3389 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1771 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3316 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2334 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
26002X | Morohashi |
4280 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
2637 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2681 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
an ancient musical instrument
- On:
- チク
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
1530 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 筑 【チク】 zhu (ancient Chinese string instrument)
- 筑後 【チクゴ】 Chikugo (former province located in the south of present-day Fukuoka Prefecture)
- 両筑 【リョウチク】 Ryōchiku (the two former provinces of Chikuzen and Chikugo)
- 二筑 【ニチク】 Nichiku (the two former provinces of Chikuzen and Chikugo)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- つく、 づき
- Korean:
- chug
Spanish
- antiguo instrumento musical
Portuguese
French
6f6.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-6-6 | SKIP code |
8811.7 | Four corner code |
1-35-62 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7b51 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
26 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 後 【ゴ】 after
- 後日 【ゴジツ】 in the future, another day, later
- 越後 【エチゴ】 Echigo (former province located in present-day Niigata Prefecture)
- 終了後 【シュウリョウゴ】 after the end (of something), post-
- 後援 【コウエン】 support, backing
- 後遺症 【コウイショウ】 prognostic symptoms, after-effect, sequela
- 向後 【コウゴ】 hereafter
- 先後 【センゴ】 before and after, earlier and later, order, sequence, occurring almost simultaneously, inversion (of order), black and white
Kun reading compounds
- 後 【のち】 later, afterwards, future, after one's death, descendant
- 後々 【のちのち】 future, distant future
- 後々 【のちのち】 future, distant future
- この後 【このあと】 after this, henceforth, henceforward, from now on
- 後ろ 【うしろ】 back, behind, rear
- 後ろ姿 【うしろすがた】 (a person's) appearance from behind, person as seen from behind, back view, retreating figure
- 後ろ 【うしろ】 back, behind, rear
- 後ろ姿 【うしろすがた】 (a person's) appearance from behind, person as seen from behind, back view, retreating figure
- 後 【あと】 behind, rear, after, later, remainder, the rest, more (e.g. five more minutes), left, also, in addition, descendant, successor, heir, after one's death, past, previous
- 後押し 【あとおし】 pushing, backing, boosting, supporting, pushing from behind (a cart, etc.), pusher
- 亡き後 【なきあと】 after one's death
- 後々 【あとあと】 future, distant future
- 遅れる 【おくれる】 to be late, to be delayed, to fall behind schedule, to be overdue, to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.), to lag behind, to be behind (the times), to be bereaved of, to be preceded by (someone) in death, to be slow (of a clock or watch)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- こし、 し、 しい、 しり
- Korean:
- hu
Spanish
- después
- atrás
- detrás
- retrasarse
Portuguese
- atrás
- costas
- mais tarde
French
- après
- derrière
- plus tard
208 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
123 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
111 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
45 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1610 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
276 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
53 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1300 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.11 | Japanese for Busy People |
48 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
48 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
30 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
625 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
431 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
267 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
321 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1391 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
10098 | Morohashi |
361 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1742 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1379 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1479 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
48 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
174 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2067 | 2001 Kanji |
3i6.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-6 | SKIP code |
2224.7 | Four corner code |
1-24-69 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5f8c | 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 junior high
JLPT level N2
826 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 昇給 【ショウキュウ】 salary raise
- 昇格 【ショウカク】 promotion, raising of status
- 定昇 【テイショウ】 regular (annual) pay raise
- 温度上昇 【オンドジョウショウ】 temperature increase, rise in temperature
Kun reading compounds
- 上る 【のぼる】 to ascend, to go up, to climb, to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun), to rise, to go to (the capital), to be promoted, to add up to, to advance (in price), to swim up (a river), to sail up, to come up (on the agenda)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- しゅう、 のり
- Korean:
- seung
Spanish
- elevar
- levantar
- alzar
Portuguese
- ascender
French
- s'élever
1393 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
841 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2109 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1441 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
596 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
713 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1777 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1909 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1280 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
969 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3068 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1565 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2139 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
42 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
13794 | Morohashi |
2415 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2434 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
43 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
43 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1189 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3855 | 2001 Kanji |
4c4.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-4-4 | SKIP code |
6044.0 | Four corner code |
