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 grade 2
JLPT level N4
74 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 京 【キョウ】 imperial capital (esp. Kyoto), final word of an iroha poem, 10^16, 10,000,000,000,000,000, ten quadrillion
- 京都 【キョウト】 Kyoto (city, prefecture)
- 帝京 【テイキョウ】 the capital
- 在京 【ザイキョウ】 being in the capital (i.e. Tokyo, or formerly Kyoto)
- 京 【キョウ】 imperial capital (esp. Kyoto), final word of an iroha poem, 10^16, 10,000,000,000,000,000, ten quadrillion
- 京阪 【ケイハン】 Kyoto and Osaka, Kyoto-Osaka area
- 英京 【エイキョウ】 British capital, London
- キン族 【キンゾク】 Kinh (people), Vietnamese (people)
- 南京 【ナンキン】 Nanjing (China), Nanking, pumpkin, squash, Chinese, Southeast Asian, foreign, rare, precious, cute
Kun reading compounds
- 都 【みやこ】 capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital), seat of government, capital (of music, fashion, etc.), city (e.g. of light), location of the Imperial Palace
- 長岡京 【ながおかきょう】 Nagaoka-kyō (capital of Japan 784-794), Nagaokakyō (city)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- たか
- Korean:
- gyeong
Spanish
- capital
Portuguese
- capital
- 10 elevado a 16
French
- capitale
- 10**16
63 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
110 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
99 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
16 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
295 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
172 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
109 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
663 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.10 | Japanese for Busy People |
189 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
189 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
233 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
39 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2546 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1297 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1766 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
318 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
299 | Morohashi |
2052 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
93 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
312 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
334 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
303 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
157 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
441 | 2001 Kanji |
2j6.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-6 | SKIP code |
0090.6 | Four corner code |
1-21-94 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
4eac | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1557 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 鬼 【オニ】 ogre, demon, oni, spirit of a deceased person, ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.), it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.), Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions), very, extremely, super-
- 鬼神 【キシン】 fierce god
- 債鬼 【サイキ】 cruel creditor, bill collector
- 豪鬼 【ゴウキ】 Akuma (Street Fighter)
Kun reading compounds
- 鬼 【おに】 ogre, demon, oni, spirit of a deceased person, ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.), it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.), Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions), very, extremely, super-
- 鬼神 【きしん】 fierce god
- 青鬼 【あおおに】 (horned) blue demon, blue ogre
- 赤鬼 【あかおに】 red-horned demon, red ogre
Readings
- Korean:
- gwi
Spanish
- fantasma
- demonio
- ogro
Portuguese
- fantasma
- diabo
- demônio
French
- démon
- monstre
1128 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1207 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
5276 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1226 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1916 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1527 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1523 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1624 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1752 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1926 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3291 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1702 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2313 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
2038 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
45758 | Morohashi |
2657 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6833 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
2019 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2175 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1405 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
857 | 2001 Kanji |
5f5.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-6-4 | SKIP code |
2621.3 | Four corner code |
1-21-20 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
9b3c | Unicode hex code |
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 祓魔 【フツマ】 exorcism
- 祓魔師 【フツマシ】 exorcist
- 修祓 【シュバツ】 purification rite (esp. one held prior to a Shinto event)
Kun reading compounds
- 祓う 【はらう】 to exorcise, to cleanse, to purify
Readings
- Korean:
- bul
Spanish
Portuguese
French
3242 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1125 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
24658 | Morohashi |
4082 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
2993 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2994 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
4e5.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-5 | SKIP code |
1-5-5 | SKIP code |
3324.4 | Four corner code |
3324.7 | Four corner code |
1-67-17 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7953 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
563 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 師 【シ】 teacher, master, mentor, religious leader, specialist, five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)
- 獅子 【シシ】 lion, left-hand (stone) guardian lion-dog at a Shinto shrine
- 大師 【ダイシ】 great teacher (i.e. a buddha, bodhisattva or high monk, esp. Kobo Daishi)
- 歯科医師 【シカイシ】 dentist
Readings
- Japanese names:
- のし、 のり、 もろ、 かず、 つかさ、 みつ、 もと
- Korean:
- sa
Spanish
- maestro
- profesor
- experto
- técnico
Portuguese
- perito
- professor
- mestre
- exército
- guerra
French
- maître
- expert
- professeur
- exemplaire
- modèle
- armée
- guerre
624 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
720 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
693 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
490 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
113 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
547 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
496 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1130 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
409 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
415 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
967 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
563 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1680 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
892 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1211 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1277 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
8916 | Morohashi |
1326 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1562 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1269 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1361 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
438 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
714 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
844 | 2001 Kanji |
3f7.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-6-4 | SKIP code |
2172.7 | Four corner code |
1-27-53 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5e2b | Unicode hex code |
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 鴉髻 【アケイ】 jet-black hair
- 阿片 【アヘン】 opium
- 暁鴉 【ギョウア】 crow cawing in the morning, crows crying in the morning
- 寒鴉 【カンア】 winter crow
Kun reading compounds
- 烏 【からす】 crow (Corvus spp.), raven
- 烏天狗 【からすてんぐ】 small, crow-billed tengu
- 焼け野の鴉 【やけののからす】 blacker than black
Readings
- Korean:
- a
Spanish
Portuguese
French
2851 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
46738 | Morohashi |
6951 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
11b5.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-5-11 | SKIP code |
1722.7 | Four corner code |
7722.7 | Four corner code |
1-82-77 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
9d09 | Unicode hex code |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level N1
1978 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 乃至 【ナイシ】 from ... to, between ... and, or
- 乃公 【ダイコウ】 I, me
- 乃公 【ダイコウ】 I, me
- 乃公出でずんば 【ダイコウイデズンバ】 what will happen to everyone else if I am not the one who goes?
