11 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
13 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
62 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2097 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
5 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
56 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
77 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1.A | Japanese for Busy People |
5 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
5 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
16 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
963 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3759 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1915 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2606 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
12 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
13733 | Morohashi |
3027 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2410 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
12 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
12 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
3 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
33 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
日
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
1 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 日 【ニチ】 Sunday, nth day (of the month), counter for days, Japan
- 日時 【ニチジ】 date and time (of a meeting, departure, etc.), days and hours
- 抗日 【コウニチ】 resistance against Japanese aggression, anti-Japanese (campaign, movement, etc.)
- 在日 【ザイニチ】 resident in Japan (of a foreigner), situated in Japan (e.g. of an embassy), Zainichi, Zainichi Korean, North or South Korean national with permanent residency in Japan (who came to the country before 1945, or a descendant of such a person)
- 日月 【ジツゲツ】 sun and moon, time, days and months, years, Sunday and Monday
- 日外 【ジツガイ】 at one time, some time ago, once
- 両日 【リョウジツ】 both days, two days
- 三十日 【ミソカ】 last day of the month
Kun reading compounds
- 日 【ひ】 day, days, sun, sunshine, sunlight, (the) day, daytime, daylight, date, deadline, (past) days, time (e.g. of one's childhood), case (esp. unfortunate), event
- 日陰 【ひかげ】 shade, shadow, sunshine, sunlight
- 在りし日 【ありしひ】 past days, bygone days, days of yore, the olden days, while still alive, during one's lifetime
- あくる日 【あくるひ】 next day, following day
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あ、 あき、 いる、 く、 くさ、 こう、 す、 たち、 に、 にっ、 につ、 へ
- Korean:
- il
Spanish
- día
- solar
- Japón
- sol
- rayo de sol
Portuguese
- dia
- sol
- Japão
French
- jour
- soleil
- Japon
- compteur de jours
3878 | 2001 Kanji |
4c0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-3-1 | SKIP code |
4-4-1 | SKIP code |
6010.0 | Four corner code |
1-38-92 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
65e5 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
527 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 光学 【コウガク】 optics
- 光栄 【コウエイ】 honour, honor, glory, privilege
- 脚光 【キャッコウ】 footlight, limelight
- 発光 【ハッコウ】 emission (of light), radiation (of light), luminescence
Kun reading compounds
- 光る 【ひかる】 to shine, to glitter, to be bright
- 光る棒 【ひかるぼう】 glowstick, neon light stick
- 光 【ひかり】 light, illumination, ray, beam, gleam, glow, happiness, hope, influence, power, vision, eyesight, optical fiber, optical fibre
- 光り輝く 【ひかりかがやく】 to shine, to glitter
- 越光 【こしひかり】 Koshihikari (variety of rice)
- 柔らかな光 【やわらかなひかり】 soft light
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あき、 あきら、 こお、 てる、 ひこ、 み、 みつ
- Korean:
- gwang
Spanish
- rayo
- luz
- paisaje
- honor
- brillar
- brillo
Portuguese
- raio
- luz
French
- rayon
- lumière
72 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
129 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
116 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
417 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1358 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
217 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
123 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
281 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
138 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
138 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
464 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
143 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3043 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1550 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2121 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
120 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
1350 | Morohashi |
2391 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
349 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
119 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
125 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
345 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
121 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1057 | 2001 Kanji |
3n3.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-4-2 | SKIP code |
2-3-3 | SKIP code |
9021.1 | Four corner code |
1-24-87 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5149 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
399 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 例 【レイ】 example, instance, illustration, case, precedent, custom, habit, practice, usage
- 例会 【レイカイ】 regular meeting
- 恒例 【コウレイ】 established practice, custom
- 定例 【テイレイ】 regular, ordinary (e.g. session of parliament), established usage, precedent, regular practice
Kun reading compounds
- 例える 【たとえる】 to compare (something) to, to liken, to speak figuratively, to use a simile, to use a metaphor
- 例えるなら 【たとえるなら】 for example
Readings
- Korean:
- rye
Spanish
- ejemplo
- normal
- comparar
- ilustrar
Portuguese
- exemplo
- costume
- uso
- precedente
French
- exemple
- coutume
- usage
- précédent
737 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
635 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
605 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
508 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
428 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
441 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
314 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
612 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
622 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
811 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
93 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
99 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
67 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
71 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
981 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
587 | Morohashi |
89 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
193 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
972 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1046 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
294 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
518 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2143 | 2001 Kanji |
2a6.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-2-6 | SKIP code |
2220.0 | Four corner code |
1-46-67 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
4f8b | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1803 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 幣 【ヘイ】 staff with plaited paper streamers
- 弊害 【ヘイガイ】 harmful effect, harmful influence, evil practice, abuse, malady
- 造幣 【ゾウヘイ】 coinage, mintage
- 衰幣 【スイヘイ】 decline
Kun reading compounds
- 幣 【へい】 staff with plaited paper streamers
- 幣を奉る 【ぬさをたてまつる】 to offer a wand with hemp and paper streamers to a Shinto god
- 大幣 【おおぬさ】 streamers (made of linen, paper, etc.) attached to a long pole (used as a wand in grand purification ceremonies), being in great demand
- 小幣 【こぬさ】 small purification wand, thinly cut hemp or paper mixed with rice (scattered as an offering to the gods)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- しで
- Korean:
- pye
Spanish
- riqueza
- ofrenda
- dinero en efectivo
Portuguese
- Caixa
- maus hábitos
- prefixo p/ expressar humildade
- presente
- oferendas em roupas Shinto
- corda
- cortar papel
French
- espèces (argent)
- mauvaise habitude
- préfixe humble
- don
- offrande Shinto (papier, corde)
- corde
- papier découpé
1778 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1902 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1490 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1400 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1253 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2414 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1781 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1913 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1796 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
