93 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
160 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
143 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
231 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
166 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
129 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
47 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
88 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.17 | Japanese for Busy People |
144 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
144 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
105 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
512 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4278 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2163 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2915 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
107 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
7475 | Morohashi |
3467 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1390 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
106 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
111 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
153 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
95 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
287 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 少 【ショウ】 small, little, few
- 少輔 【ショウ】 assistant vice-minister (ritsuryō system, early Meiji period)
- 最少 【サイショウ】 fewest, least, smallest (number), lowest, minimum, youngest
- 過少 【カショウ】 too few, too little, insufficient
Kun reading compounds
- 少ない 【すくない】 few, little, small (amount), low, scarce, insufficient, seldom, rare
- 少し 【すこし】 a little, a bit, a small amount, a few, some, slightly, somewhat, a little while, a short time, a moment, a minute, a little way, a short distance
- 少しも 【すこしも】 (not) at all, (not) a bit, (not) in the least, (not) in the slightest
Readings
- Korean:
- so
Spanish
- poco
- pequeño
- un poco
- apenas
Portuguese
- poucos
- pequenos
French
- un petit peu
- un peu
1160 | 2001 Kanji |
3n1.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-4-4 | SKIP code |
1-1-3 | SKIP code |
9020.0 | Four corner code |
1-30-15 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5c11 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
6 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 年 【ネン】 year, counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school), period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
- 年会 【ネンカイ】 conference, annual convention
- 往年 【オウネン】 years gone by, earlier years, former years, the past
- 平年 【ヘイネン】 non-leap year, average year (for rainfall, temperature, etc.), normal year
Kun reading compounds
- 年 【とし】 year, age, years, past one's prime, old age
- 年明け 【としあけ】 beginning of the year, early in the New Year
- いい年 【いいとし】 mature age, advanced age, maturity, age when one is old enough to know better
- 御年 【おんとし】 age (esp. advanced)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ね
- Korean:
- nyeon
Spanish
- año
- edad
Portuguese
- Ano
French
- année
- compteur d'années
126 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
20 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
64 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
3 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
188 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
64 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
51 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
342 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.3 | Japanese for Busy People |
45 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
45 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
24 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
574 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2528 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1284 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1752 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1045 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
9168 | Morohashi |
2035 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1593 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1036 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1114 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
13 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
51 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2355 | 2001 Kanji |
0a6.16 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-4 | SKIP code |
4-6-3 | SKIP code |
8050.0 | Four corner code |
1-39-15 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5e74 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
803 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 老 【ロウ】 old age, age, old people, the old, the aged, senior, elder, I, me, my humble self
- 老化 【ロウカ】 ageing, aging, senile deterioration
- 養老 【ヨウロウ】 making provision for the elderly, making provision for one's old age, spending one's old age in comfort, Yōrō era (717.11.17-724.2.4)
- 敬老 【ケイロウ】 respect for the aged
Kun reading compounds
- 老いる 【おいる】 to age, to grow old
- 老ける 【ふける】 to age, to grow old (esp. in appearance), to show marks of age
Readings
- Japanese names:
- えび、 おい、 び
- Korean:
- ro
Spanish
- envejecer
- viejo
- experimentado
- hacerse viejo
Portuguese
- velho
- velhice
- envelhecer
French
- vieillard
- âgé
- vieillir
541 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
638 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
609 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
788 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3683 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
637 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
837 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
334 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
543 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
552 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
737 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1576 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3963 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2040 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2754 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1259 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
28842 | Morohashi |
3197 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4696 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1251 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1340 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
472 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1456 | 2001 Kanji |
2k4.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-4-2 | SKIP code |
4471.1 | Four corner code |
1-47-23 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
8001 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
571 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 易 【エキ】 type of cleromancy divination (described in the Book of Changes) performed with long sticks, The Book of Changes, Yijing, I Ching
- 易学 【エキガク】 study of divination
- 改易 【カイエキ】 change of rank
- 加工交易 【カコウコウエキ】 processing trade (importing all or part of raw and auxiliary materials, parts, components, accessories, and packaging materials in bond from a foreign company, and re-exporting the finished products after processing or assembly for distribution and sale by that foreign company)
- 易 【イ】 easiness
- 易々 【イイ】 easy, simple, plain
- 簡易 【カンイ】 simplicity, convenience, easiness, quasi-
- 難易 【ナンイ】 (relative) difficulty
Kun reading compounds
- 易しい 【やさしい】 easy, plain, simple
- やさしい日本語 【やさしいにほんご】 easy Japanese (that is easily understood by non-native speakers, children, etc.)
- 易い 【やすい】 easy, likely to ..., have a tendency to ..., easy to ...
Readings
- Korean:
- yeog, i
Spanish
- fácil
- simple
- cambio
- intercambio
- adivinación
- sencillo
Portuguese
- Fácil
- ler a sorte
- pronto para
- simples
- advinhação
French
- facile
- prêt-à-...
