1158 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2253 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1929 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1102 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2109 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1163 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
629 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
837 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
202 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
14755 | Morohashi |
928 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2659 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
198 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
210 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level N1
1651 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 桂 【ケイ】 knight
- 桂庵 【ケイアン】 agency for employing servants and arranging marriages (Edo period), mediator, go-between, flattery, flatterer, Keian era (1648.2.15-1652.9.18)
- 月桂 【ゲッケイ】 bay laurel (Laurus nobilis), bay tree, sweet bay, laurel tree, moon, moonlight, katsura tree on the moon (in Chinese legends)
- 肉桂 【ニッケイ】 cinnamon, cinnamon tree (Cinnamomum sieboldii)
Kun reading compounds
- 桂 【かつら】 katsura (Cercidiphyllum japonicum), Japanese Judas tree
- 桂男 【かつらおとこ】 man in the moon
- 広葉桂 【ひろはかつら】 Cercidiphyllum magnificum (species of katsura)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- かつ、 よし、 か
- Korean:
- gye
Spanish
- árbol aromático
- árbol de judas
Portuguese
French
- gainier japonais
- arbre de Judée japonais
1872 | 2001 Kanji |
4a6.13 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-6 | SKIP code |
4491.4 | Four corner code |
1-23-43 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6842 | Unicode hex code |
林
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N2
656 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 林道 【リンドウ】 path through forest, woodland path, logging road
- 林業 【リンギョウ】 forestry
- 雑木林 【ゾウキバヤシ】 grove of miscellaneous trees, copse, coppice, thicket
- 農林 【ノウリン】 agriculture and forestry
Kun reading compounds
- 林 【はやし】 wood, woods, forest, grove, copse, thicket, bunch (of something), cluster, line, collection
- 林原美術館 【はやしばらびじゅつかん】 Hayashibara Museum of Art
Readings
- Japanese names:
- し
- Korean:
- rim
Spanish
- arboleda
- soto
Portuguese
- bosque
- floresta
French
- bois (petite forêt)
- bois
150 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
64 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
75 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
420 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2210 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
57 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
197 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
633 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
127 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
127 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
459 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1081 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1071 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
577 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
765 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
200 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
14551 | Morohashi |
861 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2590 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
196 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
208 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
75 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1864 | 2001 Kanji |
4a4.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-4 | SKIP code |
4499.0 | Four corner code |
1-46-51 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6797 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
247 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 両 【リョウ】 both (hands, parents, sides, etc.), counter for carriages (e.g. in a train), counter for vehicles, ryō, tael, traditional unit of weight (for gold, silver and drugs), 4-5 monme, 15-19 g, ryō, pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold, ryō, traditional measure of fabric, 2 tan, ryō, tael, unit of weight under the ritsuryō system, 1/16 kin, 42-43 g, counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
- 両足 【リョウソク】 both feet, both legs
- 一両 【イチリョウ】 one vehicle, one ryō (an old coin)
- 十両 【ジュウリョウ】 second highest division, wrestlers of the second highest division
Readings
- Japanese names:
- もろ
- Korean:
- ryang
Spanish
- ambos
- contador de vehículos
Portuguese
- ambos
- moeda Japonesa antiga
- nº de veículos
- dois
French
- les deux
- 2
- ryou (ancienne monnaie)
- compteur de wagons
336 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
434 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
411 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
281 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
34 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
859 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
286 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
531 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
200 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
200 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
556 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
15 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4331 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2191 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2949 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1176 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
46 | Morohashi |
3518 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
23 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1168 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1252 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
288 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
275 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3153 | 2001 Kanji |
0a6.11 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-6-1 | SKIP code |
1022.7 | Four corner code |
1-46-30 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
4e21 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
704 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 江 【コウ】 large river (esp. the Yangtze), Lake Biwa
- 江上 【コウジョウ】 (on the) bank of a large river
