402 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
510 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
484 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
121 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2146 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
291 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
612 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1742 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.11 | Japanese for Busy People |
263 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
263 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
439 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1000 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3120 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1599 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2181 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
829 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
14301 | Morohashi |
2472 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2492 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
821 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
884 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
99 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
587 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
82 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 最 【サイ】 the most, the extreme, prime, conspicuous
- 最悪 【サイアク】 worst, horrible, horrid, awful, terrible, in the worst case, if worst comes to worst
Kun reading compounds
- 最も 【もっとも】 most, extremely
- 最も近い共通祖先 【もっともちかいきょうつうそせん】 most recent common ancestor
Readings
- Japanese names:
- も
- Korean:
- choe
Spanish
- prefijo para superlativo
- más
- sumamente
- extremadamente
Portuguese
- Capacidade máxima
- maior
- extremo
French
- le plus
- ultra-
- extrême
3867 | 2001 Kanji |
4c8.10 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-4-8 | SKIP code |
6014.7 | Four corner code |
1-26-39 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6700 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N3
334 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 優 【ユウ】 Excellent (grade), A, superiority, excellence, gentle, graceful, elegant, skillful
- 優位 【ユウイ】 predominance, superiority, ascendancy, advantage, supremacy
- 声優 【セイユウ】 voice actor or actress (radio, animation, etc.)
- 怪優 【カイユウ】 actor or performer with fascinating acting and appearance
- 優曇華 【ウドンゲ】 udumbara (mythical Indian plant often identified with the cluster fig, Ficus glomerata), something very rare (from the legend that the udumbara flowers once in 3000 years), Japanese fiber banana flower, green lacewing eggs
- 優婆夷 【ウバイ】 upasika (devout female lay follower of Buddhism)
- 声優 【セイユウ】 voice actor or actress (radio, animation, etc.)
- 怪優 【カイユウ】 actor or performer with fascinating acting and appearance
Kun reading compounds
- 優しい 【やさしい】 tender, kind, gentle, graceful, affectionate, amiable
- 優しい声 【やさしいこえ】 soft voice
- 優れる 【すぐれる】 to surpass, to outstrip, to excel
- 勝る 【まさる】 to excel, to surpass, to exceed, to have an edge, to be superior, to outrival, to outweigh, to preponderate
- 優るとも劣らない 【まさるともおとらない】 not at all inferior to, rival or surpass, compare favorably (with)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ゆ、 よし
- Korean:
- u
Spanish
- excelente
- sobresaliente
- especial
- papel
- función
- elegante
- tierno
- amable
- cariñoso
- sobrepasar
- dejar atrás
- sobresalir
Portuguese
- ternura
- superar
- superação
- ator
- superioridade
- gentileza
French
- tendresse
- gentillesse
- exceller
- surpasser
- supériorité
- acteur
995 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
984 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
453 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
564 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1148 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
336 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2599 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1033 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1074 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1168 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
140 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
200 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
130 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
156 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1002 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
1261 | Morohashi |
177 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
334 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
993 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1068 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1000 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2167 | 2001 Kanji |
2a15.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-2-15 | SKIP code |
2124.7 | Four corner code |
1-45-05 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
512a | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
848 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 秀 【シュウ】 preeminence, supremacy, distinction, excellence
- 秀作 【シュウサク】 excellent (piece of) work
- 閨秀 【ケイシュウ】 accomplished lady, talented woman, eminent woman
