1345 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1871 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1315 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1300 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1213 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1436 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1669 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1784 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1380 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
487 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2855 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1472 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1982 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
727 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
7200 | Morohashi |
2290 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1342 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
720 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
777 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1422 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1599 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 寂 【ジャク】 (entering into) nirvana, died, silent, tranquil
- 寂然 【セキゼン】 lonely, desolate, forlornness, desolation
- 和敬清寂 【ワケイセイジャク】 harmony, respect, purity and tranquility, the four most important elements of the tea ceremony
- 空寂 【クウジャク】 complete emptiness (i.e. as a denial of the inherent existence of all things), nirvana (where this emptiness is realized), quiet and lonely
- 寂 【ジャク】 (entering into) nirvana, died, silent, tranquil
- 寂然 【セキゼン】 lonely, desolate, forlornness, desolation
- 闃寂 【ゲキセキ】 silent and still, desolate
- 寂々 【セキセキ】 sad, lonesome, desolate
Kun reading compounds
- 寂 【さび】 patina, antique look, elegant simplicity, well-trained voice
- 寂しい 【さびしい】 lonely, lonesome, solitary, desolate
- 侘と寂 【わびとさび】 taste for the simple and quiet, wabi and sabi
- 寂々 【せきせき】 sad, lonesome, desolate
- 寂しい 【さびしい】 lonely, lonesome, solitary, desolate
- 寂れる 【さびれる】 to decline (in prosperity), to become deserted, to become desolate, to taper off (of a sound)
- 寂しい 【さびしい】 lonely, lonesome, solitary, desolate
Readings
- Korean:
- jeog
Spanish
- soledad
- solitario
- morir
- caer
Portuguese
- isolamento
- calmamente
- amadurecer
- amadurecimento
- morte de um padre
French
- solitude
- tranquillement
- mûr
- patiné
- mort d'un prêtre
767 | 2001 Kanji |
3m8.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-8 | SKIP code |
3094.7 | Four corner code |
1-28-68 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5bc2 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
550 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 室 【シツ】 room, wife (of someone of high rank), scabbard, Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
- 室長 【シツチョウ】 section chief, laboratory manager, office head, room monitor
- 同室 【ドウシツ】 same room, sharing a room, occupying the same room
- 皇室 【コウシツ】 Imperial household
Kun reading compounds
- 室 【むろ】 greenhouse, icehouse, cellar
- 室町 【むろまち】 Muromachi period (1336-1573)
- 石室 【せきしつ】 stone hut, rock chamber, tomb, stone burial chamber
- 氷室 【こおりむろ】 ice house, ice room, cold room
Readings
- Korean:
- sil
Spanish
- habitación
- cuarto
- caverna
- guarida
- gruta
Portuguese
- quarto
- apartamento
- câmara
- estufa
- porão
French
- pièce
- appartement
- chambre
- serre
- cave
232 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
152 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
136 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
421 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1300 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
278 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
157 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1183 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.5 | Japanese for Busy People |
166 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
166 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
331 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
477 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2802 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1442 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1943 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
761 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
7136 | Morohashi |
2254 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1327 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
754 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
816 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
176 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
772 | 2001 Kanji |
3m6.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-6 | SKIP code |
3010.4 | Four corner code |
1-28-28 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5ba4 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
192 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 元 【ゲン】 unknown (e.g. in an equation), element (of a set), yuan (monetary unit of China), New Taiwan dollar, Yuan dynasty (of China; 1271-1368), Yüan dynasty, Mongol dynasty
- 原価 【ゲンカ】 cost price
- 中元 【チュウゲン】 15th day of the 7th lunar month, (last day of) Bon lantern festival, mid-year gift, summer gift, Bon Festival gifts
- 抗原 【コウゲン】 antigen
- 元祖 【ガンソ】 originator, pioneer, inventor, founder, progenitor, primogenitor, founder of a family line
- 元日 【ガンジツ】 New Year's Day
Kun reading compounds
- 元 【もと】 origin, source, beginning, basis, base, foundation, root, cause, (raw) material, ingredient, base, mix (e.g. for a cake), (soup) stock, (one's) side, capital, principal, cost price, root (of a plant), (tree) trunk, part (of a brush, chopsticks, etc.) one holds (with the hand), first three lines of a waka, counter for plants or trees, counter for falcons (in falconry)
- 元 【もと】 former, ex-, past, one-time, earlier times, the past, previous state, formerly, previously, originally, before
- 家元 【いえもと】 head of a school (of music, dance), head family of a school
- 胸元 【むなもと】 breast, chest, pit of the stomach, solar plexus, epigastrium
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ちか、 はじめ、 はる、 ゆき、 よし
- Korean:
- weon
Spanish
- comienzo
- principio
- origen
- jefe
Portuguese
- começo
- tempo anterior
- origem
French
- commencement
- origine
- ancien temps
68 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
117 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
106 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
328 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
275 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
106 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
121 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
60 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.10 | Japanese for Busy People |
137 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
137 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
245 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
141 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2428 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1226 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1690 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
59 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
1340 | Morohashi |
1929 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
343 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
59 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
63 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
408 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
89 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3057 | 2001 Kanji |
0a4.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-1-3 | SKIP code |
1021.1 | Four corner code |
1-24-21 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5143 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
527 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 光学 【コウガク】 optics
- 光栄 【コウエイ】 honour, honor, glory, privilege
- 脚光 【キャッコウ】 footlight, limelight
- 発光 【ハッコウ】 emission (of light), radiation (of light), luminescence
Kun reading compounds
- 光る 【ひかる】 to shine, to glitter, to be bright
- 光る棒 【ひかるぼう】 glowstick, neon light stick
- 光 【ひかり】 light, illumination, ray, beam, gleam, glow, happiness, hope, influence, power, vision, eyesight, optical fiber, optical fibre
- 光り輝く 【ひかりかがやく】 to shine, to glitter
- 越光 【こしひかり】 Koshihikari (variety of rice)
- 柔らかな光 【やわらかなひかり】 soft light
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あき、 あきら、 こお、 てる、 ひこ、 み、 みつ
- Korean:
- gwang
Spanish
- rayo
- luz
- paisaje
- honor
- brillar
- brillo
Portuguese
- raio
- luz
French
- rayon
- lumière
72 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
129 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
116 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
417 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1358 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
217 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
123 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
281 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
138 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
138 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
464 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
143 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3043 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1550 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2121 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
120 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
1350 | Morohashi |
2391 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
349 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
119 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
125 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
345 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
121 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1057 | 2001 Kanji |
3n3.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-4-2 | SKIP code |
2-3-3 | SKIP code |
9021.1 | Four corner code |
1-24-87 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5149 | Unicode hex code |