188 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
275 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
257 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
379 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2941 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
845 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
736 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1359 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.7 | Japanese for Busy People |
726 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
739 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
935 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1319 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1219 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
658 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
880 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
944 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
21011 | Morohashi |
969 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3643 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
935 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1005 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
370 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
302 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 球 【キュウ】 sphere, globe, ball, bulb, ball, sphere, counter for pitches
- 球威 【キュウイ】 (pitcher's) stuff
- 配球 【ハイキュウ】 combination of (varied) pitches, serves, etc.
- 制球 【セイキュウ】 (pitcher's) control
Kun reading compounds
- 玉 【たま】 ball, sphere, globe, orb, bead (of sweat, dew, etc.), drop, droplet, ball (in sports), pile (of noodles, etc.), bullet, bulb (i.e. a light bulb), lens (of glasses, etc.), bead (of an abacus), ball (i.e. a testicle), gem, jewel (esp. spherical; sometimes used figuratively), pearl, female entertainer (e.g. a geisha), person (when commenting on their nature), character, item, funds or person used as part of a plot, egg, okonomiyaki, coin, precious, beautiful, excellent
- 玉突き 【たまつき】 billiards, pool, serial collisions (of cars)
- 電気の球 【でんきのたま】 electric (light) bulb
- 目の玉 【めのたま】 eyeball
Readings
- Japanese names:
- く
- Korean:
- gu
Spanish
- pelota
- esfera
Portuguese
- bola
- esfera
French
- balle
- sphère
3142 | 2001 Kanji |
4f7.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-7 | SKIP code |
1313.2 | Four corner code |
1-21-69 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7403 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
1608 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 摩耗 【マモウ】 wear, abrasion
- 磨羯宮 【マカツキュウ】 Capricorn (10th zodiacal sign), the Goat
- 琢磨 【タクマ】 polish (jewels), cultivation
- 達磨 【ダルマ】 daruma, tumbling doll, round, red-painted good-luck doll in the shape of Bodhidharma, with a blank eye to be completed when a person's wish is granted, Bodhidharma, prostitute
Kun reading compounds
- 磨く 【みがく】 to polish, to shine, to burnish, to scour, to scrub, to brush (teeth), to grind (e.g. a lens), to refine (a skill, etc.), to improve, to hone, to polish (up), to cultivate (one's character)
- 擦る 【する】 to rub, to chafe, to strike (match), to file, to frost (glass), to lose (e.g. a match), to forfeit, to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- おさむ
- Korean:
- ma
Spanish
- pulido
- abrillantado
- pulir
- abrillantar
- lavarse los dientes
Portuguese
- moer
- polir
- explorar
- melhorar
- escovar (dentes)
French
- polir
- moudre
- récurer
- améliorer
- brosser (dents)
1831 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1376 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
5393 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1985 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
768 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2596 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1531 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1632 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1731 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1410 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3946 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2033 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2744 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
601 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
24449P | Morohashi |
3181 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4045 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
594 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
638 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1840 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
577 | 2001 Kanji |
3q13.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-3-13 | SKIP code |
3-11-5 | SKIP code |
0026.1 | Four corner code |
1-43-65 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
78e8 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N2
790 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 軽 【ケイ】 light (e.g. aircraft, truck), light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp), kei car
- 軽快 【ケイカイ】 light (of movements), nimble, sprightly, springy, light-hearted, cheerful, buoyant, jaunty, casual (e.g. clothing), rhythmical (e.g. melody), taking a turn for the better (of an illness), receding of symptoms, recovery, convalescence
- 軽々 【ケイケイ】 indiscreetly, thoughtlessly, carelessly, frivolously
- 酌量減軽 【シャクリョウゲンケイ】 reduction of punishment in the light of extenuating circumstances
- 軽忽 【キョウコツ】 indiscreet, thoughtless, absurd, laughable, disdaining, belittling
- 常不軽 【ジョウフキョウ】 Sadaparibhuta (bodhisattva)
- 剽軽 【ヒョウキン】 facetious, droll, funny
Kun reading compounds
- 軽い 【かるい】 light (i.e. not heavy), feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily), light (i.e. of foot), effortless, nimble, agile, non-serious, minor, unimportant, trivial, slight, small, gentle, soft, easy, lighthearted (e.g. joke), easy, simple, indiscriminate
- 軽石 【かるいし】 pumice stone
- 軽やか 【かろやか】 light, easy, non-serious, minor
- 軽んじる 【かろんじる】 to look down on, to make light of
Readings
- Korean:
- gyeong
Spanish
- ligero
- insignificante
- poco serio
- fácil
Portuguese
- ligeiramente
- insignificante
- sem importância
French
- léger
- insignifiant
- sans importance
387 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
287 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
269 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
650 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4620 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
598 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
258 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1657 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
547 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
556 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
116 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1775 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1909 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1015 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1372 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
724 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
38281 | Morohashi |
1515 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
5953 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
717 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
774 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
395 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1572 | 2001 Kanji |
7c5.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-7-5 | SKIP code |
5701.4 | Four corner code |
1-23-58 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
8efd | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1262 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 巡 【ジュン】 counter for tours, cycles, rounds, circuits, etc.
