374 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
274 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
256 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
419 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1310 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
546 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1209 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1184 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
721 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
734 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
929 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
482 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2828 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1459 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1964 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1042 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
7156 | Morohashi |
2274 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1336 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1033 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1110 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
353 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N1
367 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 宮 【キュウ】 palace, tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale), ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women), zodiacal sign
- 宮中 【キュウチュウ】 imperial court
- 離宮 【リキュウ】 imperial villa, royal villa, detached palace
- 巨蟹宮 【キョカイキュウ】 Cancer (4th zodiacal sign), the Crab
- 宮司 【グウジ】 chief priest
- 宮寺 【グウジ】 Buddhist temple within a Shinto shrine
- 二宮 【ニグウ】 the Two Ise Shrines
- 東宮 【トウグウ】 crown prince
- 宮内庁 【クナイチョウ】 Imperial Household Agency
- 宮内 【クナイ】 inside the Imperial Palace, Department of the Imperial Household
- 月宮 【ゲッキュウ】 moon palace of the Hindu god Chandra
- 夙 【シュク】 outcasts common around the Kyoto region from the Kamakura period to the Edo period
- 内宮 【ナイクウ】 Inner Ise Shrine
- 外宮 【ゲクウ】 outer shrine of the Ise Grand Shrine
Kun reading compounds
- 宮 【みや】 shrine, palace, imperial residence, Imperial prince, Imperial princess, headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc., temple
- 宮家 【みやけ】 house of an imperial prince
- 若宮 【わかみや】 young imperial prince, child of the imperial family, shrine dedicated to a child of the god of the main shrine, newly built shrine (to which a divided tutelary deity has just been transferred)
- 大宮 【おおみや】 imperial palace, shrine, Grand Empress Dowager, Empress Dowager, woman of imperial lineage who has borne a child, elderly woman of imperial lineage
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ぐ、 み
- Korean:
- gung
Spanish
- príncipe
- familia imperial
- santuario
Portuguese
- Templo Shinto
- constelação
- palácio
- princesa
French
- sanctuaire
- constellations
- palais
- princesse
777 | 2001 Kanji |
3m7.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-7 | SKIP code |
3060.6 | Four corner code |
1-21-60 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5bae | Unicode hex code |
Stroke order
Kun reading compounds
- 園 【その】 garden, orchard, park, place, world, environment
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ぞの
- Korean:
- weon
Spanish
Portuguese
French
2681 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3012 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2101 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
32119X | Morohashi |
5200 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
2974 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2980 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
3s10.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-13 | SKIP code |
2-4-13 | SKIP code |
4460.0 | Four corner code |
1-17-82 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
8597 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
195 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 千 【セン】 thousand, 1,000
- 千九百年代 【センキュウヒャクネンダイ】 the 1900s
- 一騎当千 【イッキトウセン】 being a match for a thousand, being a mighty warrior (combatant, player)
- 一人当千 【イチニントウセン】 being a match for a thousand
Kun reading compounds
- 千 【せん】 thousand, 1,000
- 千島 【ちしま】 Kurile Islands
- 百千 【ひゃくせん】 a large number, all sorts, hundreds and thousands
- 8000 【はっせん】 8000, eight thousand, many
Readings
- Japanese names:
- かず、 ゆき
- Korean:
- cheon
Spanish
- mil
- muchos
Portuguese
- Mil
French
- mille
101 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
12 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
47 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
79 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
156 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
83 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
26 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
44 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1.A | Japanese for Busy People |
15 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
15 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
12 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
240 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4219 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2132 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2881 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
40 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
2697 | Morohashi |
3411 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
599 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
40 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
40 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
335 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
11 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2255 | 2001 Kanji |
2k1.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-3-3 | SKIP code |
2040.0 | Four corner code |
1-32-73 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5343 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
1245 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 寿 【ジュ】 age, years, longevity, long life, congratulation, celebration, congratulatory gift
- 寿命 【ジュミョウ】 lifespan, life, lifetime, life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.), service life, end of an object's (useful) life
- 喜寿 【キジュ】 77th birthday
- 米寿 【ベイジュ】 88th birthday
- 寿司 【スシ】 sushi, range of dishes made with vinegared rice combined with fish, vegetables, egg, etc.
- すき焼き 【スキヤキ】 sukiyaki, thin slices of beef, cooked with various vegetables in a table-top cast-iron pan
- 恵比寿 【エビス】 Ebisu, god of fishing and commerce
- 十日戎 【トオカエビス】 Tōka Ebisu, festival held on January 10 in honor of Ebisu, the god of fishing and commerce
Kun reading compounds
- 寿 【ことぶき】 congratulations, felicitations, best wishes, longevity, long life
- 寿教室 【ことぶききょうしつ】 culture courses for the aged
- 新年の寿 【しんねんのことぶき】 New Years greetings
- 寿く 【ことぶく】 to congratulate, to wish one well
- 寿ぐ 【ことほぐ】 to congratulate, to wish (someone) well, to celebrate
Readings
- Japanese names:
- かず、 じ、 じゅう、 すっ、 すみ、 とし、 としかつ、 なが、 のぶ、 のり、 ひさ、 ひさし、 やす
- Korean:
- su
Spanish
- longevidad
- felicitaciones
Portuguese
- longevidade
- congratulações
- vida natural
French
- longévité
- félicitations
- vie
1351 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1132 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
194 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1786 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1221 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
539 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1550 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1652 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1327 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
501 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4372 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2215 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2979 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1579 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
7419P | Morohashi |
3557 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1374 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1565 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1687 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1115 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1448 | 2001 Kanji |
0a7.15 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-7-4 | SKIP code |
5004.0 | Four corner code |
5034.0 | Four corner code |
1-28-87 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5bff | Unicode hex code |