- 清秀 【セイシュウ】 having refined and distinguished features, having a bright face
Kun reading compounds
- 秀でる 【ひいでる】 to excel, to surpass, to be superior, to be better (than others at something), to be conspicuous (esp. forehead and eyebrows), to be prominent, to stand out
Readings
- Japanese names:
- しゅ、 しょう、 ひで、 ひでし、 ほ
- Korean:
- su
Spanish
- sobresaliente
- excelente
- sobresalir
- sobrepasar
Portuguese
- superar
- excelência
- beleza
- superação
French
- excellence
- exceller
- beauté
- dépasser
1355 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
859 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3263 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
973 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1582 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
726 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1683 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1798 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1171 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1429 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3152 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1616 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2202 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
923 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
24911 | Morohashi |
2545 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4123 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
914 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
980 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1142 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2245 | 2001 Kanji |
5d2.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-5-2 | SKIP code |
2-1-7 | SKIP code |
2-1-6 | SKIP code |
2-5-3 | SKIP code |
2022.7 | Four corner code |
1-29-08 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
79c0 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
457 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 守備 【シュビ】 defense, defence
- 守勢 【シュセイ】 (being on the) defensive
- 好守 【コウシュ】 good fielding
- 攻守 【コウシュ】 offense and defense, offence and defence, batting and fielding
- 守護 【シュゴ】 protection, safeguard, shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
- 都寺 【ツウス】 one of the six administrators of a Zen temple
- 居留守 【イルス】 pretending to be out
Kun reading compounds
- 守る 【まもる】 to protect, to guard, to defend, to keep (i.e. a promise), to abide (by the rules), to observe, to obey, to follow
- 守り 【まもり】 protection, defense, defence, providence, amulet, charm, talisman
- 守り神 【まもりがみ】 guardian deity
- 島主 【とうしゅ】 island chief
- 山守 【やまもり】 ranger (forest), mountain guardian
- 守り 【もり】 babysitting, babysitter, protecting, keeping, keeper
- 守り立てる 【もりたてる】 to support, to back up, to rally round, to revive (e.g. a company), to boost (e.g. morale), to bring up, to raise
- 井守 【いもり】 newt (esp. the Japanese fire belly newt, Cynops pyrrhogaster)
- 足無井守 【あしなしいもり】 caecilian (any burrowing legless amphibian of the order Gymnophiona)
- 守 【かみ】 director (of the provincial governors under the ritsuryō system)
- 肥後守 【ひごのかみ】 higonokami, type of folding knife with metal handle
- 出羽守 【でわのかみ】 director of Dewa province, person who frequently makes comparisons with other countries, industries, etc. when complaining about an issue or situation
Readings
- Japanese names:
- う、 し、 も、 て
- Korean:
- su
Spanish
- guardar proteger
- defender
- guardar
- proteger
Portuguese
- vigia
- protege
- defende
- obedece
French
- garder
- protéger
- défendre
- obéir
- respect (des règles)
421 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
316 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
300 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
564 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1282 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
352 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
460 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
284 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
490 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
499 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
537 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
466 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2697 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1375 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1861 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
189 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
7071 | Morohashi |
2173 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1310 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
186 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
198 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
364 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
270 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
748 | 2001 Kanji |
3m3.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-3 | SKIP code |
3034.2 | Four corner code |
1-28-73 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5b88 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
356 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 備蓄 【ビチク】 stocking up (in case of emergency), stockpile, reserves, storing, laying in (supplies)
- 備考 【ビコウ】 note (for reference), remarks, N.B.
