| 1179 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 912 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3560 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1088 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1637 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1290 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1364 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1186 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1509 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3517 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1816 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2471 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1386 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 27603 | Morohashi |
| 2838 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4524 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1374 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1474 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1792 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
677 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 緊縮 【キンシュク】 shrinkage, contraction, economy, retrenchment
- 緊急 【キンキュウ】 urgency, emergency
- 喫緊 【キッキン】 urgent, pressing, exigent
Kun reading compounds
- 緊める 【しめる】 to be strict with
- 閉まる 【しまる】 to be shut, to close, to be closed, to be firm (of a body, face, etc.), to be well-knit, to be locked, to tighten, to be tightened, to become sober, to become tense
Readings
- Korean:
- gin
Spanish
- severo
- estricto
- tensar
- apretar
- apremiante
- urgente
Portuguese
- tenso
- apertado
- de confiança
- duro
- sólido
French
- tendu
- solide
- dur
- fiable
- serré
| 3441 | 2001 Kanji |
| 6a9.17 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-9-6 | SKIP code |
| 2-8-6 | SKIP code |
| 7790.3 | Four corner code |
| 1-22-59 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7dca | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
309 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 急 【キュウ】 sudden, abrupt, unexpected, urgent, pressing, steep, sharp, precipitous, rapid, swift, fast, emergency, crisis, danger, urgency, hurrying, haste, (in gagaku or noh) end of a song
- 急遽 【キュウキョ】 hurriedly, in a hurry, hastily, in haste, sudden, abrupt
- 準急 【ジュンキュウ】 semi-express train, local express train, sub-express train
- 快急 【カイキュウ】 rapid express (train)
Kun reading compounds
- 急ぐ 【いそぐ】 to hurry, to rush, to hasten, to make something happen sooner
- 急ぎ 【いそぎ】 haste, hurry, expedition, speed, dispatch
- 急ぎ足 【いそぎあし】 fast pace, quick pace
- 急く 【せく】 to hurry, to rush
Readings
- Korean:
- geub
Spanish
- prisa
- urgencia
- apresurarse
- darse prisa
Portuguese
- apressar
- emergência
- repentina
French
- urgence
- se dépêcher
- soudain
- raide
- abrupt
- aigu
| 186 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 272 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 254 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 275 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1667 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 330 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 174 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2.11 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 303 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 303 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 260 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 775 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2595 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1328 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1800 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1155 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 10475X | Morohashi |
| 2092 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1823 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1146 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1229 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 322 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2558 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2n7.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-7 | SKIP code |
| 2-5-4 | SKIP code |
| 2733.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-21-62 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6025 | Unicode hex code |
mingle, mixing, association, coming & going
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
178 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 交 【コウ】 association, fellowship, change (of season, year, etc.)
- 交易 【コウエキ】 trade, commerce
- 親交 【シンコウ】 intimacy, friendship, friendly relations
- 国交 【コッコウ】 diplomatic relations
Kun reading compounds
- 交わる 【まじわる】 to cross, to intersect, to join, to meet, to associate with, to mingle with, to consort with, to have a sexual relationship, to copulate
- 交える 【まじえる】 to mix, to combine, to include, to exchange (words, fire, etc.), to cross (e.g. swords), to join together
- 混じる 【まじる】 to be mixed, to be blended with, to be combined, to associate with, to mingle with, to interest, to join
- 混じる 【まじる】 to be mixed, to be blended with, to be combined, to associate with, to mingle with, to interest, to join
- 混ざる 【まざる】 to be mixed, to be blended with, to associate with, to mingle with, to join
- 混ぜる 【まぜる】 to mix, to stir, to blend
- 交わす 【かわす】 to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.), to intersect, to cross, to interlace, ... with one another, ... to each other
- 交わす 【かわす】 to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.), to intersect, to cross, to interlace, ... with one another, ... to each other
- 交々 【こもごも】 alternately, in succession
Readings
- Japanese names:
- かた
- Korean:
- gyo
Spanish
- cambio
- reemplazo
- mezcla
- asociación
- cruzarse
- mezclarse
- cruzar
- mezclar
Portuguese
- Misturar-se
- misturando
- associação
- vindo & indo
French
- mélanger
- échanges
- association
- mêler
- aller et venir
| 212 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 128 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 115 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 200 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 290 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 86 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 298 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 293 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 114 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 114 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 504 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 38 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2508 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1272 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1738 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1283 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 291 | Morohashi |
| 2015 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 90 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1275 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1368 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 269 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 120 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 466 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2j4.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-4 | SKIP code |
| 2-4-2 | SKIP code |
| 0040.8 | Four corner code |
| 1-24-82 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 4ea4 | Unicode hex code |
traffic, pass through, avenue, commute, counter for letters, notes, documents, etc.
