39 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
59 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
48 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
111 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1447 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
41 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
49 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
20 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.10 | Japanese for Busy People |
33 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
33 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
101 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
548 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
6 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
129 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
8673 | Morohashi |
6 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1526 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
127 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
134 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
196 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
21 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
川
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
181 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 川柳 【センリュウ】 senryū, comic haiku, humorous seventeen-mora poem
- 川きゅう 【センキュウ】 cnidium rhizome (Cnidium officinale)
- 山川 【サンセン】 mountains and rivers
- 四川 【シセン】 Sichuan (China), Szechuan, Szechwan
Kun reading compounds
- 川 【かわ】 river, stream, River, the ... river
- 川上 【かわかみ】 upper reaches of a river, upstream
- 堀川 【ほりかわ】 canal
- 山川 【さんせん】 mountains and rivers
Readings
- Japanese names:
- か、 こ、 さわ
- Korean:
- cheon
Spanish
- arroyo
- río
Portuguese
- corrente
- rio
French
- rivière
- fleuve
- radical rivière (no. 47)
1254 | 2001 Kanji |
0a3.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-1-2 | SKIP code |
2200.0 | Four corner code |
1-32-78 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5ddd | Unicode hex code |
article, clause, counter for articles, clauses, paragraphs, etc., twig, item, stripe, streak
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N1
363 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 条 【ジョウ】 article (in a document), clause, section, provision, counter for lines, stripes, streaks, rays, etc., although, though, since, as, because, inasmuch as, jō, north-south division of an imperial city consisting of west-east streets and their corresponding wards (in the jō-bō system)
- 条件 【ジョウケン】 condition, term, requirement, qualification, prerequisite
- 別状 【ベツジョウ】 something unusual, something wrong, mishap, accident, serious condition (e.g. after an injury), different situation
- 言い条 【イイジョウ】 one's say, one's point, although, though
Kun reading compounds
- 筋 【すじ】 muscle, tendon, sinew, vein, artery, fiber, fibre, string, line, stripe, streak, reason, logic, plot, storyline, lineage, descent, school (e.g. of scholarship or arts), aptitude, talent, source (of information, etc.), circle, channel, well-informed person (in a transaction), logical move (in go, shogi, etc.), ninth vertical line, seam on a helmet, gristly fish paste (made of muscle, tendons, skin, etc.), social position, status, on (a river, road, etc.), along, counter for long thin things, counter for roads or blocks when giving directions, street (in Osaka), (Edo period) counter for hundreds of mon (obsolete unit of currency)
- 条海豚 【すじいるか】 striped dolphin (Stenella coeruleoalba)
Readings
- Korean:
- jo
Spanish
- artículo
- cláusula
- tratado
Portuguese
- artigo
- cláusula
- item
- listra
- camada
French
- article
- clause
- bande
- rai (lumière)
- filet (fumée)
- brindille
- petite chose longue
817 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
738 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
716 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
391 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1164 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
452 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
621 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
457 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
564 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
573 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
750 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1050 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2726 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1395 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1882 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
304 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
14486 | Morohashi |
2200 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2563 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
298 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
319 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
213 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
671 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2564 | 2001 Kanji |
4i4.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-4 | SKIP code |
4-7-1 | SKIP code |
2790.4 | Four corner code |
1-30-82 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6761 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N1
823 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 【シリング】 shilling
- 志向 【シコウ】 intention, aim, preference (for), orientation (towards a goal)
- 遺志 【イシ】 wishes of a deceased person, dying wish
- 立志 【リッシ】 fixing one's aim in life, deciding one's life goal
Kun reading compounds
- 【シリング】 shilling
- 志す 【こころざす】 to plan, to intend, to aspire to, to set aims (sights on)
- 志 【こころざし】 will, resolution, intention, ambition, aim, goal, kindness, goodwill, kind offer, gift (as a token of gratitude)
- 志ある者は事ついに成る 【こころざしあるものはことついになる】 where there's a will, there's a way, with ambition one can achieve anything
- お志 【おこころざし】 kindness, courtesy
- 青雲の志 【せいうんのこころざし】 high (lofty) ambition
Readings
- Japanese names:
- じん、 べ、 べし、 ゆき
- Korean:
- ji
Spanish
- intención
- deseo
- aspiración
- ambición
- aspirar
- desear
- voluntad
Portuguese
- intenção
- plano
- resolver
- aspirar
- motivo
- esperanças
- shilling (din.)
French
- dessein
- intention
- plan
- motif
- aspirer à
- résolution
- espoirs
- shilling
623 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
718 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
692 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
622 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1064 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
757 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
527 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
464 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
573 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
582 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
756 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
770 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2725 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1394 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1881 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
607 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
10331 | Morohashi |
2199 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1785 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
600 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
645 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
668 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1458 | 2001 Kanji |
3p4.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-4 | SKIP code |
4033.1 | Four corner code |
1-27-54 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5fd7 | Unicode hex code |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level N1
1553 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 歌留多 【カルタ】 karuta, traditional Japanese playing cards, esp. hyakunin isshu karuta or iroha karuta
- 嘉納 【カノウ】 accepting with pleasure
- 正嘉 【ショウカ】 Shōka era (1257.3.14-1259.3.26)
Kun reading compounds
- 嘉する 【よみする】 to praise (someone of lower status), to extol, to applaud, to esteem
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ひろ、 よし、 よしみ、 かず、 よ
- Korean:
- ga
Spanish
- bueno
- bonito
- alabar
- alegrarse
Portuguese
French
1136 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1915 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
2184 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2041 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
2953 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1516 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2056 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
4176 | Morohashi |
2340 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
887 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
2852 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2868 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
3p11.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-11 | SKIP code |
4046.1 | Four corner code |
1-18-37 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5609 | Unicode hex code |