1867 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1301 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
372 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
279 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
11946 | Morohashi |
2109 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
696 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 拉麺 【ラーメン】 ramen, Chinese-style noodles
- 拉致 【ラチ】 taking captive, carrying away, kidnapping, kidnaping, abduction
- 委内瑞拉 【ベネズエラ】 Venezuela
Kun reading compounds
- 拉ぐ 【ひしぐ】 to crush, to squash, to overpower, to beat, to crush
Readings
- Korean:
- rab
Spanish
Portuguese
French
3c5.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-5 | SKIP code |
5001.8 | Four corner code |
1-57-39 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
62c9 | Unicode hex code |
人
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
5 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 人 【ジン】 -ian (e.g. Italian), -ite (e.g. Tokyoite), -er (e.g. performer, etc.), person working with ..., man, person, people
- 人為 【ジンイ】 human work, human agency, art, artificiality
- 米人 【ベイジン】 American person
- 俳人 【ハイジン】 haiku poet
- 人 【ニン】 counter for people
- 人気 【ニンキ】 popularity, public favor, condition (e.g. market), tone, character, nature
- 同人 【ドウジン】 same person, said person, the person in question, coterie, clique, fraternity, kindred spirits, comrade, colleague, dōjin, doujin, Japanese fans or hobbyists who produce their own magazines, manga, software, etc.
- 代人 【ダイニン】 substitute, deputy, proxy, representative, agent
Kun reading compounds
- 人 【ひと】 person, someone, somebody, human beings, mankind, man, people, humans, human (Homo sapiens), (other) people, others, character, personality, nature, capable person, competent person, suitable person, right person, adult, grown-up, I, me, one
- 人一倍 【ひといちばい】 (much) more than others, exceedingly, extremely, unusually
- 貴人 【きじん】 aristocrat, nobleman, dignitary, person of high rank
- いい人 【いいひと】 good-natured person, good person, (one's) lover, boyfriend, girlfriend
Readings
- Japanese names:
- じ、 と、 ね、 ひこ、 ふみ
- Korean:
- in
Spanish
- persona
Portuguese
- pessoa
French
- être humain
- personne
30 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
39 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
39 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
9 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
339 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
4 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
11 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
14 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.5 | Japanese for Busy People |
1 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
15 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
42 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4175 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2111 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2857 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
960 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
344 | Morohashi |
3368 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
99 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
951 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1023 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
2 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
7 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1262 | 2001 Kanji |
2a0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-2-4 | SKIP code |
8000.0 | Four corner code |
1-31-45 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
4eba | Unicode hex code |
clothing, admit, obey, discharge
- On:
- フク
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
873 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 服 【フク】 clothes (esp. Western clothes), clothing, dress, costume, suit, outfit, counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
- 服役 【フクエキ】 penal servitude, serving time in prison, military service, forced labor, compulsory service
- 私服 【シフク】 ordinary clothes (i.e. non-uniform), plain clothes, civilian clothes, casual wear, mufti, plainclothes police officer
- 呉服 【ゴフク】 cloth (for Japanese clothes), kimono fabrics, textile, drapery, dry goods, piece goods, silk fabrics
Readings
- Japanese names:
- はっ、 はつ、 はら
- Korean:
- bog
Spanish
- ropa
- admitir
- obedecer
Portuguese
- vestuário
- permitir
- obedecer
- descarregar
French
- habillement
- admettre
- obéir
- libérer (renvoi)
- avaler (médicament)
505 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
408 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
385 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
534 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3741 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
306 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
194 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
618 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.4 | Japanese for Busy People |
683 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
696 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
317 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1004 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1090 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
591 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
782 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1411 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
14345P | Morohashi |
878 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4775 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1399 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1501 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
476 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
312 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3967 | 2001 Kanji |
4b4.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-4 | SKIP code |
7724.7 | Four corner code |
1-41-94 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
670d | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
411 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 追求 【ツイキュウ】 pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.), search, chase, seeking after
- 追加 【ツイカ】 addition, supplement, appending, appendix
- 訴追 【ソツイ】 prosecution, indictment, impeachment
- 猛追 【モウツイ】 hot pursuit, hot chase
Kun reading compounds
- 追う 【おう】 to chase, to run after, to pursue, to follow after, to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.), to drive out, to get rid of, to oust, to expel, to drive (e.g. a herd), to be pressed (e.g. for time)
- 追手門学院大学 【おうてもんがくいんだいがく】 Otemon Gakuin University
Readings
- Japanese names:
- おい
- Korean:
- chu, toe
Spanish
- perseguir
