1865 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1876 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
112 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1735 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1256 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2251 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1228 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1292 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1820 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
579 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3731 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1909 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2592 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1392 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
9205 | Morohashi |
3008 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1600 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1380 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1480 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1251 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
seclude, confine to a room, deep, profound, secluded, faint, dark, tranquil, calm
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1996 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 幽霊 【ユウレイ】 ghost, specter, spectre, apparition, phantom
- 憂鬱 【ユウウツ】 depression, melancholy, dejection, gloom, despondency
- 幽々 【ユウユウ】 deep, dark
- 帰幽 【キユウ】 death
Kun reading compounds
- 微か 【かすか】 faint, dim, weak, slight, vague, indistinct, hazy, poor, wretched, meagre, meager, scanty
Readings
- Korean:
- yu
Spanish
- profundo
- recluir
- confinar
- el más allá
Portuguese
- isolar
- confina para um quarto
French
- isoler
- confiné
- profond
- obscur
- isolé
- faible
- sombre
- tranquille
- calme
1276 | 2001 Kanji |
3o6.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-2-7 | SKIP code |
2277.0 | Four corner code |
1-45-09 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5e7d | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1458 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 霊 【レイ】 soul, spirit, departed soul, ghost
- 霊園 【レイエン】 (garden) cemetery, park-style cemetery, memorial park
- 心霊 【シンレイ】 spirit (e.g. human spirit), soul, spirit, ghost, ethereal being
- 英霊 【エイレイ】 spirits of war dead, person of great ability, soul of a talented person
- 霊 【リョウ】 vengeful spirit, revengeful ghost
- 霊異 【レイイ】 miracle, wonder, wondrous thing
- 怨霊 【オンリョウ】 revengeful ghost, apparition
- 新精霊 【アラショウリョウ】 spirit of someone on the first Obon after their death
Kun reading compounds
- 魂 【たましい】 soul, spirit
- 魂送り 【たまおくり】 sending off the spirits of the dead
Readings
- Korean:
- ryeong
Spanish
- espíritu
- alma
- dios
Portuguese
- espíritos
- alma
- fantasmas
French
- esprits
- âmes
1923 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1361 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
5056 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1299 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1891 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2390 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1168 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1225 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1688 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1867 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3480 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1793 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2442 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1808 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
42309P | Morohashi |
2805 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6532 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1791 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1930 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1815 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3174 | 2001 Kanji |
8d7.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-8-7 | SKIP code |
1010.2 | Four corner code |
1-46-78 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
970a | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N4
143 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 正 【セイ】 (logical) true, regular, 10^40, ten thousand undecillion, original, positive, greater than zero, thesis (in dialectics)
- 正解 【セイカイ】 correct answer, right solution, correct interpretation, right decision, right choice, appropriate judgement
- 検事正 【ケンジセイ】 chief public prosecutor
- 適正 【テキセイ】 reasonable, suitable
- 正 【ショウ】 exactly, precisely, correct, right, true, greater (of equal court ranks), upper, senior, director (highest of the four administrative positions of the ritsuryō period), chief
- 正月 【ショウガツ】 New Year (esp. first three days), first month of the year, January
- 大正 【タイショウ】 Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25), Taisho era
- 賀正 【ガショウ】 A Happy New Year!
