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
30 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 連 【レン】 two reams (of paper), 1000 sheets (of paper), stanza, verse, tribe (in taxonomy), forecast (bet), bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet), party, company, group, set, things strung in a line, e.g. pearls, dried fish, spans of a bridge, etc., falcon
- 連関 【レンカン】 connection, relation, linkage
- 労連 【ロウレン】 labour union, labor union
- 常連 【ジョウレン】 regular customer, regular patron, regular visitor, frequenter, constant companion
Kun reading compounds
- 連なる 【つらなる】 to extend, to stretch out, to stand in a row, to attend, to participate in, to enrol, to enroll, to join, to have a connection, to be related, to be linked
- 連ねる 【つらねる】 to line up, to put in a row, to add (to a group), to accept (as a member of an organization, etc.), to join (e.g. a list), to link, to put together, to string together (e.g. compliments), to enumerate, to take along with, to bring with
- 連れる 【つれる】 to take (someone) with one, to bring along, to go with, to be accompanied by
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ずれ、 つれ、 むらじ、 れ
- Korean:
- ryeon
Spanish
- unir
- acompañar
- estar junto
- grupo
- agrupar
Portuguese
- Levar pelo caminho
- primazia
- unir
- conectar
- partido
- gangue
- grupo
French
- emmener
- se mettre en rang
- s'unir
- série
- parti
- bande
- clique
538 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
637 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
607 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
87 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4702 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
383 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
960 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1238 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
440 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
446 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
299 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
699 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3849 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1976 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2672 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
293 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
38902P | Morohashi |
3103 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6062 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
287 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
305 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
101 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
560 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1555 | 2001 Kanji |
2q7.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-3-7 | SKIP code |
3530.0 | Four corner code |
1-47-02 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
9023 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
41 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 合 【ゴウ】 gō, traditional unit of volume, approx. 180 ml, gō, traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 square meters, one-tenth of the distance from the base to the summit of a mountain, conjunction, sum, total, synthesis (in dialectics), minor premise (in hetuvidya), counter for covered containers, counter for matches, battles, etc.
- 合意 【ゴウイ】 (coming to an) agreement, consent, mutual understanding, accord, consensus
- 複合 【フクゴウ】 composite, combined, complex
- 整合 【セイゴウ】 adjustment, coordination, integration, conformity
- 合宿 【ガッシュク】 lodging together, training camp, boarding house
- 合作 【ガッサク】 collaboration, joint work
- 合戦 【カッセン】 battle, fight, fighting, engagement, contest
- 合羽 【カッパ】 raincoat
Kun reading compounds
- 合う 【あう】 to come together, to merge, to unite, to meet, to fit, to match, to suit, to agree with, to be correct, to be profitable, to be equitable, to do ... to each other, to do ... together
- 合うも不思議、合わぬも不思議 【あうもふしぎ、あわぬもふしぎ】 dreams and fortune-telling are hit-and-miss
- 合い 【あい】 between-season wear, spring and autumn clothing, spring and fall clothing, together, condition, situation, state, -ish
- 合言葉 【あいことば】 password, watchword, motto, slogan
- 立会い 【たちあい】 presence (e.g. of an observer), observation, observer, witness, trading session (at an exchange), rising from a crouch to charge, initial charge, face-off
- 地合い 【じあい】 texture (cloth, fabric, paper), market tone, undertone, balance between the position of white and black stones
- 合わす 【あわす】 to match (rhythm, speed, etc.), to join together, to unite, to combine, to add up, to face, to be opposite (someone), to compare, to check with, to cause to meet (e.g. an unpleasant fate), to place together, to connect, to overlap, to mix, to combine, to put blade to blade, to fight
- 合わせる 【あわせる】 to match (rhythm, speed, etc.), to join together, to unite, to combine, to add up, to face, to be opposite (someone), to compare, to check with, to cause to meet (e.g. an unpleasant fate), to place together, to connect, to overlap, to mix, to combine, to put blade to blade, to fight
- 合わせる顔がない 【あわせるかおがない】 too ashamed to meet
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あう、 あん、 い、 か、 こう、 ごお、 に、 ね、 や、 わい
- Korean:
- hab
Spanish
- adecuado
- apropiado
- correcto
- sentar bien
- ser adecuado
- ser correcto
- hacer juego
Portuguese
- encaixe
- unir
French
- correspondre
- convenir
- joindre
- go (0,18 l ou 0,33 m)
77 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
134 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
121 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
46 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
383 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
195 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
135 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
270 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.2 | Japanese for Busy People |
159 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
159 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
271 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
284 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2511 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1274 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1740 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
