354 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
451 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
428 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1058 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1125 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
730 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
439 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1846 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1101 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1152 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
924 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
385 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
774 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
456 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
578 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1470 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
5382 | Morohashi |
631 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1075 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1458 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1568 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
603 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N2
1148 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 塩 【エン】 salt (e.g. sodium chloride, calcium sulfate, etc.), chloride
- 塩化 【エンカ】 chloridation, salification, chloride
- 減塩 【ゲンエン】 reduction of salt, sodium restriction
- 岩塩 【ガンエン】 halite, rock salt
Kun reading compounds
- 塩 【しお】 salt, common salt, table salt, sodium chloride, hardship, toil, trouble, saltiness, cold, unwelcoming, indifferent
- 塩田 【えんでん】 saltpan, field for drying salt
- 岩塩 【がんえん】 halite, rock salt
- 手塩 【てしお】 table salt, small plate
Readings
- Korean:
- yeom
Spanish
- sal
Portuguese
- Sal
French
- sel
1474 | 2001 Kanji |
3b10.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-10 | SKIP code |
4811.7 | Four corner code |
1-17-86 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5869 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N1
660 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 素 【ソ】 plain, white silk, prime
- 素案 【ソアン】 rough plan, draft
- 栄養素 【エイヨウソ】 nutrient
- 酵素 【コウソ】 enzyme
- 素 【ス】 one's nature, one's feelings, oneself, plain, unadorned, undecorated, unadulterated, au naturel, mere, poor, exceedingly
- 素顔 【スガオ】 face with no make-up, unpainted face, true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.), real face, true picture, real nature, sober face, sobriety
- 空素 【カラス】 dealt hand containing only 1-point cards (scoring combination)
- 鉤素 【ハリス】 snell (fishing), leader, trace, cast
Kun reading compounds
- 元 【もと】 origin, source, beginning, basis, base, foundation, root, cause, (raw) material, ingredient, base, mix (e.g. for a cake), (soup) stock, (one's) side, capital, principal, cost price, root (of a plant), (tree) trunk, part (of a brush, chopsticks, etc.) one holds (with the hand), first three lines of a waka, counter for plants or trees, counter for falcons (in falconry)
- 元より 【もとより】 from the beginning, from the first, all along, originally, of course, not to mention ..., not only ... but also ..., to say nothing of ...
- 味の素 【あじのもと】 Ajinomoto, brand name of monosodium glutamate (MSG)
- 味の素 【あじのもと】 Ajinomoto Co. Inc.
Readings
- Korean:
- so
Spanish
- materia prima
- elemental
- normal
- usual
Portuguese
- elementar
- princípio
- descoberto
- nu
French
- élément
- principe
- nu
- découvert
658 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
759 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
737 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
717 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3511 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
797 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1623 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1707 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
271 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
271 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
636 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1506 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3108 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1590 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2171 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1546 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
27300 | Morohashi |
2458 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4456 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1532 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1652 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
500 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
716 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1441 | 2001 Kanji |
6a4.12 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-4-6 | SKIP code |
5090.3 | Four corner code |
1-33-39 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7d20 | Unicode hex code |
lineage, system
- On:
- ケイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
567 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 系 【ケイ】 system, lineage, group, corollary, system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period), (taxonomical) series
- 系統 【ケイトウ】 system, lineage, ancestry, family line, group (e.g. of colors) (colours), family (e.g. of languages), party, school (of thought), close (evolutionary) relationship, a population sharing a common ancestor (in genetics), strain (e.g. bacterial)
- 日系 【ニッケイ】 (of) Japanese descent, non-Japanese of Japanese descent, nikkeijin, company, etc. set up with Japanese capital, company managed by Japanese or non-Japanese of Japanese descent
- 水系 【スイケイ】 water system, river system, drainage system
Readings
- Korean:
- gye
Spanish
- sistema
- conexión
- relación
- linaje
Portuguese
- linhagem
- sistema
French
- lignée
- système
765 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
855 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
844 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
786 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
195 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
634 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1617 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
977 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
908 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
930 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
449 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1504 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2443 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1236 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1701 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1403 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
27223 | Morohashi |
1944 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4433 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1391 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1492 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
