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 grade 2
JLPT level N4
559 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 紙 【シ】 newspaper
- 紙上 【シジョウ】 on paper, in the newspapers, in a letter
- 原稿用紙 【ゲンコウヨウシ】 Japanese writing paper (lined with a square grid, one square per character), manuscript paper
- 製紙 【セイシ】 papermaking, paper manufacture
Kun reading compounds
- 紙 【かみ】 paper
- 紙芝居 【かみしばい】 kamishibai, storytelling with pictures, form of Japanese street theater and storytelling (popular from the 1930s to the 1950s)
- インディア紙 【インディアかみ】 India paper
- 頸上 【くびかみ】 neckband, round upright collar (on some traditional Japanese clothing)
Readings
- Korean:
- ji
Spanish
- papel
- periódico
Portuguese
- Papel
French
- papier
85 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
148 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
132 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
501 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3510 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
362 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
236 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1953 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.2 | Japanese for Busy People |
180 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
180 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
243 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1517 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1654 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
879 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1197 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1846 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
27293 | Morohashi |
1302 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4455 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1829 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1971 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
456 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
194 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2756 | 2001 Kanji |
6a4.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-6-4 | SKIP code |
2294.0 | Four corner code |
1-27-70 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7d19 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N2
1443 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 拝 【ハイ】 bowing one's head (in respect or worship), worship, respectfully yours
- 拝啓 【ハイケイ】 Dear (so and so), Dear Sir, Dear Madam, To Whom It May Concern
- 礼拝 【レイハイ】 worship (esp. Christian), (church) service
- 再拝 【サイハイ】 bowing twice, worshipping again, yours sincerely, sincerely yours
Kun reading compounds
- 拝む 【おがむ】 to assume the posture of praying, to press the palms and fingers of both hands together, to do reverence (e.g. before a statue of the Buddha), to pay one's respects, to beg, to make a supplication, to see (something or someone of high status)
Readings
- Korean:
- bae
Spanish
- culto
- adoración
- adorar
- implorar
- suplicar
Portuguese
- venerar
- adorar
- orar para
French
- culte
- adorer
- prier
858 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
966 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
956 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1475 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1884 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
529 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
566 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
585 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1201 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1264 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
766 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
880 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
360 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
224 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
268 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1578 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
11969P | Morohashi |
303 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2126 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1564 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1686 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
872 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1355 | 2001 Kanji |
3c5.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-5 | SKIP code |
5105.0 | Four corner code |
1-39-50 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
62dd | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1403 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 啓発 【ケイハツ】 enlightenment, development, edification, public awareness, illumination, education, inspiration
- 啓蒙 【ケイモウ】 enlightenment, illumination
- 拝啓 【ハイケイ】 Dear (so and so), Dear Sir, Dear Madam, To Whom It May Concern
- 敬啓 【ケイケイ】 salutation at the end of a formal letter
Kun reading compounds
- 啓く 【ひらく】 to enlighten, to edify
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あき、 あきら、 さとし、 はじめ、 ひろ、 よし
- Korean:
- gye
Spanish
- abrir
- aclarar
- revelar
- decir
Portuguese
- revelar
- abrir
- dizer
French
- révéler
- ouvrir
- dire
1197 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1452 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
940 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1205 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1138 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1491 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1398 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1487 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1690 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
293 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3434 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1769 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2408 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1094 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
3820X | Morohashi |
2763 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
828 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1085 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1166 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1415 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3077 | 2001 Kanji |
3d8.17 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-8-3 | SKIP code |
3860.4 | Four corner code |
1-23-28 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5553 | Unicode hex code |
十
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
8 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 十 【ジュウ】 ten, 10, ten years of age, book containing a collection of poems
