895 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
884 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1842 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1377 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1781 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1227 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
96 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1895 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
2071 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
762 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
521 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4248 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2146 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2896 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1079 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
7632 | Morohashi |
3440 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1404 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1070 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1151 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
830 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
1940 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 尺 【シャク】 shaku (unit of distance approximately equal to 30.3 cm), rule, measure, scale, length
- 尺度 【シャクド】 gauge, standard, measure, criterion, index, length, size, (measuring) rule, scale
- 大尺 【ダイシャク】 large shaku (approx. 35.6cm)
- 対数尺 【タイスウジャク】 logarithmic scale
- 尺寸 【シャクスン】 (something) tiny, trifle
- 尺地 【セキチ】 small plot of land
- 咫尺 【シセキ】 very short distance
Kun reading compounds
- 尺 【さし】 ruler, measure
- 畳尺 【たたみじゃく】 folding ruler, collapsible ruler
Readings
- Korean:
- cheog
Spanish
- regla
- medida
- antigua unidad de medida
Portuguese
- shaku
- pé Japonês
- medida
- escala
- regra
French
- shaku (30,303 cm)
- mesure
- échelle
- règle
3762 | 2001 Kanji |
3r1.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-4-1 | SKIP code |
3-3-1 | SKIP code |
7780.7 | Four corner code |
1-28-60 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5c3a | Unicode hex code |
八
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
92 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 八 【ハチ】 eight, 8
- 8月 【ハチガツ】 August, eighth month of the lunar calendar
- 十八 【ジュウハチ】 eighteen, 18
- 尺八 【シャクハチ】 shakuhachi, end-blown fippleless bamboo flute, blow job, fellatio
- 鳶尾 【イチハツ】 wall iris, roof iris, Iris tectorum, fleur-de-lis
Kun reading compounds
- 八 【はち】 eight, 8
- 八重 【やえ】 multilayered, doubled
- 八つ 【やっつ】 eight, eight years of age, two o'clock (old time system)
- 八つ当たり 【やつあたり】 venting one's anger (on someone or something), taking out one's anger on
- 八つ 【やっつ】 eight, eight years of age, two o'clock (old time system)
- 8日 【ようか】 8th day of the month, eight days
Readings
- Japanese names:
- な、 は、 はっ、 やち、 やつ
- Korean:
- pal
Spanish
- ocho
- 8
Portuguese
- Oito
French
- huit
- radical huit (no. 12)
8 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
8 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
66 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
41 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
577 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
10 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
18 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
19 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1.A | Japanese for Busy People |
10 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
10 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
8 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
151 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3644 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1859 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2536 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
8 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
1450 | Morohashi |
3 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
369 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
8 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
8 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
116 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
4 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2062 | 2001 Kanji |
2o0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-1-1 | SKIP code |
8000.0 | Four corner code |
1-40-12 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
516b | Unicode hex code |
bend, music, melody, composition, pleasure, injustice, fault, curve, crooked, perverse, lean
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
810 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 曲 【キョク】 composition, piece of music, song, track (on a record), tune, melody, air, enjoyment, fun, interest, pleasure
- 曲折 【キョクセツ】 bending, winding, meandering, zigzagging, ups and downs, twists and turns, complications, difficulties, vicissitudes
- 歌謡曲 【カヨウキョク】 kayōkyoku, form of Japanese popular music that developed during the Showa era, (Western) pop song
- 名曲 【メイキョク】 famous piece of music, excellent song, (musical) masterpiece
Kun reading compounds
- 曲がる 【まがる】 to bend, to curve, to warp, to wind, to twist, to turn, to be awry, to be askew, to be crooked
- 曲げる 【まげる】 to bend, to crook, to bow, to curve, to curl, to lean, to tilt, to incline, to slant, to bend (the truth), to distort, to twist, to pervert, to yield (a point), to depart (from a principle), to ignore (what one really thinks), to pawn
- 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:
- まがた
- Korean:
- gog
Spanish
- melodía
- curva
- encorvado
- torcer
- doblar
- torcerse
- girarse
Portuguese
- tender
- música
- melodia
- composição
- prazer
- injustiça
- falta
- curva
- tortuoso
- perverso
- inclinar
French
- courber
- musique
- mélodie
- composition
- plaisir
- injustice
- faute
- malhonnête
- pervers
- pencher
381 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
279 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
261 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
604 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
103 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
715 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
609 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
327 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
366 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
367 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
625 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
996 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4340 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2197 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2956 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1180 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
14280 | Morohashi |
3527 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2418 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1172 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1256 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
264 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1976 | 2001 Kanji |
0a6.27 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-6-2 | SKIP code |
5560.0 | Four corner code |
1-22-42 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
66f2 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
2 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 一 【イチ】 one, 1, best, first, foremost, beginning, start, a (single), one (of many), ace, bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)
- 一位 【イチイ】 first place, first rank, units position (of a number)
- 十一 【ジュウイチ】 eleven, 11, jack
- 1対1 【イチタイイチ】 one-to-one, one-on-one
- 一 【イツ】 one, same (mind, path, etc.)
- 一に 【イツニ】 solely, entirely, only, or
- 均一 【キンイツ】 uniformity, equality
- 画一 【カクイツ】 uniformity, standardization, standardisation
Kun reading compounds
- 一つ 【ひとつ】 one, for one thing, only, (not) even, just (e.g. "just try it"), some kind of, one type of
- 一つ一つ 【ひとつひとつ】 one-by-one, separately, in detail
Readings
- Japanese names:
- かず、 い、 いっ、 いる、 かつ、 かづ、 てん、 はじめ、 ひ、 ひとつ、 まこと
- Korean:
- il
Spanish
- uno
- 1
Portuguese
- um
French
- un
- radical un (no. 1)
1 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
1 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
1 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
4 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
3 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1.A | Japanese for Busy People |
2 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
2 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4148 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2105 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2850 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
1 | Morohashi |
3341 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
1 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3072 | 2001 Kanji |
0a1.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-1-4 | SKIP code |
1000.0 | Four corner code |
1-16-76 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
4e00 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
1510 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 一覧 【イチラン】 look, glance, sight, having a look at, looking over, glancing through, running one's eyes over, summary, list, table, catalog, catalogue
- 遊覧 【ユウラン】 sightseeing
Kun reading compounds
- 見る 【みる】 to see, to look, to watch, to view, to observe, to examine, to look over, to assess, to check, to judge, to look after, to attend to, to take care of, to keep an eye on, to experience, to meet with (misfortune, success, etc.), to try ..., to have a go at ..., to give ... a try, to see (that) ..., to find (that) ...
Readings
- Korean:
- ram
Spanish
- ver
- mirar
Portuguese
- Ler com atenção
- ver
French
- lecture
- voir
- prendre connaissance
1001 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
991 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1197 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4292 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
934 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1738 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2695 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1291 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1366 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1831 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1648 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3538 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1827 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2485 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
863 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
34928 | Morohashi |
2854 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
5533 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
855 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
919 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1001 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3457 | 2001 Kanji |
5c12.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-10-7 | SKIP code |
2-9-7 | SKIP code |
7821.6 | Four corner code |
1-45-87 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
89a7 | Unicode hex code |