1467 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
910 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2190 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1941 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1418 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
425 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1872 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
2033 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1357 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1072 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1027 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
557 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
737 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1729 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
14452 | Morohashi |
832 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2562 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1713 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1849 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1136 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1095 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 老杉 【ロウサン】 old cryptomeria
Kun reading compounds
- 杉 【すぎ】 Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
- 杉戸 【すぎど】 door made of cedar
- 台杉 【だいすぎ】 coppicing-like technique used with cedar trees
- 神代杉 【じんだいすぎ】 lignitized Japanese cedar, lignitised Japanese cedar
Readings
- Korean:
- sam
Spanish
- cedro
Portuguese
- cedro
French
- cèdre
- cryptomère
1860 | 2001 Kanji |
4a3.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-3 | SKIP code |
4292.2 | Four corner code |
1-31-89 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6749 | Unicode hex code |
山
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
131 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 山 【サン】 Mt., Mount, temple
- 山陰 【ヤマカゲ】 place in the shade of a mountain, shelter of the mountains, mountain recess
- 治山 【チサン】 forest conservation, afforestation
- 開山 【カイサン】 founding a temple (on a hill-top)
- 山道 【ヤマミチ】 mountain road, mountain trail
- 山海経 【センガイキョウ】 Classic of Mountains and Seas (classic Chinese text)
- 雪山 【セツザン】 snowy mountain, permanently snow-covered mountain, Himalayas
- 須弥山 【シュミセン】 Mount Sumeru (believed to be the centre of the Buddhist world)
Kun reading compounds
- 山 【やま】 mountain, hill, mine (e.g. coal mine), heap, pile, crown (of a hat), thread (of a screw), tread (of a tire), protruding part of an object, high part, climax, peak, critical point, guess, speculation, gamble, criminal case, crime, mountain climbing, mountaineering, festival float (esp. one mounted with a decorative halberd), deck (of playing cards on table, face down, from which cards are drawn), stack, wall, wall tile, temple, temple grounds, wild
- 山陰 【やまかげ】 place in the shade of a mountain, shelter of the mountains, mountain recess
- 奥山 【おくやま】 remote mountain, mountain recesses
- 青山 【せいざん】 lush mountain, green mountain, grave, burial place
Readings
- Japanese names:
- さ、 やの、 やん
- Korean:
- san
Spanish
- montaña
Portuguese
- montanha
French
- montagne
38 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
58 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
24 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
60 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1407 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
21 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
48 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
89 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.11 | Japanese for Busy People |
34 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
34 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
100 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
535 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3658 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1867 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2544 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
775 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
7869 | Morohashi |
2940 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1439 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
768 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
830 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
148 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
17 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1276 | 2001 Kanji |
3o0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-2-1 | SKIP code |
4-3-2 | SKIP code |
2277.0 | Four corner code |
1-27-19 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5c71 | Unicode hex code |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level N1
2022 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 琢磨 【タクマ】 polish (jewels), cultivation
- 彫琢 【チョウタク】 carving and polishing
Kun reading compounds
- 磨く 【みがく】 to polish, to shine, to burnish, to scour, to scrub, to brush (teeth), to grind (e.g. a lens), to refine (a skill, etc.), to improve, to hone, to polish (up), to cultivate (one's character)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あや、 たか
- Korean:
- tag
Spanish
- brillo
- esmalte
- abrillantar
Portuguese
French
2946 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1963 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1608 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2158 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1222 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
661 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
883 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
21058X | Morohashi |
971 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3640 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
2560 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2613 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
4f8.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-7 | SKIP code |
1113.2 | Four corner code |
1-34-86 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7422 | Unicode hex code |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level N1
1404 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- や行 【ヤギョウ】 the "ya" column of the Japanese syllabary table (ya, yu, yo)
Kun reading compounds
- 也 【なり】 to be, to be (location), sum of money
- 弱き者よ汝の名は女なり 【よわきものよなんじのなはおんななり】 frailty, thy name is woman
- 知らぬは亭主ばかりなり 【しらぬはていしゅばかりなり】 the husband is always the last to know, everyone knows of the wife's infidelity but the cuckolded husband
Readings
- Japanese names:
- し
- Korean:
- ya
Spanish
- ser
Portuguese
French
1553 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
75 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1986 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
23 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2005 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
4214 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2130 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2878 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
171 | Morohashi |
3406 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
58 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
2094 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2236 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
0a3.29 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-3-2 | SKIP code |
4-3-4 | SKIP code |
4471.2 | Four corner code |
1-44-73 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
4e5f | Unicode hex code |