17 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
19 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
60 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
316 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1050 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
19 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
37 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
42 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1.A | Japanese for Busy People |
24 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
24 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
22 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
347 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4211 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2127 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2875 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
152 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
4867 | Morohashi |
3403 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
966 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
150 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
161 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
360 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
22 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
土
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
307 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 土 【ド】 Saturday, earth, dirt, soil, land, lands, ground, earth (third of the five elements)
- 土地 【トチ】 plot of land, lot, soil, locality, region, place
- 浄土 【ジョウド】 pure land (esp. the Western Pure Land paradise of Amitabha), (Buddhist) paradise, Pure Land Buddhism
- 郷土 【キョウド】 native place, birth-place, one's old home, province, region, locality
- 土 【ト】 Turkey
- 時計 【トケイ】 clock, watch, timepiece
- 下土 【カド】 lower world, this world, the earth
- 率土 【ソット】 ends of the earth, outer reaches, borderland
Kun reading compounds
- 土 【つち】 earth, soil, dirt, clay, mud, the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens), the ground, the land, low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud), (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
- 土方 【どかた】 construction worker, laborer (labourer), navvy
- 盛り土 【もりど】 embankment (for road, railway, etc.), raising the ground level, fill
- 赤土 【あかつち】 red clay, red earth, laterite, dark-red paint
Readings
- Japanese names:
- つく、 は、 ひじ
- Korean:
- to, du
Spanish
- suelo
- tierra
- Turquía
Portuguese
- solo
- terra
- chão
- Turquia
French
- sol
- terre
- terrain
- Turquie
1472 | 2001 Kanji |
3b0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-3-2 | SKIP code |
4010.0 | Four corner code |
1-37-58 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
571f | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1407 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 壌土 【ジョウド】 soil, loamy soil, loam, soil with clay content of 25-37.5%
- 平壌 【ピョンヤン】 Pyongyang (North Korea)
- 黄壌 【コウジョウ】 yellow soil, loess, Hades, hell, underworld, world of the dead
Readings
- Korean:
- yang
Spanish
- tierra
- suelo
- terreno blando
Portuguese
- muito
- terra
- solo
French
- lot de terrain
- sol
- terrain
1421 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1886 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1143 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1844 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1172 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1912 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
2088 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1650 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
391 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
933 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
523 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
683 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1543 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
755 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1098 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1529 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1649 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1824 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1465 | 2001 Kanji |
3b13.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-13 | SKIP code |
4013.2 | Four corner code |
1-30-77 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
58cc | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
908 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 汚水 【オスイ】 filthy water, sewage
- 汚職 【オショク】 corruption
- 防汚 【ボウオ】 antifouling, stain resistance, stain-proofing, anti-soiling
- 貪汚 【タンオ】 greed, corruption
Kun reading compounds
- 汚す 【よごす】 to pollute, to contaminate, to soil, to make dirty, to stain, to disgrace, to dishonour, to dishonor, to defile
- 汚れる 【けがれる】 to be violated, to be corrupted, to be polluted, to be stained
- 汚らわしい 【けがらわしい】 filthy, unfair, dirty, untouchable, disgusting, nasty, foul, odious, repulsive
- 汚す 【よごす】 to pollute, to contaminate, to soil, to make dirty, to stain, to disgrace, to dishonour, to dishonor, to defile
- 汚れる 【よごれる】 to get dirty, to become dirty, to become sullied, to become corrupted, to lose one's chastity
- 汚い 【きたない】 dirty, filthy, foul, unclean, disordered, messy, untidy, poor (e.g. handwriting), indecent (language, etc.), dirty, vulgar, coarse, dastardly, mean, base, underhanded, stingy, greedy
- 汚い戦争 【きたないせんそう】 Dirty War (period of state terrorism in Argentina; 1976-1983)
Readings
- Korean:
- o
Spanish
- sucio
- manchado
- manchar
- deshonrar
- ensuciar
- difamar
- obsceno
- ensuciarse
Portuguese
- sujo
- poluir
- desgraça
- estupro
- sujar
French
- sale
- polluer
- disgrâce
- profaner
- souiller
1031 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1246 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2494 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1531 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
666 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
693 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
706 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
907 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1158 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
258 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
163 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
196 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1253 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
17133 | Morohashi |
222 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3047 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1245 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1334 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1083 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
352 | 2001 Kanji |
3a3.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-3 | SKIP code |
1-3-4 | SKIP code |
3112.7 | Four corner code |
1-17-88 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6c5a | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
837 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 染色体 【センショクタイ】 chromosome
- 染色 【センショク】 dyeing, staining (a sample), dyed colour (color)
- 媒染 【バイセン】 color fixing, colour fixing, mordantizing
- 防染 【ボウセン】 resist dyeing
Kun reading compounds
- 染める 【そめる】 to dye, to colour, to color
- 染まる 【そまる】 to be dyed, to be tainted, to be infected, to be stained, to be steeped
- 染みる 【しみる】 to pierce, to penetrate, to soak in, to permeate, to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.), to smart, to twinge, to be infected (with vice), to be steeped (with prejudice), to be influenced, to feel keenly, to make a deep impression
- 染み 【しみ】 stain, spot, smudge, blot, smear, blotch, spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot), blemish, discoloration, freckle
- 染みる 【しみる】 to pierce, to penetrate, to soak in, to permeate, to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.), to smart, to twinge, to be infected (with vice), to be steeped (with prejudice), to be influenced, to feel keenly, to make a deep impression
Readings
- Japanese names:
- そめ
- Korean:
- yeom
Spanish
- tinte
- teñir
- contagiar
- colorear
- manchar
- mancha
Portuguese
- tinta
- cor
- pintura
- tingir
- impressão
French
- teindre
- tache
- pollution
- colorer
- peindre
- imprimer
928 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
917 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1161 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2240 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