Kun reading compounds
- 正しい 【ただしい】 right, correct, proper, righteous, just, honest, truthful, lawful
- 正しい行い 【ただしいおこない】 conducting oneself properly, right conduct, doing the right thing
- 正す 【ただす】 to correct, to rectify, to reform, to amend, to redress, to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.), to adjust
- 糺す 【ただす】 to ascertain, to confirm, to verify, to make sure of
- 正 【まさ】 exact, precise
- 正に 【まさに】 exactly, just, precisely, really, truly, surely, certainly, without doubt, right (when), just (as), just (about to), on the point of, on the verge of, on the brink of, really (ought to), certainly (should), naturally
- 正に 【まさに】 exactly, just, precisely, really, truly, surely, certainly, without doubt, right (when), just (as), just (about to), on the point of, on the verge of, on the brink of, really (ought to), certainly (should), naturally
Readings
- Japanese names:
- おお、 くに、 ま、 まさし、 ただし
- Korean:
- jeong
Spanish
- correcto
- justo
- arreglar
- enderezar
Portuguese
- corrigir
- justiça
- correto
- direito
- 10 elevado a 40
French
- correct
- positif
- juste
- droit
- 10**40
46 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
79 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
41 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
109 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
27 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
123 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
203 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
205 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.17 | Japanese for Busy People |
275 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
275 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
407 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1128 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4296 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2172 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2926 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
385 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
16255 | Morohashi |
3484 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2955 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
379 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
405 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
139 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
42 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3173 | 2001 Kanji |
2m3.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-5-1 | SKIP code |
1010.1 | Four corner code |
1-32-21 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6b63 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
88 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 体 【タイ】 body, physique, posture, shape, form, style, substance, identity, reality, field, counter for humanoid forms (e.g. dolls, statues, corpses, etc.), typeface, type
- 体育 【タイイク】 physical education, PE, gym (class)
- 生体 【セイタイ】 organism, living body
- 解体 【カイタイ】 demolition, taking down, dismantling, disassembly, taking apart, dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.), breaking up, dissection (of a body), dismemberment
- 体 【テイ】 appearance, air, condition, state, form
- 体裁 【テイサイ】 (outward) appearance, (proper) format (e.g. of an essay), form, style, appearances, decency, show, display, lip-service, insincere words, glib talk
- 身体 【シンタイ】 body, physical system, (the) person
- 風体 【フウテイ】 appearance, look, dress
Kun reading compounds
- 体 【からだ】 body, torso, trunk, build, physique, frame, figure, health, constitution, corpse, dead body
- 体つき 【からだつき】 body build, figure
- お体 【おからだ】 body
- 御体 【おんからだ】 body of Christ (Eucharist)
- 形体 【なりかたち】 one's appearance
Readings
- Japanese names:
- なり
- Korean:
- che
Spanish
- cuerpo
- forma
Portuguese
- corpo
- substância
- objeto
- realidade
- sufixo para contagem de para imagens
French
- corps
- substance
- objet
- réalité
- compteur d'images
270 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
182 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
165 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
110 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
405 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
176 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
115 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
358 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.11 | Japanese for Busy People |
61 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
61 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
165 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
80 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
80 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
52 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
55 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
966 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
509 | Morohashi |
71 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
165 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
957 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1030 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
96 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
149 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2155 | 2001 Kanji |
2a5.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-2-5 | SKIP code |
2523.0 | Four corner code |
1-34-46 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
4f53 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
22 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 見 【ケン】 view (of life, etc.), outlook
- 見解 【ケンカイ】 opinion, point of view
- 後見 【コウケン】 guardianship, guardian, (theatrical) assistant, prompter
- 政見 【セイケン】 political views
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) ...
- 見る見る 【みるみる】 very fast, in a twinkle, before one's eyes
- 見える 【みえる】 to be seen, to be visible, to be in sight, to look, to seem, to appear, to come
- 見える化 【みえるか】 visualization, rendering visible (e.g. a problem), digitization
- 見せる 【みせる】 to show, to display, to make (something or someone) look ..., to present an appearance of ..., to make (something) worth watching, to be entertaining, to make a show of (doing), to do in a conspicuous manner, to do in view of others, to resolve to do, to do at any cost, to show others that one will ...
