| 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 |
difficult, impossible, trouble, accident, defect
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N3
330 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 難 【ナン】 difficulty, trouble, hardship, shortage, accident, disaster, danger, fault, defect, flaw, criticism, charge, blame
- 難解 【ナンカイ】 difficult to understand, unintelligible, abstruse
- 至難 【シナン】 most difficult, next to impossible
- 海難 【カイナン】 accident at sea, sea disaster, shipwreck
Kun reading compounds
- 難い 【かたい】 difficult, hard
- 難しい 【むずかしい】 difficult, hard, troublesome, complicated, serious (disease, problem, etc.), impossible, unfeasible, fussy, particular, fastidious, hard to please, displeased, gloomy, glum, sullen, serious (look), dirty, unclean, filthy, detestable, unpleasant, uncomfortable, creepy, spooky
- 難しい顔をする 【むずかしいかおをする】 to look displeased, to frown, to scowl, to look grave, to look serious
- 難しい 【むずかしい】 difficult, hard, troublesome, complicated, serious (disease, problem, etc.), impossible, unfeasible, fussy, particular, fastidious, hard to please, displeased, gloomy, glum, sullen, serious (look), dirty, unclean, filthy, detestable, unpleasant, uncomfortable, creepy, spooky
Readings
- Japanese names:
- な、 なに
- Korean:
- nan, na
Spanish
- desastre
- dificultad
- sufrimiento
- ataque al punto débil
- difícil
- imposible
Portuguese
- impossível
- difícil
- dificuldade
- acidente
- defeito
French
- difficile
- impossible
- problème
- accident
- défaut
| 853 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 960 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 949 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 442 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 5038 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 800 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 995 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2760 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 557 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 566 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 526 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1856 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2310 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1196 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1632 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1594 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 42128P | Morohashi |
| 1838 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6515 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1580 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1703 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 351 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 1003 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1975 | 2001 Kanji |
| 8c10.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-10-8 | SKIP code |
| 4051.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-38-81 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 96e3 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
28 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 民 【ミン】 citizen, resident, person, user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
- 民意 【ミンイ】 popular will, will of the people
- 自民 【ジミン】 Liberal Democratic Party, LDP
- 公民 【コウミン】 citizen, freemen
Kun reading compounds
- 民 【たみ】 people, citizens, subjects, folk
- 民草 【たみくさ】 people, populace
- 国民 【くにたみ】 people of a country
- 流浪の民 【るろうのたみ】 wandering people, nomadic tribe
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ひと、 み
- Korean:
- min
Spanish
- gente
- pueblo
Portuguese
- pessoas
- nação
- assuntos
French
- peuple
- nation
- citoyen
| 518 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 619 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 590 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 70 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 25 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 246 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 206 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 333 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 177 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 177 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 536 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1149 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3770 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1922 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2614 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1851 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 17028 | Morohashi |
| 3036 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3021 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1834 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1976 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 30 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 459 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3756 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a5.23 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-3-2 | SKIP code |
| 4-5-1 | SKIP code |
| 7774.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-44-17 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6c11 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N1
799 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 救急 【キュウキュウ】 first-aid, emergency (aid)
- 救援 【キュウエン】 relief, rescue
- 匡救 【キョウキュウ】 delivering from sin, succor, succour
Kun reading compounds
- 救う 【すくう】 to rescue from, to help out of, to save
Readings
- Korean:
- gu
Spanish
- socorro
- ayuda
- rescate
- rescatar
- salvar
- ayudar
Portuguese
- salvação
- salva
- ajudar
- resgatar
- reivindicar
French
- sauvetage
- sauver
- aider
- secourir
- récupérer
| 584 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 480 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 456 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 876 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2051 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 698 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 588 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1406 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 725 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 738 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 934 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 939 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1891 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1003 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1358 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 945 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 13221 | Morohashi |
| 1497 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2344 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 936 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1006 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 563 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1466 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4i7.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-7-4 | SKIP code |
| 4814.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-21-63 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6551 | Unicode hex code |
settle (debt, etc.), relieve (burden), finish, come to an end, excusable, need not
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N3
168 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 済州 【チェジュ】 Jeju (special self-governing province and island in South Korea)
- 済州大学 【サイシュウダイガク】 Cheju National University
- 決済 【ケッサイ】 settlement (of an account), liquidation of debts, payment
- 弁済 【ベンサイ】 repayment, settlement (of a debt), paying off, reimbursement (of expenses)
- 済世 【サイセイ】 saving the world, promoting national welfare
- 済美 【セイビ】 achieving virtue
- 既済 【キサイ】 already settled, paid-up
Kun reading compounds
- 済む 【すむ】 to finish, to end, to be completed, to merely result in something less severe than expected, to feel at ease, to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone, to be sorry
- 済まない 【すまない】 inexcusable, unjustifiable, unpardonable, sorry, remorseful, apologetic, conscience-stricken, contrite, excuse me, (I'm) sorry, thank you
- 済ます 【すます】 to finish, to get it over with, to conclude, to settle, to pay back, to get along (without something), to make do with (without)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- すむ、 なり、 わたる
- Korean:
- je
Spanish
- ayudar
- rescatar
- terminar
- finalizar
- acabar
- concluir
- reembolsar
- devolver
Portuguese
- fim
- terminar
- desculpável
- não necessário
French
- achever
- finir
- excusable
- s'en sortir sans
| 792 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 881 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 871 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 288 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2597 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 536 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 693 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1336 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 549 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 558 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 516 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1208 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 634 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 383 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 478 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1747 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 17749 | Morohashi |
| 522 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3197 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1731 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1868 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 131 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 921 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 354 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3a8.30 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-8 | SKIP code |
| 3012.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-26-49 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6e08 | 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 |