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 N2
844 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 星 【セイ】 Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions), Singapore
- 星座 【セイザ】 constellation, astrological sign, star sign, zodiac sign
- 新星 【シンセイ】 nova, new face, new star
- 小惑星 【ショウワクセイ】 asteroid
- 客星 【カクセイ】 celestial body seen only for a short time (e.g. comet)
- 七星 【シチセイ】 the Big Dipper (asterism), the Plough, the Plow
Kun reading compounds
- 星 【ほし】 star (usu. excluding the Sun), planet (usu. excluding Earth), heavenly body, star (glyph, symbol, shape), asterisk, star (actor, player, etc.), dot, spot, fleck, bullseye, perp, perpetrator, culprit, offender, suspect, one's star (that determines one's fate), one's fortune, point, score, star point (intersection marked with a dot), hoshi, (pyrotechnic) star
- 星空 【ほしぞら】 starry sky
- 四三の星 【しそうのほし】 the Big Dipper (asterism), the Plough, the Plow
- 希望の星 【きぼうのほし】 ray of light, ray of hope, promising talent
Readings
- Korean:
- seong
Spanish
- estrella
- punto pequeño
- resultado de un juego
Portuguese
- estrela
- ponto
- marca
French
- étoile
- point
- marque
264 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
171 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
154 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
877 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2121 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
838 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
599 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
946 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
730 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
743 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
463 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
973 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3089 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1577 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2156 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1570 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
13837 | Morohashi |
2435 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2452 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1556 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1676 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
181 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3872 | 2001 Kanji |
4c5.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-4-5 | SKIP code |
6010.4 | Four corner code |
1-32-17 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
661f | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
11 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 中 【チュウ】 medium (size), average (grade, level, etc.), middle, in, within, out of (e.g. ten people), among, during, while, in (the course of), within (a period), throughout, currently (doing), in the process of, in the middle of, under (e.g. construction, investigation), middle way, moderation, second volume (of three), junior high school, middle school, China
- 中尉 【チュウイ】 first lieutenant, lieutenant junior grade
- 宮中 【キュウチュウ】 imperial court
- 訪中 【ホウチュウ】 visit to China
Kun reading compounds
- 中 【なか】 inside, interior, among, within, middle, center, centre, during, while, middle, midst, amid, interval, gap, mean, average, second (of three, e.g. sons, volumes), middle, medium grade, medium quality, red-light district
- 中島 【なかじま】 island in a pond or river
- 野中 【のなか】 in the middle of a field
- そんな中 【そんななか】 wherein, therein, thereinto
- 内 【うち】 inside, within, while (e.g. one is young), during, within (e.g. a day), in the course of, among, amongst, (out) of, between, in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.), amidst, with (e.g. success), within oneself, one's feelings, inner thoughts, we, our company, our organization, one's home, one's family, my spouse, my husband, my wife, signed on behalf of (husband's name) by his wife, I, me, imperial palace grounds, emperor
- 碁打ち鳥飼い馬鹿の中 【ごうちとりかいばかのうち】 go players and bird keepers are idiots (both activities demand a lot of time)
- 此の内 【このうち】 meanwhile, the other day, recently
- 当たる 【あたる】 to be hit, to strike, to touch, to be in contact, to be affixed, to be equivalent to, to be applicable, to apply to, to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.), to be selected (in a lottery, etc.), to win, to be successful, to go well, to be a hit, to face, to confront, to lie (in the direction of), to undertake, to be assigned, to be stricken (by food poisoning, heat, etc.), to be afflicted, to be called on (e.g. by a teacher), to treat (esp. harshly), to lash out at, to be unnecessary, to be hitting well, to be on a hitting streak, to feel a bite (in fishing), (of fruit, etc.) to be bruised, to spoil, to feel (something) out, to probe into, to check (i.e. by comparison), to shave, to be a relative of a person, to be a ... in relation to ..., to stand in a relationship
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あたる、 かなえ
- Korean:
- jung
Spanish
- centro
- dentro
- interior
- medio
Portuguese
- em
- interior
- médio
- meio
- centro
French
- dans
- dedans
- à l'intérieur
- milieu
- centre
- moyenne
23 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
26 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
55 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
13 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
81 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
31 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
7 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
75 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.3 | Japanese for Busy People |
28 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
28 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
33 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
16 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4262 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2150 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2902 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
39 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
73 | Morohashi |
3451 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
28 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
39 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
39 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
12 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
32 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1655 | 2001 Kanji |
0a4.40 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-4-3 | SKIP code |
5000.6 | Four corner code |
1-35-70 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
4e2d | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N2
245 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 島 【トウ】 Island, insula, island, islet
- 島国 【シマグニ】 island country
- 千島列島 【チシマレットウ】 Kurile Islands
- 列島 【レットウ】 archipelago, chain of islands
Kun reading compounds
- 島 【しま】 island, one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.), one's turf
- 島国 【しまぐに】 island country
- 千島 【ちしま】 Kurile Islands
- 広島 【ひろしま】 Hiroshima (city, prefecture)
Readings
- Korean:
- do
Spanish
- isla
Portuguese
- ilha
French
- île
292 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
380 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
358 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
173 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
230 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
183 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
489 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1522 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
286 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
286 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
