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 |
status quo, conditions, circumstances, form, appearance
- On:
- ジョウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
298 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 状 【ジョウ】 form, shape, appearance, state, condition, circumstances, letter, correspondence
- 状況 【ジョウキョウ】 state of affairs, situation, conditions, circumstances
- 内情 【ナイジョウ】 internal conditions, true state of affairs
- 形状 【ケイジョウ】 shape, form
Readings
- Korean:
- jang, sang
Spanish
- estado
- condición
- circunstancias
- situación
Portuguese
- condicional
- condições
- circunstâncias
- formulário
- aparecimento
French
- état des choses
- conditions
- circonstances
- lettre
- forme
- apparence
818 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
739 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
717 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
414 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2839 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
512 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
727 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
365A | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
626 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
636 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
829 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1296 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
322 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
204 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
244 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
244 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
20257 | Morohashi |
272 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3556 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
239 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
254 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
430 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
672 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1263 | 2001 Kanji |
2b5.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-4 | SKIP code |
3313.4 | Four corner code |
1-30-85 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
72b6 | Unicode hex code |
gland, (kokuji)
- On:
- セン
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 腺 【セン】 gland
- 腺癌 【センガン】 adenocarcinoma
- 甲状腺 【コウジョウセン】 thyroid (gland)
- 胃腺 【イセン】 gastric gland
Readings
- Korean:
- seon
Spanish
- glándula
Portuguese
French
1817 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3796 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1254 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1309 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
950 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
29746 | Morohashi |
1035 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4847 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
2466 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
141 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
4b9.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-9 | SKIP code |
7623.2 | Four corner code |
1-33-03 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
817a | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
127 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 機 【キ】 chance, opportunity, machine, aircraft, counter for aircraft, counter for (remaining) lives
- 機運 【キウン】 opportunity, chance, good time (to do), trend, tendency, momentum
- 端末機 【タンマツキ】 terminal (unit)
- 有機 【ユウキ】 organic
Kun reading compounds
- 機 【はた】 loom
- 機織り 【はたおり】 weaving, weaver
- 高機 【たかばた】 traditional Japanese treadle-operated tall loom
Readings
- Korean:
- gi
Spanish
- mecanismo
- máquina
- avión
- ocasión
- telar
Portuguese
- mecanismo
- oportunidade
- ocasião
- máquina
- avião
French
- métier à tisser
- mécanique
- opportunité
- machine
- avion
- organique
373 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
476 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
453 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
101 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2379 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
415 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
646 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2869 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
528 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
537 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
334 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1115 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1365 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
736 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
989 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1394 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
15561 | Morohashi |
1076 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2880 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1382 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1482 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
158 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
631 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1859 | 2001 Kanji |
4a12.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-12 | SKIP code |
4295.3 | Four corner code |
1-21-01 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6a5f | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
273 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 能 【ノウ】 talent, gift, function, noh (theatre)
- 能楽 【ノウガク】 noh play
- 有能 【ユウノウ】 able, capable, competent, talented, efficient
- 芸能 【ゲイノウ】 public entertainment, performing arts, accomplishments, attainments
Kun reading compounds
- 良く 【よく】 nicely, properly, well, skillfully, skilfully, frequently, often, I'm glad that you ..., thank you for ..., (you have) quite the nerve to, I don't know how you can ...
- 良く良く 【よくよく】 carefully, closely, very, extremely, exceedingly, have no choice, cannot be helped, unavoidable, inevitable
- 能う 【あたう】 to be able (to do), to be capable (of doing)
- 能う限り 【あたうかぎり】 as much as possible, as far as possible, to the best of one's abilities
Readings
- Japanese names:
- たか、 の、 のり、 よし
- Korean:
- neung, nae
Spanish
- habilidad
- talento
- capacidad
- aptitud
- teatro japonés
Portuguese
- capacidade
- talento
- habilidade
French
- capacité
- habileté
- talent
- adresse
691 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
787 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
766 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
341 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
853 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
416 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
847 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1397 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
386 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
387 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
411 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1018 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1676 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
888 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1207 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
2023 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
29454 | Morohashi |
1323 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4809 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
2004 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2160 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
285 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
718 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2756 | 2001 Kanji |
4b6.15 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-6-4 | SKIP code |
2121.1 | Four corner code |
2221.2 | Four corner code |
1-39-29 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
80fd | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N2
435 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 低 【テイ】 low (level, value, price, etc.)
