509 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
609 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
581 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
324 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
306 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
191 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
443 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
970 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
257 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
257 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
222 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
401 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2569 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1311 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1782 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1761 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
5703 | Morohashi |
2069 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1119 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1745 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1882 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
254 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
532 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
238 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 変 【ヘン】 strange, odd, peculiar, weird, curious, eccentric, funny, suspicious, fishy, unexpected, change, incident, disturbance, disaster, accident, emergency, flat
- 変化 【ヘンカ】 change, variation, alteration, mutation, transition, transformation, transfiguration, metamorphosis, variety, diversity, inflection, declension, conjugation, sidestepping
- 政変 【セイヘン】 political disturbance, political change, change of government, political upheaval, overthrowing of a government, coup d'état, coup, revolution
- 異変 【イヘン】 unusual event, strange occurrence, strange phenomenon, something abnormal, change (for the worse), accident, disaster
Kun reading compounds
- 変わる 【かわる】 to change, to be transformed, to be altered, to vary, to move to, to be different, to be uncommon, to be unusual
- 変わり 【かわり】 change, alteration, difference, distinction, something wrong, abnormality, unusual event, accident, incident
- 変わり種 【かわりだね】 something out of the ordinary, variant, variety, exception, novelty, person with an unusual character or background, unique figure, exceptional type, eccentric, oddball
- 変える 【かえる】 to change, to alter, to transform, to convert, to turn, to vary, to reform, to revise, to amend
Readings
- Korean:
- byeon
Spanish
- inusual
- extraño
- cambio
- cambiar
- alterar
- modificar
Portuguese
- raro
- mudança
- estranhar
French
- insolite
- étrange
- changer
467 | 2001 Kanji |
2j7.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-7 | SKIP code |
2-6-3 | SKIP code |
0024.7 | Four corner code |
0040.7 | Four corner code |
1-42-49 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5909 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N2
249 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 革命 【カクメイ】 revolution, 58th year of the sexagenary cycle (in Onmyōdō)
- 革新 【カクシン】 reform, innovation
- 行革 【ギョウカク】 administrative reform
- 農地改革 【ノウチカイカク】 agrarian reform
Kun reading compounds
- 革 【かわ】 leather
- 革靴 【かわぐつ】 leather shoes, leather boots
- 藍革 【あいかわ】 indigo-dyed leather
- 負い革 【おいかわ】 sling (e.g. of a firearm)
Readings
- Korean:
- hyeog, geug
Spanish
- cuero
- piel
- reforma
- cambio
Portuguese
- couro
- torna-se sério
- pele
- esconder
- pelêgo
French
- cuir
- peau
- fourrure
- devenir sérieux
- rénovation
- réforme
746 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
836 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
821 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
686 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
5088 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
811 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1003 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
937 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1075 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1123 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
996 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1877 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3099 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1582 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2163 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1911 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
42710 | Morohashi |
2448 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6570 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1893 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2041 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
487 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
877 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1955 | 2001 Kanji |
3k6.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-4-5 | SKIP code |
2-3-5 | SKIP code |
2-3-6 | SKIP code |
4450.6 | Four corner code |
1-19-55 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
9769 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
15 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 同 【ドウ】 the same, the said, likewise
- 同意 【ドウイ】 agreement, consent, approval, assent, same opinion, same view, same meaning
- 合同 【ゴウドウ】 combination, union, joining, incorporation, amalgamation, merger, fusion, combined, joint, united, shared, congruence
- 大同 【ダイドウ】 general resemblance, being largely the same, uniting with a common goal, Daidō era (806.5.18-810.9.19)
Kun reading compounds
- 同じ 【おなじ】 same, identical, equal, alike, equivalent, anyway, in any case, if one must ..., if one has to ..., as long as ...
- 同じく 【おなじく】 in the same way, like, likewise, similarly
Readings
- Korean:
- dong
Spanish
- mismo
- igual
- compañero
- idéntico
- similar
Portuguese
- mesmo
- concorda
- igual
French
- identique
- similaire
- égal
295 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
204 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
187 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
23 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
619 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
185 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
136 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
298 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.13 | Japanese for Busy People |
198 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
198 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
350 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
320 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3707 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1897 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2578 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
182 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
3294 | Morohashi |
2987 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
717 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
180 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
192 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
54 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
133 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3649 | 2001 Kanji |
2r4.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-2-4 | SKIP code |
7722.0 | Four corner code |
1-38-17 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
540c | Unicode hex code |
alliance, oath
- On:
- メイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
587 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 盟 【メイ】 alliance, aimag, league, administrative subdivision in Mongolia and Inner Mongolia
- 盟主 【メイシュ】 leader (of an alliance), leading power
- 期成同盟 【キセイドウメイ】 association formed to carry out an objective
- 締盟 【テイメイ】 forming an alliance, conclusion of a treaty of alliance
Readings
- Korean:
- maeng
Spanish
- juramento
- promesa
- pacto
- alianza
Portuguese
- aliança
- juramento
French
- alliance
- serment
873 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
991 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
979 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
775 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3119 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
739 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1555 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
717 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
730 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
923 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1373 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3468 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1787 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2434 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1462 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
23024 | Morohashi |
2794 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3899 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1450 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1558 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
968 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3874 | 2001 Kanji |
5h8.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-8-5 | SKIP code |
6710.7 | Four corner code |
1-44-33 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
76df | Unicode hex code |