455 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
543 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4103 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2081 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2820 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1967 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
8108 | Morohashi |
3310 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1476 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1948 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2098 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
379 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
362 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
852 | 2001 Kanji |
3o7.9 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-7-3 | SKIP code |
4-10-4 | SKIP code |
2772.7 | Four corner code |
1-37-71 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5cf6 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
462 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 美 【ビ】 beauty
- 美意識 【ビイシキ】 sense of beauty, aesthetic sense
- 華美 【カビ】 splendor, splendour, gorgeousness, pomp, magnificence, showiness, gaudiness, extravagance, luxury
- 造形美 【ゾウケイビ】 beauty of form (oft. used of nature), beauty of a sculpted shape
- 御 【ミ】 august, beautiful
- 見事 【ミゴト】 splendid, magnificent, excellent, fine, superb, beautiful, admirable, utter (esp. defeat), total, complete, something worth seeing, sight, spectacle
- 水野亜美 【ミズノアミ】 Ami Mizuno (Sailor Moon character)
- 伊邪那美 【イザナミ】 Izanami (Shinto goddess)
Kun reading compounds
- 美しい 【うつくしい】 beautiful, pretty, lovely, sweet, pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- はる、 よし、 よしみ、 り
- Korean:
- mi
Spanish
- belleza
- bello
Portuguese
- beleza
- bela
French
- beauté
- beau, belle
308 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
398 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
376 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
289 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3658 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
268 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
833 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
923 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.19 | Japanese for Busy People |
401 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
405 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
673 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1566 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2817 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1451 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1955 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
554 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
28435 | Morohashi |
2264 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4660 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
548 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
587 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
339 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
343 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
963 | 2001 Kanji |
2o7.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-6 | SKIP code |
4-9-4 | SKIP code |
2-6-3 | SKIP code |
8043.1 | Four corner code |
1-40-94 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7f8e | Unicode hex code |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level N1
1553 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 歌留多 【カルタ】 karuta, traditional Japanese playing cards, esp. hyakunin isshu karuta or iroha karuta
- 嘉納 【カノウ】 accepting with pleasure
- 正嘉 【ショウカ】 Shōka era (1257.3.14-1259.3.26)
Kun reading compounds
- 嘉する 【よみする】 to praise (someone of lower status), to extol, to applaud, to esteem
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ひろ、 よし、 よしみ、 かず、 よ
- Korean:
- ga
Spanish
- bueno
- bonito
- alabar
- alegrarse
Portuguese
French
1136 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1915 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
2184 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2041 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
2953 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1516 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2056 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
4176 | Morohashi |
2340 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
887 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
2852 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2868 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
3p11.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-11 | SKIP code |
4046.1 | Four corner code |
1-18-37 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5609 | Unicode hex code |
bend, music, melody, composition, pleasure, injustice, fault, curve, crooked, perverse, lean
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
810 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 曲 【キョク】 composition, piece of music, song, track (on a record), tune, melody, air, enjoyment, fun, interest, pleasure
- 曲折 【キョクセツ】 bending, winding, meandering, zigzagging, ups and downs, twists and turns, complications, difficulties, vicissitudes
- 歌謡曲 【カヨウキョク】 kayōkyoku, form of Japanese popular music that developed during the Showa era, (Western) pop song
- 名曲 【メイキョク】 famous piece of music, excellent song, (musical) masterpiece
Kun reading compounds
- 曲がる 【まがる】 to bend, to curve, to warp, to wind, to twist, to turn, to be awry, to be askew, to be crooked
- 曲げる 【まげる】 to bend, to crook, to bow, to curve, to curl, to lean, to tilt, to incline, to slant, to bend (the truth), to distort, to twist, to pervert, to yield (a point), to depart (from a principle), to ignore (what one really thinks), to pawn
- 隈 【くま】 corner, nook, recess, shade, shadow, dark area, dark circles (under the eyes), dark rings, bend (in a road, river, etc.), shading, gradation, kumadori, style of kabuki makeup used for violent roles
Readings
- Japanese names:
- まがた
- Korean:
- gog
Spanish
- melodía
- curva
- encorvado
- torcer
- doblar
- torcerse
- girarse
Portuguese
- tender
- música
- melodia
- composição
- prazer
- injustiça
- falta
- curva
- tortuoso
- perverso
- inclinar
French
- courber
- musique
- mélodie
- composition
- plaisir
- injustice
- faute
- malhonnête
- pervers
- pencher
381 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
279 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
261 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
604 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
103 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
715 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
609 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
327 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
366 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
367 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
625 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
996 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4340 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2197 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2956 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1180 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
14280 | Morohashi |
3527 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2418 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1172 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1256 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
264 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1976 | 2001 Kanji |
0a6.27 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-6-2 | SKIP code |
5560.0 | Four corner code |
1-22-42 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
66f2 | Unicode hex code |