1355 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
859 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3263 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
973 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1582 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
726 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1683 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1798 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1171 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1429 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3152 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1616 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2202 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
923 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
24911 | Morohashi |
2545 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4123 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
914 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
980 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1142 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
848 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 秀 【シュウ】 preeminence, supremacy, distinction, excellence
- 秀作 【シュウサク】 excellent (piece of) work
- 閨秀 【ケイシュウ】 accomplished lady, talented woman, eminent woman
- 清秀 【セイシュウ】 having refined and distinguished features, having a bright face
Kun reading compounds
- 秀でる 【ひいでる】 to excel, to surpass, to be superior, to be better (than others at something), to be conspicuous (esp. forehead and eyebrows), to be prominent, to stand out
Readings
- Japanese names:
- しゅ、 しょう、 ひで、 ひでし、 ほ
- Korean:
- su
Spanish
- sobresaliente
- excelente
- sobresalir
- sobrepasar
Portuguese
- superar
- excelência
- beleza
- superação
French
- excellence
- exceller
- beauté
- dépasser
2245 | 2001 Kanji |
5d2.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-5-2 | SKIP code |
2-1-7 | SKIP code |
2-1-6 | SKIP code |
2-5-3 | SKIP code |
2022.7 | Four corner code |
1-29-08 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
79c0 | Unicode hex code |
山
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
131 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 山 【サン】 Mt., Mount, temple
- 山陰 【ヤマカゲ】 place in the shade of a mountain, shelter of the mountains, mountain recess
- 治山 【チサン】 forest conservation, afforestation
- 開山 【カイサン】 founding a temple (on a hill-top)
- 山道 【ヤマミチ】 mountain road, mountain trail
- 山海経 【センガイキョウ】 Classic of Mountains and Seas (classic Chinese text)
- 雪山 【セツザン】 snowy mountain, permanently snow-covered mountain, Himalayas
- 須弥山 【シュミセン】 Mount Sumeru (believed to be the centre of the Buddhist world)
Kun reading compounds
- 山 【やま】 mountain, hill, mine (e.g. coal mine), heap, pile, crown (of a hat), thread (of a screw), tread (of a tire), protruding part of an object, high part, climax, peak, critical point, guess, speculation, gamble, criminal case, crime, mountain climbing, mountaineering, festival float (esp. one mounted with a decorative halberd), deck (of playing cards on table, face down, from which cards are drawn), stack, wall, wall tile, temple, temple grounds, wild
- 山陰 【やまかげ】 place in the shade of a mountain, shelter of the mountains, mountain recess
- 奥山 【おくやま】 remote mountain, mountain recesses
- 青山 【せいざん】 lush mountain, green mountain, grave, burial place
Readings
- Japanese names:
- さ、 やの、 やん
- Korean:
- san
Spanish
- montaña
Portuguese
- montanha
French
- montagne
38 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
58 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
24 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
60 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1407 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
21 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
48 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
89 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.11 | Japanese for Busy People |
34 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
34 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
100 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
535 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3658 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1867 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2544 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
775 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
7869 | Morohashi |
2940 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1439 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
768 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
830 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
148 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
17 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1276 | 2001 Kanji |
3o0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-2-1 | SKIP code |
4-3-2 | SKIP code |
2277.0 | Four corner code |
1-27-19 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5c71 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1491 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 雷 【カミナリ】 lightning, thunder, thunderbolt, god of thunder, god of lightning, anger, fit of anger
- 雷雨 【ライウ】 thunderstorm
- 機雷 【キライ】 (sea) mine
- 界雷 【カイライ】 frontal thunderstorm
Kun reading compounds
- 雷 【かみなり】 lightning, thunder, thunderbolt, god of thunder, god of lightning, anger, fit of anger
- 雷雲 【らいうん】 thundercloud
- 水雷 【みずがみなり】 thunder accompanied by rain, lightning that does not start a fire
- 日雷 【ひがみなり】 thunder on a clear day, lightning that starts a fire
- 雷 【かみなり】 lightning, thunder, thunderbolt, god of thunder, god of lightning, anger, fit of anger
- 雷雲 【らいうん】 thundercloud
- 雷 【かみなり】 lightning, thunder, thunderbolt, god of thunder, god of lightning, anger, fit of anger
Readings
- Korean:
- roe
Spanish
- trueno
- relámpago
- rayo
Portuguese
- trovão
- raio
French
- tonnerre
- foudre
1888 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1524 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
5049 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1204 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1889 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2026 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
952 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
982 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
843 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1863 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3466 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1785 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2432 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
432 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
42245 | Morohashi |
2791 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6525 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
425 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
454 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1685 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3176 | 2001 Kanji |
8d5.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-8-5 | SKIP code |
1060.1 | Four corner code |
1060.3 | Four corner code |
1-45-75 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
96f7 | Unicode hex code |
五
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
31 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 五 【ゴ】 five, 5
- 5月 【ゴガツ】 May, fifth month of the lunar calendar
- 端午 【タンゴ】 Boys' Day celebration (May 5), Dragon Boat Festival (China)
- 第五 【ダイゴ】 fifth
Kun reading compounds
- 五 【ご】 five, 5
- 五つ 【いつつ】 five, five years of age, eight o'clock (old time system)
- 五つ 【いつつ】 five, five years of age, eight o'clock (old time system)
- 五つ子 【いつつご】 quintuplets
Readings
- Japanese names:
- い、 さ、 さつ、 ち、 ふ、 み、 め
- Korean:
- o
Spanish
- cinco
- 5
Portuguese
- cinco
French
- cinq
5 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
5 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
19 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
14 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
15 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
7 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
10 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
91 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1.A | Japanese for Busy People |
7 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
7 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
5 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
32 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4244 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2142 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2892 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
5 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
257 | Morohashi |
3436 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
77 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
5 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
5 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
40 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
23 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3173 | 2001 Kanji |
0a4.27 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-4-1 | SKIP code |
1010.7 | Four corner code |
1-24-62 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
4e94 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
569 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 郎 【ロウ】 nth son, lang, official title in ancient China, man, young man, my husband, my lover, nth child (male and female)
- 郎君 【ロウクン】 young man, boy, son (of one's master, employer, etc.), husband, (male) lover, dear, darling
- 新郎 【シンロウ】 bridegroom
- 女郎 【ジョロウ】 prostitute (esp. Edo period)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- いら、 お、 とう、 もん、 ろ、 ろお
- Korean:
- rang
Spanish
- hombre
- hijo
- sirviente
Portuguese
- filho
- sufixo para contagem de filhos
French
- fils (enfant)
- compteur de fils
1936 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
237 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4762 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
955 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1827 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1145 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
980 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1014 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
546 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
757 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1641 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
867 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1184 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1868 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
39405P | Morohashi |
1289 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6138 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1851 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1995 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
264 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
1300 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
844 | 2001 Kanji |
2d6.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-6-3 | SKIP code |
1-6-2 | SKIP code |
3772.7 | Four corner code |
1-47-26 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
90ce | Unicode hex code |