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 3
JLPT level N2
140 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 県 【ケン】 prefecture (Japan), county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.), department (France), province (Italy, Spain, etc.)
- 県営 【ケンエイ】 (under) prefectural management
- 都道府県 【トドウフケン】 prefectures (of Japan), largest administrative divisions of Japan: Tokyo-to, Osaka-fu, Kyoto-fu, Hokkaido and the remaining prefectures
- 同県 【ドウケン】 the same prefecture, the said prefecture
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あがた、 がた
- Korean:
- hyeon
Spanish
- prefectura
Portuguese
- Condado
- prefeitura (região)
French
- préfecture
- département
203 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
291 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
273 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
195 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1362 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
381 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
226 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1252 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
194 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
194 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
336 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1380 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3269 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1687 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2294 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
126 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
23210P | Morohashi |
2641 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3918 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
513 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
552 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
326 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1241 | 2001 Kanji |
3n6.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-6-3 | SKIP code |
3-4-5 | SKIP code |
2-5-4 | SKIP code |
2690.1 | Four corner code |
1-24-09 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
770c | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
57 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 選 【セン】 selection, choice, choosing, picking, election
- 選挙 【センキョ】 election
- 抽選 【チュウセン】 lottery, raffle, drawing (of lots)
- 公選 【コウセン】 public election, election by popular vote
Kun reading compounds
- 選ぶ 【えらぶ】 to choose, to select
- 選ぶところがない 【えらぶところがない】 being the same thing (as), being indistinguishable (from)
- 選る 【よる】 to choose, to select, to pick out
- 選る 【よる】 to choose, to select, to pick out
Readings
- Korean:
- seon
Spanish
- elegir
- seleccionar
Portuguese
- eleger
- selecionar
- escolher
- preferir
French
- élection
- sélection
- choisir
- préférer
449 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
556 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
527 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
105 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4744 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
522 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
967 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2419 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
800 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
814 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
264 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
721 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3931 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2026 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2734 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1822 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
39127P | Morohashi |
3169 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6114 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1804 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1944 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
341 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
626 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3561 | 2001 Kanji |
2q12.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-3-12 | SKIP code |
3-2-12 | SKIP code |
3730.8 | Four corner code |
1-33-10 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
9078 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N1
257 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 挙 【キョ】 action, behavior, behaviour, move, recommendation (of a person for a position)
- 挙式 【キョシキ】 holding a ceremony, wedding ceremony
- 暴挙 【ボウキョ】 violence, reckless action, (an) outrage
- 快挙 【カイキョ】 brilliant achievement, spectacular feat, splendid accomplishment, remarkable deed
Kun reading compounds
- 上げる 【あげる】 to raise, to elevate, to do up (one's hair), to fly (a kite, etc.), to launch (fireworks, etc.), to surface (a submarine, etc.), to land (a boat), to deep-fry, to show someone (into a room), to give, to send someone (away), to enrol (one's child in school), to enroll, to increase (price, quality, status, etc.), to develop (talent, skill), to improve, to make (a loud sound), to raise (one's voice), to earn (something desirable), to praise, to give (an example, etc.), to cite, to summon up (all of one's energy, etc.), to arrest, to nominate, to summon (for geishas, etc.), to offer up (incense, a prayer, etc.) to the gods (or Buddha, etc.), to bear (a child), to conduct (a ceremony, esp. a wedding), (of the tide) to come in, to vomit, to do for (the sake of someone else), to complete ..., to humbly do ...
- 上がる 【あがる】 to rise, to go up, to come up, to ascend, to be raised, to enter (esp. from outdoors), to come in, to go in, to enter (a school), to advance to the next grade, to get out (of water), to come ashore, to increase, to improve, to make progress, to be promoted, to advance, to be made (of profit, etc.), to occur (esp. of a favourable result), to be adequate (to cover expenses, etc.), to be finished, to be done, to be over, to stop (of rain), to lift, to stop (working properly), to cut out, to give out, to die, to win (in a card game, etc.), to be arrested, to turn up (of evidence, etc.), to be deep fried, to be spoken loudly, to get nervous, to get stage fright, to be offered (to the gods, etc.), to go, to visit, to eat, to drink, to be listed (as a candidate), to serve (in one's master's home), to be complete, to finish, above, north of
- 挙る 【こぞる】 to assemble everything together, to do something as a group
Readings
- Japanese names:
- たか
- Korean:
- geo
Spanish
- tener lugar
- elevar
- completamente
- levantar
- poner un ejemplo
- prosperar
Portuguese
- levantar
- plano
- projeto
- comportamento
- ações
French
- faire monter
- plan
- projet
- conduite
- actions
375 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
482 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
458 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
439 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1902 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
523 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1356 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1207 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
801 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
815 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1189 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
849 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3106 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1588 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2169 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1957 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
12081P | Morohashi |
2456 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2150 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1938 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2088 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
434 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
539 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
947 | 2001 Kanji |
3n7.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-7 | SKIP code |
2-4-6 | SKIP code |
2-6-4 | SKIP code |
3250.2 | Four corner code |
9050.2 | Four corner code |
1-21-83 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6319 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N2
137 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 区 【ク】 ward, borough, city (in Tokyo), district (e.g. electoral), section, zone (e.g. postal)
- 区域 【クイキ】 area, zone, district, quarter, section, limits, boundary
- 学区 【ガック】 school district, school area
- 鉱区 【コウク】 mining area, mine lot
Readings
- Korean:
- gu, u
Spanish
- barrio
- distrito
- sección
Portuguese
- waº
- distrito
French
- circonscription
- arrondissement
591 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
282 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
465 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
67 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
757 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
168 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
131 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
183 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
183 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
548 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
233 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3681 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1879 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2559 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1712 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
2674 | Morohashi |
2963 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
585 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1696 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1831 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
243 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3475 | 2001 Kanji |
2t2.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-2-2 | SKIP code |
7171.4 | Four corner code |
1-22-72 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
533a | Unicode hex code |