1276 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1837 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2106 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1405 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
945 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1874 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
2037 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1859 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
968 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3067 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1563 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2138 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
457 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
13792 | Morohashi |
2413 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2430 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
448 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
483 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1188 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
descendants, elder brother, insect
- On:
- コン
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1688 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 昆虫 【コンチュウ】 insect, bug
- 昆布 【コンブ】 kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica), konbu, kelp, any edible species from the family Laminariaceae
- 後昆 【コウコン】 grandchildren, posterity
Readings
- Korean:
- gon, hon
Spanish
- descendientes
Portuguese
- descendentes
- irmão mais velho
French
- descendant
- frère ainé
- insecte
3856 | 2001 Kanji |
4c4.10 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-4-4 | SKIP code |
6011.1 | Four corner code |
6071.1 | Four corner code |
1-26-11 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6606 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
67 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 明 【メイ】 brightness, discernment, insight, an eye (for), eyesight, vision, nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
- 明暗 【メイアン】 light and darkness, light and shade
- 公明 【コウメイ】 fairness, openness, impartiality, Komeito (Japanese political party)
- 英明 【エイメイ】 intelligent, wise, bright, brilliant, clear-sighted
- 明 【ミョウ】 vidya (wisdom), mantra, the coming (July 4, etc.)
- 明日 【アシタ】 tomorrow, near future
- 光明 【コウミョウ】 bright light, hope, bright future, light emanating from a buddha or bodhisattva, symbolizing their wisdom and compassion
- 内明 【ナイミョウ】 adhyatma vidya (one of the five sciences of ancient India), science of spirituality
- 明 【ミン】 Ming dynasty (of China; 1368-1644)
- 明楽 【ミンガク】 Ming-era Chinese music (popularized in Japan during the early 17th century)
- 胡志明 【ホーチミン】 Ho Chi Minh (1890-1969), Nguyen Tat Thanh, Ho Chi Minh (Vietnam)
Kun reading compounds
- 明かり 【あかり】 light, illumination, glow, gleam, lamp, light
- 明り先 【あかりさき】 source of light
- 明るい 【あかるい】 light, well-lit, well-lighted, bright (of a colour), brightly-coloured, brightly-colored, cheerful, bright, spirited, sunny (e.g. disposition), encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.), promising, of fair prospects, familiar (with), knowledgeable (about), well versed (in), fair (e.g. politics), clean, impartial
- 明るむ 【あかるむ】 to brighten, to grow light
- 明らむ 【あからむ】 to become luminous at dawn (esp. the sky)
- 明らか 【あきらか】 clear, obvious, evident, plain, definite, bright, light
- 明らかにする 【あきらかにする】 to make clear, to clarify, to disclose, to make public
- 開ける 【あける】 to open (a door, etc.), to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package), to unlock, to open (for business, etc.), to empty, to remove, to make space, to make room, to move out, to clear out, to be away from (e.g. one's house), to leave (temporarily), to dawn, to grow light, to end (of a period, season), to begin (of the New Year), to leave (one's schedule) open, to make time (for), to make (a hole), to open up (a hole)
- 開く 【あく】 to open (e.g. doors), to open (e.g. business, etc.), to be empty, to be vacant, to be available, to be free, to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.), to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.), to come to an end, to open (one's eyes, mouth, etc.), to have a hole, to form a gap, to have an interval (between events)
- 明くる 【あくる】 next (day, morning, etc.), following
- 明くる 【あくる】 next (day, morning, etc.), following
- あくる日 【あくるひ】 next day, following day
- 明かす 【あかす】 to pass (the night), to spend, to reveal, to divulge, to disclose, to expose, to prove, to verify
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あきら、 あけ、 あす、 きら、 け、 さや、 さやか、 とし、 はる、 み、 め
- Korean:
- myeong
Spanish
- luz
- brillo
- claridad
- listo
- inteligente
- claro
- luminoso
- iluminar
- aclarar
Portuguese
- brilhante
- luz
French
- clair
- lumière
141 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
228 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
208 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
84 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2110 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
58 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
186 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
623 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.9 | Japanese for Busy People |
18 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
18 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
106 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
984 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1060 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
572 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
756 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
20 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
13805 | Morohashi |
855 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2435 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
20 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
20 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
152 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
167 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3846 | 2001 Kanji |
4c4.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-4 | SKIP code |
6702.0 | Four corner code |
1-44-32 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
660e | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
735 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 爆 【バク】 burst of laughter, roar of laughter, in copious amounts
- 爆音 【バクオン】 (sound of an) explosion or detonation, roar (of a machine)
- 起爆 【キバク】 ignition, detonation, triggering, explosion
- 水爆 【スイバク】 hydrogen bomb
Kun reading compounds
- 爆ぜる 【はぜる】 to burst open, to pop, to split
Readings
- Korean:
- pog, bag
Spanish
- estallar
- reventar
- explotar
Portuguese
- bomba
- explodir
- estouro
- fender
French
- bombe
- faire éclater
- exploser
- craquer
1702 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
475 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2818 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
923 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
723 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1015 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1053 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1044 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1273 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1415 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
751 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1020 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1820 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
19540 | Morohashi |
1101 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3505 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1802 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1942 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
309 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
1915 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1142 | 2001 Kanji |
4d15.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-15 | SKIP code |
1-1-18 | SKIP code |
9683.2 | Four corner code |
1-39-90 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7206 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
590 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 破 【ハ】 middle section of a song (in gagaku or noh)
- 破壊 【ハカイ】 destruction, disruption, (application) crash
- 大破 【タイハ】 serious damage, heavy damage, being wrecked, thrashing (an opponent), crushing, giving a drubbing
- 踏破 【トウハ】 travelling (a long and difficult journey) on foot, walking (all the way) across, travelling through, hiking across, traversing, travelling all over (e.g. a country), visiting all the major locations (of a region, etc.)
