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 4
JLPT level N1
1204 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 潟湖 【セキコ】 lagoon
Kun reading compounds
- 潟 【かた】 lagoon, inlet, creek, tidal beach, tidal flat, tideland
Readings
- Japanese names:
- がら
- Korean:
- seog
Spanish
- laguna
Portuguese
- lagoa
French
- lagon
1084 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1036 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2695 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1502 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2273 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1626 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1736 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1847 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1248 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
921 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
520 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
679 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
2059 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
18247 | Morohashi |
745 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3328 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
2039 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2195 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1778 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
350 | 2001 Kanji |
3a12.9 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-12 | SKIP code |
1-3-11 | SKIP code |
3712.7 | Four corner code |
1-19-67 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6f5f | Unicode hex code |
工
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
299 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 工 【コウ】 (factory) worker
- 工員 【コウイン】 factory worker
- 起工 【キコウ】 setting to work
- 商工 【ショウコウ】 commerce and industry
- 工夫 【クフウ】 devising (a way), contriving, inventing, thinking up, figuring out, coming up with, working out, device, design, idea, plan, invention, dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
- 工面 【クメン】 contrivance, managing (to raise money), one's financial condition
- 竹細工 【タケザイク】 bamboo work, bamboo ware
- 寄せ木細工 【ヨセギザイク】 wooden mosaic work, parquetry, wooden mosaic (e.g. on a piece of furniture), marquetry, marqueterie
- 具合 【グアイ】 condition, state, health, state (of health), way, manner, circumstance, luck, face, dignity, decency, propriety
- 工面 【クメン】 contrivance, managing (to raise money), one's financial condition
Readings
- Japanese names:
- もく
- Korean:
- gong
Spanish
- construcción
- fabricación
- obrero
Portuguese
- ofício
- construção
French
- ingénierie
- industrie
- construction
- radical katakana E (no. 48)
71 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
125 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
113 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
169 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1451 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
77 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
161 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
39 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.16 | Japanese for Busy People |
139 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
139 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
379 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
550 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4190 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2118 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2866 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
76 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
8714 | Morohashi |
3381 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1532 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
76 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
80 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
173 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
84 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3172 | 2001 Kanji |
0a3.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-3-1 | SKIP code |
1010.0 | Four corner code |
1-25-09 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5de5 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
43 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 業 【ギョウ】 work, business, company, agency, study
- 業界 【ギョウカイ】 business world, business circles, (the) industry
- 興業 【コウギョウ】 promotion of industry, inauguration of a new industrial enterprise
- 鉱業 【コウギョウ】 mining industry
- 業 【ゴウ】 karma, result of one's karma, fate, destiny, uncontrollable temper
- 業因 【ゴウイン】 karma
- 罪業 【ザイゴウ】 sin, iniquity, crime
- 正業 【ショウゴウ】 right action, correct meditative activity (in Jodo, saying the name of Amitabha)
Kun reading compounds
- 業 【わざ】 deed, act, work, performance
- 業師 【わざし】 tricky wrestler, shrewd fellow
- 寝技 【ねわざ】 pinning technique (in wrestling or judo), underhanded dealings
- 投げ技 【なげわざ】 throw or throwing technique (sumo, judo)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- なり、 のぶ
- Korean:
- eob
Spanish
- negocio
- industria
- trabajo
Portuguese
- negócios
- vocação
- artes
- performance
French
- activité
- vocation
- arts
- représentation
- karma
380 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
278 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
260 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
54 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
143 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
292 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
199 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2024 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.1 | Japanese for Busy People |
279 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
279 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
307 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1066 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3227 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1674 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2265 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1809 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
15170 | Morohashi |
2612 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2789 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1792 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1931 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
74 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
419 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1064 | 2001 Kanji |
0a13.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-5-8 | SKIP code |
3290.4 | Four corner code |
1-22-40 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
696d | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N2
689 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 短 【タン】 fault, defect, weak point, minor, 5-point card, short
- 短歌 【タンカ】 tanka, 31-mora Japanese poem
- 長短 【チョウタン】 (relative) length, advantages and disadvantages, pluses and minuses, strong and weak points, merits and demerits
- 車高短 【シャコウタン】 lowered car, car with lowered suspension
Kun reading compounds
- 短い 【みじかい】 short, brief
Readings
- Korean:
- dan
Spanish
- pequeño
- breve
- defecto
- corto
Portuguese
- curto
- brevidade
- falta
- defeito
- ponto fraco
French
- court
- bref
- faute
- défaut
- point faible
466 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
362 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
342 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
789 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3172 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
261 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
230 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1633 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
215 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
215 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
