394 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
293 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
276 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1086 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2628 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
573 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
699 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1584 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
467 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
475 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
453 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1220 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
736 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
439 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
551 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
150 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
17836 | Morohashi |
604 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3240 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
148 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
159 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
396 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N2
1344 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 湖 【コ】 lake (in place names)
- 湖沼 【コショウ】 lake, marsh, wetland, inland waters
- 汽水湖 【キスイコ】 brackish lake
- 塩水湖 【エンスイコ】 saltwater or saline lake
Kun reading compounds
- 湖 【みずうみ】 lake
- 白鳥の湖 【はくちょうのみずうみ】 Swan Lake (ballet)
- 白鳥の湖 【はくちょうのみずうみ】 Swan Lake (ballet)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- うみ、 み
- Korean:
- ho
Spanish
- lago
Portuguese
- lago
French
- lac
346 | 2001 Kanji |
3a9.8 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-9 | SKIP code |
3712.0 | Four corner code |
1-24-48 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6e56 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
341 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 南 【ナン】 south wind tile, winning hand with a pung (or kong) of south wind tiles
- 南海 【ナンカイ】 southern sea
- 東南 【トウナン】 south-east
- 西南 【セイナン】 south-west
- 南 【ナン】 south wind tile, winning hand with a pung (or kong) of south wind tiles
- 南海 【ナンカイ】 southern sea
Kun reading compounds
- 南 【みなみ】 south
- 南アフリカ 【みなみアフリカ】 South Africa
- 東南 【とうなん】 south-east
- 西南 【せいなん】 south-west
Readings
- Japanese names:
- なみ、 は、 みな、 みまみ
- Korean:
- nam
Spanish
- Sur
Portuguese
- sul
French
- sud
124 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
208 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
190 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
205 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
778 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
157 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
29 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
912 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.20 | Japanese for Busy People |
74 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
74 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
41 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
247 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2584 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1320 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1791 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1627 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
2750 | Morohashi |
2082 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
619 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1613 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1740 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
401 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
186 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1553 | 2001 Kanji |
2k7.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-7 | SKIP code |
3-4-5 | SKIP code |
4022.7 | Four corner code |
1-38-78 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5357 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N2
548 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 省察 【セイサツ】 reflection, consideration
- 省思 【セイシ】 reflection, reexamination, contemplation
- 三省 【サンセイ】 frequent reflection (meditation)
- 内省 【ナイセイ】 introspection, reflection on one's self
- 省 【ショウ】 ministry, department, province (of China), saving, conserving
- 省エネルギー 【ショウエネルギー】 energy conservation, economical use of energy, energy-saving
- 郵政省 【ユウセイショウ】 (former) Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications (now Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications)
- 厚生省 【コウセイショウ】 (former) Ministry of Health and Welfare
Kun reading compounds
- 省みる 【かえりみる】 to reflect on (oneself, past conduct, etc.), to contemplate, to examine, to think over, to introspect
- 省く 【はぶく】 to omit, to leave out, to exclude, to eliminate, to curtail, to save, to cut down, to economize, to economise
Readings
- Japanese names:
- さとし、 み
- Korean:
- seong, saeng
Spanish
- omisión
- departamento del gobierno
- omitir
- eliminar
- reflexionar
Portuguese
- foco
- ministério de governo
- umservar
French
- faire le point (introspection)
- abréviation
- omission
- économie
- ministère
- éliminer
640 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
546 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
516 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
245 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
218 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
408 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
760 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1013 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
145 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
145 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
389 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1382 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3100 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1583 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2164 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
125 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
23179 | Morohashi |
2449 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3916 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
124 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
131 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
528 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1179 | 2001 Kanji |
5c4.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-4-5 | SKIP code |
4-9-2 | SKIP code |
3-4-5 | SKIP code |
9060.2 | Four corner code |
1-30-42 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7701 | Unicode hex code |