135 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
220 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
201 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
90 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3461 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
112 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
803 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
343 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.8 | Japanese for Busy People |
224 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
224 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
562 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1493 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4342 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2198 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2958 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
928 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
26832 | Morohashi |
3529 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4380 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
919 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
987 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
155 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
135 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
米
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
61 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 米 【ベイ】 (United States of) America, USA
- 米価 【ベイカ】 rice price
- 在米 【ザイベイ】 being in the United States, staying in the United States, residing in the United States
- 対米 【タイベイ】 relating to the USA, toward America, with America
- 精米 【セイマイ】 rice polishing, polished rice
- 白米 【ハクマイ】 polished rice, (uncooked) white rice
Kun reading compounds
- 米 【こめ】 (husked grains of) rice, staple (product, etc.), necessity, (online) comment
- 米倉 【こめぐら】 rice granary
- お米 【おこめ】 (husked grains of) rice
- アルボリオ米 【アルボリオこめ】 arborio rice (Italian variety)
- 米 【よね】 88 years old, rice
- 米沢牛 【よねざわぎゅう】 Yonezawa beef
- 白米 【はくまい】 polished rice, (uncooked) white rice
Readings
- Japanese names:
- は、 べ、 まべ、 め、 よ、 よな、 よの、 よま
- Korean:
- mi
Spanish
- arroz
- América
- arroz (crudo)
Portuguese
- arroz
- EUA
French
- grain de riz
- Amérique
- un mètre
1064 | 2001 Kanji |
6b0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-6-3 | SKIP code |
9090.4 | Four corner code |
1-42-38 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7c73 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
203 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 利 【リ】 advantage, benefit, profit, interest
- 利上げ 【リアゲ】 increase in interest rates
- 低利 【テイリ】 low interest rate
- 水利 【スイリ】 utilization of water, water supply, irrigation, water transportation, navigability (e.g. of a river)
Kun reading compounds
- 効く 【きく】 to be effective, to take effect, to be good (for), to work, to function well, to be possible (to do, use, etc.), to be able to, to taste (alcohol), to try
Readings
- Japanese names:
- かが、 と、 とし、 のり、 み、 りい
- Korean:
- ri
Spanish
- ganancia
- ventaja
- beneficio
- ser efectivo
Portuguese
- lucro
- vantagem
- benefício
French
- profit
- avantage
- bénéfice
528 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
626 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
596 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
219 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3264 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
200 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
355 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
436 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.19 | Japanese for Busy People |
329 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
329 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
248 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
189 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1431 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
757 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1029 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
915 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
1932 | Morohashi |
1114 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
466 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
906 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
972 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
180 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
491 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2243 | 2001 Kanji |
5d2.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-5-2 | SKIP code |
2290.0 | Four corner code |
1-45-88 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5229 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1049 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 堅 【ケン】 strength, solidity, firmness, armour, armor
- 堅持 【ケンジ】 holding on to, sticking to
- 中堅 【チュウケン】 nucleus, backbone, mainstay, key figure, medium-level, mid-level, middle-ranking, midsize, main body (of troops), crack troops, select troops, center field, centre field, center fielder, centre fielder, athlete competing in the middle-number match in a team competition, i.e. second in 3-on-3, third in 5-on-5 (kendo, judo, etc.)
- 米利堅 【メリケン】 America, American, fist
Kun reading compounds
- 硬い 【かたい】 hard, solid, tough, stiff, tight, wooden, unpolished (e.g. writing), strong, firm (not viscous or easily moved), safe, steady, honest, steadfast, obstinate, stubborn, bookish, formal, stuffy
- 堅い商売 【かたいしょうばい】 sound business
Readings
- Japanese names:
- きん
- Korean:
- gyeon
Spanish
- duro
- sólido
- firme
- apretado
- estricto
Portuguese
- de confiança
- apertado
- duro
- sólido
- firme
- estrito
French
- tenace
- dur
- strict
- solide
- ferme
- fiable
1217 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
914 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1096 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
995 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1155 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1796 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1289 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1363 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1228 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
356 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3502 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1805 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2457 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
861 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
5210 | Morohashi |
2823 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1038 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
853 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
917 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1513 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3472 | 2001 Kanji |
3b9.13 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-9-3 | SKIP code |
2-8-3 | SKIP code |
7710.4 | Four corner code |
1-23-88 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5805 | Unicode hex code |