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 |
nativity, be born, declension, lie, be arbitrary
- On:
- タン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
1024 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 誕生 【タンジョウ】 birth, creation, formation
- 誕生日 【タンジョウビ】 birthday
- 生誕 【セイタン】 birth, nativity
- 再誕 【サイタン】 resurrection (of a company or school, etc.)
Readings
- Korean:
- tan
Spanish
- natividad
- nacimiento
- nacer
Portuguese
- natividade
- nascer
- decadência
- mentira
- ser arbitrário
French
- nativité
- être né
- déclinaison
- exagération
- être arbitraire
943 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
1568 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1286 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4386 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
960 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1756 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2319 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1116 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1168 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
688 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1697 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1987 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1062 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1430 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
400 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
35692P | Morohashi |
1579 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
5640 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
393 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
420 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
987 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3067 | 2001 Kanji |
7a7.15 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-7-8 | SKIP code |
1-7-6 | SKIP code |
0264.1 | Four corner code |
1-35-34 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
8a95 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
117 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 期 【キ】 period, time, opportunity, chance, occasion, age, term (e.g. in office), session (e.g. of parliament), stage (e.g. of a disease), season (e.g. of a TV series)
- 期間 【キカン】 period, term, interval
- 周期 【シュウキ】 cycle, period
- 当期 【トウキ】 current term (period)
- 期 【ゴ】 time, moment, limit, time of death, last moment, midnight in red-light districts during the Edo period
- 期日 【キジツ】 fixed date, appointed date, set date, deadline, due date
- 一期 【イチゴ】 one's whole life, one's lifetime
- 非業の最期 【ヒゴウノサイゴ】 unnatural death, violent death
Readings
- Korean:
- gi
Spanish
- período
- plazo
- intención
- propósito
Portuguese
- período
- tempo
- data
- termo
French
- période
- temps
- date
- terme
183 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
269 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
251 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
119 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3785 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
619 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
614 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1671 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
449 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
456 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
690 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1008 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2139 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1120 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1520 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1781 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
14378 | Morohashi |
1704 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4836 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1765 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1902 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
247 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
394 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1946 | 2001 Kanji |
4b8.11 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-8-4 | SKIP code |
4782.0 | Four corner code |
1-20-92 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
671f | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N3
1639 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 偉 【イ】 greatness, excellence, magnificence
- 偉業 【イギョウ】 great achievement, great feat, great work, great undertaking
- 魁偉 【カイイ】 brawny, muscular, impressive, gigantic
- 容貌魁偉 【ヨウボウカイイ】 (a man) having a commanding face and a powerful physique
Kun reading compounds
- 偉い 【えらい】 great, excellent, admirable, commendable, laudable, honorable, wonderful, outstanding, extraordinary, distinguished, important, high-ranking, powerful, eminent, famous, awful, terrible, serious, tremendous, great, mighty, severe, tiring, tough, hard, very, extremely
- 偉いこっちゃ 【えらいこっちゃ】 what are we going to do?, uh-oh, oh crap, what a mess, oh brother
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ひで
- Korean:
- wi
Spanish
- admirable
- notable
- excelente
Portuguese
- admirável
- grandeza
- notável
- conceituado
- excelente
- famoso
French
- admirable
- grandeur
- remarquable
- vaniteux
- célèbre
- excellent
1005 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1532 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
506 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1098 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
327 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1535 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1053 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1096 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1242 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
123 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
167 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
111 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
128 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1658 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
837 | Morohashi |
148 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
285 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1643 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1772 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1504 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2155 | 2001 Kanji |
2a10.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-2-10 | SKIP code |
2425.6 | Four corner code |
1-16-46 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5049 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
279 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 真 【シン】 truth, reality, genuineness, seriousness, truth, printed style writing, star performer
- 真意 【シンイ】 real intention, true motive, true meaning
- 組み写真 【クミシャシン】 composite or montage photograph
- 迫真 【ハクシン】 realistic, true to life
Kun reading compounds
- 真 【ま】 just, right, due (east), pure, genuine, true, truth
- 誠 【まこと】 truth, reality, fact, sincerity, honesty, faithfulness, good faith, indeed, really, absolutely, truly, actually, very, quite
- 秀真 【ほつま】 Hotsuma (script)
- 誠 【まこと】 truth, reality, fact, sincerity, honesty, faithfulness, good faith, indeed, really, absolutely, truly, actually, very, quite
- 誠に 【まことに】 indeed, really, absolutely, truly, actually, very, quite
- 嘘から出たまこと 【うそからでたまこと】 something intended as a lie or joke which (by chance) ends up being true, lie turned truth
Readings
- Japanese names:
- さな、 さね、 ただ、 ただし、 なお、 のり、 まあ、 まこ、 まさ、 まっ、 まど、 まな、 まゆ、 みち、 も
- Korean:
- jin
Spanish
- verdad
- realidad
- puro
- genuino
- verdadero
Portuguese
- verdadeiro
- realidade
- seita do Budismo
French
- exact
- vrai
- réalité
- secte bouddhiste
438 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
341 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
514 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
278 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
783 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
384 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
227 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1228 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.7 | Japanese for Busy People |
422 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
428 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
242 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1385 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2616 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1337 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1813 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
75 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
23236 | Morohashi |
2111 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3926 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
75 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
79 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
195 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
358 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1561 | 2001 Kanji |
2k8.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-8 | SKIP code |
2-7-3 | SKIP code |
4080.1 | Four corner code |
1-31-31 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
771f | Unicode hex code |
wisdom, intellect, reason
- On:
- チ
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level N1
1002 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 知 【チ】 wisdom, jnana (higher knowledge)
- 知恵 【チエ】 wisdom, wit, sagacity, sense, intelligence, prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
- 才知 【サイチ】 wit and intelligence
- 大知 【タイチ】 supreme wisdom, sage
Readings
- Japanese names:
- さと、 さとし、 さとる、 さとい、 とも、 のり、 とし、 あきら、 じ、 とみ、 ひと、 もと、 よも
- Korean:
- ji
Spanish
- sabiduría
- intelecto
- razón
Portuguese
French
- intelligence
- raison
1416 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2144 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1964 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1793 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2099 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
3458 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1781 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2425 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1232 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
14010 | Morohashi |
2784 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2490 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1224 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1309 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
4c8.11 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-8-4 | SKIP code |
8660.0 | Four corner code |
1-35-50 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
667a | Unicode hex code |