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
10 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 本 【ホン】 book, volume, script, this, present, current, ... in question, ... at issue, main, head, principal, real, genuine, regular, proper, counter for long, cylindrical things, counter for films, TV shows, etc., counter for goals, home runs, etc., counter for telephone calls
- 本位 【ホンイ】 standard, basis, principle
- 社会資本 【シャカイシホン】 social capital, SOC
- 配本 【ハイホン】 distribution of books
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)
- 本木 【もとき】 original stock
- 大本 【おおもと】 root, origin, source, cause, basis, foundation, Ōmoto (religion)
- 旗本 【はたもと】 shogunal vassal, direct retainer of a shogun
Readings
- Japanese names:
- まと、 ごう
- Korean:
- bon
Spanish
- libro
- origen
- base
- contador de cosas alargadas
Portuguese
- livro
- presente
- real
- verdadeiro
- principal
- sufixo p/ contagem De coisas longas
French
- livre
- présent
- essentiel
- origine
- principal
- réalité
- vérité
- compteur d'objets allongés
45 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
76 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
70 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
15 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
96 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
20 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
61 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
212 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.1 | Japanese for Busy People |
25 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
25 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
37 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1046 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4314 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2183 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2937 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
215 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
14421 | Morohashi |
3502 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2536 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
211 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
224 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
6 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
47 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1855 | 2001 Kanji |
0a5.25 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-5-3 | SKIP code |
5023.0 | Four corner code |
1-43-60 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
672c | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
281 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 格 【カク】 status, position, rank, method, way, style, rule, regulation, law, case, figure (form of a syllogism)
- 格上げ 【カクアゲ】 status elevation, upgrading, promotion
- 規格 【キカク】 standard, norm
- 低価格 【テイカカク】 low price
- 格子 【コウシ】 lattice, latticework, window bars, grid, grating, trellis, lattice door, check(ed) pattern, plaid
- 格子柄 【コウシガラ】 check pattern, checked pattern, checkered pattern, plaid, lattice design
- 格 【キャク】 amendment (to ritsuryō)
- 格式 【カクシキ】 formality, social rules, social status, social standing, amendments and enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryō)
- 弘仁格 【コウニンキャク】 Ordinance of the Konin Era
- 格組 【ゴウグミ】 wooden framework
- 格天井 【ゴウテンジョウ】 coffered ceiling
Readings
- Japanese names:
- いたる、 のり
- Korean:
- gyeog, nag
Spanish
- estado
- rango
- posición
- regla
- ley
- aptitud
- capacidad
- carácter
Portuguese
- condição
- posição
- capacidade
- caracter
- caso (lei
- gramática)
French
- rang
- statut
- capacité
- caractère
- cas (loi, grammaire)
569 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
663 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
633 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
334 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2259 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
716 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
633 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1099 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
643 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
653 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
852 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1088 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1161 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
627 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
835 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
298 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
14749 | Morohashi |
926 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2668 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
292 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
312 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
403 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
710 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1877 | 2001 Kanji |
4a6.17 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-6 | SKIP code |
4796.4 | Four corner code |
1-19-42 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
683c | Unicode hex code |
witch, demon, evil spirit
- On:
- マ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1514 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 魔 【マ】 demon, devil, evil spirit, evil influence, -crazed person, -obsessed person, fiend, dreaded, terrible, awful, dreadful
- 魔女 【マジョ】 witch
- 病魔 【ビョウマ】 demon of ill health, disease
- 尼 【アマ】 Buddhist nun, Catholic nun, sister, bitch, Amagasaki (city in Hyogo Prefecture), Amazon (online retailer)
Readings
- Korean:
- ma
Spanish
- demonio
- espíritu maligno
Portuguese
- bruxa
- demônio
- espírito do mal
French
- sorcière
- démon
- esprit malfaisant
1832 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1326 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
5398 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1546 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1919 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2961 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1528 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1629 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1418 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1929 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3953 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2035 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2747 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
