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 4
JLPT level N3
398 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 労 【ロウ】 labor, labour, toil, trouble, pains, work, effort, striving
- 労組 【ロウソ】 labor union, labour union, trade union
- 国労 【コクロウ】 National Railway Workers Union
- 功労 【コウロウ】 meritorious deed, services
Kun reading compounds
- 労する 【ろうする】 to work, to labor, to labour, to put to work, to make (someone) work
- 労る 【いたわる】 to pity, to sympathize with, to sympathise with, to treat with sympathy, to console, to be kind to, to tend to (e.g. an injury), to care for, to nurse, to soothe, to appreciate, to recognize (someone's efforts), to reward for
- 労き 【いたずき】 pain, trouble, illness
- 労い 【ねぎらい】 expression of appreciation (for someone's efforts), thanks
- 労う 【ねぎらう】 to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status), to thank for, to reward for
- 労う 【ねぎらう】 to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status), to thank for, to reward for
Readings
- Korean:
- ro
Spanish
- trabajo duro
- cansancio
- compensación
Portuguese
- trabalho
- agradecer
- recompensar
- dificuldade
French
- labeur
- remerciement pour
- récompense pour
- être plein d'attentions
- soucis
542 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
639 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
610 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
309 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
720 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
274 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
369 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
491A | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
233 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
233 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
443 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
214 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3155 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1619 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2205 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
868 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
2329 | Morohashi |
2548 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
531 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
860 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
924 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
145 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
494 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
945 | 2001 Kanji |
3n4.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-5-2 | SKIP code |
2-3-4 | SKIP code |
3242.7 | Four corner code |
9042.7 | Four corner code |
1-47-11 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
52b4 | Unicode hex code |
use, send on a mission, order, messenger, envoy, ambassador, cause
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
219 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 使 【シ】 messenger, police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods), klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
- 使者 【シシャ】 messenger, envoy, emissary
- 特使 【トクシ】 special envoy
- 実力行使 【ジツリョクコウシ】 use of force
Kun reading compounds
- 使う 【つかう】 to use (a tool, method, etc.), to make use of, to put to use, to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.), to employ, to handle, to manage, to manipulate, to use (time, money, etc.), to spend, to consume, to use (language), to speak
- 使い 【つかい】 errand, mission, going on an errand, messenger, bearer, errand boy, errand girl, familiar spirit, use, usage, user, trainer, tamer, handler, charmer
- 使い方 【つかいかた】 way of using (something), way to use, how to use, usage, use, way of handling (employees, subordinates, etc.), way of treating, treatment, management
- オズの魔法使い 【オズのまほうつかい】 The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (novel by L. F. Baum, 1900), The Wizard of Oz (film, 1939)
- 春の使い 【はるのつかい】 Japanese bush warbler, messenger of spring
Readings
- Korean:
- sa
Spanish
- usar
- manejar
- emplear
Portuguese
- Uso
- usar
French
- utiliser
224 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
303 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
287 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
226 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
432 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
210 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
117 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
556 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.3 | Japanese for Busy People |
331 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
331 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
199 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
89 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
100 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
68 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
72 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
999 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
573 | Morohashi |
90 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
196 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
990 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1065 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
239 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
298 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2166 | 2001 Kanji |
2a6.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-2-6 | SKIP code |
2520.6 | Four corner code |
1-27-40 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
4f7f | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
70 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 関 【カン】 barrier, gate
- 関係 【カンケイ】 relation, relationship, connection, participation, involvement, concern, influence, effect, sexual relations, sexual relationship, related to, connected to
- 連関 【レンカン】 connection, relation, linkage
- 通関 【ツウカン】 customs clearance
Kun reading compounds
- 関 【せき】 barrier, gate, seki, mutual life
- 関取 【せきとり】 ranking wrestler in the makuuchi (senior-grade) or juryo (junior-grade) divisions
- 霞ヶ関 【かすみがせき】 Kasumigaseki, district of Tokyo where most of Japan's government ministry offices are located, government ministries (of Japan), Japanese government bureaucracy
- 関わる 【かかわる】 to be affected, to be influenced, to be concerned with, to have to do with, to stick to (opinions)
- 覗き機関 【のぞきからくり】 peep show, device with lens mounted on a stand or in a box to view enlarged pictures
- 水機関 【みずからくり】 puppet powered by (falling) water, water-powered contrivance, show using such a device (in Edo-period Osaka)
Readings
- Korean:
- gwan, wan
Spanish
- barrera
- puerta
- relación
- mecanismo
- valla
Portuguese
- conexão
- obstáculo
- passagem
- emvolver
- concernente
French
- relation
- barrière
- lien
- rapport
- concerner
365 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
467 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
444 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
104 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4958 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
289 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
982 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2245 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.7 | Japanese for Busy People |
398 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
402 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
446 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1844 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4129 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2099 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2842 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
2036 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
41297 | Morohashi |
3328 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6402 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
2017 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2173 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
84 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
614 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3863 | 2001 Kanji |
8e6.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-8-6 | SKIP code |
7743.0 | Four corner code |
1-20-56 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
95a2 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
232 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 係争 【ケイソウ】 dispute, contention, conflict, controversy
- 係数 【ケイスウ】 coefficient, factor, proportional constant
- 相関関係 【ソウカンカンケイ】 correlation, interrelation, intertwining
- 三角関係 【サンカクカンケイ】 love triangle, eternal triangle
Kun reading compounds
- 係る 【かかる】 to be the work of, to be the result of, to be done by, to concern, to affect, to involve, to relate to
- 係 【かかり】 charge, duty, person in charge, official, clerk, connection, linking
- 係員 【かかりいん】 person in charge, official, attendant
- 口座係 【こうざかかり】 teller (in bank)
- 応接係 【おうせつかかり】 receptionist, desk clerk
- 関わる 【かかわる】 to be affected, to be influenced, to be concerned with, to have to do with, to stick to (opinions)
Readings
- Korean:
- gye
Spanish
- cargo
- deber
- concernir
- afectar
Portuguese
- pessoa em carga
- conexão
- dever
- interessa a si próprio
French
- chargé de
- liaison
- devoir
- s'occuper de
385 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
286 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
268 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
263 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
449 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
426 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
318 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2.12 | Japanese for Busy People |
909 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
931 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
447 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
94 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
108 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
73 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
78 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1404 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
663 | Morohashi |
97 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
217 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1392 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1493 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
221 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
324 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2141 | 2001 Kanji |
2a7.8 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-2-7 | SKIP code |
2229.3 | Four corner code |
1-23-24 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
4fc2 | Unicode hex code |
co-, cooperation
- On:
- キョウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N2
121 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 協議 【キョウギ】 conference, consultation, discussion, negotiation
- 協会 【キョウカイ】 association, society, organization, organisation
- 農協 【ノウキョウ】 agricultural cooperative
- 経協 【ケイキョウ】 management association, management conference, management institute
Readings
- Korean:
- hyeob
Spanish
- cooperación
- colaboración
Portuguese
- co-
- cooperação
French
- coopération
- co-
377 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
485 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
461 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
209 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
774 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
572 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
381 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
548 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
234 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
234 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
444 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
244 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
103 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
70 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
74 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
881 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
2742 | Morohashi |
93 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
617 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
872 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
937 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
193 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
501 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1445 | 2001 Kanji |
2k6.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-2-6 | SKIP code |
4402.7 | Four corner code |
1-22-08 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5354 | 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 |