828 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
756 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
733 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
743 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3539 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
630 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
820 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2148 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
742 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
755 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
734 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1534 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1711 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
917 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1240 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1770 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
49469 | Morohashi |
1353 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4490 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1754 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1891 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
756 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
discontinue, sever, cut off, abstain, interrupt, suppress, be beyond, without match, peerless, unparalleled
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
784 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 絶 【ゼツ】 starting field which contains the November and/or December 20-point card
- 絶縁 【ゼツエン】 breaking off relations (with), severing one's connections (with), breaking with (e.g. one's past), insulation (electrical or thermal), isolation
- 超絶 【チョウゼツ】 transcendence, excellence, superiority
- 壮絶 【ソウゼツ】 heroic, fierce, grand, sublime, magnificent
Kun reading compounds
- 絶える 【たえる】 to die out, to peter out, to become extinct, to cease, to be stopped, to be discontinued, to be cut off
- 絶えることなく 【たえることなく】 unceasing, relentless
- 絶やす 【たやす】 to exterminate, to eradicate, to wipe out, to put an end to, to let (fire) go out, to let die (e.g. flowers), to run out of
- 断つ 【たつ】 to sever, to cut off, to suppress, to eradicate, to exterminate, to abstain (from), to give up
Readings
- Korean:
- jeol
Spanish
- extinguir
- eliminar
- rechazar
- absoluto
- lugar escarpado
- desaparecer
- extinguirse
- exterminar
- erradicar
- suprimir
Portuguese
- descontinuar
- além de
- romper
- cortar desligar
- abster- se
- interromper
- suprimir
French
- cesser
- au-delà
- rompre
- couper
- s'abstenir
- interrompre
- supprimer
2756 | 2001 Kanji |
6a6.11 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-6-6 | SKIP code |
2791.7 | Four corner code |
1-32-68 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7d76 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
88 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 体 【タイ】 body, physique, posture, shape, form, style, substance, identity, reality, field, counter for humanoid forms (e.g. dolls, statues, corpses, etc.), typeface, type
- 体育 【タイイク】 physical education, PE, gym (class)
- 生体 【セイタイ】 organism, living body
- 解体 【カイタイ】 demolition, taking down, dismantling, disassembly, taking apart, dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.), breaking up, dissection (of a body), dismemberment
- 体 【テイ】 appearance, air, condition, state, form
- 体裁 【テイサイ】 (outward) appearance, (proper) format (e.g. of an essay), form, style, appearances, decency, show, display, lip-service, insincere words, glib talk
- 身体 【シンタイ】 body, physical system, (the) person
- 風体 【フウテイ】 appearance, look, dress
Kun reading compounds
- 体 【からだ】 body, torso, trunk, build, physique, frame, figure, health, constitution, corpse, dead body
- 体つき 【からだつき】 body build, figure
- お体 【おからだ】 body
- 御体 【おんからだ】 body of Christ (Eucharist)
- 形体 【なりかたち】 one's appearance
Readings
- Japanese names:
- なり
- Korean:
- che
Spanish
- cuerpo
- forma
Portuguese
- corpo
- substância
- objeto
- realidade
- sufixo para contagem de para imagens
French
- corps
- substance
- objet
- réalité
- compteur d'images
270 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
182 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
165 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
110 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
405 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
176 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
115 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
358 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.11 | Japanese for Busy People |
61 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
61 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
165 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
80 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
80 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
52 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
55 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
966 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
509 | Morohashi |
71 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
165 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
957 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1030 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
96 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
149 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2155 | 2001 Kanji |
2a5.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-2-5 | SKIP code |
2523.0 | Four corner code |
1-34-46 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
4f53 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
465 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 命 【メイ】 order, command, decree, life, destiny, fate
- 命運 【メイウン】 fate, destiny
- 延命 【エンメイ】 keeping alive longer, prolonging life, life extension, life-support
- 十月革命 【ジュウガツカクメイ】 October Revolution
- 命婦 【ミョウブ】 title for high-ranking court ladies
- 延命 【エンメイ】 keeping alive longer, prolonging life, life extension, life-support
- 安心立命 【アンシンリツメイ】 spiritual peace and enlightenment, keeping an unperturbed mind through faith
Kun reading compounds
- 命 【いのち】 life, life force, lifetime, lifespan, most important thing, foundation, core, paired tattoos of the "life" kanji on the upper arms of a man and woman (indicating unwavering love), fate, destiny, karma
- 命からがら 【いのちからがら】 for dear life, barely escaping alive
- 貴い命 【たっといいのち】 precious life
- 露の命 【つゆのいのち】 life as evanescent as the dew
Readings
- Korean:
- myeong
Spanish
- orden
- mandato
- vida
Portuguese
- destino
- comando
- decreto
- vida
French
- destinée
- destin
- ordre
- décret
- vie
- nommer (à un poste)
519 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
416 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
394 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
388 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
430 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
387 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
411 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
671 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
578 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
587 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
997 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
325 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2553 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1303 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1772 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1412 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
3473 | Morohashi |
2058 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
767 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1400 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1502 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
249 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
316 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2844 | 2001 Kanji |
2a6.26 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-6 | SKIP code |
2-3-5 | SKIP code |
8062.7 | Four corner code |
1-44-31 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
547d | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
123 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 都 【ト】 Metropolis (of Tokyo), (Tokyo) Metropolitan District, metropolitan prefecture, counter for cities and towns, capital
- 都営 【トエイ】 (under) metropolitan government management
- 遷都 【セント】 relocation of the capital, transfer of the capital
- 東都 【トウト】 the Eastern Capital (now Tokyo), Yedo, Edo
- 都度 【ツド】 each (every) time, whenever
- 都合 【ツゴウ】 circumstances, condition, convenience, arranging, managing, lending money, raising money, in all, in total, all told
Kun reading compounds
- 都 【みやこ】 capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital), seat of government, capital (of music, fashion, etc.), city (e.g. of light), location of the Imperial Palace
- 都入り 【みやこいり】 arriving in the capital
- 京の都 【きょうのみやこ】 Kyoto
- 花の都 【はなのみやこ】 City of Flowers (nickname for various cities, esp. Paris and Florence)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- くに、 ず、 ち、 づめ、 みや
- Korean:
- do
Spanish
- metrópoli
- capital
Portuguese
- metropole
- capital
French
- métropole
- capitale
287 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
376 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
355 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
92 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4769 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
173 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
