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 6
JLPT level N2
992 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 律 【リツ】 law (esp. ancient East Asian criminal code), regulation, vinaya (rules for the monastic community), Ritsu (school of Buddhism), lüshi (style of Chinese poem), (musical) pitch, six odd-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale, Japanese seven-tone gagaku scale, similar to Dorian mode (corresponding to: re, mi, fa, so, la, ti, do), step (in traditional Eastern music, corresponding to a Western semitone)
- 律令 【リツリョウ】 ritsuryō, criminal, administrative and civil codes of the Nara and Heian eras based on Chinese models
- 一律 【イチリツ】 uniform, even, across-the-board, equal
- 自律 【ジリツ】 autonomy (in Kantian ethics), self-control
- 律儀 【リチギ】 upright, honest, faithful, conscientious, sincere
- 律義者 【リチギモノ】 honest person, conscientious person
- 呂律 【ロレツ】 articulation
Readings
- Japanese names:
- たかし、 のり
- Korean:
- ryul
Spanish
- ley
- regulación
- regla
- ritmo (musical)
Portuguese
- ritmo
- lei
- regulamento
- medida
- controle
French
- rythme
- ordonner
- loi
- régulation
- contrôle
- jauge
877 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
1003 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
993 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1048 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1608 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
526 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
521 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
787 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
667 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
678 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
519 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
627 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
433 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
268 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
322 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
883 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
10097 | Morohashi |
363 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1740 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
874 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
939 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
895 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2055 | 2001 Kanji |
3i6.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-6 | SKIP code |
2520.7 | Four corner code |
1-46-07 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5f8b | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
482 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 型式 【カタシキ】 model (e.g. of a vehicle), type
- 造形 【ゾウケイ】 molding, moulding, shaping, forming, modelling (i.e. plastic arts), modeling
- 体型 【タイケイ】 figure, body shape, build, physique, form, somatotype, biotype, habitus, (type of) physique
Kun reading compounds
- 型 【かた】 type, style, model, pattern, mold, mould, model, pattern, template, impression, kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts), style (in kabuki, noh, etc.), form, convention, tradition, (standard) form, formula, usage, (set) size, inches (in sizes of displays, disks, image sensors, etc.), (taxonomical) form
- 型式 【かたしき】 model (e.g. of a vehicle), type
- 空手の型 【からてのかた】 kata (in karate)
Readings
- Korean:
- hyeong
Spanish
- tipo
- modelo
- patrón
Portuguese
- bolor
- tipo
- modelo
French
- moule
- modèle
- type
595 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
493 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
468 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
423 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1077 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
685 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
431 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
888 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
909 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1318 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
353 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3266 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1685 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2292 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
687 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
5030 | Morohashi |
2638 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1010 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
680 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
735 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
523 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3272 | 2001 Kanji |
3b6.11 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-6-3 | SKIP code |
1210.4 | Four corner code |
1-23-31 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
578b | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
274 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 無 【ム】 nothing, naught, nought, nil, zero, un-, non-
- 無意識 【ムイシキ】 unconsciousness, unconscious, involuntary, automatic, mechanical, unintentional, spontaneous, the unconscious
- 皆無 【カイム】 nonexistent, nil, none, nothing (at all), bugger-all
- 虚無 【キョム】 nihility, nothingness
- 無 【ブ】 un-, non-, bad ..., poor ...
- 不気味 【ブキミ】 weird, eerie, ominous, creepy, uncanny, unearthly
Kun reading compounds
- 無い 【ない】 nonexistent, not being (there), unowned, not had, unpossessed, unique, not, impossible, won't happen, not, to not be, to have not
- 【ないといけない】 have to (verb), must (verb), is indispensable, absolutely necessary
- 苦無 【くない】 ninja throwing knives, mediaeval farming tool for digging, prying, etc.
Readings
- Korean:
- mu
Spanish
- nada
- inexistente
- prefijo negativo
- no hay
Portuguese
- Sem valor
- nada
- não sou/ estou
- nihil
- não
French
- néant
- rien
- ne pas
- non
- in-
- négatif
723 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
620 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
796 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
227 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2773 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
386 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
715 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1789 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
93 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
93 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
400 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1280 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2648 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1351 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1832 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1791 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
19113 | Morohashi |
2135 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3439 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1775 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1913 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
179 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
600 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2340 | 2001 Kanji |
4d8.8 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-10 | SKIP code |
2-8-4 | SKIP code |
8033.1 | Four corner code |
1-44-21 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7121 | Unicode hex code |
人
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
5 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 人 【ジン】 -ian (e.g. Italian), -ite (e.g. Tokyoite), -er (e.g. performer, etc.), person working with ..., man, person, people
- 人為 【ジンイ】 human work, human agency, art, artificiality
- 米人 【ベイジン】 American person
- 俳人 【ハイジン】 haiku poet
- 人 【ニン】 counter for people
- 人気 【ニンキ】 popularity, public favor, condition (e.g. market), tone, character, nature
- 同人 【ドウジン】 same person, said person, the person in question, coterie, clique, fraternity, kindred spirits, comrade, colleague, dōjin, doujin, Japanese fans or hobbyists who produce their own magazines, manga, software, etc.
