| 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) |
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)
| 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 1
JLPT level N4
485 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 字 【ジ】 character (esp. kanji), letter, written text, handwriting, penmanship, the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
- 字形 【ジケイ】 character style, character form
- 題字 【ダイジ】 title lettering
- 英字 【エイジ】 English letter, alphabetic character
Kun reading compounds
- 字 【あざ】 section of village
- 字 【あざな】 Chinese courtesy name (name formerly given to adult Chinese men, used in place of their given name in formal situations), nickname, section of a village
- 大字 【おおあざ】 larger section (of village)
- 小字 【こあざ】 small administrative unit (of a village)
- 字 【あざな】 Chinese courtesy name (name formerly given to adult Chinese men, used in place of their given name in formal situations), nickname, section of a village
Readings
- Korean:
- ja
Spanish
- carácter
- letra
- palabra
Portuguese
- caracter
- letra
- palavra
- seção de aldeia
French
- caractère
- lettre
- mot
- hameau
| 86 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 78 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 28 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 612 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1281 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 121 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 156 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2.17 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 110 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 110 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 528 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 457 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2696 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1374 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1860 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 188 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 6942 | Morohashi |
| 2172 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1285 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 185 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 197 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 57 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 747 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3m2.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-3 | SKIP code |
| 2-3-2 | SKIP code |
| 3040.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-27-90 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5b57 | Unicode hex code |
-times, round, game, revolve, counter for occurrences
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
50 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 回 【カイ】 counter for occurrences, a time, an instance, inning (baseball), round, game, episode, chapter, instalment, Hui (people), Islam
- 回忌 【カイキ】 death anniversary, anniversary of a person's death
- 初回 【ショカイ】 first time, first innings, initial attempt, first, initial
- 奪回 【ダッカイ】 recovery, rescue, recapture
- 回向 【エコウ】 memorial service, prayers for the repose of the soul, transfer of merit
- 回向偈 【エコウゲ】 closing recital that transfers the merit of the service to a buddha, a bodhisattva, or the dead
Kun reading compounds
- 回る 【まわる】 to turn, to rotate, to revolve, to spin, to go around, to circle, to revolve around, to orbit, to make the rounds (of), to go around (several places), to travel around, to make a tour of, to patrol, to go by way of, to go via, to stop by (on the way), to take a roundabout route, to make a detour, to move around (to another place or position), to come around, to go over (e.g. to the opposing side), to come around (of one's turn), to be passed around (of a cup, circular, etc.), to function, to work well, to spread, to extend (to; e.g. of one's attention), to reach, to take effect (of alcohol, poison, etc.), to pass (a time), to turn (e.g. 5 o'clock), to earn interest, to ... around, to ... about
- 回す 【まわす】 to turn, to rotate, to spin, to twist, to gyrate, to pass around, to send around, to hand around, to circulate, to move (someone or something to where its needed), to send, to bring, to transfer, to forward, to direct, to submit, to turn (to a new use), to use (for something else), to turn on (something that turns or has a rotating part, e.g. a washing machine), to start up (e.g. an engine), to give (something) a spin, to put (someone in a position), to make (e.g. an enemy of), to ... around (e.g. chase, fool, play), to do all over, to do everywhere, to do completely, to surround (something) with, to enclose with, to put (an arm) around (e.g. someone's waist), to reach around, to invest (money), to lend, to dial (a telephone number), to gang-rape, to operate (e.g. business, shop)
- 回る 【もとおる】 to wander around
Readings
- Korean:
- hoe
Spanish
- girar
- volver al principio
- evitar
- vez
- dar vueltas
- rodar
Portuguese
- -vêzes
- redondo
- jogo
- revolver
- sufixo para contagem de para ocorrências
- girar
French
- tourner
- fois
- rond
- manche (jeu)
- tour
- révolution
- récurrence
- compteur de fois
| 168 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 92 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 86 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 64 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1028 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 571 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 141 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 309 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.4 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 90 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 90 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 162 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 338 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3793 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1937 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2630 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 593 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 4690 | Morohashi |
| 3055 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 941 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 586 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 630 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 421 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 118 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3777 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3s3.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-3-3 | SKIP code |
