1320 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1489 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3534 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1392 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1626 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2209 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1389 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1478 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1711 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1507 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3332 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1728 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2348 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1387 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
27337X | Morohashi |
2688 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4486 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1375 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1475 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1577 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1516 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 紫色 【ムラサキイロ】 purple, violet
- 紫外線 【シガイセン】 ultraviolet rays, ultraviolet radiation
- 紅紫 【コウシ】 crimson and purple, red-purple, magenta
- 九紫 【キュウシ】 ninth of nine traditional astrological signs (corresponding to Mars and south)
Kun reading compounds
- 紫 【むらさき】 purple, violet, purple gromwell (Lithospermum erythrorhizon), red gromwell, red-root gromwell, soy sauce
- 紫色 【むらさきいろ】 purple, violet
- 貝紫 【かいむらさき】 Tyrian purple
- 古代紫 【こだいむらさき】 reddish-purple
Readings
- Japanese names:
- さい、 ゆかり
- Korean:
- ja
Spanish
- púrpura
- violeta
Portuguese
- roxo
- violeta
French
- violet
1241 | 2001 Kanji |
6a6.15 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-6-6 | SKIP code |
2-5-6 | SKIP code |
2290.3 | Four corner code |
2190.3 | Four corner code |
1-27-71 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7d2b | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
81 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 外 【ガイ】 outside ..., beyond ..., not included in ...
- 外圧 【ガイアツ】 external pressure, outside pressure, foreign pressure
- 渉外 【ショウガイ】 public relations, client liaison, client relations
- 在外 【ザイガイ】 overseas, abroad
- 外科 【ゲカ】 surgery (branch of medicine), department of surgery
- 外科医 【ゲカイ】 surgeon
Kun reading compounds
- 外 【そと】 outside, exterior, the open (air), other place, somewhere else, outside one's group (family, company, etc.)
- 外壁 【がいへき】 outer wall
- 大外 【おおそと】 far out wide, far outside
- 家の外 【いえのそと】 outside the house
- 他 【ほか】 another place, some other place, somewhere else, outside, another (person or thing), other, different, something else, someone else, the rest, et al., beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.), outside, except, but, other than, apart from, besides, in addition to, as well as, on top of
- 他に 【ほかに】 else, in addition, besides
- この外 【このほか】 besides, moreover, in addition
- 思いのほか 【おもいのほか】 unexpectedly, surprisingly
- 外す 【はずす】 to remove, to take off, to detach, to unfasten, to undo, to drop (e.g. from a team), to remove (from a position), to exclude, to expel, to leave (e.g. one's seat), to go away from, to step out, to slip away, to dodge (a question, blow, etc.), to evade, to sidestep, to avoid (e.g. peak season), to miss (a target, chance, punch, etc.)
- 外れる 【はずれる】 to be disconnected, to get out of place, to be off, to be out (e.g. of gear), to miss the mark, to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation), to draw a blank (e.g. lottery), to be removed, to be excluded, to be contrary to, to go against
Readings
- Japanese names:
- うい、 け、 ふか
- Korean:
- oe
Spanish
- fuera
- exterior
- otro
- desatar
- estar desatado
- estar desconectado
Portuguese
- Exterior
French
- extérieur
56 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
96 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
91 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
120 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1168 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
42 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
38 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
139 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.11 | Japanese for Busy People |
83 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
83 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
150 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
404 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
215 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
135 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
163 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
112 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
5750 | Morohashi |
186 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1125 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
111 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
116 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
69 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
105 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2554 | 2001 Kanji |
2m3.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-2 | SKIP code |
2320.0 | Four corner code |
1-19-16 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5916 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N2
382 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 線 【セン】 line, stripe, stria, line (e.g. telephone line), wire, ray (e.g. X-ray), beam, line (e.g. of a railroad), track, route, lane, outline, contours, form, level, division, line (of action), position, approach, policy, principle, impression one leaves, air one gives off
- 繊維 【センイ】 fibre, fiber, textile
- 横線 【オウセン】 horizontal line
- 赤外線 【セキガイセン】 infrared rays, infrared radiation
Readings
- Korean:
- seon
Spanish
- línea
- cable
- frontera
- raíl
- carril
Portuguese
- linha
- trilha
French
- ligne
- voie
447 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
176 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
329 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
247 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3580 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
389 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
826 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2.20 | Japanese for Busy People |
299 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
299 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
841 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1551 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1760 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
944 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1273 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1351 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
27641 | Morohashi |
1392 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4548 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1339 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1438 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
236 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2742 | 2001 Kanji |
6a9.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-6-9 | SKIP code |
2693.2 | Four corner code |
1-32-94 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7dda | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
345 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 消火 【ショウカ】 fire fighting, extinguishing a fire
