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 4
JLPT level N3
398 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 労 【ロウ】 labor, labour, toil, trouble, pains, work, effort, striving
- 労組 【ロウソ】 labor union, labour union, trade union
- 国労 【コクロウ】 National Railway Workers Union
- 功労 【コウロウ】 meritorious deed, services
Kun reading compounds
- 労する 【ろうする】 to work, to labor, to labour, to put to work, to make (someone) work
- 労る 【いたわる】 to pity, to sympathize with, to sympathise with, to treat with sympathy, to console, to be kind to, to tend to (e.g. an injury), to care for, to nurse, to soothe, to appreciate, to recognize (someone's efforts), to reward for
- 労き 【いたずき】 pain, trouble, illness
- 労い 【ねぎらい】 expression of appreciation (for someone's efforts), thanks
- 労う 【ねぎらう】 to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status), to thank for, to reward for
- 労う 【ねぎらう】 to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status), to thank for, to reward for
Readings
- Korean:
- ro
Spanish
- trabajo duro
- cansancio
- compensación
Portuguese
- trabalho
- agradecer
- recompensar
- dificuldade
French
- labeur
- remerciement pour
- récompense pour
- être plein d'attentions
- soucis
542 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
639 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
610 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
309 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
720 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
274 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
369 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
491A | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
233 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
233 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
443 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
214 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3155 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1619 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2205 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
868 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
2329 | Morohashi |
2548 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
531 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
860 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
924 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
145 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
494 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
945 | 2001 Kanji |
3n4.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-5-2 | SKIP code |
2-3-4 | SKIP code |
3242.7 | Four corner code |
9042.7 | Four corner code |
1-47-11 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
52b4 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
417 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 実働 【ジツドウ】 actual work
- 就働 【シュウドウ】 being employed, working
Kun reading compounds
- 働く 【はたらく】 to work, to labor, to labour, to function, to operate, to be effective, to work (i.e. ... works), to come into play, to commit (e.g. a crime), to perpetrate, to do, to act, to practise, to practice, to be conjugated
Readings
- Korean:
- dong
Spanish
- trabajo
- trabajar
- funcionar
- afectar
Portuguese
- trabalho
French
- travailler
- (kokuji)
488 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
585 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
558 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
444 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
532 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
170 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
120 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
3.15 | Japanese for Busy People |
232 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
232 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
192 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
132 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
172 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
113 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
130 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1694 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
1079 | Morohashi |
153 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
297 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1678 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1809 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
137 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
612 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2145 | 2001 Kanji |
2a11.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-2-11 | SKIP code |
2422.7 | Four corner code |
1-38-15 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
50cd | Unicode hex code |