- 代人 【ダイニン】 substitute, deputy, proxy, representative, agent
Kun reading compounds
- 人 【ひと】 person, someone, somebody, human beings, mankind, man, people, humans, human (Homo sapiens), (other) people, others, character, personality, nature, capable person, competent person, suitable person, right person, adult, grown-up, I, me, one
- 人一倍 【ひといちばい】 (much) more than others, exceedingly, extremely, unusually
- 貴人 【きじん】 aristocrat, nobleman, dignitary, person of high rank
- いい人 【いいひと】 good-natured person, good person, (one's) lover, boyfriend, girlfriend
Readings
- Japanese names:
- じ、 と、 ね、 ひこ、 ふみ
- Korean:
- in
Spanish
- persona
Portuguese
- pessoa
French
- être humain
- personne
30 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
39 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
39 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
9 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
339 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
4 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
11 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
14 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.5 | Japanese for Busy People |
1 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
15 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
42 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4175 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2111 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2857 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
960 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
344 | Morohashi |
3368 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
99 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
951 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1023 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
2 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
7 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1262 | 2001 Kanji |
2a0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-2-4 | SKIP code |
8000.0 | Four corner code |
1-31-45 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
4eba | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1329 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 潜水 【センスイ】 diving, submerging, going underwater
- 潜在 【センザイ】 potentiality, dormancy, latency
- 原潜 【ゲンセン】 nuclear submarine
- 対潜 【タイセン】 antisubmarine
Kun reading compounds
- 潜む 【ひそむ】 to lurk, to be hidden, to be concealed, to lie dormant, to be latent
- 潜る 【もぐる】 to dive (into or under water), to get under, to get into, to get in, to creep into, to crawl under, to bury oneself, to burrow into, to dig oneself into, to snuggle under, to hide oneself (esp. from the government), to conceal oneself, to go underground
- 潜る 【くぐる】 to go under, to pass under, to go through, to pass through, to dive (into or under the water), to evade, to get around, to slip past, to survive, to surmount
- 潜める 【ひそめる】 to hide, to conceal, to lower volume (of a sound or one's voice) so as not to be heard, to become quiet and inconspicuous
Readings
- Korean:
- jam
Spanish
- esconderse
- ocultarse
- silenciar
Portuguese
- submergir
- esconder
- ocultar
- abaixar (voz)
- calar
French
- s'immerger
- se cacher
- se dissimuler
- s'embusquer
- voix basse
- chut!
1497 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1302 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2703 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1458 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1501 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2272 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
937 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
967 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1393 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1251 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
922 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
521 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
680 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
852 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
18241 | Morohashi |
746 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3337 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
844 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
907 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1779 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
378 | 2001 Kanji |
3a12.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-12 | SKIP code |
3516.3 | Four corner code |
1-32-88 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6f5c | Unicode hex code |
水
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
223 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 水 【スイ】 Wednesday, shaved ice (served with flavored syrup), water (fifth of the five elements)
- 水位 【スイイ】 water level
- 用水 【ヨウスイ】 irrigation water, water for fire, city water, cistern water
- 浄水 【ジョウスイ】 clean water, purified water
Kun reading compounds
- 水 【みず】 water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water), fluid (esp. in an animal tissue), liquid, flood, floodwaters, water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout, break granted to wrestlers engaged in a prolonged bout
- 水揚げ 【みずあげ】 landing, unloading (e.g. a ship), catch (of fish), takings, sales (of a shop), defloration (e.g. of a geisha), preservation (of cut flowers, in ikebana)
- 飲み水 【のみみず】 drinking water, potable water
- 呼び水 【よびみず】 pump-priming, rousing, stimulation
Readings
- Japanese names:
- うず、 ずみ、 つ、 ど、 み、 みさ、 みつ、 みな、 みん
- Korean:
- su
Spanish
- agua
Portuguese
- água
French
- eau
14 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
16 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
40 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
144 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2482 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
16 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
68 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
54 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1.A | Japanese for Busy People |
21 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
21 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
19 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1151 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
10 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
132 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
17083 | Morohashi |
10 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3030 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
130 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
137 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
166 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
31 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1142 | 2001 Kanji |
3a0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-1-3 | SKIP code |
4-4-3 | SKIP code |
1223.0 | Four corner code |
1-31-69 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6c34 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
127 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 機 【キ】 chance, opportunity, machine, aircraft, counter for aircraft, counter for (remaining) lives
- 機運 【キウン】 opportunity, chance, good time (to do), trend, tendency, momentum
- 端末機 【タンマツキ】 terminal (unit)
- 有機 【ユウキ】 organic
Kun reading compounds
- 機 【はた】 loom
- 機織り 【はたおり】 weaving, weaver
- 高機 【たかばた】 traditional Japanese treadle-operated tall loom
Readings
- Korean:
- gi
Spanish
- mecanismo
- máquina
- avión
- ocasión
- telar
Portuguese
- mecanismo
- oportunidade
- ocasião
- máquina
- avião
French
- métier à tisser
- mécanique
- opportunité
- machine
- avion
- organique
373 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
476 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
453 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
101 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2379 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
415 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
646 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2869 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
528 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
537 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
334 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1115 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1365 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
736 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
989 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1394 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
15561 | Morohashi |
1076 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2880 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1382 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1482 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
158 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
631 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1859 | 2001 Kanji |
4a12.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-12 | SKIP code |
4295.3 | Four corner code |
1-21-01 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6a5f | Unicode hex code |