55 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1953 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1215 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2093 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
3290 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1701 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2312 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
13899 | Morohashi |
2656 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2455 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
2436 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2514 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level N1
1655 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 晋 【シン】 Jin dynasty (of China; 265-420 CE), Chin dynasty
- 晋山 【シンザン】 taking up a new position as chief priest of a Buddhist temple
- 西晋 【セイシン】 Western Jin dynasty (of China; 265-317 CE), Western Chin dynasty
- 後晋 【コウシン】 Later Jin dynasty (of China; 936-947), Later Chin dynasty
Kun reading compounds
- 晋 【しん】 Jin dynasty (of China; 265-420 CE), Chin dynasty
Readings
- Japanese names:
- すすむ、 ゆき、 くに、 すすみ、 のぶ
- Korean:
- jin
Spanish
- avanzar
- antigua región de China
Portuguese
French
4c6.8 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-6-4 | SKIP code |
1060.1 | Four corner code |
1-31-24 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
664b | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N2
386 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 州 【シュウ】 state (of the US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.), province (e.g. of Canada), county (e.g. of the UK), region (e.g. of Italy), canton, oblast, continent, province (of Japan), province (of ancient China), prefecture, department, dear
- 州政府 【シュウセイフ】 state government
- 広州 【コウシュウ】 Guangzhou (China), Canton
- 沿海州 【エンカイシュウ】 Primorskaya Oblast (Russia)
- 州 【ス】 sandbank, sandbar
- 洲浜 【スハマ】 sandy beach, sandbar that projects into the ocean, particularly in a wavy form, designs and objects with a wavy pattern, sweet mochi cake
- 白州 【シラス】 white sandbar, white sandbank, area in a garden or entrance of a house laid with white sand or pebbles, gravel separating a noh stage from the audience, court of law in the Edo period, in which the parties sat on white sand
- 中州 【ナカス】 sandbank (in a river), sandbar
Kun reading compounds
- 州 【す】 sandbank, sandbar
- 洲浜 【すはま】 sandy beach, sandbar that projects into the ocean, particularly in a wavy form, designs and objects with a wavy pattern, sweet mochi cake
- 白州 【しらす】 white sandbar, white sandbank, area in a garden or entrance of a house laid with white sand or pebbles, gravel separating a noh stage from the audience, court of law in the Edo period, in which the parties sat on white sand
- 中州 【なかす】 sandbank (in a river), sandbar
Readings
- Japanese names:
- くに
- Korean:
- ju
Spanish
- estado
- provincia
- banco de arena
Portuguese
- estado
- província
French
- province
- état
424 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
320 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
304 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
542 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
99 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
445 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
490 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
224 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
195 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
195 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
553 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
549 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
64 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
39 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
40 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
130 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
8678 | Morohashi |
57 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1529 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
128 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
135 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
271 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1254 | 2001 Kanji |
2f4.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-2-4 | SKIP code |
1-1-5 | SKIP code |
3200.0 | Four corner code |
1-29-03 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5dde | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
166 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 教育委員会 【キョウイクイインカイ】 Board of Education
- 教育 【キョウイク】 education, schooling, training, instruction, teaching, upbringing, culture, cultivation, education
- 政教 【セイキョウ】 religion and politics, church and state
- 正教 【セイキョウ】 orthodoxy, (Greek) orthodox church
Kun reading compounds
- 教える 【おしえる】 to teach, to instruct, to tell, to inform, to show, to preach
- 教わる 【おそわる】 to be taught, to learn, to take lessons in
Readings
- Japanese names:
- のり、 ひさ
- Korean:
- gyo
Spanish
- educación
- enseñanza
- enseñar
- instruir
- ser enseñado
Portuguese
- ensinar
- fé
- doutrina
French
- enseigner
- foi
- doctrine
191 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
112 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
101 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
97 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2052 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
247 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
179 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1408 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.18 | Japanese for Busy People |
245 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
245 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
214 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
940 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1887 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1002 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1356 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1262 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
13213 | Morohashi |
1493 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2345 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1254 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1343 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
58 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
202 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1466 | 2001 Kanji |
4i6.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-7-4 | SKIP code |
1-6-4 | SKIP code |
4844.0 | Four corner code |
1-22-21 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6559 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
369 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 育児 【イクジ】 childcare, child-rearing, nursing, upbringing
