1243 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1071 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
92 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1082 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1540 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
184 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
982 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1016 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1816 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1331 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4293 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2169 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2923 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1122 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
21725 | Morohashi |
3481 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3725 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1113 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1194 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1053 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1073 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 甲 【コウ】 carapace, shell, 1st in rank, grade A, instep, back of hand, the A party (e.g. in a contract), the first party, plaintiff (label in legal documents)
- 甲状腺 【コウジョウセン】 thyroid (gland)
- 装甲 【ソウコウ】 armoring, armouring, armor, armour
- 亀甲 【キッコウ】 tortoise shell
- 甲 【カン】 treble range (in Japanese music), high note
- 甲板 【カンパン】 deck (of a ship)
Kun reading compounds
- 甲 【きのえ】 first sign of the Chinese calendar
- 甲戌 【きのえいぬ】 Wood Dog (11th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1934, 1994, 2054)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- かぶと、 き、 まさ、 まさる
- Korean:
- gab
Spanish
- caparazón
- armadura
- voz alta
- primero
Portuguese
- armadura
- alto (voz)
- Um grau
- umterior
- peito do pé
- carapaça
French
- armure
- carapace
- haute (voix)
- premier ordre
- première classe
- ancien
- cou-de-pied
- signe du 1er tronc céleste
3655 | 2001 Kanji |
0a5.34 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-5-1 | SKIP code |
6050.0 | Four corner code |
1-25-35 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7532 | Unicode hex code |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level N1
2103 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 斐紙 【ヒシ】 traditional Japanese paper made from the fibre of plant species Diplomorpha sikokiana (high quality, glossy)
- 斐然 【ヒゼン】 beautiful, florid
- 甲斐 【ガイ】 effect, result, worth, use, avail
- 言い甲斐 【イイガイ】 worth mentioning
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あや
- Korean:
- bi
Spanish
- bello
- estampado
Portuguese
French
5081 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1781 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2082 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
3449 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1776 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2417 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
13469 | Morohashi |
2776 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2370 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
2897 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2906 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
2j10.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-8-4 | SKIP code |
1140.0 | Four corner code |
1-40-69 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6590 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N2
508 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 谷底平野 【コクテイヘイヤ】 valley plain
- 渓谷 【ケイコク】 valley (with a river running through it), gorge, ravine, canyon
- 盤谷 【バンコク】 Bangkok (Thailand)
Kun reading compounds
- 谷 【たに】 valley
- 谷間 【たにま】 valley, ravine, gorge, chasm, cleavage (of breasts), part or place that has been left behind, blind spot, bottom (of society), (economic) trough, gap (in activity, one's work, etc.), lull, opening
- 死の谷 【しのたに】 valley of death (barrier between product development and commercialization stages)
- 気圧の谷 【きあつのたに】 low pressure trough
- 極まる 【きわまる】 to reach an extreme, to reach a limit, to terminate, to come to an end, extremely, to be stuck, to be in a dilemma, to be at a loss, to be decided, to be settled
Readings
- Japanese names:
- がい、 がえ、 がや、 せ、 たり、 たん、 や
- Korean:
- gog, yog
Spanish
- valle
Portuguese
- vale
French
- vallée
78 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
135 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
122 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
249 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4458 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
528 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
914 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
449 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
653 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
664 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
458 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1714 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2536 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1290 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1758 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
796 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
36182 | Morohashi |
2043 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
5730 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
788 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
851 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
143 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2077 | 2001 Kanji |
2o5.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-5 | SKIP code |
8060.8 | Four corner code |
1-35-11 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
8c37 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1700 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 忍 【ニン】 endurance, forbearance, patience, self-restraint
- 忍耐 【ニンタイ】 endurance, perseverance, patience
- 無生法忍 【ムショウホウニン】 anutpattika-dharma-ksanti (recognition that nothing really arises or perishes)
- 中忍 【チュウニン】 ninja commander
Kun reading compounds
- 忍 【しのぶ】 squirrel's foot fern (Davallia mariesii), Lepisorus thunbergianus (species of fern), color of clothing layers under one's overcoat (light green on blue), shinobu-wake (Edo-period women's hairstyle), clothing patterned using squirrel's foot fern
- 忍ぶ 【しのぶ】 to conceal oneself, to hide, to endure, to bear, to stand, to put up with
- 軒忍 【のきしのぶ】 weeping fern (Lepisorus thunbergianus)
- 立忍 【たちしのぶ】 Japanese claw fern (Onychium japonicum), carrot fern
- 忍ばせる 【しのばせる】 to conceal, to hide
Readings
- Japanese names:
- おし
- Korean:
- in
Spanish
- resistencia
- aguante
- oculto
- escondido
- resistir
- aguantar
- soportar
- ocultarse
- esconderse
- ir a hurtadillas
Portuguese
- suporte
- carregar
- tolerar
- esconder
- ocultar
- espionar
- furtivo
French
- supporter
- endurer
- dissimuler
- cacher
- secret
- espion
- se glisser
- subrepticement
1677 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1373 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1648 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1060 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1288 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
463 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1414 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1503 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1775 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
771 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2750 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1407 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1899 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
604 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
10312P | Morohashi |
2212 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1787 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
597 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
642 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1122 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3558 | 2001 Kanji |
4k3.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-4 | SKIP code |
1733.2 | Four corner code |
1-39-06 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5fcd | Unicode hex code |