24 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
27 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
36 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
63 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1355 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
33 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
46 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
21 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.15 | Japanese for Busy People |
27 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
27 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
88 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
511 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
7 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
106 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
7473 | Morohashi |
7 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1389 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
105 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
110 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
126 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
15 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
小
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
114 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 小 【ショウ】 smallness, small item, short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days), elementary school, smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name), inferior, younger (of two people with the same name), junior, unit of field area (approx. 400 sq m)
- 小雨 【コサメ】 light rain, drizzle
- 微小 【ビショウ】 microscopic
- 中小 【チュウショウ】 small and medium
Kun reading compounds
- 小さい 【ちいさい】 small, little, tiny, slight, below average (in degree, amount, etc.), minor, small, low (e.g. sound), soft (e.g. voice), unimportant, petty, insignificant, trifling, trivial, young, juvenile
- 小さい頃 【ちいさいころ】 as a child, when one was a child
Readings
- Japanese names:
- いさら、 こう、 さざ、 しゃお、 ちいさ
- Korean:
- so
Spanish
- poco
- pequeño
Portuguese
- Pequeno
- pouco
French
- petit
1141 | 2001 Kanji |
3n0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-1-2 | SKIP code |
9000.0 | Four corner code |
1-30-14 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5c0f | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
1208 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 魚類 【ギョルイ】 fish, fishes
- 魚介類 【ギョカイルイ】 marine products, seafood, fish and shellfish
- 鮮魚 【センギョ】 fresh fish
- 稚魚 【チギョ】 fry, juvenile fish, fingerling
Kun reading compounds
- 魚 【さかな】 fish
- 魚市場 【うおいちば】 fish market
- 川魚 【かわうお】 river fish, freshwater fish
- 活魚 【かつぎょ】 live fish and shellfish (kept in a tank in a restaurant)
- 魚 【さかな】 fish
- 魚釣り 【さかなつり】 fishing
- 旬の魚 【しゅんのさかな】 fish in season
Readings
- Japanese names:
- い
- Korean:
- eo
Spanish
- pez
- pescado
Portuguese
- peixe
French
- poisson
190 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
109 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
98 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1008 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
5281 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
603 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
103 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1485 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.19 | Japanese for Busy People |
290 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
290 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
485 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1931 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2636 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1345 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1825 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
173 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
45956 | Morohashi |
2127 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6845 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
171 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
183 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
200 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2540 | 2001 Kanji |
11a0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-9 | SKIP code |
2-7-4 | SKIP code |
2733.6 | Four corner code |
1-21-91 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
9b5a | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N2
679 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 児 【ジ】 child, boy, I, me
- 児童 【ジドウ】 children, juvenile
- 新生児 【シンセイジ】 newborn baby
- 遺児 【イジ】 orphan, child left by the deceased, abandoned child
Kun reading compounds
- 子 【こ】 child, kid, teenager, youngster, young (non-adult) person, (one's) child, offspring, young woman, young (animal), offshoot, interest, new share, player who is not a dealer, young geisha, young prostitute, bird egg, -er (often of young women)
- 【コククジラ】 gray whale (Eschrichtius robustus), grey whale
- 江戸っ子 【えどっこ】 (true) Tokyoite, Edoite, Tokyo native, Edokko
- 駄々っ子 【だだっこ】 unmanageable child, spoiled child (spoilt), spoiled brat
Readings
- Japanese names:
- る
- Korean:
- a
Spanish
- recién nacido
- chiquillo
- cría
Portuguese
- recém-nascido
- criança
- filhote
French
- nouveau-né
- enfant
- petit d'animal
801 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
526 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
697 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
556 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
572 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
782 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
338 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
497 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1217 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1280 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1375 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
148 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3153 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1617 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2203 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
58 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
1364 | Morohashi |
2546 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
355 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
58 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
62 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
482 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1257 | 2001 Kanji |
4c3.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-5-2 | SKIP code |
1-2-5 | SKIP code |
1-1-6 | SKIP code |
2621.0 | Four corner code |
1-27-89 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5150 | Unicode hex code |
bestow, participate in, give, award, impart, provide, cause, gift, godsend
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N3
308 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 与野党 【ヨヤトウ】 ruling and opposition parties, parties in and out of power
- 与党 【ヨトウ】 ruling party, government party, party in power, government
- 賞与 【ショウヨ】 bonus, reward, prize
- 贈与 【ゾウヨ】 donation, presentation
Kun reading compounds
- 与える 【あたえる】 to give (esp. to someone of lower status), to bestow, to grant, to confer, to present, to award, to provide, to afford, to offer, to supply, to assign, to cause, to pass (a variable to a function)
- 与る 【あずかる】 to participate in, to take part in, to play a part in, to receive, to be given, to enjoy
- 与する 【くみする】 to take part in, to be a party to, to side with, to support, to agree with
Readings
- Japanese names:
- とも、 ゆ
- Korean:
- yeo
Spanish
- otorgar
- conceder
- proveer
- unir fuerzas
Portuguese
- conferir
- participar em
- prêmio
- dar
- fornecer
- causa
- presente
- dádiva
French
- donner
- conférer
- participer à
- décerner
- fournir
- cause
- don
- don du ciel
1873 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
485 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
6 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
983 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
285 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
101 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
539 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
548 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
713 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
9 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4229 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2138 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2887 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1254 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
20 | Morohashi |
3421 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1246 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1335 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
334 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
1011 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1247 | 2001 Kanji |
0a3.23 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-3-4 | SKIP code |
4-4-4 | SKIP code |
2140.7 | Four corner code |
1-45-31 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
4e0e | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N4
578 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 花形 【ハナガタ】 floral pattern, flourish, ornament, star (actor, player, etc.)
