2203 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1068 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
763 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
14494 | Morohashi |
2583 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
2484 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2547 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
2329 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 杭州 【コウシュウ】 Hangzhou (China)
Kun reading compounds
- 杭 【くい】 stake, post, pile, picket, stump
- 株 【くいぜ】 stump
- 支持杭 【しじぐい】 bearing pile
- 焼けぼっくい 【やけぼっくい】 charred stake, ember
Readings
- Japanese names:
- わたる
- Korean:
- hang
Spanish
Portuguese
French
1857 | 2001 Kanji |
4a4.17 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-4 | SKIP code |
4091.7 | Four corner code |
1-25-26 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
676d | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N2
562 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 周 【シュウ】 counter for laps or circuits, perimeter, Zhou dynasty (of China; approx. 1046-256 BCE), Chou dynasty
- 周囲 【シュウイ】 surroundings, environs, circumference
- 円周 【エンシュウ】 circumference
- 外周 【ガイシュウ】 outer circumference, perimeter, outskirts, periphery
Kun reading compounds
- 周り 【まわり】 circumference, girth, surroundings, neighbourhood, neighborhood, vicinity, people surrounding oneself, surrounding circumstances
- 回りくどい 【まわりくどい】 circuitous, roundabout, indirect
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あまね、 しゅ、 す、 ちか、 のり、 ひろ、 びび、 まこと
- Korean:
- ju
Spanish
- circunferencia
- vuelta
- alrededores
- difundir
Portuguese
- circunferência
- circuito
- volta
French
- circonférence
- tour
- alentours
632 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
532 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
504 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
694 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
622 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
187 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
409 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
736 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
91 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
91 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
558 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
324 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3720 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1903 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2585 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
323 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
3441P | Morohashi |
2998 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
768 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
317 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
339 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
507 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3649 | 2001 Kanji |
2r6.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-2-6 | SKIP code |
7722.0 | Four corner code |
1-28-94 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5468 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
186 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 面 【メン】 face, mask, face guard, striking the head (in kendo), surface (esp. a geometrical surface), page, aspect, facet, side, chamfer, counter for broad, flat objects, levels or stages, e.g. in a video game
- 面会 【メンカイ】 meeting (face-to-face), seeing, visit, interview
- 平面 【ヘイメン】 level surface, plane
- 対面 【タイメン】 meeting face-to-face, seeing in person, facing (each other), opposing (traffic, etc.), confronting
Kun reading compounds
- 面 【おもて】 face, surface, mask (esp. a noh or kyogen mask)
- 面影 【おもかげ】 face, looks, countenance, vestige, trace, reminder
- 水の面 【みのも】 surface of the water, face of the water
- 面 【おもて】 face, surface, mask (esp. a noh or kyogen mask)
- 面伏せ 【おもてぶせ】 being so embarrassed as to keep one's face down
- 細面 【ほそおもて】 slender face
- 面 【つら】 face, mug, surface, cheek meat, cheek, cheeks, surrounding area
- 面当て 【つらあて】 spiteful remarks
- 赤面 【あかつら】 red face, villain (in kabuki, jōruri, etc.)