1-30-26 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6607 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
59 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 開花 【カイカ】 flowering, blooming, blossoming, coming into bloom, flowering (of a civilization, talent, etc.), blossoming, blooming, bearing fruit (of efforts)
- 開演 【カイエン】 curtain raising, starting (e.g. play, concert)
- 疎開 【ソカイ】 evacuation (to the country), spreading out (troops), deployment, dispersal
- 非公開 【ヒコウカイ】 private, non-public, secret, closed-door, closed
Kun reading compounds
- 開く 【ひらく】 to open, to undo, to unseal, to unpack, to bloom, to unfold, to spread out, to open (for business, e.g. in the morning), to be wide (gap, etc.), to widen, to hold (meeting, party, etc.), to give, to open, to found (nation, dynasty, sect, etc.), to open (a new business), to set up, to establish, to start, to open (ports, borders, etc.), to open (an account), to open up (new land, path, etc.), to clear, to develop, to open (a file, etc.), to extract (root), to reduce (equation), to cut open (fish), to change (kanji into hiragana), to flare (e.g. skirt), to slacken (into a poor posture)
- 開き 【ひらき】 opening, gap, dried and opened fish
- 開き直る 【ひらきなおる】 to become defiant, to fight back, to turn upon, to take the offensive
- 開ける 【ひらける】 to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.), to spread out, to become clear (of a road, visibility, etc.), to open up, to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.), to get better, to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.), to become civilized, to modernize, to grow, to advance (of knowledge, ideas, etc.), to be sensible, to be understanding, to be enlightened, to open (of a new road, railway, etc.), to be opened to traffic, to become populous, to become densely built, to become bustling
- 開く 【あく】 to open (e.g. doors), to open (e.g. business, etc.), to be empty, to be vacant, to be available, to be free, to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.), to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.), to come to an end, to open (one's eyes, mouth, etc.), to have a hole, to form a gap, to have an interval (between events)
- 開ける 【あける】 to open (a door, etc.), to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package), to unlock, to open (for business, etc.), to empty, to remove, to make space, to make room, to move out, to clear out, to be away from (e.g. one's house), to leave (temporarily), to dawn, to grow light, to end (of a period, season), to begin (of the New Year), to leave (one's schedule) open, to make time (for), to make (a hole), to open up (a hole)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- はる、 か、 ひらき
- Korean:
- gae
Spanish
- abrir
- desdoblar
- dar comienzo
- abrirse
- estar abierto
Portuguese
- abrir
- desdobrar
- deslacrar
French
- ouvrir
- s'ouvrir
- briser le sceau
171 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
261 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
241 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
80 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4950 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
550 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
270 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1821 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.13 | Japanese for Busy People |
396 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
400 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
215 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1840 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4121 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2092 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2835 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1636 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
41233 | Morohashi |
3321 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6393 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1622 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1750 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
290 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
391 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3855 | 2001 Kanji |
8e4.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-8-4 | SKIP code |
7744.1 | Four corner code |
1-19-11 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
958b | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N2
553 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 橋 【キョウ】 pons (pontes), pons Varolii, pontine, part of the brain stem (links the medulla oblongata and cerebellum with the midbrain)
- 橋脚 【キョウキャク】 bridge pier, pontoon bridge
- 桟橋 【サンバシ】 wharf, bridge, jetty, pier
- 石橋 【イシバシ】 stone bridge
Kun reading compounds
- 橋 【はし】 bridge
- 橋渡し 【はしわたし】 mediation, good offices, go-between, intermediary, mediator, bridge (between), building a bridge
- 船橋 【ふなばし】 pontoon bridge, floating bridge, bridge (of a ship)
- 大橋 【おおはし】 large bridge, big bridge
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ばせ
- Korean:
- gyo
Spanish
- puente
Portuguese
- ponte
French
- pont
193 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
277 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
259 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
272 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2378 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
443 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
645 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2485 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
597 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
607 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
313 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1116 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1367 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
738 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
991 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
436 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
15526 | Morohashi |
1078 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2879 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
429 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
460 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
437 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1849 | 2001 Kanji |
4a12.8 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-12 | SKIP code |
4292.7 | Four corner code |
1-22-22 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6a4b | Unicode hex code |