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 5
JLPT level N2
260 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 勢 【セイ】 energy, military strength
- 勢力 【セイリョク】 influence, power, might, strength, potency, force, energy
- 国勢 【コクセイ】 state of a country (population, resources, etc.), condition of a country, strength of a country
- 党勢 【トウセイ】 strength of a party
- 勢 【ゼイ】 group engaged in some activity (players, companies, forces, etc.)
- 同勢 【ドウゼイ】 party, company
- 猛勢 【モウセイ】 great strength, courageous army, valiant troops
Kun reading compounds
- 勢い 【いきおい】 force, vigor, vigour, energy, spirit, life, influence, authority, power, might, impetus, momentum, course (of events), naturally, necessarily
- 勢い余る 【いきおいあまる】 to have excess momentum (from going too fast, using too much force, etc.), to get carried away, to go overboard, to overdo (something)
- 弾み 【はずみ】 bounce, spring, rebound, momentum, impetus, impulse, stimulus, inertia, moment, instant, impulse, chance
- 弾車 【はずみぐるま】 flywheel
Readings
- Japanese names:
- せ
- Korean:
- se
Spanish
- fuerza
- poder
- influencia
- vigor
Portuguese
- forças
- energia
- vigor militar
French
- vigueur
- forces
- énergie
- puissance militaire
441 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
747 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
518 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
365 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
735 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
299 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
375 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2039 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
646 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
656 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
865 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
227 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3542 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1829 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2487 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1529 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
2422 | Morohashi |
2857 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
558 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1515 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1633 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
293 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
779 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1445 | 2001 Kanji |
2g11.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-11-2 | SKIP code |
4442.7 | Four corner code |
4542.7 | Four corner code |
1-32-10 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
52e2 | Unicode hex code |
tune, tone, meter, key (music), writing style, prepare, exorcise, investigate, harmonize, mediate
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
87 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 調 【チョウ】 key, mode (in gagaku), time, tempo, rhythm, meter (of a poem), metre, style, form, mood, pattern, tax in kind (paid with locally produced goods; under the ritsuryō system)
- 調印 【チョウイン】 signature, signing, sealing
- 長調 【チョウチョウ】 major key
- 空調 【クウチョウ】 air conditioning
Kun reading compounds
- 調べる 【しらべる】 to examine, to look up, to investigate, to check up, to sense, to study, to inquire, to search
- 調べ 【しらべ】 investigation, inspection, examination, tune, note, melody
- 調べる 【しらべる】 to examine, to look up, to investigate, to check up, to sense, to study, to inquire, to search
- 取り調べ 【とりしらべ】 investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors), examination, inquiry, enquiry
- 整う 【ととのう】 to be ready, to be prepared, to be arranged, to be in order, to be put in order, to be well-ordered, to be well-proportioned, to be harmonious, to be adjusted, to be regulated, to be refined (e.g. of a face), to be settled (e.g. treaty, contract), to be completed
- 整える 【ととのえる】 to put in order, to arrange, to tidy up, to fix, to straighten, to get ready, to prepare, to arrange, to supply, to assemble, to buy, to adjust, to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing), to work out (e.g. business deal), to arrange (e.g. marriage), to settle
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ぎ、 つぎ
- Korean:
- jo, ju
Spanish
- melodía
- tono
- investigar
- comprobar
- arreglar
- poner en orden
Portuguese
- canção
- tom
- métrica
- clave (música)
- estilo de escrever
- preparar
- exorcisar
- investigar
French
- enquête
- mélodie
- ton (majeur/mineur)
- style d'écriture
- préparer
- exorciser
471 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
369 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
348 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
108 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4392 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
376 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
906 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2328 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.9 | Japanese for Busy People |
342 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
342 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
210 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1699 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1973 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1051 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1417 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
355 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
35609P | Morohashi |
1567 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
5647 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
349 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
373 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
219 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
434 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3049 | 2001 Kanji |
7a8.16 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-7-8 | SKIP code |
0762.0 | Four corner code |
1-36-20 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
8abf | Unicode hex code |
investigate
- On:
- サ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
184 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 査証 【サショウ】 visa, endorsing (e.g. a passport), stamping
- 査察 【ササツ】 inspection (for compliance), investigation (tax, etc.)
