229 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1256 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
4088 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2811 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1963 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
18998 | Morohashi |
3421 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1944 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2094 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
2042 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 烏克蘭 【ウクライナ】 Ukraine
- 烏焉魯魚 【ウエンロギョ】 miswriting a word, using the wrong kanji to write a word
- 屋烏 【オクウ】 crow perched on a roof
- 愛及屋烏 【アイキュウオクウ】 infatuation, doting
- 烏秋 【オウチュウ】 black drongo (Dicrurus macrocercus)
- 烏滸 【オコ】 foolish thing, stupid thing, absurdity
Kun reading compounds
- 烏 【からす】 crow (Corvus spp.), raven
- 烏河豚 【からす】 Chinese puffer (Takifugu chinensis)
- 闇夜に烏 【やみよにからす】 something indistinct, a crow in a pitch-black night
- 八咫の烏 【やたのからす】 Yatagarasu (mythical raven who aided Emperor Jimmu on his eastern expedition), three-legged crow inhabiting the sun in Chinese mythology
- 安んぞ 【いずくんぞ】 how, why
Readings
- Korean:
- o
Spanish
- cuervo
Portuguese
French
- corneille
- corbeau
4d6.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-6-4 | SKIP code |
2732.7 | Four corner code |
1-17-08 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
70cf | Unicode hex code |
fiber, tie, rope
- On:
- イ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
643 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 維持 【イジ】 maintenance, preservation, improvement
- 維新 【イシン】 reformation, revolution, renewal, Meiji Restoration, Nippon Ishin no Kai, Japan Innovation Party
- 化学繊維 【カガクセンイ】 synthetic fiber, synthetic fibre, chemical fiber, chemical fibre
- 合成繊維 【ゴウセイセンイ】 synthetic fibre, synthetic fiber
Readings
- Japanese names:
- これ、 たもつ、 つぐ、 ゆい、 ゆき
- Korean:
- yu
Spanish
- soga
- cuerda
- atar
- énfasis
Portuguese
- fibra
- laço
- corda
French
- fibre
- cordon
- corde
- conservation
1007 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
926 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3552 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1187 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1634 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2540 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1231 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1295 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1297 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1540 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1733 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
926 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1251 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1353 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
27568 | Morohashi |
1370 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4516 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1341 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1441 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1722 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2775 | 2001 Kanji |
6a8.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-6-8 | SKIP code |
2091.4 | Four corner code |
1-16-61 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7dad | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
586 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 単 【タン】 single, simple, singles (tennis, badminton, etc.), win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
- 単位 【タンイ】 unit, denomination, credit (in school), in units of (e.g. "in thousands"), in amounts of
- 菜単 【サイタン】 menu (at a Chinese restaurant)
- 指定単 【シテイタン】 designated money trust
Kun reading compounds
- 一重 【ひとえ】 one layer, single layer, monopetalous, unlined kimono, single-edged eyelid, eyelid with an epicanthic fold, upper eyelid with no fold
- 単衣 【たんい】 unlined kimono, one kimono, a single kimono
- 十二単 【じゅうにひとえ】 twelve-layered ceremonial kimono (worn by a court lady), ajuga (Ajuga nipponensis), bugle
Readings
- Korean:
- dan, seon
Spanish
- sencillo
- uno
- unidad
- sólo
- único
Portuguese
- Simples
- um
- solteiro
- meramente
French
- simple
- un
- unique
- seulement
671 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
569 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
542 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
593 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
139 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
390 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
382 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
919A | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
300 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
300 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
359 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
516 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2805 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1444 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1946 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1947 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
2752 | Morohashi |
2256 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
620 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1928 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2078 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
348 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
530 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
955 | 2001 Kanji |
3n6.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-6 | SKIP code |
9050.6 | Four corner code |
3250.6 | Four corner code |
1-35-17 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5358 | Unicode hex code |
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 単于 【ゼンウ】 Chanyu (supreme leader of the Xiongnu people)
Readings
- Korean:
- u
Spanish
Portuguese
French
5 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
25 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
252 | Morohashi |
73 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
0a3.20 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-3-1 | SKIP code |
1040.0 | Four corner code |
1-48-18 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
4e8e | Unicode hex code |