- 巡回 【ジュンカイ】 going around, patrol, round, tour
- 一巡 【イチジュン】 one round, one tour, one circuit, one patrol
- 軽巡 【ケイジュン】 light cruiser
Kun reading compounds
- 巡る 【めぐる】 to go around, to make a circle around, to surround, to circle, to enclose, to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.), to return, to repeat, to circulate (of blood, money, etc.), to travel around, to make a tour of, to concern (a matter), to surround
- 巡り 【めぐり】 circumference, girth, tour, pilgrimage, circulation (e.g. of blood)
- めぐり合う 【めぐりあう】 to meet fortuitously, to meet by chance, to happen across
Readings
- Korean:
- sun
Spanish
- patrullar
- circular
- dar vueltas
Portuguese
- patrulhar
- dar uma volta
- circunferência
French
- patrouille
- faire le tour
- pèlerinage
- circonférence
1374 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1066 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4667 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
905 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1245 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
777 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
791 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1743 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
677 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3781 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1930 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2622 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
291 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
8680P | Morohashi |
3047 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1528 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
285 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
303 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1090 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2762 | 2001 Kanji |
2q3.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-3-3 | SKIP code |
3-2-3 | SKIP code |
3230.3 | Four corner code |
1-29-68 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5de1 | Unicode hex code |
ocean, sea, foreign, Western style
- On:
- ヨウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
763 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 洋 【ヨウ】 Occident and Orient (esp. the Occident), ocean, sea, foreign, Western, European
- 洋画 【ヨウガ】 Western painting, Western film, Western movie
- 南氷洋 【ナンヒョウヨウ】 Antarctic Ocean
- 環太平洋 【カンタイヘイヨウ】 Pacific Rim
Readings
- Japanese names:
- なだ、 ひろ、 ひろし、 よ、 よし
- Korean:
- yang
Spanish
- océano
- de estilo occidental
- cada una de las dos mitades del mundo
Portuguese
- oceano
- estilo ocidental
French
- océan
- style occidental
526 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
427 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
404 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
366 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2550 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
305 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
209 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
822 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.4 | Japanese for Busy People |
289 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
289 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
917 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1193 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
468 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
292 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
353 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
555 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
17363 | Morohashi |
392 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3130 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
549 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
588 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
411 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
348 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
355 | 2001 Kanji |
3a6.19 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-6 | SKIP code |
3815.1 | Four corner code |
1-45-46 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6d0b | Unicode hex code |
warship
- On:
- カン
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1363 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 艦 【カン】 warship
- 艦船 【カンセン】 warships and other vessels, naval vessels
- 駆逐艦 【クチクカン】 destroyer (ship)
- 巡洋艦 【ジュンヨウカン】 cruiser (warship)
Readings
- Korean:
- ham
Spanish
- buque de guerra
Portuguese
- navio de guerra
French
- navire de guerre
1116 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1299 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3881 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
942 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1693 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1665 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1779 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1892 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1598 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1817 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
963 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1303 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1893 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
30571 | Morohashi |
1435 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4950 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1875 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2020 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1938 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
874 | 2001 Kanji |
6c15.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-6-15 | SKIP code |
1-6-14 | SKIP code |
2841.7 | Four corner code |
1-20-47 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
8266 | Unicode hex code |