229 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
150 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
134 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
53 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3841 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
60 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
242 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
340 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.19 | Japanese for Busy People |
62 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
62 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
63 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1587 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4338 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2195 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2954 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
36 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
30095 | Morohashi |
3525 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4900 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
36 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
36 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
14 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
126 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
19 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 自 【ジ】 self-, from (a time or place)
- 自営 【ジエイ】 running one's own business, doing business on one's own, self-employment
- 出自 【シュツジ】 origin, birthplace, descent, lineage, ancestry, stock
- 海自 【カイジ】 Maritime Self-Defense Force
- 自然界 【シゼンカイ】 nature, the natural world, realm of nature
- 自然 【シゼン】 nature, natural, spontaneous, automatic, naturally, spontaneously, automatically
- 己がじし 【オノガジシ】 each (and every one), individually
Kun reading compounds
- 自ら 【みずから】 oneself, oneself, for oneself, personally, in person
- 自ら進んで 【みずからすすんで】 by choice, of one's own free will, on one's own initiative, off one's own bat
- 自ずから 【おのずから】 naturally, in due course, by itself, of its own accord
- 自ずから明らか 【おのずからあきらか】 self-evident
- 自ずと 【おのずと】 naturally, in due course, by itself, of its own accord
Readings
- Japanese names:
- より
- Korean:
- ja
Spanish
- uno mismo
- por sí mismo
- auto-
Portuguese
- a si próprio
French
- soi-même
879 | 2001 Kanji |
5c1.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-6-2 | SKIP code |
2600.0 | Four corner code |
1-28-11 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
81ea | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
73 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 動 【ドウ】 motion
- 動員 【ドウイン】 mobilization, mobilisation
- 人事異動 【ジンジイドウ】 personnel change, personnel shift, reshuffle, (annual) staff reassignment
- 異動 【イドウ】 (personnel) change, transfer, relocation, reassignment, reshuffle
Kun reading compounds
- 動く 【うごく】 to move, to stir, to shift, to shake, to swing, to operate, to run, to go, to work, to make a move, to take action, to act, to go into action, to be touched, to be influenced, to change, to vary, to fluctuate, to waver, to be transferred
- 動く歩道 【うごくほどう】 moving walkway, moving sidewalk, travelator
- 動かす 【うごかす】 to move, to shift, to stir, to budge, to change position, to inspire, to rouse, to move (e.g. feeling), to influence, to change, to alter, to deny, to operate, to set in motion, to get going, to mobilize (e.g. troops), to mobilise, to deploy, to manage (e.g. funds)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- るぎ
- Korean:
- dong
Spanish
- mover
- movimiento
- moverse
- trasladar
Portuguese
- mover
- movimento
- mudança
- jáfusão
- trocar
- agitar
French
- bouger
- mouvement
- changement
- confusion
- secouer
296 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
384 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
362 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
86 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
730 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
169 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
130 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2.14 | Japanese for Busy People |
231 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
231 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
64 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
221 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2232 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1163 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1583 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1692 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
2390 | Morohashi |
1778 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
549 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1676 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1806 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
47 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
385 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2245 | 2001 Kanji |
2g9.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-9-2 | SKIP code |
2412.7 | Four corner code |
1-38-16 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
52d5 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
145 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 設問 【セツモン】 posing a question, question
- 設備 【セツビ】 equipment, facilities, installation, accommodations, conveniences, arrangements
- 公設 【コウセツ】 public (institution)
- 併設 【ヘイセツ】 joint establishment (esp. schools of different levels or different courses of study), establishment as an annex (e.g. of a school), juxtaposition, placing side by side
Kun reading compounds
- 設ける 【もうける】 to prepare, to provide, to set up, to establish, to organize, to lay down (rules), to make (an excuse)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- した
- Korean:
- seol
Spanish
- equipar
- instalar
- establecer
- crear
Portuguese
- estabelecimento
- provisão
- preparar
French
- créer
- fonder
- établir
- préparer
653 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
754 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
731 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
164 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4325 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
742 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
897 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1401 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
577 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
586 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
611 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1666 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1863 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
987 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1338 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
715 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
35293 | Morohashi |
1471 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
5570 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
708 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
765 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
270 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
741 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3068 | 2001 Kanji |
7a4.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-7-4 | SKIP code |
0764.7 | Four corner code |
1-32-63 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
8a2d | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
48 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 定価 【テイカ】 list price, regular price, established price
- 定員 【テイイン】 fixed number (of people), prescribed number (of regular personnel, students, etc.), quota, numerical limit, complement, capacity (of a bus, boat, theatre, etc.), seating capacity
- 裁定 【サイテイ】 decision, ruling, award, arbitration
- 改定 【カイテイ】 revision (of a rule, price, etc.), alteration, change
- 定 【ジョウ】 certainty, reality, actuality, regular, permanent, samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation)
- 定住 【テイジュウ】 settlement, permanent residency
- 不定 【フジョウ】 uncertainty, insecurity, inconstancy, indefinite, undecided
- 改定 【カイテイ】 revision (of a rule, price, etc.), alteration, change
Kun reading compounds
- 定める 【さだめる】 to decide, to determine, to establish, to lay down, to prescribe, to provide, to stipulate, to bring peace (to), to make peaceful
- 定まる 【さだまる】 to become settled, to be fixed
- 定か 【さだか】 definite, sure
Readings
- Japanese names:
- さた
- Korean:
- jeong
Spanish
- determinar
- establecer
- decidir
Portuguese
- determinar
- fixar
- estabelecer
- decidir
French
- déterminé
- fixé
- établi
- décidé
474 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
371 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
351 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
62 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1296 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
218 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
464 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
677 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.14 | Japanese for Busy People |
355 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
356 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
289 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
473 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2770 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1420 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1916 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
