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 |
食
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
328 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 食 【ショク】 food, foodstuff, eating, appetite, meal, portion
- 食 【ショク】 eclipse (solar, lunar, etc.), occultation
- 飽食 【ホウショク】 eating until one is full, eating one's fill, gorging (on), satiation, having adequate food, having all one needs (for daily living), plenty
- 会食 【カイショク】 eating together, dining together, having a meal together
- 食 【ショク】 food, foodstuff, eating, appetite, meal, portion
- 食堂 【ジキドウ】 dining hall (at a temple)
- 断食 【ダンジキ】 fasting, fast
- 斎食 【サイジキ】 morning meal (for priests, monks, etc.), food offering at a Buddhist ceremony
Kun reading compounds
- 食う 【くう】 to eat, to live, to make a living, to survive, to bite, to sting (as insects do), to tease, to torment, to taunt, to make light of, to make fun of, to encroach on, to eat into, to consume, to defeat a superior, to threaten a position, to consume time and-or resources, to receive something (usu. an unfavourable event), to have sexual relations with a woman, esp. for the first time
- 食うや食わず 【くうやくわず】 (living) from hand to mouth, living on the fringe of subsistence
- 食らう 【くらう】 to eat, to drink, to wolf, to knock back, to receive (e.g. a blow), to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable), to undergo (trouble)
- 食べる 【たべる】 to eat, to live on (e.g. a salary), to live off, to subsist on
- 食べるラー油 【たべるラーゆ】 chili oil mixed with chopped garlic, onions, etc.
- 食む 【はむ】 to eat (fodder, grass, etc.), to receive (a salary), to receive a stipend from one's lord
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ぐい
- Korean:
- sig, sa
Spanish
- alimento
- comida
- eclipse
- comer
Portuguese
- comer
- comida
- alimento
French
- manger
- nourriture
253 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
163 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
146 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
269 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
5154 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
283 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
99 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1159 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.13 | Japanese for Busy People |
322 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
322 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
131 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1900 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2578 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1316 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1787 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1484 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
44014 | Morohashi |
2075 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6674 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1472 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1582 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
207 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
180 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2865 | 2001 Kanji |
8b0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-7 | SKIP code |
8073.2 | Four corner code |
1-31-09 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
98df | Unicode hex code |
nucleus, core, kernel
- On:
- カク
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
475 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 核 【カク】 stone (of a fruit), pit, pip, core (of an organization, team, etc.), nucleus, heart, nuclear weapons, nucleus (of an atom), nucleus (of a cell), condensation nucleus, (planetary) core, ring (in a cyclic compound), kernel, core, nucleus (of a cultured pearl)
- 核家族 【カクカゾク】 nuclear family
- 中核 【チュウカク】 kernel, core, nucleus, center, centre
- 放射性同位核 【ホウシャセイドウイカク】 radioisotope
Readings
- Korean:
- haeg
Spanish
- semilla
- núcleo
- centro
- meollo
Portuguese
- núcleo
- centro
- cerne
French
- noyau
- nucléaire
- coeur
1074 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
577 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2254 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1608 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1430 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1212 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1275 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
986 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1089 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1162 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
628 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
836 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1534 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
14743 | Morohashi |
927 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2660 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1520 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1638 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1348 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1862 | 2001 Kanji |
4a6.22 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-6 | SKIP code |
4098.2 | Four corner code |
1-19-43 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6838 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
11 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 中 【チュウ】 medium (size), average (grade, level, etc.), middle, in, within, out of (e.g. ten people), among, during, while, in (the course of), within (a period), throughout, currently (doing), in the process of, in the middle of, under (e.g. construction, investigation), middle way, moderation, second volume (of three), junior high school, middle school, China
- 中尉 【チュウイ】 first lieutenant, lieutenant junior grade
- 宮中 【キュウチュウ】 imperial court
- 訪中 【ホウチュウ】 visit to China
Kun reading compounds
- 中 【なか】 inside, interior, among, within, middle, center, centre, during, while, middle, midst, amid, interval, gap, mean, average, second (of three, e.g. sons, volumes), middle, medium grade, medium quality, red-light district
- 中島 【なかじま】 island in a pond or river
- 野中 【のなか】 in the middle of a field
- そんな中 【そんななか】 wherein, therein, thereinto
- 内 【うち】 inside, within, while (e.g. one is young), during, within (e.g. a day), in the course of, among, amongst, (out) of, between, in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.), amidst, with (e.g. success), within oneself, one's feelings, inner thoughts, we, our company, our organization, one's home, one's family, my spouse, my husband, my wife, signed on behalf of (husband's name) by his wife, I, me, imperial palace grounds, emperor
- 碁打ち鳥飼い馬鹿の中 【ごうちとりかいばかのうち】 go players and bird keepers are idiots (both activities demand a lot of time)
- 此の内 【このうち】 meanwhile, the other day, recently
- 当たる 【あたる】 to be hit, to strike, to touch, to be in contact, to be affixed, to be equivalent to, to be applicable, to apply to, to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.), to be selected (in a lottery, etc.), to win, to be successful, to go well, to be a hit, to face, to confront, to lie (in the direction of), to undertake, to be assigned, to be stricken (by food poisoning, heat, etc.), to be afflicted, to be called on (e.g. by a teacher), to treat (esp. harshly), to lash out at, to be unnecessary, to be hitting well, to be on a hitting streak, to feel a bite (in fishing), (of fruit, etc.) to be bruised, to spoil, to feel (something) out, to probe into, to check (i.e. by comparison), to shave, to be a relative of a person, to be a ... in relation to ..., to stand in a relationship
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あたる、 かなえ
- Korean:
- jung
Spanish
- centro
- dentro
- interior
- medio
Portuguese
- em
- interior
- médio
- meio
- centro
French
- dans
- dedans
- à l'intérieur
- milieu
- centre
- moyenne
23 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
26 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
55 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
13 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
81 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
31 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
7 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
75 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.3 | Japanese for Busy People |
28 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
