108 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
180 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
163 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
161 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1169 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
181 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
39 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
347 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.8 | Japanese for Busy People |
229 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
229 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
104 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
405 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2694 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1372 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1858 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
110 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
5756 | Morohashi |
2170 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1127 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
108 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
113 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
128 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
129 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
139 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 多 【タ】 multi-
- 多角 【タカク】 many-sided, versatile, polygonal, diversified
- 過多 【カタ】 excess, surplus, superabundance
- 最多 【サイタ】 most (numerous), largest (number of)
Kun reading compounds
- 多い 【おおい】 many, numerous, a lot, large amount of, large quantity of, a lot, much, frequent, common
- 大いに 【おおいに】 very, very much, greatly, considerably, highly, exceedingly, a great deal, a lot, to one's heart's content
Readings
- Korean:
- da
Spanish
- abundante
- mucho
Portuguese
- muitos
- frequentar
- muito
French
- beaucoup
- nombreux
- fréquent
2560 | 2001 Kanji |
0a6.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-3 | SKIP code |
3-3-3 | SKIP code |
2720.7 | Four corner code |
1-34-31 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
591a | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
493 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 様 【ヨウ】 appearing ..., looking ..., way to ..., method of ...ing, form, style, design, like, similar to, thing (thought or spoken)
- 様式 【ヨウシキ】 style, form, pattern
- 文様 【モンヨウ】 pattern, design
- 一様 【イチヨウ】 uniform, equal, even, the same, identical, common, ordinary, usual
Kun reading compounds
- 様 【さま】 Mr, Mrs, Miss, Ms, makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions), state, situation, appearance, manner
- 様変わり 【さまがわり】 changing completely, transformation
- 殿様 【とのさま】 nobleman, dignitary, lord, feudal lord (of the Edo period), daimyo, man brought up away from the world, arrogant man with little knowledge of the ways of the world
- ご馳走様 【ごちそうさま】 thank you (for the meal), that was a delicious meal, thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
- 唐行きさん 【からゆきさん】 karayuki-san, young Japanese women who were sent to work (mainly as prostitutes) in foreign countries, esp. in Southeast Asia (Meiji to early Showa)
- 愛様 【いとさん】 daughter (of a good family)
Readings
- Korean:
- yang
Spanish
- forma
- manera
- situación
- estilo
- señor
- señora
- srta.
Portuguese
- Senhor
- estilo
- modos
- sufixo polido para senhor.
French
- Monsieur, Madame
- apparence
- manière
- sorte
- état
- suffixe de politesse
328 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
430 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
407 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
472 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2341 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
309 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
641 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2099 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.15 | Japanese for Busy People |
403 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
407 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
677 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1110 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1332 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
723 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
969 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
942 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
15352P | Morohashi |
1052 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2821 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
933 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1003 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
216 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
429 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1842 | 2001 Kanji |
4a10.25 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-10 | SKIP code |
4893.2 | Four corner code |
1-45-45 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
69d8 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
104 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 性 【セイ】 nature (of a person), sex, gender, sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.), gender, -ty, -ity, -ness, -cy
- 性格 【セイカク】 character (of a person), personality, disposition, nature, characteristics, nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
- 耐性 【タイセイ】 resistance (e.g. to antibiotics), tolerance (e.g. drug tolerance)
- 社会性 【シャカイセイ】 sociality
- 性 【ショウ】 nature, disposition, temperament, character, quality, that which does not change according to external influences
- 性根 【ショウネ】 nature, character, disposition
- 冷え性 【ヒエショウ】 sensitivity to cold
- 凝り性 【コリショウ】 tendency to become totally absorbed in something, monomania, perfectionism, fastidiousness, meticulousness, susceptibility for a stiffening of the shoulders
Kun reading compounds
- 性 【さが】 one's nature, one's destiny, custom, tradition, habit, convention
Readings
- Korean:
- seong
Spanish
- sexo
- género
- naturaleza
- temperamento
Portuguese
- sexo
- gênero
- natureza
French
- sexe
- genre
- nature
- propriétés
645 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
745 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
723 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
199 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1666 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
280 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
535 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
564 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.13 | Japanese for Busy People |
98 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
98 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
421 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
