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
1557 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 鬼 【オニ】 ogre, demon, oni, spirit of a deceased person, ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.), it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.), Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions), very, extremely, super-
- 鬼神 【キシン】 fierce god
- 債鬼 【サイキ】 cruel creditor, bill collector
- 豪鬼 【ゴウキ】 Akuma (Street Fighter)
Kun reading compounds
- 鬼 【おに】 ogre, demon, oni, spirit of a deceased person, ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.), it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.), Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions), very, extremely, super-
- 鬼神 【きしん】 fierce god
- 青鬼 【あおおに】 (horned) blue demon, blue ogre
- 赤鬼 【あかおに】 red-horned demon, red ogre
Readings
- Korean:
- gwi
Spanish
- fantasma
- demonio
- ogro
Portuguese
- fantasma
- diabo
- demônio
French
- démon
- monstre
1128 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1207 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
5276 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1226 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1916 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1527 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1523 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1624 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1752 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1926 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3291 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1702 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2313 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
2038 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
45758 | Morohashi |
2657 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6833 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
2019 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2175 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1405 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
857 | 2001 Kanji |
5f5.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-6-4 | SKIP code |
2621.3 | Four corner code |
1-21-20 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
9b3c | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1721 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 蛇 【ヘビ】 snake, serpent, large snake
- 蛇口 【ジャグチ】 faucet, tap
- 王蛇 【オウジャ】 boa (snake)
- 長蛇 【チョウダ】 long snake, long line (of people, etc.)
- 蛇行 【ダコウ】 meandering, snaking, zigzagging
- 蛇蠍 【ダカツ】 serpent (snake) and scorpion, detestation
- 委蛇 【イイ】 winding, meandering
- 游蛇 【ユウダ】 water snake
- 委蛇 【イイ】 winding, meandering
Kun reading compounds
- 蛇 【へび】 snake, serpent, large snake
- 蛇穴に入る 【へびあなにいる】 snake hibernation
- 裸蛇 【はだかへび】 caecilian (any burrowing legless amphibian of the order Gymnophiona)
- 錦蛇 【にしきへび】 python, rock snake
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あぶ、 み
- Korean:
- sa, i
Spanish
- serpiente
Portuguese
- cobra
- serpente
- bebedor duro
French
- serpent
- gros buveur
1341 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1916 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4130 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1716 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1387 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1875 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
2040 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1861 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1608 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1701 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
907 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1230 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
525 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
32964 | Morohashi |
1343 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
5303 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
519 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
558 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1483 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1656 | 2001 Kanji |
6d5.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-6-5 | SKIP code |
5311.2 | Four corner code |
1-28-56 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
86c7 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
347 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 神 【シン】 spirit, psyche, god, deity, divinity, kami
- 神学 【シンガク】 theology, divinity
- 鬼神 【キシン】 fierce god
- 祭神 【サイジン】 enshrined deity
- 神 【シン】 spirit, psyche, god, deity, divinity, kami
- 神宮 【ジングウ】 high-status Shinto shrine with connection to imperial family, imperial Shinto shrine
- 天神 【テンジン】 heavenly god, heavenly gods, spirit of Sugawara no Michizane, Tenmangu shrine (dedicated to Michizane's spirit), pit of a dried plum, dried plum, tenjin hairstyle, prostitute of the second-highest class (Edo period), tuning peg (on a biwa or shamisen)
- 石神 【シャクジン】 stone which is worshipped, image of a god in stone
Kun reading compounds
- 神 【かみ】 god, deity, divinity, spirit, kami, incredible, fantastic, amazing, Emperor (of Japan), thunder
- 神様 【かみさま】 God, god, ace, king, superior person, god (amongst men)
- 大神 【おおかみ】 god
- ギ神 【ギかみ】 Greek mythology
Readings
- Japanese names:
- か、 かぐ、 かな、 かも、 くま、 こ、 こは、 だま、 み
- Korean:
- sin
Spanish
- dios
- alma
Portuguese
- Deus
- mente
- alma
- divindade
- divino
French
- divinité
- esprit
- âme
257 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
340 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
324 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
229 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3245 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
205 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
774 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
853 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
310 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
310 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
586 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1422 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1143 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
615 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
821 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1128 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
24673P | Morohashi |
912 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4087 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1119 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1200 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
191 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
333 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
655 | 2001 Kanji |
4e5.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-5 | SKIP code |
3520.6 | Four corner code |
1-31-32 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
795e | Unicode hex code |