720 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
614 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
586 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1243 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2856 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
799 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1520 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
610 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
731 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
744 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1273 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1291 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1083 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
586 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
776 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
335 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
19950 | Morohashi |
873 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3537 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
329 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
351 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
517 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N1
1360 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 牧 【ボク】 regional governor in ancient China
- 牧師 【ボクシ】 pastor, minister, clergyman, reverend
- 遊牧 【ユウボク】 nomadism
- 移牧 【イボク】 transhumance, moving stock between pastures according to season
Kun reading compounds
- 牧 【まき】 pasture, grazing land
- 牧場 【ぼくじょう】 farm (livestock), stock farm, ranch, station, pasture, meadow, grazing land
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ま、 まい、 もく
- Korean:
- mog
Spanish
- pastorear
- pastar
- pasto
Portuguese
- raça
- importar-se
- guiar
- alimentar
- pastoreio
French
- élevage
- soigner
- berger
- nourrir
- pâturage
2466 | 2001 Kanji |
4g4.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-4 | SKIP code |
2854.0 | Four corner code |
1-43-50 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7267 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
563 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 師 【シ】 teacher, master, mentor, religious leader, specialist, five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)
- 獅子 【シシ】 lion, left-hand (stone) guardian lion-dog at a Shinto shrine
- 大師 【ダイシ】 great teacher (i.e. a buddha, bodhisattva or high monk, esp. Kobo Daishi)
- 歯科医師 【シカイシ】 dentist
Readings
- Japanese names:
- のし、 のり、 もろ、 かず、 つかさ、 みつ、 もと
- Korean:
- sa
Spanish
- maestro
- profesor
- experto
- técnico
Portuguese
- perito
- professor
- mestre
- exército
- guerra
French
- maître
- expert
- professeur
- exemplaire
- modèle
- armée
- guerre
624 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
720 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
693 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
490 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
113 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
547 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
496 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1130 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
409 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
415 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
967 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
563 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1680 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
892 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1211 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1277 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
8916 | Morohashi |
1326 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1562 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1269 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1361 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
438 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
714 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
844 | 2001 Kanji |
3f7.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-6-4 | SKIP code |
2172.7 | Four corner code |
1-27-53 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5e2b | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
613 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 館 【カン】 (large) building, public building, hall
- 館長 【カンチョウ】 superintendent, director, curator, chief librarian
- 在外公館 【ザイガイコウカン】 diplomatic mission, overseas diplomatic establishment
- 公館 【コウカン】 official residence
Kun reading compounds
- 館 【やかた】 mansion, palace, manor house, castle, nobleman, noblewoman, dignitary, cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
- 夏館 【なつやかた】 villa arranged appropriately for summer, mansion arranged appropriately for summer
- 恐怖の館 【きょうふのやかた】 house of horrors
- 館 【やかた】 mansion, palace, manor house, castle, nobleman, noblewoman, dignitary, cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- たち
- Korean:
- gwan
Spanish
- edificio
- mansión
Portuguese
- edifício
- mansão
- edifício grande
- palácio
French
- bâtiment
- grand bâtiment
- résidence
- palais
366 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
266 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
247 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
319 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
5174 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
319 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
280 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2761 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.12 | Japanese for Busy People |
327 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
327 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
330 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1909 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2196 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1150 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1562 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1490 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
44237P | Morohashi |
1748 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6701 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1478 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1589 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
436 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2877 | 2001 Kanji |
8b8.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-8-8 | SKIP code |
8377.7 | Four corner code |
1-20-59 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
9928 | Unicode hex code |
kill, murder, butcher, slice off, split, diminish, reduce, spoil
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
581 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 殺意 【サツイ】 intent to kill, intent to murder, urge to kill, murderous impulse
- 殺害 【サツガイ】 killing, murder
- 他殺 【タサツ】 murder
- 併殺 【ヘイサツ】 double play
- 相殺 【ソウサイ】 offset, offsetting each other, cancelling each other out, counterbalancing, set-off, setoff, killing each other
- 減殺 【ゲンサイ】 lessening, diminishing, reducing
- 殺害 【サツガイ】 killing, murder
- 刹那 【セツナ】 moment, instant, kshana, duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second), shortest possible interval of time
- 歳殺 【サイセツ】 Saisetsu, one of the eight gods of the traditional calendar
Kun reading compounds
- 殺す 【ころす】 to kill, to slay, to murder, to slaughter, to suppress, to block, to hamper, to destroy (e.g. talent), to eliminate (e.g. an odour), to spoil (e.g. a flavour), to kill (e.g. one's speed), to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.), to hold back, to stifle (a yawn, laugh, etc.), to hold (one's breath), to put out (a runner), to pawn, to put in hock
- 削ぐ 【そぐ】 to chip (off), to shave off, to slice off, to cut off, to sharpen, to dampen (one's enthusiasm, interest, etc.), to reduce, to diminish, to weaken, to spoil
- 殺める 【あやめる】 to wound, to murder
Readings
- Korean:
- sal, soe
Spanish
- matar
- quitar la vida
Portuguese
- matar
- assassinato
- açougueiro
- fatiar
- partir
- diminuir
- reduzir
- corromper
French
- tuer
- meurtre
- massacrer
- abattre
- trancher
- fendre
- diminuer
- réduire
- gâcher
614 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
515 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
488 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
546 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2454 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
419 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
657 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1138 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
576 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
585 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
610 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1140 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1677 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
889 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1208 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1507 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
16629 | Morohashi |
1324 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2994 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1493 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1607 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
470 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
545 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2968 | 2001 Kanji |
4a6.35 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-6-4 | SKIP code |
4794.7 | Four corner code |
1-27-06 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6bba | Unicode hex code |
人
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
5 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 人 【ジン】 -ian (e.g. Italian), -ite (e.g. Tokyoite), -er (e.g. performer, etc.), person working with ..., man, person, people
- 人為 【ジンイ】 human work, human agency, art, artificiality
- 米人 【ベイジン】 American person
- 俳人 【ハイジン】 haiku poet
- 人 【ニン】 counter for people
- 人気 【ニンキ】 popularity, public favor, condition (e.g. market), tone, character, nature
- 同人 【ドウジン】 same person, said person, the person in question, coterie, clique, fraternity, kindred spirits, comrade, colleague, dōjin, doujin, Japanese fans or hobbyists who produce their own magazines, manga, software, etc.
- 代人 【ダイニン】 substitute, deputy, proxy, representative, agent
Kun reading compounds
- 人 【ひと】 person, someone, somebody, human beings, mankind, man, people, humans, human (Homo sapiens), (other) people, others, character, personality, nature, capable person, competent person, suitable person, right person, adult, grown-up, I, me, one
- 人一倍 【ひといちばい】 (much) more than others, exceedingly, extremely, unusually
- 貴人 【きじん】 aristocrat, nobleman, dignitary, person of high rank
- いい人 【いいひと】 good-natured person, good person, (one's) lover, boyfriend, girlfriend
Readings
- Japanese names:
- じ、 と、 ね、 ひこ、 ふみ
- Korean:
- in
Spanish
- persona
Portuguese
- pessoa
French
- être humain
- personne
30 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
39 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
39 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
9 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
339 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
4 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
11 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
14 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.5 | Japanese for Busy People |
1 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
15 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
42 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4175 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2111 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2857 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
960 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
344 | Morohashi |
3368 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
99 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
951 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1023 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
2 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
7 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1262 | 2001 Kanji |
2a0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-2-4 | SKIP code |
8000.0 | Four corner code |
1-31-45 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
4eba | Unicode hex code |