754 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
669 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
640 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1127 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3140 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
674 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1561 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1637 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
848 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
867 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
976 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1387 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1504 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
796 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1084 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1479 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
23318 | Morohashi |
1172 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3935 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1467 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1577 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
725 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N1
1527 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 眼 【ガン】 eye, insight, vision, power of observation, gist, main point, hole
- 眼科 【ガンカ】 ophthalmology
- 主眼 【シュガン】 main purpose, chief aim, focus, main point, gist, essence
- 象嵌 【ゾウガン】 inlay, inlaying, damascening
- 慈眼 【ジゲン】 merciful eye (of a Buddha or a bodhisattva watching humanity)
- 開眼 【カイガン】 enlightenment, spiritual awakening, opening one's eyes to the truth, reaching one's peak (as a performer, etc.), reaching the highest echelons, gaining eyesight, restoring eyesight, opening the eyes, filling out the eyes (of a Buddha) as the last step of consecrating a new statue or picture, ceremony where a newly made image or idol is consecrated
Kun reading compounds
- 眼 【まなこ】 eye, eyeball, pupil and (dark) iris of the eye, insight, perceptivity, power of observation, look, field of vision, core, center, centre, essence
- 血眼 【ちまなこ】 bloodshot eyes, (doing something in a) frenzy
- 百眼 【ひゃくまなこ】 using multiple simple paper masks to represent different emotions in a play (from the middle of the Edo period), simple paper mask
- 目 【め】 eye, eyeball, eyesight, sight, vision, look, stare, gaze, glance, notice, attention, observation, eyes (of the world, public, etc.), an experience, viewpoint, discrimination, discernment, judgement, eye (e.g. for quality), (an) appearance, chance (of success), possibility (of a good result), spacing (between crossed strands of a net, mesh, etc.), opening, stitch, texture, weave, grain (of wood, paper), eye (of a storm, needle, etc.), intersection (on a go board), square (on a chessboard), dot (on a dice), pip, rolled number, graduation, division (of a scale), tooth (of a saw, comb, etc.), ordinal number suffix, somewhat, -ish, point (e.g. of change)
- 眼鏡 【めがね】 glasses, eyeglasses, spectacles, judgment, judgement, discrimination, discernment, insight
- 血眼 【ちまなこ】 bloodshot eyes, (doing something in a) frenzy
- 遠目 【とおめ】 distant view, looking from a distance, being able to see a long distance, good long-distance vision, farsightedness
Readings
- Korean:
- an
Spanish
- ojo
- vista
- perspicacia
- punto principal
Portuguese
- globo ocular
French
- globe oculaire
3965 | 2001 Kanji |
5c6.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-5-6 | SKIP code |
6703.2 | Four corner code |
1-20-67 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
773c | Unicode hex code |
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 窩縁 【カエン】 cavity margin (e.g. tooth, body)
- 蜂窩 【ホウカ】 beehive, hive, honeycomb
- 直腸子宮窩 【チョクチョウシキュウカ】 rectouterine pouch, pouch of Douglas
- 腋窩 【エキカ】 armpit, axilla
- 山窩 【サンカ】 group of mountain nomads (in Japan), group of mountain people, the Sanka
Readings
- Korean:
- wa
Spanish
Portuguese
French
3333 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
25579 | Morohashi |
4208 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
3m11.10 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-11 | SKIP code |
3022.7 | Four corner code |
1-67-61 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7aa9 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
27 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 前 【ゼン】 last (i.e. immediately preceding), previous, ex-, former, pre- (e.g. premodern), before, before, earlier
- 前衛 【ゼンエイ】 advance guard, vanguard, avant-garde, forward (player)
- 中前 【チュウゼン】 front of center field, front of centre field
- 風前 【フウゼン】 where the wind blows
Kun reading compounds
- 前 【まえ】 in front (of), before (e.g. a building), before, earlier, previously, prior, ago, (minutes) to (the hour), (the) front, frontal part, fore, head (e.g. of a line), forward, ahead, (in the) presence (of), in front (of someone), previous (e.g. page), prior (e.g. engagement), first (e.g. half), former (e.g. example), portion, helping, front (of one's body or clothing), breast (of a coat, kimono, etc.), privates, private parts, criminal record, previous conviction, (a) prior
- 前売り 【まえうり】 advance sale, booking
- 左前 【ひだりまえ】 wearing a kimono with the right side over the left (normally used only for the dead), going badly (one's business, one's fortune, the economy), being in a bad financial situation, front left, front and left, before and left
- 出前 【でまえ】 home delivery (of food), outside catering
Readings
- Japanese names:
- さき、 さと、 まい
- Korean:
- jeon
Spanish
- antes
- delante de
Portuguese
- em frente
- antes
French
- devant
- avant
102 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
177 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
159 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
38 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
595 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
139 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
23 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
