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 junior high
JLPT level N3
1051 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 盗聴 【トウチョウ】 interception (email), wiretap, bug
- 盗賊 【トウゾク】 thief, robber, burglar, bandit
- 怪盗 【カイトウ】 mysterious thief, phantom thief
- 劫盗 【ゴウトウ】 robbery, robber
Kun reading compounds
- 盗む 【ぬすむ】 to steal, to plagiarize, to steal (a technique, idea, etc.), to watch and learn, to do stealthily, to do during scant time, to steal a base
- 盗み 【ぬすみ】 stealing, theft
- 盗み足 【ぬすみあし】 stealthy steps
Readings
- Korean:
- do
Spanish
- robo
- robar
- ratear
- sisar
Portuguese
- roubar
- roubo
- furtar
French
- vol
- dérober
- chaparder
1649 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
957 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3115 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1026 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
757 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1100 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1151 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
268 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1372 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3309 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1714 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2327 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1463 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
23000 | Morohashi |
2670 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3894 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1451 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1559 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1465 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
374 | 2001 Kanji |
5h6.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-6-5 | SKIP code |
3710.7 | Four corner code |
1-37-80 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
76d7 | Unicode hex code |
月
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
23 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 月 【ゲツ】 Monday
- 月額 【ゲツガク】 monthly amount (sum)
- 隔月 【カクゲツ】 every second month, every other month
- 望月 【モチヅキ】 full moon, moon on the 15th day of the month (by the lunar calendar), full moon of the eighth lunar month
- 月輪 【ゲツリン】 (full) moon, moon when it's round
- 旧正月 【キュウショウガツ】 lunar New Year (esp. the Chinese New Year)
- お正月 【オショウガツ】 New Year (esp. first three days), first month of the year, January
Kun reading compounds
- 月 【つき】 Moon, month, moonlight, (a) moon, natural satellite
- 月末 【げつまつ】 end of the month
- 卯月 【うづき】 fourth month of the lunar calendar
- 祥月 【しょうつき】 month of a person's death
Readings
- Japanese names:
- おと、 がっ、 す、 ずき、 もり
- Korean:
- weol
Spanish
- mes
- luna
Portuguese
- mês
- lua
French
- lune
- mois
12 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
14 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
16 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
26 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2169 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
13 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
59 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
80 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1.A | Japanese for Busy People |
17 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
17 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
17 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1002 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3674 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1876 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2556 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
13 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
14330 | Morohashi |
2956 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2530 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
13 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
13 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
66 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
28 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3946 | 2001 Kanji |
4b0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-2-2 | SKIP code |
4-4-1 | SKIP code |
7722.0 | Four corner code |
1-23-78 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6708 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
1589 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 泥沼 【ドロヌマ】 bog, marsh, swamp, quagmire, morass, quandary, dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself, imbroglio
- 泥水 【ドロミズ】 muddy water, red-light district
- 汚泥 【オデイ】 sludge, slime, dregs, mire, hopeless situation, hell, despair
- 鉱泥 【コウデイ】 fango, mud, herb and wax mix used for therapy
- 泥洹 【ナイオン】 nirvana
- 泥沼 【ドロヌマ】 bog, marsh, swamp, quagmire, morass, quandary, dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself, imbroglio
- 泥水 【ドロミズ】 muddy water, red-light district
Kun reading compounds
- 泥 【どろ】 mud, slush, (wet) dirt, mire, thief
- 泥沼 【どろぬま】 bog, marsh, swamp, quagmire, morass, quandary, dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself, imbroglio
- 警泥 【けいどろ】 cops and robbers (hide-and-seek game)
- 下着ドロ 【したぎドロ】 panties thief, knickers bandit
- 泥む 【なずむ】 to cling to (e.g. old customs), to adhere to, to stick to, to be wedded to, to get used to, to become accustomed to, to linger (on), to progress slowly
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ひじ
- Korean:
- ni
Spanish
- barro
- fango
- cieno
- estar preocupado por
Portuguese
- lama
- lodo
- aderir
- ser anexado
French
- boue
- fange
- tenir à
- voleur
1623 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1480 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2533 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1840 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
679 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
594 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1621 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1729 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1493 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1176 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
384 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
241 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
288 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1064 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
17311 | Morohashi |
326 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3105 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1055 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1135 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1202 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
356 | 2001 Kanji |
3a5.29 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-5 | SKIP code |
3711.2 | Four corner code |
1-37-05 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6ce5 | Unicode hex code |
rod, stick, cane, pole, club, line
- On:
- ボウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N2
1455 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 棒 【ボウ】 pole, rod, stick, baton, line, dash, spoken monotonously
- 棒状 【ボウジョウ】 cylinder or rod-shaped
- 用心棒 【ヨウジンボウ】 bodyguard, bouncer, (security) guard, bar (on a door), bolt, stick or pole used for self-defence
- 指揮棒 【シキボウ】 conductor's stick, conductor's baton
Readings
- Korean:
- bong, bang
Spanish
- barra
- vara
- bastón
- palo
- sin variación
- invariable
Portuguese
- vara
- pau
- poste
- bastão
- ramo
French
- bâton
- baguette
- canne
- barre
- perche
- massue
- ligne
987 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
975 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1424 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2302 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1121 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
636 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1623 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1543 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1645 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
988 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1105 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1237 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
671 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
894 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1589 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
14929 | Morohashi |
983 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2750 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1575 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1697 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
956 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1855 | 2001 Kanji |
4a8.20 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-8 | SKIP code |
4595.3 | Four corner code |
1-43-32 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
68d2 | Unicode hex code |