137 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
222 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
203 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
554 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2466 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
89 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
65 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
326 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.7 | Japanese for Busy People |
112 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
112 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
74 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1143 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4287 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2165 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2917 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
102 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
16723 | Morohashi |
3475 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3005 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
101 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
105 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
317 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
114 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
570 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 母国 【ボコク】 one's home country, one's homeland
- 母校 【ボコウ】 alma mater
- 養父母 【ヨウフボ】 adoptive parents
- 空母 【クウボ】 aircraft carrier
Kun reading compounds
- 母 【はは】 mother
- 母親 【ははおや】 mother
- 必要は発明の母 【ひつようははつめいのはは】 necessity is the mother of invention
- 失敗は成功の母 【しっぱいはせいこうのはは】 failure is the mother of success
- 母屋 【もや】 purlin (structural beam in a roof), purline, main building (of a manor), central room (in traditional palatial-style architecture)
- 母屋桁 【もやげた】 purlin (structural beam in a roof), purline
- 雲母 【うんも】 mica, isinglass
- 乳母 【うば】 wet nurse, nursing mother
Readings
- Korean:
- mo
Spanish
- madre
- base
- cimientos
Portuguese
- mãe
- materno
French
- maman
- mère
3647 | 2001 Kanji |
0a5.36 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-5-1 | SKIP code |
7750.0 | Four corner code |
1-42-76 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6bcd | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
104 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 性 【セイ】 nature (of a person), sex, gender, sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.), gender, -ty, -ity, -ness, -cy
- 性格 【セイカク】 character (of a person), personality, disposition, nature, characteristics, nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
- 耐性 【タイセイ】 resistance (e.g. to antibiotics), tolerance (e.g. drug tolerance)
- 社会性 【シャカイセイ】 sociality
- 性 【ショウ】 nature, disposition, temperament, character, quality, that which does not change according to external influences
- 性根 【ショウネ】 nature, character, disposition
- 冷え性 【ヒエショウ】 sensitivity to cold
- 凝り性 【コリショウ】 tendency to become totally absorbed in something, monomania, perfectionism, fastidiousness, meticulousness, susceptibility for a stiffening of the shoulders
Kun reading compounds
- 性 【さが】 one's nature, one's destiny, custom, tradition, habit, convention
Readings
- Korean:
- seong
Spanish
- sexo
- género
- naturaleza
- temperamento
Portuguese
- sexo
- gênero
- natureza
French
- sexe
- genre
- nature
- propriétés
645 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
745 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
723 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
199 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1666 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
280 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
535 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
564 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.13 | Japanese for Busy People |
98 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
98 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
421 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
811 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
357 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
222 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
266 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1572 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
10478 | Morohashi |
299 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1822 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1558 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1679 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
119 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
690 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1172 | 2001 Kanji |
4k5.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-5 | SKIP code |
1-1-7 | SKIP code |
9501.0 | Four corner code |
1-32-13 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6027 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
10 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 本 【ホン】 book, volume, script, this, present, current, ... in question, ... at issue, main, head, principal, real, genuine, regular, proper, counter for long, cylindrical things, counter for films, TV shows, etc., counter for goals, home runs, etc., counter for telephone calls
- 本位 【ホンイ】 standard, basis, principle
- 社会資本 【シャカイシホン】 social capital, SOC
- 配本 【ハイホン】 distribution of books
Kun reading compounds
- 元 【もと】 origin, source, beginning, basis, base, foundation, root, cause, (raw) material, ingredient, base, mix (e.g. for a cake), (soup) stock, (one's) side, capital, principal, cost price, root (of a plant), (tree) trunk, part (of a brush, chopsticks, etc.) one holds (with the hand), first three lines of a waka, counter for plants or trees, counter for falcons (in falconry)
- 本木 【もとき】 original stock
- 大本 【おおもと】 root, origin, source, cause, basis, foundation, Ōmoto (religion)
- 旗本 【はたもと】 shogunal vassal, direct retainer of a shogun
Readings
- Japanese names:
- まと、 ごう
- Korean:
- bon
Spanish
- libro
- origen
- base
- contador de cosas alargadas
Portuguese
- livro
- presente
- real
- verdadeiro
- principal
- sufixo p/ contagem De coisas longas
French
- livre
- présent
- essentiel
- origine
- principal
- réalité
- vérité
- compteur d'objets allongés
45 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
76 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
70 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
15 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
96 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
20 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
61 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
212 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.1 | Japanese for Busy People |
25 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
25 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
37 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1046 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4314 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2183 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2937 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
215 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
14421 | Morohashi |
3502 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2536 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
211 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
224 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
6 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
47 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1855 | 2001 Kanji |
0a5.25 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-5-3 | SKIP code |
5023.0 | Four corner code |
1-43-60 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
672c | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
273 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 能 【ノウ】 talent, gift, function, noh (theatre)
- 能楽 【ノウガク】 noh play
- 有能 【ユウノウ】 able, capable, competent, talented, efficient
- 芸能 【ゲイノウ】 public entertainment, performing arts, accomplishments, attainments
Kun reading compounds
- 良く 【よく】 nicely, properly, well, skillfully, skilfully, frequently, often, I'm glad that you ..., thank you for ..., (you have) quite the nerve to, I don't know how you can ...
- 良く良く 【よくよく】 carefully, closely, very, extremely, exceedingly, have no choice, cannot be helped, unavoidable, inevitable
- 能う 【あたう】 to be able (to do), to be capable (of doing)
- 能う限り 【あたうかぎり】 as much as possible, as far as possible, to the best of one's abilities
Readings
- Japanese names:
- たか、 の、 のり、 よし
- Korean:
- neung, nae
Spanish
- habilidad
- talento
- capacidad
- aptitud
- teatro japonés
Portuguese
- capacidade
- talento
- habilidade
French
- capacité
- habileté
- talent
- adresse
691 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
787 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
766 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
341 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
853 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
416 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
847 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1397 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
386 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
387 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
411 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1018 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1676 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
888 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1207 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
2023 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
29454 | Morohashi |
1323 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4809 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
2004 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2160 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
285 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
718 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2756 | 2001 Kanji |
4b6.15 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-6-4 | SKIP code |
2121.1 | Four corner code |
2221.2 | Four corner code |
1-39-29 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
80fd | Unicode hex code |