121 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
201 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
184 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
11 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
213 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
27 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
63 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
771 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.10 | Japanese for Busy People |
71 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
71 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
39 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1053 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4385 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2221 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2987 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
516 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
14499 | Morohashi |
3568 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2596 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
504 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
543 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
108 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
164 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
37 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 東欧 【トウオウ】 Eastern Europe
- 東亜 【トウア】 East Asia, the Orient
- 北北東 【ホクホクトウ】 north-northeast, north-north-east
- 東北東 【トウホクトウ】 east-northeast, ENE
Kun reading compounds
- 東 【ひがし】 east
- 東方 【とうほう】 eastern direction, the Orient, eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)
- 犬が西向きゃ尾は東 【いぬがにしむきゃおはひがし】 that goes without saying, water is wet, when a dog turns west, its tail turns east
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あい、 あがり、 あずま、 あづま、 こち、 さき、 しの、 とお、 はる、 ひが、 もと
- Korean:
- dong
Spanish
- Este
Portuguese
- Oriente
French
- Est
1564 | 2001 Kanji |
0a8.9 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-8-3 | SKIP code |
5090.6 | Four corner code |
1-37-76 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6771 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1509 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 亜 【ア】 sub-, second-rate, inferior, -ous (indicating a low oxidation state), -ite, Asia, Argentina, Arabia, America, American person
- 亜鉛 【アエン】 zinc (Zn)
- 東亜 【トウア】 East Asia, the Orient
- 叙利亜 【シリア】 Syria
Kun reading compounds
- 次ぐ 【つぐ】 to follow, to come after, to come next (to), to rank next (to), to rank second (to)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- や、 つぎ、 つぐ
- Korean:
- a
Spanish
- pref. para indicar
- venir después de
- Asia
Portuguese
- Ásia
- próxima
- o que vem depois
- -ous
French
- Asie
- suivant
- sub-
- sous-
997 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1331 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
43 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1788 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1032 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
525 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1616 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1724 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1818 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
35 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4354 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2204 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2966 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1827 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
272 | Morohashi |
3540 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
81 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1809 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1950 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1092 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3273 | 2001 Kanji |
0a7.14 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-7-1 | SKIP code |
1010.6 | Four corner code |
1-16-01 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
4e9c | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N4
300 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 建国 【ケンコク】 founding of a nation
- 建議 【ケンギ】 proposition, motion, proposal, suggestion
- 経営再建 【ケイエイサイケン】 management reorganization, management reorganisation
- 財政再建 【ザイセイサイケン】 finance reform, fiscal reconstruction
- 建立 【コンリュウ】 (act of) building (temple, monument, etc.), erection
- 再建 【サイコン】 (temple or shrine) rebuilding
Kun reading compounds
- 建てる 【たてる】 to build, to construct
- 建て 【たて】 contract, commitment
- 建前 【たてまえ】 face, official stance, public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts), ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
- 建つ 【たつ】 to be erected, to be built
Readings
- Japanese names:
- たけ、 たつ、 たて
- Korean:
- geon
Spanish
- construir
- edificar
- levantarse
- ser construido
Portuguese
- Construção
French
- construire
391 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
498 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
473 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
244 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1549 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
363 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
166 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
995 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.12 | Japanese for Busy People |
892 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
913 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1055 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
600 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3834 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1965 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2661 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
398 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
9574 | Morohashi |
3090 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1660 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
391 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
417 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
278 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
524 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3567 | 2001 Kanji |
2q6.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-3-6 | SKIP code |
3-2-6 | SKIP code |
1540.0 | Four corner code |
1-23-90 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5efa | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
145 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 設問 【セツモン】 posing a question, question
- 設備 【セツビ】 equipment, facilities, installation, accommodations, conveniences, arrangements
- 公設 【コウセツ】 public (institution)
- 併設 【ヘイセツ】 joint establishment (esp. schools of different levels or different courses of study), establishment as an annex (e.g. of a school), juxtaposition, placing side by side
Kun reading compounds
