685 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
586 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
760 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
153 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2860 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
411 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
215 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2.18 | Japanese for Busy People |
282 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
282 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
398 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1293 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1181 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
641 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
852 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
252 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
20013 | Morohashi |
945 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3541 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
246 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
261 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
186 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
554 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
special
- On:
- トク
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N4
234 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 特産 【トクサン】 being produced in a particular region, local specialty
- 特異 【トクイ】 unique, peculiar, singular
- 快特 【カイトク】 rapid express (train service), rapid limited express
- 在特 【ザイトク】 Special Permission to Stay in Japan, residence status that can be granted to illegal immigrants or overstayers
Readings
- Korean:
- teug
Spanish
- especial
Portuguese
- Especial
French
- spécial
2448 | 2001 Kanji |
4g6.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-6 | SKIP code |
2454.1 | Four corner code |
1-38-35 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7279 | 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 2
JLPT level N4
139 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 多 【タ】 multi-
- 多角 【タカク】 many-sided, versatile, polygonal, diversified
- 過多 【カタ】 excess, surplus, superabundance
- 最多 【サイタ】 most (numerous), largest (number of)
Kun reading compounds
- 多い 【おおい】 many, numerous, a lot, large amount of, large quantity of, a lot, much, frequent, common
- 大いに 【おおいに】 very, very much, greatly, considerably, highly, exceedingly, a great deal, a lot, to one's heart's content
Readings
- Korean:
- da
Spanish
- abundante
- mucho
Portuguese
- muitos
- frequentar
- muito
French
- beaucoup
- nombreux
- fréquent
108 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
180 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
163 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
161 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1169 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
181 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
39 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
347 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.8 | Japanese for Busy People |
229 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
229 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
104 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
405 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2694 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1372 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1858 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
110 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
5756 | Morohashi |
2170 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1127 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
108 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
113 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
128 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
129 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2560 | 2001 Kanji |
0a6.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-3 | SKIP code |
3-3-3 | SKIP code |
2720.7 | Four corner code |
1-34-31 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
591a | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
148 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 数 【スウ】 several, a number of, quantity, amount, counting, figures, numbers, number, numeral, figure, number, destiny, fate, course of events, trend
- 数億年 【スウオクネン】 several hundred million years
- 複数 【フクスウ】 plural, multiple, plural (number)
- 枚数 【マイスウ】 the number of flat things, win-loss difference which influences the ranking of wrestlers
- 数 【スウ】 several, a number of, quantity, amount, counting, figures, numbers, number, numeral, figure, number, destiny, fate, course of events, trend
- 数億年 【スウオクネン】 several hundred million years
- 数牌 【シューパイ】 suited tiles
Kun reading compounds
- 数 【かず】 number, amount
- 数多く 【かずおおく】 in great numbers
- 手数 【てすう】 trouble, bother, number of moves (in go, shogi, etc.), number of punches
- 口数 【くちかず】 number of words a person speaks, number of dependents, number of mouths to feed, number of shares, items, applications, etc.
- 数える 【かぞえる】 to count, to enumerate
- 屡々 【しばしば】 often, again and again, frequently, repeatedly
Readings
- Japanese names:
- じゅ
- Korean:
- su, chog
Spanish
- número
- cifra
- contar
Portuguese
- número
- vigor
- destino
- lei
- figuras
French
- nombre
- compter
- destin
- loi
- chiffres
262 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
168 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
151 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
188 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2057 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
429 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
592 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2169 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.6 | Japanese for Busy People |
225 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
225 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
529 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
945 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2245 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1170 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1591 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
938 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
13319 | Morohashi |
1790 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2353 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
929 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
998 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
159 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
227 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1066 | 2001 Kanji |
4i9.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-9-4 | SKIP code |
9844.0 | Four corner code |
1-31-84 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6570 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
71 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 決 【ケツ】 decision, vote
- 決意 【ケツイ】 decision, determination, resolution
- 表決 【ヒョウケツ】 vote, voting
- 強行採決 【キョウコウサイケツ】 forced passage (of a bill, measure, resolution, etc.), railroading, steamrolling, steamrollering
Kun reading compounds
- 決める 【きめる】 to decide, to choose, to determine, to make up one's mind, to resolve, to set one's heart on, to settle, to arrange, to set, to appoint, to fix, to clinch (a victory), to decide (the outcome of a match), to persist in doing, to go through with, to always do, to have made a habit of, to take for granted, to assume, to dress up, to dress to kill, to dress to the nines, to carry out successfully (a move in sports, a pose in dance, etc.), to succeed in doing, to immobilize with a double-arm lock (in sumo, judo, etc.), to eat or drink something, to take illegal drugs
