211 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
127 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
114 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
311 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1499 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
303 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
164 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
316 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.3 | Japanese for Busy People |
694 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
707 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
113 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
581 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3769 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1921 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2613 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
747 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
9224P | Morohashi |
3035 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1604 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
739 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
799 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
389 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
108 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
263 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 広告 【コウコク】 advertisement, advertising, announcement, notice
- 広域 【コウイキ】 wide area, wide view (of a digitally displayed map), zoomed-out view
- 曠々 【コウコウ】 extensive, spacious
Kun reading compounds
- 広い 【ひろい】 spacious, vast, wide
- 広い支持 【ひろいしじ】 broad support, wide-ranging support
- 広まる 【ひろまる】 to spread, to be propagated
- 広める 【ひろめる】 to spread, to propagate, to popularize, to disseminate, to broaden, to extend, to widen, to enlarge
- 広がる 【ひろがる】 to spread (out), to extend, to stretch, to reach to, to get around, to fill (e.g. a space)
- 広げる 【ひろげる】 to spread, to extend, to expand, to enlarge, to widen, to broaden, to unfold, to open, to unroll, to unwrap, to scatter about, to spread around, to make flourish, to cause to prosper
Readings
- Korean:
- gwang
Spanish
- amplio
- ancho
- espacioso
- ensancharse
- ensanchar
- extenderse
- extender
Portuguese
- largo
- vasto
- espaçoso
French
- vaste
- large
- spacieux
571 | 2001 Kanji |
3q2.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-3-2 | SKIP code |
0023.2 | Four corner code |
1-25-13 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5e83 | Unicode hex code |
electricity
- On:
- デン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
268 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 電化 【デンカ】 electrification
- 電圧 【デンアツ】 voltage
- 送電 【ソウデン】 transmission of electricity, electricity supply, power supply
- 配電 【ハイデン】 distribution of electricity
Readings
- Korean:
- jeon
Spanish
- electricidad
- eléctrico
Portuguese
- eletricidade
French
- électricité
286 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
197 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
180 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
125 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
5050 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
222 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
98 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2025 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.2 | Japanese for Busy People |
108 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
108 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
61 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1862 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3465 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1784 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2431 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
541 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
42253 | Morohashi |
2790 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6526 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
535 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
574 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
332 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
228 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3156 | 2001 Kanji |
8d5.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-8-5 | SKIP code |
1071.6 | Four corner code |
1-37-37 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
96fb | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N1
367 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 宮 【キュウ】 palace, tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale), ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women), zodiacal sign
- 宮中 【キュウチュウ】 imperial court
- 離宮 【リキュウ】 imperial villa, royal villa, detached palace
- 巨蟹宮 【キョカイキュウ】 Cancer (4th zodiacal sign), the Crab
- 宮司 【グウジ】 chief priest
- 宮寺 【グウジ】 Buddhist temple within a Shinto shrine
- 二宮 【ニグウ】 the Two Ise Shrines
- 東宮 【トウグウ】 crown prince
- 宮内庁 【クナイチョウ】 Imperial Household Agency
- 宮内 【クナイ】 inside the Imperial Palace, Department of the Imperial Household
- 月宮 【ゲッキュウ】 moon palace of the Hindu god Chandra
- 夙 【シュク】 outcasts common around the Kyoto region from the Kamakura period to the Edo period
- 内宮 【ナイクウ】 Inner Ise Shrine
- 外宮 【ゲクウ】 outer shrine of the Ise Grand Shrine
Kun reading compounds
- 宮 【みや】 shrine, palace, imperial residence, Imperial prince, Imperial princess, headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc., temple
- 宮家 【みやけ】 house of an imperial prince
- 若宮 【わかみや】 young imperial prince, child of the imperial family, shrine dedicated to a child of the god of the main shrine, newly built shrine (to which a divided tutelary deity has just been transferred)
- 大宮 【おおみや】 imperial palace, shrine, Grand Empress Dowager, Empress Dowager, woman of imperial lineage who has borne a child, elderly woman of imperial lineage
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ぐ、 み
- Korean:
- gung
Spanish
- príncipe
- familia imperial
- santuario
Portuguese
- Templo Shinto
- constelação
- palácio
- princesa
French
- sanctuaire
- constellations
- palais
- princesse
374 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
274 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
256 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
419 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1310 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
546 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1209 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1184 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
721 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
734 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
929 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
482 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2828 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1459 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1964 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1042 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
7156 | Morohashi |
2274 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1336 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1033 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1110 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
353 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
777 | 2001 Kanji |
3m7.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-7 | SKIP code |
