1150 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1827 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2175 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1683 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1417 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
419 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1628 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1738 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1787 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1069 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1015 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
550 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
727 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1251 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
14439 | Morohashi |
821 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2545 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1243 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1331 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1080 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1891 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 朽壊 【キュウカイ】 rotting and crumbling
- 朽廃 【キュウハイ】 decay, dilapidation
- 若朽 【ジャッキュウ】 being young yet unambitious, being young but lacking spirit
- 腐朽 【フキュウ】 decay, deterioration, rot
Kun reading compounds
- 朽ちる 【くちる】 to rot, to decay, to die in obscurity, to be forgotten with time
Readings
- Japanese names:
- くつ
- Korean:
- hu
Spanish
- descomposición
- putrefacción
- decadencia
- descomponerse
- corromperse
- pudrirse
- arruinarse
Portuguese
- decair
- apodrecer
- permanecer recluso
French
- délabré
- pourri
- rester reclus
1852 | 2001 Kanji |
4a2.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-2 | SKIP code |
1-4-3 | SKIP code |
4192.7 | Four corner code |
1-21-64 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
673d | Unicode hex code |
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)
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) |
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 grade 2
JLPT level N4
192 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 元 【ゲン】 unknown (e.g. in an equation), element (of a set), yuan (monetary unit of China), New Taiwan dollar, Yuan dynasty (of China; 1271-1368), Yüan dynasty, Mongol dynasty
- 原価 【ゲンカ】 cost price
- 中元 【チュウゲン】 15th day of the 7th lunar month, (last day of) Bon lantern festival, mid-year gift, summer gift, Bon Festival gifts
- 抗原 【コウゲン】 antigen
- 元祖 【ガンソ】 originator, pioneer, inventor, founder, progenitor, primogenitor, founder of a family line
- 元日 【ガンジツ】 New Year's Day
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)
- 元 【もと】 former, ex-, past, one-time, earlier times, the past, previous state, formerly, previously, originally, before
- 家元 【いえもと】 head of a school (of music, dance), head family of a school
- 胸元 【むなもと】 breast, chest, pit of the stomach, solar plexus, epigastrium
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ちか、 はじめ、 はる、 ゆき、 よし
- Korean:
- weon
Spanish
- comienzo
- principio
- origen
- jefe
Portuguese
- começo
- tempo anterior
- origem
French
- commencement
- origine
- ancien temps
68 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
117 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
106 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
328 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
275 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
106 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
121 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
60 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.10 | Japanese for Busy People |
137 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
137 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
245 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
141 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2428 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1226 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1690 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
59 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
1340 | Morohashi |
1929 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
343 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
59 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
63 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
408 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
89 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3057 | 2001 Kanji |
0a4.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-1-3 | SKIP code |
1021.1 | Four corner code |
1-24-21 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5143 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1053 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 綱 【コウ】 class
- 綱領 【コウリョウ】 general plan, main points, summary, platform (e.g. for a campaign), mission statement
- 要綱 【ヨウコウ】 main principle, gist, general plan, guidelines, outline
- 大綱 【タイコウ】 fundamental principles, main lines, outline, summary, general features
Kun reading compounds
- 綱 【つな】 rope, cord, line, grand champion's braided belt
- 綱引き 【つなひき】 tug of war, forward puller (of a rickshaw)
- 命の綱 【いのちのつな】 the thread of life
- 望みの綱 【のぞみのつな】 one's last hope, one's only hope, the last hope
Readings
- Korean:
- gang
Spanish
- soga
- cuerda
- cordón
- categoría
Portuguese
- amarrio
- classe (gênero em biologia)
- corda
- cabo
French
- haussière
- classe (genre)
- corde
- câble
1264 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1250 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3561 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1052 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1635 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2661 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1609 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1716 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1566 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1541 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1735 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
928 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1253 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1982 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
27576 | Morohashi |
1372 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4525 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1963 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2114 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1723 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2753 | 2001 Kanji |
6a8.23 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-6-8 | SKIP code |
2792.0 | Four corner code |
1-25-43 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7db1 | Unicode hex code |