418 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
529 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
501 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
523 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
178 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
238 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
447 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
3.13 | Japanese for Busy People |
311 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
311 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
594 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
413 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4325 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2189 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2947 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
853 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
5844 | Morohashi |
3511 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1141 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
845 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
908 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
346 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
452 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
447 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 失 【シツ】 loss (of something), disadvantage, mistake, error, failure, flaw, defect, error
- 失業 【シツギョウ】 unemployment, losing one's job, becoming unemployed
- 得失 【トクシツ】 advantages and disadvantages, plus and minuses
- 敵失 【テキシツ】 error made by the enemy or opposing team
Kun reading compounds
- 失う 【うしなう】 to lose, to miss (a chance, opportunity), to lose (a loved one), to be bereaved of, to concede (goals, points, etc.)
- 失せる 【うせる】 to disappear, to vanish, to fade away, to go, to leave, to die
Readings
- Korean:
- sil
Spanish
- pérdida
- error
- defecto
- fallo
- perder
- malograr
- errar
Portuguese
- erro
- falta
- desvantagem
- perda
French
- perdre
- erreur
- faute
- désavantage
2463 | 2001 Kanji |
0a5.28 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-5-4 | SKIP code |
2503.0 | Four corner code |
1-28-26 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5931 | Unicode hex code |
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 踪跡 【ソウセキ】 one's traces, one's tracks, footprints, one's whereabouts
- 危難失踪 【キナンシッソウ】 disappearance (longer than one year after an accident or disaster), missing and presumed dead
Readings
- Korean:
- jong
Spanish
Portuguese
French
4569 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1674 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1996 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1434 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
37668 | Morohashi |
5887 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1382 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
7d8.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-7-8 | SKIP code |
6319.1 | Four corner code |
1-77-09 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
8e2a | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
2264 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 妄想 【モウソウ】 delusion, wild idea, (wild) fancy, (ridiculous) fantasy
- 盲信 【モウシン】 blind acceptance, blind belief, credulity
- 迷妄 【メイモウ】 illusion, fallacy, delusion
- 謬妄 【ビュウモウ】 fallacy, conjecture, baseless thing, random thing
- 妄想 【モウソウ】 delusion, wild idea, (wild) fancy, (ridiculous) fantasy
- 盲信 【モウシン】 blind acceptance, blind belief, credulity
- 狂妄 【キョウボウ】 eccentric, wild, off-kilter, mad
- 誣謗 【フボウ】 slander
Kun reading compounds
- 妄りに 【みだりに】 without authority, without reason, unnecessarily, recklessly, indiscriminately, arbitrarily
Readings
- Korean:
- mang
Spanish
- ilusión
- engaño
- innecesariamente
- arbitrariamente
- sin razón
Portuguese
- desilusão
- desnecessariamente
- sem autoridade
- inconsequente
French
- illusion
- inutile
- sans autorisation
- imprudent
1851 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1937 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
288 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1186 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1376 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1463 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1696 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
424 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2509 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1273 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1739 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
498 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
6063 | Morohashi |
2016 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1177 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
487 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
526 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1071 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
469 | 2001 Kanji |
2j4.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-4 | SKIP code |
0040.4 | Four corner code |
1-44-49 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5984 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
381 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 想 【ソウ】 conception, idea, thought, samjna (perception)
- 想像 【ソウゾウ】 imagination, supposition, guess
- 追想 【ツイソウ】 recollection, reminiscence
- お愛想 【オアイソ】 compliments, civilities, courtesies, flattery, hospitality, special treatment, entertainment, bill (at a restaurant), check
- 想 【ソウ】 conception, idea, thought, samjna (perception)
- 想像 【ソウゾウ】 imagination, supposition, guess
- お愛想 【オアイソ】 compliments, civilities, courtesies, flattery, hospitality, special treatment, entertainment, bill (at a restaurant), check
Kun reading compounds
- 思う 【おもう】 to think, to consider, to believe, to reckon, to think (of doing), to plan (to do), to judge, to assess, to regard, to imagine, to suppose, to dream, to expect, to look forward to, to feel, to be (in a state of mind), to desire, to want, to recall, to remember
Readings
- Korean:
- sang
Spanish
- concepto
- idea
- pensamiento
Portuguese
- conceito
- pensar
- idéia
- pensamento
French
- concept
- pensée