- 育英 【イクエイ】 education of gifted young people, providing financial support to gifted students, education
- 性教育 【セイキョウイク】 sex education
- 社会教育 【シャカイキョウイク】 social education
Kun reading compounds
- 育つ 【そだつ】 to be raised (e.g. child), to be brought up, to grow (up)
- 育ち 【そだち】 growth, breeding, growing up (in, as), upbringing
- 育ち盛り 【そだちざかり】 growth period (in children)
- 育てる 【そだてる】 to raise, to rear, to bring up, to train, to teach, to educate, to promote the growth of, to nurture, to foster, to develop
- 育む 【はぐくむ】 to raise, to bring up, to rear, to cultivate, to foster, to nurture
Readings
- Japanese names:
- やす
- Korean:
- yug
Spanish
- educar
- criar
- ser educado
- crecer
Portuguese
- educar
- crescer
- levantar
- elevar
French
- élever
- grandir
347 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
247 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
227 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
250 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
296 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
487 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
843 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
958 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.20 | Japanese for Busy People |
246 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
246 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
879 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1013 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2544 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1295 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1764 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
766 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
29318 | Morohashi |
2050 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4773 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
759 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
821 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
259 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
292 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
446 | 2001 Kanji |
2j6.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-6 | SKIP code |
2-4-4 | SKIP code |
0022.7 | Four corner code |
1-16-73 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
80b2 | 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 1
JLPT level N5
63 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 学 【ガク】 learning, scholarship, study, erudition, knowledge, education, study of ..., -ology, -ics
- 学位 【ガクイ】 (academic) degree
- 短期大学 【タンキダイガク】 junior college, vocationally oriented two or three year post-secondary education institution
- 法医学 【ホウイガク】 forensic medicine, forensic pathology, medical jurisprudence, legal medicine
Kun reading compounds
- 学ぶ 【まなぶ】 to learn, to study, to take lessons in
Readings
- Japanese names:
- たか、 のり
- Korean:
- hag
Spanish
- estudio
- aprendizaje
- ciencia
- estudiar
Portuguese
- estudo
- aprendizagem
- ciência
French
- étudier
- apprendre
- science
57 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
45 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
10 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
33 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1271 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
66 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
44 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
719 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.9 | Japanese for Busy People |
109 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
109 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
50 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
460 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3162 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1625 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2211 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
330 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
6974 | Morohashi |
2555 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1294 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
324 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
346 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
15 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
71 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
947 | 2001 Kanji |
3n4.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-5-3 | SKIP code |
2-3-4 | SKIP code |
2-5-2 | SKIP code |
2-3-5 | SKIP code |
3240.7 | Four corner code |
9040.7 | Four corner code |
1-19-56 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5b66 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
294 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 校 【コウ】 school, proof (of a book, document, etc.), counter for proofs
- 校歌 【コウカ】 school song
- 一校 【イッコウ】 whole school, the first proof, one proofreading
- 同校 【ドウコウ】 the same school, the said school
- 校合 【キョウゴウ】 collation, examining and comparing, checking (against the original text)
- 校書 【キョウショ】 collation, examining and comparing, checking (against the original text), geisha
Readings
- Japanese names:
- めん
- Korean:
- gyo, hyo
Spanish
- escuela
- colegio
- centro docente
Portuguese
- exame
- escola
- impressão
- prova
- correção
French
- école
- examen
- impression
- épreuve
- correction
75 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
46 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
21 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
176 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2260 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
91 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
64 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1096 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.9 | Japanese for Busy People |
115 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
115 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
51 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1091 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1166 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
630 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
840 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1286 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
14713 | Morohashi |
929 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2669 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1278 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1371 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
233 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
79 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1866 | 2001 Kanji |
4a6.24 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-6 | SKIP code |
4094.8 | Four corner code |
1-25-27 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6821 | Unicode hex code |