| 1253 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 901 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3941 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1028 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 866 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 935 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1377 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1464 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1666 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 651 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2810 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1447 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1950 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 499 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 30953P | Morohashi |
| 2260 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5034 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 488 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 527 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1291 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
1099 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 荒廃 【コウハイ】 ruin, destruction, devastation, waste, decay
- 荒野 【コウヤ】 wasteland, wilderness, deserted land, prairie, vast plain, wilds, desert, wild land
- 破天荒 【ハテンコウ】 unheard-of, unprecedented, daring, wild, uninhibited, unconventional, reckless
- 救荒 【キュウコウ】 famine relief
Kun reading compounds
- 荒らす 【あらす】 to lay waste, to devastate, to damage, to invade, to break into, to troll (e.g. web forums), to spam
- 粗筋 【あらすじ】 outline, summary, argument
- 荒れる 【あれる】 to become stormy, to become rough (of the sea), to fall into ruin, to become neglected, to become dilapidated, to become rough (of skin), to get chapped, to become unruly, to become violent, to go wild, to get out of control, to become unsettled (e.g. of one's life), to become disordered
- 荒い 【あらい】 rough, wild, violent, rude, coarse, harsh, fierce, heavy (e.g. breathing), immoderate, extravagant, reckless
- 荒石 【あらいし】 unprocessed stone, rubble
- 荒ぶ 【すさぶ】 to grow wild, to run to waste, to become degenerate, to become rough (of art, craft, etc.), to lose refinement, to deteriorate (of skill), to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.), to become more severe, to do as one pleases, to amuse oneself, to play around
- 荒む 【すさむ】 to grow wild, to run to waste, to become degenerate, to become rough (of art, craft, etc.), to lose refinement, to deteriorate (of skill), to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.), to become more severe
- 荒らし 【あらし】 (Internet) troll, disturber, raising havoc, laying waste, trolling, vandalism, robbery, holdup, robber, thief
- 荒らし回る 【あらしまわる】 to break into (houses here and there), to rampage
- 山荒 【やまあらし】 porcupine, hedgehog
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ら
- Korean:
- hwang
Spanish
- áspero
- tosco
- rudo
- salvaje
- violento
- desolarse
- enfurecerse
Portuguese
- Abandonado no mato
- selvagem
- rude
French
- brutalité
- dévaster
- rude
- sauvage
| 1957 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3k6.18 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-6 | SKIP code |
| 4421.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-25-51 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8352 | Unicode hex code |
川
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
181 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 川柳 【センリュウ】 senryū, comic haiku, humorous seventeen-mora poem
- 川きゅう 【センキュウ】 cnidium rhizome (Cnidium officinale)
- 山川 【サンセン】 mountains and rivers
- 四川 【シセン】 Sichuan (China), Szechuan, Szechwan
Kun reading compounds
- 川 【かわ】 river, stream, River, the ... river
- 川上 【かわかみ】 upper reaches of a river, upstream
- 堀川 【ほりかわ】 canal
- 山川 【さんせん】 mountains and rivers
Readings
- Japanese names:
- か、 こ、 さわ
- Korean:
- cheon
Spanish
- arroyo
- río
Portuguese
- corrente
- rio
French
- rivière
- fleuve
- radical rivière (no. 47)
| 39 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 59 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 48 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 111 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1447 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 41 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 49 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 20 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.10 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 33 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 33 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 101 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 548 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 6 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 129 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 8673 | Morohashi |
| 6 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1526 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 127 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 134 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 196 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 21 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1254 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a3.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-1-2 | SKIP code |
| 2200.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-32-78 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5ddd | Unicode hex code |
blessing, fortune, luck, wealth
- On:
- フク
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
467 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 福 【フク】 good fortune, happiness, blessing, good luck
- 福祉 【フクシ】 welfare, well-being, social welfare, social security, social service
- 大福 【ダイフク】 great fortune, good luck, rice cake stuffed with bean jam
- 慶福 【ケイフク】 happy event, happiness
Readings
- Japanese names:
- とし、 とみ、 ふ、 ふき、 ふっ、 ぼく、 よし
- Korean:
- bog
Spanish
- fortuna
- suerte
- dicha
Portuguese
- benção
- fortuna
- sorte
- riqueza
French
- bénédiction
- fortune
- chance
- richesse
| 506 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 409 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 386 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 450 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3256 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 629 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 777 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1888 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1379 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1466 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 895 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1427 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1303 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 705 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 944 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1099 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 24768P | Morohashi |
| 1029 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4105 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1090 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1171 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 424 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 676 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4e9.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-9 | SKIP code |
| 3126.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-42-01 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 798f | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N2
245 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 島 【トウ】 Island, insula, island, islet
- 島国 【シマグニ】 island country
- 千島列島 【チシマレットウ】 Kurile Islands
- 列島 【レットウ】 archipelago, chain of islands
Kun reading compounds
- 島 【しま】 island, one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.), one's turf
- 島国 【しまぐに】 island country
- 千島 【ちしま】 Kurile Islands
- 広島 【ひろしま】 Hiroshima (city, prefecture)
Readings
- Korean:
- do
Spanish
- isla
Portuguese
- ilha
French
- île
| 292 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 380 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 358 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 173 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 230 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 183 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 489 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1522 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 286 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 286 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 455 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 543 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4103 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2081 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2820 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1967 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 8108 | Morohashi |
| 3310 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1476 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1948 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2098 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 379 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 362 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 852 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3o7.9 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-7-3 | SKIP code |
| 4-10-4 | SKIP code |
| 2772.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-37-71 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5cf6 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N2
140 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 県 【ケン】 prefecture (Japan), county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.), department (France), province (Italy, Spain, etc.)
- 県営 【ケンエイ】 (under) prefectural management
- 都道府県 【トドウフケン】 prefectures (of Japan), largest administrative divisions of Japan: Tokyo-to, Osaka-fu, Kyoto-fu, Hokkaido and the remaining prefectures
- 同県 【ドウケン】 the same prefecture, the said prefecture
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あがた、 がた
- Korean:
- hyeon
Spanish
- prefectura
Portuguese
- Condado
- prefeitura (região)
French
- préfecture
- département
| 203 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 291 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 273 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 195 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1362 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 381 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 226 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1252 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 194 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 194 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 336 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1380 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3269 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1687 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2294 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 126 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 23210P | Morohashi |
| 2641 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3918 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 513 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 552 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 326 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1241 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3n6.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-6-3 | SKIP code |
| 3-4-5 | SKIP code |
| 2-5-4 | SKIP code |
| 2690.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-24-09 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 770c | Unicode hex code |