31 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
40 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
25 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
56 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1264 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
61 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
43 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
38 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.18 | Japanese for Busy People |
103 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
103 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
69 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
455 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4196 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2125 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2872 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
96 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
6930 | Morohashi |
3390 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1281 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
95 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
99 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
42 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
18 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
子
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
72 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 子 【シ】 child (esp. a boy), viscount, founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius), master, masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature), you, -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
- 子宮 【シキュウ】 womb, uterus
- 中性子 【チュウセイシ】 neutron
- 精子 【セイシ】 sperm, spermatozoon
- 主 【ス】 honorific (or familiar) suffix used after a name
- 恵比寿 【エビス】 Ebisu, god of fishing and commerce
- 久留子 【クルス】 cross sign
- 対子 【トイツ】 pair, eyes
- 七対子 【チートイツ】 seven pairs, winning hand composed of seven pairs
Kun reading compounds
- 子 【こ】 child, kid, teenager, youngster, young (non-adult) person, (one's) child, offspring, young woman, young (animal), offshoot, interest, new share, player who is not a dealer, young geisha, young prostitute, bird egg, -er (often of young women)
- 子 【こう】 child, interest
- 根っこ 【ねっこ】 root (of a plant), stump (of a tree), root (of a problem, etc.), base, foundation, origin, source
- 江戸っ子 【えどっこ】 (true) Tokyoite, Edoite, Tokyo native, Edokko
- 子 【ね】 the Rat (first sign of the Chinese zodiac), hour of the Rat (around midnight, 11pm to 1am, or 12 midnight to 2am), north, eleventh month of the lunar calendar
- 子忌み 【ねいみ】 collecting herbs and pulling out young pine trees by the roots (annual event held on the first day of the Rat of the New Year)
- 庚子 【かのえね】 Metal Rat (37th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1960, 2020, 2080)
- 甲子 【きのえね】 Wood Rat (1st term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1924, 1984, 2044)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- い、 き、 ぎ、 く、 け、 ねっ
- Korean:
- ja
Spanish
- chiquillo
- niño
Portuguese
- criança
French
- enfant
- signe de la 1ère branche terrestre
- signe du Rat (zodiaque)
- 23 h à 01 h
- Nord (0°)
3547 | 2001 Kanji |
2c0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-3-1 | SKIP code |
4-2-1 | SKIP code |
1740.7 | Four corner code |
1-27-50 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5b50 | Unicode hex code |
obey, order, turn, right, docility, occasion
- On:
- ジュン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N2
779 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 順 【ジュン】 order, turn, sorting, obedient, docile, submissive, meek
- 順位 【ジュンイ】 order, rank, position (e.g. in a race), precedence
- 打順 【ダジュン】 batting order
- 筆順 【ヒツジュン】 stroke order (esp. of a Chinese character)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あや、 あり、 おき、 おさむ、 しげ、 したがう、 とし、 なお、 のぶ、 のり、 まさ、 むね、 もと、 ゆき、 よし、 より
- Korean:
- sun
Spanish
- orden
- turno
- obedecer
Portuguese
- obedecer
- pedido
- volta
- direita
- docilidade
- ocasião
French
- obéir
- ordre (tour)
- juste
- docilité
- occasion
427 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
534 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
506 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
813 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1450 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
506 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1006 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1532 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
769 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
783 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
952 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1884 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
18 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
9 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
9 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
131 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
43349 | Morohashi |
18 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6619 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
129 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
136 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
589 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1261 | 2001 Kanji |
9a3.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-1-11 | SKIP code |
1-3-9 | SKIP code |
2108.6 | Four corner code |
1-29-71 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
9806 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N1
1160 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 序 【ジョ】 order, ordering, beginning, start, foreword, preface, introduction, opening of a song (in gagaku or noh)
- 序盤 【ジョバン】 opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.), early stages, initial phase, outset
- 公序 【コウジョ】 public order, public policy
- 西序 【セイジョ】 memorial rite involving the western sanctum
Kun reading compounds
- 序で 【ついで】 opportunity, occasion, chance, order, sequence, successor
- 序でに 【ついでに】 while (one is at it), when, on the occasion of, at the same time (as), on one's way (to), by the way, incidentally, in passing
- 序で 【ついで】 opportunity, occasion, chance, order, sequence, successor
- 序でに 【ついでに】 while (one is at it), when, on the occasion of, at the same time (as), on one's way (to), by the way, incidentally, in passing
Readings
- Japanese names:
- つぐ
- Korean:
- seo
Spanish
- inicio
- comienzo
- orden
- precedencia
- prefacio
Portuguese
- prefácio
- começo
- pedido
- precedência
- ocasião
- oportunidade
- acidentalmente
French
- début
- préface
- ordre
- priorité
- occasion
- avant
- en passant
638 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
734 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
710 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1342 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1502 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
507 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1258 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
507 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
770 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
784 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
953 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
583 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3803 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1945 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2639 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1608 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
9253 | Morohashi |
3065 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1607 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1594 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1720 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
670 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
553 | 2001 Kanji |
3q4.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-3-4 | SKIP code |
0022.2 | Four corner code |
1-29-88 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5e8f | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
348 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 番 【バン】 number (in a series), (one's) turn, watch, guard, lookout, rank, standing, position, bout, match, pieces (in a collection)
- 番組 【バングミ】 program (e.g. TV), programme
- 出番 【デバン】 one's turn, one's shift, one's turn on stage, screen time, screentime
- 春一番 【ハルイチバン】 first storm of spring, strong winds during the change from winter to spring
Kun reading compounds
- 番い 【つがい】 pair (esp. of mated animals), brace, couple, (anatomical) joint
- つがい目 【つがいめ】 joint, hinge
- 手番 【てつがい】 plan, arrangements
Readings
- Japanese names:
- は、 ま
- Korean:
- beon, ban
Spanish
- turno
- orden
- observar
- guardar
- proteger
Portuguese
- vez
- número em uma série
French
- tour (de rôle)
- numéro dans une série
306 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
215 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
196 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
323 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4811 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
257 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
745 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1773 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.9 | Japanese for Busy People |
185 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
185 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
551 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1345 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3416 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1761 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2396 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1928 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
21858 | Morohashi |
2748 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3762 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1909 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2058 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
222 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2276 | 2001 Kanji |
5f7.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-7-5 | SKIP code |
4-11-3 | SKIP code |
2-1-11 | SKIP code |
2060.9 | Four corner code |
1-40-54 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
756a | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
585 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 号 【ゴウ】 number, edition, make, model, issue, part of that group, sobriquet, pen-name, size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.), suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
- 号車 【ゴウシャ】 suffix for train car numbers
- 二号 【ニゴウ】 number two, mistress, concubine
- 符号 【フゴウ】 sign, mark, symbol, code, sign (e.g. positive, negative)
Readings
- Korean:
- ho
Spanish
- número
Portuguese
- apelido
- número
- item
- título
- pseudonimo
- nome
- chamada
French
- surnom
- numéro
- article
- titre
- pseudonyme
- nom
- appel
215 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
297 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
281 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
368 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
882 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
227 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
399 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
272 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.12 | Japanese for Busy People |
266 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
266 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
442 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
316 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2675 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1361 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1847 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1250 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
3256 | Morohashi |
2153 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
692 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1242 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1330 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
248 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3752 | 2001 Kanji |
3d2.10 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-2 | SKIP code |
2-3-3 | SKIP code |
6020.7 | Four corner code |
1-25-70 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
53f7 | Unicode hex code |