1034 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
766 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2413 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1416 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
649 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1022 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1061 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
554 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1121 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1098 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
596 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
787 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1715 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
16024P | Morohashi |
887 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2931 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1699 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1834 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1198 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
421 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 欧 【オウ】 Europe
- 欧州 【オウシュウ】 Europe
- 東欧 【トウオウ】 Eastern Europe
- 西欧 【セイオウ】 Western Europe, the West, the Occident, Europe
Readings
- Japanese names:
- おお、 ひろ
- Korean:
- gu
Spanish
- Europa
Portuguese
- Europa
French
- Europe
3462 | 2001 Kanji |
4j4.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-4 | SKIP code |
7778.2 | Four corner code |
1-18-04 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6b27 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N2
386 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 州 【シュウ】 state (of the US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.), province (e.g. of Canada), county (e.g. of the UK), region (e.g. of Italy), canton, oblast, continent, province (of Japan), province (of ancient China), prefecture, department, dear
- 州政府 【シュウセイフ】 state government
- 広州 【コウシュウ】 Guangzhou (China), Canton
- 沿海州 【エンカイシュウ】 Primorskaya Oblast (Russia)
- 州 【ス】 sandbank, sandbar
- 洲浜 【スハマ】 sandy beach, sandbar that projects into the ocean, particularly in a wavy form, designs and objects with a wavy pattern, sweet mochi cake
- 白州 【シラス】 white sandbar, white sandbank, area in a garden or entrance of a house laid with white sand or pebbles, gravel separating a noh stage from the audience, court of law in the Edo period, in which the parties sat on white sand
- 中州 【ナカス】 sandbank (in a river), sandbar
Kun reading compounds
- 州 【す】 sandbank, sandbar
- 洲浜 【すはま】 sandy beach, sandbar that projects into the ocean, particularly in a wavy form, designs and objects with a wavy pattern, sweet mochi cake
- 白州 【しらす】 white sandbar, white sandbank, area in a garden or entrance of a house laid with white sand or pebbles, gravel separating a noh stage from the audience, court of law in the Edo period, in which the parties sat on white sand
- 中州 【なかす】 sandbank (in a river), sandbar
Readings
- Japanese names:
- くに
- Korean:
- ju
Spanish
- estado
- provincia
- banco de arena
Portuguese
- estado
- província
French
- province
- état
424 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
320 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
304 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
542 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
99 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
445 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
490 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
224 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
195 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
195 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
553 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
549 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
64 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
39 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
40 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
130 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
8678 | Morohashi |
57 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1529 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
128 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
135 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
271 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1254 | 2001 Kanji |
2f4.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-2-4 | SKIP code |
1-1-5 | SKIP code |
3200.0 | Four corner code |
1-29-03 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5dde | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
71 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 決 【ケツ】 decision, vote
- 決意 【ケツイ】 decision, determination, resolution
- 表決 【ヒョウケツ】 vote, voting
- 強行採決 【キョウコウサイケツ】 forced passage (of a bill, measure, resolution, etc.), railroading, steamrolling, steamrollering
Kun reading compounds
- 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)
- 決る 【しゃくる】 to dig out, to gouge out, to hollow out, to scoop, to ladle, to bail, to jerk (one's chin)
Readings
- Korean:
- gyeol
Spanish
- decidir
- fijar
- quedar decidido
Portuguese
- decida
- fixar
- concordar sobre
- nomear
French
- décider
- fixer
- se mettre d'accord
- arrangement
202 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
289 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
271 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
94 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2509 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
230 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
667 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
402 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.5 | Japanese for Busy People |
356 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
357 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
277 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1163 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
308 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
197 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
233 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1656 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
17174 | Morohashi |
263 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3070 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1641 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1770 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
138 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
281 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
363 | 2001 Kanji |
3a4.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-4 | SKIP code |
3513.0 | Four corner code |
1-23-72 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6c7a | Unicode hex code |
settle (debt, etc.), relieve (burden), finish, come to an end, excusable, need not
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N3
168 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 済州 【チェジュ】 Jeju (special self-governing province and island in South Korea)
