14 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
16 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
40 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
144 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2482 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
16 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
68 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
54 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1.A | Japanese for Busy People |
21 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
21 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
19 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1151 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
10 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
132 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
17083 | Morohashi |
10 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3030 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
130 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
137 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
166 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
31 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
水
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
223 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 水 【スイ】 Wednesday, shaved ice (served with flavored syrup), water (fifth of the five elements)
- 水位 【スイイ】 water level
- 用水 【ヨウスイ】 irrigation water, water for fire, city water, cistern water
- 浄水 【ジョウスイ】 clean water, purified water
Kun reading compounds
- 水 【みず】 water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water), fluid (esp. in an animal tissue), liquid, flood, floodwaters, water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout, break granted to wrestlers engaged in a prolonged bout
- 水揚げ 【みずあげ】 landing, unloading (e.g. a ship), catch (of fish), takings, sales (of a shop), defloration (e.g. of a geisha), preservation (of cut flowers, in ikebana)
- 飲み水 【のみみず】 drinking water, potable water
- 呼び水 【よびみず】 pump-priming, rousing, stimulation
Readings
- Japanese names:
- うず、 ずみ、 つ、 ど、 み、 みさ、 みつ、 みな、 みん
- Korean:
- su
Spanish
- agua
Portuguese
- água
French
- eau
1142 | 2001 Kanji |
3a0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-1-3 | SKIP code |
4-4-3 | SKIP code |
1223.0 | Four corner code |
1-31-69 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6c34 | Unicode hex code |
力
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N4
62 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 力 【リョク】 strength, power, proficiency, ability
- 力作 【リキサク】 painstaking piece of work, work of great effort, tour de force, outstanding work, toil, labor, labour
- 水力 【スイリョク】 hydraulic power, water power
- 威力 【イリョク】 power, might, authority, influence
- 力 【リキ】 strength, power, proficiency, ability, the strength of ... people, the strength of ... men
- 力学 【リキガク】 mechanics, dynamics
- 地力 【ジリキ】 one's own potential, real ability, one's own strength
- 合力 【ゴウリョク】 resultant force, assistance, help, donation, alms, almsgiving
Kun reading compounds
- 力 【ちから】 force, strength, might, vigour, vigor, energy, capability, ability, proficiency, capacity, faculty, efficacy, effect, effort, endeavours, endeavors, exertions, power, authority, influence, good offices, agency, support, help, aid, assistance, stress, emphasis, means, resources
- 力強い 【ちからづよい】 powerful, strong, forceful, vigorous, reassuring, encouraging
- 強い力 【つよいちから】 strong interaction, strong force
- 弱い力 【よわいちから】 weak force, weak interaction
Readings
- Japanese names:
- じから、 つとむ
- Korean:
- ryeog
Spanish
- potencia
- poder
- fuerza
- energía
- vigor
- énfasis
Portuguese
- força
- forte
- esforço
- suportar
- exercer
French
- force
- fort
- puissance
- tension
- tenir le coup
- s'efforcer
- employer (force)
148 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
38 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
74 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
69 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
715 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
53 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
128 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
11 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.15 | Japanese for Busy People |
100 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
100 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
173 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
207 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4178 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2114 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2860 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
866 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
2288 | Morohashi |
3371 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
521 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
858 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
922 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
38 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
9 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1645 | 2001 Kanji |
2g0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-2-4 | SKIP code |
4002.7 | Four corner code |
1-46-47 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
529b | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
590 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 破 【ハ】 middle section of a song (in gagaku or noh)
- 破壊 【ハカイ】 destruction, disruption, (application) crash
- 大破 【タイハ】 serious damage, heavy damage, being wrecked, thrashing (an opponent), crushing, giving a drubbing
- 踏破 【トウハ】 travelling (a long and difficult journey) on foot, walking (all the way) across, travelling through, hiking across, traversing, travelling all over (e.g. a country), visiting all the major locations (of a region, etc.)
Kun reading compounds
- 破る 【やぶる】 to tear, to rip, to break, to destroy, to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.), to breach, to defeat, to beat, to break (e.g. silence), to disturb (e.g. peace), to shatter (e.g. dream), to disrupt, to spoil, to violate (e.g. rule), to break (e.g. promise), to infringe, to break (a record)
- 破れる 【やぶれる】 to get torn, to tear, to rip, to break, to wear out, to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.), to break down, to collapse, to fall into ruin
- 割れる 【われる】 to break, to be smashed, to split, to crack, to fissure, to be torn, to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.), to split (e.g. of a party), to come to light, to become clear, to be identified, to be revealed, to become distorted (of sound), to clip, to be divisible (without a remainder), to drop below a minimum
Readings
- Korean:
- pa
Spanish
- dañar
- romper
- rasgar
- derrotar
- completar
- especial
- desgarrar
- desgarrarse
- desgastarse
Portuguese
- arrancar
- rasgar
- lágrima
- quebrar
- destruir
- derrotar
- frustrar
French
- déchirer
- casser
- détruire
- défaire
- frustrer
692 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
788 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
767 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
634 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3186 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
645 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
765 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1113 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
665 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
676 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1037 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1401 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1478 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
784 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1064 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
814 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
24124 | Morohashi |
1150 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3999 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
806 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
869 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
427 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
719 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3367 | 2001 Kanji |
5a5.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-5-5 | SKIP code |
1464.7 | Four corner code |
1-39-43 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7834 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1579 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 砕石 【サイセキ】 crushed stone, macadam, crushing (rock)
- 砕岩機 【サイガンキ】 rock crusher
- 破砕 【ハサイ】 crushing (into pieces), smashing, cracking, breaking up
- 玉砕 【ギョクサイ】 honorable death, death without surrender, honorable defeat, trying but being utterly beaten, being completely rejected when professing one's love
Kun reading compounds
- 砕く 【くだく】 to break (into pieces), to smash, to crush, to shatter, to grind (into powder), to pound, to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.), to crush, to frustrate, to simplify, to make easy to understand
- 砕ける 【くだける】 to break (into pieces), to be broken, to be smashed, to collapse, to crumble, to decline, to cool (e.g. enthusiasm), to dampen (e.g. one's will to fight), to become less formal, to throw off reserve, to become affable, to become easy to understand (e.g. a story), to be worried
Readings
- Korean:
- swae
Spanish
- destrozar
- romper
- aplastar
- despedazar
Portuguese
- quebrar
- quebrado
- esmagar
- popular
- familiar
French
- fracasser
- casser
- briser
- familier (informel)
- populaire
1287 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1695 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3179 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1467 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1568 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1710 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1827 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1550 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1400 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1458 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
773 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1048 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
117 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
24080P | Morohashi |
1134 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3990 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
116 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
121 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1287 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3355 | 2001 Kanji |
5a4.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-5-4 | SKIP code |
1464.1 | Four corner code |
1-26-53 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7815 | Unicode hex code |