1830 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1074 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
5392 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1783 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1380 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2428 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1530 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1631 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1415 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
852 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3938 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2030 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2740 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
646 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
12613P | Morohashi |
3175 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2264 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
639 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
689 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1768 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1252 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 摩擦 【マサツ】 friction, rubbing, chafing, discord, friction, strife, conflict
- 摩天楼 【マテンロウ】 skyscraper
- 研磨 【ケンマ】 grinding, polishing, refining (a skill, knowledge, etc.), applying oneself (to study), disciplining oneself
- あん摩 【アンマ】 massage (esp. anma, a traditional form of Japanese massage), masseur, masseuse, massager, blind person
Kun reading compounds
- 摩する 【まする】 to rub, to scrub, to scrape, to draw near, to press
- 摩る 【さする】 to rub, to pat, to stroke, to massage
- 擦る 【する】 to rub, to chafe, to strike (match), to file, to frost (glass), to lose (e.g. a match), to forfeit, to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
Readings
- Korean:
- ma
Spanish
- roce
- fricción
- caricia
Portuguese
- escoriação
- raspar
- polir
- alcance
- arranhão
French
- irriter
- gratter
- caresser
- frictionner
- polir
- moudre
547 | 2001 Kanji |
3q12.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-3-12 | SKIP code |
3-11-4 | SKIP code |
0025.2 | Four corner code |
1-43-64 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6469 | Unicode hex code |
文
sentence, literature, style, art, decoration, figures, plan, literary radical (no. 67)
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N4
190 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 文 【ブン】 sentence, composition, text, writings, the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts), academia, literature, statement
- 文化 【ブンカ】 culture, civilization, civilisation, Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
- 公文 【コウブン】 official document, archives
- 異文 【イブン】 variant (in a manuscript or book), part of a text that differs from other versions
- 文 【モン】 mon, one-thousandth of a kan (unit of currency 1336-1870), mon, traditional unit used for shoe and sock sizes (approx. 2.4 cm), letter, character, sentence, scripture, incantation
- 紋 【モン】 (family) crest, coat of arms, pattern, figure, playing card suit (in karuta)
- 人文 【ジンブン】 humanity, civilization, civilisation, culture
- 縄文 【ジョウモン】 straw-rope pattern pressed into earthenware, Jōmon period (ca. 14000-1000 BCE)
Kun reading compounds
- 文 【ふみ】 letter, note, mail, book, writings, literary arts, learning, scholarship
- 文香 【ふみこう】 scented insert (to enclose with a letter), perfumed insert
- 御文 【おふみ】 Gobunsho (The Epistles, a collection of letters written by Rennyo)
- 雁の文 【かりのふみ】 (a) letter
- 綾 【あや】 figure, design, twill weave, pattern of diagonal stripes, style (of writing), figure (of speech), design, plot, plan, minor market fluctuation, technical correction, cat's cradle, lease rod (in a loom)
- 文つける 【あやつける】 to make a false accusation, to invent a pretext for a quarrel
- 言葉は身の文 【ことばはみのあや】 words betray one's character
Readings
- Japanese names:
- かざり、 ふ、 も
- Korean:
- mun
Spanish
- letras
- literatura
Portuguese
- sentença
- literatura
- estilo
- arte
- decoração
- figuras
- plano
French
- phrase
- littérature
- style
- art
- décoration
- figure (de style)
- plan
- radical littéraire (no. 67)
134 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
77 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
68 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
136 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2064 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
71 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
180 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
86 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.19 | Japanese for Busy People |
111 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
111 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
320 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
949 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2458 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1242 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1708 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1741 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
13450 | Morohashi |
1962 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2364 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1725 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1861 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
89 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
35 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
466 | 2001 Kanji |
2j2.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-2 | SKIP code |
0040.0 | Four corner code |
1-42-24 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6587 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
