697 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
792 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
771 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
557 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2470 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
589 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
660 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
137 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
798 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
812 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
276 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1146 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
29 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
14 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
14 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
456 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
16743 | Morohashi |
26 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3010 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
447 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
482 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
450 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
643 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
329 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 比 【ヒ】 ratio, proportion, match, equal, equivalent, comparison, compared with ..., relative to ..., Philippines, explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
- 比較 【ヒカク】 comparison
- 口径比 【コウケイヒ】 aperture ratio (inverse of the f-number), relative aperture
- 正比 【セイヒ】 direct ratio
Kun reading compounds
- 比べる 【くらべる】 to compare, to make a comparison, to compete, to vie
Readings
- Japanese names:
- い、 ぴっ
- Korean:
- bi
Spanish
- comparación
- proporción
- relación
- Filipinas
- comparar
Portuguese
- comparar
- corrida
- razão
- Phillipines
French
- comparer
- compétition
- proportion
- Philippines
1256 | 2001 Kanji |
2m3.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-2-2 | SKIP code |
1-3-2 | SKIP code |
2171.0 | Four corner code |
2111.0 | Four corner code |
1-40-70 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6bd4 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1172 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 較差 【カクサ】 range
- 較優位論 【カクユウイロン】 theory of comparative advantage
- 国際比較 【コクサイヒカク】 international comparison, country-by-country comparison
- 直接比較 【チョクセツヒカク】 direct comparison
- 校正 【コウセイ】 proofreading, calibration
- 較量 【コウリョウ】 comparison
Kun reading compounds
- 比べる 【くらべる】 to compare, to make a comparison, to compete, to vie
Readings
- Korean:
- gyo, gag
Spanish
- contrastar
- comparar
Portuguese
- contraste
- comparar
French
- contraste
- comparer
1077 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1236 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4623 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1155 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
941 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1453 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1546 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
500 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1777 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1939 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1034 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1397 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1285 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
38297 | Morohashi |
1536 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
5959 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1277 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1370 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1674 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1566 | 2001 Kanji |
7c6.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-7-6 | SKIP code |
5004.8 | Four corner code |
1-19-51 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
8f03 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
79 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 経 【ケイ】 warp (weaving), longitude, scripture, sutra, trans-
- 経団連 【ケイダンレン】 Federation of Economic Organizations (Organisation)
- 月経 【ゲッケイ】 menstruation, menstrual period
- 政経 【セイケイ】 politics and economics
- 経 【キョウ】 sutra, Buddhist scriptures
- 経典 【キョウテン】 sacred books, sutras, scriptures (Bible, Koran, etc.)
- 説経 【セッキョウ】 lecture on the sutras
- 法華経 【ホケキョウ】 Lotus Sutra
- 経行 【キンヒン】 meditation performed while walking
- 看経 【カンキン】 silent reading of the sutras, sutra chanting
Kun reading compounds
- 経る 【へる】 to pass, to elapse, to go by, to pass through, to go through, to experience, to go through, to undergo
- 経つ 【たつ】 to pass (of time), to elapse
- 縦糸 【たていと】 (weaving) warp
Readings
- Japanese names:
- つね、 のぶ
- Korean:
- gyeong
Spanish
- sutra
- longitud
- ley
- pasar
- dirigir
- transcurrir
- experimentar
Portuguese
- sutra
- longitude
- passar através de
- expirar
- empenar
French
- sûtra
- longitude
- passer (temps)
- expiré
- expérimenter
- chaîne (tissu)
596 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
685 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
658 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
135 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3523 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
341 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
815 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1957 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
548 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
557 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
515 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1523 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1687 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
898 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1218 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1372 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
27392 | Morohashi |
1331 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4473 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1360 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1460 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
71 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
730 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2772 | 2001 Kanji |
6a5.11 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-6-5 | SKIP code |
2791.4 | Four corner code |
1-23-48 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7d4c | 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
88 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 体 【タイ】 body, physique, posture, shape, form, style, substance, identity, reality, field, counter for humanoid forms (e.g. dolls, statues, corpses, etc.), typeface, type
- 体育 【タイイク】 physical education, PE, gym (class)
- 生体 【セイタイ】 organism, living body
- 解体 【カイタイ】 demolition, taking down, dismantling, disassembly, taking apart, dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.), breaking up, dissection (of a body), dismemberment
- 体 【テイ】 appearance, air, condition, state, form
- 体裁 【テイサイ】 (outward) appearance, (proper) format (e.g. of an essay), form, style, appearances, decency, show, display, lip-service, insincere words, glib talk
- 身体 【シンタイ】 body, physical system, (the) person
- 風体 【フウテイ】 appearance, look, dress
Kun reading compounds
- 体 【からだ】 body, torso, trunk, build, physique, frame, figure, health, constitution, corpse, dead body
- 体つき 【からだつき】 body build, figure
- お体 【おからだ】 body
- 御体 【おんからだ】 body of Christ (Eucharist)
- 形体 【なりかたち】 one's appearance
Readings
- Japanese names:
- なり
- Korean:
- che
Spanish
- cuerpo
- forma
Portuguese
- corpo
- substância
- objeto
- realidade
- sufixo para contagem de para imagens
French
- corps
- substance
- objet
- réalité
- compteur d'images
270 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
182 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
165 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
110 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
405 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
176 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
115 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
358 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.11 | Japanese for Busy People |
