723 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
620 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
796 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
227 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2773 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
386 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
715 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1789 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
93 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
93 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
400 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1280 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2648 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1351 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1832 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1791 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
19113 | Morohashi |
2135 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3439 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1775 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1913 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
179 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
600 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
274 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 無 【ム】 nothing, naught, nought, nil, zero, un-, non-
- 無意識 【ムイシキ】 unconsciousness, unconscious, involuntary, automatic, mechanical, unintentional, spontaneous, the unconscious
- 皆無 【カイム】 nonexistent, nil, none, nothing (at all), bugger-all
- 虚無 【キョム】 nihility, nothingness
- 無 【ブ】 un-, non-, bad ..., poor ...
- 不気味 【ブキミ】 weird, eerie, ominous, creepy, uncanny, unearthly
Kun reading compounds
- 無い 【ない】 nonexistent, not being (there), unowned, not had, unpossessed, unique, not, impossible, won't happen, not, to not be, to have not
- 【ないといけない】 have to (verb), must (verb), is indispensable, absolutely necessary
- 苦無 【くない】 ninja throwing knives, mediaeval farming tool for digging, prying, etc.
Readings
- Korean:
- mu
Spanish
- nada
- inexistente
- prefijo negativo
- no hay
Portuguese
- Sem valor
- nada
- não sou/ estou
- nihil
- não
French
- néant
- rien
- ne pas
- non
- in-
- négatif
2340 | 2001 Kanji |
4d8.8 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-10 | SKIP code |
2-8-4 | SKIP code |
8033.1 | Four corner code |
1-44-21 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7121 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
95 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 主 【シュ】 (one's) master, (one's) employer, (one's) lord, leader (of a country, group, etc.), head, chief, Lord, main thing, chief part, first consideration, primary object, principal aim
- 主 【シュウ】 (one's) master, (one's) employer, (one's) lord
- 自主 【ジシュ】 independence, autonomy, self-reliance
- 盟主 【メイシュ】 leader (of an alliance), leading power
- 主 【ス】 honorific (or familiar) suffix used after a name
- 法主 【ホッス】 high priest
- 座主 【ザス】 temple's head priest
- 主 【シュウ】 (one's) master, (one's) employer, (one's) lord
- 主従 【シュウジュウ】 master and servant, lord and retainer, employer and employee
- 男主 【オトコアルジ】 male head of a household, male owner, landlord, proprietor, male employer
Kun reading compounds
- 主 【ぬし】 head (of a household, etc.), leader, master, owner, proprietor, proprietress, subject (of a rumour, etc.), doer (of a deed), guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers), long-time resident (or employee, etc.), husband, you
- 馬主 【うまぬし】 owner of a horse (esp. racehorse), registered owner (of a racehorse)
- 船主 【せんしゅ】 shipowner
- 主 【おも】 chief, main, principal, important, main secondary or supporting role (in kyogen)
- 主に 【おもに】 mainly, primarily, mostly, largely, chiefly
- 主 【あるじ】 head (of a household), proprietor (of a store), proprietress, landlord, landlady, master (of a servant), entertaining someone as one's guest
- 男主 【おとこあるじ】 male head of a household, male owner, landlord, proprietor, male employer
- 女主 【おんなあるじ】 female owner, proprietress, landlady, female head of a household
Readings
- Japanese names:
- かず、 ず、 もん
- Korean:
- ju
Spanish
- señor
- jefe
- dueño
- patrón
Portuguese
- senhor
- chefe
- mestre
- coisa principal
- principal
French
- maître
- seigneur
- chef
- principal
- propriétaire
- mari
237 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
315 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
299 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
91 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
285 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
49 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
106 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
196 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.10 | Japanese for Busy People |
155 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
155 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
70 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
19 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2437 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1231 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1696 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
272 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
100 | Morohashi |
1938 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
38 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
266 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
284 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
34 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
252 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
472 | 2001 Kanji |
4f1.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-1-4 | SKIP code |
4-5-2 | SKIP code |
2-2-3 | SKIP code |
0010.4 | Four corner code |
1-28-71 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
4e3b | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
215 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 物 【ブツ】 stock, products, goods (esp. stolen), loot, spoils, stuff
- 物議 【ブツギ】 public discussion, public criticism, controversy
- 異物 【イブツ】 foreign substance, foreign body, foreign contamination, foreign material, strange object, unusual object, dead body, corpse, remains
- 遺物 【イブツ】 relic, remains, memento
- 財物 【ザイブツ】 property
- 幣物 【ヘイモツ】 Shinto offerings, present to a guest
Kun reading compounds
- 物 【もの】 thing, object, article, stuff, substance, one's things, possessions, property, belongings, things, something, anything, everything, nothing, quality, reason, the way of things, used to emphasize emotion, judgment, etc., used to indicate a common occurrence in the past (after a verb in past tense), used to indicate a general tendency, used to indicate something that should happen, item classified as ..., item related to ..., work in the genre of ..., cause of ..., cause for ..., somehow, somewhat, for some reason, really, truly
- 物言い 【ものいい】 manner of speaking, verbal argument, objection, protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee), rumor, rumour
- 先物 【さきもの】 futures, futures contract
