257 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
340 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
324 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
229 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3245 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
205 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
774 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
853 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
310 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
310 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
586 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1422 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1143 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
615 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
821 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1128 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
24673P | Morohashi |
912 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4087 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1119 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1200 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
191 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
333 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
347 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 神 【シン】 spirit, psyche, god, deity, divinity, kami
- 神学 【シンガク】 theology, divinity
- 鬼神 【キシン】 fierce god
- 祭神 【サイジン】 enshrined deity
- 神 【シン】 spirit, psyche, god, deity, divinity, kami
- 神宮 【ジングウ】 high-status Shinto shrine with connection to imperial family, imperial Shinto shrine
- 天神 【テンジン】 heavenly god, heavenly gods, spirit of Sugawara no Michizane, Tenmangu shrine (dedicated to Michizane's spirit), pit of a dried plum, dried plum, tenjin hairstyle, prostitute of the second-highest class (Edo period), tuning peg (on a biwa or shamisen)
- 石神 【シャクジン】 stone which is worshipped, image of a god in stone
Kun reading compounds
- 神 【かみ】 god, deity, divinity, spirit, kami, incredible, fantastic, amazing, Emperor (of Japan), thunder
- 神様 【かみさま】 God, god, ace, king, superior person, god (amongst men)
- 大神 【おおかみ】 god
- ギ神 【ギかみ】 Greek mythology
Readings
- Japanese names:
- か、 かぐ、 かな、 かも、 くま、 こ、 こは、 だま、 み
- Korean:
- sin
Spanish
- dios
- alma
Portuguese
- Deus
- mente
- alma
- divindade
- divino
French
- divinité
- esprit
- âme
655 | 2001 Kanji |
4e5.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-5 | SKIP code |
3520.6 | Four corner code |
1-31-32 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
795e | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N1
841 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 奈良 【ナラ】 Nara (city, prefecture)
- な行 【ナギョウ】 the "na" column of the Japanese syllabary table (na, ni, nu, ne, no)
- 眼仁奈 【メジナ】 largescale blackfish (Girella punctata)
- 輪奈 【ワナ】 loop (of thread, string, etc.)
Kun reading compounds
- 如何 【いかん】 (depending on) how, (depending on) what, nature (of), what is ...?, how is ...?, what will be ...?
- 唐梨 【からなし】 Chinese quince (Pseudocydonia sinensis)
Readings
- Korean:
- nae, na
Spanish
- Nara
- ¿que tal?
- ¿por qué?
Portuguese
French
- Nara
- comment ?
822 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1174 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1977 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
696 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2044 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
947 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
2759 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1411 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1905 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1103 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
5893 | Morohashi |
2219 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1147 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1094 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1175 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1441 | 2001 Kanji |
4e3.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-5 | SKIP code |
2-4-4 | SKIP code |
4090.1 | Four corner code |
1-38-64 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5948 | Unicode hex code |
川
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
181 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 川柳 【センリュウ】 senryū, comic haiku, humorous seventeen-mora poem
- 川きゅう 【センキュウ】 cnidium rhizome (Cnidium officinale)
- 山川 【サンセン】 mountains and rivers
- 四川 【シセン】 Sichuan (China), Szechuan, Szechwan
Kun reading compounds
- 川 【かわ】 river, stream, River, the ... river
- 川上 【かわかみ】 upper reaches of a river, upstream
- 堀川 【ほりかわ】 canal
- 山川 【さんせん】 mountains and rivers
Readings
- Japanese names:
- か、 こ、 さわ
- Korean:
- cheon
Spanish
- arroyo
- río
Portuguese
- corrente
- rio
French
- rivière
- fleuve
- radical rivière (no. 47)
39 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
59 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
48 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
111 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1447 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
41 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
49 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
20 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.10 | Japanese for Busy People |
33 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
33 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
101 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
548 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
6 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
129 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
8673 | Morohashi |
6 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1526 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
127 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
134 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
196 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
21 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1254 | 2001 Kanji |
0a3.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-1-2 | SKIP code |
2200.0 | Four corner code |
1-32-78 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5ddd | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N1
929 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 沖する 【チュウスル】 to rise up into the air, to ascend into the sky
- 沖積 【チュウセキ】 alluvial
- 在沖 【ザイチュウ】 staying in Okinawa, resident in Okinawa, stationed in Okinawa
Kun reading compounds
- 沖 【おき】 open sea, Okinawa
- 沖合 【おきあい】 off the coast, offshore, out at sea