61 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
61 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
165 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
80 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
80 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
52 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
55 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
966 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
509 | Morohashi |
71 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
165 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
957 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1030 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
96 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
149 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2155 | 2001 Kanji |
2a5.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-2-5 | SKIP code |
2523.0 | Four corner code |
1-34-46 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
4f53 | Unicode hex code |
system, law, rule
- On:
- セイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
108 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 制 【セイ】 system, organization, organisation, imperial command, laws, regulation, control, government, suppression, restraint, holding back, establishment
- 制圧 【セイアツ】 gaining total control (of people or counties), suppression, oppression, control, mastery, ascendancy, supremacy
- 天皇制 【テンノウセイ】 the Emperor System
- 帝政 【テイセイ】 imperial government, imperialism, monarchical rule
Readings
- Korean:
- je
Spanish
- determinar
- establecer
- comprobar
- cesar
- poner fin
- sistema
- construir
Portuguese
- sistema
- lei
- regra
French
- système
- règle
- loi
- régime
- contrôle
823 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
744 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
722 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
196 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
683 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
635 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
357 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
656 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
427 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
433 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
687 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
193 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1624 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
854 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1170 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
425 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
1961 | Morohashi |
1274 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
481 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
418 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
447 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
161 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
689 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2443 | 2001 Kanji |
2f6.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-6-2 | SKIP code |
2220.0 | Four corner code |
1-32-09 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5236 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
63 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 学 【ガク】 learning, scholarship, study, erudition, knowledge, education, study of ..., -ology, -ics
- 学位 【ガクイ】 (academic) degree
- 短期大学 【タンキダイガク】 junior college, vocationally oriented two or three year post-secondary education institution
- 法医学 【ホウイガク】 forensic medicine, forensic pathology, medical jurisprudence, legal medicine
Kun reading compounds
- 学ぶ 【まなぶ】 to learn, to study, to take lessons in
Readings
- Japanese names:
- たか、 のり
- Korean:
- hag
Spanish
- estudio
- aprendizaje
- ciencia
- estudiar
Portuguese
- estudo
- aprendizagem
- ciência
French
- étudier
- apprendre
- science
57 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
45 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
10 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
33 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1271 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
66 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
44 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
719 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.9 | Japanese for Busy People |
109 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
109 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
50 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
460 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3162 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1625 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2211 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
330 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
6974 | Morohashi |
2555 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1294 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
324 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
346 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
15 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
71 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
947 | 2001 Kanji |
3n4.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-5-3 | SKIP code |
2-3-4 | SKIP code |
2-5-2 | SKIP code |
2-3-5 | SKIP code |
3240.7 | Four corner code |
9040.7 | Four corner code |
1-19-56 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5b66 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
4 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 会 【カイ】 meeting, assembly, party, gathering, conference, athletic meet, society, association, club
- 会員 【カイイン】 member, the membership
- 例会 【レイカイ】 regular meeting
- 際会 【サイカイ】 meeting, facing, confronting
- 会 【エ】 gathering (esp. Buddhist, festive, etc.)
- 会釈 【エシャク】 slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude), nod, salutation, consideration, thoughtfulness
- 法会 【ホウエ】 Buddhist service (e.g. memorial service)
- 御斎会 【ゴサイエ】 imperial event at which high monks recited the Golden Light Sutra to pray for national security and good harvests (held annually at the palace from the 8th to the 14th of the first lunar month, between the Nara and Muromachi periods)
Kun reading compounds
- 会う 【あう】 to meet, to encounter, to see, to have an accident, to have a bad experience
- 逢うは別れの始め 【あうはわかれのはじめ】 we meet only to part, meeting is the first step to parting
- 会わせる 【あわせる】 to make (someone) to meet, to let (someone) meet, to expose to, to subject to
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あい、 い
- Korean:
- hoe, goe, gwal
Spanish
- asociación
- reunión
- encontrarse con
- reunirse
Portuguese
- encontro
- reunião
- festa
- associação
- entrevista
- une
French
- réunion
- rencontre
- meeting
- parti
- association
- entrevue
- rejoindre
54 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
93 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
87 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
12 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
381 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
116 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
14 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
454 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.1 | Japanese for Busy People |
158 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
158 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
59 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
47 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2512 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1275 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1741 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
759 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
460 | Morohashi |
2020 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
143 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
752 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
814 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
16 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
119 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2871 | 2001 Kanji |
2a4.19 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-4 | SKIP code |
2-3-3 | SKIP code |
8073.1 | Four corner code |
1-18-81 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
4f1a | Unicode hex code |