305 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
395 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
373 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
709 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2213 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
468 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
623 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
632 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1047 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1090 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
987 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1079 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1067 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
575 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
762 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
732 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
14518 | Morohashi |
858 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2595 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
724 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
781 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
310 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N2
926 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 板門店 【パンムンジョム】 Panmunjom (Korea), Panmunjeom, Joint Security Area (Korean Demilitarized Zone)
- 版画 【ハンガ】 woodcut, woodblock print, art print
- 合板 【ゴウハン】 veneer board, plywood, joint publication
- 鋼板 【コウハン】 steel sheet, steel plate
- 版木 【ハンギ】 (printing) block, woodcut
- 板金 【バンキン】 sheet metal, metal plate
- 降板 【コウバン】 leaving the mound, being knocked out, resignation, stepping down, withdrawing
- 鋼板 【コウハン】 steel sheet, steel plate
Kun reading compounds
- 板 【いた】 board, plank, sheet (of metal), plate (of glass), pane, slab, cutting board, chopping board, chef (esp. of high-end Japanese cuisine), cook, stage (i.e. at a theatre)
- 板ガラス 【いたガラス】 plate glass, sheet glass
- まな板 【まないた】 chopping board, cutting board, flat chest, tiny breasts
- 厚板 【あついた】 thick board, plank, steel plate (with a thickness of at least 3 mm), heavy brocade cloth, Elaphoglossum yoshinagae (species of fern)
Readings
- Korean:
- pan
Spanish
- tabla
- tablero
- placa
Portuguese
- prancha
- junta
- prato
- estágio
French
- planche
- plaque
- panneau
- stade
1867 | 2001 Kanji |
4a4.21 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-4 | SKIP code |
4194.7 | Four corner code |
1-40-36 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
677f | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1539 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 垣牆 【エンショウ】 hedge, fence
- 紫微垣 【シビエン】 Purple Forbidden Enclosure (group of constellations in the northern sky associated with the emperor)
Kun reading compounds
- 垣 【かき】 fence, hedge, barrier, wall, railing
- 垣根 【かきね】 hedge, fence, border, limit
- 築垣 【ついがき】 mud wall with a roof
- 岩垣 【いわかき】 stone wall, natural stone wall
Readings
- Japanese names:
- がい
- Korean:
- weon
Spanish
- cerco
- valla
- muro
- seto
Portuguese
- barreira
- cerca
- parede
French
- haie
- clôture
- mur
1073 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1272 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1075 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1151 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
795 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1276 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1350 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1784 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
373 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
416 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
260 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
311 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
156 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
5060 | Morohashi |
351 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1009 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
154 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
165 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1241 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1472 | 2001 Kanji |
3b6.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-6 | SKIP code |
4111.6 | Four corner code |
1-19-32 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
57a3 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
229 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 死 【シ】 death, (an) out, death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
- 死因 【シイン】 cause of death
- 安楽死 【アンラクシ】 euthanasia
- 病死 【ビョウシ】 death from disease, death from illness
Kun reading compounds
- 死ぬ 【しぬ】 to die, to pass away, to lose spirit, to lose vigor, to look dead, to cease, to stop
- 死ぬ気で 【しぬきで】 all out, like hell, like crazy, desperately, expecting to die
Readings
- Korean:
- sa
Spanish
- muerte
- morir
Portuguese
- morte
- dados
French
- mort
- mourir
223 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
302 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
286 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
254 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2439 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
207 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
205 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
3.5 | Japanese for Busy People |
85 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
85 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
258 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1133 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4334 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2194 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2952 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
823 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
16365 | Morohashi |
3521 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2968 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
815 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
878 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
238 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
267 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3256 | 2001 Kanji |
0a6.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-6-1 | SKIP code |
1021.1 | Four corner code |
1021.2 | Four corner code |
1-27-64 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6b7b | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
19 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 自 【ジ】 self-, from (a time or place)
- 自営 【ジエイ】 running one's own business, doing business on one's own, self-employment
- 出自 【シュツジ】 origin, birthplace, descent, lineage, ancestry, stock
- 海自 【カイジ】 Maritime Self-Defense Force
- 自然界 【シゼンカイ】 nature, the natural world, realm of nature
- 自然 【シゼン】 nature, natural, spontaneous, automatic, naturally, spontaneously, automatically
- 己がじし 【オノガジシ】 each (and every one), individually
Kun reading compounds
- 自ら 【みずから】 oneself, oneself, for oneself, personally, in person
- 自ら進んで 【みずからすすんで】 by choice, of one's own free will, on one's own initiative, off one's own bat
- 自ずから 【おのずから】 naturally, in due course, by itself, of its own accord
- 自ずから明らか 【おのずからあきらか】 self-evident
- 自ずと 【おのずと】 naturally, in due course, by itself, of its own accord
Readings
- Japanese names:
- より
- Korean:
- ja
Spanish
- uno mismo
- por sí mismo
- auto-
Portuguese
- a si próprio
French
- soi-même
229 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
150 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
134 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
53 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3841 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
60 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
242 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
340 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.19 | Japanese for Busy People |
62 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
62 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
63 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1587 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4338 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2195 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2954 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
36 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
30095 | Morohashi |
3525 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4900 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
36 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
36 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
14 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
126 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
879 | 2001 Kanji |
5c1.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-6-2 | SKIP code |
2600.0 | Four corner code |
1-28-11 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
81ea | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
325 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 由来 【ユライ】 origin, source, history, derivation, originally, from the start, by nature
- 由緒 【ユイショ】 history, pedigree, lineage
- 来由 【ライユ】 origin, cause
- 因由 【インユ】 cause
- 事由 【ジユウ】 reason, cause
- 服装自由 【フクソウジユウ】 no dress code, lack of dress code (at work)
- 由緒 【ユイショ】 history, pedigree, lineage
- 由緒ある 【ユイショアル】 venerable, prestigious, with a long history
Kun reading compounds
- 由 【よし】 reason, significance, cause, piece of information that one has heard, I hear that ..., it is said that ...
- 由ありげ 【よしありげ】 meaningful, suggestive, seeming to be with a history, seeming to be with circumstances that are hard to explain
- 候由 【そうろうよし】 I hear that ...
- 依る 【よる】 to be due to, to be caused by, to depend on, to turn on, to be based on, to come from, to be based at (a location, an organization), to be headquartered at
Readings
- Korean:
- yu
Spanish
- razón
- significado
- causa
Portuguese
- porquanto
- por conseguinte
- uma razão
French
- c'est pourquoi
- raison
- cause
- origine
- grave
325 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
421 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
399 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
376 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
89 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
297 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
739 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
186 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
363 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
364 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
623 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1333 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4311 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2181 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2935 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1114 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
21724 | Morohashi |
3499 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3724 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1105 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1186 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
134 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
261 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1676 | 2001 Kanji |
0a5.35 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-5-2 | SKIP code |
5060.0 | Four corner code |
1-45-19 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7531 | Unicode hex code |