111 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
184 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
167 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
40 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1056 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
143 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
143 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
241 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.1 | Japanese for Busy People |
118 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
118 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
146 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
367 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
236 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
152 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
181 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
521 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
4890 | Morohashi |
204 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
976 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
515 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
554 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
45 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
130 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
40 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 地 【チ】 earth, ground, land, soil, place, territory, bottom (of a package, book, etc.), earth (one of the five elements)
- 地位 【チイ】 (social) position, status, standing, position (in a company, organization, etc.), post, rank
- 奥地 【オクチ】 interior, backwoods, hinterland, back regions
- 対地 【タイチ】 ground to ground
- 地 【ジ】 ground, land, earth, soil, the region in question, the local area, skin, texture, fabric, material, weave, base, background, one's true nature, narrative (i.e. descriptive part of a story), real life, actuality, captured territory, noh chorus, accompaniment music (in Japanese dance), basic phrase (in Japanese music; usu. repetitive), base part (of multiple shamisens)
- 地合い 【ジアイ】 texture (cloth, fabric, paper), market tone, undertone, balance between the position of white and black stones
- 下地 【シタジ】 groundwork, foundation, inclination, aptitude, elementary knowledge (of), grounding (in), undercoat, first coat, soy sauce
- 築地 【ツイジ】 mud wall with a roof, roofed mud wall
Readings
- Japanese names:
- どま
- Korean:
- ji
Spanish
- suelo
- tierra
- terreno
- posición
Portuguese
- terra
- chão
French
- sol
- terre
1456 | 2001 Kanji |
3b3.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-3 | SKIP code |
4411.2 | Four corner code |
1-35-47 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5730 | Unicode hex code |
方
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
46 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 方 【ホウ】 direction, way, side, area (in a particular direction), side (of an argument, etc.), one's part, type, category, field (of study, etc.), indicates one side of a comparison, way, method, manner, means, length (of each side of a square)
- 方言 【ホウゲン】 dialect, provincialism
- 途方 【トホウ】 way, destination, reason
- 処方 【ショホウ】 prescription (of medicine), formula
Kun reading compounds
- 方 【かた】 direction, way, person, lady, gentleman, method of, manner of, way of, care of ..., person in charge of ..., side (e.g. "on my mother's side")
- 方々 【かたがた】 people, (all) persons, everyone, ladies and gentlemen, you (usu. plural)
- 親方 【おやかた】 master, boss, chief, foreman, supervisor, stable master, craftsman, artisan, foster parent
- 出方 【でかた】 attitude, approach, move, theater usher, theatre usher
Readings
- Japanese names:
- から、 な、 なた、 ふさ、 まさ、 みち、 も、 わ
- Korean:
- bang
Spanish
- dirección
- lado
- cuadrado
- método
- manera
- persona
- forma de hacer
Portuguese
- direção
- pessoa
- alternativa
French
- direction
- personne
- alternative
138 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
223 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
204 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
28 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2082 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
26 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
182 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
85 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.5 | Japanese for Busy People |
70 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
70 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
43 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
957 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2459 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1243 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1709 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
501 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
13620 | Morohashi |
1963 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2389 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
490 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
529 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
25 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
102 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
445 | 2001 Kanji |
4h0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-2 | SKIP code |
3-3-1 | SKIP code |
0022.7 | Four corner code |
1-42-93 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
65b9 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
345 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 消火 【ショウカ】 fire fighting, extinguishing a fire
- 消化 【ショウカ】 digestion (of food), digestion (of information), assimilation, thorough understanding, consumption, absorption, using up, meeting (e.g. a quota), completion, losing one's form and turning into something else
- 費消 【ヒショウ】 spending, consumption, misappropriation, embezzlement
- 曖昧性解消 【アイマイセイカイショウ】 disambiguation
Kun reading compounds
- 消える 【きえる】 to disappear, to vanish, to go out of sight, to go away, to become lost, to go out (of a fire, light, etc.), to die, to turn off (e.g. of a TV screen), to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.), to vanish (e.g. of hope), to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness), to disappear, to fade away (e.g. of footsteps), to wear away (e.g. of an inscription), to rub out (of writing), to fade (e.g. of ink), to be lost (e.g. of a tradition), to die out, to disappear
- 消す 【けす】 to erase, to rub out, to rub off, to cross out, to delete, to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.), to switch off, to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.), to put out, to remove (a smell, pain, etc.), to eliminate, to get rid of, to relieve (pain, anxiety, etc.), to neutralize (poison), to drown out (a sound), to deaden, to absorb, to muffle, to kill, to murder, to bump off, to rub out
Readings
- Korean:
- so
Spanish
- extinguirse
- apagarse
- desaparecer
- apagar
- extinguir
Portuguese
- extinguir
- apagar
- desligar
- neutralizar
- cancelar
French
- éteindre
- effacer
- disparaître
- neutraliser
- annuler
429 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
332 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
316 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
336 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2574 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
612 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
686 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
845 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
864 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
219 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1194 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
531 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
327 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
402 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
146 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
17529P | Morohashi |
443 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3158 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
144 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
155 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
458 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
357 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
346 | 2001 Kanji |
3a7.16 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-7 | SKIP code |
3912.7 | Four corner code |
1-30-35 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6d88 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
321 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 費 【ヒ】 cost, expense
- 費用 【ヒヨウ】 cost, expense
- 固定費 【コテイヒ】 fixed cost, fixed expense
- 交際費 【コウサイヒ】 entertainment expenses
Kun reading compounds
- 費やす 【ついやす】 to spend, to expend, to consume, to waste, to squander, to throw away, to devote
- 費える 【ついえる】 to be used up (of money, savings, etc.), to dwindle away, to be wasted (of time)
Readings
- Korean:
- bi
Spanish
- gasto
- coste
- gastar
Portuguese
- despesa
- custo
- gastar
- consumir
- perder
French
- dépense
- coût
- dépenser
- consommer
- gaspiller
495 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
596 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
567 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
337 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4497 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
608 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
925 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
749 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
762 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
858 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1732 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3221 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1670 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2261 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1246 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
36717 | Morohashi |
2607 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
5786 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1238 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1326 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
352 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
598 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1961 | 2001 Kanji |
7b5.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-5-7 | SKIP code |
5580.6 | Four corner code |
1-40-81 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
8cbb | Unicode hex code |
tax, duty
- On:
- ゼイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
289 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 税 【ゼイ】 tax
- 税関 【ゼイカン】 customs, customs house
- 地方税 【チホウゼイ】 local tax, council tax
- 納税 【ノウゼイ】 payment of taxes
Readings
- Japanese names:
- さい
- Korean:
- se, tal
Spanish
- impuesto
- arancel
Portuguese
- imposto
- dever
French
- taxe
- droits
826 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
750 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
727 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
383 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3287 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
488 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
782 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1642 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
399 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
403 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
670 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1438 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1525 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
807 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1101 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
904 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
25070P | Morohashi |
1191 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4146 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
895 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
961 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
755 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2257 | 2001 Kanji |
5d7.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-5-7 | SKIP code |
2891.6 | Four corner code |
1-32-39 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7a0e | Unicode hex code |