41 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
65 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
38 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
532 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2301 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
152 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
198 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1735 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
128 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
128 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
460 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1063 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3123 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1602 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2184 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
201 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
14974 | Morohashi |
2475 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2749 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
197 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
209 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
80 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
森
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N2
609 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 森林 【シンリン】 forest, woods
- 森閑 【シンカン】 silent, still, quiet, hushed
- 森々 【シンシン】 dense with trees, deeply forested
Kun reading compounds
- 森 【もり】 forest, shrine grove
- 森青蛙 【もりあおがえる】 forest green tree frog (Rhacophorus arboreus)
- どう森 【どうもり】 Animal Crossing (video game series) (abbr)
- 青森 【あおもり】 Aomori (city, prefecture)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- もと
- Korean:
- sam
Spanish
- bosque
Portuguese
- floresta
- mata
French
- forêt
- bois
1864 | 2001 Kanji |
4a8.39 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-4-8 | SKIP code |
4099.4 | Four corner code |
1-31-25 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
68ee | Unicode hex code |
山
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
131 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 山 【サン】 Mt., Mount, temple
- 山陰 【ヤマカゲ】 place in the shade of a mountain, shelter of the mountains, mountain recess
- 治山 【チサン】 forest conservation, afforestation
- 開山 【カイサン】 founding a temple (on a hill-top)
- 山道 【ヤマミチ】 mountain road, mountain trail
- 山海経 【センガイキョウ】 Classic of Mountains and Seas (classic Chinese text)
- 雪山 【セツザン】 snowy mountain, permanently snow-covered mountain, Himalayas
- 須弥山 【シュミセン】 Mount Sumeru (believed to be the centre of the Buddhist world)
Kun reading compounds
- 山 【やま】 mountain, hill, mine (e.g. coal mine), heap, pile, crown (of a hat), thread (of a screw), tread (of a tire), protruding part of an object, high part, climax, peak, critical point, guess, speculation, gamble, criminal case, crime, mountain climbing, mountaineering, festival float (esp. one mounted with a decorative halberd), deck (of playing cards on table, face down, from which cards are drawn), stack, wall, wall tile, temple, temple grounds, wild
- 山陰 【やまかげ】 place in the shade of a mountain, shelter of the mountains, mountain recess
- 奥山 【おくやま】 remote mountain, mountain recesses
- 青山 【せいざん】 lush mountain, green mountain, grave, burial place
Readings
- Japanese names:
- さ、 やの、 やん
- Korean:
- san
Spanish
- montaña
Portuguese
- montanha
French
- montagne
38 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
58 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
24 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
60 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1407 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
21 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
48 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
89 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.11 | Japanese for Busy People |
34 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
34 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
100 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
535 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3658 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1867 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2544 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
775 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
7869 | Morohashi |
2940 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1439 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
768 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
830 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
148 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
17 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1276 | 2001 Kanji |
3o0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-2-1 | SKIP code |
4-3-2 | SKIP code |
2277.0 | Four corner code |
1-27-19 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5c71 | Unicode hex code |
Jinmeiyō variant of a jōyō kanji, used in names
2359 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 真言 【シンゴン】 mantra, Shingon sect
Kun reading compounds
- 真面目 【まじめ】 serious, earnest, sober, grave, honest, sincere
Readings
- Japanese names:
- さな、 ち、 まこ、 まさ、 まつ
- Korean:
- jin
Spanish
Portuguese
French
753 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1496 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1429A | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2615 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1812 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
23235 | Morohashi |
2110 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3927 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
2k8.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-8 | SKIP code |
2280.1 | Four corner code |
2180.1 | Four corner code |
1-66-35 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
771e | Unicode hex code |
弓
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N1
1802 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 弓 【キュウ】 bow (and arrow), unit of distance to an archery target (approx. six feet), unit of distance for land surveying (approx. eight feet)
- 弓矢 【ユミヤ】 bow and arrow, weapon, arms
- 洋弓 【ヨウキュウ】 (Western) archery, Western-style bow
- 鰓弓 【サイキュウ】 branchial arch, gill arch
Kun reading compounds
- 弓 【ゆみ】 bow (weapon), archery, bow (for a violin, etc.)
- 弓矢 【ゆみや】 bow and arrow, weapon, arms
- 大弓 【だいきゅう】 bow, longbow
- 上げ弓 【あげゆみ】 up-bow (technique used when playing a string instrument)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- こ、 ゆ
- Korean:
- gung
Spanish
- arco
Portuguese
- arquear
- arco (arma
- violino)
French
- arc
- archet
107 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
836 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1539 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1560 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1419 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1268 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
95 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
212 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
212 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
592 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
604 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4193 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2120 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2869 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1239 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
9692 | Morohashi |
3383 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1678 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1231 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1317 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
83 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3552 | 2001 Kanji |
3h0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-3-1 | SKIP code |
4-4-1 | SKIP code |
1720.7 | Four corner code |
1772.7 | Four corner code |
1-21-61 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5f13 | Unicode hex code |