Kun reading compounds
- 破る 【やぶる】 to tear, to rip, to break, to destroy, to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.), to breach, to defeat, to beat, to break (e.g. silence), to disturb (e.g. peace), to shatter (e.g. dream), to disrupt, to spoil, to violate (e.g. rule), to break (e.g. promise), to infringe, to break (a record)
- 破れる 【やぶれる】 to get torn, to tear, to rip, to break, to wear out, to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.), to break down, to collapse, to fall into ruin
- 割れる 【われる】 to break, to be smashed, to split, to crack, to fissure, to be torn, to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.), to split (e.g. of a party), to come to light, to become clear, to be identified, to be revealed, to become distorted (of sound), to clip, to be divisible (without a remainder), to drop below a minimum
Readings
- Korean:
- pa
Spanish
- dañar
- romper
- rasgar
- derrotar
- completar
- especial
- desgarrar
- desgarrarse
- desgastarse
Portuguese
- arrancar
- rasgar
- lágrima
- quebrar
- destruir
- derrotar
- frustrar
French
- déchirer
- casser
- détruire
- défaire
- frustrer
692 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
788 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
767 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
634 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3186 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
645 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
765 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1113 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
665 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
676 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1037 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1401 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1478 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
784 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1064 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
814 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
24124 | Morohashi |
1150 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3999 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
806 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
869 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
427 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
719 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3367 | 2001 Kanji |
5a5.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-5-5 | SKIP code |
1464.7 | Four corner code |
1-39-43 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7834 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
18 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 事 【ジ】 individual concrete phenomenon (as opposed to a general principle)
- 事業 【ジギョウ】 business, enterprise, venture, (commercial) activity, (business) operation, industry, (social) project, undertaking, enterprise, work, activity, program, service
- 商事 【ショウジ】 commercial affairs
- 有事 【ユウジ】 emergency
Kun reading compounds
- 事 【こと】 thing, matter, incident, occurrence, event, something serious, trouble, crisis, circumstances, situation, state of affairs, work, business, affair, after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to, nominalizing suffix, pretending to ..., playing make-believe ..., alias, also known as, otherwise known as, or, necessity, need, you should ..., I advise that you ..., it's important to ...
- 事柄 【ことがら】 matter, thing, affair, circumstance
- 神事 【しんじ】 Shinto ritual
- いい事 【いいこと】 good thing, nice thing, good excuse, good grounds, good opportunity, interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
- 仕える 【つかえる】 to serve, to work for, to attend
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ろ
- Korean:
- sa
Spanish
- cosa
- hecho
- asunto
- acción
Portuguese
- matéria
- coisa
- fato
- negócios
- razão
- possivelmente
French
- fait
- chose
- matière
- affaire
- raison
- peut-être
230 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
309 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
293 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
32 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
272 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
73 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
108 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
768 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.7 | Japanese for Busy People |
80 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
80 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
237 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
30 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4384 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2220 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2986 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1164 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
241 | Morohashi |
3567 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
71 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1156 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1240 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
10 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
300 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1547 | 2001 Kanji |
0a8.15 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-8-3 | SKIP code |
5000.7 | Four corner code |
1-27-86 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
4e8b | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
212 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 件 【ケン】 matter, affair, case, item, subject, counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc., counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
- 件数 【ケンスウ】 number of cases, incidents, items, messages, accounts, etc.
- 刑事事件 【ケイジジケン】 criminal case
- 要件 【ヨウケン】 important matter, requirement, requisite, necessary condition, sine qua non
Kun reading compounds
- 件 【くだん】 the aforementioned, the said, (man, incident, etc.) in question, the above-mentioned, the aforesaid, the usual
Readings
- Korean:
- geon
Spanish
- asunto
- caso
Portuguese
- romance
- caso
- matéria
- item
French
- affaire
- cas
- matière
- article
598 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
687 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
660 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
290 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
368 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
485 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
306 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
3.9 | Japanese for Busy People |
732 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
745 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
482 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
66 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
54 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
35 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
35 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
968 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
410 | Morohashi |
51 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
130 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
959 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1032 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
171 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
657 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2155 | 2001 Kanji |
2a4.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-2-4 | SKIP code |
2520.0 | Four corner code |
1-23-79 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
4ef6 | Unicode hex code |