388 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
7109 | Morohashi |
2229 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1323 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
382 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
408 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
93 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
308 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
770 | 2001 Kanji |
3m5.8 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-5 | SKIP code |
3080.1 | Four corner code |
1-36-74 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5b9a | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
872 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 繰糸 【ソウシ】 reeling (silk)
- 繰糸機 【ソウシキ】 silk reeling machine
Kun reading compounds
- 繰る 【くる】 to reel, to wind, to spin (thread), to turn (pages), to flip through (a book), to leaf through (a book), to consult (a dictionary), to refer to (an encyclopedia), to count (e.g. the days), to open one-by-one, to close one-by-one (e.g. shutters)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- くり
- Korean:
- jo
Spanish
- devanar
- ovillar
- pasar páginas
Portuguese
- curva
- bobina
- giro
- virar (páginas)
- melhorar
- referis-se a
French
- embobiner
- bobine
- faire tourner
- tourner (pages)
- feuilleter
- parler de
1190 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1264 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3619 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1347 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1652 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1654 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1768 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
902 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1563 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1806 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
961 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1300 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1381 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
27953 | Morohashi |
1427 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4602 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1369 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1469 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1918 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2764 | 2001 Kanji |
6a13.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-6-13 | SKIP code |
2699.4 | Four corner code |
1-23-11 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7e70 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
685 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 返 【ヘン】 reply, answer
- 遍 【ヘン】 number of times
- 代返 【ダイヘン】 answer a roll call for another
- 往返 【オウヘン】 round trip
Kun reading compounds
- 返す 【かえす】 to return (something), to restore, to put back, to turn over, to turn upside down, to overturn, to pay back, to retaliate, to reciprocate, to respond (with), to retort, to reply, to say back, to do ... back (e.g. speak back, throw back), to do again, to do repeatedly
- 返す刀 【かえすかたな】 attacking one opponent then immediately attacking another
- 返る 【かえる】 to return, to come back, to go back, to turn over, to become extremely, to become completely
Readings
- Korean:
- ban
Spanish
- regresar
- devolver
Portuguese
- retornar
- responder
- desvanecer
- pagar
French
- rendre
- répondre
- s'estomper
- rembourser
316 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
412 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
389 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
586 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4670 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
307 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
950 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
3.11 | Japanese for Busy People |
442 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
448 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
184 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
681 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3797 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1940 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2633 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
733 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
38758P | Morohashi |
3060 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6020 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
725 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
782 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
477 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
289 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3367 | 2001 Kanji |
2q4.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-3-4 | SKIP code |
3130.4 | Four corner code |
1-42-54 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
8fd4 | Unicode hex code |
performance, act, play, render, stage
- On:
- エン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
267 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 演技 【エンギ】 acting, performance
- 演歌 【エンカ】 enka, traditional-style Japanese popular ballad, troubadour
- 共演 【キョウエン】 appearing together (in a film, play, etc.), performing together (at a concert, etc.), acting together, co-starring, playing together (in a sports match)
- 再演 【サイエン】 another showing (of a play), playing the same role again (i.e. of an actor), recapitulation
Readings
- Korean:
- yeon
Spanish
- expresar
- realizar
- llevar a cabo
- poner en práctica
- representar
Portuguese
- performance
- ato
- jogo
- fazer
- estágio
French
- interpréter
- représentation
- jouer
- numéro
- réciter
- mettre en scène
553 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
650 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
621 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
222 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2685 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
806 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
708 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2079 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
344 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
344 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
616 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1239 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
855 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
491 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
630 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
2026 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
18130 | Morohashi |
697 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3310 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
2007 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2163 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
413 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
785 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
361 | 2001 Kanji |
3a11.13 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-11 | SKIP code |
3318.6 | Four corner code |
1-17-73 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6f14 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N2
361 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 算 【サン】 divining sticks, counting, calculation
- 算出 【サンシュツ】 calculation, computation
- 通算 【ツウサン】 total, sum, aggregate
- 公算 【コウサン】 probability, likelihood
Kun reading compounds
- 算盤 【そろばん】 abacus, soroban, calculation (esp. of profit and loss), reckoning
- 算盤勘定 【そろばんかんじょう】 counting on the abacus, cost-benefit calculation, profit calculation
- 電算 【でんそろ】 electronic calculator combined with a soroban
Readings
- Korean:
- san
Spanish
- cálculo
- cómputo
- expectativas
Portuguese
- calcular
- advinhar
- número
- ábaco
- probabilidade
French
- calculer
- prédire
- nombre
- abaque (boulier)
- probabilité
219 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
142 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
128 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
333 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3415 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
720 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
797 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2213 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
747 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
760 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
356 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1485 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3351 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1737 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2359 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
955 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
26146 | Morohashi |
2702 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4316 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
946 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1017 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
499 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
232 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2355 | 2001 Kanji |
6f8.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-6-8 | SKIP code |
8844.6 | Four corner code |
1-27-27 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7b97 | Unicode hex code |