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 |
方
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
46 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 方 【ホウ】 direction, way, side, area (in a particular direction), side (of an argument, etc.), one's part, type, category, field (of study, etc.), indicates one side of a comparison, way, method, manner, means, length (of each side of a square)
- 方言 【ホウゲン】 dialect, provincialism
- 途方 【トホウ】 way, destination, reason
- 処方 【ショホウ】 prescription (of medicine), formula
Kun reading compounds
- 方 【かた】 direction, way, person, lady, gentleman, method of, manner of, way of, care of ..., person in charge of ..., side (e.g. "on my mother's side")
- 方々 【かたがた】 people, (all) persons, everyone, ladies and gentlemen, you (usu. plural)
- 親方 【おやかた】 master, boss, chief, foreman, supervisor, stable master, craftsman, artisan, foster parent
- 出方 【でかた】 attitude, approach, move, theater usher, theatre usher
Readings
- Japanese names:
- から、 な、 なた、 ふさ、 まさ、 みち、 も、 わ
- Korean:
- bang
Spanish
- dirección
- lado
- cuadrado
- método
- manera
- persona
- forma de hacer
Portuguese
- direção
- pessoa
- alternativa
French
- direction
- personne
- alternative
138 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
223 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
204 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
28 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2082 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
26 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
182 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
85 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.5 | Japanese for Busy People |
70 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
70 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
43 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
957 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2459 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1243 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1709 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
501 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
13620 | Morohashi |
1963 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2389 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
490 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
529 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
25 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
102 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
445 | 2001 Kanji |
4h0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-2 | SKIP code |
3-3-1 | SKIP code |
0022.7 | Four corner code |
1-42-93 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
65b9 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N2
844 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 星 【セイ】 Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions), Singapore
- 星座 【セイザ】 constellation, astrological sign, star sign, zodiac sign
- 新星 【シンセイ】 nova, new face, new star
- 小惑星 【ショウワクセイ】 asteroid
- 客星 【カクセイ】 celestial body seen only for a short time (e.g. comet)
- 七星 【シチセイ】 the Big Dipper (asterism), the Plough, the Plow
Kun reading compounds
- 星 【ほし】 star (usu. excluding the Sun), planet (usu. excluding Earth), heavenly body, star (glyph, symbol, shape), asterisk, star (actor, player, etc.), dot, spot, fleck, bullseye, perp, perpetrator, culprit, offender, suspect, one's star (that determines one's fate), one's fortune, point, score, star point (intersection marked with a dot), hoshi, (pyrotechnic) star
- 星空 【ほしぞら】 starry sky
- 四三の星 【しそうのほし】 the Big Dipper (asterism), the Plough, the Plow
- 希望の星 【きぼうのほし】 ray of light, ray of hope, promising talent
Readings
- Korean:
- seong
Spanish
- estrella
- punto pequeño
- resultado de un juego
Portuguese
- estrela
- ponto
- marca
French
- étoile
- point
- marque
264 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
171 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
154 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
877 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2121 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
838 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
599 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
946 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
730 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
743 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
463 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
973 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3089 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1577 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2156 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1570 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
13837 | Morohashi |
2435 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2452 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1556 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1676 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
181 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3872 | 2001 Kanji |
4c5.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-4-5 | SKIP code |
6010.4 | Four corner code |
1-32-17 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
661f | Unicode hex code |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level N1
1839 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 蓮華 【レンゲ】 lotus flower, Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus), china spoon, lotus-shaped pedestal for a gravestone
- 蓮角 【レンカク】 jacana (esp. the pheasant-tailed jacana, Hydrophasianus chirurgus), lily-trotter
- 睡蓮 【スイレン】 water lily (any plant of genus Nymphaea), pygmy waterlily (Nymphaea tetragona)
- 黄連 【オウレン】 goldthread (Coptis japonica)
Kun reading compounds
- 蓮 【はす】 sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera), Indian lotus, lotus, rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
- 蓮池 【はすいけ】 lotus pond
- 蓮 【はす】 sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera), Indian lotus, lotus, rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
- 蓮の蔤 【はちすのはい】 lotus root
- 木蓮 【きはちす】 rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
Readings
- Korean:
- ryeon
Spanish
- loto
Portuguese
French
4731 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
2197 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2227 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
2940 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1511 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2047 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
31722 | Morohashi |
5105 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
2360 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2446 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
3k10.31 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-10 | SKIP code |
4430.4 | Four corner code |
1-47-01 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
84ee | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
713 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 船 【セン】 ship, boat, vessel
- 船員 【センイン】 sailor, seaman, seafarer
- 造船 【ゾウセン】 shipbuilding
- 大船 【オオブネ】 large boat
Kun reading compounds
- 船 【ふね】 ship, boat, watercraft, vessel, seaplane, tank, tub, vat, trough, counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
- 船貝 【ふねがい】 Arca avellana (species of ark shell)
- 大船 【おおぶね】 large boat
- 釣り船 【つりぶね】 fishing boat, boat-shaped hanging flower vase
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ふ
- Korean:
- seon
Spanish
- barco
- buque
- bote
Portuguese
- barco
French
- bateau
- navire
266 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
175 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
158 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
313 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3873 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
314 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
860 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1391 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
376 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
377 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
647 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1595 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1700 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
906 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1229 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1892 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
30407 | Morohashi |
1341 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4939 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1874 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2019 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
208 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
877 | 2001 Kanji |
6c5.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-6-5 | SKIP code |
2846.0 | Four corner code |
1-33-05 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
8239 | Unicode hex code |