1332 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 仁 【ジン】 benevolence (esp. as a virtue of Confucianism), consideration, compassion, humanity, charity, human, kernel, nucleolus
- 任侠 【ニンキョウ】 chivalry, chivalrous spirit, helping the weak and fighting the strong, yakuza
- 同仁 【ドウジン】 universal benevolence
- 一視同仁 【イッシドウジン】 loving every human being with impartiality, universal brotherhood, universal benevolence
- 仁 【ジン】 benevolence (esp. as a virtue of Confucianism), consideration, compassion, humanity, charity, human, kernel, nucleolus
- 仁王 【ニオウ】 two Deva kings, guardian gods of Buddhism who stand at the entrance of a Buddhist temple
- 亜麻仁 【アマニ】 flaxseed, linseed
- 仁 【ジン】 benevolence (esp. as a virtue of Confucianism), consideration, compassion, humanity, charity, human, kernel, nucleolus
- 任侠 【ニンキョウ】 chivalry, chivalrous spirit, helping the weak and fighting the strong, yakuza
- 永仁 【エイニン】 Einin era (1293.8.5-1299.4.25)
- 薏苡仁 【ヨクイニン】 coix seed (used in traditional Chinese medicine)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- きみ、 く、 さと、 しのぶ、 じ、 と、 のり、 ひと、 ひとし、 ひろ、 まさ、 まさし、 やす、 よし
- Korean:
- in
Spanish
- humanidad
- benevolencia
- bondad
- caridad
Portuguese
- humanidade
- virtude
- benevolência
- caridade
- homem
- núcleo
French
- humanité
- vertu
- bienveillance
- charité
- grandeur d'âme
- homme
- noyau
820 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
917 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
906 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1346 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
349 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
829 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1035 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
57 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1619 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1727 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1879 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
56 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
21 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
11 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
11 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
997 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
349 | Morohashi |
20 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
110 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
988 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1063 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
832 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2172 | 2001 Kanji |
2a2.8 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-2-2 | SKIP code |
2121.0 | Four corner code |
1-31-46 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
4ec1 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
1159 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 賢 【ケン】 intelligence, genius, scholarship, virtue
- 賢人 【ケンジン】 wise person, virtuous person, sage, unrefined sake
- 遺賢 【イケン】 able men left out of office
- 聖賢 【セイケン】 saints and sages
Kun reading compounds
- 賢い 【かしこい】 wise, clever, smart, well-behaved (esp. children and pets), obedient, good
Readings
- Japanese names:
- かた、 さか、 さと、 さとし、 たか、 たて、 のり、 まこと、 まさ、 まさる
- Korean:
- hyeon
Spanish
- inteligente
- sabio
- ingenioso
Portuguese
- sábio
- inteligente
- sabedoria
- inteligência
French
- intelligent
- sage
- sagesse
1221 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1488 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4517 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1072 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
931 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2579 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1288 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1362 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1227 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1740 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3518 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1817 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2472 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
860 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
36822 | Morohashi |
2839 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
5816 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
852 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
915 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1855 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3461 | 2001 Kanji |
7b9.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-9-7 | SKIP code |
2-8-7 | SKIP code |
7780.6 | Four corner code |
1-24-13 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
8ce2 | Unicode hex code |
Jinmeiyō variant of a jōyō kanji, used in names
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 栄耀栄華 【エイヨウエイガ】 wealth, prosperity, and arrogant splendor (splendour), (living sumptuously) intoxicated by wealth and power, luxury
- 日榮 【ニチエイ】 Nichiei
Kun reading compounds
- 栄耀栄華 【えいようえいが】 wealth, prosperity, and arrogant splendor (splendour), (living sumptuously) intoxicated by wealth and power, luxury
Readings
- Korean:
- yeong
Spanish
Portuguese
French
2325 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
2219 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3476 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2440 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
15273 | Morohashi |
2801 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2791 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
3n6.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-8-6 | SKIP code |
9990.4 | Four corner code |
1-60-38 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
69ae | Unicode hex code |