28 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
33 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
16 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4262 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2150 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2902 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
39 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
73 | Morohashi |
3451 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
28 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
39 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
39 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
12 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
32 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1655 | 2001 Kanji |
0a4.40 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-4-3 | SKIP code |
5000.6 | Four corner code |
1-35-70 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
4e2d | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
512 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 天 【テン】 sky, heaven, God, svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth), deva (divine being of Buddhism), top (of a book), sole (of a Japanese sandal), beginning, start, tempura, India
- 天下 【テンカ】 the whole world, the whole country, society, the public, supremacy over a nation, government of a country, the ruling power, having one's own way, doing as one pleases, peerless, incomparable, superlative, world-famous, shogun (Edo period)
- 炎天 【エンテン】 blazing heat, scorching sun
- 楽天 【ラクテン】 optimism
Kun reading compounds
- 天津 【あまつ】 heavenly, imperial
- 天津乙女 【あまつおとめ】 celestial maiden
- 天 【あめ】 sky
- 天地 【てんち】 heaven and earth, the universe, the world, nature, land, world, realm, sphere, top and bottom, gods of heaven and earth
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あき、 あも、 た、 たかし、 て、 なま
- Korean:
- cheon
Spanish
- paraíso
- cielo
- imperial
Portuguese
- paraíso
- ceú
- imperiais
French
- cieux
- ciel
- impérial
119 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
67 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
58 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
364 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
16 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
78 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
41 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
93 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.8 | Japanese for Busy People |
141 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
141 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
462 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
410 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4250 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2148 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2898 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
435 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
5833 | Morohashi |
3442 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1138 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
428 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
457 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
277 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
34 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3163 | 2001 Kanji |
0a4.21 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-4-1 | SKIP code |
1043.0 | Four corner code |
1-37-23 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5929 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
347 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 神 【シン】 spirit, psyche, god, deity, divinity, kami
- 神学 【シンガク】 theology, divinity
- 鬼神 【キシン】 fierce god
- 祭神 【サイジン】 enshrined deity
- 神 【シン】 spirit, psyche, god, deity, divinity, kami
- 神宮 【ジングウ】 high-status Shinto shrine with connection to imperial family, imperial Shinto shrine
- 天神 【テンジン】 heavenly god, heavenly gods, spirit of Sugawara no Michizane, Tenmangu shrine (dedicated to Michizane's spirit), pit of a dried plum, dried plum, tenjin hairstyle, prostitute of the second-highest class (Edo period), tuning peg (on a biwa or shamisen)
- 石神 【シャクジン】 stone which is worshipped, image of a god in stone
Kun reading compounds
- 神 【かみ】 god, deity, divinity, spirit, kami, incredible, fantastic, amazing, Emperor (of Japan), thunder
- 神様 【かみさま】 God, god, ace, king, superior person, god (amongst men)
- 大神 【おおかみ】 god
- ギ神 【ギかみ】 Greek mythology
Readings
- Japanese names:
- か、 かぐ、 かな、 かも、 くま、 こ、 こは、 だま、 み
- Korean:
- sin
Spanish
- dios
- alma
Portuguese
- Deus
- mente
- alma
- divindade
- divino
French
- divinité
- esprit
- âme
257 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
340 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
324 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
229 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3245 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
205 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
774 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
853 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
310 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
310 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
586 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1422 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1143 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
615 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
821 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1128 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
24673P | Morohashi |
912 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4087 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1119 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1200 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
191 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
333 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
655 | 2001 Kanji |
4e5.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-5 | SKIP code |
3520.6 | Four corner code |
1-31-32 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
795e | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N3
1034 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 寝 【ネ】 sleep
- 寝具 【シング】 bedding, bedclothes
Kun reading compounds
- 寝る 【ねる】 to sleep (lying down), to go to bed, to lie in bed, to lie down, to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse), to lie flat (e.g. of hair), to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.), to ferment (of soy sauce, miso, etc.)
- 寝る子は育つ 【ねるこはそだつ】 sleep brings up a child well, a well-slept child is a well-kept child
- 寝かす 【ねかす】 to put to bed, to let sleep, to lay (something) down, to put on its side, to let (money, goods, etc.) lie idle, to set aside unused, to let (stock) lie unsold, to (let) ferment, to (let) age, to let (dough) rise, to lay down (wine)
Readings
- Korean:
- chim
Spanish
- acostarse
- dormir
Portuguese
- sono
- descanso
- cama
- invendável (encalhado)
French
- être couché
- dormir
- se reposer
- lit
- invendu
1441 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1079 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1326 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
918 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
473 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1976 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1079 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1127 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
127 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
493 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2925 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1503 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2034 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1158 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
7278P | Morohashi |
2329 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1353 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1150 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1233 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1620 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
767 | 2001 Kanji |
3m10.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-10 | SKIP code |
3014.7 | Four corner code |
1-31-18 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5bdd | Unicode hex code |