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 2
JLPT level N4
133 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 家 【カ】 -ist, -er
- 家屋 【カオク】 house, building
- 研究家 【ケンキュウカ】 researcher, student (of)
- 活動家 【カツドウカ】 activist
- 家 【ケ】 house, family
- 家来 【ケライ】 retainer, retinue, servant
- 本家 【ホンケ】 head house (family), birthplace, originator
- 公家 【クゲ】 court noble, nobility, kuge, Imperial Court
Kun reading compounds
- 家 【いえ】 house, residence, dwelling, family, household, lineage, family name
- 家主 【やぬし】 landlord, landlady, house owner, home owner, head of the household
- 本家 【ほんけ】 head house (family), birthplace, originator
- 小家 【こいえ】 small and simple home
- 屋 【や】 shop, store, restaurant, someone who sells (something) or works as (something), someone with a (certain) personality trait, house, roof
- 家内 【かない】 (my) wife, inside the home, one's family
- 長屋 【ながや】 tenement house, row house
- 本家 【ほんけ】 head house (family), birthplace, originator
- 家 【うち】 one's house, one's home, one's family, one's household, house
- 内 【うち】 inside, within, while (e.g. one is young), during, within (e.g. a day), in the course of, among, amongst, (out) of, between, in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.), amidst, with (e.g. success), within oneself, one's feelings, inner thoughts, we, our company, our organization, one's home, one's family, my spouse, my husband, my wife, signed on behalf of (husband's name) by his wife, I, me, imperial palace grounds, emperor
- お家 【おうち】 your home, your family, their home, their family, (my) home
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あり、 え、 く、 つか、 べ
- Korean:
- ga
Spanish
- casa
- hogar
- especialista
Portuguese
- casa
- lar
French
- maison
53 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
89 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
83 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
81 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1311 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
151 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
158 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1185 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.8 | Japanese for Busy People |
165 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
165 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
52 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
480 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2827 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1458 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1963 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
547 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
7169 | Morohashi |
2273 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1337 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
541 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
580 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
46 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
189 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
751 | 2001 Kanji |
3m7.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-7 | SKIP code |
3023.2 | Four corner code |
1-18-40 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5bb6 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
702 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 薬 【ヤク】 dope, narcotic, drug
- 薬価 【ヤッカ】 drug price, cost of medicine
- 製薬 【セイヤク】 medicine manufacture, drug manufacture
- 医薬 【イヤク】 medicine, Pharmaceutical and Food Safety Bureau
Kun reading compounds
- 薬 【くすり】 medicine, pharmaceuticals, (legal) drugs, pill, ointment, salve, efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.), (pottery) glaze, (illegal) drug, narcotic, small bribe
- 薬指 【くすりゆび】 ring finger, third finger, fourth finger (in piano-playing), fourth toe
Readings
- Japanese names:
- み
- Korean:
- yag
Spanish
- medicina
- droga
Portuguese
- remédio
- produto químico
- esmalte
- pólvora
- benefício
French
- médicament
- produit chimique
- émail
- poudre à canon
- bénéfice
521 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
420 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
398 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
541 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4074 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
323 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
247 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2568 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.6 | Japanese for Busy People |
359 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
360 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
315 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
672 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3011 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1539 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2100 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1752 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
32188PX | Morohashi |
2375 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
5224 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1736 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1873 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
439 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1964 | 2001 Kanji |
3k13.15 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-13 | SKIP code |
4490.4 | Four corner code |
1-44-84 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
85ac | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 牢 【ロウ】 prison, jail, gaol, firm, solid, strong
- 籠球 【ロウキュウ】 basketball
- 蒸籠 【セイロ】 bamboo steamer, steaming basket, wooden frame holder with reed base used to steam food over a pot, soba served on a small wickerwork tray, wickerwork tray (for serving soba)
- 灯籠 【トウロウ】 garden lantern, hanging lantern
Kun reading compounds
- 籠 【かご】 basket (shopping, etc.), hamper, cage
- 籠で水を汲む 【かごでみずをくむ】 to bail out the ocean with a teaspoon, to scoop water with a basket
- 相合駕籠 【あいあいかご】 two people riding in a palanquin together (esp. a man and a woman)
- ほい駕籠 【ほいかご】 crude palanquin, street palanquin
- 込める 【こめる】 to load (a gun, etc.), to charge, to put into (e.g. emotion, effort), to include (e.g. tax in a sales price), to hang over, to shroud, to enshroud, to envelop, to screen
- 籠もる 【こもる】 to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room), to be confined in, to seclude oneself, to hide away, to stay inside (one's shell), to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.), to imbue with, to infuse with, to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.), to be heavy with (e.g. smoke), to be stuffy, to be dense, to be muffled (e.g. voice), to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.), to confine oneself in a temple to pray
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ごめ、 もり
- Korean:
- rong
Spanish
- cesto
- canasta
- palanquín
- confinarse
- recluirse
- confinar
- recluir
- engatusar
- seducir
Portuguese
French
3458 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
2977 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1888 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
3398 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2383 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
26752 | Morohashi |