- 低温 【テイオン】 low temperature
- 高低 【コウテイ】 high and low, rise and fall
- 西高東低 【セイコウトウテイ】 high barometric pressure to the west, low pressure to the east
Kun reading compounds
- 低い 【ひくい】 low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.), low (position), close to the ground, short (height), deep (voice), in a low key, low (volume)
- 低い優先順位 【ひくいゆうせんじゅんい】 low priority (e.g. cell)
- 低める 【ひくめる】 to lower, to be lowered
- 低まる 【ひくまる】 to lower, to be lowered
Readings
- Korean:
- jeo
Spanish
- bajo
- barato
- humilde
- pequeño
- bajar
- ser bajado
Portuguese
- abaixe
- humilde
- curto
French
- bas
- petit (taille)
- humble
677 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
575 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
548 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
518 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
406 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
690 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
113 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
561 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
570 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
108 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
82 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
82 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
54 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
57 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1848 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
504 | Morohashi |
73 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
166 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1831 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1973 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
487 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2156 | 2001 Kanji |
2a5.15 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-2-5 | SKIP code |
2224.0 | Four corner code |
1-36-67 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
4f4e | Unicode hex code |
below, down, descend, give, low, inferior
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
97 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 下 【カ】 under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of), during (war, occupation, etc.)
- 下位 【カイ】 low rank, lower position, subordinate position, lower order (e.g. byte)
- 陛下 【ヘイカ】 Your Majesty, His Majesty, Her Majesty
- 最下 【サイカ】 the lowest, the worst
- 下 【ゲ】 lowness (of degree, value, etc.), inferiority, second volume (of two), third volume (of three)
- 下山 【ゲザン】 descending a mountain, descent
- 高下 【コウゲ】 rise and fall (e.g. prices), fluctuation, difference (rank, grade, quality, etc.), variation
- 帯下 【タイゲ】 leukorrhoea, leucorrhoea, leukorrhea, leucorrhea, mucous discharge from female genitals
Kun reading compounds
- 下 【した】 below, down, under, younger (e.g. daughter), bottom, beneath, underneath, just after, right after, inferiority, one's inferior (i.e. one's junior), trade-in, preliminary, preparatory
- 下請け 【したうけ】 subcontract, subcontractor (person or company)
- 幕下 【まくした】 third highest division, wrestlers of the third highest division
- 上下 【うえした】 top and bottom, up and down, high and low, above and below, upper and lower ends, upside-down
- 下 【しも】 lower reaches (of a river), bottom, lower part, lower half (of the body, esp. the privates), feces (faeces), urine, menses, end, far from the imperial palace (i.e. far from Kyoto, esp. of western Japan), dirty (e.g. dirty jokes, etc.)