90 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1395 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1515 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
801 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1093 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1454 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
23978 | Morohashi |
1182 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3982 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1442 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1550 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
403 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2373 | 2001 Kanji |
3d9.27 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-5-7 | SKIP code |
8141.8 | Four corner code |
1-35-27 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
77ed | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
117 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 期 【キ】 period, time, opportunity, chance, occasion, age, term (e.g. in office), session (e.g. of parliament), stage (e.g. of a disease), season (e.g. of a TV series)
- 期間 【キカン】 period, term, interval
- 周期 【シュウキ】 cycle, period
- 当期 【トウキ】 current term (period)
- 期 【ゴ】 time, moment, limit, time of death, last moment, midnight in red-light districts during the Edo period
- 期日 【キジツ】 fixed date, appointed date, set date, deadline, due date
- 一期 【イチゴ】 one's whole life, one's lifetime
- 非業の最期 【ヒゴウノサイゴ】 unnatural death, violent death
Readings
- Korean:
- gi
Spanish
- período
- plazo
- intención
- propósito
Portuguese
- período
- tempo
- data
- termo
French
- période
- temps
- date
- terme
183 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
269 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
251 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
119 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3785 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
619 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
614 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1671 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
449 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
456 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
690 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1008 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2139 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1120 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1520 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1781 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
14378 | Morohashi |
1704 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4836 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1765 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1902 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
247 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
394 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1946 | 2001 Kanji |
4b8.11 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-8-4 | SKIP code |
4782.0 | Four corner code |
1-20-92 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
671f | Unicode hex code |
大
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
7 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 大 【ダイ】 large, big, great, huge, vast, major, important, serious, severe, great, prominent, eminent, distinguished, -sized, as big as, the size of, university, large (e.g. serving size), large option, long month (i.e. having 31 days)
- 大尉 【タイイ】 captain (Army, US Marine Corps, USAF), lieutenant (Navy), flight lieutenant (RAF, RAAF, RNZAF, etc.)
- 国大 【コクダイ】 national university
- 電通大 【デンツウダイ】 University of Electro-Communications
- 大 【タイ】 nth year in the Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25)
- 大尉 【タイイ】 captain (Army, US Marine Corps, USAF), lieutenant (Navy), flight lieutenant (RAF, RAAF, RNZAF, etc.)
- 負荷増大 【フカゾウタイ】 load increase
- 御大 【オンタイ】 boss, governor, headman
Kun reading compounds
- 大きい 【おおきい】 big, large, great, loud, extensive, spacious, important, decisive, valuable, older, grown up
Readings
- Japanese names:
- うふ、 お、 おう、 た、 たかし、 とも、 はじめ、 ひろ、 ひろし、 まさ、 まさる、 もと、 わ
- Korean:
- dae, da, tae
Spanish
- grande
- muy
- mucho
Portuguese
- grande
- enorme
French
- grand
22 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
25 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
53 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
7 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1171 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
32 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
40 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
48 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.2 | Japanese for Busy People |
26 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
26 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
87 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
408 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4224 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2133 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2882 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
108 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
5831 | Morohashi |
3416 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1133 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
107 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
112 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
5 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
14 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1463 | 2001 Kanji |
0a3.18 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-3-4 | SKIP code |
4003.0 | Four corner code |
1-34-71 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5927 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
63 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 学 【ガク】 learning, scholarship, study, erudition, knowledge, education, study of ..., -ology, -ics
- 学位 【ガクイ】 (academic) degree
- 短期大学 【タンキダイガク】 junior college, vocationally oriented two or three year post-secondary education institution
- 法医学 【ホウイガク】 forensic medicine, forensic pathology, medical jurisprudence, legal medicine
Kun reading compounds
- 学ぶ 【まなぶ】 to learn, to study, to take lessons in
Readings
- Japanese names:
- たか、 のり
- Korean:
- hag
Spanish
- estudio
- aprendizaje
- ciencia
- estudiar
Portuguese
- estudo
- aprendizagem
- ciência
French
- étudier
- apprendre
- science
57 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
45 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
10 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
33 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1271 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
66 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
44 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
719 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.9 | Japanese for Busy People |
109 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
109 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
50 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
460 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3162 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1625 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2211 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
330 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
6974 | Morohashi |
2555 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1294 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
324 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
346 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
15 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
71 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
947 | 2001 Kanji |
3n4.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-5-3 | SKIP code |
2-3-4 | SKIP code |
2-5-2 | SKIP code |
2-3-5 | SKIP code |
3240.7 | Four corner code |
9040.7 | Four corner code |
1-19-56 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5b66 | Unicode hex code |