658 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
759 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
737 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
717 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3511 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
797 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1623 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1707 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
271 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
271 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
636 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1506 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3108 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1590 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2171 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1546 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
27300 | Morohashi |
2458 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4456 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1532 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1652 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
500 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
716 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N1
660 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 素 【ソ】 plain, white silk, prime
- 素案 【ソアン】 rough plan, draft
- 栄養素 【エイヨウソ】 nutrient
- 酵素 【コウソ】 enzyme
- 素 【ス】 one's nature, one's feelings, oneself, plain, unadorned, undecorated, unadulterated, au naturel, mere, poor, exceedingly
- 素顔 【スガオ】 face with no make-up, unpainted face, true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.), real face, true picture, real nature, sober face, sobriety
- 空素 【カラス】 dealt hand containing only 1-point cards (scoring combination)
- 鉤素 【ハリス】 snell (fishing), leader, trace, cast
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)
- 元より 【もとより】 from the beginning, from the first, all along, originally, of course, not to mention ..., not only ... but also ..., to say nothing of ...
- 味の素 【あじのもと】 Ajinomoto, brand name of monosodium glutamate (MSG)
- 味の素 【あじのもと】 Ajinomoto Co. Inc.
Readings
- Korean:
- so
Spanish
- materia prima
- elemental
- normal
- usual
Portuguese
- elementar
- princípio
- descoberto
- nu
French
- élément
- principe
- nu
- découvert
1441 | 2001 Kanji |
6a4.12 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-4-6 | SKIP code |
5090.3 | Four corner code |
1-33-39 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7d20 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
676 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 顔 【カオ】 face, visage, look, expression, countenance, honor, honour, face, influence, notoriety
- 顔色 【カオイロ】 complexion, one's colour, one's color, countenance, expression, one's face
- 美顔 【ビガン】 beautiful face, facial care, facial treatment
- 童顔 【ドウガン】 child's face, childlike face, boyish face, baby face
Kun reading compounds
- 顔 【かお】 face, visage, look, expression, countenance, honor, honour, face, influence, notoriety
- 顔合わせ 【かおあわせ】 meeting together, introduction, costarring, appearing together, being matched, facing off
- いい顔 【いいかお】 big-shot, influential person, happy face, smiling face, sympathetic attitude, getting along with, being all smiles, good looks, nice face
- 涼しい顔 【すずしいかお】 nonchalant air, unruffled air
Readings
- Korean:
- an
Spanish
- cara
- faz
- semblante
- rostro
- expresión
Portuguese
- rosto
- expressão
French
- visage
- expression
179 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
103 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
93 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
527 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
5139 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
481 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
277 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2754 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
277 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
277 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
573 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1893 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2277 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1177 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1608 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1733 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
43591P | Morohashi |
1808 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6648 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1717 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1853 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
355 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
239 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
461 | 2001 Kanji |
9a9.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-9-9 | SKIP code |
0128.6 | Four corner code |
1-20-73 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
9854 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N4
242 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 私 【シ】 private affairs, personal matter
- 私案 【シアン】 private plan, one's own plan
- 無私 【ムシ】 unselfish, selfless, disinterested
- 滅私 【メッシ】 selflessness, being unselfish
Kun reading compounds
- 私 【わたくし】 I, me, personal (affairs, etc.), private, selfishness, partiality, secrecy, confidentiality
- 私立 【しりつ】 private (establishment)
- 不肖私 【ふしょうわたくし】 I, me
- 私 【わたし】 I, me
- 私たち 【わたしたち】 we, us
Readings
- Korean:
- sa
Spanish
- yo
- privado
- secreto
Portuguese
- particular
- Eu
- me
French
- privé
- je
- moi
797 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
887 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
876 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
221 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3265 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
367 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
232 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
637 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.7 | Japanese for Busy People |
125 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
125 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
72 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1428 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1432 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
758 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1030 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
911 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
24913 | Morohashi |
1115 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4124 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
902 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
968 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
17 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
852 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2271 | 2001 Kanji |
5d2.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-5-2 | SKIP code |
2293.0 | Four corner code |
1-27-68 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
79c1 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
22 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 見 【ケン】 view (of life, etc.), outlook
- 見解 【ケンカイ】 opinion, point of view
- 後見 【コウケン】 guardianship, guardian, (theatrical) assistant, prompter
- 政見 【セイケン】 political views
Kun reading compounds
- 見る 【みる】 to see, to look, to watch, to view, to observe, to examine, to look over, to assess, to check, to judge, to look after, to attend to, to take care of, to keep an eye on, to experience, to meet with (misfortune, success, etc.), to try ..., to have a go at ..., to give ... a try, to see (that) ..., to find (that) ...
- 見る見る 【みるみる】 very fast, in a twinkle, before one's eyes
- 見える 【みえる】 to be seen, to be visible, to be in sight, to look, to seem, to appear, to come
- 見える化 【みえるか】 visualization, rendering visible (e.g. a problem), digitization
- 見せる 【みせる】 to show, to display, to make (something or someone) look ..., to present an appearance of ..., to make (something) worth watching, to be entertaining, to make a show of (doing), to do in a conspicuous manner, to do in view of others, to resolve to do, to do at any cost, to show others that one will ...
Readings
- Korean:
- gyeon, hyeon
Spanish
- vista
- ver
- esperanza
- idea
- opinión
- observar
- ser visto
- estar a la vista
- poder verse
- mostrar
Portuguese
- ver
- esperanças
- oportunidades
- idéia
- opinião
- olhar
- visíveis
French
- regarder
- voir
- visible
- espoirs
- chances
- idée
- opinion
67 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
31 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
18 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
48 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4284 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
23 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
84 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
518 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.3 | Japanese for Busy People |
63 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
63 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
139 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1643 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3151 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1615 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2201 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
57 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
34796 | Morohashi |
2544 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
5522 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
57 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
61 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
20 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
62 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3957 | 2001 Kanji |
5c2.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-5-2 | SKIP code |
6021.0 | Four corner code |
1-24-11 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
898b | Unicode hex code |