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 |
prohibition, ban, forbid
- On:
- キン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
681 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 禁 【キン】 ban (e.g. on smoking), prohibition
- 禁煙 【キンエン】 abstaining from smoking, quitting smoking, prohibition of smoking, No Smoking, Smoking Prohibited
- 軟禁 【ナンキン】 house arrest
- 拘禁 【コウキン】 detention, custody, confinement, internment
Readings
- Korean:
- geum
Spanish
- prohibición
- proscripción
- prohibir
Portuguese
- proibição
- proibir
- banir
French
- interdiction
- défense de
763 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
682 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
654 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
853 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3251 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
639 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
776 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2021 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
482 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
491 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
815 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1416 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3469 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1788 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2435 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1107 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
24743 | Morohashi |
2795 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4098 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1098 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1179 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
772 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1841 | 2001 Kanji |
4e8.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-8-5 | SKIP code |
4490.1 | Four corner code |
1-22-56 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7981 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N2
795 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 城 【ジョウ】 castle (in place names), castle, fortress
- 城内 【ジョウナイ】 inside of a castle, area surrounded by castle walls
- 荒城 【コウジョウ】 ruined castle
- 開城 【カイジョウ】 surrender of a castle, surrender of a fortress, capitulation of a stronghold
- 傾城 【ケイセイ】 beauty, siren, courtesan, prostitute
- 傾国傾城 【ケイコクケイセイ】 woman so glamorous as to bring ruin to a country (castle) as its king (lord) is captivated by her beauty, femme fatale
Kun reading compounds
- 城 【しろ】 castle
- 城跡 【しろあと】 castle site, ruins of a castle
- ハウルの動く城 【ハウルのうごくしろ】 Howl's Moving Castle (2004 animated film)
- 砂の城 【すなのしろ】 sandcastle, sand castle
Readings
- Japanese names:
- いく、 がき、 き、 くに、 ぐしく、 ぐすく、 しき、 すく、 ぜい、 たち、 なり
- Korean:
- seong
Spanish
- castillo
Portuguese
- Castelo
French
- château
914 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
903 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
638 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1078 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
886 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
433 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
796 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
720 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
733 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
942 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
374 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
417 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
261 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
312 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
368 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
5086P | Morohashi |
352 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1011 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
362 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
387 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
884 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1459 | 2001 Kanji |
3b6.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-6 | SKIP code |
4315.0 | Four corner code |
1-30-75 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
57ce | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N2
1240 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 黄色 【キイロ】 yellow, amber
- 黄昏 【タソガレ】 dusk, twilight, twilight years, melancholia, melancholic nostalgia
- 玄黄 【ゲンコウ】 black and yellow silk (offered to gods), heaven and earth
- 天地玄黄 【テンチゲンコウ】 heaven is black and earth is yellow, heaven and earth
- 黄金時代 【オウゴンジダイ】 golden age
- 黄金 【オウゴン】 gold (Au), golden, prosperous, excellent, superb, money (esp. ōban coin), cash
- 卵黄 【ランオウ】 egg yolk
- 六フッ化硫黄 【ロクフッカイオウ】 sulfur hexafluoride, SF6
Kun reading compounds
- 黄 【き】 yellow
- 黄色 【きいろ】 yellow, amber
- 海気 【かいき】 sea air, sea breeze, ocean and atmosphere, type of yarn-dyed silk goods
Readings
- Japanese names:
- うい、 れい
- Korean:
- hwang
Spanish
- amarillo
Portuguese
- amarelo
French
- jaune
214 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
133 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
120 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1063 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
5399 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
469 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1021 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1499 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
780 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
794 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
993 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1939 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3116 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1596 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2177 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1766 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
47926P | Morohashi |
2468 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
7045 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1750 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1887 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
203 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1961 | 2001 Kanji |
3k8.16 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-4-7 | SKIP code |
2-9-2 | SKIP code |
2-3-8 | SKIP code |
4480.6 | Four corner code |
1-18-11 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
9ec4 | Unicode hex code |
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 昏睡 【コンスイ】 coma, deep sleep, falling fast asleep
- 昏々 【コンコン】 fast asleep, dead to the world
- 昏々 【コンコン】 fast asleep, dead to the world
Kun reading compounds
- 暗い 【くらい】 dark, gloomy, murky, depressed, dispirited, down in the dumps, dark (mood), dark (in colour), dull, ill-boding, dark (e.g. past), suspicious, unlikely (to succeed), hopeless, unpromising, unfamiliar (with), ignorant (of)
- 暮れる 【くれる】 to get dark, to grow dark, to end (of a day, year, season, etc.), to come to an end, to close, to be sunk in (e.g. despair), to be lost in (e.g. thought), to be overcome with
Readings
- Korean:
- hon
Spanish
Portuguese
French
2479 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
3073 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2143 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
13806 | Morohashi |
2418 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2431 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
2451 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2526 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
4c4.11 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-4-4 | SKIP code |
7260.4 | Four corner code |
1-26-10 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
660f | Unicode hex code |