| 45 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 76 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 70 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 15 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 96 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 20 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 61 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 212 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.1 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 25 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 25 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 37 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1046 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4314 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2183 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2937 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 215 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 14421 | Morohashi |
| 3502 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2536 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 211 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 224 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 6 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 47 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
10 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 本 【ホン】 book, volume, script, this, present, current, ... in question, ... at issue, main, head, principal, real, genuine, regular, proper, counter for long, cylindrical things, counter for films, TV shows, etc., counter for goals, home runs, etc., counter for telephone calls
- 本位 【ホンイ】 standard, basis, principle
- 社会資本 【シャカイシホン】 social capital, SOC
- 配本 【ハイホン】 distribution of books
Kun reading compounds
- 元 【もと】 origin, source, beginning, basis, base, foundation, root, cause, (raw) material, ingredient, base, mix (e.g. for a cake), (soup) stock, (one's) side, capital, principal, cost price, root (of a plant), (tree) trunk, part (of a brush, chopsticks, etc.) one holds (with the hand), first three lines of a waka, counter for plants or trees, counter for falcons (in falconry)
- 本木 【もとき】 original stock
- 大本 【おおもと】 root, origin, source, cause, basis, foundation, Ōmoto (religion)
- 旗本 【はたもと】 shogunal vassal, direct retainer of a shogun
Readings
- Japanese names:
- まと、 ごう
- Korean:
- bon
Spanish
- libro
- origen
- base
- contador de cosas alargadas
Portuguese
- livro
- presente
- real
- verdadeiro
- principal
- sufixo p/ contagem De coisas longas
French
- livre
- présent
- essentiel
- origine
- principal
- réalité
- vérité
- compteur d'objets allongés
| 1855 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a5.25 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-5-3 | SKIP code |
| 5023.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-43-60 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 672c | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
348 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 番 【バン】 number (in a series), (one's) turn, watch, guard, lookout, rank, standing, position, bout, match, pieces (in a collection)
- 番組 【バングミ】 program (e.g. TV), programme
- 出番 【デバン】 one's turn, one's shift, one's turn on stage, screen time, screentime
- 春一番 【ハルイチバン】 first storm of spring, strong winds during the change from winter to spring
Kun reading compounds
- 番い 【つがい】 pair (esp. of mated animals), brace, couple, (anatomical) joint
- つがい目 【つがいめ】 joint, hinge
- 手番 【てつがい】 plan, arrangements
Readings
- Japanese names:
- は、 ま
- Korean:
- beon, ban
Spanish
- turno
- orden
- observar
- guardar
- proteger
Portuguese
- vez
- número em uma série
French
- tour (de rôle)
- numéro dans une série
| 306 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 215 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 196 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 323 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4811 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 257 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 745 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1773 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.9 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 185 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 185 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 551 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1345 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3416 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1761 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2396 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1928 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 21858 | Morohashi |
| 2748 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3762 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1909 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2058 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 222 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2276 | 2001 Kanji |
| 5f7.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-7-5 | SKIP code |
| 4-11-3 | SKIP code |
| 2-1-11 | SKIP code |
| 2060.9 | Four corner code |
| 1-40-54 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 756a | Unicode hex code |
going, journey, carry out, conduct, act, line, row, bank
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
20 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 行 【コウ】 going, travelling, traveling, journey, trip, act, action, bank, counter for banks, counter for groups or parties of people, type of classical Chinese verse (usu. an epic from the Tang period onwards), shopping district (of similar merchants; in the Sui and Tang periods), merchants' guild (in the Tang period)
- 行為 【コウイ】 act, deed, conduct
- 並行 【ヘイコウ】 going side-by-side, going abreast, running concurrently, occurring at the same time, keeping pace with
- 性行 【セイコウ】 character and conduct
- 行 【ギョウ】 line (of text), row, verse, carya (austerities), samskara (formations), semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters), running style
- 行革 【ギョウカク】 administrative reform
- 奉行 【ブギョウ】 magistrate, shogunate administrator
- 施行 【シコウ】 putting in force (a law), putting into operation, putting into effect, enforcement, carrying out (a plan, policy, etc.), execution
- 行脚 【アンギャ】 pilgrimage, walking tour, travelling (on foot)
- 行火 【アンカ】 bed warmer, foot warmer
Kun reading compounds
- 行く 【いく】 to go, to move (towards), to head (towards), to leave (for), to move through, to travel across, to walk along (e.g. a road), to go (well, badly, etc.), to proceed, to turn out, to get along, to do (in a particular way), to go (with; a choice), to try, to pass (of time, seasons, etc.), to go by, to stream, to flow, to die, to pass away, to reach (a stage, extent, age, etc.), to get to, to go (so far as ...), to reach (of information, instructions, wind, etc.), to arrive, to continue ..., to go on ..., to (progress) steadily, to gradually ..., to progressively ..., to have an orgasm, to come, to cum, to trip, to get high, to have a drug-induced hallucination
