131 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
216 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
197 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
742 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2832 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
90 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
70 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
65 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.7 | Japanese for Busy People |
113 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
113 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
73 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1286 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2467 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1248 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1714 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1282 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
19721 | Morohashi |
1973 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3516 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1274 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1366 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
226 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
100 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
父
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
646 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 父母 【フボ】 father and mother, parents
- 父子 【フシ】 father and child, father and son, father and daughter
- 義父 【ギフ】 father-in-law, foster father, stepfather
- 養父 【ヨウフ】 foster father, adoptive father
Kun reading compounds
- 父 【ちち】 father
- 父親 【ちちおや】 father
- 亡き父 【なきちち】 (one's) late father
- 建国の父 【けんこくのちち】 founding father (of a country)
Readings
- Korean:
- bu, bo
Spanish
- padre
Portuguese
- pai
French
- père
2066 | 2001 Kanji |
2o2.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-2 | SKIP code |
8040.0 | Four corner code |
1-41-67 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7236 | Unicode hex code |
子
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
72 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 子 【シ】 child (esp. a boy), viscount, founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius), master, masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature), you, -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
- 子宮 【シキュウ】 womb, uterus
- 中性子 【チュウセイシ】 neutron
- 精子 【セイシ】 sperm, spermatozoon
- 主 【ス】 honorific (or familiar) suffix used after a name
- 恵比寿 【エビス】 Ebisu, god of fishing and commerce
- 久留子 【クルス】 cross sign
- 対子 【トイツ】 pair, eyes
- 七対子 【チートイツ】 seven pairs, winning hand composed of seven pairs
Kun reading compounds
- 子 【こ】 child, kid, teenager, youngster, young (non-adult) person, (one's) child, offspring, young woman, young (animal), offshoot, interest, new share, player who is not a dealer, young geisha, young prostitute, bird egg, -er (often of young women)
- 子 【こう】 child, interest
- 根っこ 【ねっこ】 root (of a plant), stump (of a tree), root (of a problem, etc.), base, foundation, origin, source
- 江戸っ子 【えどっこ】 (true) Tokyoite, Edoite, Tokyo native, Edokko
- 子 【ね】 the Rat (first sign of the Chinese zodiac), hour of the Rat (around midnight, 11pm to 1am, or 12 midnight to 2am), north, eleventh month of the lunar calendar
- 子忌み 【ねいみ】 collecting herbs and pulling out young pine trees by the roots (annual event held on the first day of the Rat of the New Year)
- 庚子 【かのえね】 Metal Rat (37th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1960, 2020, 2080)
- 甲子 【きのえね】 Wood Rat (1st term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1924, 1984, 2044)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- い、 き、 ぎ、 く、 け、 ねっ
- Korean:
- ja
Spanish
- chiquillo
- niño
Portuguese
- criança
French
- enfant
- signe de la 1ère branche terrestre
- signe du Rat (zodiaque)
- 23 h à 01 h
- Nord (0°)
31 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
40 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
25 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
56 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1264 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
61 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
43 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
38 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.18 | Japanese for Busy People |
103 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
103 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
69 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
455 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4196 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2125 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2872 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
96 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
6930 | Morohashi |
3390 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1281 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
95 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
99 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
42 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
18 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3547 | 2001 Kanji |
2c0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-3-1 | SKIP code |
4-2-1 | SKIP code |
1740.7 | Four corner code |
1-27-50 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5b50 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
70 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 関 【カン】 barrier, gate
- 関係 【カンケイ】 relation, relationship, connection, participation, involvement, concern, influence, effect, sexual relations, sexual relationship, related to, connected to
- 連関 【レンカン】 connection, relation, linkage
- 通関 【ツウカン】 customs clearance
Kun reading compounds
- 関 【せき】 barrier, gate, seki, mutual life
- 関取 【せきとり】 ranking wrestler in the makuuchi (senior-grade) or juryo (junior-grade) divisions
- 霞ヶ関 【かすみがせき】 Kasumigaseki, district of Tokyo where most of Japan's government ministry offices are located, government ministries (of Japan), Japanese government bureaucracy
- 関わる 【かかわる】 to be affected, to be influenced, to be concerned with, to have to do with, to stick to (opinions)
- 覗き機関 【のぞきからくり】 peep show, device with lens mounted on a stand or in a box to view enlarged pictures
- 水機関 【みずからくり】 puppet powered by (falling) water, water-powered contrivance, show using such a device (in Edo-period Osaka)
Readings
- Korean:
- gwan, wan
Spanish
- barrera
- puerta
- relación
- mecanismo
- valla
Portuguese
- conexão
- obstáculo
- passagem
- emvolver
- concernente
French
- relation
- barrière
- lien
- rapport
- concerner
365 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
467 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
444 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
104 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4958 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
289 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
982 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2245 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.7 | Japanese for Busy People |
398 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
402 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
446 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1844 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4129 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2099 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2842 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
2036 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
41297 | Morohashi |
3328 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6402 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
2017 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2173 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
84 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
614 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3863 | 2001 Kanji |
8e6.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-8-6 | SKIP code |
7743.0 | Four corner code |
1-20-56 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
95a2 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
232 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 係争 【ケイソウ】 dispute, contention, conflict, controversy
- 係数 【ケイスウ】 coefficient, factor, proportional constant
- 相関関係 【ソウカンカンケイ】 correlation, interrelation, intertwining
- 三角関係 【サンカクカンケイ】 love triangle, eternal triangle
Kun reading compounds
- 係る 【かかる】 to be the work of, to be the result of, to be done by, to concern, to affect, to involve, to relate to
- 係 【かかり】 charge, duty, person in charge, official, clerk, connection, linking
- 係員 【かかりいん】 person in charge, official, attendant
- 口座係 【こうざかかり】 teller (in bank)
- 応接係 【おうせつかかり】 receptionist, desk clerk
- 関わる 【かかわる】 to be affected, to be influenced, to be concerned with, to have to do with, to stick to (opinions)
Readings
- Korean:
- gye
Spanish
- cargo
- deber
- concernir
- afectar
Portuguese
- pessoa em carga
- conexão
- dever
- interessa a si próprio
French
- chargé de
- liaison
- devoir
- s'occuper de
385 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
286 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
268 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
263 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
449 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
426 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
318 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2.12 | Japanese for Busy People |
909 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
931 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
447 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