571 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3582 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1844 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2507 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1049 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
9088X | Morohashi |
2885 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1585 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1040 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1118 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1756 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1044 | 2001 Kanji |
3f12.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-12-3 | SKIP code |
9822.7 | Four corner code |
1-42-30 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5e63 | Unicode hex code |
use, send on a mission, order, messenger, envoy, ambassador, cause
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
219 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 使 【シ】 messenger, police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods), klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
- 使者 【シシャ】 messenger, envoy, emissary
- 特使 【トクシ】 special envoy
- 実力行使 【ジツリョクコウシ】 use of force
Kun reading compounds
- 使う 【つかう】 to use (a tool, method, etc.), to make use of, to put to use, to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.), to employ, to handle, to manage, to manipulate, to use (time, money, etc.), to spend, to consume, to use (language), to speak
- 使い 【つかい】 errand, mission, going on an errand, messenger, bearer, errand boy, errand girl, familiar spirit, use, usage, user, trainer, tamer, handler, charmer
- 使い方 【つかいかた】 way of using (something), way to use, how to use, usage, use, way of handling (employees, subordinates, etc.), way of treating, treatment, management
- オズの魔法使い 【オズのまほうつかい】 The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (novel by L. F. Baum, 1900), The Wizard of Oz (film, 1939)
- 春の使い 【はるのつかい】 Japanese bush warbler, messenger of spring
Readings
- Korean:
- sa
Spanish
- usar
- manejar
- emplear
Portuguese
- Uso
- usar
French
- utiliser
224 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
303 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
287 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
226 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
432 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
210 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
117 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
556 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.3 | Japanese for Busy People |
331 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
331 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
199 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
89 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
100 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
68 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
72 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
999 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
573 | Morohashi |
90 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
196 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
990 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1065 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
239 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
298 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2166 | 2001 Kanji |
2a6.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-2-6 | SKIP code |
2520.6 | Four corner code |
1-27-40 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
4f7f | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N1
891 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 街 【ガイ】 street, quarter, district, area
- 街宣車 【ガイセンシャ】 sound truck (used for campaigning, advertising or propaganda), loudspeaker van, (right-wing) propaganda vehicle
- ウォール街 【ウォールガイ】 Wall Street
- 中華街 【チュウカガイ】 Chinatown
- 街道 【カイドウ】 highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period), main road, highway (e.g. to success), path (to becoming ...), subdistrict (in China)
- 街道筋 【カイドウスジ】 highway route (Edo period), main route
Kun reading compounds
- 町 【まち】 town, block, neighbourhood, neighborhood, downtown, main street, street, road
- 街角 【まちかど】 street corner
- 眠らない街 【ねむらないまち】 city that never sleeps
- 街々 【まちまち】 streets
Readings
- Japanese names:
- また
- Korean:
- ga
Spanish
- avenida
- calle
- ciudad
Portuguese
- bulevar
- rua
- cidade
French
- boulevard
- rue
- ville
461 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
819 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
790 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1626 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1181 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1721 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1570 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
186 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
186 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
371 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1615 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
702 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
421 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
528 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
899 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
34051 | Morohashi |
576 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1759 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
890 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
955 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
580 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2053 | 2001 Kanji |
3i9.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-9 | SKIP code |
2122.1 | Four corner code |
2110.4 | Four corner code |
1-19-25 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
8857 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
207 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 道 【ドウ】 road, path, street, route, way, set of practices, rules for conducting oneself, moral education, Buddhist teachings, Taoism, administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido), administrative region of Japan (Tokaido, Tosando, etc.), province (administrative region of Korea), circuit (administrative region of China), province (Tang-era administrative region of China)
- 道義 【ドウギ】 morality, moral principles
- 正道 【セイドウ】 path of righteousness, path of duty, right track, correct path
- 海道 【カイドウ】 sea route
- 有道 【ユウドウ】 being good, being virtuous, virtuous person
- 不道 【フドウ】 inhuman, immoral, unreasonable, outrageous, wicked, barbarity (one of the eight unpardonable crimes, incl. killing three people in one family, or dismembering a corpse)
Kun reading compounds
- 道 【みち】 road, path, street, lane, passage, route, way, distance, journey, road (e.g. to victory), course, way (of living, proper conduct, etc.), moral principles, teachings (esp. Confucian or Buddhist), dogma, field (e.g. of medicine), subject, speciality, means, way, method
- 道筋 【みちすじ】 path, route, itinerary
- 花道 【はなみち】 elevated walkway through the audience to the stage, honourable end to a career
- 横道 【よこみち】 byway, side street, cross street, wrong way, digression
Readings
- Japanese names:
- さ、 じ、 ど、 みつ、 おさむ
- Korean:
- do
Spanish
- camino
- razón
- modo
- decir
- senda
- método
Portuguese
- Caminho
- estrada
- rua
- distrito
- viagem
- curso
- moral
- ensinamentos
- filosofia
French
- voie
- route
- rue
- région
- voyage
- morale
- enseignements
122 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
205 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
188 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
129 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4724 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
141 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
93 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1811 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.7 | Japanese for Busy People |
149 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
149 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
66 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
710 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3888 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2000 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2701 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
283 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
39010P | Morohashi |
3134 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6091 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
277 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
295 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
123 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
220 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
979 | 2001 Kanji |
2q9.14 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-3-9 | SKIP code |
3-2-9 | SKIP code |
3830.6 | Four corner code |
1-38-27 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
9053 | Unicode hex code |