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 |
王
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N3
684 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 王 【オウ】 king, ruler, sovereign, monarch, tycoon, magnate, champion, master, king (of the senior player)
- 王女 【オウジョ】 princess
- 竜王 【リュウオウ】 Dragon King, promoted rook
- 大王 【ダイオウ】 great king
Readings
- Japanese names:
- おお、 おおきみ、 わ
- Korean:
- wang
Spanish
- rey
- regla
- magnate
Portuguese
- rei
- regra
- magnata
- governo
French
- roi
- régner
- magnat
49 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
47 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
5 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
499 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2922 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
310 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
733 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
90 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
294 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
294 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
577 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1315 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4247 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2145 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2895 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
261 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
20823 | Morohashi |
3439 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3619 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
255 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
271 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
26 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3172 | 2001 Kanji |
4f0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-4-1 | SKIP code |
1010.4 | Four corner code |
1-18-06 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
738b | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
19 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 自 【ジ】 self-, from (a time or place)
- 自営 【ジエイ】 running one's own business, doing business on one's own, self-employment
- 出自 【シュツジ】 origin, birthplace, descent, lineage, ancestry, stock
- 海自 【カイジ】 Maritime Self-Defense Force
- 自然界 【シゼンカイ】 nature, the natural world, realm of nature
- 自然 【シゼン】 nature, natural, spontaneous, automatic, naturally, spontaneously, automatically
- 己がじし 【オノガジシ】 each (and every one), individually
Kun reading compounds
- 自ら 【みずから】 oneself, oneself, for oneself, personally, in person
- 自ら進んで 【みずからすすんで】 by choice, of one's own free will, on one's own initiative, off one's own bat
- 自ずから 【おのずから】 naturally, in due course, by itself, of its own accord
- 自ずから明らか 【おのずからあきらか】 self-evident
- 自ずと 【おのずと】 naturally, in due course, by itself, of its own accord
Readings
- Japanese names:
- より
- Korean:
- ja
Spanish
- uno mismo
- por sí mismo
- auto-
Portuguese
- a si próprio
French
- soi-même
229 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
150 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
134 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
53 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3841 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
60 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
242 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
340 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.19 | Japanese for Busy People |
62 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
62 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
63 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1587 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4338 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2195 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2954 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
36 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
30095 | Morohashi |
3525 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4900 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
36 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
36 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
14 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
126 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
879 | 2001 Kanji |
5c1.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-6-2 | SKIP code |
2600.0 | Four corner code |
1-28-11 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
81ea | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
325 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 由来 【ユライ】 origin, source, history, derivation, originally, from the start, by nature
- 由緒 【ユイショ】 history, pedigree, lineage
- 来由 【ライユ】 origin, cause
- 因由 【インユ】 cause
- 事由 【ジユウ】 reason, cause
- 服装自由 【フクソウジユウ】 no dress code, lack of dress code (at work)
- 由緒 【ユイショ】 history, pedigree, lineage
- 由緒ある 【ユイショアル】 venerable, prestigious, with a long history
Kun reading compounds
- 由 【よし】 reason, significance, cause, piece of information that one has heard, I hear that ..., it is said that ...
- 由ありげ 【よしありげ】 meaningful, suggestive, seeming to be with a history, seeming to be with circumstances that are hard to explain
- 候由 【そうろうよし】 I hear that ...
