829 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
811 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
757 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1280 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1286 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
459 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
285 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
990 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1027 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1252 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
465 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2699 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1377 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1863 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1672 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
7067 | Morohashi |
2175 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1309 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1656 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1785 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
839 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
eaves, roof, house, heaven
- On:
- ウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N2
883 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 宇 【ウ】 Ukraine
- 宇 【ウ】 counter for buildings, roofs, tents, etc.
- 大宇 【ダイウ】 Daewoo (car company)
- 航宇 【コウウ】 aerospace
Readings
- Japanese names:
- いえ、 たか、 ひろ、 ひろし
- Korean:
- u
Spanish
- edificio grande
- cielo
- sensación
Portuguese
- Beira de telhado
- teto
- casa
- paraíso
French
- firmament
- cieux
- auvent
- toit
- maison
747 | 2001 Kanji |
3m3.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-3 | SKIP code |
3040.1 | Four corner code |
1-17-07 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5b87 | Unicode hex code |
mid-air, air, space, sky, memorization, interval of time
- On:
- チュウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
1005 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 宙 【チュウ】 space, air, midair, (from) memory, (by) heart
- 宙返り 【チュウガエリ】 somersault, looping-the-loop
- 小宇宙 【ショウウチュウ】 microcosmos, microcosm
- 大宇宙 【ダイウチュウ】 macrocosmos, macrocosm, the universe, the cosmos
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ひろ、 ゆ
- Korean:
- ju
Spanish
- en el aire
- espacio
- cielo
- firmamento
Portuguese
- aéreo
- ar
- espaço
- céu
- memorização
- intervalo de tempo
French
- plein ciel
- air
- espace
- mémorisation
- intervalle de temps
947 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
935 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
993 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1291 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1303 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
463 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
673 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
991 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1028 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1253 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
472 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2761 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1413 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1907 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1118 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
7108 | Morohashi |
2221 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1318 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1109 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1190 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
868 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
776 | 2001 Kanji |
3m5.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-5 | SKIP code |
3060.2 | Four corner code |
1-35-72 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5b99 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1458 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 霊 【レイ】 soul, spirit, departed soul, ghost
- 霊園 【レイエン】 (garden) cemetery, park-style cemetery, memorial park
- 心霊 【シンレイ】 spirit (e.g. human spirit), soul, spirit, ghost, ethereal being
- 英霊 【エイレイ】 spirits of war dead, person of great ability, soul of a talented person
- 霊 【リョウ】 vengeful spirit, revengeful ghost
- 霊異 【レイイ】 miracle, wonder, wondrous thing
- 怨霊 【オンリョウ】 revengeful ghost, apparition
- 新精霊 【アラショウリョウ】 spirit of someone on the first Obon after their death
Kun reading compounds
- 魂 【たましい】 soul, spirit
- 魂送り 【たまおくり】 sending off the spirits of the dead
Readings
- Korean:
- ryeong
Spanish
- espíritu
- alma
- dios
Portuguese
- espíritos
- alma
- fantasmas
French
- esprits
- âmes
1923 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1361 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
5056 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1299 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1891 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2390 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1168 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1225 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1688 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1867 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3480 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1793 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2442 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1808 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
42309P | Morohashi |
2805 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6532 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1791 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1930 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1815 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3174 | 2001 Kanji |
8d7.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-8-7 | SKIP code |
1010.2 | Four corner code |
1-46-78 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
970a | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1748 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 魂 【コン】 Yang energy, spirit
- 魂胆 【コンタン】 ulterior motive, plot, scheme, complicated circumstances, intricacies
- 鎮魂 【チンコン】 repose of a soul, ceremony for the repose of a departed soul
- 入魂 【ニュウコン】 putting one's heart and soul (into), giving one's all, breathing a soul into (e.g. a Buddhist statue), intimacy, familiarity
Kun reading compounds
- 魂 【たましい】 soul, spirit
- 魂不死説 【たましいふしせつ】 (theory of) the immortality of the soul
- 一寸の虫にも五分の魂 【いっすんのむしにもごぶのたましい】 tread on a worm and it will turn, even a tiny bug will defend itself, even the weakest and smallest beings have their own wills, so do not make light of them
- 死せる魂 【しせるたましい】 Dead Souls (novel by Gogol), Myortvye dushi
- 魂 【たましい】 soul, spirit
- 魂送り 【たまおくり】 sending off the spirits of the dead
- 稲魂 【うかのみたま】 the god of foodstuffs (esp. of rice)
- 亡き魂 【なきたま】 departed soul, spirit
Readings
- Korean:
- hon
Spanish
- alma
- espíritu
- corazón
Portuguese
- alma
- espírito
French
- âme
- esprit
1280 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1655 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
5278 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1584 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1917 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2488 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1525 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1626 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1754 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1927 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1346 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
729 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
975 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
2040 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
45787 | Morohashi |
1063 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6835 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
2021 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2177 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1746 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3057 | 2001 Kanji |
5f9.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-10 | SKIP code |
1671.3 | Four corner code |
1-26-18 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
9b42 | Unicode hex code |