2338 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
2299 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1353 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
982 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
15415X | Morohashi |
2757 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
2520 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2580 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
1814 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
Kun reading compounds
- 樋 【とい】 trough, gutter, water pipe, flume, chute, coulisse (of a sword blade)
- 樋川 【ひがわ】 (water) spring
- 木樋 【もくひ】 wooden water pipe, wooden flume
- 筧 【かけひ】 open water pipe, conduit
- 樋 【とい】 trough, gutter, water pipe, flume, chute, coulisse (of a sword blade)
- 鎖樋 【くさりとい】 rain chain (hanging from a gutter and functioning as downspout, often made of ornamental cups)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- て、 と、 とよ、 とわ
- Korean:
- tong
Spanish
Portuguese
French
4a10.28 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-10 | SKIP code |
1-4-7 | SKIP code |
4793.2 | Four corner code |
1-40-85 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6a0b | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N4
284 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 口 【ク】 mouth, speech, counter for people or implements
- 口径 【コウケイ】 aperture, bore, calibre, caliber
- 開口 【カイコウ】 opening, aperture (e.g. camera), opening one's mouth, beginning to speak, open, broad
- 経口 【ケイコウ】 taken by mouth, oral
- 口 【ク】 mouth, speech, counter for people or implements
- 口 【クチ】 mouth, opening, hole, gap, orifice, mouth (of a bottle), spout, nozzle, mouthpiece, gate, door, entrance, exit, speaking, speech, talk (i.e. gossip), taste, palate, mouth (to feed), opening (i.e. vacancy), available position, invitation, summons, kind, sort, type, opening (i.e. beginning), counter for mouthfuls, shares (of money), stove burners, and swords
- 猪口 【チョコ】 sake cup, small deep porcelain bowl for serving food
- 赤口 【シャッコウ】 day that is unlucky except between the auspicious hours of 11am and 1pm (in the traditional calendar)
Kun reading compounds
- 口 【くち】 mouth, opening, hole, gap, orifice, mouth (of a bottle), spout, nozzle, mouthpiece, gate, door, entrance, exit, speaking, speech, talk (i.e. gossip), taste, palate, mouth (to feed), opening (i.e. vacancy), available position, invitation, summons, kind, sort, type, opening (i.e. beginning), counter for mouthfuls, shares (of money), stove burners, and swords
- 口利き 【くちきき】 mediation, good offices, intervention, mediator, middleman, influential person, person of influence, eloquence, eloquent person, way of speaking
- 切り口 【きりくち】 cut end, section, opening, slit, point of view, (different) perspective, new approach
- 大口 【おおぐち】 big mouth, mouth opened wide, boastful speech, tall talk, bragging, boasting, large amount, large quantity
Readings
- Korean:
- gu
Spanish
- boca
- orificio
- apertura
Portuguese
- boca
French
- bouche
27 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
34 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
20 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
213 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
868 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
38 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
31 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
29 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.16 | Japanese for Busy People |
54 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
54 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
167 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
276 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4189 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2119 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2865 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
11 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
3227 | Morohashi |
3382 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
685 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
11 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
11 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
200 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
16 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3777 | 2001 Kanji |
3d0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-3-1 | SKIP code |
3-3-0 | SKIP code |
6000.0 | Four corner code |
1-24-93 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
53e3 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
688 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 旧痾 【キュウア】 persistent disease
- 久安 【キュウアン】 Kyūan era (1145.7.22-1151.1.26)
- 恒久 【コウキュウ】 permanence, perpetuity
- 耐久 【タイキュウ】 endurance, persistence
- 久留子 【クルス】 cross sign
- 久遠 【クオン】 eternity
- 上手く行く 【ウマクイク】 to go smoothly, to turn out well, to do the trick, to have peaceful relations
- 阿摩美久 【アマミキヨ】 Amamikyu (Ryukyuan religion creation goddess)
Kun reading compounds
- 久しい 【ひさしい】 long (time that has passed), old (story)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- きゅ、 わ、 なが、 ひさ、 ひさし
- Korean:
- gu
Spanish
- mucho tiempo
- largo tiempo
- largo
- continuado por mucho tiempo
Portuguese
- tempo longo
- estória antiga
French
- longtemps
- vieille histoire
582 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
676 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
647 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
591 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
153 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
704 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
289 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
45 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1210 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1273 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1097 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
20 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4191 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2121 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2867 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1025 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
118 | Morohashi |
3384 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
47 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1016 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1092 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
641 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2562 | 2001 Kanji |
0a3.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-3-1 | SKIP code |
4-3-4 | SKIP code |
2780.0 | Four corner code |
1-21-55 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
4e45 | Unicode hex code |
子
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
72 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 子 【シ】 child (esp. a boy), viscount, founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius), master, masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature), you, -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
- 子宮 【シキュウ】 womb, uterus
- 中性子 【チュウセイシ】 neutron
- 精子 【セイシ】 sperm, spermatozoon
- 主 【ス】 honorific (or familiar) suffix used after a name
- 恵比寿 【エビス】 Ebisu, god of fishing and commerce
- 久留子 【クルス】 cross sign
- 対子 【トイツ】 pair, eyes
- 七対子 【チートイツ】 seven pairs, winning hand composed of seven pairs
Kun reading compounds
- 子 【こ】 child, kid, teenager, youngster, young (non-adult) person, (one's) child, offspring, young woman, young (animal), offshoot, interest, new share, player who is not a dealer, young geisha, young prostitute, bird egg, -er (often of young women)
- 子 【こう】 child, interest
- 根っこ 【ねっこ】 root (of a plant), stump (of a tree), root (of a problem, etc.), base, foundation, origin, source
- 江戸っ子 【えどっこ】 (true) Tokyoite, Edoite, Tokyo native, Edokko
- 子 【ね】 the Rat (first sign of the Chinese zodiac), hour of the Rat (around midnight, 11pm to 1am, or 12 midnight to 2am), north, eleventh month of the lunar calendar
