130 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
11 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
67 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
73 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
33 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
82 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
74 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
265 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1.A | Japanese for Busy People |
14 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
14 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
11 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1363 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2519 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1279 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1746 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
38 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
22679 | Morohashi |
2026 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3864 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
38 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
38 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
218 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
50 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
163 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 百 【ヒャク】 hundred, 100
- 100億 【ヒャクオク】 10,000,000,000, ten billion
- 900 【キュウヒャク】 900, nine hundred, fool, idiot
- 500 【ゴヒャク】 500, five hundred, many
- 凡百 【ボンピャク】 various, many, all kinds of
Kun reading compounds
- 百 【もも】 hundred, 100, (a great) many
- 百重 【ももえ】 piling up highly, becoming a large pile
Readings
- Japanese names:
- お、 ど、 どう、 なり、 ひゃっ、 ひゅく、 も、 もんど、 ゆう
- Korean:
- baeg, maeg
Spanish
- cien
- muchos
Portuguese
- cem
French
- cent
3178 | 2001 Kanji |
4c2.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-4 | SKIP code |
4-6-1 | SKIP code |
1060.0 | Four corner code |
1-41-20 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
767e | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
1940 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 尺 【シャク】 shaku (unit of distance approximately equal to 30.3 cm), rule, measure, scale, length
- 尺度 【シャクド】 gauge, standard, measure, criterion, index, length, size, (measuring) rule, scale
- 大尺 【ダイシャク】 large shaku (approx. 35.6cm)
- 対数尺 【タイスウジャク】 logarithmic scale
- 尺寸 【シャクスン】 (something) tiny, trifle
- 尺地 【セキチ】 small plot of land
- 咫尺 【シセキ】 very short distance
Kun reading compounds
- 尺 【さし】 ruler, measure
- 畳尺 【たたみじゃく】 folding ruler, collapsible ruler
Readings
- Korean:
- cheog
Spanish
- regla
- medida
- antigua unidad de medida
Portuguese
- shaku
- pé Japonês
- medida
- escala
- regra
French
- shaku (30,303 cm)
- mesure
- échelle
- règle
895 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
884 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1842 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1377 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1781 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1227 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
96 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1895 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
2071 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
762 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
521 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4248 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2146 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2896 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1079 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
7632 | Morohashi |
3440 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1404 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1070 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1151 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
830 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3762 | 2001 Kanji |
3r1.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-4-1 | SKIP code |
3-3-1 | SKIP code |
7780.7 | Four corner code |
1-28-60 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5c3a | Unicode hex code |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
2416 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 竿 【カン】 counter for poles, rods, etc.
- 竿頭 【カントウ】 top of a pole
- 一竿 【イッカン】 one pole (esp. used for fishing poles), one rod
- 三竿 【サンカン】 broad daylight
Kun reading compounds
- 竿 【さお】 rod, pole, neck (of a shamisen, etc.), shamisen, beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance), single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese), penis, counter for flags (on poles), counter for long, thin Japanese sweets (e.g. yōkan)
- 竿姉妹 【さおしまい】 women who have had sex with the same man, pole sisters
- 殻竿 【からざお】 flail (for threshing grain)
Readings
- Korean:
- gan
Spanish
- palo
- barra
- vara
- caña
Portuguese
French
3369 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
3259 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2288 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
25854 | Morohashi |
4250 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
2632 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2676 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
6f3.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-6-3 | SKIP code |
8840.1 | Four corner code |
1-20-40 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7aff | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
433 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 頭 【トウ】 counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle), counter for insects in a collection, counter for helmets, masks, etc.
- 頭角 【トウカク】 top of the head
- 教頭 【キョウトウ】 deputy head teacher, vice principal
- 会頭 【カイトウ】 society president
- 頭 【ズ】 head
- 頭打ち 【アタマウチ】 reaching a peak, reaching the limit, plateauing, maxing out
- 馬頭 【メズ】 horse-headed demon (in hell)
- 竜頭 【リュウズ】 crown (of a watch), stem, canon (of a bell), something in the shape of a dragon's head (esp. a helmet crest)
- 頭 【トウ】 counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle), counter for insects in a collection, counter for helmets, masks, etc.
- 頭角 【トウカク】 top of the head
- 鳥兜 【トリカブト】 aconite (esp. species Aconitum japonicum), wolfsbane, monkshood, traditional bugaku hat
Kun reading compounds
- 頭 【あたま】 head, hair (on one's head), mind, brains, intellect, leader, chief, boss, captain, top, tip, beginning, start, head, person, down payment, deposit, top structural component of a kanji, pair
- 頭打ち 【あたまうち】 reaching a peak, reaching the limit, plateauing, maxing out
- 石頭 【いしあたま】 obstinate person, stubbornness, pigheadedness, hard head (like a rock)
- ごま塩頭 【ごましおあたま】 salt and pepper hair, dark hair streaked with gray
- 頭 【あたま】 head, hair (on one's head), mind, brains, intellect, leader, chief, boss, captain, top, tip, beginning, start, head, person, down payment, deposit, top structural component of a kanji, pair
- 頭文字 【かしらもじ】 first letter of a word, capital letter (at the start of a word or sentence), initials (of one's name)
- お頭 【おかしら】 leader, chief, head, boss, (another person's) head
- 鯛の尾より鰯の頭 【たいのおよりいわしのかしら】 better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion
- 頭 【かぶり】 head
- 頭を振る 【かぶりをふる】 to shake one's head (in denial)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- かみ、 がみ、 ちゃん、 つむり、 づ
- Korean:
- du
Spanish
- cabeza
- principio
- delantera
Portuguese
- cabeça
- sufixo para contagem de animais grandes
French
- tête
- compteur de gros animaux
294 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
203 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
186 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
386 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4469 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
519 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
275 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2504 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
276 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
276 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
166 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1889 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2019 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1073 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1450 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1453 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
43490 | Morohashi |
1604 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6639 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1441 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1549 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
234 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
238 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3061 | 2001 Kanji |
9a7.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-7-9 | SKIP code |
1118.6 | Four corner code |
1-38-12 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
982d | Unicode hex code |