851 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
783 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
762 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
839 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1633 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
592 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1284 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2063 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1038 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1079 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
644 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
637 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
842 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
486 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
623 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
894 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
10237P | Morohashi |
684 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1767 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
885 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
950 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
801 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
benevolence, virtue, goodness, commanding respect
- On:
- トク
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N1
1091 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 徳 【トク】 virtue, benevolence, profit, benefit, advantage
- 徳義 【トクギ】 morals, morality, sincerity
- 高徳 【コウトク】 eminent virtue
- 大徳 【ダイトク】 great virtue, virtuous priest, priest, rich person
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あつ、 なる、 のり、 ゆき、 よし
- Korean:
- deog
Spanish
- benevolencia
- virtud
- moralidad
- beneficioso
- rentable
Portuguese
- benevolência
- virtude
- bondade
- comandando respeito
French
- bienveillance
- vertu
- bonté
- respectable
2058 | 2001 Kanji |
3i11.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-11 | SKIP code |
2423.6 | Four corner code |
1-38-33 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5fb3 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1152 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
Kun reading compounds
- 瀬 【せ】 shallows, shoal, rapids, current, torrent, position, place, chance, opportunity
- 瀬戸 【せと】 strait, channel
- 早瀬 【はやせ】 swift current, rapids
- 高瀬 【たかせ】 shallow river, shallows, flatboat, river boat
Readings
- Japanese names:
- いわた、 がせ、 しげ、 せい、 せっ
- Korean:
- roe
Spanish
- corriente de agua
- rápidos
- torrente
- tiempo
- ocasión
Portuguese
- corredeiras
- corrente
- torrente
- baixios
- banco de areia
French
- rapides
- courant
- torrent
- hauts fonds
1469 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
947 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2735 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1037 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1509 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2794 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1513 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1614 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1845 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1259 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
995 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
545 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
717 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1682 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
18672P | Morohashi |
806 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3384 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1666 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1795 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1914 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
361 | 2001 Kanji |
3a16.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-16 | SKIP code |
3118.6 | Four corner code |
1-32-05 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
702c | Unicode hex code |
川
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
181 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 川柳 【センリュウ】 senryū, comic haiku, humorous seventeen-mora poem
- 川きゅう 【センキュウ】 cnidium rhizome (Cnidium officinale)
- 山川 【サンセン】 mountains and rivers
- 四川 【シセン】 Sichuan (China), Szechuan, Szechwan
Kun reading compounds
- 川 【かわ】 river, stream, River, the ... river
- 川上 【かわかみ】 upper reaches of a river, upstream
- 堀川 【ほりかわ】 canal
- 山川 【さんせん】 mountains and rivers
Readings
- Japanese names:
- か、 こ、 さわ
- Korean:
- cheon
Spanish
- arroyo
- río
Portuguese
- corrente
- rio
French
- rivière
- fleuve
- radical rivière (no. 47)
39 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
59 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
48 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
111 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1447 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
41 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
49 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
20 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.10 | Japanese for Busy People |
33 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
33 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
101 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
548 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
6 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
129 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
8673 | Morohashi |
6 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1526 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
127 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
134 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
196 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
21 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1254 | 2001 Kanji |
0a3.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-1-2 | SKIP code |
2200.0 | Four corner code |
1-32-78 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5ddd | 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 |
straightaway, honesty, frankness, fix, repair
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
246 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 直 【チョク】 direct, honest, frank, straightforward, candid, easygoing, lighthearted, friendly, night duty, night watch, being on duty (in a factory), shift
- 直営 【チョクエイ】 direct management
- 司直 【シチョク】 judge, judiciary, administration of justice, judicial authorities
- 愚直 【グチョク】 simple honesty, tactless frankness
- 直 【ジキ】 soon, in a moment, before long, shortly, nearby, close, direct, spot transaction, cash transaction
- 直に 【ジキニ】 immediately, right away, at once, soon, shortly, in a moment, before long, easily, readily
- 高直 【コウジキ】 expensive, valuable
- バカ正直 【バカショウジキ】 honest to a fault, foolishly honest, naively honest
- 直 【ジカ】 direct
- 直に 【ジカニ】 directly, in person, firsthand
Kun reading compounds
- 直ちに 【ただちに】 at once, immediately, right away, without delay, directly (face, lead to, etc.), automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
- 直す 【なおす】 to repair, to mend, to fix, to correct (a mistake, bad habit, etc.), to put right, to restore, to straighten (e.g. a tie), to tidy up (one's hair, make-up, etc.), to revive (one's spirits), to change, to alter, to convert, to translate, to put back, to put away, to cure, to heal, to move up, to promote, to do over again, to redo
- 直る 【なおる】 to get mended, to be repaired, to be fixed, to return to normal, to recover (e.g. one's temper), to be restored, to improve, to rally, to come right, to be corrected, to get put right, to be rectified, to come right, to cure (itself), to get cured, to sit properly, to be promoted, to rise, to have one's crimes forgiven
- 直き 【なおき】 straight, upright
- 直木三十五賞 【なおきさんじゅうごしょう】 Naoki Prize (literary award)
- 直ぐ 【すぐ】 immediately, at once, right away, directly, soon, before long, shortly, easily, readily, without difficulty, right (near), nearby, just (handy), honest, upright, frank, straightforward
- 直ぐさま 【すぐさま】 immediately, promptly
- 真直ぐ 【ますぐ】 straight (ahead), direct, upright, erect, straightforward, honest, frank
Readings
- Japanese names:
- すぐ、 なお、 のう、 のお
- Korean:
- jig
Spanish
- derecho
- recto
- correcto
- de inmediato
- arreglar
- reparar
- arreglarse
- repararse
Portuguese
- retidão
- honestidade
- franqueza
- consertar
- reparo
French
- droit devant
- directement
- honnêteté
- franchise
- réparer
- guérir
- tout de suite
472 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
192 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
349 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
329 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
775 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
304 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
758 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
988 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.3 | Japanese for Busy People |
423 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
429 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
220 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1377 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3649 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1862 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2539 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
73 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
23136 | Morohashi |
2932 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3908 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
73 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
77 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
214 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
162 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1575 | 2001 Kanji |
2k6.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-1-7 | SKIP code |
2-2-6 | SKIP code |
4071.6 | Four corner code |
1-36-30 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
76f4 | Unicode hex code |