921 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.3 | Japanese for Busy People |
47 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
47 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
29 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
196 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2819 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1453 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1957 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
296 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
2011X | Morohashi |
2266 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
490 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
290 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
309 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
53 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
182 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
943 | 2001 Kanji |
2o7.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-6 | SKIP code |
2-2-7 | SKIP code |
8022.1 | Four corner code |
1-33-16 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
524d | 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 |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N2
1092 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 皮肉 【ヒニク】 irony, sarcasm, cynicism, satire, unexpected, different from what one expected, not as one had planned, (only) surface, something superficial, skin and bone, body
- 皮革 【ヒカク】 leather, hide
- 表皮 【ヒョウヒ】 epidermis, cuticle, bark, epidermis, facade
- 上皮 【ウワカワ】 outer layer (e.g. of skin), cuticle, epidermis, bark, rind, crust, film (on the surface of a liquid), scum, epithelium
Kun reading compounds
- 皮 【かわ】 skin, hide, pelt, fur, rind, peel, husk, bark, shell, sheath, wrapping, mask (hiding one's true nature), seeming
- 皮切り 【かわきり】 beginning, start
- 一皮 【ひとかわ】 unmasking
- 薄皮 【うすかわ】 thin skin
Readings
- Korean:
- pi
Spanish
- pellejo
- piel
- cuero
- pelaje
Portuguese
- pelego
- pele
- esconder
- couro
French
- peau
- cuir
- fourrure
- radical peau (no. 107)
307 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
396 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
374 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
939 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3109 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
863 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
755 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
975 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1008 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1144 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1367 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3771 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1923 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2615 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
810 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
22823 | Morohashi |
3037 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3878 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
802 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
865 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
258 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1667 | 2001 Kanji |
2h3.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-3-2 | SKIP code |
4-5-4 | SKIP code |
4024.7 | Four corner code |
1-40-73 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
76ae | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N4
389 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 質 【シツ】 quality, value, nature, inherent quality, character, logical quality
- 質疑 【シツギ】 question, interpellation
- 変質 【ヘンシツ】 alteration (of character or essence), change in quality, transformation, deterioration, degeneration, transmutation, perversion (esp. sexual)
- タンパク質 【タンパクシツ】 protein
- 質 【シチ】 pawn, pawned article, pledge, security, guarantee
- 質屋 【シチヤ】 pawnshop
- 入質 【ニュウシチ】 pawning
- 流質 【リュウシチ】 forfeiting a pawned article
- 入質 【ニュウシチ】 pawning
- 流質 【リュウシチ】 forfeiting a pawned article
Kun reading compounds
- 質 【たち】 nature (of a person), disposition, temperament, nature (of something), character, kind, sort
- たちが良い 【たちがいい】 good-natured, of good character
- 質す 【ただす】 to ask (about), to inquire, to enquire, to question, to make sure of
Readings
- Korean:
- jil, ji
Spanish
- substancia
- contenido
- simplicidad
- calidad
- depósito
- custodia
Portuguese
- substância
- qualidade
- matéria
- temperamento
French
- substance
- matière
- qualité
- tempérament
628 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
726 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
699 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
369 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4518 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
325 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
253 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2395 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.16 | Japanese for Busy People |
176 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
176 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
238 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1737 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3483 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1796 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2445 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1146 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
36833 | Morohashi |
2808 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
5817 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1137 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1219 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
359 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
808 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2661 | 2001 Kanji |
7b8.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-8-7 | SKIP code |
2-13-2 | SKIP code |
7280.6 | Four corner code |
1-28-33 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
8cea | Unicode hex code |