578 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
472 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
449 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
930 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3497 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
666 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1619 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1424 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
372 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
373 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
634 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1512 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1628 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
856 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1173 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1366 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
27234 | Morohashi |
1276 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4439 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1354 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1454 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
521 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
chronicle, account, narrative, history, annals, geologic period
- On:
- キ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N1
780 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 紀 【キ】 period, Nihon Shoki (second oldest work of Japanese history, compiled in 720 CE), Nihongi, Chronicles of Japan, Kii (former province located in present-day Wakayama and southern Mie prefectures)
- 紀元前 【キゲンゼン】 pre-era, BC, BCE
- デボン紀 【デボンキ】 Devonian period
- 前世紀 【ゼンセイキ】 last century, previous century, ancient times, old times
Readings
- Japanese names:
- おさむ、 ただす、 とし、 とも、 のり、 もと
- Korean:
- gi
Spanish
- crónica
- normas
- era
Portuguese
- crônica
- contos
- narrativa
- história
- anais
- período geológico
French
- chronique
- compte-rendu
- narration
- histoire
- annales
- ère géologique
2756 | 2001 Kanji |
6a3.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-6-3 | SKIP code |
2791.7 | Four corner code |
1-21-10 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7d00 | Unicode hex code |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level N1
703 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 伊 【イ】 Italy
- 伊勢丹 【イセタン】 Isetan (department store)
- 駐伊 【チュウイ】 stationed in Italy
- 紀伊 【キイ】 Kii (former province located in present-day Wakayama and southern Mie prefectures)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- これ、 ただ、 よし、 いと、 だ
- Korean:
- i
Spanish
- I fonética
- Italia
- ese
- aquel
Portuguese
French
- Italie
- celui-là
603 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
372 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1909 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
237 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2011 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
52 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
33 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
33 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1169 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
432 | Morohashi |
49 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
134 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1161 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1245 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
2160 | 2001 Kanji |
2a4.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-2-4 | SKIP code |
2725.7 | Four corner code |
1-16-43 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
4f0a | Unicode hex code |
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 国際 【コクサイ】 international, diplomatic intercourse
- 国語 【コクゴ】 national language, Japanese language (esp. as a school subject in Japan), one's native language, mother tongue, native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords and Chinese-derived words)
- 大韓民国 【ダイカンミンコク】 Republic of Korea, South Korea
- 連合王国 【レンゴウオウコク】 United Kingdom
Kun reading compounds
- 国 【くに】 country, state, region, national government, central government, home (i.e. hometown, home country), province (of Japan), land, earth
- 御国 【みくに】 country, Japan
Readings
- Japanese names:
- こ
- Korean:
- gug
Spanish
Portuguese
French
1042 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1500 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3886 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2699 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
4798 | Morohashi |
3132 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
956 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
2988 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2990 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
3s5.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-3-8 | SKIP code |
6015.3 | Four corner code |
1-52-02 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
570b | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
616 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 屋 【オク】 house, building, roof
- 屋外 【オクガイ】 outdoors, outside
- 草屋 【ソウオク】 thatched hut
- 塔屋 【トウヤ】 rooftop structure, e.g. tower, elevator machine room, etc.
Kun reading compounds
- 屋 【や】 shop, store, restaurant, someone who sells (something) or works as (something), someone with a (certain) personality trait, house, roof
- 屋敷 【やしき】 residence, estate, grounds, premises, mansion
- 長屋 【ながや】 tenement house, row house
- 総会屋 【そうかいや】 extortionist that threatens to disrupt stock-holder meetings, sokaiya
Readings
- Japanese names:
- た
- Korean:
- og
Spanish
- casa
- tejado
- tienda
Portuguese
- teto
- casa
- loja
- negociante
- vendedor
French
- toit
- maison
- échoppe
- négociant
- vendeur
161 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
256 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
236 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
270 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1392 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
251 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
160 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1233 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.13 | Japanese for Busy People |
167 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
167 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
54 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
530 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3842 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1973 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2669 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1067 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
7684 | Morohashi |
3098 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1421 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1058 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1138 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
236 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
319 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3772 | 2001 Kanji |
3r6.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-3-6 | SKIP code |
7721.4 | Four corner code |
1-18-16 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5c4b | Unicode hex code |
文
sentence, literature, style, art, decoration, figures, plan, literary radical (no. 67)
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N4
190 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 文 【ブン】 sentence, composition, text, writings, the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts), academia, literature, statement
- 文化 【ブンカ】 culture, civilization, civilisation, Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
- 公文 【コウブン】 official document, archives
- 異文 【イブン】 variant (in a manuscript or book), part of a text that differs from other versions
- 文 【モン】 mon, one-thousandth of a kan (unit of currency 1336-1870), mon, traditional unit used for shoe and sock sizes (approx. 2.4 cm), letter, character, sentence, scripture, incantation
- 紋 【モン】 (family) crest, coat of arms, pattern, figure, playing card suit (in karuta)
- 人文 【ジンブン】 humanity, civilization, civilisation, culture
- 縄文 【ジョウモン】 straw-rope pattern pressed into earthenware, Jōmon period (ca. 14000-1000 BCE)
Kun reading compounds
- 文 【ふみ】 letter, note, mail, book, writings, literary arts, learning, scholarship
- 文香 【ふみこう】 scented insert (to enclose with a letter), perfumed insert
- 御文 【おふみ】 Gobunsho (The Epistles, a collection of letters written by Rennyo)
- 雁の文 【かりのふみ】 (a) letter
- 綾 【あや】 figure, design, twill weave, pattern of diagonal stripes, style (of writing), figure (of speech), design, plot, plan, minor market fluctuation, technical correction, cat's cradle, lease rod (in a loom)
- 文つける 【あやつける】 to make a false accusation, to invent a pretext for a quarrel
- 言葉は身の文 【ことばはみのあや】 words betray one's character
Readings
- Japanese names:
- かざり、 ふ、 も
- Korean:
- mun
Spanish
- letras
- literatura
Portuguese
- sentença
- literatura
- estilo
- arte
- decoração
- figuras
- plano
French
- phrase
- littérature
- style
- art
- décoration
- figure (de style)
- plan
- radical littéraire (no. 67)