- 子忌み 【ねいみ】 collecting herbs and pulling out young pine trees by the roots (annual event held on the first day of the Rat of the New Year)
- 庚子 【かのえね】 Metal Rat (37th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1960, 2020, 2080)
- 甲子 【きのえね】 Wood Rat (1st term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1924, 1984, 2044)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- い、 き、 ぎ、 く、 け、 ねっ
- Korean:
- ja
Spanish
- chiquillo
- niño
Portuguese
- criança
French
- enfant
- signe de la 1ère branche terrestre
- signe du Rat (zodiaque)
- 23 h à 01 h
- Nord (0°)
31 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
40 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
25 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
56 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1264 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
61 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
43 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
38 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.18 | Japanese for Busy People |
103 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
103 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
69 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
455 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4196 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2125 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2872 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
96 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
6930 | Morohashi |
3390 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1281 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
95 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
99 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
42 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
18 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3547 | 2001 Kanji |
2c0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-3-1 | SKIP code |
4-2-1 | SKIP code |
1740.7 | Four corner code |
1-27-50 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5b50 | Unicode hex code |
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
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) |
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 |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
846 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 永久 【エイキュウ】 eternity, permanence, perpetuity, Eikyū era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)
- 永遠 【エイエン】 eternity, perpetuity, permanence, immortality
- 永々 【エイエイ】 forever
- 大永 【タイエイ】 Taiei era (1521.8.23-1528.8.20)
Kun reading compounds
- 長い 【ながい】 long (distance, length), long (time), protracted, prolonged
- 長いこと 【ながいこと】 for a long time
Readings
- Japanese names:
- え、 と、 のり、 ひさ、 ひさし
- Korean:
- yeong
Spanish
- eterno
- infinito
- perpetuo
- largo
- prolongado
Portuguese
- eternidade
- ambicionar
French
- éternité
- long
- permanent
550 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
644 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
615 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
690 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
130 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
560 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
663 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
149 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1207 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1270 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1096 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1152 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2436 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1230 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1695 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
134 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
17088 | Morohashi |
1937 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3031 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
132 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
139 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
646 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
342 | 2001 Kanji |
3a1.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-1-4 | SKIP code |
4-5-4 | SKIP code |
3023.2 | Four corner code |
1-17-42 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6c38 | Unicode hex code |
made in..., manufacture
- On:
- セイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N1
488 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 製 【セイ】 make, manufacture, -made, made of ..., made in ...
- 製鋼 【セイコウ】 steel manufacture
- 縫製 【ホウセイ】 sewing (by machine)
- 既製 【キセイ】 ready-made, off the shelf
Readings
- Korean:
- je
Spanish
- fabricar
- construir
- hecho en
Portuguese
- feito em...
- manufaturado
French
- "fabriqué en"
- fabrication
648 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
749 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
726 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
318 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4249 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
570 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
885 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2388 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
428 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
434 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
686 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1628 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3478 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1792 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2441 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
426 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
34380 | Morohashi |
2803 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
5476 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
419 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
448 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
793 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2465 | 2001 Kanji |
5e8.9 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-8-6 | SKIP code |
2273.2 | Four corner code |
1-32-29 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
88fd | Unicode hex code |
candy, cakes, fruit
- On:
- カ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
1719 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 菓 【カ】 fruit, counter for fruit
- 菓子 【カシ】 confectionery, sweets, candy, cake
- 製菓 【セイカ】 confectionery production
- 聖菓 【セイカ】 Christmas cake
Readings
- Korean:
- gwa
Spanish
- caramelos
- dulces
- pasteles
Portuguese
- doce
- bolos
- frutas
French
- friandise
- gâteau
- fruit
1047 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1616 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3980 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
946 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
868 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1535 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1636 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1667 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
657 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2873 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1482 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1997 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1131 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
31168P | Morohashi |
2302 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
5095 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1122 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1203 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1478 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1964 | 2001 Kanji |
3k8.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-8 | SKIP code |
4490.4 | Four corner code |
1-18-59 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
83d3 | Unicode hex code |