3906 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
475 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2741 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1895 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
30715X | Morohashi |
4977 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
2376 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2459 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
1929 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 芥子泥 【カイシデイ】 mustard plaster
- 芥藍 【カイラン】 kai-lan, gai-lan, Chinese broccoli
- 厨芥 【チュウカイ】 kitchen waste
- 塵芥 【ジンカイ】 rubbish, trash, garbage, refuse, worthless thing
- 芥子 【ケシ】 opium poppy (Papaver somniferum)
- 芥子粒 【ケシツブ】 poppy seed, something extremely tiny
Kun reading compounds
- 辛子 【からし】 mustard
- からし色 【からしいろ】 mustard (color)
- 塵 【ごみ】 rubbish, trash, garbage, refuse, litter
- ゴミ箱 【ごみばこ】 trash can, garbage can, rubbish bin, dustbin
- 芥 【あくた】 rubbish, trash, garbage, refuse, dirt
- 芥川賞 【あくたがわしょう】 Akutagawa Prize (literary award)
- 塵芥 【じんかい】 rubbish, trash, garbage, refuse, worthless thing
Readings
- Korean:
- gae
Spanish
- desperdicio
- basura
- mostaza
Portuguese
French
3k4.10 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-4 | SKIP code |
2-4-4 | SKIP code |
4422.8 | Four corner code |
1-19-09 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
82a5 | Unicode hex code |
子
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
72 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 子 【シ】 child (esp. a boy), viscount, founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius), master, masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature), you, -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
- 子宮 【シキュウ】 womb, uterus
- 中性子 【チュウセイシ】 neutron
- 精子 【セイシ】 sperm, spermatozoon
- 主 【ス】 honorific (or familiar) suffix used after a name
- 恵比寿 【エビス】 Ebisu, god of fishing and commerce
- 久留子 【クルス】 cross sign
- 対子 【トイツ】 pair, eyes
- 七対子 【チートイツ】 seven pairs, winning hand composed of seven pairs
Kun reading compounds
- 子 【こ】 child, kid, teenager, youngster, young (non-adult) person, (one's) child, offspring, young woman, young (animal), offshoot, interest, new share, player who is not a dealer, young geisha, young prostitute, bird egg, -er (often of young women)
- 子 【こう】 child, interest
- 根っこ 【ねっこ】 root (of a plant), stump (of a tree), root (of a problem, etc.), base, foundation, origin, source
- 江戸っ子 【えどっこ】 (true) Tokyoite, Edoite, Tokyo native, Edokko
- 子 【ね】 the Rat (first sign of the Chinese zodiac), hour of the Rat (around midnight, 11pm to 1am, or 12 midnight to 2am), north, eleventh month of the lunar calendar
- 子忌み 【ねいみ】 collecting herbs and pulling out young pine trees by the roots (annual event held on the first day of the Rat of the New Year)
- 庚子 【かのえね】 Metal Rat (37th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1960, 2020, 2080)
- 甲子 【きのえね】 Wood Rat (1st term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1924, 1984, 2044)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- い、 き、 ぎ、 く、 け、 ねっ
- Korean:
- ja
Spanish
- chiquillo
- niño
Portuguese
- criança
French
- enfant
- signe de la 1ère branche terrestre
- signe du Rat (zodiaque)
- 23 h à 01 h
- Nord (0°)
31 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
40 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
25 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
56 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1264 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
61 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
43 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
38 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.18 | Japanese for Busy People |
103 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
103 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
69 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
455 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4196 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2125 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2872 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
96 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
6930 | Morohashi |
3390 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1281 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
95 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
99 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
42 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
18 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3547 | 2001 Kanji |
2c0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-3-1 | SKIP code |
4-2-1 | SKIP code |
1740.7 | Four corner code |
1-27-50 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5b50 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
628 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 園 【エン】 garden, orchard, park, plantation, kindergarten, nursery school, preschool
- 園芸 【エンゲイ】 horticulture, gardening
- 花園 【ハナゾノ】 flower garden
- 霊園 【レイエン】 (garden) cemetery, park-style cemetery, memorial park
Kun reading compounds
- 園 【その】 garden, orchard, park, place, world, environment
- 園生 【えんせい】 garden (esp. with trees), park
- 竹の園 【たけのその】 bamboo garden, Imperial family
- 女の園 【おんなのその】 woman's world, feminine environment
Readings
- Japanese names:
- おん、 ぞの
- Korean:
- weon
Spanish
- parque
- jardín
- academia
Portuguese
- parque
- jardim
- quintal
- fazenda
French
- parc
- jardin
- ferme
159 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
84 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
234 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
412 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1047 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
327 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
425 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2046 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
447 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
454 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
324 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
346 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3914 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2017 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2722 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
592 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
4818 | Morohashi |
3156 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
962 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
585 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
629 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
223 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1465 | 2001 Kanji |
3s10.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-3-10 | SKIP code |
6073.2 | Four corner code |
6023.2 | Four corner code |
1-17-64 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5712 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
199 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 絵 【エ】 picture, drawing, painting, sketch, image (TV, film, etc.), picture, footage
- 画家 【ガカ】 painter, artist
- 洋画 【ヨウガ】 Western painting, Western film, Western movie
- 邦画 【ホウガ】 Japanese film, Japanese painting
- 画 【カク】 stroke (of a kanji)
- 描く 【エガク】 to draw, to paint, to sketch, to depict, to describe, to picture in one's mind, to imagine, to form a certain shape (e.g. path of an action, appearance of an object, etc.)
