28 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
35 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
32 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
42 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1827 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
37 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
54 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
118 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.19 | Japanese for Busy People |
57 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
57 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
170 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
847 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4267 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2155 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2907 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
644 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
11768 | Morohashi |
3456 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2060 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
637 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
687 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
57 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
30 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
手
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N4
60 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 手術 【シュジュツ】 surgery, operation, procedure, skill with one's hands, sleight of hand
- 手記 【シュキ】 note, memorandum, memo, memoirs, personal account
- 二塁手 【ニルイシュ】 second baseman
- 名手 【メイシュ】 master, expert, brilliant move (in go, shogi, etc.), excellent move
- 交際上手 【コウサイジョウズ】 good at socializing, sociability, being a good mixer
- 処世上手 【ショセイジョウズ】 knowing how to get on in the world, knowing the secret of success in life
Kun reading compounds
- 手 【て】 hand, arm, forepaw, foreleg, handle, hand, worker, help, trouble, care, effort, means, way, trick, move, technique, workmanship, hand, handwriting, kind, type, sort, one's hands, one's possession, ability to cope, hand (of cards), direction, move (in go, shogi, etc.)
- 手足 【てあし】 hands and feet, limbs, person at one's beck and call, person at hand, reliable worker
- 逆手 【ぎゃくて】 underhand grip, backhand grip (e.g. in tennis), unexpected twist, turning the tables (on an opponent)
- 担い手 【にないて】 bearer, carrier, person bearing responsibility, person in charge, supporter
Readings
- Korean:
- su
Spanish
- mano
Portuguese
- mão
French
- main
2247 | 2001 Kanji |
3c0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-4-3 | SKIP code |
2-1-3 | SKIP code |
2050.0 | Four corner code |
1-28-74 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
624b | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1140 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 柄節 【ヘイセツ】 scape (of an insect)
- 政柄 【セイヘイ】 political power
- 羽柄 【ウヘイ】 calamus, quill
Kun reading compounds
- 柄 【がら】 pattern, design, body build, figure, physique, essential qualities, character, nature, appropriate to, fitting of, suitable for
- ガラが悪い 【ガラがわるい】 ill-bred, vulgar, boorish
- 土地柄 【とちがら】 nature of the locality, character of a place, local colour, local color
- 役柄 【やくがら】 role
- 柄 【え】 handle, grip, stalk (of a mushroom, leaf, etc.)
- 柄鏡 【えかがみ】 traditional mirror with a handle, popular since the Muromachi period
- 長柄 【ながえ】 long handle, long-handled spear, long shaft
- 柄 【つか】 hilt (of a sword), haft (of a dagger), handle, handgrip
- 柄頭 【つかがしら】 pommel
- 鎌柄 【かまつか】 pike gudgeon (Pseudogobio esocinus), Oriental photinia (Photinia villosa), Asiatic dayflower (Commelina communis), Joseph's coat (Amaranthus tricolor), tampala, sickle handle
Readings
- Japanese names:
- から、 ら
- Korean:
- byeong
Spanish
- asa
- agarradera
- diseño
- patrón
- dibujo
- figura
Portuguese
- projeto
- modelo
- construção
- natureza
- cabo
- manivela
- maçaneta
- puxador
French
- dessin
- motif
- construire
- nature
- manche
- poignée
- bouton
- manivelle
1776 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
904 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2234 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1168 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1424 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
862 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
985 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1019 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
989 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1085 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1111 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
604 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
799 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1030 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
14603 | Morohashi |
897 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2627 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1021 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1097 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1270 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1853 | 2001 Kanji |
4a5.9 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-5 | SKIP code |
4192.7 | Four corner code |
1-42-33 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
67c4 | Unicode hex code |
山
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
131 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 山 【サン】 Mt., Mount, temple
- 山陰 【ヤマカゲ】 place in the shade of a mountain, shelter of the mountains, mountain recess
- 治山 【チサン】 forest conservation, afforestation
- 開山 【カイサン】 founding a temple (on a hill-top)
- 山道 【ヤマミチ】 mountain road, mountain trail
- 山海経 【センガイキョウ】 Classic of Mountains and Seas (classic Chinese text)
- 雪山 【セツザン】 snowy mountain, permanently snow-covered mountain, Himalayas
- 須弥山 【シュミセン】 Mount Sumeru (believed to be the centre of the Buddhist world)
Kun reading compounds
- 山 【やま】 mountain, hill, mine (e.g. coal mine), heap, pile, crown (of a hat), thread (of a screw), tread (of a tire), protruding part of an object, high part, climax, peak, critical point, guess, speculation, gamble, criminal case, crime, mountain climbing, mountaineering, festival float (esp. one mounted with a decorative halberd), deck (of playing cards on table, face down, from which cards are drawn), stack, wall, wall tile, temple, temple grounds, wild
- 山陰 【やまかげ】 place in the shade of a mountain, shelter of the mountains, mountain recess
- 奥山 【おくやま】 remote mountain, mountain recesses
- 青山 【せいざん】 lush mountain, green mountain, grave, burial place
Readings
- Japanese names:
- さ、 やの、 やん
- Korean:
- san
Spanish
- montaña
Portuguese
- montanha
French
- montagne
38 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
58 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
24 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