- 決まる 【きまる】 to be decided, to be settled, to be fixed, to be arranged, to be unchanging, to be the same (as always), to be fixed, to be set, to be a fixed rule, to be destined, to be a convention, to be a custom, to be common knowledge, to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.), to go well, to succeed, to connect (of a punch), to look good (of clothing), to look sharp, to be stylish, to suit one, to be held in place (of a hairdo), to be struck and held (of a pose in kabuki)
- 決る 【しゃくる】 to dig out, to gouge out, to hollow out, to scoop, to ladle, to bail, to jerk (one's chin)
Readings
- Korean:
- gyeol
Spanish
- decidir
- fijar
- quedar decidido
Portuguese
- decida
- fixar
- concordar sobre
- nomear
French
- décider
- fixer
- se mettre d'accord
- arrangement
202 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
289 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
271 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
94 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2509 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
230 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
667 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
402 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.5 | Japanese for Busy People |
356 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
357 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
277 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1163 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
308 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
197 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
233 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1656 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
17174 | Morohashi |
263 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3070 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1641 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1770 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
138 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
281 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
363 | 2001 Kanji |
3a4.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-4 | SKIP code |
3513.0 | Four corner code |
1-23-72 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6c7a | Unicode hex code |
方
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
46 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 方 【ホウ】 direction, way, side, area (in a particular direction), side (of an argument, etc.), one's part, type, category, field (of study, etc.), indicates one side of a comparison, way, method, manner, means, length (of each side of a square)
- 方言 【ホウゲン】 dialect, provincialism
- 途方 【トホウ】 way, destination, reason
- 処方 【ショホウ】 prescription (of medicine), formula
Kun reading compounds
- 方 【かた】 direction, way, person, lady, gentleman, method of, manner of, way of, care of ..., person in charge of ..., side (e.g. "on my mother's side")
- 方々 【かたがた】 people, (all) persons, everyone, ladies and gentlemen, you (usu. plural)
- 親方 【おやかた】 master, boss, chief, foreman, supervisor, stable master, craftsman, artisan, foster parent
- 出方 【でかた】 attitude, approach, move, theater usher, theatre usher
Readings
- Japanese names:
- から、 な、 なた、 ふさ、 まさ、 みち、 も、 わ
- Korean:
- bang
Spanish
- dirección
- lado
- cuadrado
- método
- manera
- persona
- forma de hacer
Portuguese
- direção
- pessoa
- alternativa
French
- direction
- personne
- alternative
138 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
223 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
204 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
28 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2082 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
26 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
182 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
85 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.5 | Japanese for Busy People |
70 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
70 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
43 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
957 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2459 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1243 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1709 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
501 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
13620 | Morohashi |
1963 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2389 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
490 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
529 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
25 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
102 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
445 | 2001 Kanji |
4h0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-2 | SKIP code |
3-3-1 | SKIP code |
0022.7 | Four corner code |
1-42-93 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
65b9 | Unicode hex code |
style, ceremony, rite, function, method, system, form, expression
- On:
- シキ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
251 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 式 【シキ】 way, style, fashion, method, system, form, type, ceremony, rite, ritual, celebration, wedding (ceremony), equation, formula, expression, enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryō legal codes)
- 式場 【シキジョウ】 ceremonial hall (e.g. wedding, funeral), hall for ceremonies, place of ceremony
- 硬式 【コウシキ】 hard (esp. of hardball, tennis, etc.)
- 型式 【カタシキ】 model (e.g. of a vehicle), type
Readings
- Japanese names:
- のり
- Korean:
- sig
Spanish
- ceremonia
- método
- sistema
- forma
Portuguese
- estilo
- cerimônia
- rito
- método
- sistema
- formulário
French
- type
- protocole
- cérémonie
- rituel
- fonction
- processus
- système
- forme
417 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
311 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
295 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
185 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1556 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
349 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
515 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
306 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
525 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
534 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
796 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
602 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3785 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1931 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2623 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
359 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
9663 | Morohashi |
3049 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1676 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
353 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
377 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
356 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
269 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1456 | 2001 Kanji |
4n3.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-3-3 | SKIP code |
4310.0 | Four corner code |
1-28-16 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5f0f | Unicode hex code |