38 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
58 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
24 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
60 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1407 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
21 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
48 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
89 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.11 | Japanese for Busy People |
34 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
34 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
100 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
535 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3658 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1867 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2544 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
775 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
7869 | Morohashi |
2940 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1439 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
768 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
830 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
148 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
17 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
山
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
131 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 山 【サン】 Mt., Mount, temple
- 山陰 【ヤマカゲ】 place in the shade of a mountain, shelter of the mountains, mountain recess
- 治山 【チサン】 forest conservation, afforestation
- 開山 【カイサン】 founding a temple (on a hill-top)
- 山道 【ヤマミチ】 mountain road, mountain trail
- 山海経 【センガイキョウ】 Classic of Mountains and Seas (classic Chinese text)
- 雪山 【セツザン】 snowy mountain, permanently snow-covered mountain, Himalayas
- 須弥山 【シュミセン】 Mount Sumeru (believed to be the centre of the Buddhist world)
Kun reading compounds
- 山 【やま】 mountain, hill, mine (e.g. coal mine), heap, pile, crown (of a hat), thread (of a screw), tread (of a tire), protruding part of an object, high part, climax, peak, critical point, guess, speculation, gamble, criminal case, crime, mountain climbing, mountaineering, festival float (esp. one mounted with a decorative halberd), deck (of playing cards on table, face down, from which cards are drawn), stack, wall, wall tile, temple, temple grounds, wild
- 山陰 【やまかげ】 place in the shade of a mountain, shelter of the mountains, mountain recess
- 奥山 【おくやま】 remote mountain, mountain recesses
- 青山 【せいざん】 lush mountain, green mountain, grave, burial place
Readings
- Japanese names:
- さ、 やの、 やん
- Korean:
- san
Spanish
- montaña
Portuguese
- montanha
French
- montagne
1276 | 2001 Kanji |
3o0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-2-1 | SKIP code |
4-3-2 | SKIP code |
2277.0 | Four corner code |
1-27-19 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5c71 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
418 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 形 【ケイ】 form, tense, adjective, i-adjective (in Japanese)
- 形式 【ケイシキ】 form (as opposed to substance), format, form, style, manner, formality, form, mode, form, form (bilinear, quadratic, etc.)
- 造形 【ゾウケイ】 molding, moulding, shaping, forming, modelling (i.e. plastic arts), modeling
- 体型 【タイケイ】 figure, body shape, build, physique, form, somatotype, biotype, habitus, (type of) physique
- 形相 【ギョウソウ】 look (esp. an angry or upset look), expression
- 奇形 【キケイ】 deformity, malformation, strange shape, unusual shape
- 大仰 【オオギョウ】 exaggerated, overblown, overdone
Kun reading compounds
- 形 【かた】 shape, form, style, security, collateral, obverse of an old zeni coin
- 形 【かたち】 form, shape, figure, visage
- 借金のカタ 【しゃっきんのカタ】 security for a loan, collateral
- 館 【やかた】 mansion, palace, manor house, castle, nobleman, noblewoman, dignitary, cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
- 形 【かたち】 form, shape, figure, visage
- 形作る 【かたちづくる】 to form, to shape, to make, to mold, to mould, to build up
- 顔かたち 【かおかたち】 features, looks
- 姿形 【すがたかたち】 appearance, figure, shape, form
- 形 【なり】 style, way, shape, form, appearance, state
- 形体 【なりかたち】 one's appearance
- 生成り 【きなり】 unbleached cloth, unbleached colour (color), unbleached, undyed
- 鉤状 【かぎなり】 hooklike, hook-shaped, unciform
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ち
- Korean:
- hyeong
Spanish
- forma
- figura
- tipo
Portuguese
- forma
- formulário
- estilo
French
- forme
- style
200 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
115 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
104 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
408 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1589 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
223 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
518 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
414 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.6 | Japanese for Busy People |
395 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
399 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
509 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
615 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1050 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
565 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
749 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1727 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
9969 | Morohashi |
846 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1713 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1711 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1847 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
306 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
141 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3260 | 2001 Kanji |
3j4.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-3 | SKIP code |
1242.2 | Four corner code |
1-23-33 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5f62 | Unicode hex code |
sign of the dragon, 7-9AM, fifth sign of Chinese zodiac, shin dragon radical (no. 161)
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level N1
1600 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 辰砂 【シンシャ】 cinnabar, cinnabarite, cinnabar lacquer, cinnabar lacquerware
- 辰星 【シンセイ】 celestial bodies, stars, bright star used for timekeeping (e.g. Sirius), Mercury (in ancient Chinese astronomy), Chinese "room" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
- 星辰 【セイシン】 celestial bodies, stars
- 日月星辰 【ジツゲツセイシン】 the Sun, the Moon and the stars, the heavenly bodies
Kun reading compounds
- 辰 【たつ】 the Dragon (fifth sign of the Chinese zodiac), hour of the Dragon (around 8am, 7-9am, or 8-10am), east-southeast, third month of the lunar calendar
- 辰年 【たつどし】 year of the Dragon
- 庚辰 【かのえたつ】 Metal Dragon (17th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1940, 2000, 2060)
- 甲辰 【きのえたつ】 Wood Dragon (41st term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1904, 1964, 2024)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- とき、 のぶ、 のぶる
- Korean:
- jin, sin
Spanish
- signo del dragón
- quinto signo del zodíaco
Portuguese
French
- signe de la 5ème branche terrestre
- signe du Dragon (zodiaque)
- 7 à 9 heures du matin
- radical shinnotatsu dragon (no. 161)
1562 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4653 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1954 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
738 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2246 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
3713 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1901 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2582 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
2027 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
38682 | Morohashi |
2992 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6006 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
2008 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2164 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
2p5.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-2-5 | SKIP code |
7123.2 | Four corner code |
1-35-04 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
8fb0 | Unicode hex code |
benevolence, virtue, goodness, commanding respect
- On:
- トク
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N1
1091 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 徳 【トク】 virtue, benevolence, profit, benefit, advantage
- 徳義 【トクギ】 morals, morality, sincerity
- 高徳 【コウトク】 eminent virtue
- 大徳 【ダイトク】 great virtue, virtuous priest, priest, rich person
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あつ、 なる、 のり、 ゆき、 よし
- Korean:
- deog
Spanish
- benevolencia
- virtud
- moralidad
- beneficioso
- rentable
Portuguese
- benevolência
- virtude
- bondade
- comandando respeito
French
- bienveillance
- vertu
- bonté
- respectable
851 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
783 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
762 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
839 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1633 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
592 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1284 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2063 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1038 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1079 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
644 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
637 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
842 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
486 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
623 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
894 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
10237P | Morohashi |
684 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1767 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
885 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
950 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
801 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2058 | 2001 Kanji |
3i11.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-11 | SKIP code |
2423.6 | Four corner code |
1-38-33 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5fb3 | Unicode hex code |