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
65 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 高 【コウ】 high, high school
- 高圧 【コウアツ】 high voltage, high pressure
- 中高 【チュウコウ】 middle and high school, medium and high (level)
- 激昂 【ゲッコウ】 excitement, exasperation, indignation, rage, fury
Kun reading compounds
- 高い 【たかい】 high, tall, expensive, high-priced, high (level), above average (in degree, quality, etc.), loud, high-pitched, shrill
- 高い高い 【たかいたかい】 lifting (a child) high up in the air
- 高 【たか】 quantity, amount, volume, number, amount of money
- 高い 【たかい】 high, tall, expensive, high-priced, high (level), above average (in degree, quality, etc.), loud, high-pitched, shrill
- 威高 【いたか】 arrogant
- 背高 【せいたか】 tallness, tall person
- 高まる 【たかまる】 to rise, to swell, to be promoted
- 高める 【たかめる】 to raise, to lift, to boost, to enhance
Readings
- Japanese names:
- か、 こ、 じょい、 た、 はか
- Korean:
- go
Spanish
- alto
- caro
- sobresaliente
- elevar
- levantar
Portuguese
- Caro
- alto
French
- haut
- élevé
- grand
- cher
76 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
132 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
119 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
49 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
5248 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
160 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
102 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1163 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.11 | Japanese for Busy People |
190 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
190 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
83 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1924 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2601 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1330 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1803 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
313 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
45313 | Morohashi |
2097 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6796 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
307 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
329 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
135 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
193 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
449 | 2001 Kanji |
2j8.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-8 | SKIP code |
0022.7 | Four corner code |
1-25-66 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
9ad8 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
205 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)
- 認知 【ニンチ】 acknowledgement, acknowledgment, recognition, cognition
- 熟知 【ジュクチ】 being familiar with, having a thorough knowledge of, being well-informed about
Kun reading compounds
- 知る 【しる】 to know, to be aware (of), to be conscious (of), to learn (of), to find out, to discover, to sense, to feel, to notice, to realize, to understand, to comprehend, to grasp, to appreciate, to remember, to be familiar with, to be acquainted with, to experience, to go through, to know (e.g. hardship), to get acquainted with (a person), to get to know, to have to do with, to be concerned with, to be one's concern, to be one's responsibility
- 知る限り 【しるかぎり】 as far as I know
- 吾唯足知 【われただたるをしる】 I am content with what I am (have), rich is the person who is content with what he is
- 知らせる 【しらせる】 to notify, to advise, to inform
Readings
- Japanese names:
- さと、 さとる、 しり、 しれ、 とも、 のり
- Korean:
- ji
Spanish
- conocer
- saber
- entender
Portuguese
- saber
- sabedoria
French
- savoir
- sagesse
112 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
186 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
169 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
207 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3169 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
196 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
229 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
636 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.18 | Japanese for Busy People |
214 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
214 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
143 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1394 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1446 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
768 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1041 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1231 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
23935 | Morohashi |
1127 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3978 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1223 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1308 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
73 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
160 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2377 | 2001 Kanji |
3d5.14 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-5-3 | SKIP code |
8640.0 | Four corner code |
1-35-46 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
77e5 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
496 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 識 【シキ】 acquaintanceship, vijnana, consciousness, written by...
