1497 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1302 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2703 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1458 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1501 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2272 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
937 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
967 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1393 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1251 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
922 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
521 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
680 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
852 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
18241 | Morohashi |
746 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3337 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
844 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
907 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1779 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1329 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 潜水 【センスイ】 diving, submerging, going underwater
- 潜在 【センザイ】 potentiality, dormancy, latency
- 原潜 【ゲンセン】 nuclear submarine
- 対潜 【タイセン】 antisubmarine
Kun reading compounds
- 潜む 【ひそむ】 to lurk, to be hidden, to be concealed, to lie dormant, to be latent
- 潜る 【もぐる】 to dive (into or under water), to get under, to get into, to get in, to creep into, to crawl under, to bury oneself, to burrow into, to dig oneself into, to snuggle under, to hide oneself (esp. from the government), to conceal oneself, to go underground
- 潜る 【くぐる】 to go under, to pass under, to go through, to pass through, to dive (into or under the water), to evade, to get around, to slip past, to survive, to surmount
- 潜める 【ひそめる】 to hide, to conceal, to lower volume (of a sound or one's voice) so as not to be heard, to become quiet and inconspicuous
Readings
- Korean:
- jam
Spanish
- esconderse
- ocultarse
- silenciar
Portuguese
- submergir
- esconder
- ocultar
- abaixar (voz)
- calar
French
- s'immerger
- se cacher
- se dissimuler
- s'embusquer
- voix basse
- chut!
378 | 2001 Kanji |
3a12.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-12 | SKIP code |
3516.3 | Four corner code |
1-32-88 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6f5c | Unicode hex code |
水
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
223 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 水 【スイ】 Wednesday, shaved ice (served with flavored syrup), water (fifth of the five elements)
- 水位 【スイイ】 water level
- 用水 【ヨウスイ】 irrigation water, water for fire, city water, cistern water
- 浄水 【ジョウスイ】 clean water, purified water
Kun reading compounds
- 水 【みず】 water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water), fluid (esp. in an animal tissue), liquid, flood, floodwaters, water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout, break granted to wrestlers engaged in a prolonged bout
- 水揚げ 【みずあげ】 landing, unloading (e.g. a ship), catch (of fish), takings, sales (of a shop), defloration (e.g. of a geisha), preservation (of cut flowers, in ikebana)
- 飲み水 【のみみず】 drinking water, potable water
- 呼び水 【よびみず】 pump-priming, rousing, stimulation
Readings
- Japanese names:
- うず、 ずみ、 つ、 ど、 み、 みさ、 みつ、 みな、 みん
- Korean:
- su
Spanish
- agua
Portuguese
- água
French
- eau
14 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
16 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
40 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
144 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2482 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
16 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
68 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
54 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1.A | Japanese for Busy People |
21 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
21 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
19 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1151 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
10 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
132 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
17083 | Morohashi |
10 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3030 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
130 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
137 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
166 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
31 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1142 | 2001 Kanji |
3a0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-1-3 | SKIP code |
4-4-3 | SKIP code |
1223.0 | Four corner code |
1-31-69 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6c34 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
103 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 作 【サク】 work (e.g. of art), production, harvest, cultivation, farming, crop, yield, technique
- 作柄 【サクガラ】 crop conditions, quality (of art)
- 大作 【タイサク】 large-scale work, voluminous work, monumental work, great work, masterpiece
- 遺作 【イサク】 posthumous works
- 作 【サク】 work (e.g. of art), production, harvest, cultivation, farming, crop, yield, technique
- 作業 【サギョウ】 work, operation, task
- 所作 【ショサ】 conduct, behaviour, movements, gesture, one's carriage, performance (on stage, etc.), dance, acting, dance (in kabuki), dance play
- 安定操作 【アンテイソウサ】 stabilizing (stock) transaction
Kun reading compounds
- 作る 【つくる】 to make, to produce, to manufacture, to build, to construct, to prepare (food), to brew (alcohol), to raise, to grow, to cultivate, to train, to till, to draw up (a document), to make out, to prepare, to write, to create (an artistic work, etc.), to compose, to coin (a phrase), to organize, to organise, to establish, to found, to have (a child), to make up (one's face, etc.), to fabricate (an excuse, etc.), to give a (false) appearance, to feign (a smile, etc.), to put on a show of emotion, to form (a line, etc.), to set (a record), to commit (a sin, etc.)
