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 2
JLPT level N5
26 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 後 【ゴ】 after
- 後日 【ゴジツ】 in the future, another day, later
- 越後 【エチゴ】 Echigo (former province located in present-day Niigata Prefecture)
- 終了後 【シュウリョウゴ】 after the end (of something), post-
- 後援 【コウエン】 support, backing
- 後遺症 【コウイショウ】 prognostic symptoms, after-effect, sequela
- 向後 【コウゴ】 hereafter
- 先後 【センゴ】 before and after, earlier and later, order, sequence, occurring almost simultaneously, inversion (of order), black and white
Kun reading compounds
- 後 【のち】 later, afterwards, future, after one's death, descendant
- 後々 【のちのち】 future, distant future
- 後々 【のちのち】 future, distant future
- この後 【このあと】 after this, henceforth, henceforward, from now on
- 後ろ 【うしろ】 back, behind, rear
- 後ろ姿 【うしろすがた】 (a person's) appearance from behind, person as seen from behind, back view, retreating figure
- 後ろ 【うしろ】 back, behind, rear
- 後ろ姿 【うしろすがた】 (a person's) appearance from behind, person as seen from behind, back view, retreating figure
- 後 【あと】 behind, rear, after, later, remainder, the rest, more (e.g. five more minutes), left, also, in addition, descendant, successor, heir, after one's death, past, previous
- 後押し 【あとおし】 pushing, backing, boosting, supporting, pushing from behind (a cart, etc.), pusher
- 亡き後 【なきあと】 after one's death
- 後々 【あとあと】 future, distant future
- 遅れる 【おくれる】 to be late, to be delayed, to fall behind schedule, to be overdue, to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.), to lag behind, to be behind (the times), to be bereaved of, to be preceded by (someone) in death, to be slow (of a clock or watch)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- こし、 し、 しい、 しり
- Korean:
- hu
Spanish
- después
- atrás
- detrás
- retrasarse
Portuguese
- atrás
- costas
- mais tarde
French
- après
- derrière
- plus tard
208 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
123 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
111 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
45 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1610 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
276 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
53 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1300 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.11 | Japanese for Busy People |
48 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
48 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
30 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
625 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
431 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
267 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
321 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1391 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
10098 | Morohashi |
361 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1742 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1379 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1479 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
48 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
174 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2067 | 2001 Kanji |
3i6.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-6 | SKIP code |
2224.7 | Four corner code |
1-24-69 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5f8c | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
94 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 約 【ヤク】 approximately, about, promise, appointment, engagement, shortening, reduction, simplification, contraction (in phonetics)
- 約束 【ヤクソク】 promise, agreement, arrangement, one's word, contract, pact, appointment, engagement, date, convention, rule, destiny, fate
- 締約 【テイヤク】 conclusion of a treaty
- 成約 【セイヤク】 conclusion of a contract
Kun reading compounds
- 約まる 【つづまる】 to compress, to shrink
- 約める 【つづめる】 to abridge, to shorten, to economize
- 約やか 【つづまやか】 concise, brief, humble, frugal, modest, discrete
Readings
- Korean:
- yag, yo
Spanish
- promesa
- aproximadamente
- encogerse
- economizar
Portuguese
- promessa
- aproximadamente
- recuar
French
- environ
- promettre
- abréger
- raccourcir
726 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
621 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
591 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
137 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3499 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
451 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
808 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2.12 | Japanese for Busy People |
211 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
211 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
381 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1516 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1632 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
860 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1177 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1374 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
27242X | Morohashi |
1280 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4440 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1362 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1462 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
258 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
534 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2752 | 2001 Kanji |
6a3.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-6-3 | SKIP code |
2792.0 | Four corner code |
1-44-83 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7d04 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
918 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 束 【ソク】 lattice, counter for large bundles (e.g. 10 sheafs of rice, 200 sheets of calligraphy paper, 20 whistling arrows, 100 fish), handbreadth (unit for measuring the length of arrows)
- 束縛 【ソクバク】 restraint, restriction, fetters, yoke, shackles, binding, confinement with rope
- 結束 【ケッソク】 union, unity, solidarity, bundling, binding, tying, putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)
- 口約束 【クチヤクソク】 verbal promise, one's word
Kun reading compounds
- 束 【たば】 bundle, bunch, sheaf
- 束ねる 【たばねる】 to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters), to bundle, to sheathe, to govern, to manage, to control, to administer, to fold (one's arms), to put together (one's hands)
- 鍵束 【かぎたば】 bunch of keys
- 麦束 【むぎたば】 wheat sheaf, stacked wheat
- 束ねる 【たばねる】 to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters), to bundle, to sheathe, to govern, to manage, to control, to administer, to fold (one's arms), to put together (one's hands)
- 束 【つか】 strut, short vertical post, thickness (of a book minus the cover, a sheaf of paper, etc.), handbreadth, bundle
- 束ねる 【たばねる】 to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters), to bundle, to sheathe, to govern, to manage, to control, to administer, to fold (one's arms), to put together (one's hands)
- 不束 【ふつつか】 inexperienced, incompetent, inept, incapable, careless
- 矢束 【やつか】 arrow length, bundle of arrows
- 束ねる 【たばねる】 to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters), to bundle, to sheathe, to govern, to manage, to control, to administer, to fold (one's arms), to put together (one's hands)
Readings
- Korean:
- sog
Spanish
- manojo
- legajo (papeles)
- haz (leños)
- gavilla
- racimo
- bobina
Portuguese
- pacote
- molho
- feixe
- amarra em pacotes
- governar
- administrar
French
- fagot
- gerbe
- bouquet
- promesse
- mettre en liasse
- rame (papier)
- gouverner
- diriger
- contrôler
561 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
1535 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
998 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
196 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1126 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
620 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
536 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.20 | Japanese for Busy People |
501 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
510 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
382 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1051 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4369 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2214 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2978 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1680 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
14480 | Morohashi |
3554 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2559 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1664 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1793 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
486 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1564 | 2001 Kanji |
0a7.8 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-7-3 | SKIP code |
5090.6 | Four corner code |
1-34-11 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
675f | Unicode hex code |