1363 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1291 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3166 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1086 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
628 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
907 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
774 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
788 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1310 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1057 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2591 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1325 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1797 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1234 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
14622 | Morohashi |
2088 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2633 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1226 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1312 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1269 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
1187 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 柔 【ジュウ】 softness, gentleness, weakness
- 柔道 【ジュウドウ】 judo
- 内剛外柔 【ナイゴウガイジュウ】 gentle on the outside but tough on the inside, an iron hand in a velvet glove
- 外剛内柔 【ガイゴウナイジュウ】 being tough on the outside but soft at heart, a faint-hearted person pretending to be brave
- 柔和 【ニュウワ】 gentle, mild, meek, tender
- 柔弱 【ニュウジャク】 weak, weak-kneed, soft, feeble, effeminate
Kun reading compounds
- 柔らか 【やわらか】 soft, tender, pliant, supple, soft (colour, light, etc.), subdued, gentle (demeanour, voice, etc.), mild, informal, light, flexible (e.g. thinking)
- 柔らかい 【やわらかい】 soft, tender, supple, flexible, limber, limp, gentle, mild, soft, mellow, light (topic, book, etc.), informal, flexible (thinking, mind, etc.), malleable, adaptable
- 柔らかい 【やわらかい】 soft, tender, supple, flexible, limber, limp, gentle, mild, soft, mellow, light (topic, book, etc.), informal, flexible (thinking, mind, etc.), malleable, adaptable
- 柔 【やわ】 soft, weak, fragile, poorly built, insubstantial
- 柔ら 【やわら】 judo, jujutsu
- 柔ら 【やわら】 judo, jujutsu
- 柔らか 【やわらか】 soft, tender, pliant, supple, soft (colour, light, etc.), subdued, gentle (demeanour, voice, etc.), mild, informal, light, flexible (e.g. thinking)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- とお
- Korean:
- yu
Spanish
- suave
- tierno
- blando
Portuguese
- macio
- ponto fraco
- gentileza
- suavidade
French
- tendre
- faiblesse
- douceur
3564 | 2001 Kanji |
4a5.34 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-7 | SKIP code |
2-5-4 | SKIP code |
1790.4 | Four corner code |
1-29-32 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
67d4 | Unicode hex code |
文
sentence, literature, style, art, decoration, figures, plan, literary radical (no. 67)
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N4
190 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 文 【ブン】 sentence, composition, text, writings, the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts), academia, literature, statement
- 文化 【ブンカ】 culture, civilization, civilisation, Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
- 公文 【コウブン】 official document, archives
- 異文 【イブン】 variant (in a manuscript or book), part of a text that differs from other versions
- 文 【モン】 mon, one-thousandth of a kan (unit of currency 1336-1870), mon, traditional unit used for shoe and sock sizes (approx. 2.4 cm), letter, character, sentence, scripture, incantation
- 紋 【モン】 (family) crest, coat of arms, pattern, figure, playing card suit (in karuta)
- 人文 【ジンブン】 humanity, civilization, civilisation, culture
- 縄文 【ジョウモン】 straw-rope pattern pressed into earthenware, Jōmon period (ca. 14000-1000 BCE)
Kun reading compounds
- 文 【ふみ】 letter, note, mail, book, writings, literary arts, learning, scholarship
- 文香 【ふみこう】 scented insert (to enclose with a letter), perfumed insert
- 御文 【おふみ】 Gobunsho (The Epistles, a collection of letters written by Rennyo)
- 雁の文 【かりのふみ】 (a) letter
- 綾 【あや】 figure, design, twill weave, pattern of diagonal stripes, style (of writing), figure (of speech), design, plot, plan, minor market fluctuation, technical correction, cat's cradle, lease rod (in a loom)
- 文つける 【あやつける】 to make a false accusation, to invent a pretext for a quarrel
- 言葉は身の文 【ことばはみのあや】 words betray one's character
Readings
- Japanese names:
- かざり、 ふ、 も
- Korean:
- mun
Spanish
- letras
- literatura
Portuguese
- sentença
- literatura
- estilo
- arte
- decoração
- figuras
- plano
French
- phrase
- littérature
- style
- art
- décoration
- figure (de style)
- plan
- radical littéraire (no. 67)
134 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
77 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
68 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
136 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2064 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
71 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
180 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
86 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.19 | Japanese for Busy People |
111 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
111 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
320 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
949 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2458 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1242 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1708 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1741 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
13450 | Morohashi |
1962 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2364 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1725 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1861 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
89 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
35 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
466 | 2001 Kanji |
2j2.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-2 | SKIP code |
0040.0 | Four corner code |
1-42-24 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6587 | Unicode hex code |
badge, chapter, composition, poem, design
- On:
- ショウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N2
990 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 章 【ショウ】 chapter, section, medal, badge, insignia
- 章句 【ショウク】 chapter and verse, paragraph, passage
- 受章 【ジュショウ】 reception of a decoration, reception of an order
- 楽章 【ガクショウ】 movement
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あき、 あきら、 あや、 ふみ
- Korean:
- jang
Spanish
- distintivo
- banda
- capítulo
- frase
Portuguese
- insígnia
- capítulo
- composição
- poema
- projeto
French
- badge
- clairement visible
- composition
- poème
- chapitre
- dessin
432 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
334 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
318 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
967 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
5112 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
505 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
787 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1461 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
857 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
876 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1027 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1460 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2624 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1342 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1819 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
440 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
25761 | Morohashi |
2117 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4235 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
433 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
464 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
376 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
455 | 2001 Kanji |
5b6.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-9 | SKIP code |
2-5-6 | SKIP code |
0040.6 | Four corner code |
1-30-47 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7ae0 | Unicode hex code |