1831 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1376 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
5393 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1985 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
768 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2596 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1531 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1632 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1731 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1410 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3946 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2033 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2744 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
601 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
24449P | Morohashi |
3181 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4045 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
594 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
638 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1840 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
1608 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 摩耗 【マモウ】 wear, abrasion
- 磨羯宮 【マカツキュウ】 Capricorn (10th zodiacal sign), the Goat
- 琢磨 【タクマ】 polish (jewels), cultivation
- 達磨 【ダルマ】 daruma, tumbling doll, round, red-painted good-luck doll in the shape of Bodhidharma, with a blank eye to be completed when a person's wish is granted, Bodhidharma, prostitute
Kun reading compounds
- 磨く 【みがく】 to polish, to shine, to burnish, to scour, to scrub, to brush (teeth), to grind (e.g. a lens), to refine (a skill, etc.), to improve, to hone, to polish (up), to cultivate (one's character)
- 擦る 【する】 to rub, to chafe, to strike (match), to file, to frost (glass), to lose (e.g. a match), to forfeit, to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- おさむ
- Korean:
- ma
Spanish
- pulido
- abrillantado
- pulir
- abrillantar
- lavarse los dientes
Portuguese
- moer
- polir
- explorar
- melhorar
- escovar (dentes)
French
- polir
- moudre
- récurer
- améliorer
- brosser (dents)
577 | 2001 Kanji |
3q13.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-3-13 | SKIP code |
3-11-5 | SKIP code |
0026.1 | Four corner code |
1-43-65 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
78e8 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
336 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 研究員 【ケンキュウイン】 researcher, lab worker
- 研究 【ケンキュウ】 study, research, investigation
- 予研 【ヨケン】 National Institute of Health
- 技研 【ギケン】 technical research institute
Kun reading compounds
- 研ぐ 【とぐ】 to sharpen, to hone, to whet, to grind, to wash (rice), to scour, to polish, to burnish
Readings
- Japanese names:
- のり
- Korean:
- yeon
Spanish
- estudio
- afilar
- pulir
Portuguese
- polir
- estudar
- afiar
French
- polir
- étudier
- aiguiser
204 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
290 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
272 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
426 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3180 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
583 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
231 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
875 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.8 | Japanese for Busy People |
896 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
918 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
297 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1398 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1456 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
771 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1046 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
682 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
24080 | Morohashi |
1132 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3991 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
675 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
729 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
284 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
325 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3355 | 2001 Kanji |
5a4.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-5-4 | SKIP code |
1164.0 | Four corner code |
1-24-06 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7814 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
559 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 紙 【シ】 newspaper
- 紙上 【シジョウ】 on paper, in the newspapers, in a letter
- 原稿用紙 【ゲンコウヨウシ】 Japanese writing paper (lined with a square grid, one square per character), manuscript paper
- 製紙 【セイシ】 papermaking, paper manufacture
Kun reading compounds
- 紙 【かみ】 paper
- 紙芝居 【かみしばい】 kamishibai, storytelling with pictures, form of Japanese street theater and storytelling (popular from the 1930s to the 1950s)
- インディア紙 【インディアかみ】 India paper
- 頸上 【くびかみ】 neckband, round upright collar (on some traditional Japanese clothing)
Readings
- Korean:
- ji
Spanish
- papel
- periódico
Portuguese
- Papel
French
- papier
85 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
148 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
132 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
501 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3510 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
362 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
236 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1953 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.2 | Japanese for Busy People |
180 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
180 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
243 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1517 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1654 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
879 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1197 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1846 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
27293 | Morohashi |
1302 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4455 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1829 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1971 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
456 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
194 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2756 | 2001 Kanji |
6a4.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-6-4 | SKIP code |
2294.0 | Four corner code |
1-27-70 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7d19 | Unicode hex code |