- 行く先 【ゆくさき】 destination, whereabouts, future, prospects
- 行く 【いく】 to go, to move (towards), to head (towards), to leave (for), to move through, to travel across, to walk along (e.g. a road), to go (well, badly, etc.), to proceed, to turn out, to get along, to do (in a particular way), to go (with; a choice), to try, to pass (of time, seasons, etc.), to go by, to stream, to flow, to die, to pass away, to reach (a stage, extent, age, etc.), to get to, to go (so far as ...), to reach (of information, instructions, wind, etc.), to arrive, to continue ..., to go on ..., to (progress) steadily, to gradually ..., to progressively ..., to have an orgasm, to come, to cum, to trip, to get high, to have a drug-induced hallucination
- 行方 【ゆくえ】 (one's) whereabouts, destination, where one is headed, outcome, course (of events), development, direction, tide, future, journey ahead
- 行う 【おこなう】 to perform, to do, to conduct oneself, to carry out
- 行う 【おこなう】 to perform, to do, to conduct oneself, to carry out
Readings
- Japanese names:
- いく、 なみ、 なめ、 みち、 ゆき、 ゆく
- Korean:
- haeng, hang
Spanish
- ir
- fila
- línea (texto)
- ocurrencia
- conducta
- realizar
- llevar a cabo
- ocurrir
Portuguese
- ir
- viagem
- viajar
French
- aller
- voyage
| 73 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 131 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 118 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 31 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4213 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 24 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 82 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 245 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.4 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 68 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 68 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 58 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1613 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 246 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 157 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 187 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 882 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 34029 | Morohashi |
| 212 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5419 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 873 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 938 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 18 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 123 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2053 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3i3.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-3 | SKIP code |
| 2122.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-25-52 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 884c | Unicode hex code |
do, change, make, benefit, welfare, be of use, reach to, try, practice, cost, serve as, good, advantage, as a result of
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
831 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 為政者 【イセイシャ】 statesman, administrator, politician, policymaker
- 為公会 【イコウカイ】 Iko-kai (faction of the LDP)
- 人為 【ジンイ】 human work, human agency, art, artificiality
- 営為 【エイイ】 business, occupation
Kun reading compounds
- 為 【ため】 good, advantage, benefit, welfare, sake, purpose, objective, aim, consequence, result, effect, affecting, regarding, concerning
- 為に 【ために】 for, for the sake of, to one's advantage, in favor of, in favour of, on behalf of, because of, as a result of
- 外為 【がいため】 foreign exchange
- 念のため 【ねんのため】 (just) making sure, just to be sure, just in case, for caution's sake
- 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 ...
- 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
- なす術 【なすすべ】 means, method, way
- 為る 【する】 to do, to carry out, to perform, to cause to become, to make (into), to turn (into), to serve as, to act as, to work as, to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.), to judge as being, to view as being, to think of as, to treat as, to use as, to decide on, to choose, to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.), to be (in a state, condition, etc.), to be worth, to cost, to pass (of time), to elapse, to place, or raise, person A to a post or status B, to transform A to B, to make A into B, to exchange A for B, to make use of A for B, to view A as B, to handle A as if it were B, to feel A about B, verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"), creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"), to be just about to, to be just starting to, to try to, to attempt to
- 成り 【なり】 promoted (of a piece)
- 成り代わる 【なりかわる】 to take over for (someone), to stand in for, to substitute for, to replace, to take the place of (something)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- びい
- Korean:
- wi
Spanish
- hacer
- ocurrir
- razón
- causa
Portuguese
- mudança
- benefício
- bem-estar
- é de uso
- tentativa
- prática
- custo
- servir para
- bom
- vantagem
- como um resultado de
French
- faire
- changer
- bénéfice
- bien-être
- être utile
- atteindre
- essayer
- s'entraîner
- coûter
- servir pour
- bon
- avantage
- par suite de
| 1003 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1137 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 138 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 977 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1514 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1005 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1484 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1581 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 736 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1274 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4395 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2225 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2994 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1937 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 18981P | Morohashi |
| 3577 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3411 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1918 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2067 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 446 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 1277 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 950 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4d5.8 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-9-4 | SKIP code |
| 3-5-4 | SKIP code |
| 3402.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-16-57 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 70ba | Unicode hex code |