571 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
464 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
440 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
487 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1288 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
236 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
461 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
471 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
613 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
623 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
817 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
468 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2727 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1396 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1883 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
190 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
7079 | Morohashi |
2201 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1315 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
187 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
199 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
476 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
perfect, completion, end
- On:
- カン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
595 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 完 【カン】 The End, Finis, completion, conclusion, end, full provision
- 完結 【カンケツ】 conclusion, completion
- 未完 【ミカン】 incomplete, unfinished
- 追完 【ツイカン】 subsequent completion
Readings
- Korean:
- wan
Spanish
- perfección
- conclusión
- final
Portuguese
- perfeito
- acabamento
- fim
French
- parfait
- achèvement
- accompli
757 | 2001 Kanji |
3m4.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-4 | SKIP code |
3021.1 | Four corner code |
1-20-16 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5b8c | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
676 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 顔 【カオ】 face, visage, look, expression, countenance, honor, honour, face, influence, notoriety
- 顔色 【カオイロ】 complexion, one's colour, one's color, countenance, expression, one's face
- 美顔 【ビガン】 beautiful face, facial care, facial treatment
- 童顔 【ドウガン】 child's face, childlike face, boyish face, baby face
Kun reading compounds
- 顔 【かお】 face, visage, look, expression, countenance, honor, honour, face, influence, notoriety
- 顔合わせ 【かおあわせ】 meeting together, introduction, costarring, appearing together, being matched, facing off
- いい顔 【いいかお】 big-shot, influential person, happy face, smiling face, sympathetic attitude, getting along with, being all smiles, good looks, nice face
- 涼しい顔 【すずしいかお】 nonchalant air, unruffled air
Readings
- Korean:
- an
Spanish
- cara
- faz
- semblante
- rostro
- expresión
Portuguese
- rosto
- expressão
French
- visage
- expression
179 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
103 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
93 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
527 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
5139 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
481 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
277 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2754 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
277 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
277 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
573 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1893 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2277 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1177 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1608 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1733 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
43591P | Morohashi |
1808 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6648 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1717 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1853 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
355 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
239 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
461 | 2001 Kanji |
9a9.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-9-9 | SKIP code |
0128.6 | Four corner code |
1-20-73 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
9854 | Unicode hex code |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level N1
1126 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 阿 【ア】 first Sanskrit alphabet letter, Africa, Awa (old province of Japan), prefixed to names to show intimacy
- 阿呆 【アホ】 fool, idiot, simpleton
- 南ア 【ナンア】 South Africa
- 阿蘭陀 【オランダ】 Netherlands, Holland
- お亀 【オカメ】 homely woman (esp. one with a small low nose, high flat forehead, and bulging cheeks), plain woman, soba in soup with slices of boiled fish paste, shiitake mushrooms, greens, seaweed, etc.
- 加加阿 【カカオ】 cacao tree (Theobroma cacao), cocoa tree
Kun reading compounds
- 阿る 【おもねる】 to flatter, to play up (to), to curry favor (with), to fawn (on), to cater (to)
- 隈 【くま】 corner, nook, recess, shade, shadow, dark area, dark circles (under the eyes), dark rings, bend (in a road, river, etc.), shading, gradation, kumadori, style of kabuki makeup used for violent roles
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ほとり、 あず、 あわ、 おか、 きた、 な
- Korean:
- a, og
Spanish
- A fonética
- África
- meandro
- adular
- halagar
Portuguese
French
- flatter
- flagorner
- Afrique
- coin
- recoin
1515 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4985 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
569 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2258 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
408 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
256 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
305 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1304 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
41599 | Morohashi |
346 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6435 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1295 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1391 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
2d5.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-5 | SKIP code |
7122.0 | Four corner code |
1-16-04 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
963f | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N2
936 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 骨 【コツ】 knack, skill, trick, secret, know-how, the ropes, hang, bone, skeleton, cremated remains (esp. the bones), ashes
- 骨髄 【コツズイ】 bone marrow, medulla, true spirit, one's mind
- 白骨 【ハッコツ】 white (bleached) bone, skeleton
- 鉄骨 【テッコツ】 steel frame, steel beam, steel girder
Kun reading compounds
- 骨 【ほね】 bone, frame, outline, core, backbone, spirit, fortitude, laborious, troublesome, difficult
- 骨抜き 【ほねぬき】 boning (fish or meat), deboning, watering down (a plan, bill, etc.), dilution, emasculation, taking the backbone out of, weakening
- 河骨 【こうほね】 Japanese spatterdock (species of water lily, Nuphar japonica)
- お骨 【おこつ】 cremated remains (esp. the bones), ashes
Readings
- Korean:
- gol
Spanish
- hueso
- esqueleto
Portuguese
- esqueleto
- osso
- permanecer
