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 N4
578 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 花形 【ハナガタ】 floral pattern, flourish, ornament, star (actor, player, etc.)
- 花園 【ハナゾノ】 flower garden
- 献花 【ケンカ】 flower offering, floral tribute, laying flowers
- 紅花 【ベニバナ】 safflower (Carthamus tinctorius), dyer's safflower
- 花かご 【ハナカゴ】 flower basket, flower basket (or plate) used for flower-scattering rituals
- 花瓶 【ケビョウ】 vase used to hold flower offerings (often made of gilded copper)
- 天花 【テンゲ】 flowers that bloom in the heavens, paper flowers scattered before the Buddha's image
Kun reading compounds
- 花 【はな】 flower, blossom, bloom, petal, cherry blossom, beauty, blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms), ikebana, hanafuda, (the) best, glorious, lovely
- 花形 【はながた】 floral pattern, flourish, ornament, star (actor, player, etc.)
- 菜の花 【なのはな】 rape blossoms, rapeseed flowers
- 紅花 【べにばな】 safflower (Carthamus tinctorius), dyer's safflower
Readings
- Japanese names:
- わ
- Korean:
- hwa
Spanish
- flor
Portuguese
- flor
French
- fleur
43 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
70 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
9 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
551 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3909 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
328 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
81 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
481 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.18 | Japanese for Busy People |
255 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
255 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
314 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
641 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2740 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1405 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1894 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1018 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
30734P | Morohashi |
2211 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4980 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1009 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1084 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
69 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1956 | 2001 Kanji |
3k4.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-4 | SKIP code |
4421.4 | Four corner code |
1-18-54 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
82b1 | Unicode hex code |
scroll, volume, book, part, roll up, wind up, tie, coil, counter for texts (or book scrolls)
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N2
944 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 巻 【カン】 volume (of book), reel (of film), scroll (of books or paintings), roll (paper, etc.)
- 巻末 【カンマツ】 end of a book
- 圧巻 【アッカン】 highlight, best part, stunning, incredible, spectacular, breathtaking, to stun, to amaze, to impress, to overwhelm (with emotion)
- 通巻 【ツウカン】 consecutive number of volumes, total number of volumes
- 巻雲 【ケンウン】 cirrus (cloud)
- 巻纓 【ケンエイ】 rolled tail (of a traditional Japanese hat), looped tail
- 席巻 【セッケン】 sweeping (over, across), conquering, overwhelming
Kun reading compounds
- 巻く 【まく】 to wind, to coil, to roll, to wear (e.g. turban, scarf), to envelope, to shroud, to outflank, to skirt, to link (verse), to move ahead (three hours, etc.), to move up
- 巻 【まき】 roll (e.g. of cloth), winding (e.g. watch), volume (of book), speeding up, heel (of a Japanese sandal)
- 巻き返し 【まきかえし】 rally, recovery, comeback, rollback, winding (thread, etc.)
- 絵巻 【えまき】 picture scroll
- 鉢巻 【はちまき】 headband
- 巻 【まき】 roll (e.g. of cloth), winding (e.g. watch), volume (of book), speeding up, heel (of a Japanese sandal)
- 巻き返し 【まきかえし】 rally, recovery, comeback, rollback, winding (thread, etc.)
- 絵巻 【えまき】 picture scroll
- 鉢巻 【はちまき】 headband
Readings
- Korean:
- gweon
Spanish
- enrollar
- rollo
- volumen
- tomo
- liar
Portuguese
- rolo
- volume
- livro
- parte
- enrolar
- laço
- mola
- sufixo para contagem de para textos (em livros)
French
- rouleau
- livre
- tome
- volume
- partie
- enrouler
- envelopper
- compteur de textes (manuscrits roulés)
841 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
826 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
636 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1466 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
885 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
493 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
975 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
507 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
516 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
715 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
555 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3273 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1691 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2298 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1215 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
8759P | Morohashi |
2645 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1545 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1207 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1292 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
878 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1056 | 2001 Kanji |
0a9.11 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-6-3 | SKIP code |
4-9-2 | SKIP code |
9071.7 | Four corner code |
1-20-12 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5dfb | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
1131 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 雪辱 【セツジョク】 vindication of honour, vindication of honor, making up for loss, revenge
- 雪上 【セツジョウ】 on the snow
- 積雪 【セキセツ】 fallen snow, snow cover
- 融雪 【ユウセツ】 melted snow, melting of snow
Kun reading compounds
- 雪 【ゆき】 snow, snowfall
- 雪国 【ゆきぐに】 snow country, snowy region
- 細雪 【ささめゆき】 light snow fall, small snow flakes
- 粉雪 【こなゆき】 powder snow, powdery snow
Readings
- Japanese names:
- せっ、 ぶき
- Korean:
- seol
Spanish
- nieve
Portuguese
- neve
French
- neige
100 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
174 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
157 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
907 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
5044 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
518 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
996 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1495 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.8 | Japanese for Busy People |
949 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
979 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
842 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1859 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3431 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1767 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2406 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1152 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
42216P | Morohashi |
2759 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6520 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1143 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1225 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
207 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3175 | 2001 Kanji |
8d3.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-8-3 | SKIP code |
1017.7 | Four corner code |
1-32-67 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
96ea | Unicode hex code |