- 配備 【ハイビ】 deployment, disposition, posting, stationing
- 無防備 【ムボウビ】 defenseless, defenceless, unprotected, vulnerable
Kun reading compounds
- 備える 【そなえる】 to furnish with, to equip with, to provide, to install, to prepare for, to make preparations for, to make provision for, to possess (all that is needed), to be endowed with, to be equipped with, to be born with, to have since birth
- 備わる 【そなわる】 to be furnished with, to be provided with, to be equipped with, to be possessed of, to be endowed with, to be gifted with, to be among, to be one of
- 具に 【つぶさに】 in detail, with great care, completely, fully
Readings
- Japanese names:
- びっ、 びん
- Korean:
- bi
Spanish
- equipar
- aprovisionar
- preparación
- preparativo
- proveer
- preparar
- estar dotado de
- estar surtido
Portuguese
- equipe
- provisão
- preparação
French
- équiper
- préparation
- approvisionnement
700 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
795 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
774 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
321 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
519 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
750 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
332 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1539 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
768 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
782 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
613 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
124 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
165 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
109 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
126 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1191 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
967 | Morohashi |
146 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
284 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1183 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1267 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
201 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
763 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2153 | 2001 Kanji |
2a10.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-2-10 | SKIP code |
2422.7 | Four corner code |
1-40-87 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5099 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
57 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 選 【セン】 selection, choice, choosing, picking, election
- 選挙 【センキョ】 election
- 抽選 【チュウセン】 lottery, raffle, drawing (of lots)
- 公選 【コウセン】 public election, election by popular vote
Kun reading compounds
- 選ぶ 【えらぶ】 to choose, to select
- 選ぶところがない 【えらぶところがない】 being the same thing (as), being indistinguishable (from)
- 選る 【よる】 to choose, to select, to pick out
- 選る 【よる】 to choose, to select, to pick out
Readings
- Korean:
- seon
Spanish
- elegir
- seleccionar
Portuguese
- eleger
- selecionar
- escolher
- preferir
French
- élection
- sélection
- choisir
- préférer
449 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
556 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
527 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
105 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4744 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
522 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
967 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2419 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
800 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
814 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
264 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
721 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3931 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2026 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2734 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1822 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
39127P | Morohashi |
3169 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6114 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1804 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1944 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
341 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
626 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3561 | 2001 Kanji |
2q12.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-3-12 | SKIP code |
3-2-12 | SKIP code |
3730.8 | Four corner code |
1-33-10 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
9078 | Unicode hex code |
手
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N4
60 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 手術 【シュジュツ】 surgery, operation, procedure, skill with one's hands, sleight of hand
- 手記 【シュキ】 note, memorandum, memo, memoirs, personal account
- 二塁手 【ニルイシュ】 second baseman
- 名手 【メイシュ】 master, expert, brilliant move (in go, shogi, etc.), excellent move
- 交際上手 【コウサイジョウズ】 good at socializing, sociability, being a good mixer
- 処世上手 【ショセイジョウズ】 knowing how to get on in the world, knowing the secret of success in life
Kun reading compounds
- 手 【て】 hand, arm, forepaw, foreleg, handle, hand, worker, help, trouble, care, effort, means, way, trick, move, technique, workmanship, hand, handwriting, kind, type, sort, one's hands, one's possession, ability to cope, hand (of cards), direction, move (in go, shogi, etc.)
- 手足 【てあし】 hands and feet, limbs, person at one's beck and call, person at hand, reliable worker
- 逆手 【ぎゃくて】 underhand grip, backhand grip (e.g. in tennis), unexpected twist, turning the tables (on an opponent)
- 担い手 【にないて】 bearer, carrier, person bearing responsibility, person in charge, supporter
Readings
- Korean:
- su
Spanish
- mano
Portuguese
- mão
French
- main
28 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
35 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
32 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
42 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1827 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
37 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
54 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
118 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.19 | Japanese for Busy People |
57 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
57 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
170 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
847 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4267 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2155 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2907 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
644 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
11768 | Morohashi |
3456 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2060 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
637 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
687 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
57 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
30 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2247 | 2001 Kanji |
3c0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-4-3 | SKIP code |
2-1-3 | SKIP code |
2050.0 | Four corner code |
1-28-74 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
624b | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
426 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 賞 【ショウ】 prize, award
- 賞金 【ショウキン】 prize money, monetary award, reward
- 副賞 【フクショウ】 extra prize
- 表彰 【ヒョウショウ】 (official) commendation, public recognition (of someone's achievements, good deeds, etc.), awarding, honouring
Kun reading compounds
- 褒める 【ほめる】 to praise, to commend, to compliment, to speak well of, to speak highly of
Readings
- Korean:
- sang
Spanish
- premio
- recompensa
Portuguese
- prêmio
- recompensa
- elogio
French
- prix
- récompense
- louanges
641 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
542 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
511 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
507 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1372 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
621 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
930 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2377 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
500 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
509 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
711 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1738 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3237 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1677 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2274 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
804 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
36813 | Morohashi |
2618 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
5815 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
796 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
859 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
625 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1061 | 2001 Kanji |
3n12.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-5-10 | SKIP code |
2-3-12 | SKIP code |
9080.6 | Four corner code |
1-30-62 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
8cde | Unicode hex code |