842 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
948 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
936 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1040 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1653 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
632 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1289 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
705 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1348 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1431 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
758 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
773 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3087 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1575 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2154 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
609 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
10353 | Morohashi |
2433 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1801 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
602 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
648 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
869 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
loyalty, fidelity, faithfulness
- On:
- チュウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
1113 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 忠 【チュウ】 loyalty, devotion, fidelity, faithfulness, inspector of the Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office (ritsuryō system)
- 忠臣 【チュウシン】 loyal retainer, loyal subject
- 誠忠 【セイチュウ】 loyalty
- 不忠 【フチュウ】 disloyalty, infidelity
Readings
- Japanese names:
- きよし、 たた、 ただ、 ただし、 なお
- Korean:
- chung
Spanish
- lealtad
- fidelidad
Portuguese
- lealdade
- fidelidade
French
- loyauté
- fidélité
1658 | 2001 Kanji |
4k4.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-4-4 | SKIP code |
5033.6 | Four corner code |
1-35-73 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5fe0 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N2
1249 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 臣 【オミ】 retainer, attendant, Omi (hereditary title; orig. one of the two highest such titles, later demoted to sixth highest of eight), I, me
- 臣下 【シンカ】 retainer, subject, vassal, servant
- 忠臣 【チュウシン】 loyal retainer, loyal subject
- 重臣 【ジュウシン】 chief vassal, senior statesman
- 国務大臣 【コクムダイジン】 minister of state, cabinet minister (in Japan)
- 内大臣 【ナイダイジン】 Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal (1885-1945), Minister of the Interior (669-1868)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- おみ、 たか、 と、 とみ、 み
- Korean:
- sin
Spanish
- criado
- súbdito
Portuguese
- servente
- servo
- subalterno
French
- servant
- serviteur
- sujet
436 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
543 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
512 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
981 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3837 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
435 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
855 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
527 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
835 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
854 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1003 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1805 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3806 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1948 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2642 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
856 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
30068 | Morohashi |
3068 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4894 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
848 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
911 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
484 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3475 | 2001 Kanji |
2t4.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-3-4 | SKIP code |
7171.7 | Four corner code |
1-31-35 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
81e3 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N2
468 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 蔵 【ゾウ】 possession, ownership, Tibet, Tibetan people
- 蔵書 【ゾウショ】 collection of books, (personal) library
- 地蔵 【ジゾウ】 Kshitigarbha (bodhisattva who looks over children, travellers and the underworld), Ksitigarbha, Jizō
- 内蔵 【ナイゾウ】 internal (e.g. disk), built-in, equipped (with)
- 秘蔵 【ヒゾウ】 treasuring, cherishing, prizing, holding dear
Kun reading compounds
- 蔵 【くら】 warehouse, storehouse, cellar, magazine, granary, godown, depository, treasury, elevator
- 蔵元 【くらもと】 brewery (sake, soy), brewer, warehouse overseer
- 大蔵 【おおくら】 Ministry of Finance
- お蔵 【おくら】 shelving (a play, movie, etc.), closing down, cancelling, canceling, rice storehouse (of the Edo shogunate)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- くらし、 くらん、 くろう、 さし、 ざ、 ろう
- Korean:
- jang
Spanish
- almacén
- depósito
- bodega
- esconder
- guardar
Portuguese
- armazém
- esconder
- possuir
- ter
French
- entrepôt
- salle de stockage
- cacher
- avoir
- posséder
833 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
936 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
923 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
429 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4042 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
779 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
873 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2424 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1286 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1360 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1111 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
667 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2995 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1530 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2088 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
858 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
31885P | Morohashi |
2364 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
5182 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
850 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
913 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
986 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1959 | 2001 Kanji |
3k12.17 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-12 | SKIP code |
2-3-11 | SKIP code |
4425.3 | Four corner code |
1-34-02 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
8535 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
6 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 年 【ネン】 year, counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school), period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
- 年会 【ネンカイ】 conference, annual convention
- 往年 【オウネン】 years gone by, earlier years, former years, the past
- 平年 【ヘイネン】 non-leap year, average year (for rainfall, temperature, etc.), normal year
Kun reading compounds
- 年 【とし】 year, age, years, past one's prime, old age
