1123 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1189 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1176 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1048 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1176 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
752 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1360 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1444 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1292 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
414 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2756 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1409 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1902 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
128 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
5892 | Morohashi |
2217 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1150 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
126 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
133 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1160 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1367 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 奇 【キ】 strange, unconventional, eccentric, novel, odd, odd number
- 奇異 【キイ】 odd, strange, queer, peculiar
- 物好き 【モノズキ】 (idle) curiosity, fancifulness, whimsy, (having) strange tastes
- 怪奇 【カイキ】 bizarre, strange, weird, mysterious, grotesque
Kun reading compounds
- 奇しき 【くしき】 strange, mysterious, queer
- 奇しき 【くしき】 strange, mysterious, queer
- 奇しくも 【くしくも】 strangely, oddly, miraculously, mysteriously
Readings
- Korean:
- gi
Spanish
- extraño
- raro
- sospechoso
Portuguese
- estranho
- estranheza
- curiousidade
French
- étrange
- étrangeté
- curieux (bizarre)
1449 | 2001 Kanji |
3d5.17 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-5 | SKIP code |
3-5-3 | SKIP code |
4062.1 | Four corner code |
1-20-81 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5947 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
631 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 異 【イ】 difference (of opinion), strange, odd, unusual, different
- 異議 【イギ】 objection, dissent, protest
- 天変地異 【テンペンチイ】 natural disaster, cataclysm
- 小異 【ショウイ】 minor difference
Kun reading compounds
- 異 【こと】 difference (from one another), different thing, other, unusual, extraordinary
- 異なる 【ことなる】 to differ, to be different, to disagree, to vary, to diverge
- 異なる 【ことなる】 to differ, to be different, to disagree, to vary, to diverge
- 異 【こと】 difference (from one another), different thing, other, unusual, extraordinary
- 異な 【けな】 exceptional, praiseworthy, laudable
Readings
- Korean:
- i
Spanish
- raro
- extraño
- inusual
- diferente
Portuguese
- incomum
- esquisito
- estranho
- raro
- curioso
- maravilhoso
French
- inhabituel
- bizarrerie
- étrangeté
- surprenant
- curieux
- extraordinaire
738 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
826 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
807 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
707 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3008 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
581 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
746 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1497 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1061 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1106 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1196 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1342 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3195 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1651 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2241 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1814 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
21854 | Morohashi |
2584 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3757 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1797 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1936 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
918 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3661 | 2001 Kanji |
5f6.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-5-6 | SKIP code |
2-9-2 | SKIP code |
6080.1 | Four corner code |
1-16-59 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7570 | 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 |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1672 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 尿 【ニョウ】 urine
- 尿酸 【ニョウサン】 uric acid
- 利尿 【リニョウ】 diuresis
- 遺尿 【イニョウ】 enuresis, bed wetting
Kun reading compounds
- 尿 【にょう】 urine
- 尿袋 【いばりぶくろ】 urinary bladder
- 尿 【にょう】 urine
- 尿袋 【いばりぶくろ】 urinary bladder
- 尿 【にょう】 urine
Readings
- Korean:
- nyo
Spanish
- orina
Portuguese
- Urina
French
- urine
1675 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1543 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1382 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1770 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1231 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1869 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
2030 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1724 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
525 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3801 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1944 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2637 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1062 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
7651 | Morohashi |
3064 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1410 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1053 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1132 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1116 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3742 | 2001 Kanji |
3r4.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-3-4 | SKIP code |
7723.2 | Four corner code |
1-39-02 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5c3f | Unicode hex code |
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
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) |
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 |
prohibition, ban, forbid
- On:
- キン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
681 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 禁 【キン】 ban (e.g. on smoking), prohibition
- 禁煙 【キンエン】 abstaining from smoking, quitting smoking, prohibition of smoking, No Smoking, Smoking Prohibited
- 軟禁 【ナンキン】 house arrest
- 拘禁 【コウキン】 detention, custody, confinement, internment
Readings
- Korean:
- geum
Spanish
- prohibición
- proscripción
- prohibir
Portuguese
- proibição
- proibir
- banir
French
- interdiction
- défense de
763 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
682 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
654 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
853 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3251 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
639 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
776 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2021 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
482 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
491 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
815 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1416 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3469 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1788 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2435 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1107 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
24743 | Morohashi |
2795 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4098 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1098 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1179 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
772 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1841 | 2001 Kanji |
4e8.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-8-5 | SKIP code |
4490.1 | Four corner code |
1-22-56 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7981 | Unicode hex code |