- 横面 【よこつら】 side of the face, side
Readings
- Japanese names:
- お、 ずら、 ほおつき、 も
- Korean:
- myeon
Spanish
- cara
- semblante
- superficie
Portuguese
- máscara
- rosto
- recursos
- superfície
French
- masque
- face
- traits
- surface
322 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
417 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
395 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
165 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
5087 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
321 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1002 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
904 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.16 | Japanese for Busy People |
274 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
274 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
438 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1876 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2590 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1324 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1796 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1910 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
42618 | Morohashi |
2087 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6566 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1892 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2039 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
117 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
347 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3176 | 2001 Kanji |
3s6.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-7 | SKIP code |
3-5-4 | SKIP code |
1060.0 | Four corner code |
1-44-44 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
9762 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1252 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 摩擦 【マサツ】 friction, rubbing, chafing, discord, friction, strife, conflict
- 摩天楼 【マテンロウ】 skyscraper
- 研磨 【ケンマ】 grinding, polishing, refining (a skill, knowledge, etc.), applying oneself (to study), disciplining oneself
- あん摩 【アンマ】 massage (esp. anma, a traditional form of Japanese massage), masseur, masseuse, massager, blind person
Kun reading compounds
- 摩する 【まする】 to rub, to scrub, to scrape, to draw near, to press
- 摩る 【さする】 to rub, to pat, to stroke, to massage
- 擦る 【する】 to rub, to chafe, to strike (match), to file, to frost (glass), to lose (e.g. a match), to forfeit, to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
Readings
- Korean:
- ma
Spanish
- roce
- fricción
- caricia
Portuguese
- escoriação
- raspar
- polir
- alcance
- arranhão
French
- irriter
- gratter
- caresser
- frictionner
- polir
- moudre
1830 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1074 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
5392 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1783 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1380 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2428 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1530 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1631 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1415 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
852 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3938 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2030 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2740 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
646 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
12613P | Morohashi |
3175 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2264 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
639 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
689 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1768 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
547 | 2001 Kanji |
3q12.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-3-12 | SKIP code |
3-11-4 | SKIP code |
0025.2 | Four corner code |
1-43-64 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6469 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1485 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 擦弦楽器 【サツゲンガッキ】 bowed stringed instrument
- 擦文 【サツモン】 brush-mark pattern (scraped into the surface of earthenware with wood)
- 塗擦 【トサツ】 rubbing an ointment into the skin
- 冷水摩擦 【レイスイマサツ】 rubdown with a wet towel, cold-water rubbing
Kun reading compounds
- 擦る 【する】 to rub, to chafe, to strike (match), to file, to frost (glass), to lose (e.g. a match), to forfeit, to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
- 擦れる 【すれる】 to rub, to chafe, to wear out, to become worn, to lose one's innocence, to become sly
- 擦る 【こする】 to rub, to scrub, to scrape
- 擦れる 【こすれる】 to be rubbed
Readings
- Korean:
- chal
Spanish
- frotar
- restregar
- rascar
- raspar
Portuguese
- arranhar
- esfregar
- coçar
- escovar
- atritar
- explorar
French
- abrasion
- gratter
- frotter
- râper
- racler
- irriter
- récurer
1306 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1955 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2025 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1709 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1386 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2601 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1519 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1620 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1416 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
931 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
971 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
541 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
707 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1113 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
12862 | Morohashi |
790 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2306 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1104 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1185 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1870 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1341 | 2001 Kanji |
3c14.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-14 | SKIP code |
5309.1 | Four corner code |
1-27-04 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
64e6 | Unicode hex code |
力
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N4
62 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 力 【リョク】 strength, power, proficiency, ability
- 力作 【リキサク】 painstaking piece of work, work of great effort, tour de force, outstanding work, toil, labor, labour
- 水力 【スイリョク】 hydraulic power, water power
- 威力 【イリョク】 power, might, authority, influence
- 力 【リキ】 strength, power, proficiency, ability, the strength of ... people, the strength of ... men
- 力学 【リキガク】 mechanics, dynamics
- 地力 【ジリキ】 one's own potential, real ability, one's own strength
- 合力 【ゴウリョク】 resultant force, assistance, help, donation, alms, almsgiving
Kun reading compounds
- 力 【ちから】 force, strength, might, vigour, vigor, energy, capability, ability, proficiency, capacity, faculty, efficacy, effect, effort, endeavours, endeavors, exertions, power, authority, influence, good offices, agency, support, help, aid, assistance, stress, emphasis, means, resources
- 力強い 【ちからづよい】 powerful, strong, forceful, vigorous, reassuring, encouraging
- 強い力 【つよいちから】 strong interaction, strong force
- 弱い力 【よわいちから】 weak force, weak interaction
Readings
- Japanese names:
- じから、 つとむ
- Korean:
- ryeog
Spanish
- potencia
- poder
- fuerza
- energía
- vigor
- énfasis
Portuguese
- força
- forte
- esforço
- suportar
- exercer
French
- force
- fort
- puissance
- tension
- tenir le coup
- s'efforcer
- employer (force)
148 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
38 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
74 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
69 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
715 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
53 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
128 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
11 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.15 | Japanese for Busy People |
100 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
100 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
173 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
207 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4178 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2114 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2860 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
866 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
2288 | Morohashi |
3371 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
521 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
858 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
922 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
38 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
9 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1645 | 2001 Kanji |
2g0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-2-4 | SKIP code |
4002.7 | Four corner code |
1-46-47 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
529b | Unicode hex code |