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 |
己
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
1098 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 非自己 【ヒジコ】 nonself, not self
- 一己 【イッコ】 personal, private, oneself
- 己 【キ】 6th in rank, sixth sign of the Chinese calendar
- 己亥 【ツチノトイ】 Earth Boar (36th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1959, 2019, 2079)
- 親戚知己 【シンセキチキ】 relatives and acquaintances
- 克己 【コッキ】 self-control, self-mastery, self-restraint, self-denial
Kun reading compounds
- 己 【おのれ】 oneself (itself, etc.), I, me, you, by oneself (itself, etc.), interjection expressing anger or chagrin
- 己達せんと欲して人を達せしむ 【おのれたっせんとほっしてひとをたっせしむ】 if you wish to succeed yourself, first help others to succeed
- 己 【き】 6th in rank, sixth sign of the Chinese calendar
- 己亥 【つちのとい】 Earth Boar (36th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1959, 2019, 2079)
- 己 【な】 I, you
- 汝等 【うぬら】 ye, you, me, I, us, we
Readings
- Japanese names:
- し、 み
- Korean:
- gi
Spanish
- yo
- uno mismo
Portuguese
- Próprio
- cobra
- serpente
French
- soi
- serpent
- signe du 6è tronc céleste
777 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
866 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
855 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1320 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1462 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
676 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1248 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
32 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
370 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
371 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
632 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
554 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4188 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2117 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2864 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
531 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
8742 | Morohashi |
3380 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1540 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
525 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
564 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
827 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3556 | 2001 Kanji |
0a3.12 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-3-1 | SKIP code |
1771.7 | Four corner code |
1-24-42 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5df1 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1335 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 概 【ガイ】 appearance, look, aspect, strong spirit, mettle
- 概算 【ガイサン】 approximation, rough estimate, ballpark figure
- 感慨 【カンガイ】 deep emotion, strong feelings
- 気概 【キガイ】 strong spirit, mettle, backbone, guts, fighting spirit
Kun reading compounds
- 概ね 【おおむね】 in general, generally, mostly, roughly, largely, mainly, on the whole, by and large, gist, point, main idea
Readings
- Korean:
- gae
Spanish
- aproximadamente
- generalmente
- condición
- situación
Portuguese
- contorno
- condição
- aproximação
- geralmente
French
- grandes lignes
- dans l'ensemble
- approximation
- en gros
- en général
1072 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1328 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2344 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1196 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1443 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1459 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1553 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1161 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1107 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1322 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
717 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
959 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1494 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
15217P | Morohashi |
1048 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2824 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1482 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1594 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1709 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1857 | 2001 Kanji |
4a10.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-10 | SKIP code |
4191.4 | Four corner code |
1-19-21 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6982 | Unicode hex code |
wish, sense, idea, thought, feeling, desire, attention
- On:
- ネン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
390 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 念 【ネン】 sense, idea, thought, feeling, desire, concern, attention, care
- 念願 【ネンガン】 one's heart's desire, one's dearest wish
- 執念 【シュウネン】 tenacity, persistence, obsession, implacability
- 通念 【ツウネン】 common idea, common wisdom, generally accepted idea
Readings
- Korean:
- nyeom
Spanish
- deseo
- pensamiento
- sentimiento
Portuguese
- desejo
- sentido
- idéia
- pensamento
- sentimento
- atenção
French
- désir
- souhait
- sens
- idée
- pensée
- sentiment
- attention
689 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
590 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
561 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
469 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
424 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
316 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
532 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
670 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
579 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
588 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1117 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
774 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2554 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1304 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1773 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1604 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
10390 | Morohashi |
2059 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1800 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1590 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1715 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
333 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
514 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2858 | 2001 Kanji |
2a6.24 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-6 | SKIP code |
2-4-4 | SKIP code |
8033.2 | Four corner code |
1-39-16 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5ff5 | Unicode hex code |