- 依る 【よる】 to be due to, to be caused by, to depend on, to turn on, to be based on, to come from, to be based at (a location, an organization), to be headquartered at
Readings
- Korean:
- yu
Spanish
- razón
- significado
- causa
Portuguese
- porquanto
- por conseguinte
- uma razão
French
- c'est pourquoi
- raison
- cause
- origine
- grave
325 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
421 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
399 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
376 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
89 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
297 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
739 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
186 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
363 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
364 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
623 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1333 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4311 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2181 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2935 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1114 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
21724 | Morohashi |
3499 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3724 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1105 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1186 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
134 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
261 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1676 | 2001 Kanji |
0a5.35 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-5-2 | SKIP code |
5060.0 | Four corner code |
1-45-19 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7531 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
57 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 選 【セン】 selection, choice, choosing, picking, election
- 選挙 【センキョ】 election
- 抽選 【チュウセン】 lottery, raffle, drawing (of lots)
- 公選 【コウセン】 public election, election by popular vote
Kun reading compounds
- 選ぶ 【えらぶ】 to choose, to select
- 選ぶところがない 【えらぶところがない】 being the same thing (as), being indistinguishable (from)
- 選る 【よる】 to choose, to select, to pick out
- 選る 【よる】 to choose, to select, to pick out
Readings
- Korean:
- seon
Spanish
- elegir
- seleccionar
Portuguese
- eleger
- selecionar
- escolher
- preferir
French
- élection
- sélection
- choisir
- préférer
449 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
556 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
527 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
105 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4744 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
522 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
967 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2419 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
800 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
814 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
264 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
721 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3931 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2026 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2734 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1822 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
39127P | Morohashi |
3169 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6114 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1804 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1944 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
341 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
626 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3561 | 2001 Kanji |
2q12.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-3-12 | SKIP code |
3-2-12 | SKIP code |
3730.8 | Four corner code |
1-33-10 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
9078 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N1
257 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 挙 【キョ】 action, behavior, behaviour, move, recommendation (of a person for a position)
- 挙式 【キョシキ】 holding a ceremony, wedding ceremony
- 暴挙 【ボウキョ】 violence, reckless action, (an) outrage
- 快挙 【カイキョ】 brilliant achievement, spectacular feat, splendid accomplishment, remarkable deed
Kun reading compounds
- 上げる 【あげる】 to raise, to elevate, to do up (one's hair), to fly (a kite, etc.), to launch (fireworks, etc.), to surface (a submarine, etc.), to land (a boat), to deep-fry, to show someone (into a room), to give, to send someone (away), to enrol (one's child in school), to enroll, to increase (price, quality, status, etc.), to develop (talent, skill), to improve, to make (a loud sound), to raise (one's voice), to earn (something desirable), to praise, to give (an example, etc.), to cite, to summon up (all of one's energy, etc.), to arrest, to nominate, to summon (for geishas, etc.), to offer up (incense, a prayer, etc.) to the gods (or Buddha, etc.), to bear (a child), to conduct (a ceremony, esp. a wedding), (of the tide) to come in, to vomit, to do for (the sake of someone else), to complete ..., to humbly do ...
- 上がる 【あがる】 to rise, to go up, to come up, to ascend, to be raised, to enter (esp. from outdoors), to come in, to go in, to enter (a school), to advance to the next grade, to get out (of water), to come ashore, to increase, to improve, to make progress, to be promoted, to advance, to be made (of profit, etc.), to occur (esp. of a favourable result), to be adequate (to cover expenses, etc.), to be finished, to be done, to be over, to stop (of rain), to lift, to stop (working properly), to cut out, to give out, to die, to win (in a card game, etc.), to be arrested, to turn up (of evidence, etc.), to be deep fried, to be spoken loudly, to get nervous, to get stage fright, to be offered (to the gods, etc.), to go, to visit, to eat, to drink, to be listed (as a candidate), to serve (in one's master's home), to be complete, to finish, above, north of
- 挙る 【こぞる】 to assemble everything together, to do something as a group
Readings
- Japanese names:
- たか
- Korean:
- geo
Spanish
- tener lugar
- elevar
- completamente
- levantar
- poner un ejemplo
- prosperar
Portuguese
- levantar
- plano
- projeto
- comportamento
- ações
French
- faire monter
- plan
- projet
- conduite
- actions
375 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
482 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
458 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
439 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1902 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
523 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1356 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1207 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
801 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
815 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1189 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
849 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3106 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1588 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2169 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1957 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
12081P | Morohashi |
2456 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2150 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1938 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2088 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
434 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
539 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
947 | 2001 Kanji |
3n7.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-7 | SKIP code |
2-4-6 | SKIP code |
2-6-4 | SKIP code |
3250.2 | Four corner code |
9050.2 | Four corner code |
1-21-83 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6319 | Unicode hex code |