501 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
601 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
573 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
265 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
164 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
51 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
445 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
104 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
315 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
315 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
595 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
411 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4271 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2157 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2909 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
846 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
5835 | Morohashi |
3460 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1136 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
838 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
901 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
220 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
445 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
335 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 夫妻 【フサイ】 husband and wife, married couple
- 夫婦 【フウフ】 married couple, husband and wife, man and wife
- 継夫 【ケイフ】 second husband
- 炊夫 【スイフ】 male cook
- 夫婦 【フウフ】 married couple, husband and wife, man and wife
- 夫子 【フウシ】 teacher, wise man, sage, master, Confucius, the person concerned, you, he, she
- 一工夫 【ヒトクフウ】 a bit of contrivance, some fiddling, a little ingenuity
- 創意工夫 【ソウイクフウ】 ingenuity, inventiveness, creative originality
- 夫人 【フジン】 wife, Mrs, madam, wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.), consort of the emperor
- 賦役 【フエキ】 slave labour, slave labor, compulsory service, forced labour, forced labor, exacted service
- 大夫 【ダイブ】 high steward, grand master
- 右京大夫 【ウキョウノダイブ】 Ukyō no Daibu (title under the ritsuryō system), high steward
Kun reading compounds
- 夫 【おっと】 husband
- 夫選び 【おっとえらび】 choosing a husband
- DV夫 【ディーブイおっと】 (physically) abusive husband, wife beater
- 元夫 【もとおっと】 ex-husband, former husband
- 其れ其れ 【それぞれ】 each, respectively
Readings
- Japanese names:
- お、 と、 ゆう、 よ
- Korean:
- bu
Spanish
- marido
- hombre
- esposo
Portuguese
- marido
- homem
French
- mari
- homme
1463 | 2001 Kanji |
0a4.31 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-4-4 | SKIP code |
5003.0 | Four corner code |
1-41-55 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
592b | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N4
126 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 以降 【イコウ】 on and after, from ... onward, since
- 以下 【イカ】 not exceeding ..., not more than ..., ... and under, ... and below, ... or fewer, below (a standard, level, etc.), under, beneath, less than, the following, the below-mentioned, the rest, followed by ..., including ..., ... and other (employees, officials, etc.)
- 縞曹以 【シマソイ】 threestripe rockfish (Sebastes trivittatus)
- 斑曹以 【ムラソイ】 spotbelly rockfish (Sebastes pachycephalus)
Kun reading compounds
- 以て 【もって】 with, by, by means of, because of, on account of, for, due to, on (a day, date), at (a time), as of (e.g. today), adds emphasis to preceding word, in addition (to being), moreover, as well as, and, therefore, and so, hence
- 以ってしても 【もってしても】 (not) even when using ..., (not) even with the help of ..., (not) even by ...
Readings
- Japanese names:
- もち
- Korean:
- i
Spanish
- además de
- más que
Portuguese
- Por meios de
- porque
- em visão de
- comparada com
French
- au moyen de
- parce que
- en vue de
- comparé à
342 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
443 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
419 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
157 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
348 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
221 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
112 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
134 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.10 | Japanese for Busy People |
46 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
46 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
420 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
43 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
45 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
25 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
26 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1037 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
388 | Morohashi |
41 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
109 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1028 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1105 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
118 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
446 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1262 | 2001 Kanji |
0a5.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-2-3 | SKIP code |
1-3-2 | SKIP code |
2810.0 | Four corner code |
1-16-42 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
4ee5 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
81 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 外 【ガイ】 outside ..., beyond ..., not included in ...
- 外圧 【ガイアツ】 external pressure, outside pressure, foreign pressure
- 渉外 【ショウガイ】 public relations, client liaison, client relations
- 在外 【ザイガイ】 overseas, abroad
- 外科 【ゲカ】 surgery (branch of medicine), department of surgery
- 外科医 【ゲカイ】 surgeon
Kun reading compounds
- 外 【そと】 outside, exterior, the open (air), other place, somewhere else, outside one's group (family, company, etc.)