- 乃 【ノ】 's, of, belonging to
Kun reading compounds
- 乃 【の】 's, of, belonging to
- 即ち 【すなわち】 that is (to say), namely, i.e., precisely, exactly, just, nothing but, neither more nor less, (and) then
Readings
- Japanese names:
- おさむ、 お、 のり
- Korean:
- nae
Spanish
- de (partícula posesiva)
- tú
- qué hora
Portuguese
French
- enclitique "no"
- de
- a la suite de quoi
- par conséquence
1960 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
145 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1962 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
27 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2003 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
3643 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1858 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2535 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
693 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
113 | Morohashi |
2927 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
42 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
686 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
741 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
3545 | 2001 Kanji |
0a2.10 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-1-1 | SKIP code |
4-3-1 | SKIP code |
4-2-1 | SKIP code |
3-2-1 | SKIP code |
1722.7 | Four corner code |
1-39-21 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
4e43 | Unicode hex code |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level N1
2062 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 途絶 【トゼツ】 stoppage, interruption, cessation, suspension
- 時鳥 【ホトトギス】 lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
- 時鳥 【ホトトギス】 lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
- 杜氏 【トウジ】 chief brewer at a sake brewery
- 杜撰 【ズサン】 careless, sloppy, faulty, using unreliable sources (in a piece of writing), piece of writing with unreliable sources or many errors
- 杜撰脱漏 【ズサンダツロウ】 careless (slipshod) and with many omissions
Kun reading compounds
- 森 【もり】 forest, shrine grove
- 杜の都 【もりのみやこ】 Capital of Trees (nickname for Sendai City)
- 鎮守の杜 【ちんじゅのもり】 grove of the village shrine
Readings
- Korean:
- du
Spanish
- bosque
- arboleda
- bloquear
- cerrar
Portuguese
French
2188 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
423 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2103 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1030 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
559 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
739 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
14477 | Morohashi |
835 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2560 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
2500 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2562 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
4a3.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-3 | SKIP code |
4491.0 | Four corner code |
1-37-46 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
675c | Unicode hex code |
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 学院 【ガクイン】 institute, academy
- 学園 【ガクエン】 educational institution, school, academy, campus
- 國學院大學 【コクガクインダイガク】 Kokugakuin University
Kun reading compounds
- 学ぶ 【まなぶ】 to learn, to study, to take lessons in
Readings
- Japanese names:
- さとる
- Korean:
- hag
Spanish
Portuguese
French
1275 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
3604 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
7033 | Morohashi |
2898 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1302 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
3n4.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-13-3 | SKIP code |
7740.7 | Four corner code |
1-53-60 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5b78 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
628 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 園 【エン】 garden, orchard, park, plantation, kindergarten, nursery school, preschool
- 園芸 【エンゲイ】 horticulture, gardening
- 花園 【ハナゾノ】 flower garden
- 霊園 【レイエン】 (garden) cemetery, park-style cemetery, memorial park
Kun reading compounds
- 園 【その】 garden, orchard, park, place, world, environment
- 園生 【えんせい】 garden (esp. with trees), park
- 竹の園 【たけのその】 bamboo garden, Imperial family
- 女の園 【おんなのその】 woman's world, feminine environment
Readings
- Japanese names:
- おん、 ぞの
- Korean:
- weon
Spanish
- parque
- jardín
- academia
Portuguese
- parque
- jardim
- quintal
- fazenda
French
- parc
- jardin
- ferme
159 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
84 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
234 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
412 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1047 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
327 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
425 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2046 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
447 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
454 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
324 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
346 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3914 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2017 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2722 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
592 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
4818 | Morohashi |
3156 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
962 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
585 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
629 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
223 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1465 | 2001 Kanji |
3s10.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-3-10 | SKIP code |
6073.2 | Four corner code |
6023.2 | Four corner code |
1-17-64 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5712 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1367 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 奇 【キ】 strange, unconventional, eccentric, novel, odd, odd number
- 奇異 【キイ】 odd, strange, queer, peculiar
- 物好き 【モノズキ】 (idle) curiosity, fancifulness, whimsy, (having) strange tastes
- 怪奇 【カイキ】 bizarre, strange, weird, mysterious, grotesque
Kun reading compounds
- 奇しき 【くしき】 strange, mysterious, queer
- 奇しき 【くしき】 strange, mysterious, queer
- 奇しくも 【くしくも】 strangely, oddly, miraculously, mysteriously
Readings
- Korean:
- gi
Spanish
- extraño
- raro
- sospechoso
Portuguese
- estranho
- estranheza
- curiousidade
French
- étrange
- étrangeté
- curieux (bizarre)
1123 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1189 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1176 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1048 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1176 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
752 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1360 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1444 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1292 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
414 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2756 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1409 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1902 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
128 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
5892 | Morohashi |
2217 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1150 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
126 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
133 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1160 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1449 | 2001 Kanji |
3d5.17 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-5 | SKIP code |
3-5-3 | SKIP code |
4062.1 | Four corner code |
1-20-81 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5947 | Unicode hex code |
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 譚 【タン】 story, tale
- 譚歌 【タンカ】 ballad
- 英雄譚 【エイユウタン】 epic, heroic tale
- 綺譚 【キタン】 beautiful story
Readings
- Korean:
- dam
Spanish
Portuguese
French
4432 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
35978X | Morohashi |
5696 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
7a12.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-7-12 | SKIP code |
0164.6 | Four corner code |
1-75-93 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
8b5a | Unicode hex code |