382 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
488 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
464 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
652 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2305 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
597 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
639 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1896 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
336 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
336 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
679 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1100 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1243 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
695 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
900 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1922 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
15181 | Morohashi |
1017 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2753 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1903 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2052 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
311 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
584 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
poles, settlement, conclusion, end, highest rank, electric poles, very, extremely, most, highly, 10**48
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N2
460 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 極 【キョク】 pole, climax, extreme, extremity, culmination, height, zenith, nadir
- 極右 【キョクウ】 far right (in politics), extreme right, ultraconservative
- 消極 【ショウキョク】 passive, negative, conservative, depolarization
- 対極 【タイキョク】 antipodes, other (opposite) extreme, opposite, antithesis
- 極 【ゴク】 quite, very, 10^48, quindecillion
- 極秘 【ゴクヒ】 absolute secrecy
- 極々 【ゴクゴク】 extremely, highly
- 失礼至極 【シツレイシゴク】 extremely rude, impertinent, impolite
Kun reading compounds
- 極める 【きわめる】 to carry to extremes, to go to the end of something, to reach the limits of something, to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc), to be extremely (e.g. busy), to exhaust completely, to have nothing left (e.g. to say)
- 極まる 【きわまる】 to reach an extreme, to reach a limit, to terminate, to come to an end, extremely, to be stuck, to be in a dilemma, to be at a loss, to be decided, to be settled
- 極まり 【きわまり】 extremity, end, bound, limit
- 極まりない 【きわまりない】 extremely, in the extreme, knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness), unparalleled, boundless (e.g. universe, ocean), limitless
- 極み 【きわみ】 height, acme, extremity, peak, end, limit
- 決める 【きめる】 to decide, to choose, to determine, to make up one's mind, to resolve, to set one's heart on, to settle, to arrange, to set, to appoint, to fix, to clinch (a victory), to decide (the outcome of a match), to persist in doing, to go through with, to always do, to have made a habit of, to take for granted, to assume, to dress up, to dress to kill, to dress to the nines, to carry out successfully (a move in sports, a pose in dance, etc.), to succeed in doing, to immobilize with a double-arm lock (in sumo, judo, etc.), to eat or drink something, to take illegal drugs
- 決まる 【きまる】 to be decided, to be settled, to be fixed, to be arranged, to be unchanging, to be the same (as always), to be fixed, to be set, to be a fixed rule, to be destined, to be a convention, to be a custom, to be common knowledge, to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.), to go well, to succeed, to connect (of a punch), to look good (of clothing), to look sharp, to be stylish, to suit one, to be held in place (of a hairdo), to be struck and held (of a pose in kabuki)
Readings
- Korean:
- geug
Spanish
- polo terrestre o magnético
- muy
- sumamente
- extremadamente
- alcanzar un extremo
Portuguese
- postes
- acordo
- conclusão
- fim
- a mais alta posição
- postes elétricos
- muitos
- extremamente
- maior
- altamente
- 10 elevado a48
French
- extrêmes
- pôles (N et S)
- décision
- conclusion
- fin
- plus haut rang
- pôles électriques
- très
- extrêmement
- le plus
- hautement
- 10**48
1872 | 2001 Kanji |
4a8.11 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-8 | SKIP code |
4191.4 | Four corner code |
1-22-43 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6975 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
862 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 秘 【ヒ】 secret, mystery
- 秘書 【ヒショ】 (private) secretary, treasured book, secret book
- 部外秘 【ブガイヒ】 restricted, confidential
- 社外秘 【シャガイヒ】 company secret
Kun reading compounds
- 秘める 【ひめる】 to hide, to keep to oneself
- 密か 【ひそか】 secret, private, surreptitious
Readings
- Korean:
- bi
Spanish
- secreto
- misterio
- mala evacuación
- esconder
- mantener en secreto
Portuguese
- segredo
- esconder
French
- garder secret
- cacher
974 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
964 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
865 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3281 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
940 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1583 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1117 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
807 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
824 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1102 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1436 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1490 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
787 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1074 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
913 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
24977 | Morohashi |
1159 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4140 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
904 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
970 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
915 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2259 | 2001 Kanji |
5d5.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-5-5 | SKIP code |
2390.0 | Four corner code |
1-40-75 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