- 花園 【ハナゾノ】 flower garden
- 献花 【ケンカ】 flower offering, floral tribute, laying flowers
- 紅花 【ベニバナ】 safflower (Carthamus tinctorius), dyer's safflower
- 花かご 【ハナカゴ】 flower basket, flower basket (or plate) used for flower-scattering rituals
- 花瓶 【ケビョウ】 vase used to hold flower offerings (often made of gilded copper)
- 天花 【テンゲ】 flowers that bloom in the heavens, paper flowers scattered before the Buddha's image
Kun reading compounds
- 花 【はな】 flower, blossom, bloom, petal, cherry blossom, beauty, blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms), ikebana, hanafuda, (the) best, glorious, lovely
- 花形 【はながた】 floral pattern, flourish, ornament, star (actor, player, etc.)
- 菜の花 【なのはな】 rape blossoms, rapeseed flowers
- 紅花 【べにばな】 safflower (Carthamus tinctorius), dyer's safflower
Readings
- Japanese names:
- わ
- Korean:
- hwa
Spanish
- flor
Portuguese
- flor
French
- fleur
43 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
70 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
9 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
551 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3909 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
328 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
81 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
481 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.18 | Japanese for Busy People |
255 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
255 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
314 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
641 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2740 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1405 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1894 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1018 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
30734P | Morohashi |
2211 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4980 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1009 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1084 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
69 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1956 | 2001 Kanji |
3k4.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-4 | SKIP code |
4421.4 | Four corner code |
1-18-54 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
82b1 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
274 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 無 【ム】 nothing, naught, nought, nil, zero, un-, non-
- 無意識 【ムイシキ】 unconsciousness, unconscious, involuntary, automatic, mechanical, unintentional, spontaneous, the unconscious
- 皆無 【カイム】 nonexistent, nil, none, nothing (at all), bugger-all
- 虚無 【キョム】 nihility, nothingness
- 無 【ブ】 un-, non-, bad ..., poor ...
- 不気味 【ブキミ】 weird, eerie, ominous, creepy, uncanny, unearthly
Kun reading compounds
- 無い 【ない】 nonexistent, not being (there), unowned, not had, unpossessed, unique, not, impossible, won't happen, not, to not be, to have not
- 【ないといけない】 have to (verb), must (verb), is indispensable, absolutely necessary
- 苦無 【くない】 ninja throwing knives, mediaeval farming tool for digging, prying, etc.
Readings
- Korean:
- mu
Spanish
- nada
- inexistente
- prefijo negativo
- no hay
Portuguese
- Sem valor
- nada
- não sou/ estou
- nihil
- não
French
- néant
- rien
- ne pas
- non
- in-
- négatif
723 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
620 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
796 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
227 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2773 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
386 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
715 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1789 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
93 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
93 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
400 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1280 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2648 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1351 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1832 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1791 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
19113 | Morohashi |
2135 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3439 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1775 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1913 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
179 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
600 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2340 | 2001 Kanji |
4d8.8 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-10 | SKIP code |
2-8-4 | SKIP code |
8033.1 | Four corner code |
1-44-21 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7121 | Unicode hex code |
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 欠 【ケツ】 lack, deficiency, vacancy, absence, non-attendance
- 欠乏 【ケツボウ】 deficiency, insufficiency, shortage, lack, want, dearth, scarcity
- 無欠 【ムケツ】 flawless
- 欠缺 【ケンケツ】 lacuna, gap where something is lacked
Kun reading compounds
- 欠ける 【かける】 to chip, to be chipped, to break (off), to be damaged, to be missing (from a set, team, etc.), to be absent, to become lost, to be lacking (in), to be short (of), to be deficient, to be wanting (in), to wane (of the moon), to go into eclipse
Readings
- Korean:
- gyeol
Spanish
Portuguese
French
3630 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1658 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
28122 | Morohashi |
1307 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4626 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
4j0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-6-4 | SKIP code |
8573.0 | Four corner code |
1-69-94 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7f3a | Unicode hex code |