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 |
home, house, residence, our house, my husband
- On:
- タク
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N3
357 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 宅 【タク】 house, home, one's house, one's home, one's husband
- 宅地 【タクチ】 building lot, residential land
- 社宅 【シャタク】 company housing, housing provided by one's company
- 家宅 【カタク】 domicile, premises
Readings
- Japanese names:
- け、 たか、 たけ、 や、 やけ
- Korean:
- taeg, daeg
Spanish
- hogar
- casa
- residencia
- marido propio
Portuguese
- casa
- lar
- residência
- nossa casa
- meu marido
French
- domicile
- maison
- résidence
- notre maison
- mon mari
940 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
928 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
371 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1279 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
992 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
458 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
283 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.13 | Japanese for Busy People |
178 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
178 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
538 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
467 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2698 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1376 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1862 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1935 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
7064 | Morohashi |
2174 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1308 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1916 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2065 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
847 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
756 | 2001 Kanji |
3m3.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-3 | SKIP code |
3071.4 | Four corner code |
1-34-80 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5b85 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
1269 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 軟 【ナン】 soft
- 軟化 【ナンカ】 softening, softening (of attitude), mollification, weakening (of the market), blanching (of vegetables; by depriving them of light)
- 硬軟 【コウナン】 hardness and softness, hard line and moderate line
- 軽軟 【ケイナン】 light and soft (of a wood)
Kun reading compounds
- 柔らか 【やわらか】 soft, tender, pliant, supple, soft (colour, light, etc.), subdued, gentle (demeanour, voice, etc.), mild, informal, light, flexible (e.g. thinking)
- 柔らかい 【やわらかい】 soft, tender, supple, flexible, limber, limp, gentle, mild, soft, mellow, light (topic, book, etc.), informal, flexible (thinking, mind, etc.), malleable, adaptable
- 柔らかい 【やわらかい】 soft, tender, supple, flexible, limber, limp, gentle, mild, soft, mellow, light (topic, book, etc.), informal, flexible (thinking, mind, etc.), malleable, adaptable
Readings
- Korean:
- yeon
Spanish
- suave
- flojo
- débil
Portuguese
- macio
French
- mou
1673 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1199 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4614 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1482 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
940 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1788 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1922 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1308 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1774 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1871 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
994 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1345 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
481 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
38213 | Morohashi |
1479 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
5947 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
470 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
509 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1489 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1562 | 2001 Kanji |
7c4.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-7-4 | SKIP code |
5708.2 | Four corner code |
1-38-80 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
8edf | Unicode hex code |
prohibition, ban, forbid
- On:
- キン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
681 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 禁 【キン】 ban (e.g. on smoking), prohibition
- 禁煙 【キンエン】 abstaining from smoking, quitting smoking, prohibition of smoking, No Smoking, Smoking Prohibited
- 軟禁 【ナンキン】 house arrest
- 拘禁 【コウキン】 detention, custody, confinement, internment
Readings
- Korean:
- geum
Spanish
- prohibición
- proscripción
- prohibir
Portuguese
- proibição
- proibir
- banir
French
- interdiction
- défense de
763 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
682 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
654 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
853 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3251 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
639 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
776 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2021 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
482 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
491 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
815 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1416 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3469 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1788 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2435 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1107 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
24743 | Morohashi |
2795 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4098 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1098 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1179 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
772 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1841 | 2001 Kanji |
4e8.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-8-5 | SKIP code |
4490.1 | Four corner code |
1-22-56 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7981 | Unicode hex code |