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 5
JLPT level N3
671 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 婦 【フ】 married woman, woman, lady
- 婦女暴行 【フジョボウコウ】 sexual assault (of a woman), rape
- 保健婦 【ホケンフ】 district health nurse, public health nurse
- 老婦 【ロウフ】 old woman
Kun reading compounds
- 嫁 【よめ】 bride, (one's) daughter-in-law, wife
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ね
- Korean:
- bu
Spanish
- señora
- mujer
- esposa
Portuguese
- dama
- mulher
- esposa
- noiva
French
- femme mariée
- épouse
- dame
- femme
707 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
800 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
779 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
481 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1237 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
313 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
454 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1603 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
316 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
316 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
597 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
448 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
565 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
343 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
426 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1159 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
6432P | Morohashi |
469 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1243 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1151 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1234 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
746 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1744 | 2001 Kanji |
3e8.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-8 | SKIP code |
4742.7 | Four corner code |
1-41-56 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5a66 | Unicode hex code |
affinity, relation, connection, edge, border, verge, brink
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1291 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 縁 【エン】 fate, destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together), relationship (e.g. between two people), bond, link, connection, family ties, affinity, opportunity, chance (to meet someone and start a relationship), pratyaya (indirect conditions, as opposed to direct causes), narrow open-air veranda
- 縁起 【エンギ】 omen, sign of luck, origin, history, causation, dependent arising, doctrine that everything has a cause and there is nothing that arises out of nothing
- 遠縁 【トオエン】 distant relative
- 内縁 【ナイエン】 de facto marriage, common-law marriage
Kun reading compounds
- 縁 【ふち】 rim, brim, edge, brink
- 縁石 【えんせき】 curb (stone), kerb
- 盆の縁 【ぼんのふち】 edge of a tray
- 縁取る 【ふちどる】 to border, to fringe, to hem, to edge
- 縁 【ゆかり】 connection (to a person, place, etc.), relation, affinity
- 縁の色 【ゆかりのいろ】 violet
- 縁 【よすが】 something to rely on, aid, clue, way, means, someone to rely on, relative, reminder, memento
- 縁 【へり】 edge (of a river, woods, etc.), shoulder (of a road), rim, brim, hem, margin, fringe, selvage, fabric border (of a tatami mat, etc.), edging
- 縁石 【えんせき】 curb (stone), kerb
- 縁 【えん】 fate, destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together), relationship (e.g. between two people), bond, link, connection, family ties, affinity, opportunity, chance (to meet someone and start a relationship), pratyaya (indirect conditions, as opposed to direct causes), narrow open-air veranda
Readings
- Korean:
- yeon, dan
Spanish
- afinidad
- relación
- conexión
- borde
- frontera
- margen
Portuguese
- afinidade
- relação
- conexão
- margem
- borda
- limite
- extremidade
French
- affinité
- relation
- karma
- rapport
- bord
- bordure
1030 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1362 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3585 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1244 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1641 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2660 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1131 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1183 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
732 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1548 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1754 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
940 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1269 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1384 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
27656P | Morohashi |
1386 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4553 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1372 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1472 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1790 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2751 | 2001 Kanji |
6a9.10 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-6-9 | SKIP code |
2793.2 | Four corner code |
1-17-79 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7e01 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N1
162 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 結末 【ケツマツ】 end, conclusion
- 結合 【ケツゴウ】 combination, union, joining, linking, coupling, bond, join (in relational algebra)
- 完結 【カンケツ】 conclusion, completion
- 妥結 【ダケツ】 settlement, an agreement
- 結縁 【ケチエン】 making a connection (with Buddha)
- 結願 【ケチガン】 expiration of term of a vow
Kun reading compounds
- 結ぶ 【むすぶ】 to tie, to bind, to link, to bear (fruit), to close (e.g. deal), to confirm, to conclude, to connect (two distant places), to close tightly, to purse (e.g. lips), to unite (with), to ally, to join hands
- 結ぶ便 【むすぶびん】 connecting flight, connecting service
- 結う 【ゆう】 to do up (hair), to dress, to arrange, to tie, to bind, to fasten, to make (a fence)
- 結城紬 【ゆうきつむぎ】 silk products produced near Yūki (using natural indigo dye), Yūki pongee
- 結わえる 【ゆわえる】 to bind, to fasten, to tie up
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ゆい、 ゆう
- Korean:
- gyeol
Spanish
- final
- finalizar
- atar
- amarrar
- unir
- vincular
- arreglarse el pelo
Portuguese
- laço
- unir
- contrato
- união
- organizar
- pentear
- fechar
French
- nouer
- lier
- joindre
- contrat
- attacher
- se coiffer
- organiser
390 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
497 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
472 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
163 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3540 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
359 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
816 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2151 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
485 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
494 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
302 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1532 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1706 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
912 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1235 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1363 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
27398 | Morohashi |
1348 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4492 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1351 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1451 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
109 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
586 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2777 | 2001 Kanji |
6a6.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-6-6 | SKIP code |
2496.1 | Four corner code |
1-23-75 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7d50 | Unicode hex code |