| 1653 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1899 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2299 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1440 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1627 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1406 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1495 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1533 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1104 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1248 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 678 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 904 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 517 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 14949 | Morohashi |
| 991 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2747 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 505 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 544 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1553 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1406 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 棟 【トウ】 large building, building with a long roof, counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
- 棟梁 【トウリョウ】 central figure, pillar (e.g. of the nation), mainstay, chief support, leader, chief, boss, leader, head, master carpenter, beams and ridge supports of a roof
- 病棟 【ビョウトウ】 (hospital) ward
- 上棟 【ジョウトウ】 raising the ridgepole
Kun reading compounds
- 棟 【むね】 ridge (of roof), back of a sword, counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
- 棟上げ 【むねあげ】 ridgepole-raising, setting up of the framework of a house
- 別棟 【べつむね】 separate building, outbuilding, outhouse
- 大棟 【おおむね】 top ridge of a roof, main ridge of a roof
Readings
- Korean:
- dong
Spanish
- alero de tejado
Portuguese
- Trave horizontal
- sulcar
French
- faîte
- bâtiment
| 1864 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4a8.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-8 | SKIP code |
| 4599.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-37-79 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 68df | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N3
318 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 割愛 【カツアイ】 omitting (reluctantly), leaving out, dropping, giving up (reluctantly), parting with, sharing, sparing
- 割譲 【カツジョウ】 cession (of territory)
- 正割 【セイカツ】 secant (trigonometric function)
- 等割 【トウカツ】 equal cleavage (embryology)
Kun reading compounds
- 割る 【わる】 to divide, to cut, to halve, to separate, to split, to rip, to break, to crack, to smash, to dilute, to fall below, to discount, to step over (a line, etc.)
- 割り 【わり】 rate, ratio, proportion, one tenth, ten percent, (comparative) profit, gain, assignment, allotment, allocation, match, schedule of matches, diluted with (of drinks), mixed with, discount, rebate
- 割合 【わりあい】 rate, ratio, percentage, proportion, comparatively, contrary to expectations
- 学割 【がくわり】 student discount
- 手合割 【てあいわり】 handicap (go, shogi)
- 割り 【わり】 rate, ratio, proportion, one tenth, ten percent, (comparative) profit, gain, assignment, allotment, allocation, match, schedule of matches, diluted with (of drinks), mixed with, discount, rebate
- 割合 【わりあい】 rate, ratio, percentage, proportion, comparatively, contrary to expectations
- 学割 【がくわり】 student discount
- 手合割 【てあいわり】 handicap (go, shogi)
- 割れる 【われる】 to break, to be smashed, to split, to crack, to fissure, to be torn, to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.), to split (e.g. of a party), to come to light, to become clear, to be identified, to be revealed, to become distorted (of sound), to clip, to be divisible (without a remainder), to drop below a minimum
- 裂く 【さく】 to tear, to rip up, to cut up, to cleave, to cut open (esp. the abdomen), to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers), to spare (time, money, etc.), to use part of something, to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
Readings
- Korean:
- hal
Spanish
- dividir
- distribuir
- proporción
- separar
- fracturar
Portuguese
- proporção
- comparativamente
- divide
- corte
- separa
- parte
French
- briser
- diviser
- couper
- séparer
- proportion
- pourcentage (10%)
| 838 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 823 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 357 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 703 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1274 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 364 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1696A | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 519 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 528 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 786 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 204 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2284 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1180 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1611 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1567 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 2112P | Morohashi |
| 1816 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 507 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1553 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1673 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 414 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 938 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 743 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2f10.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-10-2 | SKIP code |
| 3260.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-19-68 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5272 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
12 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 長 【チョウ】 head, chief, leader, elder, merit, strong point, superiority, major
- 長官 【チョウカン】 secretary (government), director, chief
- 体長 【タイチョウ】 length (of an animal), body length
- 医長 【イチョウ】 medical director, chief physician
Kun reading compounds
- 長い 【ながい】 long (distance, length), long (time), protracted, prolonged
- 長居 【ながい】 long visit, overstaying
- 長 【おさ】 head, chief, leader, the greatest (of all the ...)
- 【オサガメ】 leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea)
- 田長 【たおさ】 master of the rice field, chief farmer, lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
- 死出田長 【しでたおさ】 lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- お、 おしゃ、 たかし、 たけ、 な、 は、 ひさ
- Korean:
- jang
Spanish
- largo
- jefe
- sobresaliente
Portuguese
- Longo
- ambicionar
- líder
- chefe
French
- long
- chef
| 116 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 189 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 173 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 25 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4938 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 155 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 95 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 939 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.20 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 95 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 95 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 89 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1837 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3163 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1626 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2212 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1939 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 41100 | Morohashi |
| 2556 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6379 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1920 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2070 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 90 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 161 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3465 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a8.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-5-3 | SKIP code |
| 4-8-1 | SKIP code |
| 7173.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-36-25 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9577 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
616 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 屋 【オク】 house, building, roof
- 屋外 【オクガイ】 outdoors, outside
- 草屋 【ソウオク】 thatched hut
- 塔屋 【トウヤ】 rooftop structure, e.g. tower, elevator machine room, etc.
Kun reading compounds
- 屋 【や】 shop, store, restaurant, someone who sells (something) or works as (something), someone with a (certain) personality trait, house, roof
- 屋敷 【やしき】 residence, estate, grounds, premises, mansion
- 長屋 【ながや】 tenement house, row house
- 総会屋 【そうかいや】 extortionist that threatens to disrupt stock-holder meetings, sokaiya
Readings
- Japanese names:
- た
- Korean:
- og
Spanish
- casa
- tejado
- tienda
Portuguese
- teto
- casa
- loja
- negociante
- vendedor
French
- toit
- maison
- échoppe
- négociant
- vendeur
| 161 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 256 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 236 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 270 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1392 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 251 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 160 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1233 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.13 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 167 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 167 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 54 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 530 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3842 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1973 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2669 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1067 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 7684 | Morohashi |
| 3098 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1421 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1058 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1138 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 236 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 319 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3772 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3r6.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-3-6 | SKIP code |
| 7721.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-18-16 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5c4b | Unicode hex code |