- idée
660 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
350 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
532 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
352 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1728 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
324 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
544 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
147 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
147 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
392 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
796 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3507 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1810 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2462 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
616 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
10858 | Morohashi |
2828 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1922 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
609 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
656 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
197 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
421 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1858 | 2001 Kanji |
4k9.18 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-9-4 | SKIP code |
4633.0 | Four corner code |
1-33-59 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
60f3 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
368 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 究明 【キュウメイ】 investigation (esp. in academic and scientific contexts)
- 究極 【キュウキョク】 ultimate, final, last, eventual
- 最新研究 【サイシンケンキュウ】 the newest research
- 学究 【ガッキュウ】 scholar, student
- 究竟 【クキョウ】 culmination, conclusion
- 究竟 【クッキョウ】 after all, in the end, finally, excellent, superb, handy, appropriate, ideal, robust, brawny, muscular, strong, sturdy
Kun reading compounds
- 究める 【きわめる】 to investigate thoroughly, to research thoroughly, to master, to understand completely
Readings
- Japanese names:
- きゅ
- Korean:
- gu
Spanish
- estudio
- investigación
- profundización
- último
- final
- dominar
- profundizar en el estudio de
Portuguese
- pesquisa
- estudo
French
- recherche
- étudier
185 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
271 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
253 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
427 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3314 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
599 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
234 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
492 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.8 | Japanese for Busy People |
895 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
917 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
298 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1451 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2729 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1398 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1885 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1331 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
25409 | Morohashi |
2203 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4189 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1320 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1417 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
261 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
278 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
757 | 2001 Kanji |
3m4.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-4 | SKIP code |
2-5-2 | SKIP code |
3041.7 | Four corner code |
1-21-70 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7a76 | Unicode hex code |
poles, settlement, conclusion, end, highest rank, electric poles, very, extremely, most, highly, 10**48
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N2
460 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 極 【キョク】 pole, climax, extreme, extremity, culmination, height, zenith, nadir
- 極右 【キョクウ】 far right (in politics), extreme right, ultraconservative
- 消極 【ショウキョク】 passive, negative, conservative, depolarization
- 対極 【タイキョク】 antipodes, other (opposite) extreme, opposite, antithesis
- 極 【ゴク】 quite, very, 10^48, quindecillion
- 極秘 【ゴクヒ】 absolute secrecy
- 極々 【ゴクゴク】 extremely, highly
- 失礼至極 【シツレイシゴク】 extremely rude, impertinent, impolite
Kun reading compounds
- 極める 【きわめる】 to carry to extremes, to go to the end of something, to reach the limits of something, to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc), to be extremely (e.g. busy), to exhaust completely, to have nothing left (e.g. to say)
- 極まる 【きわまる】 to reach an extreme, to reach a limit, to terminate, to come to an end, extremely, to be stuck, to be in a dilemma, to be at a loss, to be decided, to be settled
- 極まり 【きわまり】 extremity, end, bound, limit
- 極まりない 【きわまりない】 extremely, in the extreme, knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness), unparalleled, boundless (e.g. universe, ocean), limitless
- 極み 【きわみ】 height, acme, extremity, peak, end, limit
- 決める 【きめる】 to decide, to choose, to determine, to make up one's mind, to resolve, to set one's heart on, to settle, to arrange, to set, to appoint, to fix, to clinch (a victory), to decide (the outcome of a match), to persist in doing, to go through with, to always do, to have made a habit of, to take for granted, to assume, to dress up, to dress to kill, to dress to the nines, to carry out successfully (a move in sports, a pose in dance, etc.), to succeed in doing, to immobilize with a double-arm lock (in sumo, judo, etc.), to eat or drink something, to take illegal drugs
- 決まる 【きまる】 to be decided, to be settled, to be fixed, to be arranged, to be unchanging, to be the same (as always), to be fixed, to be set, to be a fixed rule, to be destined, to be a convention, to be a custom, to be common knowledge, to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.), to go well, to succeed, to connect (of a punch), to look good (of clothing), to look sharp, to be stylish, to suit one, to be held in place (of a hairdo), to be struck and held (of a pose in kabuki)
