3730 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1377 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1044 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
746 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
29268 | Morohashi |
4761 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
2464 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
46 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 肘関節 【チュウカンセツ】 elbow joint
- 肘頭滑液嚢炎 【チュウトウカツエキノウエン】 olecranoid bursitis, miner's elbow
- 掣肘 【セイチュウ】 restraint, restriction, control, check
Kun reading compounds
- 肘 【ひじ】 elbow
- 肘当て 【ひじあて】 (detachable) elbow rest, arm rest, elbow pad, elbow strike (karate)
- 野球肘 【やきゅうひじ】 Little League elbow, pitcher's elbow, baseball elbow
- 右ひじ 【みぎひじ】 right elbow
Readings
- Korean:
- ju
Spanish
Portuguese
French
4b3.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-3 | SKIP code |
7420.0 | Four corner code |
1-41-10 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
8098 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
433 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 頭 【トウ】 counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle), counter for insects in a collection, counter for helmets, masks, etc.
- 頭角 【トウカク】 top of the head
- 教頭 【キョウトウ】 deputy head teacher, vice principal
- 会頭 【カイトウ】 society president
- 頭 【ズ】 head
- 頭打ち 【アタマウチ】 reaching a peak, reaching the limit, plateauing, maxing out
- 馬頭 【メズ】 horse-headed demon (in hell)
- 竜頭 【リュウズ】 crown (of a watch), stem, canon (of a bell), something in the shape of a dragon's head (esp. a helmet crest)
- 頭 【トウ】 counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle), counter for insects in a collection, counter for helmets, masks, etc.
- 頭角 【トウカク】 top of the head
- 鳥兜 【トリカブト】 aconite (esp. species Aconitum japonicum), wolfsbane, monkshood, traditional bugaku hat
Kun reading compounds
- 頭 【あたま】 head, hair (on one's head), mind, brains, intellect, leader, chief, boss, captain, top, tip, beginning, start, head, person, down payment, deposit, top structural component of a kanji, pair
- 頭打ち 【あたまうち】 reaching a peak, reaching the limit, plateauing, maxing out
- 石頭 【いしあたま】 obstinate person, stubbornness, pigheadedness, hard head (like a rock)
- ごま塩頭 【ごましおあたま】 salt and pepper hair, dark hair streaked with gray
- 頭 【あたま】 head, hair (on one's head), mind, brains, intellect, leader, chief, boss, captain, top, tip, beginning, start, head, person, down payment, deposit, top structural component of a kanji, pair
- 頭文字 【かしらもじ】 first letter of a word, capital letter (at the start of a word or sentence), initials (of one's name)
- お頭 【おかしら】 leader, chief, head, boss, (another person's) head
- 鯛の尾より鰯の頭 【たいのおよりいわしのかしら】 better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion
- 頭 【かぶり】 head
- 頭を振る 【かぶりをふる】 to shake one's head (in denial)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- かみ、 がみ、 ちゃん、 つむり、 づ
- Korean:
- du
Spanish
- cabeza
- principio
- delantera
Portuguese
- cabeça
- sufixo para contagem de animais grandes
French
- tête
- compteur de gros animaux
294 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
203 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
186 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
386 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4469 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
519 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
275 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2504 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
276 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
276 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
166 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1889 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2019 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1073 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1450 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1453 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
43490 | Morohashi |
1604 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6639 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1441 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1549 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
234 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
238 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3061 | 2001 Kanji |
9a7.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-7-9 | SKIP code |
1118.6 | Four corner code |
1-38-12 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
982d | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1238 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 滑落 【カツラク】 sliding down (a slope, mountainside), slipping down
- 滑液 【カツエキ】 synovial fluid
- 平滑 【ヘイカツ】 smooth, even, level, flat
- 粘滑 【ネンカツ】 mucilaginous, demulcent
Kun reading compounds
- 滑る 【すべる】 to glide, to slide (e.g. on skis), to slip, to fail (an examination), to bomb (when telling a joke), to drop, to go down, to come down, to fall (e.g. in status)
- 滑らか 【なめらか】 smooth (of a surface), glassy, velvety, soft, smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.), fluent (speech), fluid, trouble-free, continuously differentiable
Readings
- Japanese names:
- かり、 なめり
- Korean:
- hwal, gol
Spanish
- deslizar
- resbalar
- deslizarse
- resbalarse
- suavidad
Portuguese
- Escorregadio
- deslizar
- escorregar
- falhar
French
- glisser
- glissant
- rater
1088 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1468 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2663 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1512 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1490 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1857 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1267 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1341 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1392 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1229 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
809 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
472 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
603 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1298 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
18032 | Morohashi |
658 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3282 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1289 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1384 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1638 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
346 | 2001 Kanji |
3a10.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-10 | SKIP code |
3712.7 | Four corner code |
1-19-74 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6ed1 | Unicode hex code |
fluid, liquid, juice, sap, secretion
- On:
- エキ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
1210 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 液 【エキ】 liquid, fluid
- 液化 【エキカ】 liquefaction
- 乳液 【ニュウエキ】 latex (milky fluid found in plants), milky lotion (cosmetic), body milk
- 体液 【タイエキ】 body fluid, semen
Readings
- Korean:
- aeg
Spanish
- líquido
- fluido
Portuguese
- fluido
- líquido
- suco
- graxa
- secreção
French
- liquide
- jus
- fluide
- sève
- sécrétion
552 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
649 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
620 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1131 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2599 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
659 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
688 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
472 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
480 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
906 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1203 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
622 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
375 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
468 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1047 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
17586 | Morohashi |
511 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3199 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1038 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1116 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
724 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
367 | 2001 Kanji |
3a8.29 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-8 | SKIP code |
3014.7 | Four corner code |
1-17-53 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6db2 | Unicode hex code |
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 嚢腫 【ノウシュ】 cyst
- 嚢状 【ノウジョウ】 saclike, saccate, saccular
- 土嚢 【ドノウ】 sandbag
- 衣嚢 【イノウ】 pocket
Kun reading compounds
- 袋 【ふくろ】 bag, sack, pouch, skin of an orange (and other like fruits), dead end, plot of land surrounded by water
Readings
- Korean:
- nang
Spanish
Portuguese
French
124 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
4633X | Morohashi |
5499 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
2883 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2894 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
3d19.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-7-11 | SKIP code |
5073.2 | Four corner code |
1-39-25 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
56a2 | Unicode hex code |
炎
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1242 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 炎 【エン】 -itis (indicating an inflammatory disease)
- 炎症 【エンショウ】 inflammation, irritation
- 脳炎 【ノウエン】 brain inflammation, encephalitis, cerebritis
- 胃炎 【イエン】 gastritis, gastric catarrh
Kun reading compounds
- 炎 【ほのお】 flame, blaze, flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger), passion
- 炎検出器 【ほのおけんしゅつき】 flame detector
- 瞋恚の炎 【しんいのほのお】 intense antipathy (like a blazing fire), flames of rage
- 嫉妬の炎 【しっとのほのお】 flames of jealousy
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ぬく
- Korean:
- yeom
Spanish
- quemar
- llamarada
- inflamación
- flama
Portuguese
- inflamação
- chama
- fogo
French
- inflammation
- flamme
- incendie
1024 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1231 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2751 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1727 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1513 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
697 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1336 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1419 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1803 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1264 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3075 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1568 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2145 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
164 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
18910 | Morohashi |
2420 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3404 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
162 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
174 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1207 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1162 | 2001 Kanji |
4d4.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-4-4 | SKIP code |
9080.9 | Four corner code |
1-17-74 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
708e | Unicode hex code |