1538 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2625 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1858 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
732 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
547 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
17692 | Morohashi |
3237 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
2966 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2971 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
1593 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 淵源 【エンゲン】 origin
- 淵酔 【エンスイ】 type of imperial banquet held during the Heian period and later, being dead drunk, being very drunk
- 深淵 【シンエン】 abyss, ravine
- 海淵 【カイエン】 (ocean) deep, deepest part of a trench
Kun reading compounds
- 淵 【ふち】 deep pool, deep water, abyss, depths (e.g. of despair), grip (e.g. of death)
Readings
- Korean:
- yeon
Spanish
- abismo
- profundidades (mar
- río)
Portuguese
French
3a9.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-9 | SKIP code |
3210.0 | Four corner code |
1-42-05 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6df5 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
2388 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 蓋果 【ガイカ】 pyxidium
- 蓋世 【ガイセイ】 matchless (heroism, spirit, resolve, etc.), peerless, overwhelming, world-dominating
- 鰓蓋 【エラブタ】 gill cover, operculum
- 口蓋 【コウガイ】 palate
- 蓋世 【ガイセイ】 matchless (heroism, spirit, resolve, etc.), peerless, overwhelming, world-dominating
Kun reading compounds
- 蓋 【ふた】 cover, lid, cap
- 蓋開け 【ふたあけ】 opening, beginning, commencement
- ポケ蓋 【ポケふた】 manhole cover decorated with Pokémon creatures
- 臭い物に蓋 【くさいものにふた】 looking the other way, hushing up a problem
- 蓋し 【けだし】 certainly, really, truly, indeed, possibly, maybe, perhaps, probably
- 覆う 【おおう】 to cover, to hide, to conceal, to wrap, to disguise
Readings
- Korean:
- gae, hab
Spanish
Portuguese
French
4019 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
2193 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1286 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
2933 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2040 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
31652X | Morohashi |
2503 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
5155 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
2388 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1561 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
3k10.15 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-10 | SKIP code |
2-4-10 | SKIP code |
4410.7 | Four corner code |
1-19-24 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
84cb | Unicode hex code |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
1968 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 蘇 【ソ】 Soviet Union
- 酥 【ソ】 so (condensed milk product eaten in ancient Japan)
- 日ソ 【ニッソ】 Japan and the Soviet Union, Japanese-Soviet
- 中ソ 【チュウソ】 China and the Soviet Union, Soviet-Chinese, Sino-Soviet
- 蘇芳 【スオウ】 sappanwood (Caesalpinia sappan), sappanwood dye (red in colour), layered colour (light brown on the front, dark red beneath)
- 蘇格蘭 【スコットランド】 Scotland
Kun reading compounds
- 蘇る 【よみがえる】 to be resurrected, to be resuscitated, to be rehabilitated, to be revived, to be refreshed, to be restored, to be recalled (e.g. memories), to be brought back
Readings
- Korean:
- so
Spanish
- revivir
- resucitar
- rehabilitar
- planta aromática
Portuguese
French
4097 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
2841 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3032 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2115 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
32427X | Morohashi |
5252 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
2380 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2463 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
3k16.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-16 | SKIP code |
2-4-16 | SKIP code |
4439.4 | Four corner code |
1-33-41 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
8607 | Unicode hex code |
文
sentence, literature, style, art, decoration, figures, plan, literary radical (no. 67)
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N4
190 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 文 【ブン】 sentence, composition, text, writings, the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts), academia, literature, statement
- 文化 【ブンカ】 culture, civilization, civilisation, Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
- 公文 【コウブン】 official document, archives
- 異文 【イブン】 variant (in a manuscript or book), part of a text that differs from other versions
- 文 【モン】 mon, one-thousandth of a kan (unit of currency 1336-1870), mon, traditional unit used for shoe and sock sizes (approx. 2.4 cm), letter, character, sentence, scripture, incantation
- 紋 【モン】 (family) crest, coat of arms, pattern, figure, playing card suit (in karuta)
- 人文 【ジンブン】 humanity, civilization, civilisation, culture
- 縄文 【ジョウモン】 straw-rope pattern pressed into earthenware, Jōmon period (ca. 14000-1000 BCE)
Kun reading compounds
- 文 【ふみ】 letter, note, mail, book, writings, literary arts, learning, scholarship
- 文香 【ふみこう】 scented insert (to enclose with a letter), perfumed insert
- 御文 【おふみ】 Gobunsho (The Epistles, a collection of letters written by Rennyo)
- 雁の文 【かりのふみ】 (a) letter
- 綾 【あや】 figure, design, twill weave, pattern of diagonal stripes, style (of writing), figure (of speech), design, plot, plan, minor market fluctuation, technical correction, cat's cradle, lease rod (in a loom)
- 文つける 【あやつける】 to make a false accusation, to invent a pretext for a quarrel
- 言葉は身の文 【ことばはみのあや】 words betray one's character
Readings
- Japanese names:
- かざり、 ふ、 も
- Korean:
- mun
Spanish
- letras
- literatura
Portuguese
- sentença
- literatura
- estilo
- arte
- decoração
- figuras
- plano
French
- phrase
- littérature
- style
- art
- décoration
- figure (de style)
- plan
- radical littéraire (no. 67)
134 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
77 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
68 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
136 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2064 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
71 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
180 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
86 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.19 | Japanese for Busy People |
111 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
111 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
320 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
949 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2458 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1242 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1708 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1741 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
13450 | Morohashi |
1962 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2364 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1725 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1861 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
89 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
35 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
466 | 2001 Kanji |
2j2.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-2 | SKIP code |
0040.0 | Four corner code |
1-42-24 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6587 | Unicode hex code |