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 N2
421 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 欧 【オウ】 Europe
- 欧州 【オウシュウ】 Europe
- 東欧 【トウオウ】 Eastern Europe
- 西欧 【セイオウ】 Western Europe, the West, the Occident, Europe
Readings
- Japanese names:
- おお、 ひろ
- Korean:
- gu
Spanish
- Europa
Portuguese
- Europa
French
- Europe
1034 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
766 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2413 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1416 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
649 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1022 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1061 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
554 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1121 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1098 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
596 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
787 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1715 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
16024P | Morohashi |
887 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2931 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1699 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1834 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1198 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3462 | 2001 Kanji |
4j4.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-4 | SKIP code |
7778.2 | Four corner code |
1-18-04 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6b27 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N2
249 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 革命 【カクメイ】 revolution, 58th year of the sexagenary cycle (in Onmyōdō)
- 革新 【カクシン】 reform, innovation
- 行革 【ギョウカク】 administrative reform
- 農地改革 【ノウチカイカク】 agrarian reform
Kun reading compounds
- 革 【かわ】 leather
- 革靴 【かわぐつ】 leather shoes, leather boots
- 藍革 【あいかわ】 indigo-dyed leather
- 負い革 【おいかわ】 sling (e.g. of a firearm)
Readings
- Korean:
- hyeog, geug
Spanish
- cuero
- piel
- reforma
- cambio
Portuguese
- couro
- torna-se sério
- pele
- esconder
- pelêgo
French
- cuir
- peau
- fourrure
- devenir sérieux
- rénovation
- réforme
746 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
836 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
821 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
686 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
5088 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
811 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1003 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
937 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1075 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1123 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
996 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1877 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3099 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1582 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2163 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1911 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
42710 | Morohashi |
2448 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6570 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1893 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2041 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
487 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
877 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1955 | 2001 Kanji |
3k6.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-4-5 | SKIP code |
2-3-5 | SKIP code |
2-3-6 | SKIP code |
4450.6 | Four corner code |
1-19-55 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
9769 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
465 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 命 【メイ】 order, command, decree, life, destiny, fate
- 命運 【メイウン】 fate, destiny
- 延命 【エンメイ】 keeping alive longer, prolonging life, life extension, life-support
- 十月革命 【ジュウガツカクメイ】 October Revolution
- 命婦 【ミョウブ】 title for high-ranking court ladies
- 延命 【エンメイ】 keeping alive longer, prolonging life, life extension, life-support
- 安心立命 【アンシンリツメイ】 spiritual peace and enlightenment, keeping an unperturbed mind through faith
Kun reading compounds
- 命 【いのち】 life, life force, lifetime, lifespan, most important thing, foundation, core, paired tattoos of the "life" kanji on the upper arms of a man and woman (indicating unwavering love), fate, destiny, karma
- 命からがら 【いのちからがら】 for dear life, barely escaping alive
- 貴い命 【たっといいのち】 precious life
- 露の命 【つゆのいのち】 life as evanescent as the dew
Readings
- Korean:
- myeong
Spanish
- orden
- mandato
- vida
Portuguese
- destino
- comando
- decreto
- vida
French
- destinée
- destin
- ordre
- décret
- vie
- nommer (à un poste)
519 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
416 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
394 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
388 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
430 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
387 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
411 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
671 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
578 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
587 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
997 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
325 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2553 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1303 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1772 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1412 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
3473 | Morohashi |
2058 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
767 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1400 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1502 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
249 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
316 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2844 | 2001 Kanji |
2a6.26 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-6 | SKIP code |
2-3-5 | SKIP code |
8062.7 | Four corner code |
1-44-31 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
547d | Unicode hex code |