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 |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
192 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 元 【ゲン】 unknown (e.g. in an equation), element (of a set), yuan (monetary unit of China), New Taiwan dollar, Yuan dynasty (of China; 1271-1368), Yüan dynasty, Mongol dynasty
- 原価 【ゲンカ】 cost price
- 中元 【チュウゲン】 15th day of the 7th lunar month, (last day of) Bon lantern festival, mid-year gift, summer gift, Bon Festival gifts
- 抗原 【コウゲン】 antigen
- 元祖 【ガンソ】 originator, pioneer, inventor, founder, progenitor, primogenitor, founder of a family line
- 元日 【ガンジツ】 New Year's Day
Kun reading compounds
- 元 【もと】 origin, source, beginning, basis, base, foundation, root, cause, (raw) material, ingredient, base, mix (e.g. for a cake), (soup) stock, (one's) side, capital, principal, cost price, root (of a plant), (tree) trunk, part (of a brush, chopsticks, etc.) one holds (with the hand), first three lines of a waka, counter for plants or trees, counter for falcons (in falconry)
- 元 【もと】 former, ex-, past, one-time, earlier times, the past, previous state, formerly, previously, originally, before
- 家元 【いえもと】 head of a school (of music, dance), head family of a school
- 胸元 【むなもと】 breast, chest, pit of the stomach, solar plexus, epigastrium
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ちか、 はじめ、 はる、 ゆき、 よし
- Korean:
- weon
Spanish
- comienzo
- principio
- origen
- jefe
Portuguese
- começo
- tempo anterior
- origem
French
- commencement
- origine
- ancien temps
68 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
117 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
106 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
328 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
275 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
106 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
121 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
60 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.10 | Japanese for Busy People |
137 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
137 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
245 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
141 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2428 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1226 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1690 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
59 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
1340 | Morohashi |
1929 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
343 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
59 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
63 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
408 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
89 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3057 | 2001 Kanji |
0a4.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-1-3 | SKIP code |
1021.1 | Four corner code |
1-24-21 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5143 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
27 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 前 【ゼン】 last (i.e. immediately preceding), previous, ex-, former, pre- (e.g. premodern), before, before, earlier
- 前衛 【ゼンエイ】 advance guard, vanguard, avant-garde, forward (player)
- 中前 【チュウゼン】 front of center field, front of centre field
- 風前 【フウゼン】 where the wind blows
Kun reading compounds
- 前 【まえ】 in front (of), before (e.g. a building), before, earlier, previously, prior, ago, (minutes) to (the hour), (the) front, frontal part, fore, head (e.g. of a line), forward, ahead, (in the) presence (of), in front (of someone), previous (e.g. page), prior (e.g. engagement), first (e.g. half), former (e.g. example), portion, helping, front (of one's body or clothing), breast (of a coat, kimono, etc.), privates, private parts, criminal record, previous conviction, (a) prior
- 前売り 【まえうり】 advance sale, booking
- 左前 【ひだりまえ】 wearing a kimono with the right side over the left (normally used only for the dead), going badly (one's business, one's fortune, the economy), being in a bad financial situation, front left, front and left, before and left
- 出前 【でまえ】 home delivery (of food), outside catering
Readings
- Japanese names:
- さき、 さと、 まい
- Korean:
- jeon
Spanish
- antes
- delante de
Portuguese
- em frente
- antes
French
- devant
- avant
102 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
177 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
159 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
38 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
595 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
139 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
23 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
921 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.3 | Japanese for Busy People |
47 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
47 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
29 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
196 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2819 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1453 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1957 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
296 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
2011X | Morohashi |
2266 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
490 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
290 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
309 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
53 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
182 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
943 | 2001 Kanji |
2o7.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-6 | SKIP code |
2-2-7 | SKIP code |
8022.1 | Four corner code |
1-33-16 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
524d | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
6 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 年 【ネン】 year, counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school), period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
- 年会 【ネンカイ】 conference, annual convention
- 往年 【オウネン】 years gone by, earlier years, former years, the past
- 平年 【ヘイネン】 non-leap year, average year (for rainfall, temperature, etc.), normal year
Kun reading compounds
- 年 【とし】 year, age, years, past one's prime, old age
- 年明け 【としあけ】 beginning of the year, early in the New Year
- いい年 【いいとし】 mature age, advanced age, maturity, age when one is old enough to know better
- 御年 【おんとし】 age (esp. advanced)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ね
- Korean:
- nyeon
Spanish
- año
- edad
Portuguese
- Ano
French
- année
- compteur d'années
126 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
20 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
64 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
3 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
188 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
64 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
51 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
342 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.3 | Japanese for Busy People |
45 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
45 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
24 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
574 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2528 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1284 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1752 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1045 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
9168 | Morohashi |
