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 2
JLPT level N5
169 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 書 【ショ】 book, document, calligraphy (esp. Chinese), penmanship, handwriting, letter, note
- 書院 【ショイン】 drawing room, study, writing alcove, publishing house
- 投書 【トウショ】 letter (e.g. of complaint), letter to the editor, letter from a reader, contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.)
- 議定書 【ギテイショ】 protocol
Kun reading compounds
- 書く 【かく】 to write, to compose, to pen, to draw, to paint
Readings
- Japanese names:
- かき
- Korean:
- seo
Spanish
- escritura
- escrito
- escribir
Portuguese
- escrever
French
- écrire
92 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
159 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
142 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
130 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3719 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
70 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
58 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1216 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.3 | Japanese for Busy People |
131 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
131 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
181 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
998 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3292 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1703 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2314 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
333 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
14294 | Morohashi |
2658 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2463 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
327 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
349 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
121 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
197 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1678 | 2001 Kanji |
4c6.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-6-4 | SKIP code |
5060.1 | Four corner code |
1-29-81 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
66f8 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N1
266 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 応 【オウ】 agreement, affirmative, aye, yes, OK, okay, yeah, all right
- 応援 【オウエン】 aid, assistance, help, support, reinforcement, cheering, rooting (for), support
- 呼応 【コオウ】 hailing each other, acting in concert, responding (to), sympathizing (with), agreement, concord
- 饗応 【キョウオウ】 entertaining with food and drink, treating to dinner, wining and dining
Kun reading compounds
- 応える 【こたえる】 to respond, to answer, to meet (e.g. demands, expectations), to affect, to take a toll, to strike home, to have an effect on, to be hard on someone (e.g. heat, cold, work, illness, etc.), to be a strain
Readings
- Japanese names:
- お、 たか、 まさ
- Korean:
- eung
Spanish
- contestar
- responder
- aceptar
- apropiado
- adecuado
Portuguese
- Candidatar-se
- resposta
- sim
- OK
- aceitar
French
- postuler
- oui
- OK
- accepter
- combler (satisfaire)
- répondre
556 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
651 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
622 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
413 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1504 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
718 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
530 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
509 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
827 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
846 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1119 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
768 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3804 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1946 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2640 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
614 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
10347P | Morohashi |
3066 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1789 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
607 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
653 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
362 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
663 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
558 | 2001 Kanji |
3q4.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-3-4 | SKIP code |
0023.0 | Four corner code |
1-17-94 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5fdc | Unicode hex code |
用
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
107 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 用 【ヨウ】 business, task, errand, engagement, use, purpose, for the use of ..., used for ..., made for ..., call of nature, excretion
- 用意 【ヨウイ】 preparation, arrangements, provision, getting ready, laying out (e.g. a meal)
- 登用 【トウヨウ】 appointment, assignment, promotion
- 効用 【コウヨウ】 use, utility, effect, benefit
Kun reading compounds
- 用いる 【もちいる】 to use, to make use of, to utilize, to utilise
Readings
- Japanese names:
- たから
- Korean:
- yong
Spanish
- uso
- empleo
- trabajo
- usar
- hacer uso de
Portuguese
- utilizar
- negócios
- serviço
- usar
- empregar
French
- se servir de
- affaires
- service
- utiliser
- employer
146 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
235 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
215 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
102 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2993 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
110 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
219 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
193 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.19 | Japanese for Busy People |
107 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
107 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
308 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1329 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3694 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1889 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2569 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1189 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
21703 | Morohashi |
2976 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3721 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1181 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1265 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
177 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
116 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3653 | 2001 Kanji |
2r3.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-2-3 | SKIP code |
4-5-1 | SKIP code |
7722.0 | Four corner code |
1-45-49 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7528 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
439 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 仕 【シ】 official, civil service
- 試合 【シアイ】 match, game, bout, contest
- 勤労奉仕 【キンロウホウシ】 labor service, labour service
- 中仕 【ナカシ】 longshoreman, baggageman
- 仕込み 【ジコミ】 learned at ..., acquired at ...
- 仕丁 【シチョウ】 men pressed into forced labor (ritsuryō system), palanquin bearer (Edo period)
- 致仕 【チシ】 resignation, seventy years of age
Kun reading compounds
- 仕える 【つかえる】 to serve, to work for, to attend
Readings
- Korean:
- sa
Spanish
- trabajo
- servir
- asistir
Portuguese
- atender
- ação
- oficial
- servir
French
- servir
- faire
- officiel
221 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
301 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
285 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
397 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
362 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
75 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
110 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
124 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.7 | Japanese for Busy People |
333 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
333 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
236 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
58 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
37 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
21 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
21 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
969 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
368 | Morohashi |
34 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
123 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
960 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1033 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
271 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
250 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2172 | 2001 Kanji |
2a3.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-2-3 | SKIP code |
2421.0 | Four corner code |
1-27-37 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
4ed5 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
493 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 様 【ヨウ】 appearing ..., looking ..., way to ..., method of ...ing, form, style, design, like, similar to, thing (thought or spoken)
- 様式 【ヨウシキ】 style, form, pattern
- 文様 【モンヨウ】 pattern, design
- 一様 【イチヨウ】 uniform, equal, even, the same, identical, common, ordinary, usual
Kun reading compounds
- 様 【さま】 Mr, Mrs, Miss, Ms, makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions), state, situation, appearance, manner
- 様変わり 【さまがわり】 changing completely, transformation
- 殿様 【とのさま】 nobleman, dignitary, lord, feudal lord (of the Edo period), daimyo, man brought up away from the world, arrogant man with little knowledge of the ways of the world
- ご馳走様 【ごちそうさま】 thank you (for the meal), that was a delicious meal, thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
- 唐行きさん 【からゆきさん】 karayuki-san, young Japanese women who were sent to work (mainly as prostitutes) in foreign countries, esp. in Southeast Asia (Meiji to early Showa)
- 愛様 【いとさん】 daughter (of a good family)
Readings
- Korean:
- yang
Spanish
- forma
- manera
- situación
- estilo
- señor
- señora
- srta.
Portuguese
- Senhor
- estilo
- modos
- sufixo polido para senhor.
French
- Monsieur, Madame
- apparence
- manière
- sorte
- état
- suffixe de politesse
328 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
430 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
407 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
472 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2341 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
309 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
641 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2099 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.15 | Japanese for Busy People |
403 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
407 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
677 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1110 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1332 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
723 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
969 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
942 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
15352P | Morohashi |
1052 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2821 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
933 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1003 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
216 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
429 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1842 | 2001 Kanji |
4a10.25 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-10 | SKIP code |
4893.2 | Four corner code |
1-45-45 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
69d8 | Unicode hex code |