191 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
112 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
101 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
97 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2052 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
247 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
179 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1408 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.18 | Japanese for Busy People |
245 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
245 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
214 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
940 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1887 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1002 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1356 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1262 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
13213 | Morohashi |
1493 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2345 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1254 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1343 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
58 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
202 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
166 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 教育委員会 【キョウイクイインカイ】 Board of Education
- 教育 【キョウイク】 education, schooling, training, instruction, teaching, upbringing, culture, cultivation, education
- 政教 【セイキョウ】 religion and politics, church and state
- 正教 【セイキョウ】 orthodoxy, (Greek) orthodox church
Kun reading compounds
- 教える 【おしえる】 to teach, to instruct, to tell, to inform, to show, to preach
- 教わる 【おそわる】 to be taught, to learn, to take lessons in
Readings
- Japanese names:
- のり、 ひさ
- Korean:
- gyo
Spanish
- educación
- enseñanza
- enseñar
- instruir
- ser enseñado
Portuguese
- ensinar
- fé
- doutrina
French
- enseigner
- foi
- doctrine
1466 | 2001 Kanji |
4i6.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-7-4 | SKIP code |
1-6-4 | SKIP code |
4844.0 | Four corner code |
1-22-21 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6559 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N1
535 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 授業料 【ジュギョウリョウ】 tuition fee, course fee
- 授業 【ジュギョウ】 lesson, class, teaching, instruction, classwork, schoolwork
- 授受 【ジュジュ】 giving and receiving, transferring, transfer, changing hands
- 伝授 【デンジュ】 (giving) instruction (esp. in the secrets of an art, discipline, etc.), initiation, teaching, passing on, imparting
Kun reading compounds
- 授ける 【さずける】 to grant, to give, to confer, to award, to teach, to instruct, to impart (knowledge)
- 授かる 【さずかる】 to be awarded (e.g. a prize), to be given an award, to receive (e.g. a title), to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent), to be blessed (e.g. with a child), to be initiated (e.g. into a secret)
Readings
- Korean:
- su
Spanish
- impartir
- instruir
- conceder
- otorgar
- enseñar
- recibir
- ser otorgado
Portuguese
- comunicar
- instruir
- bolsa
- conferir
French
- accorder
- conférer
- attribuer
- enseigner
803 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
729 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
702 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
558 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1946 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
778 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
575 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1315 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
602 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
612 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
312 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
902 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
595 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
360 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
448 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
744 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
12242 | Morohashi |
492 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2208 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
736 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
795 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
457 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
735 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1367 | 2001 Kanji |
3c8.15 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-8 | SKIP code |
5204.7 | Four corner code |
1-28-88 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6388 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
846 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 永久 【エイキュウ】 eternity, permanence, perpetuity, Eikyū era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)
- 永遠 【エイエン】 eternity, perpetuity, permanence, immortality
- 永々 【エイエイ】 forever
- 大永 【タイエイ】 Taiei era (1521.8.23-1528.8.20)
Kun reading compounds
- 長い 【ながい】 long (distance, length), long (time), protracted, prolonged
- 長いこと 【ながいこと】 for a long time
Readings
- Japanese names:
- え、 と、 のり、 ひさ、 ひさし
- Korean:
- yeong
Spanish
- eterno
- infinito
- perpetuo
- largo
- prolongado
Portuguese
- eternidade
- ambicionar
French
- éternité
- long
- permanent
550 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
644 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
615 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
690 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
130 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
560 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
663 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
149 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1207 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1270 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1096 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1152 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2436 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1230 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1695 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
134 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
17088 | Morohashi |
1937 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3031 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
132 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
139 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
646 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
342 | 2001 Kanji |
3a1.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-1-4 | SKIP code |
4-5-4 | SKIP code |
3023.2 | Four corner code |
1-17-42 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6c38 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
887 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 遠山 【エンザン】 distant mountain
- 遠隔 【エンカク】 distant, remote, isolated
- 望遠 【ボウエン】 seeing at a distance
- 以遠 【イエン】 beyond, further than
- 遠忌 【オンキ】 anniversary of a death twelve or more years earlier
- 遠諱 【オンキ】 semicentennial memorial service
- 久遠 【クオン】 eternity
Kun reading compounds
- 遠い 【とおい】 far, distant, far away, a long way off, in the distance, distant (past), remote (in time), remote, far-removed (in time), distant (relationship or kinship), having little to do (with someone), far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.), not similar, way off, hard (of hearing), nearsighted
- 遠い昔 【とおいむかし】 remote past, far ago, time immemorial
Readings
- Japanese names:
- お、 おに、 ど、 どお
- Korean:
- weon
Spanish
- lejos
- distante
Portuguese
- distante
- longe
French
- loin
- distant
160 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
85 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
79 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
803 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4733 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
326 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
264 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2043 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.5 | Japanese for Busy People |
446 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
453 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
110 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
714 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3906 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2013 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2715 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
409 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
39047P | Morohashi |
3150 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6101 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
402 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
429 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
224 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1465 | 2001 Kanji |
2q10.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-3-10 | SKIP code |
3430.3 | Four corner code |
1-17-83 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
9060 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
519 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 歌劇 【カゲキ】 opera
- 歌曲 【カキョク】 melody, tune, song
- 演歌 【エンカ】 enka, traditional-style Japanese popular ballad, troubadour
- 和歌 【ワカ】 waka, classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka, often 31 morae
Kun reading compounds
- 歌 【うた】 song, singing, classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka), modern poetry
- 歌合 【うたあわせ】 poetry contest
- 短歌 【たんか】 tanka, 31-mora Japanese poem
- 替え歌 【かえうた】 parody (of a song), new lyrics to an old melody, song parody
- 歌う 【うたう】 to sing, to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem, to express in the form of a poem, to recite (a poem)
- 歌うたい 【うたうたい】 singer, vocalist, nagauta singer (in kabuki), singer of noh chants
Readings
- Korean:
- ga
Spanish
- canción
- cantar
Portuguese
- canção
- cantar
French
- chanson
- chanter
166 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
90 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
84 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
478 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2422 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
256 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
201 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2170 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.18 | Japanese for Busy People |
392 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
395 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
200 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1125 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2296 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1187 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1621 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
480 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
16167 | Morohashi |
1825 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2945 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
469 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
508 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
486 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
230 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3162 | 2001 Kanji |
4j10.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-10-4 | SKIP code |
1768.2 | Four corner code |
1-18-46 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6b4c | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1566 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 舞姫 【マイヒメ】 female dancer, dancing girl, danseuse
- 寵姫 【チョウキ】 one's favorite mistress, one's favourite mistress
Kun reading compounds
- 姫 【ひめ】 young lady of noble birth, princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.), girl, small, cute, lesser (in names of species), prostitute
- 姫君 【ひめぎみ】 daughter of a person of high rank (esp. eldest daughter)
- 歌姫 【うたひめ】 songstress, diva
- 舞姫 【まいひめ】 female dancer, dancing girl, danseuse
Readings
- Korean:
- heui
Spanish
- princesa
Portuguese
- princesa
French
- princesse
1738 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1534 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1216 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1220 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1191 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1358 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1757 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1882 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1868 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
445 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
489 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
303 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
368 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
857 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
6229 | Morohashi |
407 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1217 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
849 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
912 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1320 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1775 | 2001 Kanji |
3e7.11 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-7 | SKIP code |
4141.7 | Four corner code |
1-41-17 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
59eb | Unicode hex code |