236 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
154 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
138 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
819 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
650 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
595 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
169 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1647 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
218 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
218 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
112 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
610 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1499 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
792 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1080 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1244 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
9791P | Morohashi |
1167 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1692 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1236 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1323 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
196 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N2
958 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 弱 【ジャク】 a little less than, a little under, slightly fewer than, weakness, the weak, low (setting), -lower (seismic intensity)
- 弱者 【ジャクシャ】 weak person, the weak, vulnerable person, disadvantaged person
- 精神薄弱 【セイシンハクジャク】 feeble-mindedness, intellectual disability
- 薄弱 【ハクジャク】 feebleness, weakness, weak
Kun reading compounds
- 弱い 【よわい】 weak, frail, delicate, tender, unskilled, weak (wine)
- 弱い経済 【よわいけいざい】 weak economy
- 弱る 【よわる】 to weaken, to grow weak, to wane, to decline (of one's health), to be downcast, to be dejected, to be dispirited, to be troubled, to be at a loss, to be perplexed, to be annoyed
- 弱まる 【よわまる】 to abate, to weaken, to be emaciated, to be dejected, to be perplexed
- 弱める 【よわめる】 to weaken
Readings
- Korean:
- yag
Spanish
- débil
- endeble
- delicado
- debilitarse
- debilitar
Portuguese
- frágil
- fraco
French
- faible
- fragile
3553 | 2001 Kanji |
3h7.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-5-5 | SKIP code |
1712.7 | Four corner code |
1-28-69 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5f31 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
238 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 変 【ヘン】 strange, odd, peculiar, weird, curious, eccentric, funny, suspicious, fishy, unexpected, change, incident, disturbance, disaster, accident, emergency, flat
- 変化 【ヘンカ】 change, variation, alteration, mutation, transition, transformation, transfiguration, metamorphosis, variety, diversity, inflection, declension, conjugation, sidestepping
- 政変 【セイヘン】 political disturbance, political change, change of government, political upheaval, overthrowing of a government, coup d'état, coup, revolution
- 異変 【イヘン】 unusual event, strange occurrence, strange phenomenon, something abnormal, change (for the worse), accident, disaster
Kun reading compounds
- 変わる 【かわる】 to change, to be transformed, to be altered, to vary, to move to, to be different, to be uncommon, to be unusual
- 変わり 【かわり】 change, alteration, difference, distinction, something wrong, abnormality, unusual event, accident, incident
- 変わり種 【かわりだね】 something out of the ordinary, variant, variety, exception, novelty, person with an unusual character or background, unique figure, exceptional type, eccentric, oddball
- 変える 【かえる】 to change, to alter, to transform, to convert, to turn, to vary, to reform, to revise, to amend
Readings
- Korean:
- byeon
Spanish
- inusual
- extraño
- cambio
- cambiar
- alterar
- modificar
Portuguese
- raro
- mudança
- estranhar
French
- insolite
- étrange
- changer
509 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
609 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
581 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
324 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
306 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
191 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
443 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
970 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
257 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
257 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
222 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
401 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2569 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1311 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1782 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1761 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
5703 | Morohashi |
2069 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1119 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1745 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1882 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
254 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
532 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
467 | 2001 Kanji |
2j7.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-7 | SKIP code |
2-6-3 | SKIP code |
0024.7 | Four corner code |
0040.7 | Four corner code |
1-42-49 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5909 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
89 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 化 【カ】 change to ..., becoming ..., making into ..., -ization, -ification
- 化学 【カガク】 chemistry
- 機械化 【キカイカ】 mechanization, mechanisation
- 民営化 【ミンエイカ】 privatization, privatisation
- 化粧 【ケショウ】 make-up, makeup, cosmetics, decoration, dressing, veneer
- 化粧水 【ケショウスイ】 skin lotion, face lotion
- 応化 【オウゲ】 assumption of a suitable form (by a buddha or bodhisattva)
- 教化 【キョウケ】 guidance, teaching people and leading them to Buddhism
Kun reading compounds
- 化ける 【ばける】 to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.), to assume the shape of, to turn oneself into, to transform oneself into, to disguise oneself as, to change radically, to metamorphose, to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
- 化かす 【ばかす】 to bewitch, to confuse, to enchant, to delude
- 老ける 【ふける】 to age, to grow old (esp. in appearance), to show marks of age
Readings
- Korean:
- hwa
Spanish
- cambiar
- transformarse
- modificarse
- disfrazarse
Portuguese
- mudança
- tomar a forma de
- influência
- encantar
- iludir
- seduzir
- -isação
French
- transformation
- prendre la forme de
- maquillage
- influence
- fantôme
- enchanter
- tromper
- chimie
- -isation
