497 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
597 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
568 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
292 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
129 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
281 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
526 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
120 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.16 | Japanese for Busy People |
520 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
529 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
423 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
767 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
15 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
642 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
10299 | Morohashi |
15 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1781 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
635 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
685 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
188 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
453 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
265 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 必 【ヒツ】 definiteness, certainty
- 必需 【ヒツジュ】 necessary
Kun reading compounds
- 必ず 【かならず】 always, without exception, necessarily, certainly, without fail, positively, invariably
- 必ずしも 【かならずしも】 (not) always, (not) necessarily, (not) entirely, (not) all
Readings
- Korean:
- pil
Spanish
- sin falta
- necesariamente
- inevitable
- ciertamente
Portuguese
- invariavelmente
- inevitável
- certo
French
- nécessairement
- certain
- inévitable
- invariablement
359 | 2001 Kanji |
0a5.16 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-1-4 | SKIP code |
4-5-4 | SKIP code |
3300.0 | Four corner code |
1-41-12 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5fc5 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
106 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 要 【ヨウ】 main point, essential point, important thing, necessity, need, requirement
- 要因 【ヨウイン】 main cause, primary factor
- 所要 【ショヨウ】 required, needed, necessary
- 法要 【ホウヨウ】 Buddhist memorial service
Kun reading compounds
- 要る 【いる】 to be needed, to be necessary, to be required, to be wanted, to need, to want
- 要 【かなめ】 pivot, vital point, cornerstone, keystone, Japanese photinia
- 要石 【かなめいし】 keystone
Readings
- Japanese names:
- とし
- Korean:
- yo
Spanish
- necesidad
- punto central
- esencia
- necesitar
Portuguese
- necessidade
- ponto principal
- essência
- pivô
- chave para
French
- besoin
- point principal
- pivot
- essentiel
- point clef
729 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
623 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
593 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
117 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4274 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
262 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
887 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1218 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.16 | Japanese for Busy People |
419 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
425 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
424 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1639 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3263 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1683 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2290 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1618 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
34768P | Morohashi |
2635 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
5515 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1604 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1730 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
78 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
536 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3269 | 2001 Kanji |
3e6.11 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-6-3 | SKIP code |
1040.4 | Four corner code |
1-45-55 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
8981 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
18 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 事 【ジ】 individual concrete phenomenon (as opposed to a general principle)
- 事業 【ジギョウ】 business, enterprise, venture, (commercial) activity, (business) operation, industry, (social) project, undertaking, enterprise, work, activity, program, service
- 商事 【ショウジ】 commercial affairs
- 有事 【ユウジ】 emergency
Kun reading compounds
- 事 【こと】 thing, matter, incident, occurrence, event, something serious, trouble, crisis, circumstances, situation, state of affairs, work, business, affair, after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to, nominalizing suffix, pretending to ..., playing make-believe ..., alias, also known as, otherwise known as, or, necessity, need, you should ..., I advise that you ..., it's important to ...
- 事柄 【ことがら】 matter, thing, affair, circumstance
- 神事 【しんじ】 Shinto ritual
- いい事 【いいこと】 good thing, nice thing, good excuse, good grounds, good opportunity, interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
- 仕える 【つかえる】 to serve, to work for, to attend
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ろ
- Korean:
- sa
Spanish
- cosa
- hecho
- asunto
- acción
Portuguese
- matéria
- coisa
- fato
- negócios
- razão
- possivelmente
French
- fait
- chose
- matière
- affaire
- raison
- peut-être
230 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
309 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
293 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
32 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
272 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
73 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
108 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
768 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.7 | Japanese for Busy People |
80 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
80 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
237 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
30 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4384 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2220 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2986 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1164 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
241 | Morohashi |
3567 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
71 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1156 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1240 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
10 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
300 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1547 | 2001 Kanji |
0a8.15 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-8-3 | SKIP code |
5000.7 | Four corner code |
1-27-86 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
4e8b | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
884 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 項 【コウ】 clause, paragraph, item, argument, term (of an equation), nape (of the neck)
- 項目 【コウモク】 item, heading, category, clause, headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.), entry
- 要項 【ヨウコウ】 important points, main points, gist, list of requirements
- 別項 【ベッコウ】 special heading, separate paragraph
Kun reading compounds
- 項 【うなじ】 nape (of the neck), nucha
Readings
- Korean:
- hang
Spanish
- párrafo
- cláusula
- articulo
- tema
Portuguese
- parágrafo
- nuca
- cláusula
- item
- termo (expressão)
French
- paragraphe
- clause
- nuque
- article (item)
- terme (expression)
1262 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
995 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1459 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1138 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1897 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1543 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1439 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1529 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1222 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1883 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
692 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
415 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
521 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
82 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
43343 | Morohashi |
567 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6617 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
82 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
86 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1604 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3161 | 2001 Kanji |
9a3.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-9 | SKIP code |
1118.6 | Four corner code |
1-25-64 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
9805 | Unicode hex code |