79d8 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1329 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 潜水 【センスイ】 diving, submerging, going underwater
- 潜在 【センザイ】 potentiality, dormancy, latency
- 原潜 【ゲンセン】 nuclear submarine
- 対潜 【タイセン】 antisubmarine
Kun reading compounds
- 潜む 【ひそむ】 to lurk, to be hidden, to be concealed, to lie dormant, to be latent
- 潜る 【もぐる】 to dive (into or under water), to get under, to get into, to get in, to creep into, to crawl under, to bury oneself, to burrow into, to dig oneself into, to snuggle under, to hide oneself (esp. from the government), to conceal oneself, to go underground
- 潜る 【くぐる】 to go under, to pass under, to go through, to pass through, to dive (into or under the water), to evade, to get around, to slip past, to survive, to surmount
- 潜める 【ひそめる】 to hide, to conceal, to lower volume (of a sound or one's voice) so as not to be heard, to become quiet and inconspicuous
Readings
- Korean:
- jam
Spanish
- esconderse
- ocultarse
- silenciar
Portuguese
- submergir
- esconder
- ocultar
- abaixar (voz)
- calar
French
- s'immerger
- se cacher
- se dissimuler
- s'embusquer
- voix basse
- chut!
1497 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1302 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2703 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1458 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1501 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2272 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
937 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
967 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1393 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1251 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
922 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
521 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
680 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
852 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
18241 | Morohashi |
746 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3337 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
844 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
907 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1779 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
378 | 2001 Kanji |
3a12.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-12 | SKIP code |
3516.3 | Four corner code |
1-32-88 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6f5c | Unicode hex code |
入
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
56 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 入園 【ニュウエン】 enrollment in kindergarten, enrolment in nursery school, entering a park, garden, zoo, etc.
- 入院 【ニュウイン】 hospitalization, hospitalisation
- 輸出入 【ユシュツニュウ】 export and import
- 納入 【ノウニュウ】 payment (of taxes, fees, etc.), supply (of goods), delivery
- 入水 【ジュスイ】 suicide by drowning, drowning oneself, entering the water, hitting the water
- 入御 【ニュウギョ】 emperor's return to the imperial palace
Kun reading compounds
- 入る 【いる】 to enter, to go in, to get in, to come in, to set (of the sun or moon), to sink, to go down, to attain (nirvana, enlightenment, etc.), to achieve, to reach (e.g. a climax), to do fully, to do intently, to do sincerely, to do deeply, to feel keenly, to (reach a state) completely
- 入満 【イルマン】 brother, lay brother, non-ordained member of a Christian religious order
- 東入ル 【ひがしいる】 east of
- 西入ル 【にしいる】 west of
- 入れる 【いれる】 to put in, to let in, to take in, to bring in, to insert, to install (e.g. software), to set (a jewel, etc.), to ink in (e.g. tattoo), to admit, to accept, to employ, to hire, to accept, to comply, to grant, to adopt (a policy, etc.), to take (advice, etc.), to listen to, to pay attention to, to include, to pay (one's rent, etc.), to cast (a vote), to make (tea, coffee, etc.), to turn on (a switch, etc.), to send (a fax), to call
- 入る 【はいる】 to enter, to come in, to go in, to get in, to arrive, to join (a club, company, etc.), to enter (a university, the army, etc.), to enroll (in), to go into (e.g. politics), to get into, to be contained (in), to be included (in), to be inside (e.g. a box), to come under (a heading), to belong (in a category), to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.), to be (able to be) held, to be (able to be) accommodated, to be introduced, to be brought in, to be installed, to be received, to be obtained, to be scored (of points), to be won (of votes), to turn on, to start functioning, to start working, to enter (a month, season, etc.), to reach (e.g. a climax), to get to (e.g. the main topic), to enter into (e.g. negotiations), to start (doing), to begin, to form (of a crack, fissure, etc.), to develop, to be put in (of effort, spirit, feeling, etc.), to be applied (e.g. of strength), to be ready (of tea, coffee, etc.), to be made, to enter the body (of alcohol), to become drunk
Readings
- Japanese names:
- いり、 いる、 に、 の、 りり
- Korean:
- ib
Spanish
- entrar
- insertar
- admitir
- introducir
- meter
Portuguese
- entrar
- inserir
French
- entrer
- insérer
125 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
28 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
63 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
74 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
574 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
39 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
17 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
15 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.9 | Japanese for Busy People |
52 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
52 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
186 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
150 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4177 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2113 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2859 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
786 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
1415 | Morohashi |
3370 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
366 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
779 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
