1075 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1563 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1937 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
410 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2064 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
223 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
141 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
169 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1242 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
9709 | Morohashi |
192 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1682 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1234 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1320 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level N1
1059 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 広報 【コウホウ】 public relations, PR, publicity, public information, publicizing
- 広大 【コウダイ】 vast, extensive, immense, huge, large, grand, magnificent
- 恢弘 【カイコウ】 propagation, spreading out, extending
- 寛弘 【カンコウ】 Kankō era (1004.7.20-1012.12.25)
- 弘通 【グズウ】 spread (of Buddhist teachings)
- 弘誓 【グゼイ】 Buddha's great vows
Kun reading compounds
- 広い 【ひろい】 spacious, vast, wide
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ひろ、 ひろし、 ひろむ、 みつ、 お、 こお
- Korean:
- hong
Spanish
- difundir
- diseminar
Portuguese
French
- vaste
- spacieux
- grand
3h2.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-2 | SKIP code |
1223.0 | Four corner code |
1-25-16 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5f18 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
67 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 明 【メイ】 brightness, discernment, insight, an eye (for), eyesight, vision, nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
- 明暗 【メイアン】 light and darkness, light and shade
- 公明 【コウメイ】 fairness, openness, impartiality, Komeito (Japanese political party)
- 英明 【エイメイ】 intelligent, wise, bright, brilliant, clear-sighted
- 明 【ミョウ】 vidya (wisdom), mantra, the coming (July 4, etc.)
- 明日 【アシタ】 tomorrow, near future
- 光明 【コウミョウ】 bright light, hope, bright future, light emanating from a buddha or bodhisattva, symbolizing their wisdom and compassion
- 内明 【ナイミョウ】 adhyatma vidya (one of the five sciences of ancient India), science of spirituality
- 明 【ミン】 Ming dynasty (of China; 1368-1644)
- 明楽 【ミンガク】 Ming-era Chinese music (popularized in Japan during the early 17th century)
- 胡志明 【ホーチミン】 Ho Chi Minh (1890-1969), Nguyen Tat Thanh, Ho Chi Minh (Vietnam)
Kun reading compounds
- 明かり 【あかり】 light, illumination, glow, gleam, lamp, light
- 明り先 【あかりさき】 source of light
- 明るい 【あかるい】 light, well-lit, well-lighted, bright (of a colour), brightly-coloured, brightly-colored, cheerful, bright, spirited, sunny (e.g. disposition), encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.), promising, of fair prospects, familiar (with), knowledgeable (about), well versed (in), fair (e.g. politics), clean, impartial
- 明るむ 【あかるむ】 to brighten, to grow light
- 明らむ 【あからむ】 to become luminous at dawn (esp. the sky)
- 明らか 【あきらか】 clear, obvious, evident, plain, definite, bright, light
- 明らかにする 【あきらかにする】 to make clear, to clarify, to disclose, to make public
- 開ける 【あける】 to open (a door, etc.), to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package), to unlock, to open (for business, etc.), to empty, to remove, to make space, to make room, to move out, to clear out, to be away from (e.g. one's house), to leave (temporarily), to dawn, to grow light, to end (of a period, season), to begin (of the New Year), to leave (one's schedule) open, to make time (for), to make (a hole), to open up (a hole)
- 開く 【あく】 to open (e.g. doors), to open (e.g. business, etc.), to be empty, to be vacant, to be available, to be free, to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.), to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.), to come to an end, to open (one's eyes, mouth, etc.), to have a hole, to form a gap, to have an interval (between events)
- 明くる 【あくる】 next (day, morning, etc.), following
- 明くる 【あくる】 next (day, morning, etc.), following
- あくる日 【あくるひ】 next day, following day
- 明かす 【あかす】 to pass (the night), to spend, to reveal, to divulge, to disclose, to expose, to prove, to verify
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あきら、 あけ、 あす、 きら、 け、 さや、 さやか、 とし、 はる、 み、 め
- Korean:
- myeong
Spanish
- luz
- brillo
- claridad
- listo
- inteligente
- claro
- luminoso
- iluminar
- aclarar
Portuguese
- brilhante
- luz
French
- clair
- lumière
141 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
228 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
208 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
84 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2110 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
58 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
186 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
623 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.9 | Japanese for Busy People |
18 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
18 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
106 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
984 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1060 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
572 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
756 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
20 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
13805 | Morohashi |
855 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2435 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
20 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
20 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
152 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
167 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3846 | 2001 Kanji |
4c4.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-4 | SKIP code |
6702.0 | Four corner code |
1-44-32 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
660e | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N2
879 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 寺 【ジ】 counter for temples
- 寺院 【ジイン】 Buddhist temple, religious building, church, cathedral, mosque
- 国分寺 【コクブンジ】 state-supported provincial temple (Nara period)
- 古寺 【コジ】 old temple
Kun reading compounds
- 寺 【てら】 temple (Buddhist)
- 寺子屋 【てらこや】 temple elementary school (during the Edo period)
- 宮寺 【ぐうじ】 Buddhist temple within a Shinto shrine
Readings
- Korean:
- sa, si
Spanish
- templo budista
- templo
Portuguese
- Templo Budista