2035 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1593 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1036 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1114 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
13 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
51 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2355 | 2001 Kanji |
0a6.16 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-4 | SKIP code |
4-6-3 | SKIP code |
8050.0 | Four corner code |
1-39-15 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5e74 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
800 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 執務 【シツム】 performance of one's official duties
- 執拗い 【シツコイ】 insistent, obstinate, persistent, tenacious, too rich (taste, etc.), fatty, heavy, greasy
- 中執 【チュウシツ】 Central Executive Committee
- 確執 【カクシツ】 discord, antagonism
- 執 【シュウ】 attachment, obsession, persistence
- 執行 【シッコウ】 execution, carrying out, performance, enforcement, exercise, service, conduct, execution, lead monk performing various tasks in a temple
- 愛執 【アイシュウ】 attachment, covetous affection
- 妄執 【モウシュウ】 deep-rooted delusion, firm conviction (based on incorrect beliefs)
Kun reading compounds
- 執る 【とる】 to take (trouble), to attend (to business), to command (army)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- し
- Korean:
- jib
Spanish
- dirigir
- hacer negocios
- tomar el control
Portuguese
- tenaz
- segurar
- agarrar
- simpatizar
French
- prendre en charge
- saisir
- ténacité
- prendre à coeur
1332 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
965 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1097 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1231 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1152 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1420 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
686 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
699 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1823 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
351 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2114 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1102 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1501 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1520 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
5193 | Morohashi |
1680 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1039 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1506 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1623 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1418 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1457 | 2001 Kanji |
3b8.15 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-8-3 | SKIP code |
4441.7 | Four corner code |
4541.7 | Four corner code |
1-28-25 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
57f7 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
17 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 政 【マツリゴト】 rule, government
- 政界 【セイカイ】 (world of) politics, political world, political circles
- 農政 【ノウセイ】 agricultural administration
- 帝政 【テイセイ】 imperial government, imperialism, monarchical rule
- 摂政 【セッショウ】 regency, regent
Kun reading compounds
- 政 【まつりごと】 rule, government
- 政所 【まんどころ】 official in charge of the administration of domains and general affairs of powerful noble families (from the middle of the Heian period), titled lady (legal wife of an important official), government office related to finances (Kamakura and Muromachi periods), clerk working for large temples and shrines
- 太政 【おおまつりごと】 (Japanese) imperial government
- 政所 【まんどころ】 official in charge of the administration of domains and general affairs of powerful noble families (from the middle of the Heian period), titled lady (legal wife of an important official), government office related to finances (Kamakura and Muromachi periods), clerk working for large temples and shrines
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ただ、 まさ
- Korean:
- jeong
Spanish
- política
- gobierno
- reglas
Portuguese
- política
- governo
French
- politique
- gouvernement
646 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
746 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
724 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
50 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2045 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
124 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
586 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
881 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
483 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
492 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
530 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
937 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1468 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
779 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1058 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
387 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
13135X | Morohashi |
1142 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2335 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
381 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
407 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
23 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
700 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3166 | 2001 Kanji |
4i5.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-5-4 | SKIP code |
1814.0 | Four corner code |
1-32-15 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
653f | Unicode hex code |
bureaucrat, the government, organ
- On:
- カン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
230 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 官 【カン】 government service, the bureaucracy
- 官界 【カンカイ】 bureaucracy
- 代官 【ダイカン】 local governor (Edo period), local magistrate, bailiff, deputy official (Middle Ages), acting administrator
- 自衛官 【ジエイカン】 Japanese Self-Defense Force official, Self-Defense Force official
Readings
- Korean:
- gwan
Spanish
- gobierno
- gubernamental (lugar
- persona)
- órgano del cuerpo
Portuguese
- burocracia
- o governo
French
- fonctionnaire
- gouvernemental
364 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
465 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
441 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
225 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1295 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
318 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
462 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
672 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
326 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
326 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
540 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
469 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2766 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1417 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1912 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1279 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
7107 | Morohashi |
2226 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1322 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1271 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1363 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
202 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
498 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
777 | 2001 Kanji |
3m5.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-5 | SKIP code |
3077.7 | Four corner code |
1-20-17 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5b98 | Unicode hex code |