79 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
136 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
123 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
8 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1037 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
111 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
36 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
745 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.11 | Japanese for Busy People |
40 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
40 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
151 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
344 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3831 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1964 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2659 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
588 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
4752 | Morohashi |
3087 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
950 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
581 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
624 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
4 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
158 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
3 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 国益 【コクエキ】 national interest
- 国営 【コクエイ】 government management, state management
- 最恵国 【サイケイコク】 most favored nation, most favoured nation, MFN
- 異国 【イコク】 foreign country
Kun reading compounds
- 国 【くに】 country, state, region, national government, central government, home (i.e. hometown, home country), province (of Japan), land, earth
- 国人 【こくじん】 indigenous person, inhabitant of a country, local, native, local lords and samurai, daimyo who did not leave his domains to meet the shogun in Kyoto (during the Muromachi period)
- お国 【おくに】 your native country, your hometown, my home country (i.e. Japan), countryside, country, daimyo's territory (Edo period)
- 現国 【うつしくに】 world of mankind, this world
Readings
- Japanese names:
- くな、 こ
- Korean:
- gug
Spanish
- país
Portuguese
- País
- terra
- nação
French
- pays
3172 | 2001 Kanji |
3s5.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-3-5 | SKIP code |
6010.3 | Four corner code |
1-25-81 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
56fd | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
4 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 会 【カイ】 meeting, assembly, party, gathering, conference, athletic meet, society, association, club
- 会員 【カイイン】 member, the membership
- 例会 【レイカイ】 regular meeting
- 際会 【サイカイ】 meeting, facing, confronting
- 会 【エ】 gathering (esp. Buddhist, festive, etc.)
- 会釈 【エシャク】 slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude), nod, salutation, consideration, thoughtfulness
- 法会 【ホウエ】 Buddhist service (e.g. memorial service)
- 御斎会 【ゴサイエ】 imperial event at which high monks recited the Golden Light Sutra to pray for national security and good harvests (held annually at the palace from the 8th to the 14th of the first lunar month, between the Nara and Muromachi periods)
Kun reading compounds
- 会う 【あう】 to meet, to encounter, to see, to have an accident, to have a bad experience
- 逢うは別れの始め 【あうはわかれのはじめ】 we meet only to part, meeting is the first step to parting
- 会わせる 【あわせる】 to make (someone) to meet, to let (someone) meet, to expose to, to subject to
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あい、 い
- Korean:
- hoe, goe, gwal
Spanish
- asociación
- reunión
- encontrarse con
- reunirse
Portuguese
- encontro
- reunião
- festa
- associação
- entrevista
- une
French
- réunion
- rencontre
- meeting
- parti
- association
- entrevue
- rejoindre
54 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
93 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
87 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
12 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
381 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
116 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
14 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
454 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.1 | Japanese for Busy People |
158 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
158 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
59 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
47 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2512 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1275 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1741 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
759 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
460 | Morohashi |
2020 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
143 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
752 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
814 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
16 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
119 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2871 | 2001 Kanji |
2a4.19 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-4 | SKIP code |
2-3-3 | SKIP code |
8073.1 | Four corner code |
1-18-81 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
4f1a | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
539 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 図 【ズ】 drawing, picture, diagram, figure, illustration, chart, graph, map, sight, scene
- 図鑑 【ズカン】 pictorial book, picture book, illustrated reference book, identification manual, field guide
- 一途 【イチズ】 wholehearted, earnest, determined, intent, single-minded, straightforward, devoted to, doing nothing but
- 構図 【コウズ】 composition (of painting), structural outline, compositional arrangement
- 図書館 【トショカン】 library
- 図書 【トショ】 books
- 異図 【イト】 treasonable intent
- 隠された意図 【カクサレタイト】 hidden agenda
Kun reading compounds
- 図る 【はかる】 to plan, to attempt, to devise, to plot, to conspire, to scheme, to aim for, to strive for, to work towards, to seek, to deceive, to trick, to take in
Readings
- Japanese names:
- づ
- Korean:
- do
Spanish
- dibujo
- ilustración
- consulta
- estrategia
- planear
- diseñar
Portuguese
- mapa
- desenho
- plano
- inesperado
- acidentalmente
French
- carte
- dessin
- plan
- inattendu
- accidentellement
261 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
167 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
150 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
631 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1034 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
388 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
142 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
502 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.16 | Japanese for Busy People |
339 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
339 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
329 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
342 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3809 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1951 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2645 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1188 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
4734P | Morohashi |
3071 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
947 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1180 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1264 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
146 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
366 | 2001 Kanji |
3s4.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-3-4 | SKIP code |
6040.3 | Four corner code |
6040.0 | Four corner code |
1-31-62 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
56f3 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
169 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 書 【ショ】 book, document, calligraphy (esp. Chinese), penmanship, handwriting, letter, note
- 書院 【ショイン】 drawing room, study, writing alcove, publishing house
- 投書 【トウショ】 letter (e.g. of complaint), letter to the editor, letter from a reader, contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.)