- 長江 【チョウコウ】 Yangtze River (China), Changjiang River
- 三角江 【サンカクコウ】 estuary
Kun reading compounds
- 江 【え】 inlet, bay
- 縁 【えん】 fate, destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together), relationship (e.g. between two people), bond, link, connection, family ties, affinity, opportunity, chance (to meet someone and start a relationship), pratyaya (indirect conditions, as opposed to direct causes), narrow open-air veranda
- 堀江 【ほりえ】 canal
- 松江 【まつえ】 Matsue (city in Shimane)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- くん、 とうみ、 み、 りえ
- Korean:
- gang
Spanish
- gran río
- ensenada
- bahía
Portuguese
- riacho
- pequena baía em lagos
- baía
French
- baie
- crique
- anse
- rivière
1244 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
517 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2491 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
994 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1458 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
252 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
821 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
840 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
905 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1160 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
257 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
162 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
195 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
141 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
17140 | Morohashi |
221 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3045 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
139 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
148 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1085 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
372 | 2001 Kanji |
3a3.8 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-3 | SKIP code |
3111.0 | Four corner code |
1-25-30 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6c5f | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
3 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 国益 【コクエキ】 national interest
- 国営 【コクエイ】 government management, state management
- 最恵国 【サイケイコク】 most favored nation, most favoured nation, MFN
- 異国 【イコク】 foreign country
Kun reading compounds
- 国 【くに】 country, state, region, national government, central government, home (i.e. hometown, home country), province (of Japan), land, earth
- 国人 【こくじん】 indigenous person, inhabitant of a country, local, native, local lords and samurai, daimyo who did not leave his domains to meet the shogun in Kyoto (during the Muromachi period)
- お国 【おくに】 your native country, your hometown, my home country (i.e. Japan), countryside, country, daimyo's territory (Edo period)
- 現国 【うつしくに】 world of mankind, this world
Readings
- Japanese names:
- くな、 こ
- Korean:
- gug
Spanish
- país
Portuguese
- País
- terra
- nação
French
- pays
79 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
136 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
123 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
8 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1037 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
111 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
36 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
745 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.11 | Japanese for Busy People |
40 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
40 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
151 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
344 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3831 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1964 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2659 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
588 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
4752 | Morohashi |
3087 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
950 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
581 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
624 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
4 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
158 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3172 | 2001 Kanji |
3s5.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-3-5 | SKIP code |
6010.3 | Four corner code |
1-25-81 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
56fd | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
183 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 際 【サイ】 occasion, time, circumstances, (in) case (of), when
- 際会 【サイカイ】 meeting, facing, confronting
- 学際 【ガクサイ】 interdisciplinary
- 援助交際 【エンジョコウサイ】 paid dating (esp. with an underage girl; oft. involving selling of sex), compensated dating
Kun reading compounds
- 際 【きわ】 edge, brink, verge, side, time, moment of
- 際立つ 【きわだつ】 to be prominent, to be conspicuous, to stand out, to be outstanding, to be remarkable, to be striking, to be notable
- 今際の際 【いまわのきわ】 verge of death, dying moments
Readings
- Japanese names:
- わ
- Korean:
- je
Spanish
- límite
- frontera
- asociación
- unión
- ocasión
Portuguese
- ocasião
- lado
- margem
- limite
- indecente
- ousado
- perigoso
- vez
- quando
French
- occasion
- côté
- accotement
- bord
- dangereux
- aventureux
- indécent
- temps
- quand
612 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
710 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
683 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
300 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
5018 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
424 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
992 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2073 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
618 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
628 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
474 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
750 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
874 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
503 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
646 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1305 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
41820 | Morohashi |
714 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6478 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1296 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1392 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
