547 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
642 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
613 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
715 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3282 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
607 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
780 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1378 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.5 | Japanese for Busy People |
1121 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1173 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1101 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1437 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1508 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
798 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1087 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
907 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
25045 | Morohashi |
1177 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4141 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
898 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
964 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
723 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
448 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 移行 【イコウ】 transition, changeover, switchover, shift, transfer (of powers, weight, etc.), shift (e.g. of centre of gravity)
- 移管 【イカン】 transfer of control
- 転移 【テンイ】 moving (location, with the times, etc.), change, transition, metastasis, spread, transition (e.g. phase transition), transfer (of learning), transference (in psychoanalysis)
- 変移 【ヘンイ】 change, alteration, transmutation, mutation
Kun reading compounds
- 移る 【うつる】 to move (house), to transfer (department), to change the target of interest or concern, to elapse (passage of time), to be permeated by a colour or scent, to be infected, to be contagious, to spread (as in fire)
- 移す 【うつす】 to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.), to change, to swap, to substitute, to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.), to divert (one's attention) to, to spend (time), to let (time) pass, to infect, to permeate something (with a color, smell, etc.)
Readings
- Korean:
- i
Spanish
- cambio de lugar
- movimiento
- traslado
- mudarse
- ser infectado
- ser contagioso
- trasladar
- infectar
Portuguese
- trocar
- mover
- mudança
- rumo
- pegar (fogo)
- passar (frio)
- passar
French
- déplacer
- transporter
- déménager
- changer
- inconstant
- prendre (froid, feu)
- transférer
2260 | 2001 Kanji |
5d6.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-5-6 | SKIP code |
2792.7 | Four corner code |
1-16-60 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
79fb | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
270 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 住 【ジュウ】 dwelling, living
- 住居 【ジュウキョ】 dwelling, house, residence, address
- 先住 【センジュウ】 original inhabitant, aboriginal, previous priest
- 安住 【アンジュウ】 living in peace, living a quiet life, being content with one's present position, being satisfied with one's lot
Kun reading compounds
- 住む 【すむ】 to live (of humans), to reside, to inhabit, to dwell, to abide
- 住まう 【すまう】 to live, to reside, to inhabit
Readings
- Japanese names:
- し、 じゅ、 すみ
- Korean:
- ju
Spanish
- residir
- vivir
- habitar
- residencia
Portuguese
- reside
- vida
- habita
French
- résider
- vivre
- habiter
244 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
325 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
310 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
248 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
404 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
209 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
114 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
355 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.3 | Japanese for Busy People |
156 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
156 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
141 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
78 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
72 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
44 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
47 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
963 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
505 | Morohashi |
64 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
164 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
954 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1027 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
377 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
283 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2172 | 2001 Kanji |
2a5.19 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-2-5 | SKIP code |
2021.4 | Four corner code |
1-29-27 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
4f4f | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
42 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 市 【シ】 city
- 市営 【シエイ】 (under) municipal management (transport, housing, etc.), city facility management
- 同市 【ドウシ】 same city
- 田園都市 【デンエントシ】 garden city
Kun reading compounds
- 市 【いち】 market, fair
- 市中 【しちゅう】 in the city, in the community
- 骨董市 【こっとういち】 antique market, flea market
- 草市 【くさいち】 flower market during Obon, fair of plants and flowers (as offerings)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- い、 ち
- Korean:
- si
Spanish
- mercado
- ciudad
Portuguese
- mercado
- cidade
French
- marché
- ville
- cité
222 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
144 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
130 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
78 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
284 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
119 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
162 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
195 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.4 | Japanese for Busy People |
181 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
181 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
547 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
556 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2487 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1258 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1724 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
419 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
8775 | Morohashi |
1993 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1549 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
412 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
440 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
305 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
109 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
444 | 2001 Kanji |
2j3.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-3 | SKIP code |
4-4-3 | SKIP code |
0022.7 | Four corner code |
1-27-52 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5e02 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
28 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 民 【ミン】 citizen, resident, person, user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
- 民意 【ミンイ】 popular will, will of the people
- 自民 【ジミン】 Liberal Democratic Party, LDP
- 公民 【コウミン】 citizen, freemen
Kun reading compounds
- 民 【たみ】 people, citizens, subjects, folk
- 民草 【たみくさ】 people, populace
- 国民 【くにたみ】 people of a country
- 流浪の民 【るろうのたみ】 wandering people, nomadic tribe
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ひと、 み
- Korean:
- min
Spanish
- gente
- pueblo
Portuguese
- pessoas
- nação
- assuntos
French
- peuple
- nation
- citoyen
518 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
619 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
590 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
70 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
25 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
246 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
206 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