- ahuyentar
- expulsar
- desterrar
- despedir
Portuguese
- caçar
- afastar
- seguir
- perseguir
- umquanto isso
French
- pourchasser
- chasser
- suivre
- poursuivre
- pendant ce temps (à suivre)
280 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
370 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
350 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
398 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4686 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
746 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
953 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
993 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1174 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1232 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
966 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
688 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3840 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1971 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2667 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1276 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
38836P | Morohashi |
3096 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6042 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1268 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1359 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
339 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
877 | 2001 Kanji |
2q6.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-3-6 | SKIP code |
3730.7 | Four corner code |
1-36-41 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
8ffd | Unicode hex code |
follow, though, notwithstanding, while, during, both, all, obey, submit to, comply, at the mercy of (the waves)
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1396 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 随意 【ズイイ】 voluntary, optional, free, elective
- 随一 【ズイイチ】 best, greatest, first
- 追随 【ツイズイ】 following (in the footsteps of), catching up with, coming level with
- 付随 【フズイ】 being incident to, being accompanied by, being collateral with, being attached to
Kun reading compounds
- 随に 【まにまに】 at the mercy of (e.g. the waves), with (e.g. the wind)
- 従う 【したがう】 to obey (an order, law, etc.), to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.), to follow, to observe, to conform to, to yield to, to follow (a person), to accompany, to go with, to go alongside (e.g. a river), to follow (e.g. a sign), to serve (as), to engage in (work)
Readings
- Korean:
- su
Spanish
- seguir
- acompañar
- complacer
- sin embargo
- a pesar de todo
Portuguese
- seguir
- embora
- não obstante
- enquanto
- durante
- ambos
- obedecer
- submeter-se
- concordar
- ao sabor (das ondas)
French
- suivre
- quoique
- néanmoins
- pendant
- les deux
- tout
- obéir
- se soumettre à
- se conformer à
- à la merci (des vagues)
1462 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1364 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
5004 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1712 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1878 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1564 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1741 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1864 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1792 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
745 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
765 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
454 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
573 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1306 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
41764P | Morohashi |
627 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6460 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1298 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1395 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1600 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3646 | 2001 Kanji |
2d8.10 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-9 | SKIP code |
1-3-8 | SKIP code |
1-2-8 | SKIP code |
7423.2 | Four corner code |
1-31-79 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
968f | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
38 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 者 【シャ】 person, -er, expert, geisha, prostitute
- 芸者 【ゲイシャ】 geisha, professional female entertainer, usu. at traditional banquets
- 加害者 【カガイシャ】 perpetrator, wrong-doer, aggressor, assailant, offender
Kun reading compounds
- 者 【もの】 person
- 者ども 【ものども】 you, people
- 弱き者 【よわきもの】 weak person, the weak
- 若い者 【わかいもの】 young person, young people, youth, youngsters, young employee, young manservant, young follower
Readings
- Korean:
- ja
Spanish
- persona
Portuguese
- alguém
- pessoa
French
- personne
- quelqu'un
235 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
314 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
298 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
22 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3685 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
56 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
240 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
769 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.6 | Japanese for Busy People |
164 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
164 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
148 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1578 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3980 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2047 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2765 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1264 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
28852 | Morohashi |
3211 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4698 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1256 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1345 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
19 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
302 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1478 | 2001 Kanji |
4c4.13 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-4-4 | SKIP code |
4-8-2 | SKIP code |
2-4-4 | SKIP code |
4460.0 | Four corner code |
1-28-52 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
8005 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
4 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 会 【カイ】 meeting, assembly, party, gathering, conference, athletic meet, society, association, club
- 会員 【カイイン】 member, the membership
- 例会 【レイカイ】 regular meeting
- 際会 【サイカイ】 meeting, facing, confronting
- 会 【エ】 gathering (esp. Buddhist, festive, etc.)
