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 |
article, counter for articles, clauses, paragraphs, etc., twig, ray of light
Jinmeiyō variant of a jōyō kanji, used in names
Stroke order
Readings
- Korean:
- jo
Spanish
Portuguese
French
492 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
160 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
123 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
14859 | Morohashi |
142 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2675 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
4i4.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-2-9 | SKIP code |
2829.4 | Four corner code |
2729.4 | Four corner code |
1-59-74 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
689d | Unicode hex code |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level N1
1277 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 広大 【コウダイ】 vast, extensive, immense, huge, large, grand, magnificent
- 宏遠 【コウエン】 vast and far-reaching
- 恢弘 【カイコウ】 propagation, spreading out, extending
Kun reading compounds
- 広い 【ひろい】 spacious, vast, wide
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あつ、 ひろ、 ひろし
- Korean:
- goeng
Spanish
- amplio
- grande
- magnífico
Portuguese
French
1286 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1936 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
674 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2050 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
2728 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1397 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1884 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
7086 | Morohashi |
2202 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1314 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
2212 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2324 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
3m4.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-4 | SKIP code |
3043.2 | Four corner code |
1-25-08 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5b8f | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
769 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 喜劇 【キゲキ】 comedy
- 喜寿 【キジュ】 77th birthday
- 歓喜 【カンキ】 delight, great joy
- 悲喜 【ヒキ】 joys and sorrows
Kun reading compounds
- 喜ぶ 【よろこぶ】 to be delighted, to be glad, to be pleased, to rejoice, to congratulate, to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.), to take kindly to, to do with pleasure, to do gladly, to be happy (to do)
- 喜ばす 【よろこばす】 to delight, to please, to make (someone) happy, to give pleasure (to)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あき、 きゅ、 のぶ、 ゆき、 よし
- Korean:
- heui
Spanish
- alegría
- júbilo
- divertirse
Portuguese
- Alegrar-se
- ter prazer em
French
- se réjouir
- prendre plaisir à
370 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
473 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
450 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
770 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1115 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
564 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
416 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1709 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1143 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1196 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
253 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
294 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2889 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1488 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2008 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1457 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
3957 | Morohashi |
2308 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
858 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1445 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1553 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
582 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1477 | 2001 Kanji |
3p9.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-9 | SKIP code |
4060.1 | Four corner code |
1-20-78 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
559c | Unicode hex code |