| 6060.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-18-83 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 56de | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
327 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 転 【テン】 change in pronunciation or meaning of a word, sound change, word with an altered pronunciation or meaning, turning or twisting part of a text (in Chinese poetry)
- 転移 【テンイ】 moving (location, with the times, etc.), change, transition, metastasis, spread, transition (e.g. phase transition), transfer (of learning), transference (in psychoanalysis)
- 不退転 【フタイテン】 determination, conviction
- 大回転 【ダイカイテン】 giant slalom, big rotation
Kun reading compounds
- 転がる 【ころがる】 to roll, to tumble, to fall over, to roll over, to lie down, to be scattered about, to be lying around, (of a situation or outcome) to change, to turn out, to come easily, to be common, to fall into one's hands, to grow on trees
- 転がる石には苔は付かない 【ころがるいしにはこけはつかない】 a rolling stone gathers no moss
- 転げる 【ころげる】 to roll over, to tumble, to roll about (with laughter)
- 転がす 【ころがす】 to roll, to wheel, to trundle, to drive (a car), to turn over, to tip over, to throw down, to leave, to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
- 転ぶ 【ころぶ】 to fall down, to fall over, to turn out, to play out, to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism), to apostatize, to roll, to tumble, (for a geisha) to prostitute (herself) in secret
- 転ぶ 【ころぶ】 to fall down, to fall over, to turn out, to play out, to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism), to apostatize, to roll, to tumble, (for a geisha) to prostitute (herself) in secret
- 転 【うたた】 more and more, increasingly, all the more
- うたた寝 【うたたね】 doze, nap, snooze
- 眩く 【くるめく】 to feel dizzy, to feel faint, to spin, to revolve, to twirl
Readings
- Korean:
- jeon
Spanish
- cambiar
- girar
- rodar
- caerse
- tropezar
- dar vueltas
- volcarse
- caer
Portuguese
- revolver
- voltar a ser
- mudança
French
- rouler
- tourner
- changer
| 479 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 375 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 354 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 339 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4615 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 515 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 257 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1656 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.16 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 433 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 439 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 65 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1773 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1872 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 995 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1346 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 427 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 38234P | Morohashi |
| 1480 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5948 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 420 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 449 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 383 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1571 | 2001 Kanji |
| 7c4.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-7-4 | SKIP code |
| 5103.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-37-30 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8ee2 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N2
805 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 角 【カク】 angle, square, cube, bishop, third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale), Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions), jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
- 角界 【カクカイ】 the world of sumo
- 内角 【ナイカク】 interior angle, internal angle, inside corner
- 外角 【ガイカク】 external angle, exterior angle, outside corner
Kun reading compounds
- 角 【かど】 corner, edge, (street) corner, turning, rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.), abrasiveness, harshness, sharpness
- 角地 【かどち】 corner lot
- 四つ角 【よつかど】 four corners, crossroads, intersecting street, street corner
- 塩角 【しおかど】 sharp taste of (refined) salt
- 角 【つの】 horn, antler, antenna, feeler, tentacle (e.g. of a snail), horn-like projection (e.g. peaks of whipped cream)
- 角隠し 【つのかくし】 bride's head-dress
- 枝角 【えだづの】 antler
- 豊穣の角 【ほうじょうのつの】 cornucopia, horn of plenty
Readings
- Japanese names:
- い、 す、 すみ、 ずみ、 ふさ
- Korean:
- gag
Spanish
- ángulo
- esquina
- cuadrado
- cuerno
Portuguese
- ângulo
- canto
- chifre
French
- angle
- coin
- carré
- corne
- bois (andouillers)
| 173 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 97 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 243 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 714 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4301 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 273 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 891 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 547 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 473 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 481 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 716 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1650 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2541 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1293 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1761 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1829 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 35003 | Morohashi |
| 2047 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5543 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1812 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1953 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 138 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2545 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2n5.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-5 | SKIP code |
| 3-4-3 | SKIP code |
| 2722.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-19-49 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 89d2 | Unicode hex code |