- 識者 【シキシャ】 well-informed person, thinking person, intelligent person
- 光学式文字認識 【コウガクシキモジニンシキ】 optical character recognition, OCR
- 目的意識 【モクテキイシキ】 sense of purpose
Kun reading compounds
- 知る 【しる】 to know, to be aware (of), to be conscious (of), to learn (of), to find out, to discover, to sense, to feel, to notice, to realize, to understand, to comprehend, to grasp, to appreciate, to remember, to be familiar with, to be acquainted with, to experience, to go through, to know (e.g. hardship), to get acquainted with (a person), to get to know, to have to do with, to be concerned with, to be one's concern, to be one's responsibility
- 記す 【しるす】 to write down, to note down, to jot down, to take a note of, to mention, to describe, to give an account of, to inscribe, to mark, to brand, to remember, to engrave (in one's mind)
- 記す 【しるす】 to write down, to note down, to jot down, to take a note of, to mention, to describe, to give an account of, to inscribe, to mark, to brand, to remember, to engrave (in one's mind)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- さと、 さとる
- Korean:
- sig, ji
Spanish
- discernir
- distinguir
- símbolo
Portuguese
- discriminação
- saber
- escrever
French
- discernement
- connaissance
- écrire
627 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
725 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
698 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
617 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4438 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
486 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
911 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2810 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
681 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
694 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
512 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1709 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2070 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1086 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1477 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
493 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
35974 | Morohashi |
1639 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
5704 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
482 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
521 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
416 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
824 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3059 | 2001 Kanji |
7a12.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-7-12 | SKIP code |
0365.0 | Four corner code |
1-28-17 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
8b58 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
598 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 責 【セキ】 responsibility, duty, obligation
- 責任 【セキニン】 duty, responsibility (incl. supervision of staff), liability, onus
- 問責 【モンセキ】 blame, censure, reproof, reprimand, rebuke
- 引責 【インセキ】 taking responsibility
Kun reading compounds
- 責める 【せめる】 to condemn, to blame, to criticize, to criticise, to reproach, to accuse, to urge, to press, to pester, to torture, to torment, to persecute, to break in (a horse)
Readings
- Korean:
- chaeg, chae
Spanish
- condena
- censura
- obligación
- condenar
- censurar
- culpar
- criticar
Portuguese
- culpa
- condenar
- censurar
French
- blâmer
- condamner
- critiquer
649 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
751 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
728 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
759 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4492 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
492 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
923 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
655 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
666 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
638 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1726 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3115 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1595 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2176 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1555 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
36682 | Morohashi |
2467 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
5780 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1541 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1661 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
739 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1461 | 2001 Kanji |
7b4.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-4-7 | SKIP code |
5080.6 | Four corner code |
1-32-53 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
8cac | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
217 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 任 【ニン】 obligation, duty, charge, responsibility
- 任意 【ニンイ】 optional, voluntary, arbitrary, random, discretionary, facultative, spontaneous, any, arbitrary
- 再任 【サイニン】 reappointment
- 在任 【ザイニン】 being in office
Kun reading compounds
- 任せる 【まかせる】 to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone), to entrust (to someone), to entrust (someone) with, to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.), to let (take its own course), to let (happen), to give (oneself to something), to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full, to use freely, to use without reserve
- 任す 【まかす】 to entrust (to someone), to leave (in someone's hands)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- さ、 とう、 ひで
- Korean:
- im
Spanish
- responsabilidad
- deber
- confiar a
- dejar a cargo de
Portuguese
- responsabilidade
- dever
- termo
- confiar para
- nomear
French
- responsabilité
- devoir
- terme
- confier à
- nommer
688 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
785 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
764 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
310 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
374 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
414 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
307 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
235 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
334 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
334 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
639 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
69 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
57 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
37 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
38 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1012 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
416 | Morohashi |
53 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
136 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1003 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1078 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
349 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
662 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2172 | 2001 Kanji |
2a4.9 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-2-4 | SKIP code |
2221.4 | Four corner code |
1-39-04 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
4efb | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
38 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 者 【シャ】 person, -er, expert, geisha, prostitute
- 芸者 【ゲイシャ】 geisha, professional female entertainer, usu. at traditional banquets
- 加害者 【カガイシャ】 perpetrator, wrong-doer, aggressor, assailant, offender
Kun reading compounds
- 者 【もの】 person
- 者ども 【ものども】 you, people
- 弱き者 【よわきもの】 weak person, the weak
- 若い者 【わかいもの】 young person, young people, youth, youngsters, young employee, young manservant, young follower
Readings
- Korean:
- ja
Spanish
- persona
Portuguese
- alguém
- pessoa
French
- personne
- quelqu'un
235 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
314 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
298 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
22 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3685 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
56 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
240 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
769 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.6 | Japanese for Busy People |
164 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
164 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
148 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1578 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3980 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2047 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2765 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1264 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
28852 | Morohashi |
3211 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4698 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1256 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1345 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
19 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
302 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1478 | 2001 Kanji |
4c4.13 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-4-4 | SKIP code |
4-8-2 | SKIP code |
2-4-4 | SKIP code |
4460.0 | Four corner code |
1-28-52 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
8005 | Unicode hex code |