1030 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1362 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3585 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1244 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1641 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2660 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1131 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1183 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
732 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1548 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1754 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
940 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1269 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1384 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
27656P | Morohashi |
1386 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4553 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1372 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1472 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1790 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
affinity, relation, connection, edge, border, verge, brink
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1291 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 縁 【エン】 fate, destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together), relationship (e.g. between two people), bond, link, connection, family ties, affinity, opportunity, chance (to meet someone and start a relationship), pratyaya (indirect conditions, as opposed to direct causes), narrow open-air veranda
- 縁起 【エンギ】 omen, sign of luck, origin, history, causation, dependent arising, doctrine that everything has a cause and there is nothing that arises out of nothing
- 遠縁 【トオエン】 distant relative
- 内縁 【ナイエン】 de facto marriage, common-law marriage
Kun reading compounds
- 縁 【ふち】 rim, brim, edge, brink
- 縁石 【えんせき】 curb (stone), kerb
- 盆の縁 【ぼんのふち】 edge of a tray
- 縁取る 【ふちどる】 to border, to fringe, to hem, to edge
- 縁 【ゆかり】 connection (to a person, place, etc.), relation, affinity
- 縁の色 【ゆかりのいろ】 violet
- 縁 【よすが】 something to rely on, aid, clue, way, means, someone to rely on, relative, reminder, memento
- 縁 【へり】 edge (of a river, woods, etc.), shoulder (of a road), rim, brim, hem, margin, fringe, selvage, fabric border (of a tatami mat, etc.), edging
- 縁石 【えんせき】 curb (stone), kerb
- 縁 【えん】 fate, destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together), relationship (e.g. between two people), bond, link, connection, family ties, affinity, opportunity, chance (to meet someone and start a relationship), pratyaya (indirect conditions, as opposed to direct causes), narrow open-air veranda
Readings
- Korean:
- yeon, dan
Spanish
- afinidad
- relación
- conexión
- borde
- frontera
- margen
Portuguese
- afinidade
- relação
- conexão
- margem
- borda
- limite
- extremidade
French
- affinité
- relation
- karma
- rapport
- bord
- bordure
2751 | 2001 Kanji |
6a9.10 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-6-9 | SKIP code |
2793.2 | Four corner code |
1-17-79 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7e01 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
374 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 起源 【キゲン】 origin, beginning, source, rise
- 起因 【キイン】 to be caused by, to result from, to arise from, to stem from, to be due to, cause, origin
- 突起 【トッキ】 protuberance, projection, prominence, protrusion, bump, boss, process, apophysis
- 決起 【ケッキ】 rising to action, standing up against, jumping to one's feet
Kun reading compounds
- 起きる 【おきる】 to get up, to rise, to blaze up (fire), to wake up, to be awake, to stay awake, to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents), to happen, to take place
- 起こる 【おこる】 to occur, to happen
- 起こす 【おこす】 to raise, to raise up, to set up, to pick up, to wake, to wake up, to waken, to awaken, to cause, to bring about, to lead to, to trigger, to give rise to, to create, to generate (e.g. heat, electricity), to produce, to start, to begin, to launch, to establish, to found, to set up, to open, to plough, to plow, to till, to fall ill with, to transcribe, to write down (what is spoken), to turn over (a card)
- 起こす 【おこす】 to raise, to raise up, to set up, to pick up, to wake, to wake up, to waken, to awaken, to cause, to bring about, to lead to, to trigger, to give rise to, to create, to generate (e.g. heat, electricity), to produce, to start, to begin, to launch, to establish, to found, to set up, to open, to plough, to plow, to till, to fall ill with, to transcribe, to write down (what is spoken), to turn over (a card)
- 起つ 【たつ】 to take action, to act, to rise (up), to rouse oneself
Readings
- Korean:
- gi
Spanish
- despertar
- levantarse
- comenzar
- comienzo
- despertar a alguien
Portuguese
- despertar
- acordar
- levantar
French
- se lever
- se réveiller
- début
- se produire
- provoquer
181 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
268 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
250 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
443 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4541 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
579 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
256 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1262 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.15 | Japanese for Busy People |
373 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
374 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
128 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1755 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4099 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2079 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2818 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
532 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
37048 | Morohashi |
3307 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
5849 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
526 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
565 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
246 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
352 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1470 | 2001 Kanji |
3b7.11 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-7-3 | SKIP code |
4780.1 | Four corner code |
1-21-15 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
8d77 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N2
422 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 担当者 【タントウシャ】 person in charge (of an area of work, etc.), person responsible, contact (person)
- 担当 【タントウ】 being in charge (of an area of responsibility), being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
- 同担 【ドウタン】 someone who supports the same member (of an idol group, etc.) as oneself
- 自担 【ジタン】 one's favourite member of an idol group
Kun reading compounds
- 担ぐ 【かつぐ】 to shoulder, to carry on one's shoulder, to nominate for a position, to choose as a representative, to take (someone) for a ride, to deceive, to take in, to be caught up in superstition
- 担う 【になう】 to carry on one's shoulder, to shoulder, to bear, to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.), to take upon oneself
Readings
- Korean:
- dan
Spanish
- cargar
- transportar
Portuguese
- Levar nas costas
- carregar
- levantar
- transportar
French
- se charger de
- responsable
- porter
- soutenir
941 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
929 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
673 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1879 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1631 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
564 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
581 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1274 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1348 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1050 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
877 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
376 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
238 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
283 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
675 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
11941 | Morohashi |
318 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2121 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
668 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
721 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
867 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1372 | 2001 Kanji |
3c5.20 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-5 | SKIP code |
5601.0 | Four corner code |
1-35-20 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
62c5 | Unicode hex code |