561 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
658 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
628 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
698 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2530 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
633 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
669 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
597 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
389 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
391 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1127 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1170 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
394 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
251 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
298 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
148 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
17245 | Morohashi |
336 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3102 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
146 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
157 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
679 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
663 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 河 【ホー】 discarded tiles, discards
- 川 【カワ】 river, stream, River, the ... river
- 星河 【セイガ】 Milky Way
- 暴虎馮河 【ボウコヒョウガ】 foolhardy courage
Kun reading compounds
- 川 【かわ】 river, stream, River, the ... river
- 河 【ホー】 discarded tiles, discards
- 追河 【おいかわ】 pale chub (Zacco platypus), freshwater minnow
- 恋河 【こいかわ】 oceans of love
Readings
- Japanese names:
- かっ、 こ、 こう
- Korean:
- ha
Spanish
- río
- corriente
Portuguese
- rio
French
- rivière
- fleuve
349 | 2001 Kanji |
3a5.30 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-5 | SKIP code |
3112.0 | Four corner code |
1-18-47 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6cb3 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N2
1138 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 童話 【ドウワ】 children's story, fairy tale
- 童謡 【ドウヨウ】 children's song, nursery rhyme
- 天童 【テンドウ】 cherub, gods disguised as children, children parading as cherubs
- 悪童 【アクドウ】 bad boy, naughty child, brat
Kun reading compounds
- 童 【わらべ】 child
- わらべ歌 【わらべうた】 children's song, nursery song
- 京童 【きょうわらべ】 Kyoto's children, Kyoto's young people, who are noisy and gossiping on the least pretext
- 小童 【こわっぱ】 boy, child, youth, brat
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ぱ
- Korean:
- dong
Spanish
- niño
- chiquillo
Portuguese
- juvenil
- criança
French
- jeune
- enfant
487 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
385 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
363 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1111 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3357 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
643 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
788 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1743 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
410 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
416 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1026 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1461 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2639 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1348 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1828 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
443 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
25775 | Morohashi |
2130 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4239 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
436 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
468 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
408 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
472 | 2001 Kanji |
5b7.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-10 | SKIP code |
2-5-7 | SKIP code |
0010.4 | Four corner code |
1-38-24 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7ae5 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
659 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 夏 【カ】 Xia dynasty (of China; c. 2070-1600 BCE; possibly mythological), Hsia dynasty
- 夏季 【カキ】 summer season
- 初夏 【ショカ】 early summer, fourth month of the lunar calendar
- 盛夏 【セイカ】 midsummer, height of summer
- 夏 【ゲ】 summer (on the lunisolar calendar: 16th day of the 4th month to the 15th day of the 7th month)
- 夏至 【ゲシ】 summer solstice
- 一夏 【イチゲ】 one summer (during which a monk attends a summer retreat)
- 半夏 【ハンゲ】 crow dipper (Pinellia tuber), 11th day after the summer solstice, last seed-sowing and rice-planting day
Kun reading compounds
- 夏 【なつ】 summer
- 夏季 【かき】 summer season
- 初夏 【しょか】 early summer, fourth month of the lunar calendar
- 常夏 【とこなつ】 everlasting summer
Readings
- Korean:
- ha
Spanish
- verano
Portuguese
- verão
French
- été
52 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
88 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
82 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
580 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
58 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
163 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
148 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1161 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.10 | Japanese for Busy People |
461 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
469 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
97 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
402 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2619 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1339 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1815 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
302 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
5720 | Morohashi |
2113 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1120 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
296 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
317 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
188 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3167 | 2001 Kanji |
4i7.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-8 | SKIP code |
2-7-3 | SKIP code |
1024.7 | Four corner code |
1040.7 | Four corner code |
1-18-38 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
590f | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
642 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 休刊 【キュウカン】 suspension of publication
- 休暇 【キュウカ】 holiday, day off, furlough, absence (from work)
- 帰休 【キキュウ】 leave, furlough, temporary layoff
- 定休 【テイキュウ】 regular holiday, fixed day off, regular closing day
Kun reading compounds
- 休む 【やすむ】 to be absent, to take a day off, to rest, to have a break, to go to bed, to (lie down to) sleep, to turn in, to retire, to stop doing some ongoing activity for a time, to suspend business
- 休まる 【やすまる】 to be rested, to feel at ease, to repose, to be relieved
- 休める 【やすめる】 to rest, to suspend, to give relief
Readings
- Korean:
- hyu
Spanish
- descanso
- descansar
- tomarse un descanso
- estar descansado
- dar descanso
Portuguese
- descanso
- dia desligado
- aposentar
- sono
French
- repos
- jour de repos
- se coucher
- dormir
61 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
80 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
13 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
583 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
380 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
153 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
13 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
233 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.6 | Japanese for Busy People |
60 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
60 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
138 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
64 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
56 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
36 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
37 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
974 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
440 | Morohashi |
52 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
142 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
965 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1038 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
56 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2164 | 2001 Kanji |
2a4.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-2-4 | SKIP code |
2429.0 | Four corner code |
1-21-57 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
4f11 | Unicode hex code |