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 3
JLPT level N4
327 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 転 【テン】 change in pronunciation or meaning of a word, sound change, word with an altered pronunciation or meaning, turning or twisting part of a text (in Chinese poetry)
- 転移 【テンイ】 moving (location, with the times, etc.), change, transition, metastasis, spread, transition (e.g. phase transition), transfer (of learning), transference (in psychoanalysis)
- 不退転 【フタイテン】 determination, conviction
- 大回転 【ダイカイテン】 giant slalom, big rotation
Kun reading compounds
- 転がる 【ころがる】 to roll, to tumble, to fall over, to roll over, to lie down, to be scattered about, to be lying around, (of a situation or outcome) to change, to turn out, to come easily, to be common, to fall into one's hands, to grow on trees
- 転がる石には苔は付かない 【ころがるいしにはこけはつかない】 a rolling stone gathers no moss
- 転げる 【ころげる】 to roll over, to tumble, to roll about (with laughter)
- 転がす 【ころがす】 to roll, to wheel, to trundle, to drive (a car), to turn over, to tip over, to throw down, to leave, to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
- 転ぶ 【ころぶ】 to fall down, to fall over, to turn out, to play out, to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism), to apostatize, to roll, to tumble, (for a geisha) to prostitute (herself) in secret
- 転ぶ 【ころぶ】 to fall down, to fall over, to turn out, to play out, to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism), to apostatize, to roll, to tumble, (for a geisha) to prostitute (herself) in secret
- 転 【うたた】 more and more, increasingly, all the more
- うたた寝 【うたたね】 doze, nap, snooze
- 眩く 【くるめく】 to feel dizzy, to feel faint, to spin, to revolve, to twirl
Readings
- Korean:
- jeon
Spanish
- cambiar
- girar
- rodar
- caerse
- tropezar
- dar vueltas
- volcarse
- caer
Portuguese
- revolver
- voltar a ser
- mudança
French
- rouler
- tourner
- changer
479 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
375 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
354 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
339 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4615 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
515 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
257 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1656 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.16 | Japanese for Busy People |
433 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
439 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
65 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1773 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1872 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
995 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1346 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
427 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
38234P | Morohashi |
1480 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
5948 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
420 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
449 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
383 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1571 | 2001 Kanji |
7c4.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-7-4 | SKIP code |
5103.1 | Four corner code |
1-37-30 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
8ee2 | Unicode hex code |
車
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
333 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 車 【シャ】 car, vehicle, van, truck, wagon, lorry, (train) car, carriage
- 車検 【シャケン】 vehicle inspection
- 軽自動車 【ケイジドウシャ】 light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp), k-car, kei car
- 台車 【ダイシャ】 platform truck, hand truck, trolley, dolly, cart, truck, bogie
Kun reading compounds
- 車 【くるま】 car, automobile, vehicle, wheel, castor, caster
- 車椅子 【くるまいす】 wheelchair
- 火の車 【ひのくるま】 fiery chariot (that carries the souls of sinners into hell), desperate financial situation, dire straits
Readings
- Japanese names:
- くら、 くろま
- Korean:
- cha, geo
Spanish
- coche
- vehículo
- rueda
Portuguese
- carro
French
- véhicule
- voiture
88 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
63 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
31 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
162 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4608 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
54 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
91 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
532 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.2 | Japanese for Busy People |
133 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
133 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
62 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1769 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4367 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2212 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2976 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
292 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
38172 | Morohashi |
3552 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
5939 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
286 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
304 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
231 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
64 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1555 | 2001 Kanji |
7c0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-7-3 | SKIP code |
5000.6 | Four corner code |
1-28-54 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
8eca | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N1
146 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 保育 【ホイク】 nurturing, rearing, childcare, day care, nursing, suckling
- 保安 【ホアン】 peace preservation, security, safety
- 留保 【リュウホ】 reserving, withholding
- 生保 【セイホ】 life insurance, livelihood protection, public assistance, welfare
- 保する 【ホスル】 to guarantee
- 保安 【ホウアン】 Hōan era (1120.4.10-1124.4.3)
- 永保 【エイホウ】 Eihō era (1081.2.10-1084.2.7), Eiho era
- 太保 【タイホウ】 Grand Protector (lowest of the top three civil positions of the Zhou dynasty), Minister of the Right (official in Nara and Heian periods)
Kun reading compounds
- 保つ 【たもつ】 to keep, to preserve, to hold, to retain, to maintain, to sustain, to last, to endure, to keep well (food), to wear well, to be durable
Readings
- Japanese names:
- う、 お、 ぶ、 もり、 やす、 やすし
- Korean:
- bo
Spanish
- garantizar
- mantener
- preservar
- proteger
- apoyar
Portuguese
- proteger garantia
- guarda
- preservar
- sustentar
- apoiar
French
- protéger
- garantir
- garder
- préserver
- conserver
- soutenir
716 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
808 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
787 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
166 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
455 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
