264 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
171 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
154 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
877 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2121 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
838 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
599 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
946 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
730 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
743 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
463 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
973 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3089 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1577 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2156 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1570 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
13837 | Morohashi |
2435 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2452 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1556 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1676 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
181 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N2
844 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 星 【セイ】 Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions), Singapore
- 星座 【セイザ】 constellation, astrological sign, star sign, zodiac sign
- 新星 【シンセイ】 nova, new face, new star
- 小惑星 【ショウワクセイ】 asteroid
- 客星 【カクセイ】 celestial body seen only for a short time (e.g. comet)
- 七星 【シチセイ】 the Big Dipper (asterism), the Plough, the Plow
Kun reading compounds
- 星 【ほし】 star (usu. excluding the Sun), planet (usu. excluding Earth), heavenly body, star (glyph, symbol, shape), asterisk, star (actor, player, etc.), dot, spot, fleck, bullseye, perp, perpetrator, culprit, offender, suspect, one's star (that determines one's fate), one's fortune, point, score, star point (intersection marked with a dot), hoshi, (pyrotechnic) star
- 星空 【ほしぞら】 starry sky
- 四三の星 【しそうのほし】 the Big Dipper (asterism), the Plough, the Plow
- 希望の星 【きぼうのほし】 ray of light, ray of hope, promising talent
Readings
- Korean:
- seong
Spanish
- estrella
- punto pequeño
- resultado de un juego
Portuguese
- estrela
- ponto
- marca
French
- étoile
- point
- marque
3872 | 2001 Kanji |
4c5.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-4-5 | SKIP code |
6010.4 | Four corner code |
1-32-17 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
661f | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1405 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 丘陵 【キュウリョウ】 hill, hillock, rolling hills, foothills
- 丘疹 【キュウシン】 pimple, papule
- 墳丘 【フンキュウ】 tumulus, grave mound
- 砂丘 【サキュウ】 sand dune, sand hill
Kun reading compounds
- 丘 【おか】 hill, height, knoll, rising ground, bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
- 岡辺 【おかべ】 vicinity of a hill
- 小高い丘 【こだかいおか】 small hill, low hill, hillock
- 嵐が丘 【あらしがおか】 Wuthering Heights (novel by Emily Bronte)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- たかし
- Korean:
- gu
Spanish
- colina
Portuguese
- morro
- colina
French
- colline
- butte
1149 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1169 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
174 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1689 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1026 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
219 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1357 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1441 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1202 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
12 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4307 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2177 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2931 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1341 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
33 | Morohashi |
3495 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
19 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1329 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1427 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1035 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2673 | 2001 Kanji |
0a5.12 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-5-2 | SKIP code |
7210.1 | Four corner code |
1-21-54 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
4e18 | Unicode hex code |
station
- On:
- エキ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
724 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 駅 【エキ】 railway station, train station, staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan), counter for railway stations and bus stations
- 駅員 【エキイン】 (train) station attendant, station employee, station staff
- 宿駅 【シュクエキ】 relay station, post station, stage
- 終着駅 【シュウチャクエキ】 terminal station
Readings
- Korean:
- yeog
Spanish
- estación
Portuguese
- estação
French
- gare
158 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
253 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
233 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
384 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
5199 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
189 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
101 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2172 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.12 | Japanese for Busy People |
284 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
284 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
56 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1915 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2292 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1184 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1618 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
2003 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
44633P | Morohashi |
1822 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6735 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1984 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2138 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
426 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3462 | 2001 Kanji |
10a4.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-10-4 | SKIP code |
7738.7 | Four corner code |
1-17-56 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
99c5 | 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.)
- 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 4
503 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 阪神 【ハンシン】 Osaka-Kobe, Hanshin (company name: railway, dept. store, baseball team, etc.)
- 阪急 【ハンキュウ】 Hankyū, Hankyu (Kansai area railway and retail conglomerate)
- 京阪 【ケイハン】 Kyoto and Osaka, Kyoto-Osaka area
- 京阪 【ケイハン】 Keihan Electric Railway (abbr)
Kun reading compounds
- 坂 【さか】 slope, incline, hill, milestone, (age) mark
- セレッソ大阪 【セレッソおおさか】 Cerezo Osaka (Japanese pro soccer team)
- ガンバ大阪 【ガンバおおさか】 Gamba Osaka (Japanese pro soccer team)
Readings
- Korean:
- pan
Spanish
- cuesta
- pendiente
- abreviación de Osaka
Portuguese
French
- coteaux
- pente
401 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4979 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1893 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
375 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
450 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
321 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
243 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1303 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
41562 | Morohashi |
271 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6428 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1294 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1390 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
3667 | 2001 Kanji |
2d4.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-4 | SKIP code |
7124.7 | Four corner code |
1-26-69 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
962a | Unicode hex code |
borough, urban prefecture, govt office, representative body, storehouse
- On:
- フ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N2
170 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 府 【フ】 (urban) prefecture (i.e. Osaka and Kyoto), centre (e.g. of learning), center, seat, (government) office, fu (administrative unit in China, Korea and Vietnam)
- 府警 【フケイ】 prefectural police (Osaka or Kyoto)
- 総理府 【ソウリフ】 Prime Minister's office, PMO
- 無政府 【ムセイフ】 anarchy
Readings
- Japanese names:
- い、 う、 お、 はん
- Korean:
- bu
Spanish
- municipio
- prefectura urbana
Portuguese
- burgo
- região urbana
- altocomissariado
- corpo representativo
- depósito
French
- préfecture urbaine
- arrondissement
- bureau de gouvernement
- corps représentatif
- entrepôt
503 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
603 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
575 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
156 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1507 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
260 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
509 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
740 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
504 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
513 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
337 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
587 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3824 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1960 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2654 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1011 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
9283 | Morohashi |
3082 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1611 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1002 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1077 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
168 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
515 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
548 | 2001 Kanji |
3q5.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-3-5 | SKIP code |
0024.0 | Four corner code |
1-41-60 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5e9c | Unicode hex code |