12 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
14 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
16 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
26 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2169 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
13 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
59 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
80 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1.A | Japanese for Busy People |
17 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
17 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
17 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1002 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3674 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1876 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2556 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
13 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
14330 | Morohashi |
2956 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2530 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
13 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
13 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
66 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
28 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
月
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
23 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 月 【ゲツ】 Monday
- 月額 【ゲツガク】 monthly amount (sum)
- 隔月 【カクゲツ】 every second month, every other month
- 望月 【モチヅキ】 full moon, moon on the 15th day of the month (by the lunar calendar), full moon of the eighth lunar month
- 月輪 【ゲツリン】 (full) moon, moon when it's round
- 旧正月 【キュウショウガツ】 lunar New Year (esp. the Chinese New Year)
- お正月 【オショウガツ】 New Year (esp. first three days), first month of the year, January
Kun reading compounds
- 月 【つき】 Moon, month, moonlight, (a) moon, natural satellite
- 月末 【げつまつ】 end of the month
- 卯月 【うづき】 fourth month of the lunar calendar
- 祥月 【しょうつき】 month of a person's death
Readings
- Japanese names:
- おと、 がっ、 す、 ずき、 もり
- Korean:
- weol
Spanish
- mes
- luna
Portuguese
- mês
- lua
French
- lune
- mois
3946 | 2001 Kanji |
4b0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-2-2 | SKIP code |
4-4-1 | SKIP code |
7722.0 | Four corner code |
1-23-78 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6708 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
527 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 光学 【コウガク】 optics
- 光栄 【コウエイ】 honour, honor, glory, privilege
- 脚光 【キャッコウ】 footlight, limelight
- 発光 【ハッコウ】 emission (of light), radiation (of light), luminescence
Kun reading compounds
- 光る 【ひかる】 to shine, to glitter, to be bright
- 光る棒 【ひかるぼう】 glowstick, neon light stick
- 光 【ひかり】 light, illumination, ray, beam, gleam, glow, happiness, hope, influence, power, vision, eyesight, optical fiber, optical fibre
- 光り輝く 【ひかりかがやく】 to shine, to glitter
- 越光 【こしひかり】 Koshihikari (variety of rice)
- 柔らかな光 【やわらかなひかり】 soft light
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あき、 あきら、 こお、 てる、 ひこ、 み、 みつ
- Korean:
- gwang
Spanish
- rayo
- luz
- paisaje
- honor
- brillar
- brillo
Portuguese
- raio
- luz
French
- rayon
- lumière
72 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
129 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
116 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
417 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1358 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
217 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
123 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
281 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
138 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
138 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
464 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
143 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3043 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1550 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2121 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
120 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
1350 | Morohashi |
2391 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
349 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
119 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
125 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
345 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
121 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1057 | 2001 Kanji |
3n3.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-4-2 | SKIP code |
2-3-3 | SKIP code |
9021.1 | Four corner code |
1-24-87 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5149 | Unicode hex code |
Jinmeiyō variant of a jōyō kanji, used in names
1906 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 富有 【フユウ】 rich, wealthy
Readings
- Japanese names:
- と
- Korean:
- bu
Spanish
Portuguese
French
2633 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1824 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1592 | Morohashi |
2124 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
406 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
3m9.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-9 | SKIP code |
3760.6 | Four corner code |
1-41-58 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
51a8 | Unicode hex code |
田
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N4
90 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 田畑 【タハタ】 fields (of rice and other crops)
- 田園 【デンエン】 the country, countryside, rural districts, cultivated land, fields
- 桑田 【ソウデン】 mulberry plantation
- 水田 【スイデン】 (water-filled) paddy field
Kun reading compounds
- 田 【た】 rice field
- 田植え 【たうえ】 rice planting
- 新田 【しんでん】 new rice field, newly developed rice field, wasteland or marshland newly reclaimed as a rice field (Edo period)
- 塩田 【えんでん】 saltpan, field for drying salt
Readings
- Japanese names:
- いなか、 おか、 たん、 で、 とう、 や
- Korean:
- jeon
Spanish
- campo de arroz
- arrozal
Portuguese
- campo de arroz
- arroz sem beneficiar
French
- rizière
40 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
60 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
59 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
24 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2994 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
52 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
220 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
189 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.18 | Japanese for Busy People |
35 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
35 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
103 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1330 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3775 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1925 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2617 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
14 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
21723 | Morohashi |
3041 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3727 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
14 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
14 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
61 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
45 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3676 | 2001 Kanji |
5f0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-3-2 | SKIP code |
4-5-1 | SKIP code |
6040.0 | Four corner code |
1-37-36 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7530 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1513 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 勲 【クン】 merit (esp. order of merit)
- 勲章 【クンショウ】 decoration, order, medal
- 叙勲 【ジョクン】 conferring of decorations
- 殊勲 【シュクン】 distinguished services, meritorious deeds
Kun reading compounds
- 勲 【いさお】 distinguished service, meritorious service
Readings
- Japanese names:
- いさむ
- Korean:
- hun
Spanish
- acción meritoria
- servicio distinguido
- mérito
Portuguese
- ato meritório
- mérito
French
- mérite
- haut fait
- fait méritoire
1191 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1312 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2794 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1296 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1106 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2407 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1773 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1905 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1709 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1284 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3560 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1838 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2500 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1693 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
2463 | Morohashi |
2869 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
560 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1677 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1808 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1781 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2240 | 2001 Kanji |
4d11.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-11-4 | SKIP code |
2433.2 | Four corner code |
1-23-14 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
52f2 | Unicode hex code |