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 |
Stroke order
Readings
- Korean:
- yang
Spanish
Portuguese
French
34556 | Morohashi |
5490 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
2j15.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-15 | SKIP code |
0073.2 | Four corner code |
1-74-87 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
8944 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N2
1078 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 敬 【ケイ】 reverence, respect
- 敬意 【ケイイ】 respect, honour, honor
- 失敬 【シッケイ】 rudeness, impoliteness, disrespect, impertinence, leaving, going (on one's way), saying goodbye, taking without permission, stealing, pinching, pilfering, my apologies, I must be going now, so long
- 愛敬 【アイギョウ】 love and respect
- ご愛嬌 【ゴアイキョウ】 entertainment, amusement, fun
- 男は度胸女は愛敬 【オトコハドキョウオンナハアイキョウ】 men should be brave, women should be affable
Kun reading compounds
- 敬う 【うやまう】 to show respect for, to revere, to honour, to honor, to worship, to hold in esteem
Readings
- Japanese names:
- け、 たか、 たかし、 たけ、 とし、 のり、 ひろ、 ゆき、 よし
- Korean:
- gyeong
Spanish
- respeto
- honor
- mostrar respeto
- respetar
Portuguese
- temor
- respeito
- honra
- reverencia
French
- respect
- déférence
- honorer
- révérer
766 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
856 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
846 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1247 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2055 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
857 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
591 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1691 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
705 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
718 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
478 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
943 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2136 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1117 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1517 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
340 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
13285P | Morohashi |
1701 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2351 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
334 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
356 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
943 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1966 | 2001 Kanji |
4i8.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-8-4 | SKIP code |
4864.0 | Four corner code |
1-23-41 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
656c | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
721 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 皇后 【コウゴウ】 (Japanese) empress, queen
- 皇居 【コウキョ】 Imperial Palace (of Japan), imperial residence
- 倉皇 【ソウコウ】 hurriedly, in a hurry, in great haste
- 教皇 【キョウコウ】 Pope
- 皇帝 【コウテイ】 emperor
- 皇子 【オウジ】 imperial prince
- 法皇 【ホウオウ】 cloistered emperor, ex-emperor who has become a monk
- 太上法皇 【ダイジョウホウオウ】 cloistered emperor, ex-emperor who has become a monk
Readings
- Japanese names:
- おうじ、 おお、 み
- Korean:
- hwang, wang
Spanish
- emperador
Portuguese
- imperador
French
- empereur
783 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
871 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
861 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
964 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3100 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
460 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1551 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
964 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
297 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
297 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
579 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1366 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3175 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1635 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2223 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
267 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
22701 | Morohashi |
2566 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3870 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
261 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
279 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
880 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
872 | 2001 Kanji |
4f5.9 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-5-4 | SKIP code |
2610.4 | Four corner code |
1-25-36 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7687 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
1583 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 后宮 【コウグウ】 empress's palace, queen's palace, empress, queen
- 皇妃 【コウヒ】 empress, queen
- 皇太后 【コウタイゴウ】 Empress Dowager, Queen Mother
- 太后 【タイコウ】 empress dowager, queen mother
Kun reading compounds
- 后 【きさき】 empress, queen
- 后町 【きさきまち】 women's pavilion (of the inner Heian palace)
Readings
- Korean:
- hu
Spanish
- emperatriz
- esposa del emperador
Portuguese
- imperatriz
- rainha
- depois
- atrás
- mais tarde
French
- impératrice
- reine
- après
- derrière
- arrière
- plus tard
780 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
869 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
858 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1759 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
181 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
542 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1125 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
304 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1119 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1171 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1873 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
283 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3701 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1893 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2574 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1878 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
3298 | Morohashi |
2981 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
704 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1861 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2005 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
844 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2677 | 2001 Kanji |
3d3.11 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-2-4 | SKIP code |
3-3-3 | SKIP code |
7226.1 | Four corner code |
1-25-01 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
540e | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
192 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 元 【ゲン】 unknown (e.g. in an equation), element (of a set), yuan (monetary unit of China), New Taiwan dollar, Yuan dynasty (of China; 1271-1368), Yüan dynasty, Mongol dynasty
- 原価 【ゲンカ】 cost price
- 中元 【チュウゲン】 15th day of the 7th lunar month, (last day of) Bon lantern festival, mid-year gift, summer gift, Bon Festival gifts
- 抗原 【コウゲン】 antigen
- 元祖 【ガンソ】 originator, pioneer, inventor, founder, progenitor, primogenitor, founder of a family line
- 元日 【ガンジツ】 New Year's Day
Kun reading compounds
- 元 【もと】 origin, source, beginning, basis, base, foundation, root, cause, (raw) material, ingredient, base, mix (e.g. for a cake), (soup) stock, (one's) side, capital, principal, cost price, root (of a plant), (tree) trunk, part (of a brush, chopsticks, etc.) one holds (with the hand), first three lines of a waka, counter for plants or trees, counter for falcons (in falconry)
- 元 【もと】 former, ex-, past, one-time, earlier times, the past, previous state, formerly, previously, originally, before
- 家元 【いえもと】 head of a school (of music, dance), head family of a school
- 胸元 【むなもと】 breast, chest, pit of the stomach, solar plexus, epigastrium
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ちか、 はじめ、 はる、 ゆき、 よし
- Korean:
- weon
Spanish
- comienzo
- principio
- origen
- jefe
Portuguese
- começo
- tempo anterior
- origem
French
- commencement
- origine
- ancien temps
68 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
117 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
106 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
328 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
275 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
106 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
121 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
60 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.10 | Japanese for Busy People |
137 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
137 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
245 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
141 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2428 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1226 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1690 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
59 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
1340 | Morohashi |
1929 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
343 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
59 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
63 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
408 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
89 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3057 | 2001 Kanji |
0a4.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-1-3 | SKIP code |
1021.1 | Four corner code |
1-24-21 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5143 | Unicode hex code |
氏
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N1
84 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 氏 【シ】 Mr, Mrs, Ms, Miss, clan, he, him, counter for people
- 氏族 【シゾク】 clan, family
- 両氏 【リョウシ】 both persons
- 同氏 【ドウシ】 the said person, he, she, same surname
Kun reading compounds
- 氏 【うじ】 family name, lineage, birth, clan
- 氏名 【しめい】 (full) name, identity
- 杜氏 【とうじ】 chief brewer at a sake brewery
- 漢氏 【あやうじ】 Aya clan
Readings
- Korean:
- ssi, ji
Spanish
- apellido
- clan
- señor
Portuguese
- nome de família
- sobrenome
- clã
French
- nom de famille
- nom
- clan
- Monsieur
620 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
522 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
495 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
177 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2478 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
361 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1456 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
223 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
566 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
575 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
744 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1148 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3669 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1872 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2552 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1845 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
17026 | Morohashi |
2951 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3020 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1828 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1970 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
223 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
443 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2656 | 2001 Kanji |
0a4.25 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-2-2 | SKIP code |
4-4-4 | SKIP code |
7274.0 | Four corner code |
1-27-65 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6c0f | Unicode hex code |