1738 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1534 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1216 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1220 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1191 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1358 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1757 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1882 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1868 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
445 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
489 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
303 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
368 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
857 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
6229 | Morohashi |
407 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1217 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
849 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
912 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1320 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1566 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 舞姫 【マイヒメ】 female dancer, dancing girl, danseuse
- 寵姫 【チョウキ】 one's favorite mistress, one's favourite mistress
Kun reading compounds
- 姫 【ひめ】 young lady of noble birth, princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.), girl, small, cute, lesser (in names of species), prostitute
- 姫君 【ひめぎみ】 daughter of a person of high rank (esp. eldest daughter)
- 歌姫 【うたひめ】 songstress, diva
- 舞姫 【まいひめ】 female dancer, dancing girl, danseuse
Readings
- Korean:
- heui
Spanish
- princesa
Portuguese
- princesa
French
- princesse
1775 | 2001 Kanji |
3e7.11 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-7 | SKIP code |
4141.7 | Four corner code |
1-41-17 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
59eb | Unicode hex code |
dilute, thin, weak (tea), pampas grass
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
1009 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 薄弱 【ハクジャク】 feebleness, weakness, weak
- 薄謝 【ハクシャ】 small consideration (remuneration, token of gratitude)
- 肉薄 【ニクハク】 closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.), coming close to, pressing hard, pressing hard (e.g. with a question), taking to task, grilling
- 精薄 【セイハク】 mental retardation (pejorative), mentally retarded
Kun reading compounds
- 薄い 【うすい】 thin (of an object), pale, light, faint, watery, thin, diluted, weak (taste, etc.), little (affection, etc.), not much (of a presence), slim (probability, etc.), small, sparse, patchy, scattered
- 薄板 【うすいた】 thin board, veneer, thin sheet of steel (3 mm or less), thin cloth, square wooden vase stand
- 薄める 【うすめる】 to dilute, to water down
- 薄まる 【うすまる】 to become weak
- 薄らぐ 【うすらぐ】 to become thin, to fade, to grow pale
- 薄れる 【うすれる】 to fade, to become dim
- 薄 【すすき】 Japanese pampas grass (Miscanthus sinensis), maiden silvergrass, zebra grass
- 花薄 【はなすすき】 Japanese pampas grass in ear
Readings
- Korean:
- bag
Spanish
- pálido
- fino
- delgado
- diluirse
- debilitarse
- diluir
- aclarar
- palidecer
- desvanecerse
Portuguese
- diluir
- fraco
- ralo (chá)
French
- fin
- dilué
- léger (thé)
1699 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
975 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4075 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1091 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
874 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2569 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1449 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1542 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
799 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
671 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3004 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1534 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2093 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
232 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
32083P | Morohashi |
2370 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
5225 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
227 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
242 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1850 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1948 | 2001 Kanji |
3k13.11 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-13 | SKIP code |
4414.6 | Four corner code |
1-39-86 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
8584 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N2
748 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 羽 【ウ】 fifth degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale)
- 羽毛 【ウモウ】 feathers, plumage, down
- 奥羽 【オウウ】 Ōu (the two former provinces of Mutsu and Dewa), Tōhoku
- 小翼羽 【ショウヨクウ】 alula, bastard wing
Kun reading compounds
- 羽 【はね】 feather, plume, down, wing, blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.), shuttlecock (in badminton), shuttlecock (in hanetsuki), arrow feathers
- 羽目 【はめ】 panel, wainscoting, wainscotting, plight, fix, bind, awkward situation, difficult situation, mess
- 白羽 【しらは】 white feather
- 切羽 【きりは】 face, working face
- 羽 【わ】 counter for birds or rabbits
- 出羽 【でわ】 Dewa (former province located in present-day Yamagata and Akita prefectures)
- 柏崎刈羽 【かしさきかりわ】 Kashiwazaki Kariwa
- 羽 【はね】 feather, plume, down, wing, blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.), shuttlecock (in badminton), shuttlecock (in hanetsuki), arrow feathers
- 羽蟻 【はあり】 winged ant, flying ant
Readings
- Japanese names:
- しゅう、 ば
- Korean:
- u
Spanish
- pluma
- alas
- contador de pájaros y conejos
Portuguese
- penas
- sufixo para contagem de pássaros
- coelhos
French
- plume
- compteur d'oiseaux, lapins
82 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
812 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
732 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3673 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
967 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
835 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
246 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
590 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
600 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
491 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1570 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
265 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
167 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
200 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
580 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
28614P | Morohashi |
226 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4675 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
573 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
615 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
117 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3553 | 2001 Kanji |
2b4.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-3 | SKIP code |
1712.0 | Four corner code |
1-17-09 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7fbd | Unicode hex code |
白
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
483 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 白 【ハク】 white, striped mullet fry (Mugil cephalus), (spoken) line (in a play, film, etc.), one's lines, white dragon tile, winning hand with a pung (or kong) of white dragon tiles, Belgium, white person, Caucasian
- 白衣 【ハクイ】 white clothes, white robe, white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.), commoner without rank (in ancient China), layperson
- 美白 【ビハク】 beautifully white (esp. of skin), whitening (of skin, teeth, etc.)
- 漂白 【ヒョウハク】 blanching, bleaching
- 白衣 【ハクイ】 white clothes, white robe, white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.), commoner without rank (in ancient China), layperson
- 白夜 【ビャクヤ】 night under the midnight sun, white night (at extreme latitudes), night during which the sun doesn't set
- 敬白 【ケイハク】 yours sincerely, sincerely yours, yours truly
- 恐惶敬白 【キョウコウケイハク】 very truly yours, very respectfully yours
Kun reading compounds
- 白 【しろ】 white, innocence, innocent person, blank space, white stone, white dragon tile, skewered grilled pig intestine
- 白い 【しろい】 white
- 面白 【おもしろ】 amusing, funny, interesting
- 蘿蔔 【すずしろ】 daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus)
- 白い 【しろい】 white
- 白色 【しろいろ】 white
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あき、 か、 はっ
- Korean:
- baeg, bae
Spanish
- blanco
Portuguese
- branco
French
- blanc
37 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
53 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
65 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
266 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3095 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
79 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
73 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
216 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.2 | Japanese for Busy People |
205 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
205 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
44 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1362 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4305 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2175 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2929 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
37 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
22678 | Morohashi |
3493 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3863 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
37 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
37 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
242 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
46 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
878 | 2001 Kanji |
4c1.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-5-2 | SKIP code |
2600.0 | Four corner code |
1-39-82 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
767d | Unicode hex code |
butterfly
- On:
- チョウ
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level N1
2011 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 蝶 【チョウ】 butterfly
- 蝶々 【チョウチョウ】 butterfly
- 太陽蝶 【タイヨウチョウ】 sunset morpho (butterfly, Morpho hecuba)
- 猪鹿蝶 【イノシカチョウ】 the boar, deer and butterfly cards (high-scoring meld), inoshikacho (type of hanafuda gambling game)
Readings
- Korean:
- jeob
Spanish
- mariposa
Portuguese
French
- papillon
4171 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1970 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
2495 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2236 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1772 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
946 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1278 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
527 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
33333 | Morohashi |
1401 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
5363 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
521 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
560 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
6d9.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-6-9 | SKIP code |
1-6-8 | SKIP code |
5419.4 | Four corner code |
1-36-19 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
8776 | Unicode hex code |