334 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
432 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
409 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
296 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2576 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
329 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
682 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1332 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
247 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
247 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
279 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1200 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
529 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
325 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
400 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
771 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
17572P | Morohashi |
441 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3160 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
764 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
826 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
235 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
367 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
280 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 流 【リュウ】 way, manner, style, fashion, mode, school (e.g. of flower arrangement), class, rate, rank, flow, current, stream
- 旒 【リュウ】 counter for flags, banners, etc.
- 清流 【セイリュウ】 clear stream
- 火砕流 【カサイリュウ】 pyroclastic flow
- 流 【ル】 exile (second most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
- 流刑 【リュウケイ】 exile, banishment, deportation
- 配流 【ハイル】 exile, banishment
- 中流 【チュウル】 banishment (to a somewhat distant province), middle-degree punishment of the three banishment punishments under the ritsuryō system
Kun reading compounds
- 流れる 【ながれる】 to stream, to flow (liquid, time, etc.), to run (ink), to be washed away, to be carried, to drift, to float (e.g. clouds), to wander, to stray, to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire), to spread, to circulate, to be heard (e.g. music), to be played, to lapse (e.g. into indolence, despair), to pass, to elapse, to be transmitted, to be called off, to be forfeited, to disappear, to be removed
- 流れ 【ながれ】 flow (of a fluid or gas), stream, current, flow (of people, things), passage (of time), tide, passing, (changing) trends, tendency, course (of events), (step-by-step) procedure, process, group of people who remain together after the end of an event, descent, ancestry, school, forfeiture, foreclosure, cancellation, drifting, wandering, roaming
- 流れ込む 【ながれこむ】 to flow into, to pour into, to stream into
- 流す 【ながす】 to drain, to pour, to run, to let flow, to flush, to shed (blood, tears), to spill, to float (e.g. logs down a river), to set adrift, to wash away, to carry away, to sweep away, to broadcast, to play (e.g. music over a loudspeaker), to send (electricity through a wire), to circulate (a rumour, information, etc.), to spread, to distribute, to cruise (of a taxi), to stroll around (in search of customers, an audience, etc.), to go from place to place, to cancel (a plan, meeting, etc.), to call off, to reject (e.g. a bill), to forfeit (a pawn), to do leisurely (e.g. running, swimming), to do with ease, to do effortlessly, to exile, to banish, to hit (the ball) to the opposite field, to do inattentively, to do without concentrating, to put little effort into doing
Readings
- Japanese names:
- な、 ながれ、 めぐる
- Korean:
- ryu
Spanish
- corriente
- derramar
- verter
Portuguese
- corrente
- afundar
- fluxo
- derrocada
French
- courant
- style
- mode
- évier
- flux
- confisquer (un article en gage)
357 | 2001 Kanji |
3a7.10 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-7 | SKIP code |
3011.3 | Four corner code |
3411.3 | Four corner code |
1-46-14 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6d41 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
527 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 光学 【コウガク】 optics
- 光栄 【コウエイ】 honour, honor, glory, privilege
- 脚光 【キャッコウ】 footlight, limelight
- 発光 【ハッコウ】 emission (of light), radiation (of light), luminescence
Kun reading compounds
- 光る 【ひかる】 to shine, to glitter, to be bright
- 光る棒 【ひかるぼう】 glowstick, neon light stick
- 光 【ひかり】 light, illumination, ray, beam, gleam, glow, happiness, hope, influence, power, vision, eyesight, optical fiber, optical fibre
- 光り輝く 【ひかりかがやく】 to shine, to glitter
- 越光 【こしひかり】 Koshihikari (variety of rice)
- 柔らかな光 【やわらかなひかり】 soft light
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あき、 あきら、 こお、 てる、 ひこ、 み、 みつ
- Korean:
- gwang
Spanish
- rayo
- luz
- paisaje
- honor
- brillar
- brillo
Portuguese
- raio
- luz
French
- rayon
- lumière
72 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
129 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
116 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
417 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1358 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
217 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
123 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
281 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
138 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
138 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
464 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
143 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3043 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1550 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2121 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
120 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
1350 | Morohashi |
2391 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
349 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
119 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
125 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
345 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
121 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1057 | 2001 Kanji |
3n3.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-4-2 | SKIP code |
2-3-3 | SKIP code |
9021.1 | Four corner code |
1-24-87 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5149 | Unicode hex code |
purification, Buddhist food, room, worship, avoid, alike