Readings
- Korean:
- gyeon, hyeon
Spanish
- vista
- ver
- esperanza
- idea
- opinión
- observar
- ser visto
- estar a la vista
- poder verse
- mostrar
Portuguese
- ver
- esperanças
- oportunidades
- idéia
- opinião
- olhar
- visíveis
French
- regarder
- voir
- visible
- espoirs
- chances
- idée
- opinion
67 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
31 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
18 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
48 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4284 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
23 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
84 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
518 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.3 | Japanese for Busy People |
63 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
63 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
139 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1643 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3151 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1615 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2201 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
57 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
34796 | Morohashi |
2544 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
5522 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
57 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
61 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
20 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
62 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3957 | 2001 Kanji |
5c2.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-5-2 | SKIP code |
6021.0 | Four corner code |
1-24-11 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
898b | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
1749 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 枯れ木 【カレキ】 dead tree, withered tree, leafless tree, bare tree
- 枯死 【コシ】 withering, dying
- 栄枯 【エイコ】 vicissitudes, ups and downs
- 蒼古 【ソウコ】 old-fashioned and tasteful
Kun reading compounds
- 枯れる 【かれる】 to wither (of a plant), to be blasted, to die, to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
- 枯らす 【からす】 to let dry, to kill (vegetation), to season (lumber)
Readings
- Korean:
- go
Spanish
- marchito
- seco
- decaimiento
- secar
- malograr
- marchitarse
- secarse
- decaer
Portuguese
- encolher
- secar
- ressecar
- evaporar
French
- dépérir
- mourir
- se faner
- sec (bois)
1231 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1783 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2238 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1246 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
627 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
859 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
974 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1007 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1356 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1083 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1113 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
605 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
801 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
210 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
14579 | Morohashi |
898 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2634 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
206 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
219 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1268 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1877 | 2001 Kanji |
4a5.26 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-5 | SKIP code |
4496.0 | Four corner code |
1-24-47 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
67af | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
875 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 尾 【ビ】 Chinese "Tail" constellation (one of the 28 mansions), counter for fish, shrimp, etc.
- 尾行 【ビコウ】 shadow, tail, following
- 最後尾 【サイコウビ】 end (e.g. of a line), tail end, rear, backmost part
- 交尾 【コウビ】 copulation (among animals), mating, treading, covering, serving
Kun reading compounds
- 尾 【お】 tail (of an animal), cauda, tail (of a kite, etc.), tail end, tail (of a comet), slope at the foot of a mountain
- 尾根 【おね】 (mountain) ridge
- ガスの尾 【ガスのお】 gas tail (of a comet)
- 虎の尾 【とらのお】 tiger's tail, gooseneck loosestrife (Lysimachia clethroides), Asplenium incisum (species of spleenwort)
Readings
- Korean:
- mi
Spanish
- cola
- final
- parte trasera
- contador de peces
Portuguese
- rabo
- fim
- sufixo para contagem de p/ peixes
- fundo de uma rampa
French
- queue
- bout
- compteur de poissons
- bas de pente (montagne)
1734 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
675 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1383 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1005 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1230 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
505 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1868 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
2028 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1723 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
526 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3799 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1942 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2635 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1934 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
7650 | Morohashi |
3062 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1411 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1915 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2064 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1117 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3756 | 2001 Kanji |
3r4.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-3-4 | SKIP code |
7721.4 | Four corner code |
1-40-88 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5c3e | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N4
578 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 花形 【ハナガタ】 floral pattern, flourish, ornament, star (actor, player, etc.)
- 花園 【ハナゾノ】 flower garden
- 献花 【ケンカ】 flower offering, floral tribute, laying flowers
- 紅花 【ベニバナ】 safflower (Carthamus tinctorius), dyer's safflower
- 花かご 【ハナカゴ】 flower basket, flower basket (or plate) used for flower-scattering rituals
- 花瓶 【ケビョウ】 vase used to hold flower offerings (often made of gilded copper)
- 天花 【テンゲ】 flowers that bloom in the heavens, paper flowers scattered before the Buddha's image
Kun reading compounds
- 花 【はな】 flower, blossom, bloom, petal, cherry blossom, beauty, blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms), ikebana, hanafuda, (the) best, glorious, lovely
- 花形 【はながた】 floral pattern, flourish, ornament, star (actor, player, etc.)
- 菜の花 【なのはな】 rape blossoms, rapeseed flowers
- 紅花 【べにばな】 safflower (Carthamus tinctorius), dyer's safflower
Readings
- Japanese names:
- わ
- Korean:
- hwa
Spanish
- flor
Portuguese
- flor
French
- fleur
43 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
70 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
9 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
551 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3909 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
328 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
81 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
481 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.18 | Japanese for Busy People |
255 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
255 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
314 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
641 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2740 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1405 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1894 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1018 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
30734P | Morohashi |
2211 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4980 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1009 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1084 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
69 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1956 | 2001 Kanji |
3k4.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-4 | SKIP code |
4421.4 | Four corner code |
1-18-54 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
82b1 | Unicode hex code |