- 作り 【つくり】 making, producing, manufacturing, building, construction, make, structure, appearance (attire, make-up, etc.), build, physique, sashimi, forced (smile, etc.)
- 作り上げる 【つくりあげる】 to build up, to complete, to construct, to create, to put together, to make up, to fabricate, to invent, to cook up
Readings
- Japanese names:
- くり、 さか、 さっ、 づくり、 とも、 なお、 はぎ、 まさか
- Korean:
- jag, ja, ju
Spanish
- hacer
- construir
- fabricar
- conducta
- comportamiento
- crear
Portuguese
- fazer
- produção
- preparar
- construção
French
- fabriquer
- produire
- construire
- préparer
82 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
141 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
127 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
99 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
407 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
147 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
116 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
362 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.4 | Japanese for Busy People |
360 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
361 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
137 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
75 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
77 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
49 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
52 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1151 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
518 | Morohashi |
68 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
167 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1142 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1224 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
120 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
144 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2154 | 2001 Kanji |
2a5.10 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-2-5 | SKIP code |
2821.1 | Four corner code |
1-26-78 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
4f5c | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
43 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 業 【ギョウ】 work, business, company, agency, study
- 業界 【ギョウカイ】 business world, business circles, (the) industry
- 鉱業 【コウギョウ】 mining industry
- 興業 【コウギョウ】 promotion of industry, inauguration of a new industrial enterprise
- 業 【ゴウ】 karma, result of one's karma, fate, destiny, uncontrollable temper
- 業因 【ゴウイン】 karma
- 罪業 【ザイゴウ】 sin, iniquity, crime
- 正業 【ショウゴウ】 right action, correct meditative activity (in Jodo, saying the name of Amitabha)
Kun reading compounds
- 業 【わざ】 deed, act, work, performance
- 業師 【わざし】 tricky wrestler, shrewd fellow
- 寝技 【ねわざ】 pinning technique (in wrestling or judo), underhanded dealings
- 投げ技 【なげわざ】 throw or throwing technique (sumo, judo)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- なり、 のぶ
- Korean:
- eob
Spanish
- negocio
- industria
- trabajo
Portuguese
- negócios
- vocação
- artes
- performance
French
- activité
- vocation
- arts
- représentation
- karma
380 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
278 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
260 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
54 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
143 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
292 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
199 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2024 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.1 | Japanese for Busy People |
279 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
279 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
307 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1066 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3227 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1674 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2265 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1809 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
15170 | Morohashi |
2612 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2789 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1792 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1931 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
74 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
419 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1064 | 2001 Kanji |
0a13.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-5-8 | SKIP code |
3290.4 | Four corner code |
1-22-40 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
696d | Unicode hex code |
employee, member, number, the one in charge
- On:
- イン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
54 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 員 【イン】 member
- 員数 【インズウ】 (total) number (of people or things), count, quota
- 随員 【ズイイン】 member of an entourage or retinue or party, attendant
- 執行委員 【シッコウイイン】 executive committee
Readings
- Japanese names:
- いな、 かず
- Korean:
- weon
Spanish
- empleado
- miembro
- personal
Portuguese
- empregado
- membro
- número
- encarregado
French
- employé
- membre
- nombre (de personnes)
- personne en charge
349 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
248 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
228 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
47 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
928 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
374 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
139 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1167 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.15 | Japanese for Busy People |
163 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
163 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
395 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
329 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2822 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1454 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1958 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
56 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
3633 | Morohashi |
2269 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
808 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
56 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
59 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
127 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
349 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3761 | 2001 Kanji |
3d7.10 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-7 | SKIP code |
6080.6 | Four corner code |
1-16-87 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
54e1 | Unicode hex code |