- moldura
French
- os
- squelette
- restes
- charpente
877 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
867 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1081 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
5236 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
971 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1017 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1213 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1266 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1340 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1104 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1922 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3288 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1699 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2310 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1297 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
45098 | Morohashi |
2654 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6784 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1288 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1383 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
899 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3646 | 2001 Kanji |
4b6.14 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-6-4 | SKIP code |
7722.7 | Four corner code |
1-25-92 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
9aa8 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
239 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 打 【ダ】 hitting a ball (with a bat, golf club, etc.), batting, stroke
- 打 【ダース】 dozen
- 本塁打 【ホンルイダ】 home run
- 二塁打 【ニルイダ】 two-base hit, double
- 打 【ダース】 dozen
Kun reading compounds
- 打つ 【うつ】 to hit, to strike, to knock, to beat, to punch, to slap, to tap, to bang, to clap, to pound, to strike (noon, etc.), to sound (cymbals, etc.), to beat (a drum, etc.), to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.), to move, to impress, to touch, to drive in, to hammer in, to put in, to inject, to vaccinate, to type, to send, to transmit, to insert, to write in, to mark, to make (noodles, etc.), to prepare, to till (soil), to sprinkle, to throw, to cast, to do, to carry out, to play, to perform, to engage in (gambling, etc.), to pay (a deposit, etc.), to visit (on a pilgrimage), to line (a coat), to bind (a criminal), to drop (a piece)
- 打つ手 【うつて】 way to do (something)
- 打つ 【ぶつ】 to hit (someone), to strike, to beat, to make (a speech), to give (an address), to gamble
- 打付ける 【ぶつける】 to hit (e.g. one's head), to strike, to knock, to run (into), to crash (into), to throw (at), to fling (at), to hurl (at), to vent (e.g. one's anger), to express (one's feelings), to throw (a question at someone), to pit (someone) against, to set against, to match against, to put up against
Readings
- Japanese names:
- うち
- Korean:
- ta, jeong
Spanish
- golpear
- pegar
Portuguese
- bater
- acesso
- batida
- libra
- dúzia
French
- taper
- frapper
- coup
- marteler
- douzaine
460 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
355 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
335 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
180 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1829 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
682 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
554 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
136 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1020 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1059 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
771 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
854 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
224 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
142 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
170 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
660 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
11781 | Morohashi |
193 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2063 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
653 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
705 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
435 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
256 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1353 | 2001 Kanji |
3c2.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-2 | SKIP code |
5102.0 | Four corner code |
1-34-39 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6253 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1408 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 漫画家 【マンガカ】 cartoonist, comic book artist, manga artist, manga author, mangaka
- 漫画 【マンガ】 cartoon, comic, comic strip, manga
- 海漫 【カイマン】 ocean, large sea
- 浪漫 【ロウマン】 romance (e.g. Arthurian romances), heroic tale, (nigh) impossible dream, adventurous spirit, great undertaking, epic adventure, (full-length) novel, romance, love affair, romanticism
Kun reading compounds
- 妄りに 【みだりに】 without authority, without reason, unnecessarily, recklessly, indiscriminately, arbitrarily
- 漫ろ 【そぞろ】 restless, on edge (and unable to concentrate), distracted, for some reason
- そぞろ歩き 【そぞろあるき】 slow, relaxed walk, stroll
Readings
- Korean:
- man
Spanish
- involuntariamente
- relajado
- flojo
Portuguese
- desenho animado
- involuntariamente
- no interesse de a si próprio
- corrompido
French
- manga
- imprécis
- involontaire
- à contre-coeur
- corrompre
1838 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1350 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2683 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1389 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1497 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1411 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1500 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
652 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1246 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
858 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
494 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
633 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
838 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
18166 | Morohashi |
700 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3308 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
830 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
893 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1715 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
367 | 2001 Kanji |
3a11.11 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-11 | SKIP code |
3614.7 | Four corner code |
1-44-01 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6f2b | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
199 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 絵 【エ】 picture, drawing, painting, sketch, image (TV, film, etc.), picture, footage
- 画家 【ガカ】 painter, artist
- 洋画 【ヨウガ】 Western painting, Western film, Western movie
- 邦画 【ホウガ】 Japanese film, Japanese painting
- 画 【カク】 stroke (of a kanji)
- 描く 【エガク】 to draw, to paint, to sketch, to depict, to describe, to picture in one's mind, to imagine, to form a certain shape (e.g. path of an action, appearance of an object, etc.)