94 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
108 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
73 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
78 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1404 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
663 | Morohashi |
97 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
217 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1392 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1493 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
221 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
324 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2141 | 2001 Kanji |
2a7.8 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-2-7 | SKIP code |
2229.3 | Four corner code |
1-23-24 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
4fc2 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
252 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 確 【カク】 certain, definite
- 確執 【カクシツ】 discord, antagonism
- 当確 【トウカク】 projected to win, sure to be elected, home free
- 精確 【セイカク】 detailed and accurate, exhaustive and precise, meticulous, finely detailed
Kun reading compounds
- 確か 【たしか】 sure, certain, positive, definite, reliable, trustworthy, safe, sound, firm, accurate, correct, exact, If I'm not mistaken, If I remember correctly, If I remember rightly
- 確かめる 【たしかめる】 to make sure, to check, to ascertain, to confirm, to verify
- 確かめる 【たしかめる】 to make sure, to check, to ascertain, to confirm, to verify
Readings
- Korean:
- hwag
Spanish
- seguro
- cierto
- genuino
- capaz
- asegurarse
- afirmar
Portuguese
- garantia
- firme
- sólido
- duradouro
- apertado
- confirmar
- limpar
- evidente
French
- certitude
- confirmation
- sûr
- solide
- clair
- évident
570 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
664 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
634 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
395 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3217 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
661 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
767 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2305 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
603 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
613 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
803 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1409 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1571 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
830 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1135 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
574 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
24366 | Morohashi |
1228 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4039 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
567 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
609 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
343 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
805 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3375 | 2001 Kanji |
5a10.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-5-10 | SKIP code |
1461.4 | Four corner code |
1-19-46 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
78ba | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
48 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 定価 【テイカ】 list price, regular price, established price
- 定員 【テイイン】 fixed number (of people), prescribed number (of regular personnel, students, etc.), quota, numerical limit, complement, capacity (of a bus, boat, theatre, etc.), seating capacity
- 裁定 【サイテイ】 decision, ruling, award, arbitration
- 改定 【カイテイ】 revision (of a rule, price, etc.), alteration, change
- 定 【ジョウ】 certainty, reality, actuality, regular, permanent, samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation)
- 定住 【テイジュウ】 settlement, permanent residency
- 不定 【フジョウ】 uncertainty, insecurity, inconstancy, indefinite, undecided
- 改定 【カイテイ】 revision (of a rule, price, etc.), alteration, change
Kun reading compounds
- 定める 【さだめる】 to decide, to determine, to establish, to lay down, to prescribe, to provide, to stipulate, to bring peace (to), to make peaceful
- 定まる 【さだまる】 to become settled, to be fixed
- 定か 【さだか】 definite, sure
Readings
- Japanese names:
- さた
- Korean:
- jeong
Spanish
- determinar
- establecer
- decidir
Portuguese
- determinar
- fixar
- estabelecer
- decidir
French
- déterminé
- fixé
- établi
- décidé
474 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
371 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
351 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
62 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1296 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
218 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
464 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
677 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.14 | Japanese for Busy People |
355 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
356 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
289 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
473 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2770 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1420 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1916 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
388 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
7109 | Morohashi |
2229 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1323 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
382 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
408 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
93 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
308 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
770 | 2001 Kanji |
3m5.8 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-5 | SKIP code |
3080.1 | Four corner code |
1-36-74 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5b9a | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N1
290 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 検閲 【ケンエツ】 censorship, inspection, examination
- 検疫 【ケンエキ】 quarantine, medical inspection
- 送検 【ソウケン】 referring a case to a public prosecutor
- 最高検 【サイコウケン】 Public Prosecutor's Office
Readings
- Korean:
- geom
Spanish
- examinar
- investigar
- analizar
Portuguese
- examinar
- investigar
French
- examen
- inspection
771 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
690 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
663 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
351 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2304 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
785 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
638 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
531 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
540 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
792 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1101 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1241 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
674 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
898 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1689 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
15065P | Morohashi |
986 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2752 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1673 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1803 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
473 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
752 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1863 | 2001 Kanji |
4a8.28 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-8 | SKIP code |
4893.6 | Four corner code |
1-24-01 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
691c | Unicode hex code |
investigate
- On:
- サ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
184 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 査証 【サショウ】 visa, endorsing (e.g. a passport), stamping
- 査察 【ササツ】 inspection (for compliance), investigation (tax, etc.)
- 主査 【シュサ】 chief examiner or investigator
- 実態調査 【ジッタイチョウサ】 fact-finding investigation, investigation into actual conditions, fact-finding survey
Readings
- Korean:
- sa
Spanish
- investigar
- examinar
- inspeccionar
Portuguese
- investigar
French
- investigation
611 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
705 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
678 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
284 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2235 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
510 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
630 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
624 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
634 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
825 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1056 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3092 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1580 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2159 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1798 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
14643 | Morohashi |
2437 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2630 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1781 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1920 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
699 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1873 | 2001 Kanji |
4a5.32 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-4-5 | SKIP code |
4010.7 | Four corner code |
1-26-26 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
67fb | Unicode hex code |