144 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
232 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
212 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
258 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
298 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
336 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
150 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
766 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.17 | Japanese for Busy People |
471 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
479 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
93 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
406 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2550 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1301 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1770 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1046 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
5763 | Morohashi |
2056 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1129 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1037 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1115 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
318 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
169 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
487 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 夜 【ヤ】 counter for nights
- 夜間 【ヤカン】 night, nighttime
- 同夜 【ドウヤ】 the same night, that night
- 通夜 【ツヤ】 all-night vigil over a body, wake
Kun reading compounds
- 夜 【よる】 evening, night, dinner
- 夜明け 【よあけ】 dawn, daybreak
- 毎夜 【まいよ】 every evening, every night
- 短夜 【みじかよ】 short summer night
- 夜 【よる】 evening, night, dinner
- 夜ご飯 【よるごはん】 dinner, evening meal
- 御寝 【およる】 sleep, rest
- 銀河鉄道の夜 【ぎんがてつどうのよる】 Night on the Galactic Railroad (novel by Kenji Miyazawa), Milky Way Railroad
Readings
- Korean:
- ya
Spanish
- noche
- tarde
Portuguese
- noite
- à noite
French
- nuit
- soirée
467 | 2001 Kanji |
2j6.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-6 | SKIP code |
3-4-4 | SKIP code |
3-3-5 | SKIP code |
0024.7 | Four corner code |
1-44-75 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
591c | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
33 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 間 【カン】 interval, period of time, among, between, inter-, good opportunity, chance, estrangement, discord, alienation, spy, secret agent
- 間隔 【カンカク】 space, interval, space character, whitespace
- 短期間 【タンキカン】 short term, short time
- 右中間 【ウチュウカン】 between right and center fielders (centre)
- 間 【ケン】 ken (6 shaku, approx. 1.818 m), counter used to number the gaps between pillars
- 間数 【ケンスウ】 number of ken (in length or breadth)
- 世間 【セケン】 world, society, people, the public
- 六百間 【ロッピャッケン】 roppyakken (type of game)
Kun reading compounds
- 間 【あいだ】 space (between), gap, interval, distance, stretch, period of time (during, while), duration, interval, between (two parties or things), among (a group), relations (between), relationship, midpoint, average, halfway, middle ground, due to, because of
- 間中 【あいだじゅう】 during
- 候間 【そうろうあいだ】 as ...
- ついこの間 【ついこのあいだ】 just the other day, quite recently
- 間 【ま】 time, pause, space, room
- 間際 【まぎわ】 the point just before ..., the point of (doing), the verge (of), the eve (of), (just before the) edge
- 茶の間 【ちゃのま】 (Japanese-style) living room
- 床の間 【とこのま】 tokonoma (alcove where art or flowers are displayed)
- 間 【あいだ】 space (between), gap, interval, distance, stretch, period of time (during, while), duration, interval, between (two parties or things), among (a group), relations (between), relationship, midpoint, average, halfway, middle ground, due to, because of
- 間中 【あいだじゅう】 during
- 波間 【なみま】 interval between the waves, gap between waves
- 幕間 【まくあい】 intermission (between acts), interlude
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ちか、 は、 はざ、 はし
- Korean:
- gan
Spanish
- intervalo
- espacio
- habitación
Portuguese
- intervalo
- espaço
French
- intervalle
- espace
58 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
100 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
92 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
27 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4949 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
174 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
96 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1822 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.7 | Japanese for Busy People |
43 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
43 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
161 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1841 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4122 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2094 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2836 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1634 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
41249 | Morohashi |
3323 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6391 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1620 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1747 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
31 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
215 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3878 | 2001 Kanji |
8e4.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-8-4 | SKIP code |
7760.7 | Four corner code |
1-20-54 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
9593 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
376 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 着 【チャク】 arrival, arriving at ..., counter for items or suits of clothing, nth place (in a race), counter for moves
- 着衣 【チャクイ】 clothes (that one is wearing), wearing clothes
- 決着 【ケッチャク】 conclusion, decision, end, settlement
- 装着 【ソウチャク】 equipping, installing, fitting, mounting, putting on
- 着す 【ジャクス】 to insist on, to cling to, to adhere to
- 愛着 【アイジャク】 attachment, love, affection, fondness, addiction, craving
- 頓着 【トンチャク】 being concerned about or mindful of
Kun reading compounds
- 着る 【きる】 to wear (from the shoulders down), to put on, to take (the blame, responsibility), to bear
- 着類 【きるい】 clothing
- 着せる 【きせる】 to put clothes on (someone), to dress, to clothe, to cover, to coat, to plate, to gild, to veneer, to pin (e.g. a crime on someone), to lay (blame), to charge (with an offence), to give (a bad name), to remind someone of (their indebtedness)
- 着く 【つく】 to arrive at, to reach, to sit on, to sit at (e.g. the table)
- 付ける 【つける】 to attach, to join, to connect, to add, to append, to affix, to stick, to glue, to fasten, to sew on, to apply (ointment), to put against, to furnish (a house with), to wear, to put on, to keep a diary, to make an entry, to appraise, to set (a price), to allot, to budget, to assign, to bring alongside, to place (under guard or doctor), to follow (someone), to shadow, to tail, to stalk, to load, to give (courage to), to keep (an eye on), to establish (relations or understanding), to turn on (a light), to produce flowers (of a plant), to produce fruit, to do intensely, to do fiercely, to do strongly, to be used to (doing), to be accustomed to
Readings
- Korean:
- chag
Spanish
- usar
- llevar puesto
- vestir
- llegar
- alcanzar
Portuguese
- vestir
- chegar
- usar
- sufixo para contagem de vestuário
French
- enfiler
- porter (vêtement)
- arriver
- compteur de vêtements
276 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
364 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
343 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
314 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3665 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
403 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
228 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2.7 | Japanese for Busy People |
657 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
668 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
190 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1567 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4110 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2086 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2826 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
