653 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
1036 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1121 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2256 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1050 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1434 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1373 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
928 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
952 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
968 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1087 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1168 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
632 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
842 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1951 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
14796P | Morohashi |
931 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2664 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1932 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2082 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
708 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N1
1237 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 桜花 【オウカ】 cherry blossom
- 桜花学園大学 【オウカガクエンダイガク】 Ohkagakuen University
- 観桜 【カンオウ】 cherry blossom viewing
Kun reading compounds
- 桜 【さくら】 cherry tree, cherry blossom, fake buyer, paid audience, shill, seat filler, hired applauder, horse meat
- 桜花 【おうか】 cherry blossom
- 左近の桜 【さこんのさくら】 cherry tree east of the southern stairs of the Hall for State Ceremonies (in Heian Palace)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- さ、 ろう
- Korean:
- aeng
Spanish
- cerezo
- flor de cerezo
Portuguese
- cerejeira
French
- cerisier du Japon
1869 | 2001 Kanji |
4a6.15 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-6 | SKIP code |
4994.4 | Four corner code |
4294.4 | Four corner code |
1-26-89 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
685c | Unicode hex code |
木
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
317 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 木刀 【ボクトウ】 wooden sword
- 木偶 【デク】 wooden doll, wooden figure, puppet, blockhead, good-for-nothing, fool
- 土木 【ドボク】 engineering works, civil engineering, public works
- 名木 【メイボク】 old tree of historical interest, excellent wood, precious woods, choice wood
- 木 【モク】 Thursday, wood (first of the five elements)
- 木材 【モクザイ】 lumber, timber, wood
- 水木 【スイモク】 Wednesday and Thursday
- 火水木 【カスイモク】 Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
Kun reading compounds
- 木 【き】 tree, shrub, bush, wood, timber, wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
- 木々 【きぎ】 (many) trees, every tree, all kinds of trees
- 本木 【もとき】 original stock
- 青木 【あおき】 Japanese laurel (Aucuba japonica), spotted laurel, lush, green tree
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ぐ、 も、 もと
- Korean:
- mog, mo
Spanish
- árbol
- madera
Portuguese
- árvore
- madeira
French
- arbre
- bois (matière)
15 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
17 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
69 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
148 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2170 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
17 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
60 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
109 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1.A | Japanese for Busy People |
22 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
22 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
20 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1045 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4261 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2149 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2901 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
199 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
14415 | Morohashi |
3450 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2531 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
195 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
207 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
255 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
36 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1864 | 2001 Kanji |
4a0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-4-3 | SKIP code |
4090.0 | Four corner code |
1-44-58 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6728 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N4
292 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 町 【チョウ】 town, block, neighbourhood, neighborhood, street, chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m), chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
- 町議会 【チョウギカイ】 town council
- 同町 【ドウチョウ】 the same town, that town
- 門前町 【モンゼンマチ】 town originally built around a temple or shrine
Kun reading compounds
- 町 【まち】 town, block, neighbourhood, neighborhood, downtown, main street, street, road
- 街角 【まちかど】 street corner
- 室町 【むろまち】 Muromachi period (1336-1573)
- 門前町 【もんぜんまち】 town originally built around a temple or shrine
Readings
- Korean:
- jeong
Spanish
- pueblo
- ciudad
- bloque
- calle
Portuguese
- aldeia
- cidade
- bloco
- rua
French
- quartier
- ville
- village
- rue
115 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
61 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
57 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
114 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2995 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
167 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
221 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
426 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.4 | Japanese for Busy People |
182 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
182 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
549 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1335 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1430 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
756 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1028 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
93 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
21735 | Morohashi |
1113 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3729 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
92 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
96 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
63 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3653 | 2001 Kanji |
5f2.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-5-2 | SKIP code |
6102.0 | Four corner code |
1-36-14 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
753a | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
18 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 事 【ジ】 individual concrete phenomenon (as opposed to a general principle)
- 事業 【ジギョウ】 business, enterprise, venture, (commercial) activity, (business) operation, industry, (social) project, undertaking, enterprise, work, activity, program, service
- 商事 【ショウジ】 commercial affairs
- 有事 【ユウジ】 emergency
Kun reading compounds
- 事 【こと】 thing, matter, incident, occurrence, event, something serious, trouble, crisis, circumstances, situation, state of affairs, work, business, affair, after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to, nominalizing suffix, pretending to ..., playing make-believe ..., alias, also known as, otherwise known as, or, necessity, need, you should ..., I advise that you ..., it's important to ...
- 事柄 【ことがら】 matter, thing, affair, circumstance
- 神事 【しんじ】 Shinto ritual
- いい事 【いいこと】 good thing, nice thing, good excuse, good grounds, good opportunity, interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
- 仕える 【つかえる】 to serve, to work for, to attend
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ろ
- Korean:
- sa
Spanish
- cosa
- hecho
- asunto
- acción
Portuguese
- matéria
- coisa
- fato
- negócios
- razão
- possivelmente
French
- fait
- chose
- matière
- affaire
- raison
- peut-être
230 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
309 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
293 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
32 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
272 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
73 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
108 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
768 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.7 | Japanese for Busy People |
80 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
80 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
237 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
30 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4384 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2220 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2986 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1164 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
241 | Morohashi |
3567 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
71 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1156 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1240 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
10 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
300 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1547 | 2001 Kanji |
0a8.15 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-8-3 | SKIP code |
5000.7 | Four corner code |
1-27-86 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
4e8b | Unicode hex code |
happenstance, especially, intentionally, reason, cause, circumstances, the late, therefore, consequently
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N1
612 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 故 【コ】 the late, the deceased
- 殊更 【コトサラ】 intentionally, deliberately, designedly, on purpose, especially, particularly
- 物故 【ブッコ】 death (of a person)
- 人身事故 【ジンシンジコ】 accident resulting in personal injury or death (esp. traffic, rail, etc.)
Kun reading compounds
- 故 【ゆえ】 reason, cause, circumstances
- 故に 【ゆえに】 therefore, consequently
- 何故 【なにゆえ】 why
- 古い 【ふるい】 old, aged, ancient, antiquated, antique, timeworn, long, since long ago, time-honored, of the distant past, long-ago, stale, threadbare, hackneyed, corny, old-fashioned, outmoded, out-of-date
- 元 【もと】 former, ex-, past, one-time, earlier times, the past, previous state, formerly, previously, originally, before
Readings
- Korean:
- go
Spanish
- antiguo
- intencionadamente
- excepcional
- razón
- difunto
- causa
- circunstancias
Portuguese
- casualidade
- especialmente
- intencionalmente
- razão
- causa
- circunstâncias
- portanto
- consequentemente
French
- coïncidence
- spécialement
- intentionnellement
- raison
- cause
- circonstances
- destin
- feu ... (défunt)
- c'est pour ça que...
778 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
694 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
668 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
455 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2044 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
707 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
587 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
880 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
173 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
173 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
722 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
936 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1466 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
778 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1056 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
339 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
13161 | Morohashi |
1141 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2334 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
333 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
355 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
697 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1566 | 2001 Kanji |
4i5.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-5-4 | SKIP code |
4864.0 | Four corner code |
1-24-46 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6545 | Unicode hex code |