- simple
- voyance
- divination
- commerce
545 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
647 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
618 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
810 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2107 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
824 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
597 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
714 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
759 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
772 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
434 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
967 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3064 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1561 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2135 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1060 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
13814 | Morohashi |
2411 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2432 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1051 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1130 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
383 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
676 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3851 | 2001 Kanji |
4c4.9 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-4-4 | SKIP code |
6022.7 | Four corner code |
1-16-55 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6613 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
63 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 学 【ガク】 learning, scholarship, study, erudition, knowledge, education, study of ..., -ology, -ics
- 学位 【ガクイ】 (academic) degree
- 短期大学 【タンキダイガク】 junior college, vocationally oriented two or three year post-secondary education institution
- 法医学 【ホウイガク】 forensic medicine, forensic pathology, medical jurisprudence, legal medicine
Kun reading compounds
- 学ぶ 【まなぶ】 to learn, to study, to take lessons in
Readings
- Japanese names:
- たか、 のり
- Korean:
- hag
Spanish
- estudio
- aprendizaje
- ciencia
- estudiar
Portuguese
- estudo
- aprendizagem
- ciência
French
- étudier
- apprendre
- science
57 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
45 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
10 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
33 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1271 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
66 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
44 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
719 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.9 | Japanese for Busy People |
109 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
109 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
50 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
460 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3162 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1625 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2211 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
330 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
6974 | Morohashi |
2555 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1294 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
324 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
346 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
15 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
71 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
947 | 2001 Kanji |
3n4.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-5-3 | SKIP code |
2-3-4 | SKIP code |
2-5-2 | SKIP code |
2-3-5 | SKIP code |
3240.7 | Four corner code |
9040.7 | Four corner code |
1-19-56 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5b66 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
116 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 成果 【セイカ】 (good) result, outcome, fruits (of one's labors), product, accomplishment
- 成案 【セイアン】 definite plan
- 合成 【ゴウセイ】 composition, synthesis, compounding, combining, composite photo, (function) composition
- 集大成 【シュウタイセイ】 (large) compilation, culmination (of hard work)
- 成仏 【ジョウブツ】 attaining Buddhahood, becoming a Buddha, entering Nirvana, going to heaven, resting in peace, dying (peacefully)
- 成就 【ジョウジュ】 fulfillment, fulfilment, realization, realisation, completion
Kun reading compounds
- 成る 【なる】 to become, to get, to grow, to turn, to reach, to attain, to result in, to turn out, to end up, to prove (to be), to consist of, to be composed of, to be made up of, to be completed, to be realized, to succeed, to be attained, to be accomplished, to change (into), to turn (into), to transform, to come (to do), to begin (to do), to grow (to do), to come to, to amount to, to add up to, to make, to play (the part of), to act as, to be used for, to be useful for, to serve as, to be promoted, to do ...
- 成るべく 【なるべく】 as (much) as possible, as (much) as one can, wherever practicable, if possible
- 為す 【なす】 to build up, to establish, to form, to become (a state), to accomplish, to achieve, to succeed in, to change into, to do, to perform, to intend to, to attempt, to try
- なす角 【なすかく】 formed angle, angle made
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あき、 あきら、 しげ、 そん、 たえ、 なお、 なり、 なる、 のり、 ひら、 まさ、 よし、 り
- Korean:
- seong
Spanish
- convertirse en
- resultar
- consistir en
- hacerse
- llegar a ser
- llevar a cabo
- lograr
Portuguese
- tornar-se
- obter
- crescer
- passar
- alcançar
French
- se changer en
- devenir
- obtenir
- croissance
- s'écouler
- accomplir
439 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
545 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
515 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
115 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1799 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
224 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
549 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
322 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
261 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
261 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
377 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
836 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4352 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2202 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2964 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
367 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
11542P | Morohashi |
3537 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2025 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
361 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
386 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
160 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
466 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1459 | 2001 Kanji |
4n2.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-6-4 | SKIP code |
3-5-1 | SKIP code |
5320.0 | Four corner code |
1-32-14 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6210 | Unicode hex code |
difficult, impossible, trouble, accident, defect
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N3
330 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 難 【ナン】 difficulty, trouble, hardship, shortage, accident, disaster, danger, fault, defect, flaw, criticism, charge, blame
- 難解 【ナンカイ】 difficult to understand, unintelligible, abstruse
- 至難 【シナン】 most difficult, next to impossible
- 海難 【カイナン】 accident at sea, sea disaster, shipwreck
Kun reading compounds
- 難い 【かたい】 difficult, hard
- 難しい 【むずかしい】 difficult, hard, troublesome, complicated, serious (disease, problem, etc.), impossible, unfeasible, fussy, particular, fastidious, hard to please, displeased, gloomy, glum, sullen, serious (look), dirty, unclean, filthy, detestable, unpleasant, uncomfortable, creepy, spooky
- 難しい顔をする 【むずかしいかおをする】 to look displeased, to frown, to scowl, to look grave, to look serious
- 難しい 【むずかしい】 difficult, hard, troublesome, complicated, serious (disease, problem, etc.), impossible, unfeasible, fussy, particular, fastidious, hard to please, displeased, gloomy, glum, sullen, serious (look), dirty, unclean, filthy, detestable, unpleasant, uncomfortable, creepy, spooky
Readings
- Japanese names:
- な、 なに
- Korean:
- nan, na
Spanish
- desastre
- dificultad
- sufrimiento
- ataque al punto débil
- difícil
- imposible
Portuguese
- impossível
- difícil
- dificuldade
- acidente
- defeito
French
- difficile
- impossible
- problème
- accident
- défaut
853 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
960 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
949 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
442 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
5038 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
800 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
995 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2760 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
557 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
566 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
526 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1856 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2310 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1196 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1632 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1594 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
42128P | Morohashi |
1838 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6515 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1580 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1703 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
351 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
1003 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1975 | 2001 Kanji |
8c10.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-10-8 | SKIP code |
4051.4 | Four corner code |
1-38-81 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
96e3 | Unicode hex code |