166 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
90 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
84 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
478 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2422 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
256 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
201 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2170 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.18 | Japanese for Busy People |
392 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
395 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
200 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1125 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2296 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1187 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1621 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
480 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
16167 | Morohashi |
1825 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2945 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
469 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
508 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
486 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
230 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
519 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 歌劇 【カゲキ】 opera
- 歌曲 【カキョク】 melody, tune, song
- 演歌 【エンカ】 enka, traditional-style Japanese popular ballad, troubadour
- 和歌 【ワカ】 waka, classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka, often 31 morae
Kun reading compounds
- 歌 【うた】 song, singing, classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka), modern poetry
- 歌合 【うたあわせ】 poetry contest
- 短歌 【たんか】 tanka, 31-mora Japanese poem
- 替え歌 【かえうた】 parody (of a song), new lyrics to an old melody, song parody
- 歌う 【うたう】 to sing, to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem, to express in the form of a poem, to recite (a poem)
- 歌うたい 【うたうたい】 singer, vocalist, nagauta singer (in kabuki), singer of noh chants
Readings
- Korean:
- ga
Spanish
- canción
- cantar
Portuguese
- canção
- cantar
French
- chanson
- chanter
3162 | 2001 Kanji |
4j10.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-10-4 | SKIP code |
1768.2 | Four corner code |
1-18-46 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6b4c | 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
1389 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 貞 【テイ】 firm adherence to one's principles, chastity (of a woman)
- 貞潔 【テイケツ】 chastity, purity
- シロウト童貞 【シロウトドウテイ】 man who has never had sex except with sex workers
- 不貞 【フテイ】 unfaithfulness, infidelity, unchastity
- 貞永 【ジョウエイ】 Jōei era (1232.4.2-1233.4.15)
- 貞応 【ジョウオウ】 Jōō era (1222.4.13-1224.11.20)
Kun reading compounds
- 貞はる 【さだはる】 to harp too long on a subject
Readings
- Japanese names:
- さざ、 ただし、 りょう
- Korean:
- jeong
Spanish
- recto
- justo
- constante
- casto
Portuguese
- correto
- casto
- constância
- retidão
French
- intègre
- chasteté
- pureté
- vertu
1615 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1318 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
803 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1238 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1776 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
982 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1681 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1796 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1764 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1721 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2586 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1321 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1792 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
55 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
36658 | Morohashi |
2083 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
5768 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
55 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
58 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1295 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1261 | 2001 Kanji |
2m7.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-7 | SKIP code |
2-7-2 | SKIP code |
2180.6 | Four corner code |
1-36-71 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
8c9e | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
2077 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 升 【ショウ】 shō, traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 litres
- 升遷 【ショウセン】 rising up
- 一升 【イッショウ】 one shō (approx. 1.8 litres)
Kun reading compounds
- 升 【ます】 measuring container, measuring box, measure, box (seating at a theatre, etc.), square on a grid, cell of a grid, square bearing block (at the top of a pillar)
- 升売り 【ますうり】 selling by volume (esp. using a traditional wooden masu box)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- のぼる
- Korean:
- seung
Spanish
- caja para medir
- unidad de capacidad (1.8 litros)
Portuguese
- Medida p/ caixa
- 1.8 litro
French
- boîte mesure (1,8 litre)
- boîte
- cellule (sur une grille)
1386 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1575 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
160 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1816 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1109 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
113 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1898 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
2074 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1915 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
242 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4266 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2154 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2906 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
41 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
2702 | Morohashi |
3455 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
603 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
42 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
42 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1031 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2255 | 2001 Kanji |
0a4.32 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-4-3 | SKIP code |
2440.0 | Four corner code |
1-30-03 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5347 | Unicode hex code |