- 在沖 【ざいちゅう】 staying in Okinawa, resident in Okinawa, stationed in Okinawa
- 来沖 【らいおき】 coming to Okinawa, visit to Okinawa
- 沖する 【ちゅうする】 to rise up into the air, to ascend into the sky
Readings
- Korean:
- chung
Spanish
- mar abierto
- alta mar
- ascender
Portuguese
- oceano aberto
- mar aberto
- subir no ceú
French
- au large
- en haute mer
- montée au ciel
1583 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
829 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2505 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1317 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1460 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
400 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1346 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1429 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
912 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1165 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
307 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
196 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
232 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
140 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
17209 | Morohashi |
262 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3065 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
138 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
146 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1138 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
355 | 2001 Kanji |
3a4.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-4 | SKIP code |
3510.6 | Four corner code |
1-18-13 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6c96 | Unicode hex code |
wandering, waves, billows, reckless, unrestrained
- On:
- ロウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1508 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 浪 【ロウ】 person who has spent X years after graduating high school attempting to get admitted to (a specific) university
- 浪人 【ロウニン】 ronin, masterless samurai, high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination, person out of work, jobless person, wanderer, drifter
- 放浪 【ホウロウ】 wandering, roaming, drifting
- 1浪 【イチロウ】 failing college entrance exams and retaking them a year later
Readings
- Japanese names:
- なに、 なみ
- Korean:
- rang
Spanish
- ola
- onda
- ondulación
- fluctuación
- divagación
- vagar
- inutilidad
Portuguese
- vagabundando
- ondas
- vagas
French
- ondes
- vagues
- flots
1937 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1445 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2570 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1197 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1475 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1339 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1753 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1877 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1398 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1202 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
527 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
323 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
398 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1482 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
17482 | Morohashi |
439 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3155 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1470 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1580 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1362 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
365 | 2001 Kanji |
3a7.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-7 | SKIP code |
3313.2 | Four corner code |
1-47-18 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6d6a | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N2
812 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 裏 【リ】 in (e.g. secret), with (e.g. success)
- 裏面 【リメン】 back (side), reverse, the inside, background, dark side (e.g. of society), behind the scenes, beneath the surface
- 内裏 【ダイリ】 imperial palace, festival dolls representing the emperor and the empress
- 影裏 【エイリ】 shade
Kun reading compounds
- 裏 【うら】 opposite side, bottom, other side, side hidden from view, undersurface, reverse side, rear, back, behind, lining, inside, in the shadows, behind the scenes, offstage, behind (someone's) back, more (to something than meets the eye), hidden side (e.g. of one's personality), unknown circumstances, different side, proof, opposite (of a prediction, common sense, etc.), contrary, inverse (of a hypothesis, etc.), bottom (of an inning), last half (of an inning)
- 裏方 【うらかた】 someone working behind-the-scenes, scene shifter, lady consort (to a high personage)
- 舞台裏 【ぶたいうら】 offstage, backstage, behind the scenes
- 口裏 【くちうら】 determining a speaker's true or hidden meaning, determining a speaker's intentions from his manner of speech, divining good or bad luck from listening to someone
Readings
- Korean:
- ri
Spanish
- reverso
- opuesto
- parte interior
- en esa situación
- interior
Portuguese
- costas
- no meio de
- em
- inverter
- interior
- palma
- atrás
- forro
- lado errado
French
- arrière
- revers
- verso
- intérieur
- semelle
- paume
- envers
- doublure
- mauvais côté
1002 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
992 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
755 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
327 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1076 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
883 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2176 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
273 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
273 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
436 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1627 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2652 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1354 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1836 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
406 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
34294 | Morohashi |
2138 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
5462 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
399 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
426 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
969 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
465 | 2001 Kanji |
2j11.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-11 | SKIP code |
0073.2 | Four corner code |
1-46-02 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
88cf | Unicode hex code |