440 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
547 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
517 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
509 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2605 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
654 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
692 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1342 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
660 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
671 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
754 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1213 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
635 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
384 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
479 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1553 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
17695P | Morohashi |
523 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3205 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1539 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1659 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
569 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N2
705 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 清算 【セイサン】 (financial) settlement, squaring accounts, clearing debts, liquidation, ending (a relationship), breaking up (with), burying (the past), redeeming (one's faults)
- 清潔 【セイケツ】 clean, hygienic, sanitary, pure, virtuous, immaculate
- 血清 【ケッセイ】 serum, blood serum
- 乳清 【ニュウセイ】 whey
- 清浄 【セイジョウ】 pure, clean, purity
- 清浄無垢 【セイジョウムク】 purity, spotlessness
- 清 【シン】 Qing dynasty (of China; 1644-1912), Ch'ing dynasty, Manchu dynasty
- 清朝 【シンチョウ】 Qing dynasty (of China; 1644-1912), Ch'ing dynasty, Manchu dynasty, seichōtai, typeface which resembles brush-stroke forms of characters
- 東清 【トウシン】 Eastern China
- 日清 【ニッシン】 Japan and Qing China
Kun reading compounds
- 清い 【きよい】 clean, clear, pure, honest, clean, innocent, platonic, chaste
- 清い愛 【きよいあい】 pure love, platonic love
- 清まる 【きよまる】 to be purified, to be cleansed
- 清める 【きよめる】 to purify, to cleanse, to exorcise, to purge, to ward off
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あき、 さや、 し、 すが、 すみ、 せ、 ちん
- Korean:
- cheong
Spanish
- puro
- claro
- purificar
- limpiar
Portuguese
- puro
- purificar
- limpar
- exorcisar
- Disnastia Manchu
French
- pur
- purifier
- exorciser
- nettoyer
- dynastie Mandchoue
346 | 2001 Kanji |
3a8.18 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-8 | SKIP code |
3512.7 | Four corner code |
1-32-22 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6e05 | Unicode hex code |
里
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
1096 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 里 【リ】 Japanese league, ri, old Japanese unit of distance, approx. 3.927 km or 2.44 miles, neighbourhood (under the ritsuryō system; orig. of 50 homes), unit of area (approx. 654 m by 654 m)
- 俚諺 【リゲン】 proverb, saying
- 万里 【バンリ】 thousands of miles
- 海里 【カイリ】 nautical mile
Kun reading compounds
- 里 【さと】 village, hamlet, countryside, country, home (of one's parents, etc.), hometown, one's origins, one's upbringing, one's past
- 里親 【さとおや】 foster parent, foster parents, (pet) caretaker
- お里 【おさと】 one's parents' home, one's origins, one's upbringing, one's past
- 夏山冬里 【なつやまふゆさと】 pasturing cattle in summer and feeding them indoors during winter, rotated grazing
Readings
- Japanese names:
- さ
- Korean:
- ri
Spanish
- ri (unidad de medida)
- aldea
- pueblo
- lugar natal
Portuguese
- aldeia
- casa paterna
- légua
French
- hameau
- village natal
- maison de ses parents
- ri (3965 mètres)
332 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
238 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
219 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1077 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4813 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
101 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1842 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
517 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
142 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
142 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1025 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1801 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4356 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2206 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2968 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
175 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
40131 | Morohashi |
3542 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6206 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
173 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
185 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
154 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3672 | 2001 Kanji |
0a7.9 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-7-1 | SKIP code |
6010.4 | Four corner code |
1-46-04 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
91cc | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N2
253 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 村 【ムラ】 village
- 村議会 【ソンギカイ】 village assembly
- 町村 【チョウソン】 towns and villages
- 農村 【ノウソン】 agricultural community, farm village, rural
Kun reading compounds
- 村 【むら】 village
- 村長 【そんちょう】 village headman, village mayor
- 選手村 【せんしゅむら】 Olympic village, athlete's village
- 隣村 【りんそん】 neighboring village, neighbouring village
Readings
- Japanese names:
- え、 むた、 ら
- Korean:
- chon
Spanish
- ciudad
- pueblo
Portuguese
- cidade
- aldeia
French
- village
- ville
107 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
62 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
52 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
210 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2191 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
154 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
196 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
424 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
191 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
191 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
364 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1073 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1029 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
558 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
738 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
212 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
14464 | Morohashi |
