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 N3
183 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 際 【サイ】 occasion, time, circumstances, (in) case (of), when
- 際会 【サイカイ】 meeting, facing, confronting
- 学際 【ガクサイ】 interdisciplinary
- 援助交際 【エンジョコウサイ】 paid dating (esp. with an underage girl; oft. involving selling of sex), compensated dating
Kun reading compounds
- 際 【きわ】 edge, brink, verge, side, time, moment of
- 際立つ 【きわだつ】 to be prominent, to be conspicuous, to stand out, to be outstanding, to be remarkable, to be striking, to be notable
- 今際の際 【いまわのきわ】 verge of death, dying moments
Readings
- Japanese names:
- わ
- Korean:
- je
Spanish
- límite
- frontera
- asociación
- unión
- ocasión
Portuguese
- ocasião
- lado
- margem
- limite
- indecente
- ousado
- perigoso
- vez
- quando
French
- occasion
- côté
- accotement
- bord
- dangereux
- aventureux
- indécent
- temps
- quand
612 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
710 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
683 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
300 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
5018 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
424 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
992 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2073 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
618 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
628 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
474 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
750 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
874 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
503 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
646 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1305 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
41820 | Morohashi |
714 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6478 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1296 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1392 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
189 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
789 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3641 | 2001 Kanji |
2d11.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-11 | SKIP code |
1-2-11 | SKIP code |
7729.1 | Four corner code |
1-26-61 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
969b | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
14 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 三 【サン】 three, 3
- 三 【サン】 three
- 十三 【ジュウサン】 thirteen, 13, king
- 七三 【シチサン】 7 or 3 ratio, hair parted on one side
- 四三 【シソウ】 one four-of-a-kind and one three-of-a-kind in a dealt hand, three and a four (in dice games)
Kun reading compounds
- 三 【さん】 three, 3
- 三十日 【みそか】 last day of the month
- 三つ 【みっつ】 three, three years of age
- 三つ折り 【みつおり】 threefold, folded in three
- 三つ 【みっつ】 three, three years of age
- 3つの密 【みっつのみつ】 three Cs, three conditions that facilitate the transmission of infectious diseases (closed spaces, crowds, and close contact)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- か、 さ、 さい、 さえ、 さぶ、 ざ、 ざえ、 ざぶ、 そう、 ぞ、 ただ、 みつ、 みん、 も、 や
- Korean:
- sam
Spanish
- tres
- 3
Portuguese
- três
French
- trois
3 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
3 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
23 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
10 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
8 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
3 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
4 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
22 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1.A | Japanese for Busy People |
4 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
4 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
3 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
5 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2423 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1225 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1689 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
3 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
12 | Morohashi |
1924 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
8 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
3 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
3 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
21 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
10 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3072 | 2001 Kanji |
0a3.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-1-2 | SKIP code |
1010.1 | Four corner code |
1-27-16 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
4e09 | Unicode hex code |
人
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
5 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 人 【ジン】 -ian (e.g. Italian), -ite (e.g. Tokyoite), -er (e.g. performer, etc.), person working with ..., man, person, people
- 人為 【ジンイ】 human work, human agency, art, artificiality
- 米人 【ベイジン】 American person
- 俳人 【ハイジン】 haiku poet
- 人 【ニン】 counter for people
- 人気 【ニンキ】 popularity, public favor, condition (e.g. market), tone, character, nature
- 同人 【ドウジン】 same person, said person, the person in question, coterie, clique, fraternity, kindred spirits, comrade, colleague, dōjin, doujin, Japanese fans or hobbyists who produce their own magazines, manga, software, etc.
- 代人 【ダイニン】 substitute, deputy, proxy, representative, agent
Kun reading compounds
- 人 【ひと】 person, someone, somebody, human beings, mankind, man, people, humans, human (Homo sapiens), (other) people, others, character, personality, nature, capable person, competent person, suitable person, right person, adult, grown-up, I, me, one
- 人一倍 【ひといちばい】 (much) more than others, exceedingly, extremely, unusually
- 貴人 【きじん】 aristocrat, nobleman, dignitary, person of high rank
- いい人 【いいひと】 good-natured person, good person, (one's) lover, boyfriend, girlfriend
Readings
- Japanese names:
- じ、 と、 ね、 ひこ、 ふみ
- Korean:
- in
Spanish
- persona
Portuguese
- pessoa
French
- être humain
- personne
30 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
39 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
39 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
9 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
339 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
4 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
11 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
14 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.5 | Japanese for Busy People |
1 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
15 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
42 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4175 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2111 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2857 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
960 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
344 | Morohashi |
3368 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
99 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
951 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1023 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
2 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
7 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1262 | 2001 Kanji |
2a0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-2-4 | SKIP code |
8000.0 | Four corner code |
1-31-45 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
4eba | Unicode hex code |
leader, commander, general, admiral, or, and again, soon, from now on, just about
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N2
634 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 将 【ショウ】 commander, general, leader
- 将棋 【ショウギ】 shogi, Japanese chess
- 少将 【ショウショウ】 major general, rear admiral, air commodore
- 王将 【オウショウ】 king (of the senior player), Ōshō (one of the eight major titles in professional shogi)
Kun reading compounds
- 将に 【まさに】 just (about to), on the point of, on the verge of, on the brink of
- 将 【はた】 or, otherwise, furthermore, also, perhaps, by some chance, possibly, that being said, be that as it may, however, but, not to mention, needless to say, as expected, sure enough, really, at all
- 将又 【はたまた】 or
- 将門記 【しょうもんき】 Shōmonki (chronicle of the Taira-no-Masakado Rebellion, ca 940CE)
- 将に 【まさに】 just (about to), on the point of, on the verge of, on the brink of
Readings
- Japanese names:
- かつ、 かつり、 すすむ、 たか、 ゆき
- Korean:
- jang
Spanish
- líder
- cargo
- mando
- mandar
- de ahora en adelante
Portuguese
- líder
- comandante
- general
- almirante
- ou
- e outra vez
- logo
- de agora em diante
- somente sobre isto
French
- dirigeant
- commandant
- général
- amiral
- ou
- l'un après l'autre
- bientôt
- à partir de maintenant
- à peu près
911 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
899 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
561 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2840 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
920 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
479 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1040 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
627 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
637 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
830 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
506 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
551 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
336 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
415 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
739 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
7437P | Morohashi |
460 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1379 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
731 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
789 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
447 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
906 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1248 | 2001 Kanji |
2b8.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-7 | SKIP code |
3214.9 | Four corner code |
3714.2 | Four corner code |
1-30-13 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5c06 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1311 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 棋士 【キシ】 professional shogi player, professional go player
- 棋院 【キイン】 go institution, go club, go hall
- 弾棋 【ダンギ】 ancient Chinese board game similar to go
Kun reading compounds
- 碁 【ご】 go (board game)
Readings
- Korean:
- gi
Spanish
- pieza de ajedrez
- ajedrez japonés
- shogi
Portuguese
- peça de xadrez
- xadrez Japonês
- shogi
French
- pièce d'échec
- échecs japonais
- shogi
1130 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1259 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2294 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1794 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1438 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1835 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1985 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1535 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1099 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1242 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
675 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
899 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1779 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
14922 | Morohashi |
987 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2744 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1763 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1900 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1552 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1861 | 2001 Kanji |
4a8.14 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-8 | SKIP code |
4498.1 | Four corner code |
1-20-93 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
68cb | Unicode hex code |