92 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
159 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
142 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
130 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3719 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
70 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
58 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1216 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.3 | Japanese for Busy People |
131 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
131 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
181 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
998 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3292 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1703 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2314 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
333 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
14294 | Morohashi |
2658 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2463 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
327 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
349 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
121 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
197 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
169 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 書 【ショ】 book, document, calligraphy (esp. Chinese), penmanship, handwriting, letter, note
- 書院 【ショイン】 drawing room, study, writing alcove, publishing house
- 投書 【トウショ】 letter (e.g. of complaint), letter to the editor, letter from a reader, contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.)
- 議定書 【ギテイショ】 protocol
Kun reading compounds
- 書く 【かく】 to write, to compose, to pen, to draw, to paint
Readings
- Japanese names:
- かき
- Korean:
- seo
Spanish
- escritura
- escrito
- escribir
Portuguese
- escrever
French
- écrire
1678 | 2001 Kanji |
4c6.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-6-4 | SKIP code |
5060.1 | Four corner code |
1-29-81 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
66f8 | Unicode hex code |
chronicle, account, narrative, history, annals, geologic period
- On:
- キ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N1
780 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 紀 【キ】 period, Nihon Shoki (second oldest work of Japanese history, compiled in 720 CE), Nihongi, Chronicles of Japan, Kii (former province located in present-day Wakayama and southern Mie prefectures)
- 紀元前 【キゲンゼン】 pre-era, BC, BCE
- デボン紀 【デボンキ】 Devonian period
- 前世紀 【ゼンセイキ】 last century, previous century, ancient times, old times
Readings
- Japanese names:
- おさむ、 ただす、 とし、 とも、 のり、 もと
- Korean:
- gi
Spanish
- crónica
- normas
- era
Portuguese
- crônica
- contos
- narrativa
- história
- anais
- período geológico
French
- chronique
- compte-rendu
- narration
- histoire
- annales
- ère géologique
578 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
472 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
449 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
930 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3497 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
666 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1619 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1424 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
372 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
373 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
634 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1512 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1628 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
856 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1173 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1366 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
27234 | Morohashi |
1276 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4439 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1354 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1454 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
521 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2756 | 2001 Kanji |
6a3.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-6-3 | SKIP code |
2791.7 | Four corner code |
1-21-10 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7d00 | Unicode hex code |