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
1089 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 隠滅 【インメツ】 destruction (esp. of evidence), spoliation, suppression, hiding, concealment
- 陰謀 【インボウ】 plot, intrigue, scheme, conspiracy, agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
- 退隠 【タイイン】 retirement (from an official position)
- 大隠 【タイイン】 enlightened hermit
- 隠密 【オンミツ】 secret, clandestine, covert, stealthy, spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.), secret agent
- 隠形 【オンギョウ】 invisibility (through magic)
Kun reading compounds
- 隠す 【かくす】 to hide, to conceal
- 隠し 【かくし】 hiding, concealing, being hidden, being concealed, pocket
- 隠し引き出し 【かくしひきだし】 secret drawer, hidden drawer
- 釘隠 【くぎかくし】 nail hider, nailhead cover, decorative object which conceals the head of a nail
- 雉隠 【きじかくし】 Asparagus schoberioides
- 隠れる 【かくれる】 to hide, to conceal oneself, to take cover, to disappear (behind), to be hidden (by), to be covered, to go out of sight, to live in seclusion, to retire (from the world), to be unknown (e.g. of a talent), to be undiscovered, to be hidden (e.g. of a meaning), to pass away (of a person of high position)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- お、 がくし
- Korean:
- eun
Spanish
- ocultar
- esconder
- cubrir
- esconderse
- estar escondido
Portuguese
- esconder
- esconderijo
- capa
French
- dissimuler
- cacher
- couvrir
1014 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1511 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
5020 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1374 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1881 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2074 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
868 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
887 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1235 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
749 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
873 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
502 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
645 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1322 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
41836P | Morohashi |
713 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6480 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1313 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1410 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1740 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3658 | 2001 Kanji |
2d11.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-11 | SKIP code |
7223.7 | Four corner code |
1-17-03 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
96a0 | Unicode hex code |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level N1
2168 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 慧眼 【ケイガン】 keen eye, quick eye, sharp eye, keen insight, keen perception
- 慧敏 【ケイビン】 clever, of quick intellect
- 恵 【エ】 wisdom, enlightenment, prajñā (one of the three divisions of the noble eightfold path), wisdom
- 慧眼 【エゲン】 the wisdom eye
- 遅知恵 【オソヂエ】 delayed mental development, cognitive delay, late-developing intelligence, hindsight, wisdom after the event
- 入れ知恵 【イレヂエ】 putting an idea into someone's head, suggestion, hint
Readings
- Japanese names:
- さと、 さとし、 さとる、 あきら、 とし
- Korean:
- hye
Spanish
- inteligencia
- astucia
- sabiduría
Portuguese
French
1753 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
2392 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2076 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
3485 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1798 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2447 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
11116X | Morohashi |
2810 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1964 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
2851 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2866 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
4k11.16 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-8-7 | SKIP code |
5533.7 | Four corner code |
1-23-37 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6167 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1369 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 鶴首 【カクシュ】 looking forward to
- 鶴首して待つ 【カクシュシテマツ】 to wait expectantly, to be full of anticipation, to long for
- 鶏群の一鶴 【ケイグンノイッカク】 a swan among ducklings, a diamond among stones, a great figure among the common run of men
- 閑雲野鶴 【カンウンヤカク】 life in natural setting, free from worldly cares
Kun reading compounds
- 鶴 【つる】 crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
- 鶴岡工業高等専門学校 【つるおかこうぎょうこうとうせんもんがっこう】 Tsuruoka National College of Technology
- 白鶴 【はくつる】 Hakutsuru (brand of sake)
- 掃き溜めに鶴 【はきだめにつる】 a jewel in a dunghill
Readings
- Japanese names:
- たず、 ず、 か、 つ、 づ
- Korean:
- hag
Spanish
- grulla
- cigüeña
Portuguese
French
- grue
- cigogne
1120 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
5365 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1917 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
2926 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2277 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
950 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
2326 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1201 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1641 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1962 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
47185 | Morohashi |
1850 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6995 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1943 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2093 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1650 | 2001 Kanji |
11b10.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-10-11 | SKIP code |
4722.7 | Four corner code |
1-36-65 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
9db4 | Unicode hex code |