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 |
wandering, waves, billows, reckless, unrestrained
- On:
- ロウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1508 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 浪 【ロウ】 person who has spent X years after graduating high school attempting to get admitted to (a specific) university
- 浪人 【ロウニン】 ronin, masterless samurai, high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination, person out of work, jobless person, wanderer, drifter
- 放浪 【ホウロウ】 wandering, roaming, drifting
- 1浪 【イチロウ】 failing college entrance exams and retaking them a year later
Readings
- Japanese names:
- なに、 なみ
- Korean:
- rang
Spanish
- ola
- onda
- ondulación
- fluctuación
- divagación
- vagar
- inutilidad
Portuguese
- vagabundando
- ondas
- vagas
French
- ondes
- vagues
- flots
1937 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1445 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2570 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1197 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1475 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1339 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1753 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1877 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1398 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1202 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
527 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
323 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
398 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1482 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
17482 | Morohashi |
439 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3155 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1470 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1580 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1362 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
365 | 2001 Kanji |
3a7.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-7 | SKIP code |
3313.2 | Four corner code |
1-47-18 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6d6a | Unicode hex code |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
1828 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 吾兄 【アセ】 you (referring to a male)
- 吾人 【ゴジン】 we
- 故吾 【コゴ】 one's former self
- 金吾 【キンゴ】 kingo (game similar to blackjack)
Kun reading compounds
- 我 【われ】 I, me, oneself, you, prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
- 我々 【われわれ】 we
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あ、 あが
- Korean:
- o
Spanish
- yo
- mi
- nuestro
Portuguese
French
- moi
- mon
- notre
- son propre
1393 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
37 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1933 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
491 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2035 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
3060 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1558 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2132 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
17 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
3379 | Morohashi |
2407 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
733 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
17 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
17 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
3177 | 2001 Kanji |
3d4.17 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-4-3 | SKIP code |
1060.1 | Four corner code |
1-24-67 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
543e | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
569 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 郎 【ロウ】 nth son, lang, official title in ancient China, man, young man, my husband, my lover, nth child (male and female)
- 郎君 【ロウクン】 young man, boy, son (of one's master, employer, etc.), husband, (male) lover, dear, darling
- 新郎 【シンロウ】 bridegroom
- 女郎 【ジョロウ】 prostitute (esp. Edo period)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- いら、 お、 とう、 もん、 ろ、 ろお
- Korean:
- rang
Spanish
- hombre
- hijo
- sirviente
Portuguese
- filho
- sufixo para contagem de filhos
French
- fils (enfant)
- compteur de fils
1936 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
237 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4762 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
955 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1827 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1145 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
980 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1014 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
546 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
757 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1641 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
867 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1184 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1868 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
39405P | Morohashi |
1289 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6138 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1851 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1995 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
264 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
1300 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
844 | 2001 Kanji |
2d6.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-6-3 | SKIP code |
1-6-2 | SKIP code |
3772.7 | Four corner code |
1-47-26 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
90ce | Unicode hex code |