- 下期 【しもき】 second half of the (fiscal) year
- 風下 【かざしも】 leeward, lee, downwind
- 裃 【かみしも】 samurai costume, old ceremonial costume, top and bottom, up and down, high and low, above and below, upper and lower ends
- 下 【もと】 under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.), under (a flag, the sun, etc.), beneath, with (e.g. one blow), on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...), in (e.g. the name of ...), (someone's) side, (someone's) location
- 山元 【やまもと】 foot of a mountain, base of a mountain, mine, colliery, owner of a mountain, operator of a mine
- お膝元 【おひざもと】 beside a nobleman, close aid (of a nobleman, etc.), place where a high ranking person resides, one's own city (of a shogun, lord, etc.), Imperial capital, Imperial court, (shogun's) headquarters, place under one's direct control, one's own turf, one's own backyard
- 下げる 【さげる】 to hang, to suspend, to wear (e.g. decoration), to lower, to reduce, to bring down, to demote, to move back, to pull back, to clear (plates), to remove (food, etc. from table or altar), to keep on playing after one has formed a scoring combination with captured cards
- 下がる 【さがる】 to come down, to go down, to fall, to drop, to sink, to get lower, to hang, to dangle, to move back, to step back, to withdraw, to retire, to deteriorate, to fall off, to be downgraded, to get closer to the present day, below, south of
- 下る 【くだる】 to descend, to go down, to come down, to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.), to pass (of time), to surrender, to capitulate, to be less than, to be inferior to, to have the runs, to have diarrhea, to pass (in stool), to be discharged from the body, to depreciate oneself, to be humble
- 下り 【くだり】 down-train, train heading toward the ending point of its route, down-slope, downward going, downbound (esp. away from Tokyo), downstream, downhill
- 下り坂 【くだりざか】 downhill, downward slope, descent, decline, waning, ebb, (going) downhill
- 下す 【くだす】 to make a decision, to draw a conclusion, to give a judgement, to hand down a verdict, to pass a sentence, to give an order, to let go down, to lower, to do oneself, to do by oneself, to beat, to defeat, to have loose bowels, to have diarrhea, to pass (in stool), to discharge from the body, to do in one go, to do to the end without stopping
- 下さる 【くださる】 to give, to confer, to bestow, to kindly do for one, to oblige, to favour, to favor
- 下ろす 【おろす】 to take down, to bring down, to lower (a hand, flag, shutter, etc.), to drop (an anchor, curtain, etc.), to let down (hair), to launch (a boat), to drop off (a passenger), to let off, to unload (goods, a truck, etc.), to offload, to discharge, to withdraw (money), to use for the first time, to wear for the first time, to cut off, to fillet (fish), to grate (e.g. radish), to prune (branches), to remove (someone from a position), to oust, to drop, to clear (the table), to remove (offerings from an altar), to pass down (e.g. old clothes), to hand down, to expel from the body (e.g. worms), to abort (a fetus), to invoke (a spirit), to call down
- 降りる 【おりる】 to descend (e.g. a mountain), to go down, to come down, to alight (e.g. from bus), to get off, to disembark, to dismount, to step down, to retire, to give up, to quit, to fold, to be granted, to be issued, to be given, to form (of frost, dew, mist, etc.), to be passed (from the body; e.g. of a roundworm)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- さか、 しと
- Korean:
- ha
Spanish
- debajo
- inferior
- debajo de
- parte inferior
Portuguese
- baixo
- abaixo
- descende
- inferior
- sub
- sob
French
- au-dessous
- descendre
- bas
- donner (vous me donnez)
- inférieur
21 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
24 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
7 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
72 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
9 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
30 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
6 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
46 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.1 | Japanese for Busy People |
31 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
31 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
32 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
4 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4186 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2115 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2862 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
50 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
14 | Morohashi |
3378 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
9 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
50 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
51 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
75 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
13 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3154 | 2001 Kanji |
2m1.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-3-1 | SKIP code |
1023.0 | Four corner code |
1-18-28 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
4e0b | Unicode hex code |
symptoms, illness
- On:
- ショウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1111 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 症 【ショウ】 illness, condition, -pathy
- 症候群 【ショウコウグン】 syndrome
- 自閉症 【ジヘイショウ】 autism
- 後遺症 【コウイショウ】 prognostic symptoms, after-effect, sequela
Readings
- Korean:
- jeung
Spanish
- síntoma
- señal
- enfermedad
Portuguese
- sintomas
- doença
French
- symptôme
- maladie
1397 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
955 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3039 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1563 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1545 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1318 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1400 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1363 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1350 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4065 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2062 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2794 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1701 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
22140 | Morohashi |
3280 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3795 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1685 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1816 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1369 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
573 | 2001 Kanji |
5i5.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-5-5 | SKIP code |
0011.1 | Four corner code |
1-30-41 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
75c7 | Unicode hex code |