| 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 junior high
JLPT level N2
597 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 超 【チョウ】 super-, ultra-, hyper-, extreme, extremely, really, totally, absolutely, over, more than
- 超音波 【チョウオンパ】 ultrasonic waves, ultrasound
- 出超 【シュッチョウ】 excess of exports, favorable balance of trade, favourable balance of trade
- 入超 【ニュウチョウ】 excess of imports
Kun reading compounds
- 越える 【こえる】 to cross over, to cross, to pass through, to pass over (out of), to go beyond, to go past, to exceed, to surpass, to be more (than)
- 越す 【こす】 to cross over (e.g. mountain), to go across, to get over (e.g. hardship), to pass time (e.g. a winter), to surpass, to be better than, to exceed, to move house, to go, to come
Readings
- Japanese names:
- まさる、 わたる
- Korean:
- cho
Spanish
- trascender
- sobresalir
- super-
- sobrepasar
Portuguese
- transcender
- ótimo
- ultra-
- super-
French
- dépasser
- super-
- sur-
| 1594 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1006 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4543 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1051 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 933 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1816 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1000 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1037 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1074 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1757 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4107 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2084 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2824 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 391 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 37096 | Morohashi |
| 3313 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5852 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 385 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 411 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1589 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1470 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3b9.18 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-7-5 | SKIP code |
| 4780.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-36-22 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8d85 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N4
491 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 音 【オン】 sound, noise, (speech) sound, Chinese-derived reading of a kanji
- 音楽 【オンガク】 music
- 爆音 【バクオン】 (sound of an) explosion or detonation, roar (of a machine)
- 防音 【ボウオン】 soundproofing
- 音信 【オンシン】 correspondence, news, letter, tidings
- 鸚哥 【インコ】 true parrot (esp. small parrots such as the parakeet, lory and conure)
- 玉音 【ギョクオン】 the Emperor's voice, beautiful voice, beautiful sound
- 唐音 【トウオン】 tō-on, Tang reading, on reading of a kanji based on Song dynasty and later Chinese
Kun reading compounds
- 音 【おと】 sound, noise, (musical) note, fame
- 音孔 【おとあな】 tone hole
- 鈍い音 【にぶいおと】 dull sound, muffled sound
- 風音 【かざおと】 sound of the wind
- 音 【ね】 sound, tone, note, ring, chirp
- 音色 【ねいろ】 tone color, tone colour, tone quality, timbre
- 弱音 【よわね】 feeble complaint, whine
- 高音 【こうおん】 high-pitched tone, soprano
Readings
- Japanese names:
- お、 と
- Korean:
- eum
Spanish
- sonido
- ruido
Portuguese
- som
- barulho
French
- son
- bruit
| 50 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 33 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 6 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 402 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 5110 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 206 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 274 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 962 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.18 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 347 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 347 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 620 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1879 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2570 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1312 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1783 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 490 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 43265 | Morohashi |
| 2070 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6607 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 479 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 518 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 78 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 478 | 2001 Kanji |
| 5b4.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-7 | SKIP code |
| 2-5-4 | SKIP code |
| 0060.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-18-27 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 97f3 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
576 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 速 【ソク】 gear, speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
- 速度 【ソクド】 speed, velocity, pace, rate, velocity
- 失速 【シッソク】 stall, downturn, slowdown, slump, weakening, decline
- 快速 【カイソク】 high speed, rapidity, rapid-service train (not as fast as express), rapid train
Kun reading compounds
- 早い 【はやい】 fast, quick, rapid, swift, speedy, brisk, prompt, early, soon, earlier than usual, premature, too soon, too early, easy, simple, quick, fast, as soon as ..., the moment ..., the instant ...
- 早める 【はやめる】 to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours), to advance, to hasten (e.g. one's death), to expedite, to precipitate, to quicken (e.g. one's step), to speed up, to accelerate
- 速やか 【すみやか】 quick, speedy, prompt, rapid, swift
Readings
- Japanese names:
- わ
- Korean:
- sog
Spanish
- rápido
- veloz
- darse prisa
- velocidad
Portuguese
- rápido
- apressar
French
- vite
- rapide
| 453 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 352 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 534 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 659 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4700 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 848 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 958 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1237 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 502 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 511 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 383 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 693 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3851 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1978 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2674 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1685 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 38897P | Morohashi |
| 3105 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6060 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1669 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1799 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 360 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1564 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2q7.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-3-7 | SKIP code |
| 3530.9 | Four corner code |
| 1-34-14 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 901f | Unicode hex code |