- 議定書 【ギテイショ】 protocol
Kun reading compounds
- 書く 【かく】 to write, to compose, to pen, to draw, to paint
Readings
- Japanese names:
- かき
- Korean:
- seo
Spanish
- escritura
- escrito
- escribir
Portuguese
- escrever
French
- écrire
92 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
159 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
142 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
130 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3719 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
70 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
58 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1216 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.3 | Japanese for Busy People |
131 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
131 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
181 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
998 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3292 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1703 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2314 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
333 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
14294 | Morohashi |
2658 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2463 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
327 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
349 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
121 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
197 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1678 | 2001 Kanji |
4c6.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-6-4 | SKIP code |
5060.1 | Four corner code |
1-29-81 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
66f8 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
613 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 館 【カン】 (large) building, public building, hall
- 館長 【カンチョウ】 superintendent, director, curator, chief librarian
- 在外公館 【ザイガイコウカン】 diplomatic mission, overseas diplomatic establishment
- 公館 【コウカン】 official residence
Kun reading compounds
- 館 【やかた】 mansion, palace, manor house, castle, nobleman, noblewoman, dignitary, cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
- 夏館 【なつやかた】 villa arranged appropriately for summer, mansion arranged appropriately for summer
- 恐怖の館 【きょうふのやかた】 house of horrors
- 館 【やかた】 mansion, palace, manor house, castle, nobleman, noblewoman, dignitary, cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- たち
- Korean:
- gwan
Spanish
- edificio
- mansión
Portuguese
- edifício
- mansão
- edifício grande
- palácio
French
- bâtiment
- grand bâtiment
- résidence
- palais
366 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
266 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
247 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
319 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
5174 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
319 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
280 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2761 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.12 | Japanese for Busy People |
327 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
327 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
330 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1909 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2196 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1150 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1562 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1490 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
44237P | Morohashi |
1748 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6701 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1478 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1589 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
436 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2877 | 2001 Kanji |
8b8.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-8-8 | SKIP code |
8377.7 | Four corner code |
1-20-59 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
9928 | 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 |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
445 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 韓 【カン】 Republic of Korea, South Korea, Han (ancient Chinese state)
- 韓国 【カンコク】 South Korea, Republic of Korea, Korean Empire (1897-1910)
- 日韓 【ニッカン】 Japan and South Korea, Japanese-Korean
- 在韓 【ザイカン】 resident in South Korea, situated in South Korea
Kun reading compounds
- 唐 【から】 China (sometimes also used in ref. to Korea or other foreign countries)
- 唐国 【からくに】 China, Korea
Readings
- Korean:
- han
Spanish
- antigua región de China
- Corea
Portuguese
French
- Corée
685 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
5107 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
2741 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1250 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
2218 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1575 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1662 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
43159 | Morohashi |
1757 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6602 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1647 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1776 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1555 | 2001 Kanji |
4c14.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-8-10 | SKIP code |
4445.6 | Four corner code |
1-20-58 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
97d3 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
28 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 民 【ミン】 citizen, resident, person, user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
- 民意 【ミンイ】 popular will, will of the people
- 自民 【ジミン】 Liberal Democratic Party, LDP
- 公民 【コウミン】 citizen, freemen
Kun reading compounds
- 民 【たみ】 people, citizens, subjects, folk
- 民草 【たみくさ】 people, populace
- 国民 【くにたみ】 people of a country
- 流浪の民 【るろうのたみ】 wandering people, nomadic tribe
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ひと、 み
- Korean:
- min
Spanish
- gente
- pueblo
Portuguese
- pessoas
- nação
- assuntos
French
- peuple
- nation
- citoyen
518 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
619 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
590 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
70 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
25 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
246 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
206 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
333 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
177 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
177 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
536 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1149 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3770 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1922 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2614 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1851 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
17028 | Morohashi |
3036 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3021 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1834 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1976 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
30 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
459 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3756 | 2001 Kanji |
0a5.23 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-3-2 | SKIP code |
4-5-1 | SKIP code |
7774.7 | Four corner code |
1-44-17 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6c11 | Unicode hex code |