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 |
performance, act, play, render, stage
- On:
- エン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
267 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 演技 【エンギ】 acting, performance
- 演歌 【エンカ】 enka, traditional-style Japanese popular ballad, troubadour
- 共演 【キョウエン】 appearing together (in a film, play, etc.), performing together (at a concert, etc.), acting together, co-starring, playing together (in a sports match)
- 再演 【サイエン】 another showing (of a play), playing the same role again (i.e. of an actor), recapitulation
Readings
- Korean:
- yeon
Spanish
- expresar
- realizar
- llevar a cabo
- poner en práctica
- representar
Portuguese
- performance
- ato
- jogo
- fazer
- estágio
French
- interpréter
- représentation
- jouer
- numéro
- réciter
- mettre en scène
553 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
650 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
621 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
222 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2685 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
806 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
708 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2079 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
344 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
344 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
616 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1239 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
855 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
491 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
630 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
2026 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
18130 | Morohashi |
697 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3310 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
2007 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2163 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
413 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
785 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
361 | 2001 Kanji |
3a11.13 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-11 | SKIP code |
3318.6 | Four corner code |
1-17-73 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6f14 | Unicode hex code |
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 絡繹 【ラクエキ】 constant (stream of traffic), incessant
- 演繹 【エンエキ】 deductive reasoning, deduction
Readings
- Korean:
- yeog
Spanish
Portuguese
French
3615 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
2924 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
27975 | Morohashi |
4599 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
6a13.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-6-13 | SKIP code |
2694.1 | Four corner code |
1-69-72 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7e79 | Unicode hex code |