3060.6 | Four corner code |
1-21-60 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5bae | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N2
245 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 島 【トウ】 Island, insula, island, islet
- 島国 【シマグニ】 island country
- 千島列島 【チシマレットウ】 Kurile Islands
- 列島 【レットウ】 archipelago, chain of islands
Kun reading compounds
- 島 【しま】 island, one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.), one's turf
- 島国 【しまぐに】 island country
- 千島 【ちしま】 Kurile Islands
- 広島 【ひろしま】 Hiroshima (city, prefecture)
Readings
- Korean:
- do
Spanish
- isla
Portuguese
- ilha
French
- île
292 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
380 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
358 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
173 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
230 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
183 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
489 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1522 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
286 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
286 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
455 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
543 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4103 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2081 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2820 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1967 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
8108 | Morohashi |
3310 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1476 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1948 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2098 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
379 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
362 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
852 | 2001 Kanji |
3o7.9 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-7-3 | SKIP code |
4-10-4 | SKIP code |
2772.7 | Four corner code |
1-37-71 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5cf6 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N4
284 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 口 【ク】 mouth, speech, counter for people or implements
- 口径 【コウケイ】 aperture, bore, calibre, caliber
- 開口 【カイコウ】 opening, aperture (e.g. camera), opening one's mouth, beginning to speak, open, broad
- 経口 【ケイコウ】 taken by mouth, oral
- 口 【ク】 mouth, speech, counter for people or implements
- 口 【クチ】 mouth, opening, hole, gap, orifice, mouth (of a bottle), spout, nozzle, mouthpiece, gate, door, entrance, exit, speaking, speech, talk (i.e. gossip), taste, palate, mouth (to feed), opening (i.e. vacancy), available position, invitation, summons, kind, sort, type, opening (i.e. beginning), counter for mouthfuls, shares (of money), stove burners, and swords
- 猪口 【チョコ】 sake cup, small deep porcelain bowl for serving food
- 赤口 【シャッコウ】 day that is unlucky except between the auspicious hours of 11am and 1pm (in the traditional calendar)
Kun reading compounds
- 口 【くち】 mouth, opening, hole, gap, orifice, mouth (of a bottle), spout, nozzle, mouthpiece, gate, door, entrance, exit, speaking, speech, talk (i.e. gossip), taste, palate, mouth (to feed), opening (i.e. vacancy), available position, invitation, summons, kind, sort, type, opening (i.e. beginning), counter for mouthfuls, shares (of money), stove burners, and swords
- 口利き 【くちきき】 mediation, good offices, intervention, mediator, middleman, influential person, person of influence, eloquence, eloquent person, way of speaking
- 切り口 【きりくち】 cut end, section, opening, slit, point of view, (different) perspective, new approach
- 大口 【おおぐち】 big mouth, mouth opened wide, boastful speech, tall talk, bragging, boasting, large amount, large quantity
Readings
- Korean:
- gu
Spanish
- boca
- orificio
- apertura
Portuguese
- boca
French
- bouche
27 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
34 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
20 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
213 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
868 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
38 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
31 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
29 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.16 | Japanese for Busy People |
54 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
54 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
167 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
276 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4189 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2119 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2865 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
11 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
3227 | Morohashi |
3382 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
685 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
11 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
11 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
200 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
16 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3777 | 2001 Kanji |
3d0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-3-1 | SKIP code |
3-3-0 | SKIP code |
6000.0 | Four corner code |
1-24-93 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
53e3 | Unicode hex code |
station
- On:
- エキ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
724 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 駅 【エキ】 railway station, train station, staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan), counter for railway stations and bus stations
- 駅員 【エキイン】 (train) station attendant, station employee, station staff
- 宿駅 【シュクエキ】 relay station, post station, stage
- 終着駅 【シュウチャクエキ】 terminal station
Readings
- Korean:
- yeog
Spanish
- estación
Portuguese
- estação
French
- gare
158 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
253 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
233 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
384 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
5199 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
189 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
101 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2172 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.12 | Japanese for Busy People |
284 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
284 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
56 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1915 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2292 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1184 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1618 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
2003 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
44633P | Morohashi |
1822 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6735 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1984 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2138 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
426 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3462 | 2001 Kanji |
10a4.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-10-4 | SKIP code |
7738.7 | Four corner code |
1-17-56 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
99c5 | Unicode hex code |