259 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
3287 | Morohashi |
2019 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
715 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
253 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
269 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
33 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
124 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2877 | 2001 Kanji |
2a4.18 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-4 | SKIP code |
8060.1 | Four corner code |
1-25-71 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5408 | 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 |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N3
156 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 権 【ケン】 right (to do something), authority, power
- 権威 【ケンイ】 authority, power, influence, prestige, (an) authority (on), expert
- 抵当権 【テイトウケン】 mortgage, right of pledge, lien
- 参政権 【サンセイケン】 suffrage, franchise
- 権化 【ゴンゲ】 incarnation (of Buddha or bodhisattva), avatar, embodiment (as in "embodiment of evil"), incarnation, personification
- 権宮司 【ゴングウジ】 associate chief priest, deputy chief priest
Kun reading compounds
- 仮殿 【かりどの】 temporary shrine (houses the object in which the deity resides when main shrine is under repairs)
Readings
- Korean:
- gweon
Spanish
- derechos
- autoridad
- poder
- establecer temporalmente
Portuguese
- autoridade
- força
- direitos
French
- pouvoir
- autorité
- droits
774 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
862 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
851 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
260 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2360 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
420 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
643 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2300 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
335 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
335 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
804 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1112 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1348 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
731 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
977 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
578 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
15484 | Morohashi |
1065 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2853 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
571 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
613 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
162 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
983 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1875 | 2001 Kanji |
4a11.18 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-11 | SKIP code |
4891.4 | Four corner code |
1-24-02 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6a29 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
65 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 高 【コウ】 high, high school
- 高圧 【コウアツ】 high voltage, high pressure
- 中高 【チュウコウ】 middle and high school, medium and high (level)
- 激昂 【ゲッコウ】 excitement, exasperation, indignation, rage, fury
Kun reading compounds
- 高い 【たかい】 high, tall, expensive, high-priced, high (level), above average (in degree, quality, etc.), loud, high-pitched, shrill
- 高い高い 【たかいたかい】 lifting (a child) high up in the air
- 高 【たか】 quantity, amount, volume, number, amount of money
- 高い 【たかい】 high, tall, expensive, high-priced, high (level), above average (in degree, quality, etc.), loud, high-pitched, shrill
- 威高 【いたか】 arrogant
- 背高 【せいたか】 tallness, tall person
- 高まる 【たかまる】 to rise, to swell, to be promoted
- 高める 【たかめる】 to raise, to lift, to boost, to enhance
Readings
- Japanese names:
- か、 こ、 じょい、 た、 はか
- Korean:
- go
Spanish
- alto
- caro
- sobresaliente
- elevar
- levantar
Portuguese
- Caro
- alto
French
- haut
- élevé
- grand
- cher
76 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
132 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
119 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
49 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
5248 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
160 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
102 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1163 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.11 | Japanese for Busy People |
190 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
190 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
83 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1924 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2601 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1330 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1803 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
313 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
45313 | Morohashi |
2097 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6796 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
307 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
329 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
135 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
193 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
449 | 2001 Kanji |
2j8.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-8 | SKIP code |
0022.7 | Four corner code |
1-25-66 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
9ad8 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
798 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 等 【トウ】 class, order, rank, et cetera, etc., and the like, equal, iso-
- 等身 【トウシン】 body proportions
- 中等 【チュウトウ】 second grade, medium quality, average, middle class, secondary grade
- 等々 【トウトウ】 etc., et cetera, and so on
Kun reading compounds
- 等しい 【ひとしい】 equal, identical, the same, no different (from), just like, equivalent
- 等 【など】 et cetera, etc., and the like, and so forth, or something, the likes of, for example, for instance, for one
Readings
- Japanese names:
- と、 ひ
- Korean:
- deung
Spanish
- clase
- calidad
- igual que
- igual
- etcétera
Portuguese
- etc.
