62 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
108 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
97 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
909 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2852 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
534 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
213 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
111 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.1 | Japanese for Busy People |
281 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
281 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
483 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1289 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4263 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2151 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2903 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
251 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
19922 | Morohashi |
3452 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3532 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
245 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
260 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
88 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
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Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
1202 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 妓夫 【ギュウ】 pimp, brothel tout
- 牛 【ウシ】 cattle (Bos taurus), cow, bull, ox, calf, beef, Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
- 肉牛 【ニクギュウ】 beef cattle
- 海牛 【カイギュウ】 sirenian (any aquatic mammal of order Sirenia, incl. manatees, and dugongs), sea cow
Kun reading compounds
- 牛 【うし】 cattle (Bos taurus), cow, bull, ox, calf, beef, Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
- 牛車 【ぎゅうしゃ】 ox carriage (for Heian-era nobles), oxcart
- 去勢牛 【きょせいうし】 ox, bullock
- 特牛 【こというし】 strong bull
Readings
- Japanese names:
- うじ、 ご
- Korean:
- u
Spanish
- vaca
- ganado
Portuguese
- Vaca
French
- vache
2455 | 2001 Kanji |
4g0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-4-3 | SKIP code |
2500.0 | Four corner code |
1-21-77 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
725b | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1305 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 剣 【ケン】 sword (esp. a large, double-edged one), blade, bayonet, swordsmanship, stinger, ovipositor, dart
- 剣士 【ケンシ】 swordsman, swordswoman, fencer
- 銃剣 【ジュウケン】 bayonet, guns and swords
- 刀剣 【トウケン】 sword, dagger, knife, bayonet
Kun reading compounds
- 剣 【けん】 sword (esp. a large, double-edged one), blade, bayonet, swordsmanship, stinger, ovipositor, dart
- 剣の舞 【つるぎのまい】 Sabre Dance
- 月の剣 【つきのつるぎ】 new moon, crescent moon
- 草薙の剣 【くさなぎのつるぎ】 Kusanagi no Tsurugi (alternate name for Ama-no-Murakumo no Tsurugi; the sword of the Imperial regalia), grass-mowing sword
Readings
- Korean:
- geom
Spanish
- sable
- espada
- hoja de espada
Portuguese
- sabre
- espada
- lâmina
- ponteiro de relógio
French
- sabre
- épée
- lame
- aiguille de montre
1214 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1248 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
696 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1436 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1095 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1151 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
879 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
900 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
791 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
198 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2104 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1096 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1493 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1687 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
2076 | Morohashi |
1672 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
498 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1671 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1801 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1310 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2843 | 2001 Kanji |
2f8.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-8-2 | SKIP code |
8250.0 | Four corner code |
1-23-85 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5263 | Unicode hex code |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 切っ先 【キッサキ】 point (of a sword, etc.), pointed verbal attack
- 蜂起 【ホウキ】 uprising, revolt
- 鋭鋒 【エイホウ】 brunt of attack or argument
- 兵鋒 【ヘイホウ】 the point of a sword, the advance of an army
Kun reading compounds
- 切っ先 【きっさき】 point (of a sword, etc.), pointed verbal attack
- 矛 【ほこ】 long-handled Chinese spear, lance, pike, weapon, arms, grip of a bow, parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears
- 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
Readings
- Korean:
- bong
Spanish
Portuguese
French
4860 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
2339 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2172 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1545 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
40455 | Morohashi |
6275 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
2768 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2790 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
8a7.11 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-8-7 | SKIP code |
8715.4 | Four corner code |
1-43-15 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
92d2 | Unicode hex code |