256 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
165 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
148 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
36 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2080 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
178 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
55 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1965 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.5 | Japanese for Busy People |
174 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
174 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
85 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
956 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2239 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1166 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1587 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1516 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
13572 | Morohashi |
1784 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2387 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1502 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1619 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
80 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
226 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
51 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 新 【シン】 new, neo-, newness, novelty, Gregorian calendar, Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE), Hsin dynasty
- 新鋭 【シンエイ】 young and energetic, up-and-coming, new and excellent, newly produced, up-and-comer
- 維新 【イシン】 reformation, revolution, renewal, Meiji Restoration, Nippon Ishin no Kai, Japan Innovation Party
- 改新 【カイシン】 reformation
Kun reading compounds
- 新しい 【あたらしい】 new, novel, fresh, recent, latest, up-to-date, modern
- 新しい女 【あたらしいおんな】 liberated woman
- 新た 【あらた】 new, fresh, novel
- 新田 【しんでん】 new rice field, newly developed rice field, wasteland or marshland newly reclaimed as a rice field (Edo period)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あせ、 あたらし、 し、 に、 にっ、 につ、 よし
- Korean:
- sin
Spanish
- nuevo
- fresco
Portuguese
- novo
French
- nouveau
454 | 2001 Kanji |
5b8.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-9-4 | SKIP code |
0292.1 | Four corner code |
1-31-23 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
65b0 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
6 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 年 【ネン】 year, counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school), period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
- 年会 【ネンカイ】 conference, annual convention
- 往年 【オウネン】 years gone by, earlier years, former years, the past
- 平年 【ヘイネン】 non-leap year, average year (for rainfall, temperature, etc.), normal year
Kun reading compounds
- 年 【とし】 year, age, years, past one's prime, old age
- 年明け 【としあけ】 beginning of the year, early in the New Year
- いい年 【いいとし】 mature age, advanced age, maturity, age when one is old enough to know better
- 御年 【おんとし】 age (esp. advanced)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ね
- Korean:
- nyeon
Spanish
- año
- edad
Portuguese
- Ano
French
- année
- compteur d'années
126 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
20 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
64 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
3 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
188 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
64 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
51 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
342 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.3 | Japanese for Busy People |
45 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
45 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
24 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
574 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2528 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1284 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1752 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1045 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
9168 | Morohashi |
2035 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1593 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1036 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1114 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
13 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
51 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2355 | 2001 Kanji |
0a6.16 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-4 | SKIP code |
4-6-3 | SKIP code |
8050.0 | Four corner code |
1-39-15 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5e74 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N3
871 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 抱負 【ホウフ】 aspiration, ambition, plan, hopes, wishes
- 抱擁 【ホウヨウ】 embrace, hug, holding in one's arms
- 懐抱 【カイホウ】 bearing in mind (a thought, feeling, etc.), embrace, hug, holding in one's arms, bosom, (breast) pocket
- 合抱 【ゴウホウ】 armful
Kun reading compounds
- 抱く 【だく】 to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby), to embrace, to hug, to have sex with, to make love to, to sleep with, to sit on (eggs), to brood
- 抱く 【いだく】 to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby), to embrace, to hug, to have (a thought or feeling), to hold, to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.), to harbor, to bear (a grudge, ill will, etc.), to entertain (hope, illusions, etc.), to cherish (e.g. an ambition)
- 抱える 【かかえる】 to hold in one's arms, to carry in one's arms, to carry under one's arm, to hold (one's head) in one's hands, to have (problems, debts, etc.), to take on (a responsibility), to be burdened with (e.g. care of a family member), to have (children, etc.) to provide for, to employ, to have (on one's staff), to hire
Readings
- Japanese names:
- たば
- Korean:
- po
Spanish
- abrazo
- sostener en los brazos
- abrazar
Portuguese
- abraço
- abraçar
- segura em braços
French
- prendre dans les bras
- étreindre
- embrasser
1794 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1229 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1883 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1633 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
562 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
584 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1285 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1359 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1012 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
883 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
363 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
227 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
271 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
652 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
11917P | Morohashi |
306 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2125 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
645 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
697 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1186 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1356 | 2001 Kanji |
3c5.15 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-5 | SKIP code |
5701.2 | Four corner code |
1-42-90 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
62b1 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
443 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 負 【フ】 negative, minus
- 負荷 【フカ】 burden, load (electrical, CPU, etc.)
- 正負 【セイフ】 positive and negative, +-, plus and minus
- 非負 【ヒフ】 non-negative
Kun reading compounds
- 負ける 【まける】 to lose, to be defeated, to succumb, to give in, to surrender, to yield, to be inferior to, to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.), to reduce the price, to give a discount, to throw in (something extra) for free
- 負けるが勝ち 【まけるがかち】 he that fights and runs away may live to fight another day, sometimes you have to lose to win, losing is winning
- 負かす 【まかす】 to defeat
- 負う 【おう】 to carry on one's back, to bear, to shoulder, to take (responsibility), to assume, to accept, to bear (the blame, costs, etc.), to have (a duty, obligation, etc.), to become responsible for, to be burdened with (work, debt, etc.), to suffer (an injury), to sustain (a wound), to receive, to incur (a loss, damage, etc.), to owe (a debt of gratitude to), to be indebted to, to have (something) behind one, to be backed by
- 負うた子に教えられて浅瀬を渡る 【おうたこにおしえられてあさせをわたる】 some things can be learned from the young, a fool may give a wise man counsel, to be led across the shallows by the child on one's shoulders
Readings
- Korean:
- bu
Spanish
- llevar
- tomar a su cargo
- deber
- ser derrotado
- llevarse la victoria
Portuguese
- derrotar
- negativa
- menos
- carregar
- dever a
- assumir uma responsabilidade
French
- défaite
- perdre
- moins
- négatif
- assumer
- porter sur le dos
- devoir à quelqu'un
- faire un rabais
312 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
406 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
383 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
473 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4488 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
503 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
918 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
981 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
510 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
519 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
717 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1722 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2594 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1327 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1799 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
63 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
36660X | Morohashi |
2091 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
5769 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
63 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
67 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
346 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2561 | 2001 Kanji |
2n7.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-7 | SKIP code |
2-7-2 | SKIP code |
2780.6 | Four corner code |
1-41-73 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
8ca0 | Unicode hex code |