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 |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
40 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 地 【チ】 earth, ground, land, soil, place, territory, bottom (of a package, book, etc.), earth (one of the five elements)
- 地位 【チイ】 (social) position, status, standing, position (in a company, organization, etc.), post, rank
- 奥地 【オクチ】 interior, backwoods, hinterland, back regions
- 対地 【タイチ】 ground to ground
- 地 【ジ】 ground, land, earth, soil, the region in question, the local area, skin, texture, fabric, material, weave, base, background, one's true nature, narrative (i.e. descriptive part of a story), real life, actuality, captured territory, noh chorus, accompaniment music (in Japanese dance), basic phrase (in Japanese music; usu. repetitive), base part (of multiple shamisens)
- 地合い 【ジアイ】 texture (cloth, fabric, paper), market tone, undertone, balance between the position of white and black stones
- 下地 【シタジ】 groundwork, foundation, inclination, aptitude, elementary knowledge (of), grounding (in), undercoat, first coat, soy sauce
- 築地 【ツイジ】 mud wall with a roof, roofed mud wall
Readings
- Japanese names:
- どま
- Korean:
- ji
Spanish
- suelo
- tierra
- terreno
- posición
Portuguese
- terra
- chão
French
- sol
- terre
111 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
184 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
167 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
40 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1056 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
143 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
143 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
241 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.1 | Japanese for Busy People |
118 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
118 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
146 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
367 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
236 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
152 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
181 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
521 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
4890 | Morohashi |
204 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
976 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
515 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
554 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
45 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
130 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1456 | 2001 Kanji |
3b3.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-3 | SKIP code |
4411.2 | Four corner code |
1-35-47 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5730 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
893 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 震 【シン】 zhen (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: thunder, east)
- 震源 【シンゲン】 hypocentre (of an earthquake), hypocenter, focus
- 微震 【ビシン】 slight earthquake
- 軽震 【ケイシン】 weak earthquake
Kun reading compounds
- 震う 【ふるう】 to shake, to tremble, to vibrate
- 震える 【ふるえる】 to shiver, to shake, to quake, to tremble, to quaver, to quiver
- 震わせる 【ふるわせる】 to (make something) quiver, to shake, to tremble, to vibrate
- 震わす 【ふるわす】 to (make something) quiver, to shake, to tremble, to vibrate
Readings
- Korean:
- jin
Spanish
- temblar
- estremecerse
- agitar
- sacudir
Portuguese
- tremor
- agitar
- tremer
- estremecimento
- calafrio
French
- tremblement
- secouer
- frémir
- frissonner
1444 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
800 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
5055 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1123 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
999 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2577 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
953 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
983 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
847 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1866 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3481 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1794 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2443 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
2029 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
42300 | Morohashi |
2806 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6531 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
2010 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2166 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1814 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3165 | 2001 Kanji |
8d7.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-8-7 | SKIP code |
1023.2 | Four corner code |
1-31-44 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
9707 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
576 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 速 【ソク】 gear, speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
- 速度 【ソクド】 speed, velocity, pace, rate, velocity
- 失速 【シッソク】 stall, downturn, slowdown, slump, weakening, decline
- 快速 【カイソク】 high speed, rapidity, rapid-service train (not as fast as express), rapid train
Kun reading compounds
- 早い 【はやい】 fast, quick, rapid, swift, speedy, brisk, prompt, early, soon, earlier than usual, premature, too soon, too early, easy, simple, quick, fast, as soon as ..., the moment ..., the instant ...
- 早める 【はやめる】 to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours), to advance, to hasten (e.g. one's death), to expedite, to precipitate, to quicken (e.g. one's step), to speed up, to accelerate
- 速やか 【すみやか】 quick, speedy, prompt, rapid, swift
Readings
- Japanese names:
- わ
- Korean:
- sog
Spanish
- rápido
- veloz
- darse prisa
- velocidad
Portuguese
- rápido
- apressar
French
- vite
- rapide
453 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
352 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
534 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
659 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4700 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
848 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
958 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1237 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
502 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
511 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
383 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
693 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3851 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1978 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2674 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1685 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
38897P | Morohashi |
3105 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6060 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1669 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1799 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
360 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1564 | 2001 Kanji |
2q7.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-3-7 | SKIP code |
3530.9 | Four corner code |
1-34-14 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
901f | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
167 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 報 【ホウ】 information, news, report, reward, retribution
- 報告 【ホウコク】 report, information
- 会報 【カイホウ】 bulletin (issued by a society), report, newsletter
- 注意報 【チュウイホウ】 warning (e.g. for a storm), advisory
Kun reading compounds
- 報いる 【むくいる】 to reward, to recompense, to repay, to retaliate, to get revenge
Readings
- Korean:
- bo, bu
Spanish
- informar
- recompensar
- responder
- compensar
- reembolsar
Portuguese
- relatório
- notícias
- recompensa
- retribuição
French
- rapport
- information
- faire savoir
- récompense
- rétribution
717 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
810 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
789 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
306 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1114 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
295 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
436 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1667 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
685 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
698 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
891 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
352 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2133 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1115 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1515 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1521 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
5275 | Morohashi |
1698 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1059 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1507 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1625 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
310 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
767 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1467 | 2001 Kanji |
3b9.16 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-8-4 | SKIP code |
4744.7 | Four corner code |
1-42-83 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5831 | Unicode hex code |