353 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
449 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
426 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
449 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3927 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
377 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
244 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
693 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.19 | Japanese for Busy People |
353 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
354 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
155 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
644 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2782 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1427 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1925 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1757 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
30808P | Morohashi |
2238 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
5008 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1741 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1878 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
361 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
495 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N4
430 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 英 【エイ】 United Kingdom, Britain, English (language)
- 英語 【エイゴ】 English (language)
- 育英 【イクエイ】 education of gifted young people, providing financial support to gifted students, education
- 和英 【ワエイ】 Japanese-English, Japanese-English dictionary
Kun reading compounds
- 花房 【はなぶさ】 calyx, corolla
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あ、 あい、 え、 すぐる、 はな、 ひ、 ひで、 よし、 ら
- Korean:
- yeong
Spanish
- Inglaterra
- excelente
Portuguese
- Inglaterra
- Inglês
French
- Angleterre
- anglais
- fleur éclose
- brillant
1963 | 2001 Kanji |
3k5.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-5 | SKIP code |
4453.0 | Four corner code |
1-17-49 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
82f1 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
669 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 雄 【ユウ】 male, man, excellence, greatness, best (of), great person, leading figure
- 雄大 【ユウダイ】 grand, magnificent, majestic, great, sublime
- 雌雄 【シユウ】 male and female (animals), the two sexes, victory and defeat, strengths and weaknesses
- 両雄 【リョウユウ】 two great men
Kun reading compounds
- 雄 【おす】 male (animal, plant)
- 雄犬 【おすいぬ】 male dog
- 雄 【おす】 male (animal, plant)
- 雄鶏 【おんどり】 cock, rooster, chanticleer
Readings
- Japanese names:
- かつ、 たけ、 つよし、 ゆ、 よう
- Korean:
- ung
Spanish
- fuerte
- bravo
- valiente
- masculino
- varón
Portuguese
- masculino
- másculo
- herói
- líder
- superioridade
- excelência
French
- mâle
- masculin
- héros
- chef
- supériorité
- excellence
1869 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
500 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
5030 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1387 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1884 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1912 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1387 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1476 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1637 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1852 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1271 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
688 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
920 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
751 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
41972 | Morohashi |
1008 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6499 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
743 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
804 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1602 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1475 | 2001 Kanji |
8c4.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-8 | SKIP code |
4001.4 | Four corner code |
1-45-26 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
96c4 | 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 |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
326 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 説 【セツ】 theory, doctrine, opinion, view, rumour, rumor, gossip, hearsay
- 説明 【セツメイ】 explanation, exposition, description, account, caption, legend
- 定説 【テイセツ】 established theory, accepted opinion, accepted explanation
- 解説 【カイセツ】 explanation, commentary, exposition, elucidation
- 遊説 【ユウゼイ】 election tour, election campaign, stumping
- 全国遊説 【ゼンコクユウゼイ】 nationwide election campaign
Kun reading compounds
- 説く 【とく】 to explain, to advocate, to preach, to persuade
Readings
- Japanese names:
- さとし、 とき
- Korean:
- seol, se, yeol
Spanish
- opinión
- teoría
- explicar
- expresar
Portuguese
- rumor
- opinião
- teoria
French
- théorie
- rumeur
- opinion
- thèse
654 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
553 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
524 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
307 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4373 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
216 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
251 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2143 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.9 | Japanese for Busy People |
400 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
404 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
292 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1688 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1949 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1042 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1405 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
511 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
35556P | Morohashi |
1547 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
5627 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
499 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
538 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
240 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
620 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3057 | 2001 Kanji |
7a7.12 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-7-7 | SKIP code |
0861.6 | Four corner code |
1-32-66 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
8aac | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1788 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 朱 【シュ】 vermillion (colour), cinnabar, red orange, vermillion (pigment), cinnabar ink stick, correction written in red ink
- 銖 【シュ】 shu, unit of weight, 1/24th of a ryō, shu, Edo-period unit of currency, 1/16th of a ryō
- 堆朱 【ツイシュ】 red lacquerware with patterns carved in relief
- 銀朱 【ギンシュ】 vermilion (pigment)
Kun reading compounds
- 朱 【あけ】 red, vermilion, cinnabar, scarlet
- 朱に染まる 【あけにそまる】 to welter in blood, to be covered in blood
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あ、 あか、 あき、 す
- Korean:
- ju
Spanish
- bermellón
- rojo oscuro
- antigua unidad monetaria
Portuguese
- vermelhão
- zinabre
- escarlate
- vermelho
- ensangüentado
French
- vermillon
- rouge
- écarlate
- sanglant
1346 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1720 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
184 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1681 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1415 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
341 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1503 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1602 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1768 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1049 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4344 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2200 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2960 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
226 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
14424 | Morohashi |
3531 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2546 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
221 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
235 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1081 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2464 | 2001 Kanji |
0a6.13 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-6-3 | SKIP code |
2590.0 | Four corner code |
1-28-75 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6731 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N2
1299 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 紅 【クレナイ】 deep red, crimson, rouge, lipstick
- 紅茶 【コウチャ】 black tea
- 深紅 【シンク】 deep crimson
- 退紅 【タイコウ】 pink, light red
- 紅 【クレナイ】 deep red, crimson, rouge, lipstick
- 紅色 【コウショク】 red (color, colour)
- 深紅 【シンク】 deep crimson
Kun reading compounds
- 紅 【くれない】 deep red, crimson, rouge, lipstick
- 紅色 【こうしょく】 red (color, colour)
- 棒紅 【ぼうべに】 lipstick
- 愛敬紅 【あいきょうべに】 lipstick that actors put on their earlobes, cheeks and corners of eyes, lipstick discreetly put on the earlobes or the corners of the eyes (by women)
- 紅 【くれない】 deep red, crimson, rouge, lipstick
- 紅色 【こうしょく】 red (color, colour)
- 中紅 【なかくれない】 medium crimson
- 薄紅 【うすべに】 light pink, light crimson
- 赤い 【あかい】 red, crimson, scarlet, vermilion, Red, communist
Readings
- Japanese names:
- くれ、 もみ
- Korean:
- hong, gong
Spanish
- carmesí
- rojo fuerte
- carmín
Portuguese
- carmesim
- vermelho forte
French
- cramoisi
- rouge foncé
872 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
862 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
927 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3500 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1233 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
809 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1423 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
820 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
839 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1295 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1515 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1629 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
857 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1174 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1367 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
27243 | Morohashi |
1277 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4441 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1355 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1455 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
881 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2772 | 2001 Kanji |
6a3.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-6-3 | SKIP code |
2191.0 | Four corner code |
1-25-40 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7d05 | Unicode hex code |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
2219 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
Kun reading compounds
- 滴 【しずく】 drop (e.g. of water), drip
- 花のしずく 【はなのしずく】 dew that trickles down from a flower
- 雨雫 【あめしずく】 raindrop, crying
Readings
Spanish
- gota
- gotear
- chorrear
- calar
Portuguese
French
5043 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1494 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3430 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2405 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
42219 | Morohashi |
2760 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6519 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
2778 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2799 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
8d3.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-8-3 | SKIP code |
1023.1 | Four corner code |
1-28-22 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
96eb | Unicode hex code |