French
- temple bouddhiste
228 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
149 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
133 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
687 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1054 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
45 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
475 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
268 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
41 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
41 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
328 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
500 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2687 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1367 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1853 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
160 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
7414 | Morohashi |
2164 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1373 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
158 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
170 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
125 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1448 | 2001 Kanji |
3b3.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-3 | SKIP code |
4034.1 | Four corner code |
1-27-91 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5bfa | Unicode hex code |
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- 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 |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
74 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 京 【キョウ】 imperial capital (esp. Kyoto), final word of an iroha poem, 10^16, 10,000,000,000,000,000, ten quadrillion
- 京都 【キョウト】 Kyoto (city, prefecture)
- 帝京 【テイキョウ】 the capital
- 在京 【ザイキョウ】 being in the capital (i.e. Tokyo, or formerly Kyoto)
- 京 【キョウ】 imperial capital (esp. Kyoto), final word of an iroha poem, 10^16, 10,000,000,000,000,000, ten quadrillion
- 京阪 【ケイハン】 Kyoto and Osaka, Kyoto-Osaka area
- 英京 【エイキョウ】 British capital, London
- キン族 【キンゾク】 Kinh (people), Vietnamese (people)
- 南京 【ナンキン】 Nanjing (China), Nanking, pumpkin, squash, Chinese, Southeast Asian, foreign, rare, precious, cute
Kun reading compounds
- 都 【みやこ】 capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital), seat of government, capital (of music, fashion, etc.), city (e.g. of light), location of the Imperial Palace
- 長岡京 【ながおかきょう】 Nagaoka-kyō (capital of Japan 784-794), Nagaokakyō (city)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- たか
- Korean:
- gyeong
Spanish
- capital
Portuguese
- capital
- 10 elevado a 16
French
- capitale
- 10**16
63 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
110 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
99 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
16 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
295 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
172 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
109 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
663 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.10 | Japanese for Busy People |
189 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
189 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
233 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
39 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2546 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1297 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1766 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
318 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
299 | Morohashi |
2052 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
93 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
312 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
334 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
303 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
157 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
441 | 2001 Kanji |
2j6.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-6 | SKIP code |
0090.6 | Four corner code |
1-21-94 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
4eac | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
309 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 急 【キュウ】 sudden, abrupt, unexpected, urgent, pressing, steep, sharp, precipitous, rapid, swift, fast, emergency, crisis, danger, urgency, hurrying, haste, (in gagaku or noh) end of a song
- 急遽 【キュウキョ】 hurriedly, in a hurry, hastily, in haste, sudden, abrupt
- 準急 【ジュンキュウ】 semi-express train, local express train, sub-express train
- 快急 【カイキュウ】 rapid express (train)
Kun reading compounds
- 急ぐ 【いそぐ】 to hurry, to rush, to hasten, to make something happen sooner
- 急ぎ 【いそぎ】 haste, hurry, expedition, speed, dispatch
- 急ぎ足 【いそぎあし】 fast pace, quick pace
- 急く 【せく】 to hurry, to rush
Readings
- Korean:
- geub
Spanish
- prisa
- urgencia
- apresurarse
- darse prisa
Portuguese
- apressar
- emergência
- repentina
French
- urgence
- se dépêcher
- soudain
- raide
- abrupt
- aigu
186 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
272 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
254 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
275 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1667 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
330 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
174 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2.11 | Japanese for Busy People |
303 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
303 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
260 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
775 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2595 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1328 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1800 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1155 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
10475X | Morohashi |
2092 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1823 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1146 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1229 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
322 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2558 | 2001 Kanji |
2n7.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-7 | SKIP code |
2-5-4 | SKIP code |
2733.7 | Four corner code |
1-21-62 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6025 | Unicode hex code |