60 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1407 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
21 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
48 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
89 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.11 | Japanese for Busy People |
34 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
34 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
100 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
535 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3658 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1867 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2544 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
775 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
7869 | Morohashi |
2940 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1439 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
768 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
830 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
148 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
17 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1276 | 2001 Kanji |
3o0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-2-1 | SKIP code |
4-3-2 | SKIP code |
2277.0 | Four corner code |
1-27-19 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5c71 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N2
838 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 温厚 【オンコウ】 gentle, mild-mannered
- 穏健 【オンケン】 moderate (view, politics, etc.), temperate, sensible, sober, non-radical
- 保温 【ホオン】 retaining warmth, keeping heat in, heat insulation
- 室温 【シツオン】 room temperature
Kun reading compounds
- 暖か 【あたたか】 warm, mild, genial
- 暖かい 【あたたかい】 warm, mild, (pleasantly) hot, considerate, kind, genial, warm (of a colour), mellow, having enough money
- 暖かい 【あたたかい】 warm, mild, (pleasantly) hot, considerate, kind, genial, warm (of a colour), mellow, having enough money
- 温かい歓迎 【あたたかいかんげい】 warm reception, cordial welcome, warm greeting
- 温まる 【あたたまる】 to warm oneself, to sun oneself, to warm up, to get warm
- 温める 【あたためる】 to warm (up), to heat (up), to sit on (an idea, plan, etc.), to keep to oneself, to nurse, to mull over, to renew (an old friendship), to take for oneself
- 温 【ぬく】 idiot, dummy, slow person
- 温まる 【あたたまる】 to warm oneself, to sun oneself, to warm up, to get warm
- 温々 【ぬくぬく】 snugly, cosily, warmly, comfortably, carefree, easily, safely, without hardship, freshly made and still warm, imprudently, shamelessly
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あつ、 あつし、 なお、 はる、 ゆ、 ゆたか
- Korean:
- on
Spanish
- templado
- cálido
- amable
- afable
- calentarse
- calentar
Portuguese
- morno
French
- chaud
162 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
257 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
237 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
623 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2634 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
382 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
696 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1585 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
634 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
644 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
839 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1217 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
740 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
442 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
554 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1464 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
17774 | Morohashi |
608 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3246 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1452 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1560 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
390 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
374 | 2001 Kanji |
3a9.21 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-9 | SKIP code |
3611.7 | Four corner code |
1-18-25 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6e29 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
550 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 室 【シツ】 room, wife (of someone of high rank), scabbard, Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
- 室長 【シツチョウ】 section chief, laboratory manager, office head, room monitor
- 同室 【ドウシツ】 same room, sharing a room, occupying the same room
- 皇室 【コウシツ】 Imperial household
Kun reading compounds
- 室 【むろ】 greenhouse, icehouse, cellar
- 室町 【むろまち】 Muromachi period (1336-1573)
- 石室 【せきしつ】 stone hut, rock chamber, tomb, stone burial chamber
- 氷室 【こおりむろ】 ice house, ice room, cold room
Readings
- Korean:
- sil
Spanish
- habitación
- cuarto
- caverna
- guarida
- gruta
Portuguese
- quarto
- apartamento
- câmara
- estufa
- porão
French
- pièce
- appartement
- chambre
- serre
- cave
232 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
152 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
136 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
421 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1300 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
278 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
157 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1183 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.5 | Japanese for Busy People |
166 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
166 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
331 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
477 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2802 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1442 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1943 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
761 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
7136 | Morohashi |
2254 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1327 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
754 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
816 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
176 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
772 | 2001 Kanji |
3m6.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-6 | SKIP code |
3010.4 | Four corner code |
1-28-28 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5ba4 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N2
699 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 植物 【ショクブツ】 plant, vegetation
- 植樹 【ショクジュ】 tree-planting
- 写植 【シャショク】 phototypesetting
- 拓殖 【タクショク】 colonization, colonisation, development, settlement, exploitation
Kun reading compounds
- 植える 【うえる】 to plant, to grow, to raise, to insert, to transplant, to implant, to set (type), to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent), to instill (idea, value, etc.), to inculcate
