| 515 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 615 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 587 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 528 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 177 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 565 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 616 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 211 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.16 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 305 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 305 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 584 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1047 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4317 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2184 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2940 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 222 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 14420 | Morohashi |
| 3505 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2534 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 217 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 230 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 457 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
456 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 末 【マツ】 the end (of), powder
- 末日 【マツジツ】 last day (of a month)
- 幕末 【バクマツ】 Bakumatsu period, closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate, end of the Edo period
- 終末 【シュウマツ】 end, close, conclusion, termination
- 末路 【マツロ】 last days, the end, one's fate
- 末裔 【マツエイ】 descendant
Kun reading compounds
- 末 【すえ】 end, tip, top, end (of the year, month, etc.), close, youngest child, descendants, offspring, posterity, future, (finally) after, (at last) after, at the end of, trifles, trivialities, degenerate age
- 末広 【すえひろ】 spreading out like an open fan, becoming prosperous, folding fan, ceremonial folding fan
- 来月末 【らいげつまつ】 end of next month
- 末の末 【すえのすえ】 the last
- 末 【うら】 top end, tip
- 末枯れ 【うらがれ】 dying of the little twigs and branches
- 末 【うれ】 new shoots, new growth (of a tree)
- 末葉 【うらば】 end leaves, top leaves, last leaves
- 木の末 【このうれ】 treetop, tip of a branch
Readings
- Korean:
- mal
Spanish
- aún
- punta
- extremo
- final
- polvo
- fin
- futuro
- el más joven
Portuguese
- não ainda
- fim
- fechar
- dica
- pó
- posteridade
French
- extrémité
- fin
- dernier
- poudre
- avenir
- postérité
| 1464 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a5.26 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-5-3 | SKIP code |
| 5090.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-43-86 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 672b | 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 4
JLPT level N3
116 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 成果 【セイカ】 (good) result, outcome, fruits (of one's labors), product, accomplishment
- 成案 【セイアン】 definite plan
- 合成 【ゴウセイ】 composition, synthesis, compounding, combining, composite photo, (function) composition
- 集大成 【シュウタイセイ】 (large) compilation, culmination (of hard work)
- 成仏 【ジョウブツ】 attaining Buddhahood, becoming a Buddha, entering Nirvana, going to heaven, resting in peace, dying (peacefully)
- 成就 【ジョウジュ】 fulfillment, fulfilment, realization, realisation, completion
Kun reading compounds
- 成る 【なる】 to become, to get, to grow, to turn, to reach, to attain, to result in, to turn out, to end up, to prove (to be), to consist of, to be composed of, to be made up of, to be completed, to be realized, to succeed, to be attained, to be accomplished, to change (into), to turn (into), to transform, to come (to do), to begin (to do), to grow (to do), to come to, to amount to, to add up to, to make, to play (the part of), to act as, to be used for, to be useful for, to serve as, to be promoted, to do ...
- 成るべく 【なるべく】 as (much) as possible, as (much) as one can, wherever practicable, if possible
- 為す 【なす】 to build up, to establish, to form, to become (a state), to accomplish, to achieve, to succeed in, to change into, to do, to perform, to intend to, to attempt, to try
- なす角 【なすかく】 formed angle, angle made
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あき、 あきら、 しげ、 そん、 たえ、 なお、 なり、 なる、 のり、 ひら、 まさ、 よし、 り
- Korean:
- seong
Spanish
- convertirse en
- resultar
- consistir en
- hacerse
- llegar a ser
- llevar a cabo
- lograr
Portuguese
- tornar-se
- obter
- crescer
- passar
- alcançar
French
- se changer en
- devenir
- obtenir
- croissance
- s'écouler
- accomplir
| 439 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 545 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 515 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 115 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1799 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 224 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 549 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 322 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 261 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 261 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 377 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 836 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4352 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2202 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2964 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 367 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 11542P | Morohashi |