- 参画 【サンカク】 taking part (in planning), participation
- 家族計画 【カゾクケイカク】 family planning
- 絵 【エ】 picture, drawing, painting, sketch, image (TV, film, etc.), picture, footage
- 描く 【エガク】 to draw, to paint, to sketch, to depict, to describe, to picture in one's mind, to imagine, to form a certain shape (e.g. path of an action, appearance of an object, etc.)
- 似顔絵 【ニガオエ】 portrait, likeness, sketch (of a face)
- 影絵 【カゲエ】 shadow picture, silhouette, shadowgraph
Kun reading compounds
- 描く 【えがく】 to draw, to paint, to sketch, to depict, to describe, to picture in one's mind, to imagine, to form a certain shape (e.g. path of an action, appearance of an object, etc.)
- 画する 【かくする】 to draw (a line), to demarcate, to mark, to divide, to map out, to plan
Readings
- Korean:
- hwa, hoeg
Spanish
- dibujo
- trazo
- puntuar
- interrumpir
Portuguese
- gravura
French
- trait de plume
- dessin
- écran
- compteur de traits de kanji
167 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
91 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
85 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
150 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
50 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
477 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
222 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
991 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.14 | Japanese for Busy People |
343 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
343 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
235 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
176 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3723 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1904 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2586 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1178 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
21739P | Morohashi |
3000 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3733 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1170 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1254 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
176 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
155 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3175 | 2001 Kanji |
0a8.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-2-6 | SKIP code |
1077.2 | Four corner code |
1-18-72 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
753b | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
133 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 家 【カ】 -ist, -er
- 家屋 【カオク】 house, building
- 研究家 【ケンキュウカ】 researcher, student (of)
- 活動家 【カツドウカ】 activist
- 家 【ケ】 house, family
- 家来 【ケライ】 retainer, retinue, servant
- 本家 【ホンケ】 head house (family), birthplace, originator
- 公家 【クゲ】 court noble, nobility, kuge, Imperial Court
Kun reading compounds
- 家 【いえ】 house, residence, dwelling, family, household, lineage, family name
- 家主 【やぬし】 landlord, landlady, house owner, home owner, head of the household
- 本家 【ほんけ】 head house (family), birthplace, originator
- 小家 【こいえ】 small and simple home
- 屋 【や】 shop, store, restaurant, someone who sells (something) or works as (something), someone with a (certain) personality trait, house, roof
- 家内 【かない】 (my) wife, inside the home, one's family
- 長屋 【ながや】 tenement house, row house
- 本家 【ほんけ】 head house (family), birthplace, originator
- 家 【うち】 one's house, one's home, one's family, one's household, house
- 内 【うち】 inside, within, while (e.g. one is young), during, within (e.g. a day), in the course of, among, amongst, (out) of, between, in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.), amidst, with (e.g. success), within oneself, one's feelings, inner thoughts, we, our company, our organization, one's home, one's family, my spouse, my husband, my wife, signed on behalf of (husband's name) by his wife, I, me, imperial palace grounds, emperor
- お家 【おうち】 your home, your family, their home, their family, (my) home
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あり、 え、 く、 つか、 べ
- Korean:
- ga
Spanish
- casa
- hogar
- especialista
Portuguese
- casa
- lar
French
- maison
53 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
89 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
83 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
81 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1311 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
151 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
158 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1185 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.8 | Japanese for Busy People |
165 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
165 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
52 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
480 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2827 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1458 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1963 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
547 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
7169 | Morohashi |
2273 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1337 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
541 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
580 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
46 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
189 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
751 | 2001 Kanji |
3m7.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-7 | SKIP code |
3023.2 | Four corner code |
1-18-40 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5bb6 | Unicode hex code |