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 |
川
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
181 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 川柳 【センリュウ】 senryū, comic haiku, humorous seventeen-mora poem
- 川きゅう 【センキュウ】 cnidium rhizome (Cnidium officinale)
- 山川 【サンセン】 mountains and rivers
- 四川 【シセン】 Sichuan (China), Szechuan, Szechwan
Kun reading compounds
- 川 【かわ】 river, stream, River, the ... river
- 川上 【かわかみ】 upper reaches of a river, upstream
- 堀川 【ほりかわ】 canal
- 山川 【さんせん】 mountains and rivers
Readings
- Japanese names:
- か、 こ、 さわ
- Korean:
- cheon
Spanish
- arroyo
- río
Portuguese
- corrente
- rio
French
- rivière
- fleuve
- radical rivière (no. 47)
39 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
59 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
48 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
111 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1447 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
41 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
49 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
20 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.10 | Japanese for Busy People |
33 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
33 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
101 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
548 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
6 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
129 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
8673 | Morohashi |
6 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1526 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
127 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
134 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
196 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
21 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1254 | 2001 Kanji |
0a3.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-1-2 | SKIP code |
2200.0 | Four corner code |
1-32-78 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5ddd | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1526 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 拓殖 【タクショク】 colonization, colonisation, development, settlement, exploitation
- 拓銀 【タクギン】 Takushoku Bank
- 干拓 【カンタク】 land reclamation (from sea)
- 未開拓 【ミカイタク】 undeveloped (area), unexplored (field of study), wild (areas), untapped area
Kun reading compounds
- 拓く 【ひらく】 to open (e.g. path), to clear (the way), to break up (e.g. land)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- つ、 ひろ
- Korean:
- cheog, tag
Spanish
- aclarar
- despejar la tierra
- calcar
Portuguese
- limpar (a terra)
- abrir
- abrir (terra)
French
- défricher
- conquête (terrain)
1554 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1415 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1873 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1780 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1349 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
586 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1833 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1983 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1263 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
876 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
375 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
237 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
282 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
658 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
11958 | Morohashi |
317 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2115 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
651 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
703 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1181 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1377 | 2001 Kanji |
3c5.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-5 | SKIP code |
5106.0 | Four corner code |
1-34-83 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
62d3 | Unicode hex code |
巳
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level N1
2142 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 巳 【ミ】 the Snake (sixth sign of the Chinese zodiac), the Serpent, hour of the Snake (around 10am, 9-11am, or 10am-12 noon), south-southeast, fourth month of the lunar calendar
- 丁巳 【ヒノトミ】 Fire Snake (54th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1917, 1977, 2037)
- 上巳 【ジョウシ】 Doll's Festival (March 3), Girls' Festival, Peach Festival
Kun reading compounds
- 巳 【み】 the Snake (sixth sign of the Chinese zodiac), the Serpent, hour of the Snake (around 10am, 9-11am, or 10am-12 noon), south-southeast, fourth month of the lunar calendar
- 巳年 【みどし】 year of the Snake
- 上巳 【じょうし】 Doll's Festival (March 3), Girls' Festival, Peach Festival
- 辰巳 【たつみ】 southeast
Readings
- Korean:
- sa
Spanish
- signo de la serpiente
- sexto signo del zodíaco
- serpiente
Portuguese
French
- signe de la 6ème branche terrestre
- signe du Serpent (zodiaque)
- 9 à 11 heures du matin
1697 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1460 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1944 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
30 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2060 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
4197 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2124 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2873 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
2063 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
8744 | Morohashi |
3388 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1538 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
2042 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2200 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
0a3.16 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-3-1 | SKIP code |
3-1-2 | SKIP code |
7771.7 | Four corner code |
1-44-06 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5df3 | Unicode hex code |