163 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
258 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
238 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
100 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
350 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
76 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
378 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
56 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.19 | Japanese for Busy People |
254 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
254 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
414 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
55 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
22 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
12 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
12 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1017 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
2572X | Morohashi |
21 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
580 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1008 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1083 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
104 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
242 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2156 | 2001 Kanji |
2a2.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-2-2 | SKIP code |
2121.0 | Four corner code |
2421.0 | Four corner code |
1-18-29 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5316 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
73 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 動 【ドウ】 motion
- 動員 【ドウイン】 mobilization, mobilisation
- 人事異動 【ジンジイドウ】 personnel change, personnel shift, reshuffle, (annual) staff reassignment
- 異動 【イドウ】 (personnel) change, transfer, relocation, reassignment, reshuffle
Kun reading compounds
- 動く 【うごく】 to move, to stir, to shift, to shake, to swing, to operate, to run, to go, to work, to make a move, to take action, to act, to go into action, to be touched, to be influenced, to change, to vary, to fluctuate, to waver, to be transferred
- 動く歩道 【うごくほどう】 moving walkway, moving sidewalk, travelator
- 動かす 【うごかす】 to move, to shift, to stir, to budge, to change position, to inspire, to rouse, to move (e.g. feeling), to influence, to change, to alter, to deny, to operate, to set in motion, to get going, to mobilize (e.g. troops), to mobilise, to deploy, to manage (e.g. funds)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- るぎ
- Korean:
- dong
Spanish
- mover
- movimiento
- moverse
- trasladar
Portuguese
- mover
- movimento
- mudança
- jáfusão
- trocar
- agitar
French
- bouger
- mouvement
- changement
- confusion
- secouer
296 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
384 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
362 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
86 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
730 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
169 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
130 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2.14 | Japanese for Busy People |
231 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
231 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
64 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
221 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2232 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1163 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1583 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1692 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
2390 | Morohashi |
1778 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
549 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1676 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1806 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
47 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
385 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2245 | 2001 Kanji |
2g9.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-9-2 | SKIP code |
2412.7 | Four corner code |
1-38-16 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
52d5 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N2
1636 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 詞 【シ】 words, writing, lyrics, ci (form of Chinese poetry), independent word
- 詞華集 【シカシュウ】 anthology (of poems), florilegium
- 作詞 【サクシ】 (writing) song lyrics
- 固有名詞 【コユウメイシ】 proper noun
Kun reading compounds
- 言葉 【ことば】 language, dialect, word, phrase, expression, term, speech, (manner of) speaking, (use of) language, words, remark, statement, comment, learning to speak, language acquisition
- 詞書き 【ことばがき】 foreword to a collection of poems, preface, explanatory notes, captions
- 枕詞 【まくらことば】 pillow word, decorative word used prefixally in classical Japanese literature, preface, introduction
- 花言葉 【はなことば】 language of flowers (e.g. the use of red roses to signify love), floriography
Readings
- Korean:
- sa
Spanish
- parte de oración
- palabras
- poesía
Portuguese
- parte de discurso
- palavras
- poesia
French
- partie du discours
- mots
- poésie
799 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
890 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
879 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1624 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4335 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
807 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
900 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1665 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
843 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
862 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1205 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1671 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1897 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1007 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1363 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1883 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
35394 | Morohashi |
1503 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
5582 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1865 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2009 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
946 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3049 | 2001 Kanji |
7a5.15 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-7-5 | SKIP code |
0762.0 | Four corner code |
1-27-76 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
8a5e | Unicode hex code |