265 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1419 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.12 | Japanese for Busy People |
188 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
188 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
338 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
761 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2120 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1106 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1505 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1863 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
39497P | Morohashi |
1686 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6148 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1846 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1989 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
384 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1444 | 2001 Kanji |
2d8.13 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-8-3 | SKIP code |
1-8-2 | SKIP code |
4762.7 | Four corner code |
1-37-52 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
90fd | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
42 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 市 【シ】 city
- 市営 【シエイ】 (under) municipal management (transport, housing, etc.), city facility management
- 同市 【ドウシ】 same city
- 田園都市 【デンエントシ】 garden city
Kun reading compounds
- 市 【いち】 market, fair
- 市中 【しちゅう】 in the city, in the community
- 骨董市 【こっとういち】 antique market, flea market
- 草市 【くさいち】 flower market during Obon, fair of plants and flowers (as offerings)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- い、 ち
- Korean:
- si
Spanish
- mercado
- ciudad
Portuguese
- mercado
- cidade
French
- marché
- ville
- cité
222 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
144 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
130 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
78 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
284 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
119 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
162 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
195 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.4 | Japanese for Busy People |
181 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
181 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
547 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
556 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2487 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1258 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1724 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
419 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
8775 | Morohashi |
1993 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1549 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
412 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
440 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
305 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
109 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
444 | 2001 Kanji |
2j3.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-3 | SKIP code |
4-4-3 | SKIP code |
0022.7 | Four corner code |
1-27-52 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5e02 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
1284 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 凍結 【トウケツ】 freezing (e.g. water), freezing (prices, wages, assets, etc.), moratorium, suspension (e.g. investment)
- 凍死 【トウシ】 death from cold, freezing to death
- 解凍 【カイトウ】 thawing, defrosting, decompression (of data), extraction, unpacking, unzipping
- 自動解凍 【ジドウカイトウ】 self-extracting (file)
Kun reading compounds
- 凍る 【こおる】 to freeze, to become frozen, to freeze over
- 凍える 【こごえる】 to freeze (of one's body), to be frozen, to become numb (with cold), to be chilled
- 凍てる 【いてる】 to freeze, to freeze over
- 凍みる 【しみる】 to freeze, to be frozen over, to congeal
Readings
- Japanese names:
- こおり
- Korean:
- dong
Spanish
- helado
- congelado
- helar
- congelarse
- helarse
- entumecerse
Portuguese
- congelado
- congelar
- refrigerar
French
- gelé
- congeler
- réfrigérer
1644 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1274 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
649 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1435 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
349 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1205 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1268 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1094 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
168 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
146 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
97 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
111 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
518 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
1670 | Morohashi |
129 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
427 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
506 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
545 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1309 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
364 | 2001 Kanji |
2b8.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-2-8 | SKIP code |
3519.6 | Four corner code |
1-37-64 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
51cd | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
149 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 記 【キ】 account, history, chronicle, annals, record, notice, note, as follows, Kojiki (earliest historical record of Japan, compiled in 712 CE), Records of Ancient Matters
- 記憶 【キオク】 memory, recollection, remembrance, memory, storage
- 手記 【シュキ】 note, memorandum, memo, memoirs, personal account
- 左記 【サキ】 undermentioned (statement), the following, at left
Kun reading compounds
- 記す 【しるす】 to write down, to note down, to jot down, to take a note of, to mention, to describe, to give an account of, to inscribe, to mark, to brand, to remember, to engrave (in one's mind)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- のり
- Korean:
- gi
Spanish
- crónica
- narración
- memorizar
- anotar
- consignar por escrito
Portuguese
- escriba
- contar
- narrativa
- narrar
French
- inscrire
- compte-rendu
- narration
180 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
105 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
95 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
147 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4318 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
301 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
895 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1149 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
371 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
372 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
633 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1660 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1843 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
974 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1321 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
535 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
35244 | Morohashi |
1453 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
5563 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
529 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
568 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
209 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
190 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3056 | 2001 Kanji |
7a3.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-7-3 | SKIP code |
0761.7 | Four corner code |
1-21-13 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
8a18 | Unicode hex code |
recollection, think, remember
- On:
- オク
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1324 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 憶測 【オクソク】 guess, speculation, supposition
- 臆病 【オクビョウ】 cowardly, timid, easily frightened
- 追憶 【ツイオク】 recollection, reminiscence
- バッファ記憶 【バッファキオク】 buffer storage, buffer
Readings
- Korean:
- eog
Spanish
- 100 millones
- cantidad grande
Portuguese
- lembrança
- pensar
- recordar
French
- souvenir
- mémoire
- réminiscence
1039 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1662 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1780 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1146 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1323 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2440 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
381 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
382 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
651 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
831 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
944 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
530 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
691 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
639 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
11295 | Morohashi |
765 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2001 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
632 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
679 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1830 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1158 | 2001 Kanji |
4k13.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-13 | SKIP code |
9003.6 | Four corner code |
1-18-17 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
61b6 | Unicode hex code |