153 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
242 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
223 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
128 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1283 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
98 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
45 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
472 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.5 | Japanese for Busy People |
105 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
105 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
84 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
464 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2695 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1373 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1859 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
193 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
7072 | Morohashi |
2171 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1311 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
190 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
202 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
165 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
263 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
144 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 安価 【アンカ】 low-priced, cheap, inexpensive, shallow (e.g. sympathy), superficial, cheap (e.g. government), link back to discussion group, bulletin board, etc. posting
- 安易 【アンイ】 easy, simple, easygoing, lighthearted, simplistic, irresponsible, careless, quick (to do)
- 平安 【ヘイアン】 peace, tranquility, tranquillity, Heian period (794-1185)
- 慰安 【イアン】 solace, relaxation
Kun reading compounds
- 安い 【やすい】 cheap, inexpensive, calm, peaceful, quiet
- 休まる 【やすまる】 to be rested, to feel at ease, to repose, to be relieved
- 安 【やす】 cheap, rash, thoughtless, careless, indiscreet, frivolous
- 安上がり 【やすあがり】 cheap, economical
- 目安 【めやす】 criterion, standard, yardstick, reference, aim, rough estimate, approximation
- 最安 【さいやす】 cheapest, least expensive, lowest-price
- 安らか 【やすらか】 peaceful, tranquil, calm, restful
- 安らかにお眠りください 【やすらかにおねむりください】 rest in peace, requiescat in pace, RIP
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あ、 あす、 あず、 あっ、 や
- Korean:
- an
Spanish
- barato
- tranquilo
- pacífico
Portuguese
- relaxar
- calmo
- baixo
- barato
- descansado
- pacífico
- satisfeito
French
- paisible
- calme
- tranquille
- pas cher
- reposant
- satisfait
769 | 2001 Kanji |
3m3.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-3 | SKIP code |
3040.4 | Four corner code |
1-16-34 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5b89 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1049 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 堅 【ケン】 strength, solidity, firmness, armour, armor
- 堅持 【ケンジ】 holding on to, sticking to
- 中堅 【チュウケン】 nucleus, backbone, mainstay, key figure, medium-level, mid-level, middle-ranking, midsize, main body (of troops), crack troops, select troops, center field, centre field, center fielder, centre fielder, athlete competing in the middle-number match in a team competition, i.e. second in 3-on-3, third in 5-on-5 (kendo, judo, etc.)
- 米利堅 【メリケン】 America, American, fist
Kun reading compounds
- 硬い 【かたい】 hard, solid, tough, stiff, tight, wooden, unpolished (e.g. writing), strong, firm (not viscous or easily moved), safe, steady, honest, steadfast, obstinate, stubborn, bookish, formal, stuffy
- 堅い商売 【かたいしょうばい】 sound business
Readings
- Japanese names:
- きん
- Korean:
- gyeon
Spanish
- duro
- sólido
- firme
- apretado
- estricto
Portuguese
- de confiança
- apertado
- duro
- sólido
- firme
- estrito
French
- tenace
- dur
- strict
- solide
- ferme
- fiable
1217 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
914 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1096 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
995 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1155 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1796 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1289 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1363 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1228 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
356 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3502 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1805 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2457 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
861 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
5210 | Morohashi |
2823 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1038 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
853 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
917 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1513 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3472 | 2001 Kanji |
3b9.13 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-9-3 | SKIP code |
2-8-3 | SKIP code |
7710.4 | Four corner code |
1-23-88 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5805 | Unicode hex code |