226 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
305 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
289 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
241 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1904 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
729 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
569 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
800 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1041 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1082 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
775 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
888 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
452 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
278 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
337 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
666 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
12034 | Morohashi |
378 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2152 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
659 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
711 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
292 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
327 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
155 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 指揮者 【シキシャ】 (musical) conductor, commander, leader, director
- 指揮 【シキ】 command, direction, supervision, conducting (an orchestra, choir, etc.)
- 中指 【ナカユビ】 middle finger, long finger, second finger, tall finger, middle toe, third toe
- 食指 【ショクシ】 index finger, forefinger
Kun reading compounds
- 指 【ゆび】 finger, toe, digit
- 指先 【ゆびさき】 fingertip, finger, toe tip, toe
- 中指 【なかゆび】 middle finger, long finger, second finger, tall finger, middle toe, third toe
- 食指 【しょくし】 index finger, forefinger
- 指す 【さす】 to point, to nominate, to select someone, to specify some person, to identify, to indicate, to point out, to play (a game of shogi), to move (a piece), to extend one's arm straight ahead (in dance)
- 刺股 【さすまた】 sasumata, man catcher, two-pronged weapon for catching criminals
Readings
- Japanese names:
- い、 いぶ、 さし、 さす
- Korean:
- ji
Spanish
- dedo
- apuntar
- señalar
Portuguese
- dedo
- apontar para
- indicar
- colocar dentro
- jogo (xadrez)
- medida (governantal)
French
- doigt
- désigner
- indiquer
- jouer (échecs)
- mesure (règle, mètre)
1378 | 2001 Kanji |
3c6.15 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-6 | SKIP code |
5206.1 | Four corner code |
1-27-56 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6307 | Unicode hex code |
小
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
114 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 小 【ショウ】 smallness, small item, short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days), elementary school, smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name), inferior, younger (of two people with the same name), junior, unit of field area (approx. 400 sq m)
- 小雨 【コサメ】 light rain, drizzle
- 微小 【ビショウ】 microscopic
- 中小 【チュウショウ】 small and medium
Kun reading compounds
- 小さい 【ちいさい】 small, little, tiny, slight, below average (in degree, amount, etc.), minor, small, low (e.g. sound), soft (e.g. voice), unimportant, petty, insignificant, trifling, trivial, young, juvenile
- 小さい頃 【ちいさいころ】 as a child, when one was a child
Readings
- Japanese names:
- いさら、 こう、 さざ、 しゃお、 ちいさ
- Korean:
- so
Spanish
- poco
- pequeño
Portuguese
- Pequeno
- pouco
French
- petit
24 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
27 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
36 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
63 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1355 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
33 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
46 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
21 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.15 | Japanese for Busy People |
27 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
27 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
88 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
511 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
7 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
106 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
7473 | Morohashi |
7 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1389 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
105 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
110 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
126 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
15 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1141 | 2001 Kanji |
3n0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-1-2 | SKIP code |
9000.0 | Four corner code |
1-30-14 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5c0f | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N1
1190 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 旗手 【キシュ】 standard-bearer, flag-bearer
- 旗色 【ハタイロ】 situation, outlook, one's allegiance, affiliation, position
- 日章旗 【ニッショウキ】 the Japanese (rising sun) flag
- 校旗 【コウキ】 school flag
Kun reading compounds
- 旗 【はた】 flag, pataka (banner), banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
- 旗揚げ 【はたあげ】 raising an army, raising a banner, launching a new group, launching a business, launching a new party
- 白旗 【しらはた】 white flag, truce flag, surrender flag
- 大会旗 【たいかいはた】 tournament flag
Readings
- Korean:
- gi
Spanish
- bandera nacional
- estandarte
- bandera
Portuguese
- bandeira nacional
- bandeira
- padrão
French
- drapeau
- bannière
- étendard
371 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
474 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
451 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1174 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2093 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
601 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1401 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2093 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1006 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1043 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1528 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
962 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1321 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
716 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
958 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1780 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
13687 | Morohashi |
1047 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2402 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1764 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1901 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
615 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
461 | 2001 Kanji |
4h10.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-10 | SKIP code |
0828.1 | Four corner code |
1-20-90 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
65d7 | Unicode hex code |