| 3537 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2025 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 361 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 386 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 160 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 466 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1459 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4n2.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-6-4 | SKIP code |
| 3-5-1 | SKIP code |
| 5320.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-32-14 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6210 | Unicode hex code |
part, minute of time, segment, share, degree, one's lot, duty, understand, know, rate, 1%, chances, shaku/100
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
24 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 分 【ブン】 part, portion, share, amount, worth (as in "two days' worth"), enough (for), one's means, one's place, one's lot, one's social position, one's duty, one's part, condition, state (of affairs), extent, rate (as in "at this rate"), in proportion to, just as much as, to the same degree, content (e.g. alcohol), percentage, equivalent to (e.g. an old brother)
- 分化 【ブンカ】 specialization, specialisation, differentiation
- 応分 【オウブン】 according to one's abilities, appropriate, reasonable
- 細分 【サイブン】 subdivision (into small parts)
- 分 【フン】 minute (unit of time), fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
- 分別 【フンベツ】 discretion, prudence, good sense, judgement, judgment, wisdom, discernment
- 毎分 【マイフン】 every minute, per minute
- 壊変毎分 【カイヘンマイフン】 disintegration per minute, dpm
- 分 【ブ】 one-tenth, one percent (one-tenth of a wari), 3 mm (one-tenth of a sun), 2.4 mm (one-tenth of a mon, a traditional unit used to measure shoe sizes), 0.1 degree (one-tenth of a do, used to measure body temperature on any temperature scale), one-quarter of a ryō (obsolete unit of currency), thickness, advantageous circumstances, one-tenth of a monme of silver
- 分 【ブン】 part, portion, share, amount, worth (as in "two days' worth"), enough (for), one's means, one's place, one's lot, one's social position, one's duty, one's part, condition, state (of affairs), extent, rate (as in "at this rate"), in proportion to, just as much as, to the same degree, content (e.g. alcohol), percentage, equivalent to (e.g. an old brother)
- 一分 【イチブ】 one tenth, one hundredth, one percent, one tenth of a sun, one quarter ryō (an old coin)
- 節分 【セツブン】 setsubun, last day of winter in the traditional Japanese calendar (usu. February 3 or 4), day of the bean scattering ceremony, last day of any season (according to the traditional Japanese calendar)
Kun reading compounds
- 分ける 【わける】 to divide (into), to split (into), to part, to separate, to divide up, to classify, to sort out, to divide out, to share, to distribute, to deal out, to dish out, to distinguish, to discriminate, to differentiate (between), to break up (a fight), to mediate, to call a draw, to tie, to push one's way through (a crowd), to sell
- 分け 【わけ】 division, splitting, classification, sharing, distribution, draw, tie
- 分ける 【わける】 to divide (into), to split (into), to part, to separate, to divide up, to classify, to sort out, to divide out, to share, to distribute, to deal out, to dish out, to distinguish, to discriminate, to differentiate (between), to break up (a fight), to mediate, to call a draw, to tie, to push one's way through (a crowd), to sell
- 申し訳 【もうしわけ】 apology, excuse
- 追分 【おいわけ】 forked road
- 分かれる 【わかれる】 to branch, to fork, to diverge, to separate, to split, to divide, to disperse, to scatter
- 分かる 【わかる】 to understand, to comprehend, to grasp, to see, to get, to follow, to become clear, to be known, to be discovered, to be realized, to be realised, to be found out, I know!, I think so too!
- 分かつ 【わかつ】 to divide, to separate, to share, to distribute, to distinguish
Readings
- Japanese names:
- いた、 わけ
- Korean:
- bun
Spanish
- parte
- segmento
- minuto
- dividir
- separar
Portuguese
- parte
- minuto
- segmento
- grau
- dever
- compreender
- saber
- valor
- 1%
- oportunidades
- shaku/100
French
- portion
- minute
- section
- part
- degré
- son lot dans la vie
- comprendre
- savoir
- devoir
- taux
- 1%
- chances
- bu = 1/100 de shaku = 3.03 mm
| 133 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 218 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 199 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 35 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 578 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 35 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 22 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 64 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.2 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 38 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 38 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 26 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 180 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2466 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1247 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1713 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 788 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 1853 | Morohashi |
| 1972 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 454 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 781 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 844 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 28 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 101 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2045 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2o2.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-2 | SKIP code |
| 8022.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-42-12 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5206 | Unicode hex code |