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 junior high
JLPT level N1
1222 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 滅亡 【メツボウ】 downfall, ruin, collapse, destruction
- 滅罪 【メツザイ】 expiation
- 隠滅 【インメツ】 destruction (esp. of evidence), spoliation, suppression, hiding, concealment
- 衰滅 【スイメツ】 decline, downfall, ruin(ation)
Kun reading compounds
- 滅びる 【ほろびる】 to go to ruin, to go under, to fall, to be destroyed, to die out, to become extinct, to perish
- 滅ぶ 【ほろぶ】 to be ruined, to go under, to perish, to be destroyed
- 滅ぼす 【ほろぼす】 to destroy, to overthrow, to wreck, to ruin
Readings
- Korean:
- myeol
Spanish
- extinguirse
- apagarse
- estropearse
- ser destruido
- ser devastado
- estropear
- destruir
- devastar
- demoler
Portuguese
- destruir
- arruinar
- extinguir
- golpe
French
- anéantir
- détruire
- ruiner
- renverser
- périr
1848 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1387 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2660 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1228 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1488 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1338 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1421 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1500 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1237 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
812 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
475 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
606 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
371 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
18008 | Morohashi |
660 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3279 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
365 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
390 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1642 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
359 | 2001 Kanji |
3a10.26 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-10 | SKIP code |
3315.0 | Four corner code |
1-44-39 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6ec5 | Unicode hex code |
寸
measurement, tenth of a shaku, a little, small
- On:
- スン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
1669 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 寸 【スン】 sun (approx. 3 cm), length, measurement, shortness, tininess
- 寸前 【スンゼン】 just before, on the verge of, on the brink of, just in front of, just ahead of
- 原寸 【ゲンスン】 actual size, full size
- 外寸 【ガイスン】 external dimensions, outer size
Readings
- Japanese names:
- す、 みき
- Korean:
- chon
Spanish
- longitud
- medida
- un poco
- sólo
- antigua unidad de medida
Portuguese
- medição
- medida valendo pés/ 10
French
- dimension
- un peu
- sun = 3,03 cm (1/10 de shaku)
920 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
909 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1523 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1348 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1045 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1220 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
34 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1894 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
2070 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
367 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
499 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3652 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1864 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2541 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
45 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
7411 | Morohashi |
2935 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1372 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
45 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
45 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
828 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1448 | 2001 Kanji |
0a3.17 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-2-1 | SKIP code |
4-3-3 | SKIP code |
4030.0 | Four corner code |
1-32-03 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5bf8 | 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 |