Readings
- Korean:
- geug
Spanish
- polo terrestre o magnético
- muy
- sumamente
- extremadamente
- alcanzar un extremo
Portuguese
- postes
- acordo
- conclusão
- fim
- a mais alta posição
- postes elétricos
- muitos
- extremamente
- maior
- altamente
- 10 elevado a48
French
- extrêmes
- pôles (N et S)
- décision
- conclusion
- fin
- plus haut rang
- pôles électriques
- très
- extrêmement
- le plus
- hautement
- 10**48
382 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
488 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
464 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
652 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2305 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
597 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
639 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1896 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
336 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
336 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
679 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1100 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1243 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
695 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
900 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1922 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
15181 | Morohashi |
1017 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2753 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1903 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2052 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
311 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
584 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1872 | 2001 Kanji |
4a8.11 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-8 | SKIP code |
4191.4 | Four corner code |
1-22-43 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6975 | Unicode hex code |
villain, evil, bad luck, disaster
- On:
- キョウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1673 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 凶 【キョウ】 bad luck, bad fortune, evil, wickedness
- 凶悪 【キョウアク】 atrocious, heinous, fiendish, brutal, vicious
- 元凶 【ゲンキョウ】 ringleader, main culprit, main cause, source
- 大凶 【ダイキョウ】 terrible luck, very bad luck
Readings
- Korean:
- hyung
Spanish
- mal
- maldad
- desastre
- calamidad
Portuguese
- vilão
- mau
- sorte ruim
- desastre
French
- vaurien
- mauvais
- malchance
- désastre
1159 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1725 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
663 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1337 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1085 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
173 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1280 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1354 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1812 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
172 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3679 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1877 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2557 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1503 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
1803 | Morohashi |
2961 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
442 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1490 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1603 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1022 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1275 | 2001 Kanji |
0a4.19 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-2-2 | SKIP code |
2277.0 | Four corner code |
1-22-07 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
51f6 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N1
525 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 器 【キ】 device, instrument, vessel, container, ability, capacity, calibre, caliber
- 機械 【キカイ】 machine, mechanism, instrument, appliance, apparatus
- 呼吸器 【コキュウキ】 respiratory organs
- 化学兵器 【カガクヘイキ】 chemical weapon
Kun reading compounds
- 器 【うつわ】 bowl, vessel, container, ability, capacity, calibre, caliber
- 器物 【きぶつ】 receptacle, container, vessel, utensil, implement, furniture, personal property, calibre, talent, ability
- 横綱の器 【よこづなのうつわ】 mental characteristics expected of a grand champion
Readings
- Korean:
- gi
Spanish
- utensilio
- vasija
- receptáculo
- envase
- caldera
Portuguese
- utensilio
- vasol
- receptaculo
- implementar
- instrumento
- capacidade
- recipiente
- ferramenta
- conjunto
French
- ustensile
- récipient
- instrument
- appareil
- capacité
- outil
- service (de table)
372 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
475 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
452 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
483 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
994 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
398 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
419 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2378 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
527 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
536 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
682 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
334 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3367 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1742 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2368 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
122 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
4349P | Morohashi |
2713 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
898 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
121 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
127 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
624 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3777 | 2001 Kanji |
3d12.13 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-6-9 | SKIP code |
4-15-1 | SKIP code |
6666.3 | Four corner code |
1-20-79 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5668 | Unicode hex code |