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1155 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 斎場 【サイジョウ】 funeral hall, ceremony site
- 斎院 【サイイン】 imperial princess who served as a priestess at Ise
- 大斎 【タイサイ】 Great Lent, Great Fast
- 小斎 【ショウサイ】 abstinence (in Catholicism)
Kun reading compounds
- 斎 【とき】 meals exchanged by parishioners and priests
- 忌む 【いむ】 to avoid, to refrain from, to shun, to detest
- 祝う 【いわう】 to celebrate, to congratulate, to observe (a festival), to present (a gift) in celebration, to drink in celebration, to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.), to pray for
- 斎く 【いつく】 to worship, to enshrine
Readings
- Japanese names:
- いつき、 さえ、 ひとし、 いつ、 きよ、 ただ、 とき、 よし
- Korean:
- jae, ja
Spanish
- purificación y culto
- habitación para aislarse
Portuguese
- purificação
- comida de Budistas
- quarto
- adorar
- evitar
- da mesma forma
- semelhante
French
- purification
- nourriture bouddhiste
- pièce
- adorer
- éviter
- semblable
1291 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1363 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
5425 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1269 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1394 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1454 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1478 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1575 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1781 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1875 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2622 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1340 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1817 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1748 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
13467 | Morohashi |
2115 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2368 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1732 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1869 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1503 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
454 | 2001 Kanji |
2j9.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-9 | SKIP code |
4-11-4 | SKIP code |
2-4-7 | SKIP code |
0022.4 | Four corner code |
1-26-56 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
658e | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1704 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 如月 【キサラギ】 second month of the lunar calendar
- 如雨露 【ジョウロ】 watering can, watering pot, sprinkling can
- 躍如 【ヤクジョ】 vivid, lifelike, graphic
- 鞠躬如 【キッキュウジョ】 deferential, humble, reverent, respectful
- 如 【ニョ】 tathata (the ultimate nature of all things)
- 如実 【ニョジツ】 reality, actuality, actual conditions, true situation, faithful representation, vivid depiction, ultimate reality, absolute truth
- 一如 【イチニョ】 oneness
- 形影一如 【ケイエイイチニョ】 being inseparable as a form and its shadow, a person's deed mirrors the good or evil of his mind, husband and wife being never apart
Kun reading compounds
- 如し 【ごとし】 like, as if, the same as
Readings
- Japanese names:
- き、 ね、 ゆき、 よし
- Korean:
- yeo
Spanish
- análogo
- parecido
- tal como
- igual a
- obedecer
Portuguese
- semelhança
- gostar
- tal como
- como se
- melhor
- igual
French
- ressemblance
- comme
- comme si
- mieux
- meilleur
- égal
- similaire
- paraître
1383 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1521 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1189 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1539 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1184 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
412 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1747 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1870 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1441 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
433 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
239 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
154 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
183 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
101 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
6060 | Morohashi |
207 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1178 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
100 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
104 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
337 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
1069 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1777 | 2001 Kanji |
3e3.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-3 | SKIP code |
4640.0 | Four corner code |
1-39-01 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5982 | Unicode hex code |
圭
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level N1
1837 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 圭角 【ケイカク】 rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.), abrasiveness, harshness, sharpness, edges (of a gem)
- 圭璧 【ケイヘキ】 ritual jades worn by feudal lords in ancient China
- 刀圭 【トウケイ】 doctor
- 尖形 【センケイ】 pointed, pointy, acuminate
- 圭角 【ケイカク】 rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.), abrasiveness, harshness, sharpness, edges (of a gem)
- 圭璧 【ケイヘキ】 ritual jades worn by feudal lords in ancient China
Readings
- Japanese names:
- か、 きよ、 たま、 よし、 かど、 きよし
- Korean:
- gyu
Spanish
- joya cuadrada de la Antigua China
Portuguese
French
- joyau carré
- angle
- coin
1052 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1928 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
267 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2042 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
2688 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1368 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1854 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
157 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
4887 | Morohashi |
2165 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
973 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
155 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
167 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
3b3.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-3 | SKIP code |
4-5-2 | SKIP code |
4010.4 | Four corner code |
1-23-29 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
572d | Unicode hex code |