2734 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4376 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
6f16.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-6-16 | SKIP code |
8821.1 | Four corner code |
8871.6 | Four corner code |
1-68-38 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7c60 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
11 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 中 【チュウ】 medium (size), average (grade, level, etc.), middle, in, within, out of (e.g. ten people), among, during, while, in (the course of), within (a period), throughout, currently (doing), in the process of, in the middle of, under (e.g. construction, investigation), middle way, moderation, second volume (of three), junior high school, middle school, China
- 中尉 【チュウイ】 first lieutenant, lieutenant junior grade
- 宮中 【キュウチュウ】 imperial court
- 訪中 【ホウチュウ】 visit to China
Kun reading compounds
- 中 【なか】 inside, interior, among, within, middle, center, centre, during, while, middle, midst, amid, interval, gap, mean, average, second (of three, e.g. sons, volumes), middle, medium grade, medium quality, red-light district
- 中島 【なかじま】 island in a pond or river
- 野中 【のなか】 in the middle of a field
- そんな中 【そんななか】 wherein, therein, thereinto
- 内 【うち】 inside, within, while (e.g. one is young), during, within (e.g. a day), in the course of, among, amongst, (out) of, between, in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.), amidst, with (e.g. success), within oneself, one's feelings, inner thoughts, we, our company, our organization, one's home, one's family, my spouse, my husband, my wife, signed on behalf of (husband's name) by his wife, I, me, imperial palace grounds, emperor
- 碁打ち鳥飼い馬鹿の中 【ごうちとりかいばかのうち】 go players and bird keepers are idiots (both activities demand a lot of time)
- 此の内 【このうち】 meanwhile, the other day, recently
- 当たる 【あたる】 to be hit, to strike, to touch, to be in contact, to be affixed, to be equivalent to, to be applicable, to apply to, to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.), to be selected (in a lottery, etc.), to win, to be successful, to go well, to be a hit, to face, to confront, to lie (in the direction of), to undertake, to be assigned, to be stricken (by food poisoning, heat, etc.), to be afflicted, to be called on (e.g. by a teacher), to treat (esp. harshly), to lash out at, to be unnecessary, to be hitting well, to be on a hitting streak, to feel a bite (in fishing), (of fruit, etc.) to be bruised, to spoil, to feel (something) out, to probe into, to check (i.e. by comparison), to shave, to be a relative of a person, to be a ... in relation to ..., to stand in a relationship
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あたる、 かなえ
- Korean:
- jung
Spanish
- centro
- dentro
- interior
- medio
Portuguese
- em
- interior
- médio
- meio
- centro
French
- dans
- dedans
- à l'intérieur
- milieu
- centre
- moyenne
23 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
26 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
55 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
13 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
81 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
31 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
7 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
75 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.3 | Japanese for Busy People |
28 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
28 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
33 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
16 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4262 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2150 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2902 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
39 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
73 | Morohashi |
3451 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
28 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
39 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
39 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
12 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
32 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1655 | 2001 Kanji |
0a4.40 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-4-3 | SKIP code |
5000.6 | Four corner code |
1-35-70 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
4e2d | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
215 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 物 【ブツ】 stock, products, goods (esp. stolen), loot, spoils, stuff
- 物議 【ブツギ】 public discussion, public criticism, controversy
- 異物 【イブツ】 foreign substance, foreign body, foreign contamination, foreign material, strange object, unusual object, dead body, corpse, remains
- 遺物 【イブツ】 relic, remains, memento
- 財物 【ザイブツ】 property
- 幣物 【ヘイモツ】 Shinto offerings, present to a guest
Kun reading compounds
- 物 【もの】 thing, object, article, stuff, substance, one's things, possessions, property, belongings, things, something, anything, everything, nothing, quality, reason, the way of things, used to emphasize emotion, judgment, etc., used to indicate a common occurrence in the past (after a verb in past tense), used to indicate a general tendency, used to indicate something that should happen, item classified as ..., item related to ..., work in the genre of ..., cause of ..., cause for ..., somehow, somewhat, for some reason, really, truly
- 物言い 【ものいい】 manner of speaking, verbal argument, objection, protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee), rumor, rumour
- 先物 【さきもの】 futures, futures contract
- 拾い物 【ひろいもの】 found article, thing picked up (e.g. in the street), (lucky) find, piece of good luck, windfall, bargain
Readings
- Korean:
- mul
Spanish
- cosa
- objeto
- materia
Portuguese
- coisa
- objeto
- matéria
French
- objet
- chose
- matière
313 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
410 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
387 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
126 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2857 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
74 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
214 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
611 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.13 | Japanese for Busy People |
79 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
79 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
321 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1290 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1084 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
587 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
777 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1059 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
19959 | Morohashi |
874 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3538 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1050 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1129 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
95 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
313 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2451 | 2001 Kanji |
4g4.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-4 | SKIP code |
2752.0 | Four corner code |
1-42-10 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7269 | Unicode hex code |