592 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
1689 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1009 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2258 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1162 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1436 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1374 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1734 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1856 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
969 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1096 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1159 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
626 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
833 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
470 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
14795P | Morohashi |
925 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2666 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
460 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
499 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
555 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N1
1232 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 梅雨 【ツユ】 (East Asian) rainy season (in Japan, usu. from early June to mid-July), rain during the rainy season
- 梅雨前線 【バイウゼンセン】 seasonal rain front
- 松竹梅 【ショウチクバイ】 pine, bamboo and plum (an auspicious grouping), high, middle and low (ranking), top, middle and bottom, upper, medium, lower, first, second and third (class)
- 紅梅 【コウバイ】 red-blossomed plum tree, red Japanese apricot
Kun reading compounds
- 梅 【うめ】 Japanese apricot (Prunus mume), Japanese plum, ume, Chinese plum, lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
- 梅干し 【うめぼし】 umeboshi, pickled dried ume, pickled dried plum
- 青梅 【あおうめ】 unripe plum
- 紅梅 【こうばい】 red-blossomed plum tree, red Japanese apricot
Readings
- Korean:
- mae
Spanish
- ciruela
- ciruelo
Portuguese
- ameixa
French
- prune
1847 | 2001 Kanji |
4a6.27 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-6 | SKIP code |
4895.7 | Four corner code |
1-39-63 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6885 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
172 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 原 【ゲン】 original, primitive, primary, fundamental, proto-
- 原案 【ゲンアン】 original plan, original bill, original motion, draft
- 中原 【チュウゲン】 middle of a field, middle of a country, field of contest
- 抗原 【コウゲン】 antigen
Kun reading compounds
- 原 【はら】 field, plain, prairie, tundra, moor, wilderness
- 原っぱ 【はらっぱ】 open field, empty lot, plain
- 笹原 【ささはら】 field of bamboo grass
- 関ヶ原 【せきがはら】 Sekigahara (battle site, 1600), decisive battle, critical battle
Readings
- Japanese names:
- た、 ばる、 ら、 わた、 わら
- Korean:
- weon
Spanish
- origen
- pradera
- prado
- campo
Portuguese
- prado
- original
- primitivo
- campo
- planície
- pradaria
- tundra
- sertão
French
- pré
- prairie
- champ
- original
- primitif
- toundra
- désert (étendue sauvage)
205 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
119 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
107 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
132 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
825 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
202 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
388 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1231 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
136 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
136 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
405 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
260 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3733 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1910 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2593 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
136 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
2973 | Morohashi |
3009 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
652 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
134 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
142 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
113 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
192 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3341 | 2001 Kanji |
2p8.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-2-8 | SKIP code |
7129.6 | Four corner code |
1-24-22 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
539f | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1333 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 克明 【コクメイ】 detailed, scrupulous, careful, minute, faithful, elaborate, diligent, honest, upright, sincere
- 克服 【コクフク】 conquest (of a difficulty, illness, crisis, etc.), overcoming, surmounting, bringing under control
- 相克 【ソウコク】 rivalry
- 超克 【チョウコク】 overcoming, conquering, surmounting, getting over
Kun reading compounds
- 勝つ 【かつ】 to win, to gain victory
Readings
- Japanese names:
- かつ、 まさる、 よし
- Korean:
- geug
Spanish
- vencer
- superar
- ser capaz
- ser diestro en
Portuguese
- Superar
- bondoso
- habilmente
French
- surmonter
- aimable
- habile
1272 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1281 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
772 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1673 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1075 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
442 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1372 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1459 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1374 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
147 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2540 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1292 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1760 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
105 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
1355 | Morohashi |
2046 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
354 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
104 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
109 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1099 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1557 | 2001 Kanji |
2k5.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-5 | SKIP code |
2-5-2 | SKIP code |
4021.6 | Four corner code |
1-25-78 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
514b | Unicode hex code |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level N1
1117 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 諸彦 【ショゲン】 many accomplished persons
- 俊彦 【シュンゲン】 gifted man, accomplished man
Kun reading compounds
- 彦 【ひこ】 boy
- 彦星 【ひこぼし】 Altair (star in the constellation Aquila), Alpha Aquilae
- 猿田彦 【さるたひこ】 Sarutahiko (deity)
- 長髄彦 【ながすねひこ】 Nagasunehiko, legendary clan leader who opposed Emperor Jimmu's unification of Japan and was subsequently killed by the deity Nigihayahi
Readings
- Japanese names:
- よし、 こ、 ひろ、 やす
- Korean:
- eon
Spanish
- hombre bello
- muchacho
Portuguese
French
- bonhomme
- écho (phon.)
1076 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3347 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1931 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1007 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2067 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
4085 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2072 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2808 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1732 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
9981 | Morohashi |
3295 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1714 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1716 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1852 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
460 | 2001 Kanji |
5b4.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-6-3 | SKIP code |
2-4-5 | SKIP code |
2-2-7 | SKIP code |
0022.2 | Four corner code |
1-41-07 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5f66 | Unicode hex code |