834 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2564 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
208 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
221 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
241 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
65 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1848 | 2001 Kanji |
4a3.11 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-3 | SKIP code |
4490.0 | Four corner code |
1-34-28 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6751 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
51 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 新 【シン】 new, neo-, newness, novelty, Gregorian calendar, Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE), Hsin dynasty
- 新鋭 【シンエイ】 young and energetic, up-and-coming, new and excellent, newly produced, up-and-comer
- 維新 【イシン】 reformation, revolution, renewal, Meiji Restoration, Nippon Ishin no Kai, Japan Innovation Party
- 改新 【カイシン】 reformation
Kun reading compounds
- 新しい 【あたらしい】 new, novel, fresh, recent, latest, up-to-date, modern
- 新しい女 【あたらしいおんな】 liberated woman
- 新た 【あらた】 new, fresh, novel
- 新田 【しんでん】 new rice field, newly developed rice field, wasteland or marshland newly reclaimed as a rice field (Edo period)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あせ、 あたらし、 し、 に、 にっ、 につ、 よし
- Korean:
- sin
Spanish
- nuevo
- fresco
Portuguese
- novo
French
- nouveau
256 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
165 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
148 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
36 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2080 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
178 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
55 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1965 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.5 | Japanese for Busy People |
174 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
174 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
85 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
956 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2239 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1166 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1587 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1516 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
13572 | Morohashi |
1784 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2387 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1502 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1619 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
80 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
226 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
454 | 2001 Kanji |
5b8.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-9-4 | SKIP code |
0292.1 | Four corner code |
1-31-23 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
65b0 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N1
1204 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 潟湖 【セキコ】 lagoon
Kun reading compounds
- 潟 【かた】 lagoon, inlet, creek, tidal beach, tidal flat, tideland
Readings
- Japanese names:
- がら
- Korean:
- seog
Spanish
- laguna
Portuguese
- lagoa
French
- lagon
1084 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1036 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2695 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1502 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2273 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1626 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1736 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1847 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1248 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
921 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
520 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
679 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
2059 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
18247 | Morohashi |
745 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3328 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
2039 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2195 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1778 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
350 | 2001 Kanji |
3a12.9 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-12 | SKIP code |
1-3-11 | SKIP code |
3712.7 | Four corner code |
1-19-67 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6f5f | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N2
140 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 県 【ケン】 prefecture (Japan), county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.), department (France), province (Italy, Spain, etc.)
- 県営 【ケンエイ】 (under) prefectural management
- 都道府県 【トドウフケン】 prefectures (of Japan), largest administrative divisions of Japan: Tokyo-to, Osaka-fu, Kyoto-fu, Hokkaido and the remaining prefectures
- 同県 【ドウケン】 the same prefecture, the said prefecture
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あがた、 がた
- Korean:
- hyeon
Spanish
- prefectura
Portuguese
- Condado
- prefeitura (região)
French
- préfecture
- département
203 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
291 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
273 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
195 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1362 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
381 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
226 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1252 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
194 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
194 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
336 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1380 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3269 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1687 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2294 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
126 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
23210P | Morohashi |
2641 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3918 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
513 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
552 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
326 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1241 | 2001 Kanji |
3n6.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-6-3 | SKIP code |
3-4-5 | SKIP code |
2-5-4 | SKIP code |
2690.1 | Four corner code |
1-24-09 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
770c | Unicode hex code |