- 十一 【ジュウイチ】 eleven, 11, jack
- 90 【キュウジュウ】 ninety, 90
- 第十 【ダイジュウ】 tenth
- 十種競技 【ジッシュキョウギ】 decathlon
- 十指 【ジッシ】 the ten fingers
- 十指 【ジッシ】 the ten fingers
- 十回 【ジッカイ】 ten times
Kun reading compounds
- 十 【じゅう】 ten, 10, ten years of age, book containing a collection of poems
- 10日 【とおか】 10th day of the month, ten days
- 釈迦十 【しゃかじゅう】 10 of batons (in mekuri karuta)
- 十 【じゅう】 ten, 10, ten years of age, book containing a collection of poems
- 10日 【とおか】 10th day of the month, ten days
- 算盤 【そろばん】 abacus, soroban, calculation (esp. of profit and loss), reckoning
Readings
- Japanese names:
- い、 か、 ぎ、 さ、 し、 そ、 そう、 ち、 とう、 ね、 ま、 る、 わ
- Korean:
- sib
Spanish
- diez
- 10
Portuguese
- dez
French
- dix
10 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
10 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
33 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
5 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
768 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
12 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
25 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
18 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1.A | Japanese for Busy People |
12 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
12 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
10 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
239 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4172 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2110 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2855 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
10 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
2695 | Morohashi |
3365 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
598 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
10 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
10 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
22 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
6 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1455 | 2001 Kanji |
2k0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-2-3 | SKIP code |
4000.0 | Four corner code |
1-29-29 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5341 | Unicode hex code |
五
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
31 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 五 【ゴ】 five, 5
- 5月 【ゴガツ】 May, fifth month of the lunar calendar
- 端午 【タンゴ】 Boys' Day celebration (May 5), Dragon Boat Festival (China)
- 第五 【ダイゴ】 fifth
Kun reading compounds
- 五 【ご】 five, 5
- 五つ 【いつつ】 five, five years of age, eight o'clock (old time system)
- 五つ 【いつつ】 five, five years of age, eight o'clock (old time system)
- 五つ子 【いつつご】 quintuplets
Readings
- Japanese names:
- い、 さ、 さつ、 ち、 ふ、 み、 め
- Korean:
- o
Spanish
- cinco
- 5
Portuguese
- cinco
French
- cinq
5 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
5 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
19 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
14 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
15 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
7 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
10 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
91 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1.A | Japanese for Busy People |
7 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
7 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
5 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
32 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4244 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2142 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2892 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
5 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
257 | Morohashi |
3436 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
77 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
5 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
5 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
40 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
23 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3173 | 2001 Kanji |
0a4.27 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-4-1 | SKIP code |
1010.7 | Four corner code |
1-24-62 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
4e94 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
947 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 君 【クン】 Mr, master, boy, Ms, miss, sir, madam
- 君子 【クンシ】 man of virtue, wise man, (true) gentleman, person of high rank, the four gentlemen (plum, chrysanthemum, orchid, and bamboo)
- 夫君 【フクン】 (another's) husband
- 名君 【メイクン】 wise ruler, enlightened monarch, benevolent lord
Kun reading compounds
- 君 【きみ】 you, buddy, pal, monarch, ruler, sovereign, (one's) master, he, she
- 君が代 【きみがよ】 Imperial reign, Kimigayo (Japanese national anthem)
- 大君 【おおきみ】 emperor, prince, princess
- 嫁が君 【よめがきみ】 mouse
Readings
- Japanese names:
- み
- Korean:
- gun
Spanish
- señor
- don
- tú (familiarmente)
Portuguese
- rapaz
- sufixo p/ nome
French
- jeune homme
- tu
- suffixe de nom (-kun)
198 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
285 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
266 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
700 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
899 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
479 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
403 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
515 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
793 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
807 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1289 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
287 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3974 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2045 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2762 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1170 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
3323 | Morohashi |
3206 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
746 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1162 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1246 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
204 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
280 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3577 | 2001 Kanji |
3d4.23 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-4-3 | SKIP code |
4-7-1 | SKIP code |
1760.7 | Four corner code |
1-23-15 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
541b | Unicode hex code |