- 年明け 【としあけ】 beginning of the year, early in the New Year
- いい年 【いいとし】 mature age, advanced age, maturity, age when one is old enough to know better
- 御年 【おんとし】 age (esp. advanced)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ね
- Korean:
- nyeon
Spanish
- año
- edad
Portuguese
- Ano
French
- année
- compteur d'années
126 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
20 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
64 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
3 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
188 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
64 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
51 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
342 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.3 | Japanese for Busy People |
45 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
45 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
24 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
574 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2528 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1284 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1752 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1045 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
9168 | Morohashi |
2035 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1593 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1036 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1114 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
13 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
51 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2355 | 2001 Kanji |
0a6.16 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-4 | SKIP code |
4-6-3 | SKIP code |
8050.0 | Four corner code |
1-39-15 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5e74 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N4
404 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 映画館 【エイガカン】 movie theatre, movie theater, cinema
- 映画 【エイガ】 movie, film, motion picture
- 大映 【ダイエイ】 Daiei Motion Picture Company
- 開映 【カイエイ】 beginning of a screening (at a movie theatre), starting a screening
Kun reading compounds
- 映る 【うつる】 to be reflected, to harmonize with (harmonise), to come out (photo), to be projected, to be displayed (on a screen)
- 映す 【うつす】 to project, to reflect, to cast (shadow)
- 映える 【はえる】 to shine, to glow, to look attractive, to look nice, to be set off (by)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あきら、 え、 てる
- Korean:
- yeong
Spanish
- reflejo
- reflexión
- reflejar
- reflejarse
- proyectarse
- proyectar
Portuguese
- reflitir
- reflexão
- projeção
French
- projection
- refléter
- réflexion
830 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
813 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
234 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2118 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
910 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
187 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
840 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.14 | Japanese for Busy People |
352 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
353 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
234 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
985 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1104 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
600 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
793 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1758 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
13838 | Morohashi |
892 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2448 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1742 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1879 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
368 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
876 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3863 | 2001 Kanji |
4c5.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-5 | SKIP code |
6503.0 | Four corner code |
1-17-39 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6620 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
199 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 絵 【エ】 picture, drawing, painting, sketch, image (TV, film, etc.), picture, footage
- 画家 【ガカ】 painter, artist
- 洋画 【ヨウガ】 Western painting, Western film, Western movie
- 邦画 【ホウガ】 Japanese film, Japanese painting
- 画 【カク】 stroke (of a kanji)
- 描く 【エガク】 to draw, to paint, to sketch, to depict, to describe, to picture in one's mind, to imagine, to form a certain shape (e.g. path of an action, appearance of an object, etc.)
- 参画 【サンカク】 taking part (in planning), participation
- 家族計画 【カゾクケイカク】 family planning
- 絵 【エ】 picture, drawing, painting, sketch, image (TV, film, etc.), picture, footage
- 描く 【エガク】 to draw, to paint, to sketch, to depict, to describe, to picture in one's mind, to imagine, to form a certain shape (e.g. path of an action, appearance of an object, etc.)
- 似顔絵 【ニガオエ】 portrait, likeness, sketch (of a face)
- 影絵 【カゲエ】 shadow picture, silhouette, shadowgraph
Kun reading compounds
- 描く 【えがく】 to draw, to paint, to sketch, to depict, to describe, to picture in one's mind, to imagine, to form a certain shape (e.g. path of an action, appearance of an object, etc.)
- 画する 【かくする】 to draw (a line), to demarcate, to mark, to divide, to map out, to plan
Readings
- Korean:
- hwa, hoeg
Spanish
- dibujo
- trazo
- puntuar
- interrumpir
Portuguese
- gravura
French
- trait de plume
- dessin
- écran
- compteur de traits de kanji
167 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
91 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
85 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
150 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
50 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
477 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
222 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
991 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.14 | Japanese for Busy People |
343 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
343 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
235 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
176 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3723 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1904 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2586 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1178 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
21739P | Morohashi |
3000 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3733 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1170 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1254 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
176 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
155 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3175 | 2001 Kanji |
0a8.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-2-6 | SKIP code |
1077.2 | Four corner code |
1-18-72 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
753b | Unicode hex code |