841 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
773 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
750 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
493 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2078 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
606 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
594 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1669 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1024 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1063 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
900 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
955 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1885 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1001 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1355 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1145 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
13557 | Morohashi |
1492 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2385 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1136 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1218 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
426 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
743 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
severance, decline, refuse, apologize, warn, dismiss, prohibit, decision, judgement, cutting
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
338 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 断 【ダン】 decision, judgment, resolution
- 断言 【ダンゲン】 assertion, declaration, affirmation
- 独断 【ドクダン】 one's own judgement (judgment), decision made without consulting others, arbitrary decision, dogmatism
- 縦断 【ジュウダン】 running through (north-south), cutting across, travelling across, cutting vertically, sectioning longitudinally
Kun reading compounds
- 断つ 【たつ】 to sever, to cut off, to suppress, to eradicate, to exterminate, to abstain (from), to give up
- 断る 【ことわる】 to refuse, to reject, to dismiss, to turn down, to decline, to inform, to give notice, to tell in advance, to ask leave, to excuse oneself (from)
- 断るまでもなく 【ことわるまでもなく】 needless to say
Readings
- Korean:
- dan
Spanish
- cortar
- interrumpir
- rehusar
- declinar
- rechazar
Portuguese
- desligamento
- decadência
- recusa
- pedir desculpas
- avisar
- despedir
- proíbir
- decisão
- julgamento
- incisivo
French
- refus
- décliner
- rupture
- excuses
- prévenir
- rejeter
- interdire
- décision
- jugement
- trancher
1254 | 2001 Kanji |
6b5.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-7-4 | SKIP code |
2272.1 | Four corner code |
1-35-39 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
65ad | Unicode hex code |
stratum, social class, layer, story, floor
- On:
- ソウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N2
801 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 層 【ソウ】 layer, stratum, seam, bed, class, stratum, bracket, group, sheaf, counter for stories (of a building)
- 層群 【ソウグン】 (geol) group
- 重層 【ジュウソウ】 multistoried, multilayered
- 高層 【コウソウ】 high-rise (building), multistory, multistoried, tall, high (altitude), upper (atmosphere, air current, etc.)
Readings
- Korean:
- cheung
Spanish
- estrato
- nivel
Portuguese
- estrato
- classe social
- camada
- estória
- andar
French
- strate
- classe sociale
- couche
- étage
934 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
921 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
893 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1402 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1183 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
486 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1367 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1454 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1725 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
533 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3920 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2021 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2728 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1074 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
7798X | Morohashi |
3161 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1432 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1065 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1146 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
977 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3778 | 2001 Kanji |
3r11.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-3-11 | SKIP code |
7726.6 | Four corner code |
1-33-56 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5c64 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
100 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 法 【ホウ】 law, act, principle, method, mood, dharma, law
- 法案 【ホウアン】 bill (law), measure
- 航法 【コウホウ】 sailing, navigation
- 会社更生法 【カイシャコウセイホウ】 Corporate Rehabilitation Law
- 法被 【ハッピ】 happi coat, happy coat, workman's livery coat, traditional Japanese straight-sleeved coat
- 法度 【ハット】 ban, prohibition, taboo, something forbidden, law, ordinance (esp. in the middle ages)
- 法師 【ホウシ】 Buddhist priest, bonze, layman dressed like a priest, person
- 法華経 【ホケキョウ】 Lotus Sutra
Kun reading compounds
- 法 【のり】 rule, law, regulation, model, pattern, teachings of Buddha, Buddhist doctrine, transverse measurement, measurement across, side-slope, slope
- 法の筵 【のりのむしろ】 preaching place
- 内法 【うちのり】 inside measure
- 外法 【そとのり】 outside measurements
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ほ
- Korean:
- beob
Spanish
- método
- ley
- doctrina
Portuguese
- método
- lei
- regra
- princípio
- modelo
- sistema
French
- méthode
- loi
- règle
- principe
- modèle
- système
513 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
612 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
584 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
145 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2535 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
213 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
676 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
824 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
123 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
123 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
518 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1181 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
391 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
248 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
295 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
758 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
17290 | Morohashi |
333 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3107 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
751 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
813 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
100 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
516 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
371 | 2001 Kanji |
3a5.20 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-5 | SKIP code |
3413.1 | Four corner code |
1-43-01 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6cd5 | Unicode hex code |