842 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
65 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
8 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3562 | 2001 Kanji |
0a2.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-2-4 | SKIP code |
3-1-1 | SKIP code |
8000.0 | Four corner code |
1-38-94 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5165 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
592 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 捜索 【ソウサク】 search (esp. for someone or something missing), manhunt, legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
- 捜査 【ソウサ】 search (esp. in criminal investigations), investigation, inquiry, enquiry
- 特捜 【トクソウ】 special investigation
- 博捜 【ハクソウ】 searching far and wide
Kun reading compounds
- 探す 【さがす】 to search for, to look for, to hunt for, to seek, to search (a house, pocket, etc.), to search through, to rummage in (e.g. a drawer), to fish around
Readings
- Korean:
- su
Spanish
- buscar
- localizar
- explorar
- consultar el diccionario
Portuguese
- Pesquisar
- esperar
- localizar
French
- chercher
- rechercher
- détecter
- repérer
1516 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
701 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1917 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1432 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
572 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
989 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1026 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1475 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
893 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
516 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
318 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
389 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1129 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
12179P | Morohashi |
432 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2168 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1120 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1201 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1339 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1367 | 2001 Kanji |
3c7.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-7 | SKIP code |
5504.7 | Four corner code |
1-33-60 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
635c | Unicode hex code |
investigate
- On:
- サ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
184 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 査証 【サショウ】 visa, endorsing (e.g. a passport), stamping
- 査察 【ササツ】 inspection (for compliance), investigation (tax, etc.)
- 主査 【シュサ】 chief examiner or investigator
- 実態調査 【ジッタイチョウサ】 fact-finding investigation, investigation into actual conditions, fact-finding survey
Readings
- Korean:
- sa
Spanish
- investigar
- examinar
- inspeccionar
Portuguese
- investigar
French
- investigation
611 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
705 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
678 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
284 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2235 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
510 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
630 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
624 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
634 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
825 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1056 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3092 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1580 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2159 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1798 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
14643 | Morohashi |
2437 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2630 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1781 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1920 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
699 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1873 | 2001 Kanji |
4a5.32 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-4-5 | SKIP code |
4010.7 | Four corner code |
1-26-26 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
67fb | Unicode hex code |
squad, corps, unit, group
- On:
- ハン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
1592 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 班 【ハン】 group, party, team, squad, section
- 班員 【ハンイン】 member of a group
- 首班 【シュハン】 head, leader, prime minister
- 取材班 【シュザイハン】 team of reporters, news crew
Readings
- Korean:
- ban
Spanish
- grupo
- unidad
- contador de grupos
Portuguese
- esquadra
- corpos (mil.)
- unidade
- grupo
French
- équipe
- corps
- unité
- groupe
970 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
960 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1448 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2935 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1804 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1535 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1075 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1381 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1468 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1541 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1318 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1182 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
642 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
853 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1237 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
20976 | Morohashi |
946 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3636 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1229 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1315 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
914 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3172 | 2001 Kanji |
4f6.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-6 | SKIP code |
1111.4 | Four corner code |
1-40-41 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
73ed | Unicode hex code |