333 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
177 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
177 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
536 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1149 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3770 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1922 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2614 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1851 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
17028 | Morohashi |
3036 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3021 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1834 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1976 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
30 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
459 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3756 | 2001 Kanji |
0a5.23 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-3-2 | SKIP code |
4-5-1 | SKIP code |
7774.7 | Four corner code |
1-44-17 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6c11 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N3
156 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 権 【ケン】 right (to do something), authority, power
- 権威 【ケンイ】 authority, power, influence, prestige, (an) authority (on), expert
- 抵当権 【テイトウケン】 mortgage, right of pledge, lien
- 参政権 【サンセイケン】 suffrage, franchise
- 権化 【ゴンゲ】 incarnation (of Buddha or bodhisattva), avatar, embodiment (as in "embodiment of evil"), incarnation, personification
- 権宮司 【ゴングウジ】 associate chief priest, deputy chief priest
Kun reading compounds
- 仮殿 【かりどの】 temporary shrine (houses the object in which the deity resides when main shrine is under repairs)
Readings
- Korean:
- gweon
Spanish
- derechos
- autoridad
- poder
- establecer temporalmente
Portuguese
- autoridade
- força
- direitos
French
- pouvoir
- autorité
- droits
774 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
862 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
851 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
260 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2360 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
420 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
643 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2300 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
335 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
335 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
804 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1112 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1348 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
731 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
977 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
578 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
15484 | Morohashi |
1065 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2853 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
571 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
613 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
162 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
983 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1875 | 2001 Kanji |
4a11.18 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-11 | SKIP code |
4891.4 | Four corner code |
1-24-02 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6a29 | Unicode hex code |
大
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
7 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 大 【ダイ】 large, big, great, huge, vast, major, important, serious, severe, great, prominent, eminent, distinguished, -sized, as big as, the size of, university, large (e.g. serving size), large option, long month (i.e. having 31 days)
- 大尉 【タイイ】 captain (Army, US Marine Corps, USAF), lieutenant (Navy), flight lieutenant (RAF, RAAF, RNZAF, etc.)
- 国大 【コクダイ】 national university
- 電通大 【デンツウダイ】 University of Electro-Communications
- 大 【タイ】 nth year in the Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25)
- 大尉 【タイイ】 captain (Army, US Marine Corps, USAF), lieutenant (Navy), flight lieutenant (RAF, RAAF, RNZAF, etc.)
- 御大 【オンタイ】 boss, governor, headman
Kun reading compounds
- 大きい 【おおきい】 big, large, great, loud, extensive, spacious, important, decisive, valuable, older, grown up
Readings
- Japanese names:
- うふ、 お、 おう、 た、 たかし、 とも、 はじめ、 ひろ、 ひろし、 まさ、 まさる、 もと、 わ
- Korean:
- dae, da, tae
Spanish
- grande
- muy
- mucho
Portuguese
- grande
- enorme
French
- grand
22 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
25 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
53 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
7 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1171 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
32 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
40 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
48 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.2 | Japanese for Busy People |
26 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
26 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
87 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
408 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4224 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2133 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2882 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
108 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
5831 | Morohashi |
3416 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1133 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
107 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
112 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
5 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
14 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1463 | 2001 Kanji |
0a3.18 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-3-4 | SKIP code |
4003.0 | Four corner code |
1-34-71 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5927 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N2
1249 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 臣 【オミ】 retainer, attendant, Omi (hereditary title; orig. one of the two highest such titles, later demoted to sixth highest of eight), I, me
- 臣下 【シンカ】 retainer, subject, vassal, servant
- 忠臣 【チュウシン】 loyal retainer, loyal subject
- 重臣 【ジュウシン】 chief vassal, senior statesman
- 国務大臣 【コクムダイジン】 minister of state, cabinet minister (in Japan)
- 内大臣 【ナイダイジン】 Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal (1885-1945), Minister of the Interior (669-1868)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- おみ、 たか、 と、 とみ、 み
- Korean:
- sin
Spanish
- criado
- súbdito
Portuguese
- servente
- servo
- subalterno
French
- servant
- serviteur
- sujet
436 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
543 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
512 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
981 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3837 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
435 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
855 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
527 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
835 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
854 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1003 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1805 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3806 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1948 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2642 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
856 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
30068 | Morohashi |
3068 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4894 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
848 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
911 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
484 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3475 | 2001 Kanji |
2t4.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-3-4 | SKIP code |
7171.7 | Four corner code |
1-31-35 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
81e3 | Unicode hex code |