- 消化 【ショウカ】 digestion (of food), digestion (of information), assimilation, thorough understanding, consumption, absorption, using up, meeting (e.g. a quota), completion, losing one's form and turning into something else
- 費消 【ヒショウ】 spending, consumption, misappropriation, embezzlement
- 曖昧性解消 【アイマイセイカイショウ】 disambiguation
Kun reading compounds
- 消える 【きえる】 to disappear, to vanish, to go out of sight, to go away, to become lost, to go out (of a fire, light, etc.), to die, to turn off (e.g. of a TV screen), to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.), to vanish (e.g. of hope), to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness), to disappear, to fade away (e.g. of footsteps), to wear away (e.g. of an inscription), to rub out (of writing), to fade (e.g. of ink), to be lost (e.g. of a tradition), to die out, to disappear
- 消す 【けす】 to erase, to rub out, to rub off, to cross out, to delete, to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.), to switch off, to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.), to put out, to remove (a smell, pain, etc.), to eliminate, to get rid of, to relieve (pain, anxiety, etc.), to neutralize (poison), to drown out (a sound), to deaden, to absorb, to muffle, to kill, to murder, to bump off, to rub out
Readings
- Korean:
- so
Spanish
- extinguirse
- apagarse
- desaparecer
- apagar
- extinguir
Portuguese
- extinguir
- apagar
- desligar
- neutralizar
- cancelar
French
- éteindre
- effacer
- disparaître
- neutraliser
- annuler
429 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
332 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
316 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
336 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2574 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
612 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
686 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
845 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
864 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
219 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1194 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
531 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
327 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
402 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
146 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
17529P | Morohashi |
443 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3158 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
144 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
155 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
458 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
357 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
346 | 2001 Kanji |
3a7.16 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-7 | SKIP code |
3912.7 | Four corner code |
1-30-35 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6d88 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
440 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 去年 【キョネン】 last year
- 去就 【キョシュウ】 leaving or staying, (one's) course of action, (one's) position, (one's) attitude
- 消去 【ショウキョ】 erasure, deletion, elimination, clearing, elimination (of variables), extinction
- 国外退去 【コクガイタイキョ】 deportation
- 去年 【キョネン】 last year
- 大過去 【ダイカコ】 past perfect tense, pluperfect
- 不定過去 【フテイカコ】 aorist tense (in Greek), past-perfective tense
Kun reading compounds
- 去る 【さる】 to leave, to go away, to pass, to elapse, to be distant, to send away, to drive off, to divorce, to (do) completely, last ... (e.g. "last April")
- 去る者追わず 【さるものおわず】 do not chase the one who leaves
Readings
- Japanese names:
- い
- Korean:
- geo
Spanish
- pasado
- ido
- dejar
- abandonar
- partir
Portuguese
- foi
- passado
- deixar
- passar
- eliminar
- divórcio
French
- parti
- passé
- quitter
- s'écouler
- éliminer
- divorce
189 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
276 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
258 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
618 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1051 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
475 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
133 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
266 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.8 | Japanese for Busy People |
414 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
420 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
309 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
261 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2678 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1364 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1850 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
757 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
3070 | Morohashi |
2156 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
665 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
750 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
812 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
496 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
247 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1471 | 2001 Kanji |
3b2.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-2 | SKIP code |
4073.1 | Four corner code |
1-21-78 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
53bb | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
482 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 型式 【カタシキ】 model (e.g. of a vehicle), type
- 造形 【ゾウケイ】 molding, moulding, shaping, forming, modelling (i.e. plastic arts), modeling
- 体型 【タイケイ】 figure, body shape, build, physique, form, somatotype, biotype, habitus, (type of) physique
Kun reading compounds
- 型 【かた】 type, style, model, pattern, mold, mould, model, pattern, template, impression, kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts), style (in kabuki, noh, etc.), form, convention, tradition, (standard) form, formula, usage, (set) size, inches (in sizes of displays, disks, image sensors, etc.), (taxonomical) form
- 型式 【かたしき】 model (e.g. of a vehicle), type
- 空手の型 【からてのかた】 kata (in karate)
Readings
- Korean:
- hyeong
Spanish
- tipo
- modelo
- patrón
Portuguese
- bolor
- tipo
- modelo
French
- moule
- modèle
- type
595 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
493 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
468 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
423 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1077 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
685 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
431 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
888 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
909 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1318 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
353 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3266 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1685 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2292 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
687 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
5030 | Morohashi |
2638 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1010 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
680 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
735 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
523 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3272 | 2001 Kanji |
3b6.11 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-6-3 | SKIP code |
1210.4 | Four corner code |
1-23-31 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
578b | Unicode hex code |