1465 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1855 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1429 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1263 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1242 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1774 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1424 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1513 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1664 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
546 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2864 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1479 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1990 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1110 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
8152 | Morohashi |
2297 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1490 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1101 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1182 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1425 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1970 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 崇拝 【スウハイ】 worship, adoration, admiration, cult
- 崇高 【スウコウ】 lofty, sublime, noble, the sublime (aesthetics)
- 尊崇 【ソンスウ】 reverence, veneration
Kun reading compounds
- 崇める 【あがめる】 to revere, to respect, to worship
Readings
- Japanese names:
- す、 たか、 たかし、 たかむ
- Korean:
- sung
Spanish
- respetar
- reverenciar
- noble
Portuguese
- Adorar (divindade)
- respeitar
- reverenciar
French
- adoration
- respect
- révérer
- culte
1241 | 2001 Kanji |
3o8.9 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-8 | SKIP code |
2-6-5 | SKIP code |
2290.1 | Four corner code |
1-31-82 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5d07 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
1185 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 礼 【レイ】 thanks, gratitude, manners, etiquette, bow (i.e. bending of the body), bowing, reward, gift, ceremony, ritual, key money
- 礼儀 【レイギ】 manners, courtesy, etiquette
- 巡礼 【ジュンレイ】 pilgrimage, pilgrim
- 儀礼 【ギレイ】 courtesy, etiquette, formality, protocol, (religious) observance, ritual, rite
- 礼賛 【ライサン】 praise, worship, adoration, glorification
- 礼冠 【ライカン】 crown or head-ornament worn with formal or ceremonial clothes by nobility (ritsuryō system)
- 頂礼 【チョウライ】 prostration, placing knees, hands and forehead on the ground to show utmost respect
- 帰命頂礼 【キミョウチョウライ】 most formal form of a prayer
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あや、 なり、 のり、 ひろし、 れ
- Korean:
- rye
Spanish
- saludo
- reverencia
- cortesía
- gracias
Portuguese
- saudação
- reverência
- cerimônia
- agradecimento
- remuneração
French
- salut
- courbette
- cérémonie
- remerciements
- rémunération
337 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
436 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
413 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
983 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3229 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
350 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
770 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
146 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.13 | Japanese for Busy People |
620 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
630 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
822 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1417 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1012 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
547 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
724 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1096 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
24626P | Morohashi |
818 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4061 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1087 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1168 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
262 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
656 | 2001 Kanji |
4e1.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-1 | SKIP code |
3221.0 | Four corner code |
1-46-73 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
793c | Unicode hex code |
門
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N2
452 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 門 【モン】 gate, branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master, division, phylum, counter for cannons
- 門下 【モンカ】 one's pupil, one's student, one's follower
- 入門 【ニュウモン】 becoming a pupil (of), becoming a disciple, entering an institution, beginning training, introduction (to), primer, guide, entering through a gate
- 宗門 【シュウモン】 (religious) denomination, sect
Kun reading compounds
- 門 【もん】 gate, branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master, division, phylum, counter for cannons
- 門出 【かどで】 setting off (on a long journey), setting out, departure (e.g. for the front), leaving home, starting a new life, starting life anew
- 帝 【みかど】 emperor (of Japan), mikado, (the gates of an) imperial residence
- 口は災いの門 【くちはわざわいのかど】 words can lead to disaster, the tongue is the root of calamities, the more you open your mouth the more likely you are to put your foot in it
- 戸 【と】 door (esp. Japanese-style), shutter, window shutter, entrance (to a home), narrows
- 門浪 【となみ】 waves in narrow straits
- 鳴門 【なると】 strait with a roaring tidal ebb and flow, whirlpool, maelstrom, kamaboko with a spiral whirlpool-like pattern, cooking technique where ingredients are cut in a spiral pattern, Naruto (city in Tokushima), Naruto Strait, Naruto wakame
- 長門 【ながと】 Nagato (former province located in the west of present-day Yamaguchi Prefecture)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- じょう、 も、 と、 ゆき
- Korean:
- mun
Spanish
- puerta
Portuguese
- portões
French
- portail
- compteur de canons
143 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
231 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
211 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
385 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4940 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
105 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
269 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
601 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
161 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
161 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
445 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1838 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1100 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
597 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
789 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1630 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
41208 | Morohashi |
888 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6381 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1616 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1743 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
376 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
168 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3853 | 2001 Kanji |
8e0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-4 | SKIP code |
3-8-0 | SKIP code |
7777.7 | Four corner code |
7777.0 | Four corner code |
1-44-71 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
9580 | Unicode hex code |
set free, release, fire, shoot, emit, banish, liberate
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
288 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 放火 【ホウカ】 arson, setting fire
- 放映 【ホウエイ】 televising, broadcasting, airing
- 豪放 【ゴウホウ】 largehearted, frank, unaffected
- 性解放 【セイカイホウ】 sexual liberation, emancipation from gender restrictions
Kun reading compounds
- 放す 【はなす】 to release, to let go, to free, to set free, to let loose, to turn loose, to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
- 放つ 【はなつ】 to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.), to shoot, to hit (e.g. baseball), to break wind, to set free, to release, to let loose, to emit (e.g. light), to give off (e.g. a scent), to send out (a person to carry out a duty), to set fire to
- 放れる 【はなれる】 to get free (from), to be freed, to be released
- 放く 【こく】 to expel (from the body), to let off (a fart), to let out, to utter (a lie, nonsense, etc.), to say, to do
- 放る 【ほうる】 to throw, to fling, to hurl, to toss, to neglect, to abandon, to leave alone, to give up on, to leave undone, to leave unfinished
Readings
- Japanese names:
- はなれ
- Korean:
- bang
Spanish
- dejar libre
- soltar
- liberar
- emitir
- separarse
- abandonar
Portuguese
- libertar
- liberação
- fogo
- disparar
- emitir
- banir
- liberar
French
- libérer
- relâcher
- renvoyer
- enflammer
- bannir
- émettre