351 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
319 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
781 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
489 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
498 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
665 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
102 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
107 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
72 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
77 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1006 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
702 | Morohashi |
96 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
222 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
997 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1072 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
163 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
705 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2164 | 2001 Kanji |
2a7.11 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-2-7 | SKIP code |
2629.4 | Four corner code |
1-42-61 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
4fdd | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N2
517 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 管 【カン】 pipe, tube
- 管轄 【カンカツ】 jurisdiction, control
- 配管 【ハイカン】 plumbing, piping
- 移管 【イカン】 transfer of control
Kun reading compounds
- 管 【かん】 pipe, tube
- 管狐 【くだぎつね】 kuda-gitsune, pipe fox, fox-like spirit kept inside a bamboo tube and used by its master to perform divinations and curses, stoat
- 手練手管 【てれんてくだ】 wiles, art of coaxing
- 手管 【てくだ】 wiles, trick, artifice, coquetry
Readings
- Japanese names:
- すが
- Korean:
- gwan
Spanish
- tubería
- tubo
- caño
- control
- controlar
- administrar
Portuguese
- flauta
- tubo
- instrumento de sopro
- conversa de bêbados
French
- tuyau
- tube
- instrument à vent
- discours d'ivrogne
- gestion
573 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
466 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
443 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
519 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3416 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
664 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
798 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2212 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
328 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
328 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
539 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1484 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3349 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1736 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2357 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1281 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
26162 | Morohashi |
2701 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4317 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1273 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1365 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
613 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2377 | 2001 Kanji |
6f8.12 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-6-8 | SKIP code |
2-9-5 | SKIP code |
8877.7 | Four corner code |
1-20-41 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7ba1 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
221 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 所 【ショ】 counter for places
- 署員 【ショイン】 staff member, station employee, official
- 高所 【コウショ】 high place, high ground, height, (high) altitude, elevation, broad (point of) view
- 随所 【ズイショ】 everywhere, all over the place, here and there, at every turn
Kun reading compounds
- 所 【ところ】 place, spot, scene, site, address, district, area, locality, one's house, point, aspect, side, facet, passage (in text), part, space, room, thing, matter, whereupon, as a result, about to, on the verge of, was just doing, was in the process of doing, have just done, just finished doing, approximately, around, about
- 所が 【ところが】 even so, however, still, whereupon, even though, nevertheless, on the contrary, as a matter of fact, despite
- 一所 【いっしょ】 one place, the same place, one person, together
- 痛いところ 【いたいところ】 one's weak point, one's sore spot, raw nerve
- 所か 【どころか】 far from, anything but, not at all ... but rather ..., not ..., on the contrary, ..., instead of, rather than, let alone, to say nothing of, not to mention, much less, not only ... (but also ...)
- 所じゃない 【どころじゃない】 not the time for, not the place for, far from, anything but, ... is out of the question, ... isn't the word for it
- 大所 【おおどころ】 wealthy family, important person, bigwig
- 居所 【いどころ】 whereabouts, address, place of temporary residence
- 所 【ところ】 place, spot, scene, site, address, district, area, locality, one's house, point, aspect, side, facet, passage (in text), part, space, room, thing, matter, whereupon, as a result, about to, on the verge of, was just doing, was in the process of doing, have just done, just finished doing, approximately, around, about
- 所が 【ところが】 even so, however, still, whereupon, even though, nevertheless, on the contrary, as a matter of fact, despite
- 早いとこ 【はやいとこ】 promptly, quickly
- 僕んとこ 【ぼくんとこ】 at my place
Readings
- Japanese names:
- せ
- Korean:
- so
Spanish
- lugar
Portuguese
- Lugar
French
- lieu
246 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
328 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
312 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
107 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1821 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
137 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
177 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
600 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.3 | Japanese for Busy People |
153 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
153 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
149 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
843 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1056 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
568 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
752 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1137 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
11715X | Morohashi |
851 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2054 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1127 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1208 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
129 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
305 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3054 | 2001 Kanji |
4m4.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-4 | SKIP code |
3222.1 | Four corner code |
7222.1 | Four corner code |
1-29-74 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6240 | Unicode hex code |