753 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1496 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1429A | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2615 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1812 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
23235 | Morohashi |
2110 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3927 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
Jinmeiyō variant of a jōyō kanji, used in names
2359 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 真言 【シンゴン】 mantra, Shingon sect
Kun reading compounds
- 真面目 【まじめ】 serious, earnest, sober, grave, honest, sincere
Readings
- Japanese names:
- さな、 ち、 まこ、 まさ、 まつ
- Korean:
- jin
Spanish
Portuguese
French
2k8.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-8 | SKIP code |
2280.1 | Four corner code |
2180.1 | Four corner code |
1-66-35 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
771e | Unicode hex code |
子
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
72 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 子 【シ】 child (esp. a boy), viscount, founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius), master, masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature), you, -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
- 子宮 【シキュウ】 womb, uterus
- 中性子 【チュウセイシ】 neutron
- 精子 【セイシ】 sperm, spermatozoon
- 主 【ス】 honorific (or familiar) suffix used after a name
- 恵比寿 【エビス】 Ebisu, god of fishing and commerce
- 久留子 【クルス】 cross sign
- 対子 【トイツ】 pair, eyes
- 七対子 【チートイツ】 seven pairs, winning hand composed of seven pairs
Kun reading compounds
- 子 【こ】 child, kid, teenager, youngster, young (non-adult) person, (one's) child, offspring, young woman, young (animal), offshoot, interest, new share, player who is not a dealer, young geisha, young prostitute, bird egg, -er (often of young women)
- 子 【こう】 child, interest
- 根っこ 【ねっこ】 root (of a plant), stump (of a tree), root (of a problem, etc.), base, foundation, origin, source
- 江戸っ子 【えどっこ】 (true) Tokyoite, Edoite, Tokyo native, Edokko
- 子 【ね】 the Rat (first sign of the Chinese zodiac), hour of the Rat (around midnight, 11pm to 1am, or 12 midnight to 2am), north, eleventh month of the lunar calendar
- 子忌み 【ねいみ】 collecting herbs and pulling out young pine trees by the roots (annual event held on the first day of the Rat of the New Year)
- 庚子 【かのえね】 Metal Rat (37th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1960, 2020, 2080)
- 甲子 【きのえね】 Wood Rat (1st term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1924, 1984, 2044)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- い、 き、 ぎ、 く、 け、 ねっ
- Korean:
- ja
Spanish
- chiquillo
- niño
Portuguese
- criança
French
- enfant
- signe de la 1ère branche terrestre
- signe du Rat (zodiaque)
- 23 h à 01 h
- Nord (0°)
31 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
40 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
25 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
56 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1264 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
61 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
43 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
38 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.18 | Japanese for Busy People |
103 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
103 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
69 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
455 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4196 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2125 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2872 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
96 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
6930 | Morohashi |
3390 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1281 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
95 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
99 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
42 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
18 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3547 | 2001 Kanji |
2c0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-3-1 | SKIP code |
4-2-1 | SKIP code |
1740.7 | Four corner code |
1-27-50 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5b50 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
44 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 内 【ナイ】 within ..., inside ...
- 内科 【ナイカ】 internal medicine, department of internal medicine
- 党内 【トウナイ】 party-internal, within the party
- 校内 【コウナイ】 within a school
- 内裏 【ダイリ】 imperial palace, festival dolls representing the emperor and the empress
- 内府 【ナイフ】 Minister of the Interior (669-1868), Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal (1885-1945)
- 境内 【ケイダイ】 grounds (esp. of shrines and temples), compound, churchyard, precincts
- 海内 【カイダイ】 the whole country
Kun reading compounds
- 内 【うち】 inside, within, while (e.g. one is young), during, within (e.g. a day), in the course of, among, amongst, (out) of, between, in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.), amidst, with (e.g. success), within oneself, one's feelings, inner thoughts, we, our company, our organization, one's home, one's family, my spouse, my husband, my wife, signed on behalf of (husband's name) by his wife, I, me, imperial palace grounds, emperor
- 内々 【うちうち】 private, confidential, informal, secret, (within the) family circle, (on the) inside
- 幕内 【まくうち】 makuuchi, top division (of professional sumo)
- お家 【おうち】 your home, your family, their home, their family, (my) home
Readings
- Japanese names:
- いと、 ただ、 ち、 のち
- Korean:
- nae, nab
Spanish
- interior
- dentro de
- privado
Portuguese
- interior
- dentro
- entre
- dentre
- casa
French
- intérieur
- dedans
- entre
- parmi
- maison
489 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
207 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
364 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
51 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
82 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
132 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
345 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
81 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.4 | Japanese for Busy People |
84 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
84 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
152 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
160 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4277 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2162 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2914 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1028 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
1512 | Morohashi |
3466 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
386 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1019 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1095 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
77 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
99 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1653 | 2001 Kanji |
0a4.23 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-4-4 | SKIP code |
4022.7 | Four corner code |
1-38-66 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5185 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
406 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 親 【シン】 intimacy, closeness, friendliness, close relative, pro- (e.g. pro-American)
- 親衛 【シンエイ】 monarch's guards
- 懇親 【コンシン】 friendship, intimacy
- 近親 【キンシン】 near relative
Kun reading compounds
- 親 【おや】 parent, parents, mother and father, dealer, banker, founder, inventor, (pet) owner, key, parent (organization), main, ancestor, forefather
- 親方 【おやかた】 master, boss, chief, foreman, supervisor, stable master, craftsman, artisan, foster parent
- 生みの親 【うみのおや】 biological parent, founder, creator
- 里親 【さとおや】 foster parent, foster parents, (pet) caretaker
- 親しい 【したしい】 close (e.g. friend), familiar, friendly, intimate, familiar (e.g. story), well-known (to one), close (relatives), closely related
- 親しむ 【したしむ】 to be intimate with, to befriend
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ぎ、 ちか、 のり
- Korean:
- chin
Spanish
- padre
- madre
- familiares
- íntimo
- personalmente
- padres
- hacerse amigo
- intimar
Portuguese
- pai
- intimidade
- parente
- familiaridade
- crupiê
French
- parent
- parenté
- intimité
- familiarité
- donneur (cartes)
260 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
166 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
149 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
381 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4293 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
211 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
248 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2544 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.6 | Japanese for Busy People |
175 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
175 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
249 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1647 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2264 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1172 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1599 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1518 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
34918 | Morohashi |
1799 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
5534 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1504 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1621 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
315 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
237 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
457 | 2001 Kanji |
5b11.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-9-7 | SKIP code |
0691.0 | Four corner code |
1-31-38 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
89aa | Unicode hex code |
王
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N3
684 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 王 【オウ】 king, ruler, sovereign, monarch, tycoon, magnate, champion, master, king (of the senior player)
- 王女 【オウジョ】 princess
- 竜王 【リュウオウ】 Dragon King, promoted rook
- 大王 【ダイオウ】 great king
Readings
- Japanese names:
- おお、 おおきみ、 わ
- Korean:
- wang
Spanish
- rey
- regla
- magnate
Portuguese
- rei
- regra
- magnata
- governo
French
- roi
- régner
- magnat
49 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
47 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
5 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
499 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2922 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
310 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
733 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
90 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
294 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
294 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
577 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1315 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4247 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2145 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2895 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
261 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
20823 | Morohashi |
3439 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3619 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
255 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
271 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
26 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3172 | 2001 Kanji |
4f0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-4-1 | SKIP code |
1010.4 | Four corner code |
1-18-06 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
738b | Unicode hex code |