- 植わる 【うわる】 to be planted
Readings
- Japanese names:
- うえ、 え、 げ
- Korean:
- sig, chi
Spanish
- planta
- plantar
- crecer
- ser plantado
Portuguese
- planta
French
- planter
435 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
337 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
321 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1013 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2303 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
438 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
637 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1902 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
424 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
430 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
678 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1102 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1247 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
677 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
903 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
209 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
15023 | Morohashi |
990 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2751 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
205 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
217 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
402 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1875 | 2001 Kanji |
4a8.32 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-8 | SKIP code |
4491.6 | Four corner code |
1-31-02 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
690d | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
215 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 物 【ブツ】 stock, products, goods (esp. stolen), loot, spoils, stuff
- 物議 【ブツギ】 public discussion, public criticism, controversy
- 異物 【イブツ】 foreign substance, foreign body, foreign contamination, foreign material, strange object, unusual object, dead body, corpse, remains
- 遺物 【イブツ】 relic, remains, memento
- 財物 【ザイブツ】 property
- 幣物 【ヘイモツ】 Shinto offerings, present to a guest
Kun reading compounds
- 物 【もの】 thing, object, article, stuff, substance, one's things, possessions, property, belongings, things, something, anything, everything, nothing, quality, reason, the way of things, used to emphasize emotion, judgment, etc., used to indicate a common occurrence in the past (after a verb in past tense), used to indicate a general tendency, used to indicate something that should happen, item classified as ..., item related to ..., work in the genre of ..., cause of ..., cause for ..., somehow, somewhat, for some reason, really, truly
- 物言い 【ものいい】 manner of speaking, verbal argument, objection, protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee), rumor, rumour
- 先物 【さきもの】 futures, futures contract
- 拾い物 【ひろいもの】 found article, thing picked up (e.g. in the street), (lucky) find, piece of good luck, windfall, bargain
Readings
- Korean:
- mul
Spanish
- cosa
- objeto
- materia
Portuguese
- coisa
- objeto
- matéria
French
- objet
- chose
- matière
313 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
410 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
387 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
126 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2857 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
74 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
214 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
611 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.13 | Japanese for Busy People |
79 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
79 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
321 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1290 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1084 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
587 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
777 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1059 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
19959 | Morohashi |
874 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3538 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1050 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1129 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
95 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
313 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2451 | 2001 Kanji |
4g4.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-4 | SKIP code |
2752.0 | Four corner code |
1-42-10 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7269 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
628 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 園 【エン】 garden, orchard, park, plantation, kindergarten, nursery school, preschool
- 園芸 【エンゲイ】 horticulture, gardening
- 入園 【ニュウエン】 enrollment in kindergarten, enrollment in nursery school, entering a park, garden, zoo, etc.
- 霊園 【レイエン】 (garden) cemetery, park-style cemetery, memorial park
Kun reading compounds
- 園 【その】 garden, orchard, park, place, world, environment
- 園生 【えんせい】 garden (esp. with trees), park
- 竹の園 【たけのその】 bamboo garden, Imperial family
- 女の園 【おんなのその】 woman's world, feminine environment
Readings
- Japanese names:
- おん、 ぞの
- Korean:
- weon
Spanish
- parque
- jardín
- academia
Portuguese
- parque
- jardim
- quintal
- fazenda
French
- parc
- jardin
- ferme
159 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
84 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
234 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
412 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1047 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
327 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
425 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2046 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
447 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
454 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
324 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
346 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3914 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2017 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2722 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
592 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
4818 | Morohashi |
3156 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
962 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
585 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
629 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
223 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1465 | 2001 Kanji |
3s10.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-3-10 | SKIP code |
6073.2 | Four corner code |
6023.2 | Four corner code |
1-17-64 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5712 | Unicode hex code |