- e assim por diante
- classe (1º
- 2º )
- qualidade
- igual
- semelhante
French
- et ainsi de suite
- etc...
- semblable
- classe (1ère)
- qualité
- égal
- pluriel (peu respectueux)
484 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
383 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
361 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
601 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3396 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
294 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
795 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1770 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
569 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
578 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
353 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1479 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3321 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1723 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2339 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
954 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
25992 | Morohashi |
2682 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4287 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
945 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1016 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
151 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
407 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2348 | 2001 Kanji |
6f6.9 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-6-6 | SKIP code |
8834.1 | Four corner code |
1-37-89 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7b49 | Unicode hex code |
valve, petal, braid, speech, dialect, discrimination, dispose of, distinguish, conical cap
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N1
619 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 弁 【ベン】 speech, tongue, talk, eloquence, dialect, brogue, accent, bento, Japanese box lunch, petal, valve, Oversight Department, division of the daijokan under the ritsuryō system responsible for controlling central and provincial governmental offices
- 弁解 【ベンカイ】 explanation (e.g. for one's actions), excuse, justification, defense, defence
- 熱弁 【ネツベン】 impassioned speech, fervent speech
- 強弁 【キョウベン】 insisting (unreasonably), obstinate insistence
Kun reading compounds
- 弁える 【わきまえる】 to discern (e.g. right from wrong), to discriminate, to distinguish, to know (manners, one's place, etc.), to understand, to bear in mind
Readings
- Japanese names:
- べ
- Korean:
- byeon, ban
Spanish
- discurso
- dialecto
- distinguir
- identificar
- reembolsar
- pétalo
Portuguese
- válvula
- petala
- trança
- discurso
- dialeto
- discriminação
- livrar-se de
- distinguir
French
- éloquence
- valve
- pétale
- tresse
- dialecte
- discernement
- résoudre
- distinguer
715 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
807 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
786 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
793 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
846 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
513 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1265 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
275 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
711 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
724 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1116 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
262 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2497 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1264 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1730 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
750 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
9588 | Morohashi |
2004 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1663 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
742 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
803 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
654 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2755 | 2001 Kanji |
0a5.30 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-3 | SKIP code |
2344.0 | Four corner code |
1-42-59 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5f01 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
111 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 務歯 【ムシ】 zipper teeth, zip teeth
- 務所 【ムショ】 prison, jail, slammer, pen
- 政務 【セイム】 government affairs
- 外務 【ガイム】 foreign affairs
Kun reading compounds
- 勤める 【つとめる】 to work (for), to be employed (at), to serve (in), to serve (as), to act (as), to fill (the position of), to play the role (of), to conduct a religious service
Readings
- Japanese names:
- つかさ、 み
- Korean:
- mu
Spanish
- tarea
- obligaciones
- deber
- cargo
- servir
- desempeñar un cargo
Portuguese
- tarefa
- deveres
French
- tâche
- devoir
- travail
722 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
815 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
795 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
140 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3167 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
491 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
372 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1377 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.5 | Japanese for Busy People |
235 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
235 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
388 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
222 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1505 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
797 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1085 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1235 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
2394 | Morohashi |
1173 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
546 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1227 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1313 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
244 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
747 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3545 | 2001 Kanji |
4i7.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-5-6 | SKIP code |
1822.7 | Four corner code |
1-44-19 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
52d9 | Unicode hex code |
bureaucrat, the government, organ
- On:
- カン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
230 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 官 【カン】 government service, the bureaucracy
- 官界 【カンカイ】 bureaucracy
- 代官 【ダイカン】 local governor (Edo period), local magistrate, bailiff, deputy official (Middle Ages), acting administrator
- 自衛官 【ジエイカン】 Japanese Self-Defense Force official, Self-Defense Force official
Readings
- Korean:
- gwan
Spanish
- gobierno
- gubernamental (lugar
- persona)
- órgano del cuerpo
Portuguese
- burocracia
- o governo
French
- fonctionnaire
- gouvernemental
364 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
465 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
441 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
225 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1295 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
318 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
462 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
672 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
326 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
326 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
540 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
469 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2766 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1417 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1912 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1279 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
7107 | Morohashi |
2226 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1322 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1271 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1363 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
202 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
498 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
777 | 2001 Kanji |
3m5.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-5 | SKIP code |
3077.7 | Four corner code |
1-20-17 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5b98 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
18 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 事 【ジ】 individual concrete phenomenon (as opposed to a general principle)
- 事業 【ジギョウ】 business, enterprise, venture, (commercial) activity, (business) operation, industry, (social) project, undertaking, enterprise, work, activity, program, service
- 商事 【ショウジ】 commercial affairs
- 有事 【ユウジ】 emergency
Kun reading compounds
- 事 【こと】 thing, matter, incident, occurrence, event, something serious, trouble, crisis, circumstances, situation, state of affairs, work, business, affair, after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to, nominalizing suffix, pretending to ..., playing make-believe ..., alias, also known as, otherwise known as, or, necessity, need, you should ..., I advise that you ..., it's important to ...
