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
120 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 野 【ノ】 plain, field, hidden (structural) member, wild, lacking a political post
- 野外 【ヤガイ】 outdoors, outside, open air, fields, outskirts, suburbs
- 内野 【ナイヤ】 infield, diamond
- 在野 【ザイヤ】 out of office, out of power, in opposition, unaffiliated (e.g. researcher, scientist), in private practice
Kun reading compounds
- 野 【の】 plain, field, hidden (structural) member, wild, lacking a political post
- 野末 【のずえ】 corners of a field
- 裾野 【すその】 foot of a mountain, plain at the foot of a mountain, range, spread, extent, encompassing circle
- 郊野 【こうの】 suburban fields
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ずけ、 つけ、 ぬ
- Korean:
- ya
Spanish
- campo
- llano
- extensión
- rango
- natural
- civil
- no oficial
Portuguese
- planícies
- campo
- rústico
- vida de civil
French
- sauvage
- champ
- rustique
- vie civile
323 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
233 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
213 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
85 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4814 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
128 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
267 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1398 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.2 | Japanese for Busy People |
236 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
236 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
404 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1803 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1877 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
998 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1350 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1610 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
40133 | Morohashi |
1485 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6208 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1596 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1722 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
170 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
211 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3653 | 2001 Kanji |
0a11.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-7-4 | SKIP code |
6712.2 | Four corner code |
1-44-78 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
91ce | Unicode hex code |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level N1
1059 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 広報 【コウホウ】 public relations, PR, publicity, public information, publicizing
- 広大 【コウダイ】 vast, extensive, immense, huge, large, grand, magnificent
- 恢弘 【カイコウ】 propagation, spreading out, extending
- 寛弘 【カンコウ】 Kankō era (1004.7.20-1012.12.25)
- 弘通 【グズウ】 spread (of Buddhist teachings)
- 弘誓 【グゼイ】 Buddha's great vows
Kun reading compounds
- 広い 【ひろい】 spacious, vast, wide
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ひろ、 ひろし、 ひろむ、 みつ、 お、 こお
- Korean:
- hong
Spanish
- difundir
- diseminar
Portuguese
French
- vaste
- spacieux
- grand
1075 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1563 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1937 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
410 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2064 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
223 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
141 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
169 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1242 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
9709 | Morohashi |
192 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1682 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1234 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1320 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
3h2.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-2 | SKIP code |
1223.0 | Four corner code |
1-25-16 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5f18 | Unicode hex code |
shining, bright
- On:
- ショウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N1
697 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 昭 【ショウ】 nth year in the Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7)
- 昭和 【ショウワ】 Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7), reminiscent of the Shōwa era, Shōwa-nostalgic, old-fashioned, quaint, old-school
- 昭昭 【ショウショウ】 clear, bright, plain, obvious
- 遍照 【ヘンジョウ】 universal illumination (esp. in Buddhism, by the dharma-body)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あき、 あきら、 かず、 かずみ、 てる
- Korean:
- so, jo
Spanish
- luminoso
- brillante
Portuguese
- brilhar
- brilhante
French
- briller
249 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
331 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
315 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
549 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2114 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
517 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1406 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
841 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
997 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1034 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
867 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
987 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1107 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
602 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
796 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
88 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
13855 | Morohashi |
894 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2446 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
87 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
91 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
331 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3877 | 2001 Kanji |
4c5.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-5 | SKIP code |
6706.2 | Four corner code |
1-30-28 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
662d | Unicode hex code |