324 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
419 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
397 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
315 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1598 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
171 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
519 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
368 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
375 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
376 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
609 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
620 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
288 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
181 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
217 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
893 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
10057 | Morohashi |
244 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1726 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
884 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
949 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
266 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
290 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
315 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 役 【ヤク】 role, assignment, responsibility, duty, function, job, service, position (of responsibility), post, office, part (in a play, film, etc.), role, character, scoring combination, hand, yaku, meld
- 役員 【ヤクイン】 director, executive, officer, official, person in charge
- 悪役 【アクヤク】 villain, baddie, the villain's part
- 大役 【タイヤク】 important task, important role, great duty, important mission, major part (in a film, play, etc.), leading role, high-scoring combination
- 役 【エキ】 war, campaign, battle, unpaid work (ritsuryō system), forced labor
- 役務 【エキム】 labor, labour, service
- 荷役 【ニエキ】 handling cargo, loading and unloading
- 就役 【シュウエキ】 being placed on duty, going into commission (of a warship, freighter, etc.), being placed in commission
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ちゃく
- Korean:
- yeog
Spanish
- oficio
- deber
- servicio
- papel
- (guerra)
Portuguese
- dever
- guerra
- campanha
- esboço
- escritório
- serviço
- papel
French
- rôle
- fonctions
- guerre
- campagne
- corvée
- poste
- service
2068 | 2001 Kanji |
3i4.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-4 | SKIP code |
2724.7 | Four corner code |
1-44-82 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5f79 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
38 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 者 【シャ】 person, -er, expert, geisha, prostitute
- 芸者 【ゲイシャ】 geisha, professional female entertainer, usu. at traditional banquets
- 加害者 【カガイシャ】 perpetrator, wrong-doer, aggressor, assailant, offender
Kun reading compounds
- 者 【もの】 person
- 者ども 【ものども】 you, people
- 弱き者 【よわきもの】 weak person, the weak
- 若い者 【わかいもの】 young person, young people, youth, youngsters, young employee, young manservant, young follower
Readings
- Korean:
- ja
Spanish
- persona
Portuguese
- alguém
- pessoa
French
- personne
- quelqu'un
235 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
314 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
298 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
22 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3685 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
56 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
240 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
769 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.6 | Japanese for Busy People |
164 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
164 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
148 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1578 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3980 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2047 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2765 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1264 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
28852 | Morohashi |
3211 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4698 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1256 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1345 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
19 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
302 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1478 | 2001 Kanji |
4c4.13 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-4-4 | SKIP code |
4-8-2 | SKIP code |
2-4-4 | SKIP code |
4460.0 | Four corner code |
1-28-52 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
8005 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1264 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 稼働 【カドウ】 operation (of a machine), running, working (and earning money), deployment (e.g. to a production environment), release, shipping
- 稼ぎ 【カセギ】 earnings
Kun reading compounds
- 稼ぐ 【かせぐ】 to earn (income), to make (money), to score (points, victory), to gain (time), to play (for time), to work hard (at one's job), to labor, to labour, to toil
- 稼ぐに追いつく貧乏なし 【かせぐにおいつくびんぼうなし】 poverty is a stranger to industry, diligence is the mother of good fortune
Readings
- Korean:
- ga
Spanish
- ganancias
- sueldo
- trabajar
- ganarse la vida
Portuguese
- salário
- trabalhar
- ganhar dinheiro
French
- gains
- travail
- gagner de l'argent
1055 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1882 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3301 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1589 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1750 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1874 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1232 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1444 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1572 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
831 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1136 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
902 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
25217 | Morohashi |
1230 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4169 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
893 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
959 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1784 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2251 | 2001 Kanji |
5d10.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-5-10 | SKIP code |
2393.2 | Four corner code |
1-18-52 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7a3c | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
43 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 業 【ギョウ】 work, business, company, agency, study
- 業界 【ギョウカイ】 business world, business circles, (the) industry
- 鉱業 【コウギョウ】 mining industry
- 興業 【コウギョウ】 promotion of industry, inauguration of a new industrial enterprise
- 業 【ゴウ】 karma, result of one's karma, fate, destiny, uncontrollable temper
- 業因 【ゴウイン】 karma
- 罪業 【ザイゴウ】 sin, iniquity, crime
- 正業 【ショウゴウ】 right action, correct meditative activity (in Jodo, saying the name of Amitabha)
Kun reading compounds
- 業 【わざ】 deed, act, work, performance
- 業師 【わざし】 tricky wrestler, shrewd fellow
- 寝技 【ねわざ】 pinning technique (in wrestling or judo), underhanded dealings
- 投げ技 【なげわざ】 throw or throwing technique (sumo, judo)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- なり、 のぶ
- Korean:
- eob
Spanish
- negocio
- industria
- trabajo
Portuguese
- negócios
- vocação
- artes
- performance
French
- activité
- vocation
- arts
- représentation
- karma
380 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
278 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
260 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
54 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
143 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
292 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
199 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2024 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.1 | Japanese for Busy People |
279 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
279 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
307 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1066 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3227 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1674 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2265 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1809 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
15170 | Morohashi |
2612 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2789 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1792 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1931 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
74 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
419 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1064 | 2001 Kanji |
0a13.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-5-8 | SKIP code |
3290.4 | Four corner code |
1-22-40 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
696d | Unicode hex code |