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 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 |
小
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
114 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 小 【ショウ】 smallness, small item, short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days), elementary school, smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name), inferior, younger (of two people with the same name), junior, unit of field area (approx. 400 sq m)
- 小雨 【コサメ】 light rain, drizzle
- 微小 【ビショウ】 microscopic
- 中小 【チュウショウ】 small and medium
Kun reading compounds
- 小さい 【ちいさい】 small, little, tiny, slight, below average (in degree, amount, etc.), minor, small, low (e.g. sound), soft (e.g. voice), unimportant, petty, insignificant, trifling, trivial, young, juvenile
- 小さい頃 【ちいさいころ】 as a child, when one was a child
Readings
- Japanese names:
- いさら、 こう、 さざ、 しゃお、 ちいさ
- Korean:
- so
Spanish
- poco
- pequeño
Portuguese
- Pequeno
- pouco
French
- petit
24 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
27 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
36 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
63 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1355 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
33 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
46 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
21 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.15 | Japanese for Busy People |
27 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
27 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
88 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
511 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
7 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
106 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
7473 | Morohashi |
7 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1389 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
105 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
110 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
126 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
15 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1141 | 2001 Kanji |
3n0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-1-2 | SKIP code |
9000.0 | Four corner code |
1-30-14 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5c0f | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
482 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 型式 【カタシキ】 model (e.g. of a vehicle), type
- 造形 【ゾウケイ】 molding, moulding, shaping, forming, modelling (i.e. plastic arts), modeling
- 体型 【タイケイ】 figure, body shape, build, physique, form, somatotype, biotype, habitus, (type of) physique
Kun reading compounds
- 型 【かた】 type, style, model, pattern, mold, mould, model, pattern, template, impression, kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts), style (in kabuki, noh, etc.), form, convention, tradition, (standard) form, formula, usage, (set) size, inches (in sizes of displays, disks, image sensors, etc.), (taxonomical) form
- 型式 【かたしき】 model (e.g. of a vehicle), type
- 空手の型 【からてのかた】 kata (in karate)
Readings
- Korean:
- hyeong
Spanish
- tipo
- modelo
- patrón
Portuguese
- bolor
- tipo
- modelo
French
- moule
- modèle
- type
595 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
493 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
468 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
423 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1077 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
685 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
431 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
888 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
909 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1318 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
353 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3266 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1685 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2292 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
687 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
5030 | Morohashi |
2638 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1010 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
680 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
735 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
523 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3272 | 2001 Kanji |
3b6.11 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-6-3 | SKIP code |
1210.4 | Four corner code |
1-23-31 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
578b | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N3
604 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 捕鯨 【ホゲイ】 whaling, whale hunting, whale fishing
- 捕獲 【ホカク】 capture, seizure
- 採捕 【サイホ】 collecting (plants and animals), gathering, capturing, catching
- 再逮捕 【サイタイホ】 rearrest, recapture
Kun reading compounds
- 捉える 【とらえる】 to catch, to capture, to seize, to arrest, to grab, to catch hold of, to grasp (e.g. meaning), to perceive, to capture (e.g. features), to captivate, to move (one's heart)
- 囚われる 【とらわれる】 to be caught, to be captured, to be taken prisoner, to be arrested, to be apprehended, to be seized with (fear, etc.), to be a slave to, to stick to, to adhere to, to be swayed by
- 捕る 【とる】 to catch (a wild animal, fish, insect, baseball, etc.), to capture
- 捉える 【とらえる】 to catch, to capture, to seize, to arrest, to grab, to catch hold of, to grasp (e.g. meaning), to perceive, to capture (e.g. features), to captivate, to move (one's heart)
- 囚われる 【とらわれる】 to be caught, to be captured, to be taken prisoner, to be arrested, to be apprehended, to be seized with (fear, etc.), to be a slave to, to stick to, to adhere to, to be swayed by
- 捕まえる 【つかまえる】 to catch, to capture, to arrest, to seize, to restrain, to grab, to clutch, to grasp, to seize, to hold on to, to catch hold of (someone), to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street), to hail (a taxi, waiter, etc.), to hold (someone) back, to detain, towards (someone), at (someone), in (someone's) face
- 捕まる 【つかまる】 to be caught, to be arrested, to hold on to, to grasp, to find (e.g. proof), to get (e.g. a taxi), to be detained by
Readings
- Korean:
- po
Spanish
- atrapar
- capturar
- coger
- ser atrapado
- ser capturado
Portuguese
- pegar
- capturar
French
- attraper
- capturer
1784 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
669 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1919 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1611 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
571 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
890 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
911 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1049 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
895 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
514 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
315 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
387 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1853 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
12157 | Morohashi |
429 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2170 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1836 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1978 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1341 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1353 | 2001 Kanji |
3c7.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-7 | SKIP code |
5302.7 | Four corner code |
1-42-65 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6355 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1486 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 鯨肉 【ゲイニク】 whale meat
- 鯨飲 【ゲイイン】 drinking hard, drinking like a fish
- 酔鯨 【スイゲイ】 Suigei
- 白鯨 【ハクゲイ】 Moby-Dick (1851 novel by Herman Melville)
Kun reading compounds
- 鯨 【くじら】 whale (Cetacea spp.)