- 外壁 【がいへき】 outer wall
- 大外 【おおそと】 far out wide, far outside
- 家の外 【いえのそと】 outside the house
- 他 【ほか】 another place, some other place, somewhere else, outside, another (person or thing), other, different, something else, someone else, the rest, et al., beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.), outside, except, but, other than, apart from, besides, in addition to, as well as, on top of
- 他に 【ほかに】 else, in addition, besides
- この外 【このほか】 besides, moreover, in addition
- 思いのほか 【おもいのほか】 unexpectedly, surprisingly
- 外す 【はずす】 to remove, to take off, to detach, to unfasten, to undo, to drop (e.g. from a team), to remove (from a position), to exclude, to expel, to leave (e.g. one's seat), to go away from, to step out, to slip away, to dodge (a question, blow, etc.), to evade, to sidestep, to avoid (e.g. peak season), to miss (a target, chance, punch, etc.)
- 外れる 【はずれる】 to be disconnected, to get out of place, to be off, to be out (e.g. of gear), to miss the mark, to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation), to draw a blank (e.g. lottery), to be removed, to be excluded, to be contrary to, to go against
Readings
- Japanese names:
- うい、 け、 ふか
- Korean:
- oe
Spanish
- fuera
- exterior
- otro
- desatar
- estar desatado
- estar desconectado
Portuguese
- Exterior
French
- extérieur
56 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
96 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
91 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
120 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1168 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
42 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
38 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
139 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.11 | Japanese for Busy People |
83 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
83 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
150 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
404 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
215 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
135 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
163 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
112 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
5750 | Morohashi |
186 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1125 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
111 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
116 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
69 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
105 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2554 | 2001 Kanji |
2m3.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-2 | SKIP code |
2320.0 | Four corner code |
1-19-16 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5916 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
57 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 選 【セン】 selection, choice, choosing, picking, election
- 選挙 【センキョ】 election
- 抽選 【チュウセン】 lottery, raffle, drawing (of lots)
- 公選 【コウセン】 public election, election by popular vote
Kun reading compounds
- 選ぶ 【えらぶ】 to choose, to select
- 選ぶところがない 【えらぶところがない】 being the same thing (as), being indistinguishable (from)
- 選る 【よる】 to choose, to select, to pick out
- 選る 【よる】 to choose, to select, to pick out
Readings
- Korean:
- seon
Spanish
- elegir
- seleccionar
Portuguese
- eleger
- selecionar
- escolher
- preferir
French
- élection
- sélection
- choisir
- préférer
449 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
556 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
527 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
105 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4744 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
522 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
967 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2419 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
800 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
814 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
264 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
721 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3931 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2026 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2734 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1822 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
39127P | Morohashi |
3169 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6114 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1804 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1944 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
341 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
626 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3561 | 2001 Kanji |
2q12.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-3-12 | SKIP code |
3-2-12 | SKIP code |
3730.8 | Four corner code |
1-33-10 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
9078 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
847 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 択 【タク】 counter for choices, options, etc.
- 択一 【タクイツ】 choosing one from among several, multiple choice
- 一択 【イッタク】 (only) one option, one possible choice
- 二択 【ニタク】 (having) two choices, choice between two things
Kun reading compounds
- 選ぶ 【えらぶ】 to choose, to select
Readings
- Korean:
- taeg
Spanish
- elegir
- seleccionar
- escoger
Portuguese
- escolher
- selecionar
- eleger
- preferir
French
- choisir
- sélectionner
- élire
- préférer
1551 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1413 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1845 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1096 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1341 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
382 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
993 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1030 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
764 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
861 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
299 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
191 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
227 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1083 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
11902P | Morohashi |
255 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2082 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1074 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1155 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1127 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1362 | 2001 Kanji |
3c4.21 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-4 | SKIP code |
5708.7 | Four corner code |
1-34-82 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
629e | Unicode hex code |
limb, arms & legs
- On:
- シ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
2289 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 肢体不自由児 【シタイフジユウジ】 physically disabled child, child with a physical disability
- 肢体 【シタイ】 limbs, arms and legs, body
- 四肢 【シシ】 the (four) limbs, arms and legs
- 下肢 【カシ】 lower limbs, legs
Readings
- Korean:
- ji
Spanish
- extremidades
- brazos y piernas
Portuguese
- membros
- braços & pernas
French
- membre
- bras et jambes
1317 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1932 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3736 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1667 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1146 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1199 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1355 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1023 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1094 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
594 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
786 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
721 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
29285 | Morohashi |
882 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4768 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
714 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
771 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1192 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3967 | 2001 Kanji |
4b4.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-4 | SKIP code |
7424.7 | Four corner code |
1-27-72 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
80a2 | Unicode hex code |