561 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
23339 | Morohashi |
3316 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3938 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
555 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
594 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
410 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
404 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
979 | 2001 Kanji |
2o10.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-7-5 | SKIP code |
2-6-6 | SKIP code |
2-3-9 | SKIP code |
2-2-10 | SKIP code |
8060.4 | Four corner code |
8060.1 | Four corner code |
1-35-69 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7740 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N2
736 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 陸 【リク】 land, shore
- 陸海 【リクカイ】 land and sea, army and navy
- 北陸 【ホクリク】 Hokuriku region (of Honshu; incl. Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa and Fukui prefectures)
- 内陸 【ナイリク】 inland
- 六 【ロク】 six, 6
- 碌 【ロク】 satisfactory, decent, good, proper, worthy
- 碌々 【ロクロク】 (not) well, (not) properly, (not) enough, (not) sufficiently
- 双六 【スゴロク】 race game (board game played with dice in which the object is to reach the end of a track), ban-sugoroku, sugoroku, traditional Japanese board game similar to backgammon
Kun reading compounds
- 陸 【りく】 land, shore
- 丘 【おか】 hill, height, knoll, rising ground, bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
Readings
- Japanese names:
- くが、 たち、 みち、 む、 むつ
- Korean:
- ryug
Spanish
- tierra
Portuguese
- terra
French
- continent
- six
529 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
627 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
597 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
651 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
5005 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
193 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
987 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1312 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
647 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
657 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
833 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
740 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
659 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
399 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
496 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1527 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
41708 | Morohashi |
543 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6461 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1513 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1631 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
445 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
579 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3672 | 2001 Kanji |
2d8.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-8 | SKIP code |
1-2-8 | SKIP code |
7421.4 | Four corner code |
1-46-06 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
9678 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N2
1134 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 訓 【クン】 native Japanese reading of a Chinese character, precept, lesson, one's teachings
- 訓示 【クンジ】 instruction, direction, briefing
- 特訓 【トックン】 special training, intensive training, crash course
- 校訓 【コウクン】 school precepts
- 庭訓 【テイキン】 home education
- 家訓 【カクン】 family precepts, family motto, rule of the home
Kun reading compounds
- 読む 【よむ】 to read, to recite (e.g. a sutra), to chant, to predict, to guess, to forecast, to read (someone's thoughts), to see (e.g. into someone's heart), to divine, to pronounce, to read (e.g. a kanji), to decipher, to read (a meter, graph, music, etc.), to tell (the time), to count, to estimate, to read (a kanji) with its native Japanese reading
- 訓む 【よむ】 to read (a kanji) with its native Japanese reading
- 訓ずる 【くんずる】 to read kanji using its native Japanese pronunciation
Readings
- Japanese names:
- く、 くに、 くの、 さとし、 のり、 ふみ
- Korean:
- hun
Spanish
- lección
- lectura japonesa de un carácter
Portuguese
- instrução
- leitura Japonesa de caracteres
- explicação
- ler
French
- instructions
- lecture japonaise
- explication
- lire
764 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
489 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
656 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1059 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4317 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
613 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
894 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1148 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
771 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
785 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
951 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1661 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1844 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
975 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1322 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
347 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
35238 | Morohashi |
1454 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
5562 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
341 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
365 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
540 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3054 | 2001 Kanji |
7a3.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-7-3 | SKIP code |
0260.0 | Four corner code |
1-23-17 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
8a13 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N2
788 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 練習 【レンシュウ】 practice, training, drill, (an) exercise, workout
- 練達 【レンタツ】 expert(ise), skill, dexterity
- 修練 【シュウレン】 training, drill, practice, practising, discipline
- 水練 【スイレン】 swimming practice
Kun reading compounds
- 練る 【ねる】 to knead, to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame), to polish (a plan, etc.), to refine, to elaborate, to work out, to train, to drill, to exercise, to gloss (silk), to soften, to degum, to tan (leather), to temper (steel), to walk in procession, to parade, to march
- 練り 【ねり】 kneading, gloss, tempering, paste (e.g. bean paste, mustard paste), parading of portable shrines and floats at festivals
- 練り上げる 【ねりあげる】 to knead well, to polish, to refine
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ねり
- Korean:
- ryeon
Spanish
- práctica
- entrenamiento
- ablandar
- ejercitar
Portuguese
- prática
- brilho
- treinar
- exercitar
- polir
- refinar
French
- pratiquer
- lustrer
- s'exercer
- s'entraîner
- perfectionner
- peaufiner
539 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
438 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
608 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
704 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3565 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
482 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
828 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2527 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
743 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
756 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
296 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1547 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1738 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
931 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1256 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1355 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
27631P | Morohashi |
1375 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4530 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1343 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1443 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
431 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2764 | 2001 Kanji |
6a8.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-6-8 | SKIP code |
2599.6 | Four corner code |
1-46-93 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7df4 | Unicode hex code |