849 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2241 | 2001 Kanji |
6a1.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-1-6 | SKIP code |
4-7-4 | SKIP code |
2-4-3 | SKIP code |
2090.3 | Four corner code |
1-23-47 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7cfb | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1492 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 漂流 【ヒョウリュウ】 drifting, drift, being adrift
- 漂白 【ヒョウハク】 blanching, bleaching
- 漂々 【ヒョウヒョウ】 buoyantly, airily, with a light heart
- 浮漂 【フヒョウ】 floating
Kun reading compounds
- 漂う 【ただよう】 to drift, to float, to waft (e.g. a scent), to hang in the air, to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood), to wander, to walk around aimlessly, to be unsteady, to be unstable, to falter, to flinch, to wince, to live in unreliable circumstances
Readings
- Korean:
- pyo
Spanish
- divagar
- ir a la deriva
- flotar
Portuguese
- rumo
- bóiar (em líquido)
French
- dériver
- flotter
1739 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1506 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2678 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1281 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1493 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2083 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
924 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
946 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1507 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1245 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
857 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
493 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
632 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1621 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
18102 | Morohashi |
699 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3303 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1607 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1733 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1714 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
341 | 2001 Kanji |
3a11.9 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-11 | SKIP code |
3119.1 | Four corner code |
1-41-26 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6f02 | Unicode hex code |
白
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
483 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 白 【ハク】 white, striped mullet fry (Mugil cephalus), (spoken) line (in a play, film, etc.), one's lines, white dragon tile, winning hand with a pung (or kong) of white dragon tiles, Belgium, white person, Caucasian
- 白衣 【ハクイ】 white clothes, white robe, white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.), commoner without rank (in ancient China), layperson
- 美白 【ビハク】 beautifully white (esp. of skin), whitening (of skin, teeth, etc.)
- 漂白 【ヒョウハク】 blanching, bleaching
- 白衣 【ハクイ】 white clothes, white robe, white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.), commoner without rank (in ancient China), layperson
- 白夜 【ビャクヤ】 night under the midnight sun, white night (at extreme latitudes), night during which the sun doesn't set
- 敬白 【ケイハク】 yours sincerely, sincerely yours, yours truly
- 恐惶敬白 【キョウコウケイハク】 very truly yours, very respectfully yours
Kun reading compounds
- 白 【しろ】 white, innocence, innocent person, blank space, white stone, white dragon tile, skewered grilled pig intestine
- 白い 【しろい】 white
- 面白 【おもしろ】 amusing, funny, interesting
- 蘿蔔 【すずしろ】 daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus)
- 白い 【しろい】 white
- 白色 【しろいろ】 white
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あき、 か、 はっ
- Korean:
- baeg, bae
Spanish
- blanco
Portuguese
- branco
French
- blanc
37 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
53 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
65 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
266 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3095 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
79 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
73 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
216 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.2 | Japanese for Busy People |
205 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
205 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
44 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1362 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4305 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2175 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2929 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
37 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
22678 | Morohashi |
3493 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3863 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
37 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
37 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
242 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
46 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
878 | 2001 Kanji |
4c1.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-5-2 | SKIP code |
2600.0 | Four corner code |
1-39-82 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
767d | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1151 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 剤 【ザイ】 medicine, agent, (chemical) substance, drug, dose
- 剤形 【ザイケイ】 dosage form
- 薬剤 【ヤクザイ】 medicine, drug, chemical
- 覚醒剤 【カクセイザイ】 stimulant (e.g. psychoactive drugs like methamphetamine, ritalin, etc.)
Readings
- Korean:
- je, ja
Spanish
- medicina
- droga
Portuguese
- dose
- remédio
- droga
French
- dose
- médicament
- drogue
- produit pour...
1296 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
949 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
5424 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1497 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1096 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
550 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
559 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1780 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
200 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2102 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1094 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1491 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1746 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
2076P | Morohashi |
1669 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
493 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1730 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1867 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1312 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
443 | 2001 Kanji |
2f8.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-8-2 | SKIP code |
0220.0 | Four corner code |
1-26-62 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5264 | Unicode hex code |