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 2
JLPT level N5
319 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 聞見 【ブンケン】 information, experience, knowledge, observation
- 聞香 【ブンコウ】 smelling incense, savoring incense, distinguishing incense by smell, incense-smelling party
- スポーツ新聞 【スポーツシンブン】 sports newspaper
- 壁新聞 【カベシンブン】 wall newspaper, wall poster
- 聞見 【ブンケン】 information, experience, knowledge, observation
- 聞香 【ブンコウ】 smelling incense, savoring incense, distinguishing incense by smell, incense-smelling party
- 奏聞 【ソウモン】 reporting to the Emperor
- 声聞 【ショウモン】 sravaka (disciple of Buddha), adherent of Hinayana Buddhism
Kun reading compounds
- 聞く 【きく】 to hear, to listen (e.g. to music), to ask, to enquire, to query, to hear about, to hear of, to learn of, to follow (advice, order, etc.), to obey, to listen to, to comply with, to hear (e.g. a plea), to grant (a request), to accept (e.g. an argument), to give consideration to, to smell (esp. incense), to sample (a fragrance), to taste (alcohol), to try
- 聞くだけ野暮 【きくだけやぼ】 asking would be rude, tasteless question
- 聞こえる 【きこえる】 to be heard, to be audible, to reach one's ears, to sound (like), to come across (as), to be well known, to be famous, to accept (someone's words), to agree, to understand
Readings
- Korean:
- mun
Spanish
- preguntar
- escuchar
- rumor
- reputación
- oír
Portuguese
- escutar
- perguntar
- escuta
French
- entendre
- écouter
- demander
314 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
219 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
200 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
262 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4959 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
109 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
80 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2244 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.8 | Japanese for Busy People |
64 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
64 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
179 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1584 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4127 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2097 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2840 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1640 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
29104 | Morohashi |
3326 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4732 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1626 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1754 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
184 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
234 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3854 | 2001 Kanji |
8e6.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-8-6 | SKIP code |
7712.1 | Four corner code |
7740.1 | Four corner code |
1-42-25 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
805e | Unicode hex code |
ethics, companion
- On:
- リン
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1322 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 倫理的 【リンリテキ】 ethical
- 倫理 【リンリ】 ethics, morals
- 映倫 【エイリン】 Eirin, Film Classification and Rating Organization
- 五倫 【ゴリン】 the five Confucian filial-piety relationships
Readings
- Japanese names:
- とも、 のり、 ひとし、 ひろ、 みち
- Korean:
- ryun
Spanish
- ética
- principios
- deber
- reglas
Portuguese
- ética
- companheiro
French
- éthique
- camarade
1914 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1795 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
474 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1742 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1057 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1037 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1163 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1220 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
497 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
115 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
135 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
90 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
103 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1838 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
793 | Morohashi |
120 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
246 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1821 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1962 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1306 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2153 | 2001 Kanji |
2a8.28 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-2-8 | SKIP code |
2822.7 | Four corner code |
1-46-49 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
502b | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
86 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 理 【リ】 reason, principle, logic, general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon), the underlying principles of the cosmos (in neo-Confucianism)
- 理科 【リカ】 science (inc. mathematics, medicine, etc.), natural science, science department (university), science course, science (as a school subject)
- 合理 【ゴウリ】 rationality
- 経理 【ケイリ】 accounting, administration (of money)
Kun reading compounds
- 理 【ことわり】 reason, logic, sense, natural way of things
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あや、 おさむ、 さと、 さとる、 ただ、 ただし、 とおる、 に、 のり、 ひ、 まこと、 まさ、 まさし、 まろ、 みち、 よし
- Korean:
- ri
Spanish
- lógica
- razón
- preparar
Portuguese
- lógica
- arranjo
- razão
- justiça
- verdade
French
- logique
- principe
- raison
- justice
- vérité
333 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
239 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
220 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
95 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2942 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
104 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
217 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1361 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.17 | Japanese for Busy People |
143 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
143 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
241 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1321 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1220 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
659 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
881 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
271 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
21014 | Morohashi |
970 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3644 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
265 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
283 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
59 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
212 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3172 | 2001 Kanji |
4f7.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-7 | SKIP code |
1611.4 | Four corner code |
1-45-93 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7406 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1053 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 綱 【コウ】 class
- 綱領 【コウリョウ】 general plan, main points, summary, platform (e.g. for a campaign), mission statement
- 要綱 【ヨウコウ】 main principle, gist, general plan, guidelines, outline
- 大綱 【タイコウ】 fundamental principles, main lines, outline, summary, general features
Kun reading compounds
- 綱 【つな】 rope, cord, line, grand champion's braided belt
- 綱引き 【つなひき】 tug of war, forward puller (of a rickshaw)
- 命の綱 【いのちのつな】 the thread of life
- 望みの綱 【のぞみのつな】 one's last hope, one's only hope, the last hope
Readings
- Korean:
- gang
Spanish
- soga
- cuerda
- cordón
- categoría
Portuguese
- amarrio
- classe (gênero em biologia)
- corda
- cabo
French
- haussière
- classe (genre)
- corde
- câble
1264 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1250 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3561 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1052 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1635 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2661 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1609 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1716 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1566 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1541 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1735 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
928 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1253 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1982 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
27576 | Morohashi |
1372 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4525 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1963 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2114 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1723 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2753 | 2001 Kanji |
6a8.23 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-6-8 | SKIP code |
2792.0 | Four corner code |
1-25-43 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7db1 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
138 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 領 【リョウ】 territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.), counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
- 領域 【リョウイキ】 area, domain, territory, field, range, region, regime
- 学習指導要領 【ガクシュウシドウヨウリョウ】 government course (curriculum) guidelines
- 綱領 【コウリョウ】 general plan, main points, summary, platform (e.g. for a campaign), mission statement
Kun reading compounds
- 襟 【えり】 collar, lapel, neckband, neck, nape of the neck, scruff of the neck
- 襟足 【えりあし】 hairline at the nape of the neck, nape
- 盤領 【まるえり】 round collar (of traditional Japanese clothing)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- よう、 よし
- Korean:
- ryeong
Spanish
- punto clave
- control
- controlar
Portuguese
- jurisdição
- domínio
- território
- feudo
- reino
French
- domaine
- juridiction
- territoire
- fief
735 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
825 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
806 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
338 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
5124 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
849 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1008 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
834 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
853 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
999 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1888 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1567 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
828 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1133 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1417 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
43423 | Morohashi |
1224 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6628 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1405 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1507 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
452 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
804 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2861 | 2001 Kanji |
9a5.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-5-9 | SKIP code |
8128.6 | Four corner code |
8138.6 | Four corner code |
1-46-46 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
9818 | Unicode hex code |