1879 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1168 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3799 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1009 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
851 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2090 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1298 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1373 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1087 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1041 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1311 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
711 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
952 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1619 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
29705X | Morohashi |
1036 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4850 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1605 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1731 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1633 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
1306 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 腰 【コシ】 counter for swords, hakama, obi, etc. worn around the waist, counter for quivers of arrows
- 腰痛 【ヨウツウ】 lower back pain, lumbago
- 細腰 【サイヨウ】 slender hips, slim waist
- 柳腰 【ヤナギゴシ】 slim waist, slender figure, willowy figure, waist of a willow tree
Kun reading compounds
- 腰 【こし】 lower back, waist, hips, lumbar region, body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.), resilience, spring
- 腰 【こし】 counter for swords, hakama, obi, etc. worn around the waist, counter for quivers of arrows
- お腰 【おこし】 buttocks, lower back, waist, hips, kimono underskirt
- 太刀二腰 【たちふたこし】 two swords
Readings
- Japanese names:
- うすぐ
- Korean:
- yo
Spanish
- caderas
- cintura
- anca
- ijada
- lomo
Portuguese
- lombo
- cadeiras
- cintura
- quadris
French
- reins
- hanche
- taille
- lambris à hauteur de taille
3969 | 2001 Kanji |
4b9.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-9 | SKIP code |
7124.4 | Four corner code |
1-25-88 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
8170 | Unicode hex code |
白
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
483 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 白 【ハク】 white, striped mullet fry (Mugil cephalus), (spoken) line (in a play, film, etc.), one's lines, white dragon tile, winning hand with a pung (or kong) of white dragon tiles, Belgium, white person, Caucasian
- 白衣 【ハクイ】 white clothes, white robe, white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.), commoner without rank (in ancient China), layperson
- 美白 【ビハク】 beautifully white (esp. of skin), whitening (of skin, teeth, etc.)
- 漂白 【ヒョウハク】 blanching, bleaching
- 白衣 【ハクイ】 white clothes, white robe, white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.), commoner without rank (in ancient China), layperson
- 白夜 【ビャクヤ】 night under the midnight sun, white night (at extreme latitudes), night during which the sun doesn't set
- 敬白 【ケイハク】 yours sincerely, sincerely yours, yours truly
- 恐惶敬白 【キョウコウケイハク】 very truly yours, very respectfully yours
Kun reading compounds
- 白 【しろ】 white, innocence, innocent person, blank space, white stone, white dragon tile, skewered grilled pig intestine
- 白い 【しろい】 white
- 面白 【おもしろ】 amusing, funny, interesting
- 蘿蔔 【すずしろ】 daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus)
- 白い 【しろい】 white
- 白色 【しろいろ】 white
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あき、 か、 はっ
- Korean:
- baeg, bae
Spanish
- blanco
Portuguese
- branco
French
- blanc
37 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
53 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
65 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
266 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3095 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
79 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
73 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
216 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.2 | Japanese for Busy People |
205 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
205 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
44 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1362 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4305 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2175 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2929 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
37 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
22678 | Morohashi |
3493 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3863 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
37 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
37 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
242 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
46 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
878 | 2001 Kanji |
4c1.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-5-2 | SKIP code |
2600.0 | Four corner code |
1-39-82 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
767d | Unicode hex code |
雨
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
950 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 雨水 【アマミズ】 rain water, "rain water" solar term (approx. February 19)
- 雨季 【ウキ】 rainy season
- 集中豪雨 【シュウチュウゴウウ】 local downpour, severe rain fall
- 時雨 【シグレ】 rain shower in late autumn (fall) or early winter, seasonable rain
Kun reading compounds
- 雨 【あめ】 rain, rainy day, rainy weather, the November suit (in hanafuda)
- 雨降り 【あめふり】 rainfall, rainy weather, rainy, wet
- 五月雨 【さみだれ】 early-summer rain
- 強い雨 【つよいあめ】 heavy rain (specifically 20-29 mm per hour in JMA use)
Readings
- Korean:
- u
Spanish
- lluvia
Portuguese
- chuva
French
- pluie
42 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
69 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
3 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
655 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
5042 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
114 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
97 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
759 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.15 | Japanese for Busy People |
30 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
30 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
232 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1858 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4378 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2218 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2983 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
429 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
42210 | Morohashi |
3561 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6518 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
422 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
451 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
76 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3153 | 2001 Kanji |
8d0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-8-1 | SKIP code |
1022.7 | Four corner code |
1-17-11 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
96e8 | Unicode hex code |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
2147 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 燕窩 【エンカ】 swift's nest (used to make bird's nest soup)
- 燕楽 【エンガク】 Ancient Chinese banquet music
- 後燕 【コウエン】 Later Yan (dynastic Chinese state)
- 飛燕 【ヒエン】 swallow in flight
Kun reading compounds
- 燕 【つばめ】 swallow (bird of the Hirundinidae family), martin, barn swallow (Hirundo rustica), younger man involved with an older woman, boy toy
- 燕魚 【つばめうお】 longfin batfish (Platax teira, species of Indo-West Pacific spadefish), Tiera batfish, flying fish (esp. the Japanese flying fish, Cypselurus agoo)
- 若い燕 【わかいつばめ】 young lover of an older woman, boy toy
- 小洞燕 【しょうどうつばめ】 sand martin (Riparia riparia)
- 燕 【つばめ】 swallow (bird of the Hirundinidae family), martin, barn swallow (Hirundo rustica), younger man involved with an older woman, boy toy
- 燕 【つばめ】 swallow (bird of the Hirundinidae family), martin, barn swallow (Hirundo rustica), younger man involved with an older woman, boy toy
- 燕魚 【つばめうお】 longfin batfish (Platax teira, species of Indo-West Pacific spadefish), Tiera batfish, flying fish (esp. the Japanese flying fish, Cypselurus agoo)
Readings
- Korean:
- yeon
Spanish
- golondrina
Portuguese
French
4070 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
2570 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3142 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2196 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
19429 | Morohashi |
3489 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
2869 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2882 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
3k13.16 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-4-12 | SKIP code |
4433.1 | Four corner code |
1-17-77 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
71d5 | Unicode hex code |