- 参画 【サンカク】 taking part (in planning), participation
- 家族計画 【カゾクケイカク】 family planning
- 絵 【エ】 picture, drawing, painting, sketch, image (TV, film, etc.), picture, footage
- 描く 【エガク】 to draw, to paint, to sketch, to depict, to describe, to picture in one's mind, to imagine, to form a certain shape (e.g. path of an action, appearance of an object, etc.)
- 似顔絵 【ニガオエ】 portrait, likeness, sketch (of a face)
- 影絵 【カゲエ】 shadow picture, silhouette, shadowgraph
Kun reading compounds
- 描く 【えがく】 to draw, to paint, to sketch, to depict, to describe, to picture in one's mind, to imagine, to form a certain shape (e.g. path of an action, appearance of an object, etc.)
- 画する 【かくする】 to draw (a line), to demarcate, to mark, to divide, to map out, to plan
Readings
- Korean:
- hwa, hoeg
Spanish
- dibujo
- trazo
- puntuar
- interrumpir
Portuguese
- gravura
French
- trait de plume
- dessin
- écran
- compteur de traits de kanji
167 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
91 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
85 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
150 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
50 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
477 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
222 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
991 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.14 | Japanese for Busy People |
343 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
343 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
235 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
176 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3723 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1904 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2586 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1178 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
21739P | Morohashi |
3000 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3733 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1170 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1254 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
176 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
155 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3175 | 2001 Kanji |
0a8.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-2-6 | SKIP code |
1077.2 | Four corner code |
1-18-72 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
753b | Unicode hex code |
transmit, go along, walk along, follow, report, communicate, legend, tradition
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
416 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 伝 【デン】 legend, tradition, biography, life, method, way, horseback transportation and communication relay system used in ancient Japan
- 伝記 【デンキ】 biography, life story
- 駅伝 【エキデン】 long-distance relay race, stagecoach, post horse
- 評伝 【ヒョウデン】 critical biography
- 転手 【テンジュ】 tuning peg (on a biwa or shamisen)
- 伝奏 【テンソウ】 delivering a message to the emperor
Kun reading compounds
- 伝わる 【つたわる】 to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.), to travel, to circulate, to go around, to be passed around, to become known, to be handed down (from generation to generation), to be passed down, to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.), to be brought, to come, to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.), to be felt, to come across, to travel (of sound, electricity, etc.), to propagate, to be conducted, to be transmitted, to go along, to move along
- 伝える 【つたえる】 to convey, to report, to transmit, to communicate, to tell, to impart, to propagate, to teach, to bequeath
- 伝う 【つたう】 to go along, to walk along, to follow
- 伝 【つて】 means of making contact, intermediary, go-between, connections, influence, pull, good offices
- 伝言 【つてこと】 (verbal) message, word (from someone), rumour, rumor
- 風のつて 【かぜのつて】 hearsay, rumor, grapevine
Readings
- Japanese names:
- つたえ
- Korean:
- jeon
Spanish
- transmitir
- tradición
- ser transmitido
- comunicar
- seguir
Portuguese
- transmitir
- progredir
- andar ao longo
- seguir
- relatório
- comunicar
- lenda
- tradição
French
- transmettre
- côtoyer
- suivre
- rapporter
- communiquer
- légende
- tradition
681 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
580 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
553 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
494 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
379 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
554 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
308 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
359 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.3 | Japanese for Busy People |
434 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
440 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
278 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
68 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
48 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
28 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
29 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
972 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
462P | Morohashi |
44 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
141 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
963 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1036 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
331 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
470 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2171 | 2001 Kanji |
2a4.14 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-2-4 | SKIP code |
2123.1 | Four corner code |
1-37-33 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
4f1d | Unicode hex code |