2041 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
45906P | Morohashi |
3187 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6843 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
2022 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2178 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1942 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
557 | 2001 Kanji |
3q18.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-3-18 | SKIP code |
3-11-10 | SKIP code |
0021.3 | Four corner code |
1-43-66 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
9b54 | 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 |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
287 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 少 【ショウ】 small, little, few
- 少輔 【ショウ】 assistant vice-minister (ritsuryō system, early Meiji period)
- 最少 【サイショウ】 fewest, least, smallest (number), lowest, minimum, youngest
- 過少 【カショウ】 too few, too little, insufficient
Kun reading compounds
- 少ない 【すくない】 few, little, small (amount), low, scarce, insufficient, seldom, rare
- 少し 【すこし】 a little, a bit, a small amount, a few, some, slightly, somewhat, a little while, a short time, a moment, a minute, a little way, a short distance
- 少しも 【すこしも】 (not) at all, (not) a bit, (not) in the least, (not) in the slightest
Readings
- Korean:
- so
Spanish
- poco
- pequeño
- un poco
- apenas
Portuguese
- poucos
- pequenos
French
- un petit peu
- un peu
93 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
160 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
143 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
231 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
166 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
129 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
47 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
88 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.17 | Japanese for Busy People |
144 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
144 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
105 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
512 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4278 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2163 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2915 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
107 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
7475 | Morohashi |
3467 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1390 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
106 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
111 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
153 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
95 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1160 | 2001 Kanji |
3n1.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-4-4 | SKIP code |
1-1-3 | SKIP code |
9020.0 | Four corner code |
1-30-15 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5c11 | Unicode hex code |
女
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
151 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 女 【ジョ】 woman, girl, daughter, Chinese "Girl" constellation (one of the 28 mansions), feminine noun
- 女王 【ジョオウ】 queen, female champion
- 処女 【ショジョ】 virgin (usu. female), maiden, virgin (e.g. forest), unspoiled by human activity, debut, maiden (e.g. voyage)
- 一女 【イチジョ】 one daughter, eldest daughter, first-born daughter
- 女王 【ジョオウ】 queen, female champion
- 女房 【ニョウボウ】 wife (esp. one's own wife), court lady, female court attache, woman who served at the imperial palace, woman (esp. as a love interest)
- 老若男女 【ロウニャクナンニョ】 men and women of all ages
- 天女 【テンニョ】 heavenly nymph, celestial maiden, beautiful and kind woman
- 女房 【ニョウボウ】 wife (esp. one's own wife), court lady, female court attache, woman who served at the imperial palace, woman (esp. as a love interest)
- 女官 【ジョカン】 court lady, lady-in-waiting
Kun reading compounds
- 女 【おんな】 woman, female, female lover, girlfriend, mistress, (someone's) woman
- 女形 【おんながた】 onnagata, male actor in female kabuki roles, female partner (in a relationship)
- 醜女 【しゅうじょ】 homely woman, plain-looking woman, female demon
- 囲い女 【かこいおんな】 mistress
- 雌 【め】 female, smaller (of the two), weaker, woman, wife
- 女神 【めがみ】 goddess, female deity
- 早乙女 【さおとめ】 young female rice planter, young girl
- 醜女 【しゅうじょ】 homely woman, plain-looking woman, female demon
Readings
- Japanese names:
- おな、 た、 つき、 な
- Korean:
- nyeo, yeo
Spanish
- femenino
- mujer
Portuguese
- mulher
- fêmea
French
- femme
- féminin
32 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
41 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
35 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
178 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1185 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
62 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
42 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
114 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.13 | Japanese for Busy People |
102 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
102 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
68 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
423 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4226 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2135 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2884 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
99 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
6036 | Morohashi |
3418 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1173 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
98 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
102 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
60 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
19 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1769 | 2001 Kanji |
3e0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-3-4 | SKIP code |
4040.0 | Four corner code |
1-29-87 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5973 | Unicode hex code |