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 5
JLPT level N2
387 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 武 【ブ】 the art of war, martial arts, military arts, military force, the sword, valor, bravery, military officer, military man
- 武器 【ブキ】 weapon, arms, ordnance, weapon (something used to gain an advantage), asset
- 文武 【ブンブ】 literary and military arts, the pen and the sword
- 威武 【イブ】 authority and force
- 武者 【ムシャ】 warrior
- 武者修行 【ムシャシュギョウ】 traveling about to gain skill in combat (travelling)
- 建武 【ケンム】 Kenmu era (of unified Japan; 1334.1.29-1336.2.29), Kenmu era (of the Northern Court; 1336.2.29-1338.8.28)
- 玄武 【ゲンブ】 Black Tortoise (god said to rule over the northern heavens), seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the northern heavens
Kun reading compounds
- 武し 【たけし】 brave
- 武田薬品工業 【たけだやくひんこうぎょう】 Takeda Pharmaceutical
- 武し 【たけし】 brave
Readings
- Japanese names:
- う、 お、 たけし、 たけん、 ん
- Korean:
- mu
Spanish
- guerrero
- armas
- valor
Portuguese
- guerreiro
- militar
- cavalaria
- armas
French
- guerrier
- militaire
- chevalerie
- armes
708 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
802 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
781 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
448 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
51 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
596 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
651 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
751 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1031 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1071 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1165 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1129 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3979 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2046 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2764 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
383 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
16273 | Morohashi |
3210 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2959 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
377 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
403 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
461 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
694 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3056 | 2001 Kanji |
4n5.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-4-4 | SKIP code |
4-8-4 | SKIP code |
1314.0 | Four corner code |
1-41-80 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6b66 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1164 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 兼 【ケン】 cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study), and (concurrently; e.g. chauffeur and secretary), in addition to, at the same time
- 兼任 【ケンニン】 serving concurrently as, holding the additional post of
Kun reading compounds
- 兼ねる 【かねる】 to be unable to, to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do, to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously, to contain (or combine) two or more features, to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.), to do alongside, to hesitate to do something (out of consideration for others), to think of the future (as well as the present)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- かね
- Korean:
- gyeom
Spanish
- concurrentemente
- y
- además
- por añadidura
- agarrar
- coger
- combinarse
Portuguese
- Concorrentemente
- e
French
- simultanément
- et
- cumuler
769 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
850 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1042 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
598 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
669 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1078 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1268 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1081 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1129 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1324 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
765 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2850 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1469 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1979 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1611 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
1483 | Morohashi |
2286 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
381 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1597 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1723 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1307 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
964 | 2001 Kanji |
2o8.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-7 | SKIP code |
8023.7 | Four corner code |
1-23-83 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
517c | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
356 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 備蓄 【ビチク】 stocking up (in case of emergency), stockpile, reserves, storing, laying in (supplies)
- 備考 【ビコウ】 note (for reference), remarks, N.B.
- 配備 【ハイビ】 deployment, disposition, posting, stationing
- 無防備 【ムボウビ】 defenseless, defenceless, unprotected, vulnerable
Kun reading compounds
- 備える 【そなえる】 to furnish with, to equip with, to provide, to install, to prepare for, to make preparations for, to make provision for, to possess (all that is needed), to be endowed with, to be equipped with, to be born with, to have since birth
- 備わる 【そなわる】 to be furnished with, to be provided with, to be equipped with, to be possessed of, to be endowed with, to be gifted with, to be among, to be one of
- 具に 【つぶさに】 in detail, with great care, completely, fully
Readings
- Japanese names:
- びっ、 びん
- Korean:
- bi
Spanish
- equipar
- aprovisionar
- preparación
- preparativo
- proveer
- preparar
- estar dotado de
- estar surtido
Portuguese
- equipe
- provisão
- preparação
French
- équiper
- préparation
- approvisionnement
700 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
795 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
774 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
321 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
519 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
750 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
332 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1539 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
768 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
782 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
613 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
124 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
165 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
109 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
126 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1191 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
967 | Morohashi |
146 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
284 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1183 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1267 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
201 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
763 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2153 | 2001 Kanji |
2a10.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-2-10 | SKIP code |
2422.7 | Four corner code |
1-40-87 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5099 | Unicode hex code |