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 |
文
sentence, literature, style, art, decoration, figures, plan, literary radical (no. 67)
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N4
190 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 文 【ブン】 sentence, composition, text, writings, the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts), academia, literature, statement
- 文化 【ブンカ】 culture, civilization, civilisation, Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
- 公文 【コウブン】 official document, archives
- 異文 【イブン】 variant (in a manuscript or book), part of a text that differs from other versions
- 文 【モン】 mon, one-thousandth of a kan (unit of currency 1336-1870), mon, traditional unit used for shoe and sock sizes (approx. 2.4 cm), letter, character, sentence, scripture, incantation
- 紋 【モン】 (family) crest, coat of arms, pattern, figure, playing card suit (in karuta)
- 人文 【ジンブン】 humanity, civilization, civilisation, culture
- 縄文 【ジョウモン】 straw-rope pattern pressed into earthenware, Jōmon period (ca. 14000-1000 BCE)
Kun reading compounds
- 文 【ふみ】 letter, note, mail, book, writings, literary arts, learning, scholarship
- 文香 【ふみこう】 scented insert (to enclose with a letter), perfumed insert
- 御文 【おふみ】 Gobunsho (The Epistles, a collection of letters written by Rennyo)
- 雁の文 【かりのふみ】 (a) letter
- 綾 【あや】 figure, design, twill weave, pattern of diagonal stripes, style (of writing), figure (of speech), design, plot, plan, minor market fluctuation, technical correction, cat's cradle, lease rod (in a loom)
- 文つける 【あやつける】 to make a false accusation, to invent a pretext for a quarrel
- 言葉は身の文 【ことばはみのあや】 words betray one's character
Readings
- Japanese names:
- かざり、 ふ、 も
- Korean:
- mun
Spanish
- letras
- literatura
Portuguese
- sentença
- literatura
- estilo
- arte
- decoração
- figuras
- plano
French
- phrase
- littérature
- style
- art
- décoration
- figure (de style)
- plan
- radical littéraire (no. 67)
134 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
77 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
68 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
136 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2064 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
71 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
180 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
86 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.19 | Japanese for Busy People |
111 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
111 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
320 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
949 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2458 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1242 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1708 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1741 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
13450 | Morohashi |
1962 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2364 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1725 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1861 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
89 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
35 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
466 | 2001 Kanji |
2j2.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-2 | SKIP code |
0040.0 | Four corner code |
1-42-24 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6587 | Unicode hex code |
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 莫大 【バクダイ】 vast, huge, immense, enormous, colossal, malva nut (Scaphium affine)
- 莫逆 【バクギャク】 cordial relations
- 寂寞 【セキバク】 lonely, lonesome, dreary, desolate, deserted, forlorn
- 索莫 【サクバク】 dreary, bleak, desolate
- 寂寞 【ジャクマク】 lonely, lonesome, dreary, desolate, deserted, forlorn
- 莫斯科 【モスクワ】 Moscow (Russia)
- 莫臥児 【モウル】 lace, lacing braid, chenille yarn, tinsel, pipe cleaner, fibre, paper, etc. twisted between a pair of wires
Kun reading compounds
- 勿れ 【なかれ】 must not, do not
Readings
- Korean:
- mag, mo
Spanish
Portuguese
French
3954 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1175 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2839 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1971 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
31078X | Morohashi |
5057 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
2105 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2242 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
3k7.13 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-7 | SKIP code |
2-4-7 | SKIP code |
4443.0 | Four corner code |
1-39-92 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
83ab | Unicode hex code |
圭
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level N1
1837 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 圭角 【ケイカク】 rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.), abrasiveness, harshness, sharpness, edges (of a gem)
- 圭璧 【ケイヘキ】 ritual jades worn by feudal lords in ancient China
- 刀圭 【トウケイ】 doctor
- 尖形 【センケイ】 pointed, pointy, acuminate
- 圭角 【ケイカク】 rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.), abrasiveness, harshness, sharpness, edges (of a gem)
- 圭璧 【ケイヘキ】 ritual jades worn by feudal lords in ancient China
Readings
- Japanese names:
- か、 きよ、 たま、 よし、 かど、 きよし
- Korean:
- gyu
Spanish
- joya cuadrada de la Antigua China
Portuguese
French
- joyau carré
- angle
- coin
1052 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1928 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
267 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2042 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
2688 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1368 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1854 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
157 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
4887 | Morohashi |
2165 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
973 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
155 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
167 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
3b3.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-3 | SKIP code |
4-5-2 | SKIP code |
4010.4 | Four corner code |
1-23-29 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
572d | Unicode hex code |