1687 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2959 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1956 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
2094 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2162 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1302 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
704 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
943 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
21131 | Morohashi |
1027 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3665 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
2563 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2616 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level N1
1873 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 瑞 【ズイ】 Sweden, Switzerland
- 瑞宝章 【ズイホウショウ】 Orders of the Sacred Treasure
- 祥瑞 【ショウズイ】 good omen
- 奇瑞 【キズイ】 auspicious (good) omen
- 瑞西 【スイス】 Switzerland
- 日瑞 【ニッスイ】 Japan-Switzerland, Japan-Sweden
Readings
- Japanese names:
- たま、 ず、 みつ
- Korean:
- seo
Spanish
- felicitaciones
- felicidades
- enhorabuena
Portuguese
French
4f9.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-9 | SKIP code |
1212.7 | Four corner code |
1-31-80 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
745e | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1656 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 穂状 【スイジョウ】 shaped like an ear of grain
- 穂状花序 【スイジョウカジョ】 spike (inflorescence)
- 花穂 【カスイ】 spike
- 麦穂 【バクスイ】 ear of wheat
Kun reading compounds
- 穂 【ほ】 ear (of a cereal plant), head, spike, point (of a brush, spear, etc.), tip, (pointed) head, crest (of a wave), scion (in grafting)
- 穂木 【ほぎ】 twig used in grafting, budwood
- 花穂 【かすい】 spike
- 瑞穂 【みずほ】 fresh, young ears of rice
Readings
- Japanese names:
- お、 こう、 のり、 ほい
- Korean:
- su
Spanish
- espiga
- cresta (ola)
Portuguese
- espiga (grão)
- penacho (planta)
- crista (onda)
French
- épi
- pointe
- crête (vague)
1460 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1485 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3300 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1637 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1592 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2308 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1221 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1284 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1856 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1446 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1575 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
833 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1139 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
918 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
25236P | Morohashi |
1232 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4168 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
909 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
975 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1786 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2258 | 2001 Kanji |
5d10.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-5-10 | SKIP code |
2593.6 | Four corner code |
1-42-70 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7a42 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
1077 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 郷 【キョウ】 hometown, rural township (of China)
- 郷愁 【キョウシュウ】 nostalgia, homesickness
- 同郷 【ドウキョウ】 same village, same town, same province
- 故郷 【コキョウ】 hometown, birthplace, native place, one's old home
- 郷 【ゴウ】 countryside, country, 50-home township (comprised of 2-3 neighbourhoods)
- 郷学 【ゴウガク】 village school (esp. in Edo-era Japan, and ancient Korea and China)
- 水郷 【スイゴウ】 beautiful riverside location, lakeside district, canal district
- 大西郷 【ダイサイゴウ】 the Great Saigo
Kun reading compounds
- 里 【さと】 village, hamlet, countryside, country, home (of one's parents, etc.), hometown, one's origins, one's upbringing, one's past
- 無何有の郷 【むかうのさと】 utopia, (natural) paradise
- 第二の故郷 【だいにのこきょう】 one's second home, home away from home
Readings
- Japanese names:
- くに
- Korean:
- hyang
Spanish
- ciudad natal
- pueblo
- lugar donde hay algo especial
Portuguese
- cidade natal
- aldeia
- lugar de nascimento
- distrito
French
- village natal
- village
- lieu de naissance
- région
852 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
841 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1004 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4766 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1165 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1830 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2112 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
855 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
874 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1024 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
760 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
664 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
403 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
501 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1866 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
39498P | Morohashi |
549 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6145 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1849 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1993 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
920 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2744 | 2001 Kanji |
2d8.14 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-8 | SKIP code |
1-3-7 | SKIP code |
2772.7 | Four corner code |
1-22-31 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
90f7 | Unicode hex code |