1061 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1367 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1665 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1176 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1291 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1476 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1573 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1450 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
809 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
354 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
220 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
264 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
723 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
10483 | Morohashi |
297 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1821 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
716 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
773 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1172 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1634 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 怪 【カイ】 mystery, wonder
- 怪獣 【カイジュウ】 monster
- 奇々怪々 【キキカイカイ】 very strange, bizarre, weird, mysterious
- 夜道怪 【ヤドウカイ】 folk monster who wanders at night injuring and kidnapping people
- 怪我 【ケガ】 injury, wound, mistake, accident, loss
- けが人 【ケガニン】 wounded person, injured person
- 物怪 【モッケ】 unexpected
- 物の怪 【モノノケ】 (vengeful) ghost, specter, spectre
Kun reading compounds
- 怪しい 【あやしい】 suspicious, dubious, questionable, dodgy, shady, fishy, doubtful, unsure, uncertain, unlikely, implausible, untrustworthy, unreliable, clumsy, awkward, shaky, poor, strange, weird, eerie, spooky, uncanny, ominous (e.g. weather), threatening, dangerous (e.g. financial situation), uncertain, suspicious (of a potential amorous relation), mysterious, bewitching, alluring, enticing, enchanting
- 怪しい手つきで 【あやしいてつきで】 clumsily, with clumsy hands
- 怪しむ 【あやしむ】 to suspect
Readings
- Korean:
- goe
Spanish
- desconfiado
- receloso
- misterio
- fantasma
- sospechoso
- desconfiar
- recelar
- dudar
- sospechar
Portuguese
- Suspeito
- mistério
- aparição
French
- méfiant
- mystère
- apparition
1172 | 2001 Kanji |
4k5.11 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-5 | SKIP code |
9701.4 | Four corner code |
1-18-88 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
602a | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
829 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 我 【ガ】 obstinacy, atman, the self, the ego
- 我慢 【ガマン】 endurance, patience, perseverance, bearing (with something), self-control, self-restraint
- 無我 【ムガ】 selflessness, self-effacement, self-renunciation, anatta, anatman, doctrine that states that humans do not possess souls
- 小我 【ショウガ】 the self, the ego
Kun reading compounds
- 我 【われ】 I, me, oneself, you, prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
- 我々 【われわれ】 we
- 人は人、我は我 【ひとはひと、われはわれ】 live and let live, you do you and I'll do me, people are people; I am myself
- 我 【われ】 I, me, oneself, you, prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
- 我が 【わが】 my, our, one's own
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あ、 あが、 か
- Korean:
- a
Spanish
- yo
- uno mismo
- ego
Portuguese
- ego
- Eu
- egoísta
- nosso
- a si próprio
French
- ego
- je
- moi
- égoïste
- notre
- soi-même
745 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
833 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
817 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1392 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
200 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
719 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1329 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
545 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1302 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1381 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1164 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
837 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4362 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2208 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2971 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
647 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
11545 | Morohashi |
3548 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2028 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
640 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
690 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
380 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
848 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2259 | 2001 Kanji |
0a7.10 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-7-3 | SKIP code |
4-7-4 | SKIP code |
2355.0 | Four corner code |
1-18-70 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6211 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N1
857 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 功 【コウ】 merit, success, meritorious deed, achievement, accumulated experience
- 功績 【コウセキ】 achievement, meritorious deed, distinguished service, contribution
- 即効 【ソッコウ】 immediate effect, instant effect
- 奏功 【ソウコウ】 success, achievement, fruition
- 工夫 【クフウ】 devising (a way), contriving, inventing, thinking up, figuring out, coming up with, working out, device, design, idea, plan, invention, dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
- 効能 【コウノウ】 effect, effectiveness, efficacy, virtue, benefit
Kun reading compounds
- 勲 【いさお】 distinguished service, meritorious service
Readings
- Japanese names:
- いさ、 かつ、 くぬ、 ぐう、 こと、 つとむ、 とし、 のり、 よし
- Korean:
- gong
Spanish
- logro
- méritos
- éxito
- servicio
Portuguese
- realização
- méritos
- sucesso
- honra
- crédito
French
- réussite
- réalisation
- succès
- mérite
- honneur
- crédit
605 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
502 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
477 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
765 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1454 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
467 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1099 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
135 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
818 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
837 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
378 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
209 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
218 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
138 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
165 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
871 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
2295 | Morohashi |
189 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
522 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
863 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
927 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
448 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3145 | 2001 Kanji |
2g3.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-2 | SKIP code |
1412.7 | Four corner code |
1-24-89 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
529f | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
177 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 名 【メイ】 counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such), first name, famous, great, name, noun
- 名画 【メイガ】 famous picture, masterpiece (painting), excellent film, film classic
- 同名 【ドウメイ】 same name, homonym
- 芸名 【ゲイメイ】 stage name
- 名目 【メイモク】 name, title, appellation, (something) nominal, (under the) pretext (of), pretense
- 苗字 【ミョウジ】 surname, family name, last name
- 仮名 【カメイ】 alias, pseudonym, pen name, nom de plume
- 同名 【ドウメイ】 same name, homonym
Kun reading compounds
- 名 【な】 name, given name, title, fame, renown, reputation, pretext, pretense, justification, appearance
- 名残 【なごり】 remains, traces, vestiges, relics, (the sorrow of) parting, end
- 仮名 【かめい】 alias, pseudonym, pen name, nom de plume
- 片仮名 【かたかな】 katakana, angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for loanwords
Readings
- Japanese names:
- と
- Korean:
- myeong
Spanish
- nombre
- célebre
- distinguido
- reputación
Portuguese
- nome
- fama
- distinção
- reputação
French
- nom
- célèbre
- fameux
- réputation
140 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
55 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
71 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
116 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1170 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
131 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
34 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
346 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.3 | Japanese for Busy People |
82 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
82 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
82 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
285 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2693 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1371 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1857 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
113 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
3297 | Morohashi |
2169 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
716 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
112 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
117 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
140 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
53 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2577 | 2001 Kanji |
3d3.12 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-3 | SKIP code |
4-6-1 | SKIP code |
3-3-3 | SKIP code |
2760.0 | Four corner code |
1-44-30 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
540d | Unicode hex code |