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 4
JLPT level N3
401 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 然 【ゼン】 -like
- 然諾 【ゼンダク】 consent, saying yes
- 必然 【ヒツゼン】 inevitable, necessary, certain, sure, inevitability, necessity
- 漠然 【バクゼン】 vague, obscure, indistinct, hazy, ambiguous
- 寂然 【セキゼン】 lonely, desolate, forlornness, desolation
- 自然 【ジネン】 occurring naturally (without human influence)
Kun reading compounds
- 然 【しか】 like that, as such, yeah, uh-huh
- 然し 【しかし】 however, but
- 然り 【しかり】 yes, yea, aye, affirmative, to be so
- 然し 【しかし】 however, but
- 而して 【そして】 and, and then, thus, and now, and finally
- 然 【さ】 so, like that, in that way
- 然らば 【さらば】 farewell, goodbye, adieu, if so, in that case, then, and (then)
- 然然 【ささ】 such and such
Readings
- Korean:
- yeon
Spanish
- de esa forma
- en ese caso
Portuguese
- Tipos de objetos
- assim
- se assim
- naquele caso
- bem
French
- un certain
- si c'est comme ça
- dans ce cas
- suffixe adverbial
450 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
557 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
528 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
375 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2770 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
437 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
716 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1788 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
651 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
662 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
401 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1279 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3456 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1779 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2423 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
246 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
19149 | Morohashi |
2782 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3435 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
241 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
256 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
144 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
592 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2540 | 2001 Kanji |
4d8.10 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-8-4 | SKIP code |
2333.3 | Four corner code |
1-33-19 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7136 | Unicode hex code |
文
sentence, literature, style, art, decoration, figures, plan, literary radical (no. 67)
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N4
190 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 文 【ブン】 sentence, composition, text, writings, the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts), academia, literature, statement
- 文化 【ブンカ】 culture, civilization, civilisation, Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
- 公文 【コウブン】 official document, archives
- 異文 【イブン】 variant (in a manuscript or book), part of a text that differs from other versions
- 文 【モン】 mon, one-thousandth of a kan (unit of currency 1336-1870), mon, traditional unit used for shoe and sock sizes (approx. 2.4 cm), letter, character, sentence, scripture, incantation
- 紋 【モン】 (family) crest, coat of arms, pattern, figure, playing card suit (in karuta)
- 人文 【ジンブン】 humanity, civilization, civilisation, culture
- 縄文 【ジョウモン】 straw-rope pattern pressed into earthenware, Jōmon period (ca. 14000-1000 BCE)
Kun reading compounds
- 文 【ふみ】 letter, note, mail, book, writings, literary arts, learning, scholarship
- 文香 【ふみこう】 scented insert (to enclose with a letter), perfumed insert
- 御文 【おふみ】 Gobunsho (The Epistles, a collection of letters written by Rennyo)
- 雁の文 【かりのふみ】 (a) letter
- 綾 【あや】 figure, design, twill weave, pattern of diagonal stripes, style (of writing), figure (of speech), design, plot, plan, minor market fluctuation, technical correction, cat's cradle, lease rod (in a loom)
- 文つける 【あやつける】 to make a false accusation, to invent a pretext for a quarrel
- 言葉は身の文 【ことばはみのあや】 words betray one's character
Readings
- Japanese names:
- かざり、 ふ、 も
- Korean:
- mun
Spanish
- letras
- literatura
Portuguese
- sentença
- literatura
- estilo
- arte
- decoração
- figuras
- plano
French
- phrase
- littérature
- style
- art
- décoration
- figure (de style)
- plan
- radical littéraire (no. 67)
134 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
77 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
68 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
136 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2064 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
71 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
180 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
86 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.19 | Japanese for Busy People |
111 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
111 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
320 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
949 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2458 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1242 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1708 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1741 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
13450 | Morohashi |
1962 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2364 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1725 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1861 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
89 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
35 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
466 | 2001 Kanji |
2j2.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-2 | SKIP code |
0040.0 | Four corner code |
1-42-24 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6587 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N1
290 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 検閲 【ケンエツ】 censorship, inspection, examination
- 検疫 【ケンエキ】 quarantine, medical inspection
- 送検 【ソウケン】 referring a case to a public prosecutor
- 最高検 【サイコウケン】 Public Prosecutor's Office
Readings
- Korean:
- geom
Spanish
- examinar
- investigar
- analizar
Portuguese
- examinar
- investigar
French
- examen
- inspection
771 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
690 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
663 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
351 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2304 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
785 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
638 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
531 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
540 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
792 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1101 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1241 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
674 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
898 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1689 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
15065P | Morohashi |
986 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2752 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1673 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1803 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
473 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
752 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1863 | 2001 Kanji |
4a8.28 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-8 | SKIP code |
4893.6 | Four corner code |
1-24-01 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
691c | Unicode hex code |
cord, rope, searching, inquiring
- On:
- サク
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1127 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 索 【サク】 rope, cord
- 索引 【サクイン】 index (in a book)
- 模索 【モサク】 groping (for), fumbling around (for), searching (for an answer, solution, etc.), trying to find
- 神経索 【シンケイサク】 nerve cord
Readings
- Korean:
- sag, saeg
Spanish
- soga
- cordón
- cuerda
- buscar
- disperso
Portuguese
- corda
- cabo
French
- câble
- corde
- chercher (index)
1299 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1155 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
782 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1762 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1625 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1703 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1059 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1104 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1301 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1505 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3105 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1587 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2168 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1377 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
27306 | Morohashi |
2455 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4449 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1365 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1465 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1378 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1541 | 2001 Kanji |
2k8.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-4-6 | SKIP code |
2-2-8 | SKIP code |
4090.3 | Four corner code |
1-26-87 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7d22 | Unicode hex code |