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
80 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 通 【ツウ】 authority, expert, connoisseur, well-informed person, counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc., understanding (esp. of male-female relations), tact, insight, supernatural powers, magical powers
- 通院 【ツウイン】 going to the hospital for regular treatment, going to the hospital regularly
- 富士通 【フジツウ】 Fujitsu
- 食通 【ショクツウ】 gourmandism, gourmet, gourmand, foodie
- 通 【ツウ】 authority, expert, connoisseur, well-informed person, counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc., understanding (esp. of male-female relations), tact, insight, supernatural powers, magical powers
- 通院 【ツウイン】 going to the hospital for regular treatment, going to the hospital regularly
Kun reading compounds
- 通る 【とおる】 to go by, to go past, to go along, to travel along, to pass through, to use (a road), to take (a route), to go via, to go by way of, to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.), to operate (between), to connect, to go indoors, to go into a room, to be admitted, to be shown in, to be ushered in, to come in, to penetrate, to pierce, to skewer, to go through, to come through, to permeate, to soak into, to spread throughout, to carry (e.g. of a voice), to reach far, to be passed on (e.g. of a customer's order to the kitchen), to be relayed, to be conveyed, to pass (a test, a bill in the House, etc.), to be approved, to be accepted, to go by (a name), to be known as, to be accepted as, to have a reputation for, to be coherent, to be logical, to be reasonable, to be comprehensible, to be understandable, to make sense, to get across (e.g. of one's point), to be understood, to pass for, to come across as, to seem like, to be straight (e.g. wood grain), to be well-informed, to be wise, to do ... completely, to do ... thoroughly
- 通り 【とおり】 street, road, avenue, thoroughfare, traffic, coming and going, flow (of water, air, etc.), passage, running, transmission (of sound), reach (of voice), reputation, favor, favour, popularity, understanding, comprehension, comprehensibility, clarity, the same way (as), as (follows, stated, expected, etc.), counter for sets of things, counter for methods, ways, kinds, etc.
- 通り過ぎる 【とおりすぎる】 to go past, to pass, to pass by
- 通す 【とおす】 to stick through, to force through, to spread throughout, to thoroughly diffuse, to make a path between two points, to proceed in a logical manner, to let pass, to allow through, to lead (someone) into (a house, room, etc.), to show in, to go through (a middleman), to (look, listen) through (a window, wall, etc.), to pass (a law, applicant, etc.), to force to accept, to force agreement, to continue (in a state), to persist in, to do to the entirety of, to cover all of, to span the whole ..., to do from beginning to end without a break, to convey (one's ideas, etc.) to the other party, to do to the end, to carry through, to complete
- 通し 【とおし】 continuing from beginning to end, continuous run, consecutive run, appetizer, starter, hors d'oeuvre, performance of an entire play
- 通し切符 【とおしきっぷ】 through ticket (e.g. rail, air), ticket good for multiple performances (e.g. both matinee and evening shows), all-day ticket, season ticket
- 切通し 【きりどおし】 road (or railway) cut through hilly terrain, cutting
- 通う 【かよう】 to go to and from (a place), to go back and forth between, to run between (e.g. bus, train, etc.), to ply between, to go to (school, work, etc.), to attend, to commute, to frequent, to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity), to be communicated (e.g. thought), to resemble
Readings
- Japanese names:
- とん、 どうし、 どおり、 みち
- Korean:
- tong
Spanish
- atravesar
- traspasar
- hacer saber
- pasar
- ir y venir
Portuguese
- tráfego
- passar através de
- avenida
- comutar
- sufixo para contagem de letras
French
- circulation
- passer par
- avenue
- trajet (travail)
- compteur de lettres, notes, ...
| 281 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 193 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 176 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 71 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4703 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 201 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 261 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1239 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.11 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 150 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 150 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 204 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 695 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3855 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1982 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2678 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1420 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 38892P | Morohashi |
| 3109 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6063 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1408 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1511 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 97 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 198 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3553 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2q7.18 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-3-7 | SKIP code |
| 3-2-7 | SKIP code |
| 3730.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-36-44 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 901a | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
529 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 路上 【ロジョウ】 on the road, on the street, in the street, on the way
- 路地 【ロジ】 alley, alleyway, lane, path through a gate or garden, teahouse garden
- 活路 【カツロ】 means of survival, means of escape, way out of a difficulty
- 岐路 【キロ】 forked road, crossroads
- 路加 【ルカ】 St Luke
Kun reading compounds
- 道 【みち】 road, path, street, lane, passage, route, way, distance, journey, road (e.g. to victory), course, way (of living, proper conduct, etc.), moral principles, teachings (esp. Confucian or Buddhist), dogma, field (e.g. of medicine), subject, speciality, means, way, method
- 道草 【みちくさ】 loitering on the way, wayside grass
- 長路 【ながみち】 long road, far journey
- 脇道 【わきみち】 side road, byroad, digression (e.g. from argument)
Readings
- Korean:
- ro
Spanish
- camino
- ruta
- carretera
Portuguese
- caminho
- rota
- estrada
- distância
French
- chemin
- route
- distance
| 540 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 439 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 415 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 367 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4561 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 677 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 935 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1925 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 151 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 151 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 533 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1764 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1936 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1031 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1394 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1290 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 37524 | Morohashi |
| 1533 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5876 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1282 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1376 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 425 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3777 | 2001 Kanji |
| 7d6.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-7-6 | SKIP code |
| 6716.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-47-09 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8def | Unicode hex code |