| 3151 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 23600 | Morohashi |
| 3954 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2842 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2859 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
2326 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 瞑想 【メイソウ】 meditation (with closed eyes), contemplation
- 瞑眩 【メイケン】 dizziness, temporary side-effects of taking Chinese herbal medicine
- 冥々 【メイメイ】 dark, invisible
- 眩瞑 【ゲンメイ】 dizziness
Kun reading compounds
- 瞑する 【めいする】 to close one's eyes, to sleep, to rest in peace
- 瞑る 【つぶる】 to close (one's eyes), to shut
- 瞑る 【つぶる】 to close (one's eyes), to shut
Readings
- Korean:
- myeong, myeon
Spanish
Portuguese
French
| 5c10.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-5-10 | SKIP code |
| 6708.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-66-52 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7791 | Unicode hex code |
目
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N4
76 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 目 【モク】 order, item (of a budget revision, etc.), counter for go pieces, counter for surrounded positions
- 目撃 【モクゲキ】 witnessing, observing, sighting
- 着目 【チャクモク】 attention, giving one's attention, focusing
- 細目 【サイモク】 particulars, details, specified items
- 耳目 【ジモク】 eyes and ears, seeing and hearing, one's attention, one's interest
- 不面目 【フメンボク】 shame, disgrace
Kun reading compounds
- 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)
- 目当て 【めあて】 mark, guide, landmark, purpose, aim, goal, intention, end, sight (on a firearm)
- 蛇の目 【じゃのめ】 bull's-eye (pattern), double ring (pattern), umbrella with bull's-eye pattern
- 負い目 【おいめ】 (feeling of) indebtedness, feeling obliged
Readings
- Japanese names:
- さかん、 さがん、 さっか、 さつか
- Korean:
- mog
Spanish
- ojo
- mirada
- percepción
Portuguese
- olho
- classe
- olhar
- visão
- experiência
- atenção
- favor
French
- oeil
- regard
- aperçu
- numérateur ordinal
- expérience
- classe
- faveur
- pièce (Go)
| 25 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 30 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 72 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 65 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3127 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 22 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 75 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 191 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.11 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 55 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 55 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 168 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1376 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3777 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1927 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2619 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 15 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 23105 | Morohashi |
| 3043 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3906 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 15 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 15 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 91 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 48 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3979 | 2001 Kanji |
| 5c0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-3-2 | SKIP code |
| 4-5-1 | SKIP code |
| 6010.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-44-60 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 76ee | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
41 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 合 【ゴウ】 gō, traditional unit of volume, approx. 180 ml, gō, traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 square meters, one-tenth of the distance from the base to the summit of a mountain, conjunction, sum, total, synthesis (in dialectics), minor premise (in hetuvidya), counter for covered containers, counter for matches, battles, etc.
- 合意 【ゴウイ】 (coming to an) agreement, consent, mutual understanding, accord, consensus
- 複合 【フクゴウ】 composite, combined, complex
- 整合 【セイゴウ】 adjustment, coordination, integration, conformity
- 合宿 【ガッシュク】 lodging together, training camp, boarding house
- 合作 【ガッサク】 collaboration, joint work
- 合戦 【カッセン】 battle, fight, fighting, engagement, contest
- 合羽 【カッパ】 raincoat
Kun reading compounds
- 合う 【あう】 to come together, to merge, to unite, to meet, to fit, to match, to suit, to agree with, to be correct, to be profitable, to be equitable, to do ... to each other, to do ... together
- 合うも不思議、合わぬも不思議 【あうもふしぎ、あわぬもふしぎ】 dreams and fortune-telling are hit-and-miss
- 合い 【あい】 between-season wear, spring and autumn clothing, spring and fall clothing, together, condition, situation, state, -ish
- 合言葉 【あいことば】 password, watchword, motto, slogan
- 立会い 【たちあい】 presence (e.g. of an observer), observation, observer, witness, trading session (at an exchange), rising from a crouch to charge, initial charge, face-off
- 地合い 【じあい】 texture (cloth, fabric, paper), market tone, undertone, balance between the position of white and black stones
- 合わす 【あわす】 to match (rhythm, speed, etc.), to join together, to unite, to combine, to add up, to face, to be opposite (someone), to compare, to check with, to cause to meet (e.g. an unpleasant fate), to place together, to connect, to overlap, to mix, to combine, to put blade to blade, to fight
- 合わせる 【あわせる】 to match (rhythm, speed, etc.), to join together, to unite, to combine, to add up, to face, to be opposite (someone), to compare, to check with, to cause to meet (e.g. an unpleasant fate), to place together, to connect, to overlap, to mix, to combine, to put blade to blade, to fight
- 合わせる顔がない 【あわせるかおがない】 too ashamed to meet
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あう、 あん、 い、 か、 こう、 ごお、 に、 ね、 や、 わい
- Korean:
- hab
Spanish
- adecuado
- apropiado
- correcto
- sentar bien
- ser adecuado
- ser correcto
- hacer juego
Portuguese
- encaixe
- unir
French
- correspondre
- convenir
- joindre
- go (0,18 l ou 0,33 m)
| 77 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 134 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 121 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 46 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 383 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 195 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 135 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 270 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.2 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 159 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 159 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 271 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 284 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2511 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1274 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1740 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 259 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 3287 | Morohashi |
| 2019 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 715 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 253 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 269 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 33 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 124 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2877 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2a4.18 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-4 | SKIP code |
| 8060.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-25-71 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5408 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1757 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 手のひら 【テノヒラ】 palm (of the hand)
- 掌握 【ショウアク】 grasping, seizing, holding, commanding, having control over
- 合掌 【ガッショウ】 pressing one's hands together in prayer, triangular frame of a thatched roof, yours sincerely, yours truly, sincerely yours
- 鞅掌 【オウショウ】 being busy with
Kun reading compounds
- 手のひら 【てのひら】 palm (of the hand)
- 手のひら返し 【てのひらがえし】 sudden reversal (of behavior, opinion, attitude, etc.), about-face, flip-flop
- 手のひら 【てのひら】 palm (of the hand)
- 掌の玉 【たなごころのたま】 apple of one's eye
Readings
- Korean:
- jang
Spanish
- manipular
- controlar
- palma de la mano
Portuguese
- manipular
- regra
- administrar
- conduta
- palma de mão
French
- paume
- manipuler
- administrer
- diriger
- gouverner
| 1402 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1618 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1366 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1210 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1360 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1748 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 499 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 508 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1677 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 850 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3215 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1666 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2256 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 809 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 12248 | Morohashi |
| 2602 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2200 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 801 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 864 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1537 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1047 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3n9.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-5-7 | SKIP code |
| 2-3-9 | SKIP code |
| 9050.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-30-24 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 638c | Unicode hex code |