- 済州大学 【サイシュウダイガク】 Cheju National University
- 決済 【ケッサイ】 settlement (of an account), liquidation of debts, payment
- 弁済 【ベンサイ】 repayment, settlement (of a debt), paying off, reimbursement (of expenses)
- 済世 【サイセイ】 saving the world, promoting national welfare
- 済美 【セイビ】 achieving virtue
- 既済 【キサイ】 already settled, paid-up
Kun reading compounds
- 済む 【すむ】 to finish, to end, to be completed, to merely result in something less severe than expected, to feel at ease, to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone, to be sorry
- 済まない 【すまない】 inexcusable, unjustifiable, unpardonable, sorry, remorseful, apologetic, conscience-stricken, contrite, excuse me, (I'm) sorry, thank you
- 済ます 【すます】 to finish, to get it over with, to conclude, to settle, to pay back, to get along (without something), to make do with (without)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- すむ、 なり、 わたる
- Korean:
- je
Spanish
- ayudar
- rescatar
- terminar
- finalizar
- acabar
- concluir
- reembolsar
- devolver
Portuguese
- fim
- terminar
- desculpável
- não necessário
French
- achever
- finir
- excusable
- s'en sortir sans
792 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
881 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
871 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
288 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2597 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
536 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
693 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1336 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
549 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
558 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
516 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1208 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
634 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
383 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
478 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1747 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
17749 | Morohashi |
522 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3197 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1731 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1868 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
131 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
921 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
354 | 2001 Kanji |
3a8.30 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-8 | SKIP code |
3012.4 | Four corner code |
1-26-49 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6e08 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
15 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 同 【ドウ】 the same, the said, likewise
- 同意 【ドウイ】 agreement, consent, approval, assent, same opinion, same view, same meaning
- 合同 【ゴウドウ】 combination, union, joining, incorporation, amalgamation, merger, fusion, combined, joint, united, shared, congruence
- 大同 【ダイドウ】 general resemblance, being largely the same, uniting with a common goal, Daidō era (806.5.18-810.9.19)
Kun reading compounds
- 同じ 【おなじ】 same, identical, equal, alike, equivalent, anyway, in any case, if one must ..., if one has to ..., as long as ...
- 同じく 【おなじく】 in the same way, like, likewise, similarly
Readings
- Korean:
- dong
Spanish
- mismo
- igual
- compañero
- idéntico
- similar
Portuguese
- mesmo
- concorda
- igual
French
- identique
- similaire
- égal
295 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
204 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
187 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
23 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
619 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
185 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
136 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
298 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.13 | Japanese for Busy People |
198 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
198 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
350 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
320 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3707 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1897 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2578 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
182 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
3294 | Morohashi |
2987 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
717 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
180 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
192 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
54 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
133 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3649 | 2001 Kanji |
2r4.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-2-4 | SKIP code |
7722.0 | Four corner code |
1-38-17 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
540c | Unicode hex code |
alliance, oath
- On:
- メイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
587 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 盟 【メイ】 alliance, aimag, league, administrative subdivision in Mongolia and Inner Mongolia
- 盟主 【メイシュ】 leader (of an alliance), leading power
- 期成同盟 【キセイドウメイ】 association formed to carry out an objective
- 締盟 【テイメイ】 forming an alliance, conclusion of a treaty of alliance
Readings
- Korean:
- maeng
Spanish
- juramento
- promesa
- pacto
- alianza
Portuguese
- aliança
- juramento
French
- alliance
- serment
873 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
991 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
979 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
775 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3119 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
739 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1555 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
717 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
730 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
923 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1373 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3468 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1787 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2434 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1462 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
23024 | Morohashi |
2794 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3899 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1450 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1558 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
968 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3874 | 2001 Kanji |
5h8.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-8-5 | SKIP code |
6710.7 | Four corner code |
1-44-33 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
76df | Unicode hex code |