- 鯨肉 【げいにく】 whale meat
- タスマニア鯨 【タスマニアくじら】 Shepherd's beaked whale (Tasmacetus shepherdi)
- 五島鯨 【ごとうくじら】 larger whales of family Delphinidae (esp. the pilot whale or blackfish)
Readings
- Korean:
- gyeong
Spanish
- ballena
Portuguese
- baleia
French
- baleine
1208 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1768 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
5307 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1345 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1921 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2831 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
700 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
713 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
915 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1933 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2361 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1214 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1661 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
321 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
46257 | Morohashi |
1882 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6886 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
315 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
337 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1927 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2541 | 2001 Kanji |
11a8.9 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-11-8 | SKIP code |
2039.6 | Four corner code |
1-23-63 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
9be8 | Unicode hex code |
co-, cooperation
- On:
- キョウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N2
121 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 協議 【キョウギ】 conference, consultation, discussion, negotiation
- 協会 【キョウカイ】 association, society, organization, organisation
- 農協 【ノウキョウ】 agricultural cooperative
- 経協 【ケイキョウ】 management association, management conference, management institute
Readings
- Korean:
- hyeob
Spanish
- cooperación
- colaboración
Portuguese
- co-
- cooperação
French
- coopération
- co-
377 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
485 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
461 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
209 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
774 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
572 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
381 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
548 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
234 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
234 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
444 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
244 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
103 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
70 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
74 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
881 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
2742 | Morohashi |
93 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
617 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
872 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
937 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
193 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
501 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1445 | 2001 Kanji |
2k6.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-2-6 | SKIP code |
4402.7 | Four corner code |
1-22-08 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5354 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
4 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 会 【カイ】 meeting, assembly, party, gathering, conference, athletic meet, society, association, club
- 会員 【カイイン】 member, the membership
- 例会 【レイカイ】 regular meeting
- 際会 【サイカイ】 meeting, facing, confronting
- 会 【エ】 gathering (esp. Buddhist, festive, etc.)
- 会釈 【エシャク】 slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude), nod, salutation, consideration, thoughtfulness
- 法会 【ホウエ】 Buddhist service (e.g. memorial service)
- 御斎会 【ゴサイエ】 imperial event at which high monks recited the Golden Light Sutra to pray for national security and good harvests (held annually at the palace from the 8th to the 14th of the first lunar month, between the Nara and Muromachi periods)
Kun reading compounds
- 会う 【あう】 to meet, to encounter, to see, to have an accident, to have a bad experience
- 逢うは別れの始め 【あうはわかれのはじめ】 we meet only to part, meeting is the first step to parting
- 会わせる 【あわせる】 to make (someone) to meet, to let (someone) meet, to expose to, to subject to
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あい、 い
- Korean:
- hoe, goe, gwal
Spanish
- asociación
- reunión
- encontrarse con
- reunirse
Portuguese
- encontro
- reunião
- festa
- associação
- entrevista
- une
French
- réunion
- rencontre
- meeting
- parti
- association
- entrevue
- rejoindre
54 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
93 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
87 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
12 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
381 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
116 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
14 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
454 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.1 | Japanese for Busy People |
158 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
158 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
59 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
47 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2512 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1275 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1741 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
759 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
460 | Morohashi |
2020 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
143 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
752 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
814 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
16 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
119 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2871 | 2001 Kanji |
2a4.19 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-4 | SKIP code |
2-3-3 | SKIP code |
8073.1 | Four corner code |
1-18-81 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
4f1a | Unicode hex code |