- 事柄 【ことがら】 matter, thing, affair, circumstance
- 神事 【しんじ】 Shinto ritual
- いい事 【いいこと】 good thing, nice thing, good excuse, good grounds, good opportunity, interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
- 仕える 【つかえる】 to serve, to work for, to attend
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ろ
- Korean:
- sa
Spanish
- cosa
- hecho
- asunto
- acción
Portuguese
- matéria
- coisa
- fato
- negócios
- razão
- possivelmente
French
- fait
- chose
- matière
- affaire
- raison
- peut-être
230 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
309 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
293 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
32 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
272 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
73 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
108 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
768 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.7 | Japanese for Busy People |
80 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
80 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
237 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
30 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4384 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2220 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2986 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1164 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
241 | Morohashi |
3567 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
71 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1156 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1240 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
10 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
300 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1547 | 2001 Kanji |
0a8.15 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-8-3 | SKIP code |
5000.7 | Four corner code |
1-27-86 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
4e8b | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
221 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 所 【ショ】 counter for places
- 署員 【ショイン】 staff member, station employee, official
- 高所 【コウショ】 high place, high ground, height, (high) altitude, elevation, broad (point of) view
- 随所 【ズイショ】 everywhere, all over the place, here and there, at every turn
Kun reading compounds
- 所 【ところ】 place, spot, scene, site, address, district, area, locality, one's house, point, aspect, side, facet, passage (in text), part, space, room, thing, matter, whereupon, as a result, about to, on the verge of, was just doing, was in the process of doing, have just done, just finished doing, approximately, around, about
- 所が 【ところが】 even so, however, still, whereupon, even though, nevertheless, on the contrary, as a matter of fact, despite
- 一所 【いっしょ】 one place, the same place, one person, together
- 痛いところ 【いたいところ】 one's weak point, one's sore spot, raw nerve
- 所か 【どころか】 far from, anything but, not at all ... but rather ..., not ..., on the contrary, ..., instead of, rather than, let alone, to say nothing of, not to mention, much less, not only ... (but also ...)
- 所じゃない 【どころじゃない】 not the time for, not the place for, far from, anything but, ... is out of the question, ... isn't the word for it
- 大所 【おおどころ】 wealthy family, important person, bigwig
- 居所 【いどころ】 whereabouts, address, place of temporary residence
- 所 【ところ】 place, spot, scene, site, address, district, area, locality, one's house, point, aspect, side, facet, passage (in text), part, space, room, thing, matter, whereupon, as a result, about to, on the verge of, was just doing, was in the process of doing, have just done, just finished doing, approximately, around, about
- 所が 【ところが】 even so, however, still, whereupon, even though, nevertheless, on the contrary, as a matter of fact, despite
- 早いとこ 【はやいとこ】 promptly, quickly
- 僕んとこ 【ぼくんとこ】 at my place
Readings
- Japanese names:
- せ
- Korean:
- so
Spanish
- lugar
Portuguese
- Lugar
French
- lieu
246 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
328 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
312 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
107 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1821 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
137 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
177 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
600 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.3 | Japanese for Busy People |
153 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
153 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
149 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
843 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1056 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
568 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
752 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1137 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
11715X | Morohashi |
851 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2054 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1127 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1208 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
129 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
305 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3054 | 2001 Kanji |
4m4.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-4 | SKIP code |
3222.1 | Four corner code |
7222.1 | Four corner code |
1-29-74 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6240 | Unicode hex code |