-92 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
4e07 | Unicode hex code |
十
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
8 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 十 【ジュウ】 ten, 10, ten years of age, book containing a collection of poems
- 十一 【ジュウイチ】 eleven, 11, jack
- 90 【キュウジュウ】 ninety, 90
- 第十 【ダイジュウ】 tenth
- 十種競技 【ジッシュキョウギ】 decathlon
- 十指 【ジッシ】 the ten fingers
- 十指 【ジッシ】 the ten fingers
- 十回 【ジッカイ】 ten times
Kun reading compounds
- 十 【じゅう】 ten, 10, ten years of age, book containing a collection of poems
- 10日 【とおか】 10th day of the month, ten days
- 釈迦十 【しゃかじゅう】 10 of batons (in mekuri karuta)
- 十 【じゅう】 ten, 10, ten years of age, book containing a collection of poems
- 10日 【とおか】 10th day of the month, ten days
- 算盤 【そろばん】 abacus, soroban, calculation (esp. of profit and loss), reckoning
Readings
- Japanese names:
- い、 か、 ぎ、 さ、 し、 そ、 そう、 ち、 とう、 ね、 ま、 る、 わ
- Korean:
- sib
Spanish
- diez
- 10
Portuguese
- dez
French
- dix
10 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
10 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
33 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
5 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
768 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
12 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
25 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
18 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1.A | Japanese for Busy People |
12 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
12 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
10 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
239 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4172 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2110 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2855 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
10 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
2695 | Morohashi |
3365 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
598 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
10 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
10 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
22 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
6 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1455 | 2001 Kanji |
2k0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-2-3 | SKIP code |
4000.0 | Four corner code |
1-29-29 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5341 | Unicode hex code |
小
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
114 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 小 【ショウ】 smallness, small item, short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days), elementary school, smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name), inferior, younger (of two people with the same name), junior, unit of field area (approx. 400 sq m)
- 小雨 【コサメ】 light rain, drizzle
- 微小 【ビショウ】 microscopic
- 中小 【チュウショウ】 small and medium
Kun reading compounds
- 小さい 【ちいさい】 small, little, tiny, slight, below average (in degree, amount, etc.), minor, small, low (e.g. sound), soft (e.g. voice), unimportant, petty, insignificant, trifling, trivial, young, juvenile
- 小さい頃 【ちいさいころ】 as a child, when one was a child
Readings
- Japanese names:
- いさら、 こう、 さざ、 しゃお、 ちいさ
- Korean:
- so
Spanish
- poco
- pequeño
Portuguese
- Pequeno
- pouco
French
- petit
24 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
27 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
36 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
63 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1355 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
33 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
46 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
21 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.15 | Japanese for Busy People |
27 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
27 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
88 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
511 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
7 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
106 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
7473 | Morohashi |
7 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1389 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
105 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
110 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
126 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
15 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1141 | 2001 Kanji |
3n0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-1-2 | SKIP code |
9000.0 | Four corner code |
1-30-14 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5c0f | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
777 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 惑 【ワク】 klesha
- 惑星 【ワクセイ】 planet, dark horse, surprise contender
- 魅惑 【ミワク】 attraction, fascination, lure, captivation, charm
- 不惑 【フワク】 past forty, following right course
Kun reading compounds
- 惑う 【まどう】 to get lost, to lose one's bearings, to be puzzled, to be perplexed, to be confused, to be at a loss, to be tempted, to be seduced, to be captivated
Readings
- Korean:
- hog
Spanish
- ilusión
- engaño
- duda
- seducción
- dudar
- seducir
Portuguese
- enganar
- desilusão
- perplexidade
French
- égarer
- perplexité
- séduire
1942 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1160 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1710 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1131 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1302 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1784 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
969 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1001 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1071 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
789 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3461 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1783 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2427 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
622 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
10789 | Morohashi |
2786 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1892 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
614 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
661 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1532 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1458 | 2001 Kanji |
4k8.16 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-8-4 | SKIP code |
5333.0 | Four corner code |
1-47-39 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
60d1 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N2
844 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 星 【セイ】 Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions), Singapore
- 星座 【セイザ】 constellation, astrological sign, star sign, zodiac sign
- 新星 【シンセイ】 nova, new face, new star
- 小惑星 【ショウワクセイ】 asteroid
- 客星 【カクセイ】 celestial body seen only for a short time (e.g. comet)
- 七星 【シチセイ】 the Big Dipper (asterism), the Plough, the Plow
Kun reading compounds
- 星 【ほし】 star (usu. excluding the Sun), planet (usu. excluding Earth), heavenly body, star (glyph, symbol, shape), asterisk, star (actor, player, etc.), dot, spot, fleck, bullseye, perp, perpetrator, culprit, offender, suspect, one's star (that determines one's fate), one's fortune, point, score, star point (intersection marked with a dot), hoshi, (pyrotechnic) star
- 星空 【ほしぞら】 starry sky
- 四三の星 【しそうのほし】 the Big Dipper (asterism), the Plough, the Plow
- 希望の星 【きぼうのほし】 ray of light, ray of hope, promising talent
Readings
- Korean:
- seong
Spanish
- estrella
- punto pequeño
- resultado de un juego
Portuguese
- estrela
- ponto
- marca
French
- étoile
- point
- marque
264 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
171 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
154 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
877 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2121 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
838 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
599 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
946 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
730 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
743 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
463 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
973 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3089 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1577 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2156 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1570 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
13837 | Morohashi |
2435 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2452 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1556 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1676 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
181 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3872 | 2001 Kanji |
4c5.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-4-5 | SKIP code |
6010.4 | Four corner code |
1-32-17 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
661f | Unicode hex code |