15 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
17 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
69 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
148 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2170 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
17 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
60 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
109 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1.A | Japanese for Busy People |
22 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
22 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
20 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1045 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4261 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2149 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2901 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
199 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
14415 | Morohashi |
3450 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2531 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
195 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
207 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
255 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
36 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
木
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
317 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 木刀 【ボクトウ】 wooden sword
- 木偶 【デク】 wooden doll, wooden figure, puppet, blockhead, good-for-nothing, fool
- 土木 【ドボク】 engineering works, civil engineering, public works
- 名木 【メイボク】 old tree of historical interest, excellent wood, precious woods, choice wood
- 木 【モク】 Thursday, wood (first of the five elements)
- 木材 【モクザイ】 lumber, timber, wood
- 水木 【スイモク】 Wednesday and Thursday
- 火水木 【カスイモク】 Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
Kun reading compounds
- 木 【き】 tree, shrub, bush, wood, timber, wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
- 木々 【きぎ】 (many) trees, every tree, all kinds of trees
- 本木 【もとき】 original stock
- 青木 【あおき】 Japanese laurel (Aucuba japonica), spotted laurel, lush, green tree
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ぐ、 も、 もと
- Korean:
- mog, mo
Spanish
- árbol
- madera
Portuguese
- árvore
- madeira
French
- arbre
- bois (matière)
1864 | 2001 Kanji |
4a0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-4-3 | SKIP code |
4090.0 | Four corner code |
1-44-58 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6728 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
960 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 端 【タン】 origin, beginning, variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width), for kimonos: at least 10 m in length, for haori: at least 7.27 m in length, for other clothes: at least 6.06 m in length, tip, extremity
- 端緒 【タンショ】 start, beginning, first step, clue
- 末端 【マッタン】 end, tip, extremities, terminal
- 北端 【ホクタン】 northern extremity
Kun reading compounds
- 端 【はし】 end (e.g. of street), tip, point, edge, margin, beginning, start, first, odds and ends, scrap, odd bit, least
- 端 【はした】 fraction, odd sum, odd money, small change, low class female servant
- 木の端 【きのはし】 fragment of wood
- 道の端 【みちのはし】 edge of a street
- 端 【はし】 end (e.g. of street), tip, point, edge, margin, beginning, start, first, odds and ends, scrap, odd bit, least
- 端 【はした】 fraction, odd sum, odd money, small change, low class female servant
- 切羽 【きりは】 face, working face
- 継端 【つぎは】 opportunity to continue a conversation
- 側 【そば】 near, close, beside, vicinity, proximity, besides, while, third person
- 端から 【はたから】 from outside, from the side
- 端 【はし】 end (e.g. of street), tip, point, edge, margin, beginning, start, first, odds and ends, scrap, odd bit, least
- 鼻先 【はなさき】 tip of nose, before one's eyes, under one's nose, in front of, tip (of something)
- 出鼻 【でばな】 projecting part (of a headland, etc.), moment of departure, (on the) point of going out, outset, start, beginning
- 上がり端 【あがりはな】 entrance (i.e. of a Japanese house), start of a rise (e.g. in prices)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ただし、 みず
- Korean:
- dan
Spanish
- correcto
- justo
- filo
- borde
- punta
- extremo
Portuguese
- margem
- origem
- fim
- ponto
- borda
- limite
- cabo (geog.)
French
- bord
- origine
- bout
- pointe
- bordure
- rebord
- cap
1567 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
942 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3363 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1380 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1601 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2306 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1418 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1507 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
680 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1462 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1564 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
826 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1131 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1175 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
25806 | Morohashi |
1221 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4243 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1167 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1251 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1720 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
453 | 2001 Kanji |
5b9.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-5-9 | SKIP code |
0212.7 | Four corner code |
1-35-28 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7aef | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
315 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 役 【ヤク】 role, assignment, responsibility, duty, function, job, service, position (of responsibility), post, office, part (in a play, film, etc.), role, character, scoring combination, hand, yaku, meld
- 役員 【ヤクイン】 director, executive, officer, official, person in charge
- 悪役 【アクヤク】 villain, baddie, the villain's part
- 大役 【タイヤク】 important task, important role, great duty, important mission, major part (in a film, play, etc.), leading role, high-scoring combination
- 役 【エキ】 war, campaign, battle, unpaid work (ritsuryō system), forced labor
- 役務 【エキム】 labor, labour, service
- 荷役 【ニエキ】 handling cargo, loading and unloading
- 就役 【シュウエキ】 being placed on duty, going into commission (of a warship, freighter, etc.), being placed in commission
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ちゃく
- Korean:
- yeog
Spanish
- oficio
- deber
- servicio
- papel
- (guerra)
Portuguese
- dever
- guerra
- campanha
- esboço
- escritório
- serviço
- papel
French
- rôle
- fonctions
- guerre
- campagne
- corvée
- poste
- service
324 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
419 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
397 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
315 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1598 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
171 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
519 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
368 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
375 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
376 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
609 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
620 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
288 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
181 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
217 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
893 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
10057 | Morohashi |
244 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1726 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
884 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
949 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
266 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
290 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2068 | 2001 Kanji |
3i4.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-4 | SKIP code |
2724.7 | Four corner code |
1-44-82 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5f79 | Unicode hex code |
人
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
5 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 人 【ジン】 -ian (e.g. Italian), -ite (e.g. Tokyoite), -er (e.g. performer, etc.), person working with ..., man, person, people
- 人為 【ジンイ】 human work, human agency, art, artificiality
- 米人 【ベイジン】 American person
- 俳人 【ハイジン】 haiku poet
- 人 【ニン】 counter for people
- 人気 【ニンキ】 popularity, public favor, condition (e.g. market), tone, character, nature
- 同人 【ドウジン】 same person, said person, the person in question, coterie, clique, fraternity, kindred spirits, comrade, colleague, dōjin, doujin, Japanese fans or hobbyists who produce their own magazines, manga, software, etc.
- 代人 【ダイニン】 substitute, deputy, proxy, representative, agent
Kun reading compounds
- 人 【ひと】 person, someone, somebody, human beings, mankind, man, people, humans, human (Homo sapiens), (other) people, others, character, personality, nature, capable person, competent person, suitable person, right person, adult, grown-up, I, me, one
- 人一倍 【ひといちばい】 (much) more than others, exceedingly, extremely, unusually
- 貴人 【きじん】 aristocrat, nobleman, dignitary, person of high rank
- いい人 【いいひと】 good-natured person, good person, (one's) lover, boyfriend, girlfriend
Readings
- Japanese names:
- じ、 と、 ね、 ひこ、 ふみ
- Korean:
- in
Spanish
- persona
Portuguese
- pessoa
French
- être humain
- personne
30 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
39 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
39 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
9 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
339 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
4 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
11 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
14 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.5 | Japanese for Busy People |
1 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
15 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
42 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4175 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2111 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2857 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
960 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
344 | Morohashi |
3368 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
99 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
951 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1023 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
2 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
7 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1262 | 2001 Kanji |
2a0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-2-4 | SKIP code |
8000.0 | Four corner code |
1-31-45 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
4eba | Unicode hex code |