134 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
77 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
68 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
136 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2064 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
71 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
180 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
86 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.19 | Japanese for Busy People |
111 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
111 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
320 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
949 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2458 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1242 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1708 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1741 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
13450 | Morohashi |
1962 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2364 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1725 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1861 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
89 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
35 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
466 | 2001 Kanji |
2j2.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-2 | SKIP code |
0040.0 | Four corner code |
1-42-24 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6587 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
630 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 左 【サ】 left (esp. in vertical Japanese writing), the following
- 左右 【サユウ】 left and right, right and left, (asserting) control, influence, domination, one's attendants, people accompanying one, (serving at someone's) side, equivocation
- 極左 【キョクサ】 extreme left, ultraleft
- 最左 【サイサ】 left-most
- 左官 【サカン】 plasterer
Kun reading compounds
- 左 【ひだり】 left, left-hand side, left hand, the left (wing), leftist, fondness for alcohol, drinker
- 左腕 【さわん】 left arm, left-handed (baseball pitcher)
- 向かって左 【むかってひだり】 on the left as one faces (it)
- 同左 【どうひだり】 same as on the left, (in vertical writing) same as below
Readings
- Japanese names:
- そ
- Korean:
- jwa
Spanish
- izquierda
Portuguese
- Esquerda
French
- gauche
18 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
21 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
22 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
477 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1455 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
87 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
50 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
169 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.12 | Japanese for Busy People |
75 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
75 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
36 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
552 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3692 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1887 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2567 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
77 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
8720 | Morohashi |
2974 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1535 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
77 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
81 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
374 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
39 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1472 | 2001 Kanji |
0a5.20 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-2-3 | SKIP code |
4001.1 | Four corner code |
1-26-24 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5de6 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N1
400 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 衛星 【エイセイ】 (natural) satellite, moon, (artificial) satellite
- 衛生 【エイセイ】 hygiene, sanitation, health
- 自衛 【ジエイ】 self-defense, self-defence
- 専守防衛 【センシュボウエイ】 nonaggressive defense (policy) (defence)
- 衛星 【エイセイ】 (natural) satellite, moon, (artificial) satellite
- 衛生 【エイセイ】 hygiene, sanitation, health
- 近衛 【コノエ】 Imperial Guards
- 兵衛 【ヒョウエ】 middle palace guard (ritsuryō system)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- もり、 い、 まもる
- Korean:
- wi
Spanish
- defensa
- protección
- guardián
Portuguese
- defesa
- proteção
French
- défense
- protection
551 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
646 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
617 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
394 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1639 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
686 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1722 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2452 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
815 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
834 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
780 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1617 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
938 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
526 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
686 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1661 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
34073 | Morohashi |
760 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1776 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1646 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1775 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
287 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
813 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2053 | 2001 Kanji |
3i13.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-13 | SKIP code |
2122.1 | Four corner code |
2150.6 | Four corner code |
1-17-50 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
885b | Unicode hex code |
門
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N2
452 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 門 【モン】 gate, branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master, division, phylum, counter for cannons
- 門下 【モンカ】 one's pupil, one's student, one's follower
- 入門 【ニュウモン】 becoming a pupil (of), becoming a disciple, entering an institution, beginning training, introduction (to), primer, guide, entering through a gate
- 宗門 【シュウモン】 (religious) denomination, sect
Kun reading compounds
- 門 【もん】 gate, branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master, division, phylum, counter for cannons
- 門出 【かどで】 setting off (on a long journey), setting out, departure (e.g. for the front), leaving home, starting a new life, starting life anew
- 帝 【みかど】 emperor (of Japan), mikado, (the gates of an) imperial residence
- 口は災いの門 【くちはわざわいのかど】 words can lead to disaster, the tongue is the root of calamities, the more you open your mouth the more likely you are to put your foot in it
- 戸 【と】 door (esp. Japanese-style), shutter, window shutter, entrance (to a home), narrows
- 門浪 【となみ】 waves in narrow straits
- 鳴門 【なると】 strait with a roaring tidal ebb and flow, whirlpool, maelstrom, kamaboko with a spiral whirlpool-like pattern, cooking technique where ingredients are cut in a spiral pattern, Naruto (city in Tokushima), Naruto Strait, Naruto wakame
- 長門 【ながと】 Nagato (former province located in the west of present-day Yamaguchi Prefecture)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- じょう、 も、 と、 ゆき
- Korean:
- mun
Spanish
- puerta
Portuguese
- portões
French
- portail
- compteur de canons
143 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
231 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
211 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
385 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4940 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
105 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
269 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
601 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
161 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
161 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
445 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1838 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1100 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
597 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
789 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1630 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
41208 | Morohashi |
888 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6381 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1616 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1743 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
376 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
168 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3853 | 2001 Kanji |
8e0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-4 | SKIP code |
3-8-0 | SKIP code |
7777.7 | Four corner code |
7777.0 | Four corner code |
1-44-71 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
9580 | Unicode hex code |