- 設ける 【もうける】 to prepare, to provide, to set up, to establish, to organize, to lay down (rules), to make (an excuse)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- した
- Korean:
- seol
Spanish
- equipar
- instalar
- establecer
- crear
Portuguese
- estabelecimento
- provisão
- preparar
French
- créer
- fonder
- établir
- préparer
653 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
754 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
731 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
164 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4325 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
742 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
897 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1401 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
577 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
586 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
611 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1666 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1863 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
987 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1338 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
715 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
35293 | Morohashi |
1471 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
5570 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
708 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
765 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
270 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
741 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3068 | 2001 Kanji |
7a4.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-7-4 | SKIP code |
0764.7 | Four corner code |
1-32-63 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
8a2d | Unicode hex code |
工
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
299 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 工 【コウ】 (factory) worker
- 工員 【コウイン】 factory worker
- 起工 【キコウ】 setting to work
- 商工 【ショウコウ】 commerce and industry
- 工夫 【クフウ】 devising (a way), contriving, inventing, thinking up, figuring out, coming up with, working out, device, design, idea, plan, invention, dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
- 工面 【クメン】 contrivance, managing (to raise money), one's financial condition
- 竹細工 【タケザイク】 bamboo work, bamboo ware
- 寄せ木細工 【ヨセギザイク】 wooden mosaic work, parquetry, wooden mosaic (e.g. on a piece of furniture), marquetry, marqueterie
- 具合 【グアイ】 condition, state, health, state (of health), way, manner, circumstance, luck, face, dignity, decency, propriety
- 工面 【クメン】 contrivance, managing (to raise money), one's financial condition
Readings
- Japanese names:
- もく
- Korean:
- gong
Spanish
- construcción
- fabricación
- obrero
Portuguese
- ofício
- construção
French
- ingénierie
- industrie
- construction
- radical katakana E (no. 48)
71 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
125 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
113 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
169 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1451 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
77 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
161 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
39 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.16 | Japanese for Busy People |
139 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
139 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
379 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
550 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4190 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2118 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2866 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
76 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
8714 | Morohashi |
3381 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1532 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
76 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
80 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
173 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
84 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3172 | 2001 Kanji |
0a3.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-3-1 | SKIP code |
1010.0 | Four corner code |
1-25-09 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5de5 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
43 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 業 【ギョウ】 work, business, company, agency, study
- 業界 【ギョウカイ】 business world, business circles, (the) industry
- 鉱業 【コウギョウ】 mining industry
- 興業 【コウギョウ】 promotion of industry, inauguration of a new industrial enterprise
- 業 【ゴウ】 karma, result of one's karma, fate, destiny, uncontrollable temper
- 業因 【ゴウイン】 karma
- 罪業 【ザイゴウ】 sin, iniquity, crime
- 正業 【ショウゴウ】 right action, correct meditative activity (in Jodo, saying the name of Amitabha)
Kun reading compounds
- 業 【わざ】 deed, act, work, performance
- 業師 【わざし】 tricky wrestler, shrewd fellow
- 寝技 【ねわざ】 pinning technique (in wrestling or judo), underhanded dealings
- 投げ技 【なげわざ】 throw or throwing technique (sumo, judo)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- なり、 のぶ
- Korean:
- eob
Spanish
- negocio
- industria
- trabajo
Portuguese
- negócios
- vocação
- artes
- performance
French
- activité
- vocation
- arts
- représentation
- karma
380 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
278 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
260 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
54 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
143 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
292 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
199 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2024 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.1 | Japanese for Busy People |
279 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
279 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
307 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1066 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3227 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1674 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2265 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1809 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
15170 | Morohashi |
2612 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2789 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1792 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1931 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
74 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
419 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1064 | 2001 Kanji |
0a13.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-5-8 | SKIP code |
3290.4 | Four corner code |
1-22-40 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
696d | Unicode hex code |