- 主査 【シュサ】 chief examiner or investigator
- 実態調査 【ジッタイチョウサ】 fact-finding investigation, investigation into actual conditions, fact-finding survey
Readings
- Korean:
- sa
Spanish
- investigar
- examinar
- inspeccionar
Portuguese
- investigar
French
- investigation
611 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
705 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
678 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
284 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2235 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
510 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
630 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
624 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
634 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
825 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1056 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3092 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1580 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2159 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1798 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
14643 | Morohashi |
2437 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2630 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1781 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1920 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
699 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1873 | 2001 Kanji |
4a5.32 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-4-5 | SKIP code |
4010.7 | Four corner code |
1-26-26 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
67fb | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N2
537 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 細 【サイ】 detail, details
- 細菌 【サイキン】 bacterium, bacteria, germ
- 子細 【シサイ】 reasons, circumstances, significance, particulars, hindrance, obstruction, interference
- 精細 【セイサイ】 fine, minute, detailed, meticulous, precise
Kun reading compounds
- 細い 【ほそい】 thin, slender, fine, unlucky
- 細い糸 【ほそいいと】 fine thread
- 細る 【ほそる】 to get thin, to taper off
- 細か 【こまか】 small, fine, detailed, stingy
- 細かい 【こまかい】 small, fine, minute, minor, trivial, sensitive, attentive, careful, frugal, stingy
- 細かい 【こまかい】 small, fine, minute, minor, trivial, sensitive, attentive, careful, frugal, stingy
- 細かいこと 【こまかいこと】 trifles, minor details
Readings
- Korean:
- se
Spanish
- estrecho
- fino
- delgado
- detallado
- adelgazar
- minucioso
Portuguese
- franzino
- emagrecer
- afinar
- delgado
- estreito
French
- menu
- long et fin
- délicat
- mince
- fluet
- étroit
218 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
140 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
284 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
721 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3522 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
701 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
812 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1958 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
695 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
708 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
123 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1525 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1689 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
900 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1220 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1375 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
27344 | Morohashi |
1333 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4472 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1363 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1463 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
205 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2776 | 2001 Kanji |
6a5.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-6-5 | SKIP code |
2690.0 | Four corner code |
1-26-57 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7d30 | Unicode hex code |
part, minute of time, segment, share, degree, one's lot, duty, understand, know, rate, 1%, chances, shaku/100
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
24 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 分 【ブン】 part, portion, share, amount, worth (as in "two days' worth"), enough (for), one's means, one's place, one's lot, one's social position, one's duty, one's part, condition, state (of affairs), extent, rate (as in "at this rate"), in proportion to, just as much as, to the same degree, content (e.g. alcohol), percentage, equivalent to (e.g. an old brother)
- 分化 【ブンカ】 specialization, specialisation, differentiation
- 応分 【オウブン】 according to one's abilities, appropriate, reasonable
- 細分 【サイブン】 subdivision (into small parts)
- 分 【フン】 minute (unit of time), fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
- 分別 【フンベツ】 discretion, prudence, good sense, judgement, judgment, wisdom, discernment
- 毎分 【マイフン】 every minute, per minute
- 壊変毎分 【カイヘンマイフン】 disintegration per minute, dpm
- 分 【ブ】 one-tenth, one percent (one-tenth of a wari), 3 mm (one-tenth of a sun), 2.4 mm (one-tenth of a mon, a traditional unit used to measure shoe sizes), 0.1 degree (one-tenth of a do, used to measure body temperature on any temperature scale), one-quarter of a ryō (obsolete unit of currency), thickness, advantageous circumstances, one-tenth of a monme of silver
- 分 【ブン】 part, portion, share, amount, worth (as in "two days' worth"), enough (for), one's means, one's place, one's lot, one's social position, one's duty, one's part, condition, state (of affairs), extent, rate (as in "at this rate"), in proportion to, just as much as, to the same degree, content (e.g. alcohol), percentage, equivalent to (e.g. an old brother)
- 一分 【イチブ】 one tenth, one hundredth, one percent, one tenth of a sun, one quarter ryō (an old coin)
- 節分 【セツブン】 setsubun, last day of winter in the traditional Japanese calendar (usu. February 3 or 4), day of the bean scattering ceremony, last day of any season (according to the traditional Japanese calendar)
Kun reading compounds
- 分ける 【わける】 to divide (into), to split (into), to part, to separate, to divide up, to classify, to sort out, to divide out, to share, to distribute, to deal out, to dish out, to distinguish, to discriminate, to differentiate (between), to break up (a fight), to mediate, to call a draw, to tie, to push one's way through (a crowd), to sell
- 分け 【わけ】 division, splitting, classification, sharing, distribution, draw, tie
- 分ける 【わける】 to divide (into), to split (into), to part, to separate, to divide up, to classify, to sort out, to divide out, to share, to distribute, to deal out, to dish out, to distinguish, to discriminate, to differentiate (between), to break up (a fight), to mediate, to call a draw, to tie, to push one's way through (a crowd), to sell
- 申し訳 【もうしわけ】 apology, excuse
- 追分 【おいわけ】 forked road
- 分かれる 【わかれる】 to branch, to fork, to diverge, to separate, to split, to divide, to disperse, to scatter
- 分かる 【わかる】 to understand, to comprehend, to grasp, to see, to get, to follow, to become clear, to be known, to be discovered, to be realized, to be realised, to be found out, I know!, I think so too!
- 分かつ 【わかつ】 to divide, to separate, to share, to distribute, to distinguish
Readings
- Japanese names:
- いた、 わけ
- Korean:
- bun
Spanish
- parte
- segmento
- minuto
- dividir
- separar
Portuguese
- parte
- minuto
- segmento
- grau
- dever
- compreender
- saber
- valor
- 1%
- oportunidades
- shaku/100
French
- portion
- minute
- section
- part
- degré
- son lot dans la vie
- comprendre
- savoir
- devoir
- taux
- 1%
- chances
- bu = 1/100 de shaku = 3.03 mm
133 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
218 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
199 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
35 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
578 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
35 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
22 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
64 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.2 | Japanese for Busy People |
38 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
38 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
26 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
180 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2466 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1247 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1713 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
788 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
1853 | Morohashi |
1972 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
454 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
781 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
844 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
28 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
101 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2045 | 2001 Kanji |
2o2.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-2 | SKIP code |
8022.7 | Four corner code |
1-42-12 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5206 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N2
137 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 区 【ク】 ward, borough, city (in Tokyo), district (e.g. electoral), section, zone (e.g. postal)
- 区域 【クイキ】 area, zone, district, quarter, section, limits, boundary
- 学区 【ガック】 school district, school area
- 鉱区 【コウク】 mining area, mine lot
Readings
- Korean:
- gu, u
Spanish
- barrio
- distrito
- sección
Portuguese
- waº
- distrito
French
- circonscription
- arrondissement
591 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
282 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
465 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
67 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
757 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
168 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
131 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
183 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
183 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
548 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
233 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3681 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1879 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2559 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1712 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
2674 | Morohashi |
2963 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
585 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1696 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1831 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
243 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3475 | 2001 Kanji |
2t2.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-2-2 | SKIP code |
7171.4 | Four corner code |
1-22-72 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
533a | Unicode hex code |