512 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
414 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
391 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
282 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2084 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
287 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
585 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
606 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
512 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
521 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
723 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
935 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1058 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
570 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
754 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
507 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
13133 | Morohashi |
853 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2333 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
496 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
535 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
325 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
314 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
466 | 2001 Kanji |
4h4.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-4 | SKIP code |
0824.0 | Four corner code |
1-42-92 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
653e | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
574 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 火 【カ】 Tuesday, fire (second of the five elements)
- 火炎瓶 【カエンビン】 Molotov cocktail, petrol bomb, gasoline bomb
- 発火 【ハッカ】 ignition, combustion, catching fire, firing a blank cartridge, discharge of a gun without bullets
- 点火 【テンカ】 ignition, lighting, firing, setting off
Kun reading compounds
- 火 【ひ】 fire, flame, blaze
- 火口 【ひぐち】 burner, nozzle, origin of a fire
- 飛び火 【とびひ】 leaping flames, flying sparks, spread of fire (due to leaping flames), repercussions in unanticipated areas, spilling over, effects of an incident spreading to those seemingly uninvolved, impetigo contagiosa
- 不知火 【しらぬい】 phosphorescent light, mysterious lights on the sea, sea fire
Readings
- Korean:
- hwa
Spanish
- fuego
- flama
- llama
Portuguese
- fogo
French
- feu
13 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
15 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
8 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
432 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2743 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
15 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
69 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
52 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1.A | Japanese for Busy People |
20 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
20 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
18 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1260 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4273 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2159 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2911 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
163 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
18850 | Morohashi |
3463 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3394 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
161 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
173 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
27 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1162 | 2001 Kanji |
4d0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-4-4 | SKIP code |
1-1-3 | SKIP code |
9080.0 | Four corner code |
1-18-48 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
706b | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
18 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 事 【ジ】 individual concrete phenomenon (as opposed to a general principle)
- 事業 【ジギョウ】 business, enterprise, venture, (commercial) activity, (business) operation, industry, (social) project, undertaking, enterprise, work, activity, program, service
- 商事 【ショウジ】 commercial affairs
- 有事 【ユウジ】 emergency
Kun reading compounds
- 事 【こと】 thing, matter, incident, occurrence, event, something serious, trouble, crisis, circumstances, situation, state of affairs, work, business, affair, after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to, nominalizing suffix, pretending to ..., playing make-believe ..., alias, also known as, otherwise known as, or, necessity, need, you should ..., I advise that you ..., it's important to ...
- 事柄 【ことがら】 matter, thing, affair, circumstance
- 神事 【しんじ】 Shinto ritual
- いい事 【いいこと】 good thing, nice thing, good excuse, good grounds, good opportunity, interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
- 仕える 【つかえる】 to serve, to work for, to attend
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ろ
- Korean:
- sa
Spanish
- cosa
- hecho
- asunto
- acción
Portuguese
- matéria
- coisa
- fato
- negócios
- razão
- possivelmente
French
- fait
- chose
- matière
- affaire
- raison
- peut-être
230 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
309 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
293 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
32 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
272 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
73 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
108 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
768 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.7 | Japanese for Busy People |
80 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
80 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
237 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
30 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4384 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2220 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2986 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1164 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
241 | Morohashi |
3567 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
71 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1156 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1240 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
10 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
300 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1547 | 2001 Kanji |
0a8.15 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-8-3 | SKIP code |
5000.7 | Four corner code |
1-27-86 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
4e8b | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
212 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 件 【ケン】 matter, affair, case, item, subject, counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc., counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
- 件数 【ケンスウ】 number of cases, incidents, items, messages, accounts, etc.
- 刑事事件 【ケイジジケン】 criminal case
- 要件 【ヨウケン】 important matter, requirement, requisite, necessary condition, sine qua non
Kun reading compounds
- 件 【くだん】 the aforementioned, the said, (man, incident, etc.) in question, the above-mentioned, the aforesaid, the usual
Readings
- Korean:
- geon
Spanish
- asunto
- caso
Portuguese
- romance
- caso
- matéria
- item
French
- affaire
- cas
- matière
- article
598 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
687 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
660 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
290 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
368 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
485 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
306 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
3.9 | Japanese for Busy People |
732 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
745 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
482 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
66 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
54 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
35 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
35 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
968 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
410 | Morohashi |
51 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
130 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
959 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1032 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
171 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
657 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2155 | 2001 Kanji |
2a4.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-2-4 | SKIP code |
2520.0 | Four corner code |
1-23-79 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
4ef6 | Unicode hex code |