811 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
357 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
222 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
266 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1572 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
10478 | Morohashi |
299 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1822 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1558 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1679 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
119 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
690 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1172 | 2001 Kanji |
4k5.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-5 | SKIP code |
1-1-7 | SKIP code |
9501.0 | Four corner code |
1-32-13 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6027 | Unicode hex code |
unravel, notes, key, explanation, understanding, untie, undo, solve, answer, cancel, absolve, explain, minute
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
176 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 解 【カイ】 solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.), root (e.g. of a polynomial), solution (to a given problem), answer, explanation, interpretation
- 解禁 【カイキン】 lifting a ban, raising an embargo, opening a season (hunting, fishing, etc.), publishing contents, revealing information
- 瓦解 【ガカイ】 collapse, downfall
- 明解 【メイカイ】 clear explanation
- 解熱 【ゲネツ】 lowering a fever, alleviation of fever
- 解脱 【ゲダツ】 liberation from earthly desires and the woes of man, deliverance of one's soul, moksha, mukti, vimukti
- 雪消 【ユキゲ】 snow melting, water from melting snow
- 義解 【ギゲ】 explanation (of the meaning), interpretation
Kun reading compounds
- 解く 【とく】 to untie, to unfasten, to unwrap, to undo, to unbind, to unpack, to unsew, to unstitch, to solve, to work out, to answer, to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.), to clear up, to remove (suspicion), to appease, to dissolve (a contract), to cancel, to remove (a prohibition), to lift (a ban), to raise (a siege), to release (from duty), to relieve, to dismiss, to comb (out), to card, to untangle (hair)
- 溶かす 【とかす】 to dissolve, to melt
- 梳かす 【とかす】 to comb out, to brush, to untangle, to unravel
- 解ける 【とける】 to be solved, to be resolved, to loosen, to come untied, to come undone, to be removed (of restrictions), to be lifted (e.g. a ban), to be broken (spells, curses, etc.), to dissipate (of anger, tension, etc.), to melt away, to ease, to be appeased, to be resolved (of a dispute, misunderstanding, etc.), to be cleared up
- 溶ける 【とける】 to melt, to thaw, to fuse, to dissolve
- 解く 【ほどく】 to undo, to untie, to unfasten, to unlace, to unravel, to loosen, to unpack
- 解す 【ほぐす】 to unravel, to untie, to untangle, to loosen, to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.), to relax, to ease
- 分かる 【わかる】 to understand, to comprehend, to grasp, to see, to get, to follow, to become clear, to be known, to be discovered, to be realized, to be realised, to be found out, I know!, I think so too!
Readings
- Japanese names:
- さとる、 とけ
- Korean:
- hae, gae
Spanish
- desenredar
- desatar
- liberar
- aclarar
- resolver
- peinarse
- aflojar
Portuguese
- solucionar
- notas
- chave
- explicação
- compreensão
- desamarrar
- desfazer
- resolveer
- resposta
- cancelar
- absolver
- explicar
- deta
French
- délier
- notes
- clé
- explication
- compréhension
- défaire
- résoudre
- répondre
- annuler
- absoudre
- expliquer
- minute
567 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
662 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
632 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
192 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4306 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
577 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
892 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1923 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
474 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
482 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
293 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1651 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1913 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1017 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1375 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1831 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
35067 | Morohashi |
1517 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
5548 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1814 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1955 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
142 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
769 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2555 | 2001 Kanji |
4g9.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-7-6 | SKIP code |
2725.2 | Four corner code |
1-18-82 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
89e3 | Unicode hex code |
chop, divide, tear, analyze
- On:
- セキ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
980 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 析出 【セキシュツ】 separation, deposition, precipitation
- 透析 【トウセキ】 dialysis
- 人工透析 【ジンコウトウセキ】 (artificial) dialysis
Readings
- Korean:
- seog
Spanish
- tajar
- cortar
- dividir
- romper
Portuguese
- picar
- dividir
- lágrima
- analisar
French
- analyser
- hacher
- déchirer
- diviser
1482 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1365 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2194 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1634 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1420 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1393 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1482 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
985 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1077 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1072 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
578 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
766 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1135 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
14538 | Morohashi |
862 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2574 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1126 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1207 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1195 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1854 | 2001 Kanji |
4a4.12 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-4 | SKIP code |
4292.1 | Four corner code |
1-32-47 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6790 | Unicode hex code |