974 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1426 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
968 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
779 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
793 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
908 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1058 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3181 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1640 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2229 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
220 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
14621 | Morohashi |
2572 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2636 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
509 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
548 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
889 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
364 | 2001 Kanji |
4a5.35 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-5-4 | SKIP code |
3490.4 | Four corner code |
1-32-87 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
67d3 | Unicode hex code |
vis-a-vis, opposite, even, equal, versus, anti-, compare
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
34 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 対 【タイ】 versus, against, vs., v., to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180), toward ..., to ..., with ..., against ..., anti-, equal footing, equal terms, opposite
- 対案 【タイアン】 counter-proposal, counter-suggestion
- 国対 【コクタイ】 Committee of the National Diet
- 相対 【ソウタイ】 relativity, relative, facing (e.g. a problem), confronting
- 対 【ツイ】 pair, couple, set, antithesis, counter for items that come in pairs, counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
- 対句 【ツイク】 couplet, antithesis
- 一対 【イッツイ】 pair, couple
- 双対 【ソウツイ】 duality
Kun reading compounds
- 対手 【たいしゅ】 opponent (in combat)
- 向かう 【むかう】 to face, to go towards, to head towards
Readings
- Japanese names:
- つし
- Korean:
- dae
Spanish
- opuesto
- contrario
- por serie
Portuguese
- vis-um-vis
- contrário
- até mesmo
- igual
- versus
- anti-
- compara
French
- vis-à-vis
- en face
- régulier
- égal
- opposition
- anti-
- comparer
461 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
356 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
336 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
55 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2067 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
370 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
476 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
405 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
365 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
366 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
363 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
502 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1025 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
556 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
735 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1742 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
7419 | Morohashi |
831 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1375 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1726 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1862 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
39 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
286 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
448 | 2001 Kanji |
2j5.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-3 | SKIP code |
0440.0 | Four corner code |
1-34-48 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5bfe | Unicode hex code |
scheme, plan, policy, step, means
- On:
- サク
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
209 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 策 【サク】 plan, policy, means, measure, stratagem, scheme, fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong, right upward flick
- 作戦 【サクセン】 tactics, strategy, military operation, naval operation
- 施策 【シサク】 policy, measure
- 国策 【コクサク】 national policy
Readings
- Korean:
- chaeg
Spanish
- esquema
- plan
- estrategia
Portuguese
- esquema
- plano
- política
- passo
- meios
French
- moyen
- plan
- stratégie
- politique
- projet
- mesures
795 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
883 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
873 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
256 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3393 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
695 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1604 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1767 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
880 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
901 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1057 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1477 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3320 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1720 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2338 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
957 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
26009 | Morohashi |
2679 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4284 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
948 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1019 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
256 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
945 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2364 | 2001 Kanji |
6f6.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-6-6 | SKIP code |
8890.2 | Four corner code |
1-26-86 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7b56 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
100 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 法 【ホウ】 law, act, principle, method, mood, dharma, law
- 法案 【ホウアン】 bill (law), measure
- 航法 【コウホウ】 sailing, navigation
- 会社更生法 【カイシャコウセイホウ】 Corporate Rehabilitation Law
- 法被 【ハッピ】 happi coat, happy coat, workman's livery coat, traditional Japanese straight-sleeved coat
- 法度 【ハット】 ban, prohibition, taboo, something forbidden, law, ordinance (esp. in the middle ages)
- 法師 【ホウシ】 Buddhist priest, bonze, layman dressed like a priest, person
- 法華経 【ホケキョウ】 Lotus Sutra
Kun reading compounds
- 法 【のり】 rule, law, regulation, model, pattern, teachings of Buddha, Buddhist doctrine, transverse measurement, measurement across, side-slope, slope
- 法の筵 【のりのむしろ】 preaching place
- 内法 【うちのり】 inside measure
- 外法 【そとのり】 outside measurements
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ほ
- Korean:
- beob
Spanish
- método
- ley
- doctrina
Portuguese
- método
- lei
- regra
- princípio
- modelo
- sistema
French
- méthode
- loi
- règle
- principe
- modèle
- système
513 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
612 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
584 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
145 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2535 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
213 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
676 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
824 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
123 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
123 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
518 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1181 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
391 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
248 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
295 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
758 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
17290 | Morohashi |
333 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3107 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
751 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
813 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
100 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
516 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
371 | 2001 Kanji |
3a5.20 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-5 | SKIP code |
3413.1 | Four corner code |
1-43-01 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6cd5 | Unicode hex code |