37 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
53 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
65 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
266 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3095 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
79 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
73 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
216 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.2 | Japanese for Busy People |
205 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
205 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
44 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1362 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4305 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2175 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2929 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
37 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
22678 | Morohashi |
3493 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3863 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
37 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
37 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
242 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
46 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
白
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
483 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 白 【ハク】 white, striped mullet fry (Mugil cephalus), (spoken) line (in a play, film, etc.), one's lines, white dragon tile, winning hand with a pung (or kong) of white dragon tiles, Belgium, white person, Caucasian
- 白衣 【ハクイ】 white clothes, white robe, white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.), commoner without rank (in ancient China), layperson
- 美白 【ビハク】 beautifully white (esp. of skin), whitening (of skin, teeth, etc.)
- 漂白 【ヒョウハク】 blanching, bleaching
- 白衣 【ハクイ】 white clothes, white robe, white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.), commoner without rank (in ancient China), layperson
- 白夜 【ビャクヤ】 night under the midnight sun, white night (at extreme latitudes), night during which the sun doesn't set
- 敬白 【ケイハク】 yours sincerely, sincerely yours, yours truly
- 恐惶敬白 【キョウコウケイハク】 very truly yours, very respectfully yours
Kun reading compounds
- 白 【しろ】 white, innocence, innocent person, blank space, white stone, white dragon tile, skewered grilled pig intestine
- 白い 【しろい】 white
- 面白 【おもしろ】 amusing, funny, interesting
- 蘿蔔 【すずしろ】 daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus)
- 白い 【しろい】 white
- 白色 【しろいろ】 white
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あき、 か、 はっ
- Korean:
- baeg, bae
Spanish
- blanco
Portuguese
- branco
French
- blanc
878 | 2001 Kanji |
4c1.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-5-2 | SKIP code |
2600.0 | Four corner code |
1-39-82 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
767d | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1890 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 鉢 【ハチ】 bowl, pot, basin, flowerpot, crown, brainpan
- 鉢植え 【ハチウエ】 potted plant, potting
- 乳鉢 【ニュウバチ】 mortar
- 衣鉢 【イハツ】 mysteries of one's master's art, robes and a bowl (monk's key possessions auctioned off at his funeral), transmission of the dharma from master to disciple (in Zen)
- 托鉢 【タクハツ】 religious mendicancy, asking for alms, monk's begging, going with one's bowl to the meditation hall at mealtime (in a Zen temple)
- 衣鉢 【イハツ】 mysteries of one's master's art, robes and a bowl (monk's key possessions auctioned off at his funeral), transmission of the dharma from master to disciple (in Zen)
Readings
- Korean:
- bal
Spanish
- tazón
- escudilla
- cuenco
- choque de cabezas
Portuguese
- taça
- balde de arroz
- pote
- coroa
French
- bol
- bol à riz
- pot
- couronne
1705 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1936 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4840 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1846 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1945 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1820 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1969 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1597 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1815 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2144 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1123 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1524 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
277 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
40317 | Morohashi |
1708 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6249 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
271 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
289 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1681 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2855 | 2001 Kanji |
8a5.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-8-5 | SKIP code |
8513.0 | Four corner code |
1-40-13 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
9262 | Unicode hex code |
scroll, volume, book, part, roll up, wind up, tie, coil, counter for texts (or book scrolls)
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N2
944 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 巻 【カン】 volume (of book), reel (of film), scroll (of books or paintings), roll (paper, etc.)
- 巻末 【カンマツ】 end of a book
- 圧巻 【アッカン】 highlight, best part, stunning, incredible, spectacular, breathtaking, to stun, to amaze, to impress, to overwhelm (with emotion)
- 通巻 【ツウカン】 consecutive number of volumes, total number of volumes
- 巻雲 【ケンウン】 cirrus (cloud)
- 巻纓 【ケンエイ】 rolled tail (of a traditional Japanese hat), looped tail
- 席巻 【セッケン】 sweeping (over, across), conquering, overwhelming
Kun reading compounds
- 巻く 【まく】 to wind, to coil, to roll, to wear (e.g. turban, scarf), to envelope, to shroud, to outflank, to skirt, to link (verse), to move ahead (three hours, etc.), to move up
- 巻 【まき】 roll (e.g. of cloth), winding (e.g. watch), volume (of book), speeding up, heel (of a Japanese sandal)
- 巻き返し 【まきかえし】 rally, recovery, comeback, rollback, winding (thread, etc.)
- 絵巻 【えまき】 picture scroll
- 鉢巻 【はちまき】 headband
- 巻 【まき】 roll (e.g. of cloth), winding (e.g. watch), volume (of book), speeding up, heel (of a Japanese sandal)
- 巻き返し 【まきかえし】 rally, recovery, comeback, rollback, winding (thread, etc.)
- 絵巻 【えまき】 picture scroll
- 鉢巻 【はちまき】 headband
Readings
- Korean:
- gweon
Spanish
- enrollar
- rollo
- volumen
- tomo
- liar
Portuguese
- rolo
- volume
- livro
- parte
- enrolar
- laço
- mola
- sufixo para contagem de para textos (em livros)
French
- rouleau
- livre
- tome
- volume
- partie
- enrouler
- envelopper
- compteur de textes (manuscrits roulés)
841 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
826 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
636 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1466 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
885 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
493 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
975 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
507 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
516 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
715 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
555 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3273 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1691 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2298 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1215 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
8759P | Morohashi |
2645 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1545 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1207 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1292 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
878 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1056 | 2001 Kanji |
0a9.11 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-6-3 | SKIP code |
4-9-2 | SKIP code |
9071.7 | Four corner code |
1-20-12 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5dfb | Unicode hex code |