189 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
789 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3641 | 2001 Kanji |
2d11.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-11 | SKIP code |
1-2-11 | SKIP code |
7729.1 | Four corner code |
1-26-61 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
969b | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N4
304 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 空 【クウ】 empty air, sky, shunyata (the lack of an immutable intrinsic nature within any phenomenon), emptiness, air force, fruitlessness, meaninglessness, void (one of the five elements), empty (e.g. set)
- 空域 【クウイキ】 airspace
- 領空 【リョウクウ】 territorial airspace
- 防空 【ボウクウ】 air defense, air defence
Kun reading compounds
- 空 【そら】 sky, the air, the heavens, weather, far-off place, distant place, state of mind, feeling, (from) memory, (by) heart, falsehood, lie, somehow, vaguely, fake
- 空模様 【そらもよう】 look of the sky, weather
- 定めなき空 【さだめなきそら】 changeable weather
- 晴れた空 【はれたそら】 clear sky, cloudless sky
- 開く 【あく】 to open (e.g. doors), to open (e.g. business, etc.), to be empty, to be vacant, to be available, to be free, to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.), to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.), to come to an end, to open (one's eyes, mouth, etc.), to have a hole, to form a gap, to have an interval (between events)
- 空き 【あき】 space, room, gap, emptiness, vacancy, opening, empty seat, free time, time to spare, disuse, unused thing
- 空き缶 【あきかん】 empty can
- 開ける 【あける】 to open (a door, etc.), to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package), to unlock, to open (for business, etc.), to empty, to remove, to make space, to make room, to move out, to clear out, to be away from (e.g. one's house), to leave (temporarily), to dawn, to grow light, to end (of a period, season), to begin (of the New Year), to leave (one's schedule) open, to make time (for), to make (a hole), to open up (a hole)
- 空 【から】 emptiness, being empty, not carrying anything, unburdened, empty-handed, dishonoured (bill, promise, etc.), false, no-show (reservation), put-on (cheeriness, courage, etc.), empty (compliments), insincere
- 空手 【からて】 karate, being empty-handed, having nothing in one's hands
- もぬけの殻 【もぬけのから】 completely empty (of a residence, etc.), vacant, deserted, body from which the soul has left, corpse, shed skin (of a snake, insect, etc.)
- 空く 【すく】 to become less crowded, to thin out, to get empty, to be hungry
- 空かす 【すかす】 to feel hungry, to get hungry
- 虚しい 【むなしい】 empty, void, vacant, vain, fruitless, futile, ineffective, lifeless
Readings
- Japanese names:
- うつ、 き、 く
- Korean:
- gong
Spanish
- cielo
- atmósfera
- vacío
- vacante
- quedarse vacío
- vaciar
Portuguese
- esvaziar
- ceú
- desocupado
- vazio
- vácuo
French
- vide
- ciel
- vacant
- creux
65 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
66 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
15 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
233 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3317 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
184 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
77 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
723 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.17 | Japanese for Busy People |
140 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
140 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
461 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1452 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2767 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1418 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1913 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1327 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
25415 | Morohashi |
2227 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4192 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1317 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1414 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
304 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
73 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
772 | 2001 Kanji |
3m5.12 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-5 | SKIP code |
2-5-3 | SKIP code |
3010.1 | Four corner code |
1-22-85 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7a7a | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
495 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 港 【コウ】 harbour
- 港内 【コウナイ】 inside the harbour, inside the harbor
- 漁港 【ギョコウ】 fishing harbour, fishing harbor
- 海港 【カイコウ】 port, seaport
Kun reading compounds
- 港 【みなと】 harbour, harbor, port
- 港区 【みなとく】 Minato City (special ward of Tokyo), Minato Ward (Osaka), Minato Ward (Nagoya)
Readings
- Korean:
- hang, gang
Spanish
- puerto
- portuario
Portuguese
- Porto (navios)
French
- port
397 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
296 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
280 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
445 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2630 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
337 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
698 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1583 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.3 | Japanese for Busy People |
669 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
680 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
909 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1221 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
737 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
440 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
552 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1818 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
17783P | Morohashi |
605 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3242 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1800 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1940 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
397 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
356 | 2001 Kanji |
3a9.13 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-9 | SKIP code |
3411.7 | Four corner code |
1-25-33 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6e2f | Unicode hex code |