- 拾い物 【ひろいもの】 found article, thing picked up (e.g. in the street), (lucky) find, piece of good luck, windfall, bargain
Readings
- Korean:
- mul
Spanish
- cosa
- objeto
- materia
Portuguese
- coisa
- objeto
- matéria
French
- objet
- chose
- matière
313 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
410 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
387 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
126 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2857 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
74 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
214 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
611 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.13 | Japanese for Busy People |
79 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
79 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
321 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1290 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1084 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
587 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
777 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1059 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
19959 | Morohashi |
874 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3538 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1050 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1129 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
95 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
313 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2451 | 2001 Kanji |
4g4.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-4 | SKIP code |
2752.0 | Four corner code |
1-42-10 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7269 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
173 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 先 【セン】 former, previous, old, first move (in go, shogi, etc.), opening move
- 先駆 【センク】 forerunner, precursor, pioneer, leader, outrider, outriding
- 機先 【キセン】 forestall
- 互先 【タガイセン】 even game (esp. in go)
Kun reading compounds
- 先 【さき】 point, tip, end, nozzle, head (of a line), front, first, before, ahead (of), (the way) ahead, beyond, future, previous, prior, former, recent, last, destination, address, place where you do something, rest (e.g. of a story), continuation, remaining part, the other party
- 先行き 【さきゆき】 the future, future prospects
- 小手先 【こてさき】 tip of the hand, (use of) one's hands, cheap trick, superficial wit, superficial cleverness, cheap, makeshift (e.g. measures), shortsighted, perfunctory, halfhearted
- 矛先 【ほこさき】 point of a spear, spearhead, focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.), aim, target, brunt, force (of an argument), edge
- 先ず 【まず】 first (of all), firstly, to begin with, before anything else, probably, most likely, almost certainly, virtually, more or less (satisfactory), on the whole, reasonably, anyway, at any rate, for now (at least), for the time being
- まず第一に 【まずだいいちに】 first of all, in the first place, to begin with, for starters
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ぽん
- Korean:
- seon
Spanish
- antes
- adelante
- previo
- precedencia
- extremo
- punta
- final
- anterior
Portuguese
- antes
- prévio
- na frente
- futuro
- precedência
French
- avant
- devant
- précédent
- futur
- antériorité
33 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
43 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
49 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
201 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
571 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
65 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
16 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
280 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.18 | Japanese for Busy People |
50 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
50 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
48 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
145 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3046 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1552 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2123 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
254 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
1349 | Morohashi |
2394 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
350 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
248 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
263 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
115 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
54 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2457 | 2001 Kanji |
3b3.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-4-2 | SKIP code |
2421.1 | Four corner code |
1-32-72 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5148 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
694 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 占領 【センリョウ】 occupying, having (an area) all to oneself, military occupation, possession, capture, seizure
- 占拠 【センキョ】 occupation, taking and maintaining exclusive control (of a location)
- 寡占 【カセン】 oligopoly, control of a market
- 買い手寡占 【カイテカセン】 oligopsony
Kun reading compounds
- 占める 【しめる】 to occupy, to hold, to account for, to make up, to take up
- 占う 【うらなう】 to tell someone's fortune, to divine (the future), to predict, to forecast
Readings
- Japanese names:
- うら、 しむ、 じめ
- Korean:
- jeom
Spanish
- adivinar
- pronosticar
- ocupar
- poseer
- tomar
Portuguese
- Ler a sorte
- advinhar
- previsão
- ocupar-se
- segurar
- manter
- obter
- tomar
French
- bonne aventure
- divination
- prédiction
- occuper
- tenir
- posséder
- avoir
- prendre
1491 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
851 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
799 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
985 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
383 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
153 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1706 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1822 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1016 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
250 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2496 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1263 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1729 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
48 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
2780 | Morohashi |
2003 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
624 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
48 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
49 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
378 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
1042 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1277 | 2001 Kanji |
2m3.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-3 | SKIP code |
2160.0 | Four corner code |
1-32-74 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5360 | Unicode hex code |