- 会釈 【エシャク】 slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude), nod, salutation, consideration, thoughtfulness
- 法会 【ホウエ】 Buddhist service (e.g. memorial service)
- 御斎会 【ゴサイエ】 imperial event at which high monks recited the Golden Light Sutra to pray for national security and good harvests (held annually at the palace from the 8th to the 14th of the first lunar month, between the Nara and Muromachi periods)
Kun reading compounds
- 会う 【あう】 to meet, to encounter, to see, to have an accident, to have a bad experience
- 逢うは別れの始め 【あうはわかれのはじめ】 we meet only to part, meeting is the first step to parting
- 会わせる 【あわせる】 to make (someone) to meet, to let (someone) meet, to expose to, to subject to
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あい、 い
- Korean:
- hoe, goe, gwal
Spanish
- asociación
- reunión
- encontrarse con
- reunirse
Portuguese
- encontro
- reunião
- festa
- associação
- entrevista
- une
French
- réunion
- rencontre
- meeting
- parti
- association
- entrevue
- rejoindre
54 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
93 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
87 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
12 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
381 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
116 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
14 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
454 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.1 | Japanese for Busy People |
158 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
158 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
59 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
47 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2512 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1275 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1741 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
759 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
460 | Morohashi |
2020 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
143 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
752 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
814 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
16 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
119 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2871 | 2001 Kanji |
2a4.19 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-4 | SKIP code |
2-3-3 | SKIP code |
8073.1 | Four corner code |
1-18-81 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
4f1a | Unicode hex code |
substitute, change, convert, replace, period, age, counter for decades of ages, eras, etc., generation, charge, rate, fee
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
66 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 代 【ダイ】 charge, cost, price, generation, age, (school) year, cohort, reign, era, a representative of, on behalf of, for (someone), switchboard number, counter for decades of ages, eras, etc., counter for generations (of inheritors to a throne, etc.), proxy application company, pronoun
- 代官 【ダイカン】 local governor (Edo period), local magistrate, bailiff, deputy official (Middle Ages), acting administrator
- 大時代 【オオジダイ】 old-fashioned, antiquated, anachronistic
- 次代 【ジダイ】 the next era
- 代謝 【タイシャ】 metabolism, renewal, regeneration, replacing the old with the new
- 代赭 【タイシャ】 red ocher (ochre)
- 永代 【エイタイ】 permanence, eternity
- 希代 【キタイ】 uncommon, rare, extraordinary, matchless
Kun reading compounds
- 替わる 【かわる】 to succeed, to relieve, to replace, to take the place of, to substitute for, to take over for, to represent, to hand over (telephone), to be exchanged, to change (places with), to switch
- 代わる代わる 【かわるがわる】 alternately, by turns
- 替わる 【かわる】 to succeed, to relieve, to replace, to take the place of, to substitute for, to take over for, to represent, to hand over (telephone), to be exchanged, to change (places with), to switch
- 代わる代わる 【かわるがわる】 alternately, by turns
- 代わり 【かわり】 substitute, replacement, substituting, replacing, stand-in, proxy, alternate, deputy, relief, successor, compensation, exchange, return, another helping, second helping, seconds, refill, upcoming program, upcoming programme
- 変わり目 【かわりめ】 turning point, change, transition, turn (of the tide, century, etc.), point of difference
- 代わり 【かわり】 substitute, replacement, substituting, replacing, stand-in, proxy, alternate, deputy, relief, successor, compensation, exchange, return, another helping, second helping, seconds, refill, upcoming program, upcoming programme
- 変わり目 【かわりめ】 turning point, change, transition, turn (of the tide, century, etc.), point of difference
- 替える 【かえる】 to replace, to convert, to change, to exchange, to interchange, to renew, to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
- 世 【よ】 world, society, public, life, lifetime, age, era, period, epoch, generation, reign, rule, the times, world (of existence)
- 代々 【よよ】 for generations, from generation to generation, generation after generation, through the ages
- 千代 【ちよ】 thousand years, very long period, forever
- 君が代 【きみがよ】 Imperial reign, Kimigayo (Japanese national anthem)
- 代 【しろ】 substitution, material, price, margin (e.g. for stapling, etc.), area required for something, shiro (unit of land area equal to one-fiftieth of a tan; approx. 19.83 m.sq.)
- 代物 【しろもの】 article, goods, product, fine thing, fellow, affair, stuff, prostitute, price, cost, money
- 地代 【ちだい】 land rent
- 阿代 【あしろ】 Ophidion asiro (species of cusk eel)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- す
- Korean:
- dae
Spanish
- generación
- reinado
- sustituir
- reemplazar
- relevar
Portuguese
- substituto
- mudança
- convertido
- repor
- período
- idade
- geração
- carga
- valor
- taxa
French
- substituer
- changer
- convertir
- remplacer
- période
- âge
- ère
- génération
- montant d'argent
- taux
- prix
- redevance
463 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
358 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
338 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
68 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
364 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
85 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
111 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
125 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.10 | Japanese for Busy People |
256 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
256 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
413 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
61 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
34 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
18 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
18 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1014 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
386 | Morohashi |
30 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
125 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1005 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1080 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
87 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
257 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2156 | 2001 Kanji |
2a3.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-2-3 | SKIP code |
2324.0 | Four corner code |
1-34-69 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
4ee3 | Unicode hex code |
开
4 strokes
- Radical:
- two hands, twenty 廾
- Parts:
- Variants:
open, initiate, begin, start
Readings
Spanish
Portuguese
French
2-1-3 | SKIP code |
1-84-17 | JIS X 0213-2000 kuten code |
5F00 | Unicode hex code |