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 |
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 穿孔 【センコウ】 perforation, punching, boring, drilling
- 穿孔位置 【センコウイチ】 punch position, punching position
Kun reading compounds
- 穿つ 【うがつ】 to drill, to bore, to pierce, to pass through, to hit the mark, to get to the heart of (the matter), to be true to (nature), to put on, to wear
- 履く 【はく】 to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear), to wear, to affix (a sword to one's hip), to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
Readings
- Korean:
- cheon
Spanish
Portuguese
French
3323 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
2800 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1941 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
25436 | Morohashi |
2251 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4198 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
2616 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2661 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
3m7.10 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-7 | SKIP code |
2-3-6 | SKIP code |
3024.1 | Four corner code |
1-32-92 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7a7f | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N2
672 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 鉄 【テツ】 iron (Fe), steel, iron (will, discipline, lady, etc.), railway, railway enthusiast
- 鉄製 【テッセイ】 made of iron
- 国鉄 【コクテツ】 national railway, Japan National Railways (1949-1987)
- 新日本製鐵 【シンニッポンセイテツ】 Nippon Steel Corporation
Kun reading compounds
- 黒金 【くろがね】 iron
Readings
- Japanese names:
- けん、 てっ
- Korean:
- cheol
Spanish
- hierro
- acero
Portuguese
- ferro
French
- fer
283 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
374 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
353 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
327 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4844 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
242 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
976 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1948 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.1 | Japanese for Busy People |
312 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
312 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
147 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1814 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2147 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1126 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1527 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
854 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
40285 | Morohashi |
1711 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6253 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
846 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
909 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
449 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
422 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2863 | 2001 Kanji |
8a5.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-8-5 | SKIP code |
8513.0 | Four corner code |
1-37-20 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
9244 | Unicode hex code |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
2500 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 硯池 【ケンチ】 inkstone well
- 磨穿鉄硯 【マセンテッケン】 showing unyielding diligence in one's studies, wearing a hole through one's metal inkstone from constant studying
- 筆硯 【ヒッケン】 writing brush and inkstone, writing, composition, daily life of a writer
Kun reading compounds
- 硯 【すずり】 inkstone
- 硯洗い 【すずりあらい】 event where schoolchildren wash their inkstones, brushes and desks the night before Tanabata to pray for success in their studies
Readings
- Korean:
- yeon
Spanish
- piedra para hacer tinta
Portuguese
French
3190 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1634 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1517 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1094 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
24233 | Morohashi |
4005 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
2589 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2635 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
5a7.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-5-7 | SKIP code |
1661.0 | Four corner code |
1-24-07 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
786f | Unicode hex code |